Words or phrases that annoy you

Georgiegirl256

missbiggles1 wrote: »

For those of us who live outside areas where it's used, it seems like an Americanism, in fact, it's only from this site that I know it isn't.

Exactly. I'd never heard of it being used outside of America before, until I found out from this site that it is used in the Midlands.

It annoys me when my cousin uses it. He is Northern, but insists on saying stuff like "tell your Mom to call my Mom". Then again, he also calls me mate (which is annoying) and says things like "we must touch base soon" and "ciao"

PenguinOfDeath

Thought of some more

Already mentioned but any reference to Fam, Fambo, Fam a lam etc makes my skin crawl, as does Chillax.

Oh and people getting angels and angles mixed up, as in 'he's an angle in heaven now'. :A

DollyDee_2

I was born in the 1950's in the Midlands and Mom has always been used before, in my opinion, Americanisms became common in our language.

jaylee3

GeeBee38 wrote: »

I hate people who say "cheer up" "give us a smile"

One man made my life a misery every single day at work for over 10 years, every single time we crossed paths he would say "cheer up"

I tried my best to avoid him, and had many a row with him over it, i asked him not to speak to me or even look at me, it got that bad.

I could never get my head around why he went out of his way to upset and annoy me, he didn't even know me

Years passed, he still said it, i still avoided him

Anyway, after a weekend off, i went back to work to be told he had committed suicide, leaving two young children and a wife behind

That really annoys me to. The fact that a MAN has the nerve to tell me to alter the way I look so my appearance is more pleasing to him. Probably the same kind of man who prefers women to wear skirts, and high heels, and stockings and suspenders.

I also can't see anything wrong with saying mom. (I originate from the midlands.) I am actually not keen on 'mum.' (Even though I know many people say that,) because it reminds me of a roll-on deodorant. I am with Georgie, that what you say is a regional thing. Weirdly, I say 'breakfast,'and 'lunch,' but then I say 'tea' for the evening meal.

Most people on this thread have pretty much covered most of my pet hates LOL.

One I don't think has been mentioned is people who don't indicate, and people who push in in queues!

I was being served on a market stall, and I had several sheets of wrapping paper, and 3 cards, and I asked for a large '40' badge which was behind him on the racking. I handed the gentleman my fiver, and this bolshy woman (around 65,) shoved around 12 pieces of wrapping paper under his nose (they were 12 for a pound,) and said 'can I just pay for these?!' (completely ignoring me as if I wasn't even there.) The man said 'I'll be with you in sec; let me just serve this lady...'

She looked so disgusted that he hadn't stopped serving me to accommodate her. What a cheeky mare! Who does she think she is? And why does she think her time is more important than mine?

jjj1980

Bobcrowther wrote: »

People who use "of" instead of "if"...
:rotfl:

iPhones and chubby fingers are not a match!

pigpen

jjj1980 wrote: »

iPhones and chubby fingers are not a match!

iphones autocorrect of to if constantly, and willow/wellies to willies and I swear I do not type willies very often!!

Geebee.. I do have sympathy for the wife and children but the relief must have been massive for you! I'd have told him to eff off every time he said it.. or said I don't want to 'cheer up' my *insert family member that had been dead 20 years* has just died'


Oh, my dad says 'doing my box in' .. *slap*

splishsplash

It gets under my skin when I hear people refer to their car as 'she' or 'her'.

Mom, mam or mammy are used in Ireland, mum or mummy only recently creeping in. It always sounds odd to me to hear an Irish child call its mother mum or mummy.

prosaver

I say'' Oh yeah and yeah'', I was saying it to this bloke a quite few times and he thought I was bored.
front room and the extension

Lucyxx

I can't stand 'on trend' or worse still 'bang on trend' when people are talking about fashion/looks etc. I also hate when my OH asks to borrow my ipad by calling it a pad, it makes it sound like a feminine hygiene product and now he knows it annoys me he says it everytime.

Parties being called a 'do' annoys me aswell!

prosaver

when the americans say Period
(means full stop)
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