what two words in one/sayings irritate you?

bear77

Although I am guilty of "didn't want to read and run":o ....
"deep-diving" [shudder]
"blue sky thinking" [cringe]
"challenges" [argh!]

getting apostrophes wrong

but the worst one for me has got to be "reach out". It always makes me think of the Four Tops song, plus makes me think that someone needs counselling rather than to ask a simple question.:mad:

lovesabargain123

Haven't read the rest of the thread but my hate is 'innit' when spoke or if someone texts me and puts 'kk' I really want to throttle them lol x

bear77

I realise I've probably upset a few people with "cringe" but at least it wasn't "cringe-worthy".
"Totes Amazeballs" is unbearable:eek:

sarymclary

Not really a two-word thing, as the OP mentioned, although chillax is a hate word for me.

Oh, badass is another one, and it's used in completely the wrong contexts.

Where I live now, they say 'his old boy...' Now, this could relate to a child, or a father. Why the heck can't they just say 'his father', or 'his son'? Nowt, is another word that gets my hackles up. I thought it was a word that was only in the Allinson's bread advert all those years ago.
My boyfriend will accidentally call me 'duck', but if I'm in reaching distance of the kitchen knives, he'll run for his life. I absolutely hate it. Equally, any man calling me 'love'. It once happened at the Sainsbury's petrol station, and I was so close to torching the place.

People who pronounce things wrongly, because they've probably only read them before. A friend pronounced debt, debbt. My BF mispronounces the word tear, as in tearing a piece of paper, as tear as you would for tears. So imagine 'tearing down the road'. Argh! drives me mad.

I have 4 children, and the teenagers say 'like', 'basically', 'lol' and I am constantly correcting them. I can remember at time of being asked not to loll around on the furniture. At least they don't drop their t's and h's still. Oh, that's another one, when people spell out a word, and say haich. No, you ignorant moron, it's pronounced aich.

More illiterate speak is 'that'll learn ya'. Will it really, do you think?
Oh, and 'me, personally' or 'me, myself'. Well who else are you speaking for? People who speak in the third person, especially on a facebook status.

It would have probably been simpler to state that I'm just an angry woman, but I promise I am actually a rather calm person really... I just have this ball of pent up fury inside of me, just waiting to burst out! I also mutter 'morons' under my breath a lot.

gerdo

Have you noticed how many people, when asked a question, start off their answer with "absolutely" ! Especially on TV, journalists do it, MP's do it....That really bugs me.

eden37

My manager at work will "download" information to me from head office and I am asked if I want him to "upload" my response. Why can they talk like normal people. Also if you become pregnant by accident you "fell wrong"-hate this expression! My kids come out with "laters" as in goodbye mother I will see you later. Dont start me on text talk.

shop-to-drop

eden37 wrote: »

My kids come out with "laters" as in goodbye mother I will see you later. Dont start me on text talk.

That one is an Americanism.

sparrer

I agree with sarymclary on the use of haitch. I can't help it, I have to correct whoever says it.

It's not quite the same thing but crossing the number 7 is infuriating, and as for stupid women who flap their hands in front of their faces like seals in a circus...arrgghhhhh!!!!!!:mad:

Really maddening are these so-called celebrity chefs. I've always managed to cook successfully without suffixes, ie fry off, brown off, cook off - what is wrong with fry, brown, cook? Then there's pan-fry. What do you fry in other than a pan for goodness sake?! And so on...I swear they know when I'm watching and do it even more :eek:

kitschkitty

Talking of Americanisms I hate the word burglarized!

Aks drives me crazy, one of many reasons I stopped watching Eastenders. I want to take an ax to people who use the word aks!

Anything from TOWIE etc.

People who call everyone babes or hunny or sweetie.

Must say I rather like the words nowt & owt, even though I'm a southerner and no-one really uses them here.

Anyway to answer the OP Jedward, Brangelina, etc.

kitschkitty

sparrer wrote: »

I agree with sarymclary on the use of haitch. I can't help it, I have to correct whoever says it.

It's not quite the same thing but crossing the number 7 is infuriating, and as for stupid women who flap their hands in front of their faces like seals in a circus...arrgghhhhh!!!!!!:mad:

Really maddening are these so-called celebrity chefs. I've always managed to cook successfully without suffixes, ie fry off, brown off, cook off - what is wrong with fry, brown, cook? Then there's pan-fry. What do you fry in other than a pan for goodness sake?! And so on...I swear they know when I'm watching and do it even more :eek:

How could I forget pan fry - I have ranted about this many a time!