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I really dislike when a couple says "We're pregnant!" Only one person is pregnant. There is no "we're" pregnant.
Better to say, "We're expecting." (My most hated phrase ever is referring to a pregnant woman as being "knocked up." I think that discussion is already on this thread somewhere.)
It's actually a "real" word (in dictionaries) and has been for decades, though it only seemed to have a burst of popularity about ten years ago. I saw it a lot in written form, but can only recall hearing it spoken in real life one time. English already has enough words for "very large".
It's actually a "real" word (in dictionaries) and has been for decades, though it only seemed to have a burst of popularity about ten years ago. I saw it a lot in written form, but can only recall hearing it spoken in real life one time. English already has enough words for "very large".
Maybe popularized by the movie Elf. That's where I first remember hearing it.
For me, "rinse and repeat". Also, "break bread/breaking bread".
I also find saying, "you're welcome" in response to "thank you" as being odd. Why is your thank you welcomed? My mom tells me that when you say "you're welcome" what you are really saying is "you are welcome to ask for the favor again". I certainly feel that "no problem" is a better response but I do use both along with "it's my pleasure".
This brings to mind one of the better movie lines I've heard. It is from Gary Cooper's last movie, "The Naked Edge", where he'd been screwing a much younger woman. She confesses, "I've been using you". He replies, "It's been my pleasure".
Last edited by Steve McDonald; Yesterday at 08:51 PM..
Better to say, "We're expecting." (My most hated phrase ever is referring to a pregnant woman as being "knocked up." I think that discussion is already on this thread somewhere.)
When it comes to unpleasant things like pregnancy (the main cause of Global Warming), I usually say nothing. But on a rare occasion when I do speak of it, the phrase, "knocked-up" is the one I'd use.
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