Words or phrases that annoy you

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.

SuzieSue

I hate "back in the day".

mich13x

I've no idea why but the word bundle annoys me when used to describe items for sale such as a clothing bundle, toy bundle etc...

missbiggles1

gettingtheresometime wrote: »

'caught' when talking about someone who has become pregnant

Then there's the amazing women who get themselve pregnant.

moneyistooshorttomention

I use the phrase "get themselves pregnant" if the woman has obviously not had the "Shall we/shan't we get pregnant and, if so, when?" conversation with the man concerned and just gone ahead with getting pregnant anyway without any discussion. Though I notice there is now a modern phrase to effect of "WE are pregnant" - which I interpret as meaning "There was that mutual discussion about whether to do so or no and we both decided that we would do so" and that is why they are saying "WE are pregnant".

The phrases I dislike are:

Magazines saying "We love x/y/z" about some product on the market.

I also dislike the word "Only" put in front of the price of an item. As in every time I see that done it usually seems to mean that they are overcharging for the item.

The other phrase is when people say "Me and Jane/John/etc" and I mentally turn it round in my head into "Jane and I" and read swiftly on.

Bogof_Babe

missbiggles1 wrote: »

Then there's the amazing women who get themselve pregnant.

Or "fall" pregnant.

mich13x wrote: »

I've no idea why but the word bundle annoys me when used to describe items for sale such as a clothing bundle, toy bundle etc...

I don't mind bundle so much if the thing IS a bundle, but when it is used to describe a package of call minutes, texts and Internet it always sounds a bit pretentious for some reason.

mumps

missbiggles1 wrote: »

Then there's the amazing women who get themselve pregnant.

I hate it when people say a woman fell pregnant or has fallen pregnant, I think its because I think of a fallen woman.

Bogof beat me to it. Great minds think alike.

mumps

moneyistooshorttomention wrote: »

I use the phrase "get themselves pregnant" if the woman has obviously not had the "Shall we/shan't we get pregnant and, if so, when?" conversation with the man concerned and just gone ahead with getting pregnant anyway without any discussion. Though I notice there is now a modern phrase to effect of "WE are pregnant" - which I interpret as meaning "There was that mutual discussion about whether to do so or no and we both decided that we would do so" and that is why they are saying "WE are pregnant".

The phrases I dislike are:

Magazines saying "We love x/y/z" about some product on the market.

I also dislike the word "Only" put in front of the price of an item. As in every time I see that done it usually seems to mean that they are overcharging for the item.

The other phrase is when people say "Me and Jane/John/etc" and I mentally turn it round in my head into "Jane and I" and read swiftly on.

Don't the men have any responsibility then? They could start the conversation and they can take protection. Unless you think they are being raped?

mumps

GeeBee38 wrote: »

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!!

Do come back and tell us how many times he says it and I will count grandson on Tuesday, we can compare notes and commiserate:p