Words or phrases that annoy you

prosaver

I use to hate the words ''will see'' when I was a kid,
I say ''could do'' instead, just as bad.

Sam_Fallow

CathA wrote: »

...Moist belly supper ...

Can you provide a link for the recipe?

CathA

Bobcrowther wrote: »

People who don't read other posts in a thread, ESPECIALLY THE ONE DIRECTLY ABOVE THEIR OWN. AAAARGH!!!!
:mad::mad::mad:

Often I can't sleep so in the midnight hours I've spent many an hour dreaming up ways to explain simply to people the difference in there, their and they're, so here goes.

There- if you can change the word in the sentence with "here " and it still makes sense. I.e. there is a chair, here is a chair, you use there and take the t away to make here.

Their- the possessive version. If you can change the word to my and it still makes sense. I.e. their chair, my chair. My rhymes with I, so you use their. So, their chair is over there, my chair is over here.

They're-short for they are. If you can lengthen the word they're to they are and it makes sense. I.e. they're sitting down, they are sitting down.

I don't get out much!

Dustyblinds

Bobcrowther wrote: »

People who don't read other posts in a thread, ESPECIALLY THE ONE DIRECTLY ABOVE THEIR OWN. AAAARGH!!!!
:mad::mad::mad:

There, their, they're

lulu_92

People who pronounce the word "tortoise" as "toytoyse"

JulieElizabeth

People who say UMBERDOODLE (umbrella) should be shot

Similarly, wotsit, doo-dah and thingymabobber make blood come out of my ears

Bobcrowther

"Axe" instead of "ask". I mean, what?

Arthog

Waiting staff in restaurants who say ''no problem' constantly. We count them, out loud! The record is 14 for one meal!
People on the radio being interviewed who say Y'know over and over again. This is done by all kinds of people, not only those who may be nervous, but people who are very experienced in the media.


Not a word or phrase, but at the moment I am irritated by female broadcasters whose voices make them sound like 12-year-olds. Surely they do some training?

Bogof_Babe

Arthog wrote: »

Waiting staff in restaurants who say ''no problem' constantly. We count them, out loud! The record is 14 for one meal!
People on the radio being interviewed who say Y'know over and over again. This is done by all kinds of people, not only those who may be nervous, but people who are very experienced in the media.


Not a word or phrase, but at the moment I am irritated by female broadcasters whose voices make them sound like 12-year-olds. Surely they do some training?

You made 14 special requests at one meal? :eek: I bet the waiting staff were saying "no problem" through gritted teeth by then! :rotfl:

CathA

Sam_Fallow wrote: »

Can you provide a link for the recipe?

Made me laugh! X