Phrases/words that set your teeth on edge.

[kernelbogey]

I think this new phrase, which I believe is much employed on Twitter, could be heading for the setting-teeth-on-edge category.

Wait! What?

[french frank]

I think this new phrase, which I believe is much employed on Twitter, could be heading for the setting-teeth-on-edge category.

Wait! What?

And another bit of journalese, common in the States for some while, is now appearing here.

"[The Trump campaign's lawsuits cannot succeed.] Here's why."

That is, make an unsupported statement, then indicate that you are now going to defend it,

[kernelbogey]

Are there journalistic phrases that set our teeth on edge? Absolutely.

[Serial_Apologist]

are there journalistic phrases that set our teeth on edge? Absolutely.

gotcha!!!

[kernelbogey]

Another neologism verging on teeth-on-edgery is 'That didn't end well'.

[Pabmusic]

Another neologism verging on teeth-on-edgery is 'That didn't end well'.

Mmm... But it seems to me that it is related to All's Well That Ends Well. So not really a neologism.

[LezLee]

Another neologism verging on teeth-on-edgery is 'That didn't end well'.

Also:
..'itself'..., as in 'that tea won't drink itself', 'that tv won't watch itself'.

[cloughie]

Terms like ‘neologism’ !

[kernelbogey]

Terms like ‘neologism’ !

[oddoneout]

Also:
..'itself'..., as in 'that tea won't drink itself', 'that tv won't watch itself'.

My irritation with that is the implied or overt reproach/criticism that often accompanies it, although I've noticed that aspect seems to be giving way to a more joking use, as in those two examples. I remember it from childhood, accompanied by an adult's frown, so definitely a negative for me.

[cloughie]

That didn’t end well then...

[Serial_Apologist]

My irritation with that is the implied or overt reproach/criticism that often accompanies it, although I've noticed that aspect seems to be giving way to a more joking use, as in those two examples. I remember it from childhood, accompanied by an adult's frown, so definitely a negative for me.

I've wondered if "Just you watch it!", expressed in very aggressive warning tones, was once a neologism. Another was "Mind your back", which, since I had no reason to object to my back, never really substituted for "Excuse me".

[LeMartinPecheur]

I've wondered if "Just you watch it!", expressed in very aggressive warning tones, was once a neologism. Another was "Mind your back", which, since I had no reason to object to my back, never really substituted for "Excuse me".

Surely 'Mind your back' originated as a short and precise warning shout in workplaces, meaning 'You are in immediate danger from something moving behind you.'

[Serial_Apologist]

Surely 'Mind your back' originated as a short and precise warning shout in workplaces, meaning 'You are in immediate danger from something moving behind you.'

Yes, I guess so.

[kernelbogey]

'Tirelessly' - as in 'Government departments are working tirelessly to find new ways of stopping people meeting each other' &c &c. It might accurately describe their labours but it has become tedious. It seems to be mainly 'No 10 speak', as not only the PM but his press spokespersons use it.