Words or phrases that drive you mad

lincroft1710

savvyme wrote: »

"sexualize" or "sexualisation" are used a lot. These are made up words surely!!!! :mad:

Sexualize is in Chambers Dictionary (1998 edition) but not sexualisation.

ivyleaf

hansi wrote: »

What really irritates me is when I go into a shop and an assistant comes over and says" You alright there?" My answer is always "Fine thanks, how are you?"

Whatever happened to the good old ("May I help you sir?")]

This happened to me when I was waiting in a queue in M & S. One of the assistants at the tills dealt with his previous customer and then called to me "You all right there?" He was quite surprised when I pointed out (nicely) that he was inviting a sarcastic comment such as "Yeah, i just love standing here in the queue." As I left I heard him call his next customer over with "Would you like to come over?";)

hansi

kathleenryd wrote: »

Talk proper.

you forgot to put "like" on the end:D

ivyleaf

bargainbetty wrote: »

I also find it annoying when prices are read as solo numbers rather than a sum... 'A new sofa for just two nine nine...' No. No you illiterate scumbag, the sofa costs two hundred and ninety nine pounds.

This annoys me too - I think it might be because TV advertising is so expensive that the company wants the person doing the voiceover to use as few seconds as possible. That's my theory anyway

themull1

Or when someone calls their little boy 'little man', i hate that.

Unintentional

'I'm not gonna lie'

hansi

Unintentional wrote: »

'I'm not gonna lie'

not to mention " I've gotta be honest" and "at this moment in time"

Eenymeeny

When did certificate become a verb? As in 'the gas installation was certificated? We were always taught to use certify or certified, or is that something different? You begin to doubt yourself don't you? I'm afraid that I don't check dictionaries for new words these days, don't think that I ever did actually.

Froglet

RussJK wrote: »

People who use too many periods on an ellipsis...

Yes i had to look that one up! Apparently i put too many dots,there are only supposed to be 3.You learn something new every day!

However,i think the more dots,the more dramatic the "unfinished thought" ( as per wikipedia's explanation)

Morty_007

I hate when people say they have done something "lastminute.com" It's just stupid!