Phrases/words that set your teeth on edge.

[Serial_Apologist]

Tory Leadership Race

It is not a race, there is no stopwatch, the winner isn't any faster than the loser. Why can't they simply call it for what it is ... the Tory Leadership Contest?

Probably the run-up to a deal or no deal by the end of October is, though, whichever of these chumps gets the leadership.

[LMcD]

Tory Leadership Race

It is not a race, there is no stopwatch, the winner isn't any faster than the loser. Why can't they simply call it for what it is ... the Tory Leadership Contest?

British politicians usually stand for office while their US counterparts run.

[LMcD]

I'd be pleased not to hear or read the following again:
'Disinvite', which is apparently subtly different from 'uninvite'; and
'Deplane' and 'detrain', both of which have Susie Dent's imprimatur, which means that they're used often enough to have made it into the OED.

[Bryn]

"Debus" is a well-established term in the military, though not necessarily in connection with getting off a bus. The term relates to exiting any vehicle, usually with alacrity.

[Dave2002]

"Debus" is a well-established term in the military, though not necessarily in connection with getting off a bus. The term relates to exiting any vehicle, usually with alacrity.

”Deplane” is another similar term, particularly in the US. Also words sometimes have a different meaning there. I was once on a plane about to take off and the captain announced “ the plane will be in the air momentarily”. I remarked that I hoped it would fly for rather longer than that.

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

”Deplane” is another similar term, particularly in the US. Also words sometimes have a different meaning there. I was once on a plane about to take off and the captain announced “ the plane will be in the air momentarily”. I remarked that I hoped it would fly for rather longer than that.

I think that that one's an example of a word that has held its meaning in the States, whilst it has changed here - Shakespeare uses "momentarily" to mean "in [rather than "for"] a little while".

[Pabmusic]

I think that that one's an example of a word that has held its meaning in the States, whilst it has changed here - Shakespeare uses "momentarily" to mean "in [rather than "for"] a little while".

Please correct me if I'm wrong (well, at least try ) but isn't momentarily used in the US sense in many Scottish dialects?

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Please correct me if I'm wrong (well, at least try ) but isn't momentarily used in the US sense in many Scottish dialects?

I wouldn't be surprised - in fact, I'm pretty sure that when I was a kid there were polite elderly people who also used in in that way in Lancashire, too.



Mind you, that was before the Mayflower left.

[Pabmusic]

I wouldn't be surprised - in fact, I'm pretty sure that when I was a kid there were polite elderly people who also used in in that way in Lancashire, too.



Mind you, that was before the Mayflower left.

From Southampton?

[Bryn]

I wouldn't be surprised - in fact, I'm pretty sure that when I was a kid there were polite elderly people who also used in in that way in Lancashire, too.



Mind you, that was before the Mayflower left.

I was born in London, raised in London, Swindon and Bracknell. To me, the use of “momentarily” to indicate, “in the very near future but not right now” is pretty much standard English usage.

[alycidon]

The word ‘detrain’ has been used for many years in the context of exiting a train following an accident or breakdown, but as a railway enthusiast it appears to me to be the best word to use in those circumstances. In any other circumstance the correct word might be ‘to alight’.

I certainly agree with the OP that the first words he quotes are hideous.

[Serial_Apologist]

I am really irritated by people who praise others for "speaking their mind". As in, "I like that Boris/Farage/Trump, because I like a man [usually it is a man] who always speaks his mind". They often add "Because with people who don't shilly-shally you always know where you are with them". Which by implication automatically makes a person who "speaks his or her mind" likeable, because they must be trustworthy. Eh??? It makes me wonder what level of intelligence such people are exhibiting, and why without shame, or being questioned, because they always seem to get away with it in vox pops situations.

I think Hitler usually spoke his mind, didn't he?

[Dave2002]

I was born in London, raised in London, Swindon and Bracknell. To me, the use of “momentarily” to indicate, “in the very near future but not right now” is pretty much standard English usage.

I agree, though at the time the pilot made his announcement I was more familiar with its use as referring to a very short period of time, as in “he hesitated momentarily before letting out a cry of anguish”. Momentarily may well be used more commonly in Scotland in that sense.

Other words which are more frequently used in Scotland with slightly different meanings are “without”, and “outwith”.

[cloughie]

I was born in London, raised in London, Swindon and Bracknell. To me, the use of “momentarily” to indicate, “in the very near future but not right now” is pretty much standard English usage.

Not for me - it means what it says - just for a moment. Your definition is more like the Cornish ‘dreckly’.

[cloughie]

From Southampton?

There are other more likely ports!