Words or phrases that annoy you

mumps

Georgiegirl256 wrote: »

Totally agree with that! At Christmas I found a Mam card. Think it was the only design in the shop that actually said 'Mam' on the front and not 'Mum'. So I bought it, but being in a rush forgot to buy one for my MIL too, and then when I went back they'd sold out.

I always think they should have more cards for the Northern market, as it's weird buying one that says Mum, I never call her Mum.

I agree and also find it nearly impossible to find a Baptism card, most of the shops have Christening cards. I had to resort to Moonpig and design my own.

Jagraf

Card companies will only print what is can sell in bulk. There are loads more "sister and her partner" etc than there used to be as less people are married. "To my dog" seems to be on the up too !

Mum is more common country-wide than mam or mom. Mother is obviously generic.

consumers_revenge

Phrase is 'whilst your here', I get this a lot in work.


Pi55es me off as it basically means Im too ******* lazy to get off my backside and tell you of a problem BUT as youre now passing and working on something else can I chat to you about it now.


The actual reply I want to give is ..... no sod off and get in line!!!!

Dustyblinds

I've thought of something else that does my head in, people who add an h to words that start with s, as in shtrawberry, I've just heard someone reading the news on the radio and she said people were shtruggling, it's STruggling not Shtruggling, grrr

GeeBee38

mumps wrote: »

My grandson is driving me mad by saying "basically" at the start of every sentence and sometimes more than once in a sentence. I am trying to ignore it as I think if I mention it it might make him worse. He likes teasing granny!

My brother says this too, i actually count in my head how many times he says it, half the time, i don't even know what he's talking about as i am too busy counting, it's really annoying :eek:

He's on his way now with my nephew to visit, i'm dreading it!!

gt568

Brexit is getting on my tits big time at present.

Slinky

The phrase 'to die for'............. usually over some pointless thing like a view or food

PenguinOfDeath

gt568 wrote: »

Brexit is getting on my tits big time at present.

Yes! And it's only going to get worse, much like Credit Crunch did

Jagraf

Dustyblinds wrote: »

I've thought of something else that does my head in, people who add an h to words that start with s, as in shtrawberry, I've just heard someone reading the news on the radio and she said people were shtruggling, it's STruggling not Shtruggling, grrr

I can't say it otherwise if I said s-trawberry it sounds really odd ...

Jagraf

gt568 wrote: »

Brexit is getting on my tits big time at present.

Sounds like a cereal.