Words or phrases that annoy you

Gloomendoom

tea_lover wrote: »

Outwith.

It's like nails down a blackboard to me.

I use that one. It's regional, I believe.

Slinky

ealingsal wrote: »

Going forward.
Get - as in "Can I get a coffee?" rather than "Can I have a coffee?"
Essential - as applied by advertisers to some ephemeral fashion accessory. "Essential" is the food, water & basic living standards not enjoyed by the majority of humanity.
"Would of ..." instead of "Would have ..." - One advantage of studying a foreign language is that you acquire a grasp of grammar and how language is constructed.

I could go on ... but I won't|

Do I take it you mean 'May I have a coffee?'

retired_cardmaker

I hate anyone calling people hun. Reminds me of Attila the hun, and look what a rotten old so and so he was!!!

And the new trend of pronouncing the letter 'aitch' as 'haitch' Do we call the letter 'Y' 'yi'? or 'W' 'wouble-u'?

VJsmum

LOL 22 pages, can't read em all so these may have been said

Would of could of should of bored of
Going forward
Holistic
Synergy

My MiL saying "I've done the washing up for you" when she has eaten too. Or worse "P (OH) has done the ironing for you" . Especially as most of it is his anyway

Jagraf

nanto3girls wrote: »

Someone saying borrow instead of lend.
if someone says can you borrow me ....... I say no, but I can lend you...............

I use phrases like this as a joke - I also say "can you learn me this" - it's usually went I want something. Can I borrow your loo.

duchy

"I haven't read the whole thread but........."

duchy

retired_cardmaker wrote: »

I hate anyone calling people hun. Reminds me of Attila the hun, and look what a rotten old so and so he was!!!

And the new trend of pronouncing the letter 'aitch' as 'haitch' Do we call the letter 'Y' 'yi'? or 'W' 'wouble-u'?

I don't think it's a new trend as I can remember forty odd years ago at primary school not understanding why some people said "Haitch"

Sam_Fallow

Thinking outside the box. URGH!

I remember one meeting (when I was an engineer in a previous life) where we were asked to think 'outside the box.'

I began to wonder how big is this box? Where is it kept? How do I know if any ideas I might have would be inside and which would be outside? What is the box made of and how strong does it have to be to hold all these ideas? Why don't we imagine an infinitely large box and then all and any ideas can considered relevant.

When asked for my input to the project I replied, 'Sorry, I wasn't thinking outside the box or even inside it. I was just thinking about the box.'

piglet74

retired_cardmaker wrote: »

I hate anyone calling people hun. Reminds me of Attila the hun, and look what a rotten old so and so he was!!!

And the new trend of pronouncing the letter 'aitch' as 'haitch' Do we call the letter 'Y' 'yi'? or 'W' 'wouble-u'?

Definitely not a new trend, anyone from Northern Ireland will tell you that

Newly_retired

I really hate it when, in the context of holidays, somebody asks "Are you going anywhere nice?"

Of course I think I will enjoy the place I have chosen, though probably my choice would not be the same as theirs.
What they really mean, I suspect, is "Are you going to somewhere luxurious or exotic or expensive?"