How can 'we' be pregnant?

[Nanny0gg]

One half of the couple can be pregnant, both are expecting a baby.

It drives me insane. It is an Americanism that is creeping into MN and elsewhere.

And it makes no sense.

[DadDadDad]

What do you mean it makes no sense? Can you literally not take a reasonable guess that it's something a couple would say when the woman is pregnant? That's not to say I don't find it a bit of a cringeworthy expression, but it's hardly the end of the English language

[DadDadDad]

However, that was the end of my sentence - I apologise for missing the full stop.

[Nanny0gg]

As a man can't be pregnant then it makes no sense.

See?

[SconeRhymesWithGone]

I am American, and I have never heard anyone say it in RL. As a feminist, I find it pretty damned irritating.

[DadDadDad]

As this is the place for pedantry, I'm still going to say that I can't agree that it makes NO sense. Precisely because men can't be pregnant, if a man says "we are pregnant" I would interpret that as meaning he and his wife are expecting a child. I can make perfect sense of it even if like you I'm not very keen on it.

[prism]

My ex used to say this, and what she meant by "we", was her and our embyronic DD. Just one of many weird bits of usage she used to confuse the world.

[BillnTedsMostFeministAdventure]

Nanny, did you see the Mila Kunis skit on this.

'Twas good.

[Nanny0gg]

I have now!

She's made my point...

(Love-goblin )

[RaspberryRuffle]

Two couples have said it in RL, I had to scream inside smile and say congratulations as I thought it was bad form to rain on their parade. I was so proud of DH though who did a very convincing confused face and asked the men "But how can you be pregnant?"
Oh it really, really irritates me. "We are expecting/having a(nother) baby/We are going to be parents" fine, but not this "we are pregnant" nonsense!

[DrankSangriaInThePark]

Well, clearly, " they" can't be pregnant.

Anyone, singular or plural, who says it can immediately be filed into the knobber category though. Which has its uses.

I would hazard a completely unscientific guess that the same people go on to call the person they procreate with "mummy" or " daddy". Very probably in an ickle-wickle-baby voice.

[LittleBearPad]

They can't. It's a vomitous phrase and incorrect.

Two or more pregnant women can tell someone 'we are pregnant' only

[monkeyfacegrace]

Boils my piss.

Most of these freaks are the people who call themselves 'monkeyfacebestestmummygrace' on Facebook.

Urgh.

[longestlurkerever]

It makes me cringe a bit but since pregnant can mean expectant, as in 'pregnant pause' maybe it's not technically wrong?

[Lemele]

Yes, it drives me insane, too! Any of the examples Raspberry suggested would be fine, but noooooooo.

[Veritata]

If my DH announced that we were pregnant, I would have a fantastic time taking the piss with lots of concerned inquiries about his morning sickness, backache, dodgy bladder, how it went with the internal examination, and whether he's going for a Caesar or vaginal birth.

[divingoffthebalcony]

I hate it. Why not say "WE are having a baby"?