Words or phrases that annoy you

ali-t

pendragon_arther wrote: »

I'm not sure where it originated, maybe the US or Oz, but the inflection of raising one's voice at the end of a sentence as if seeking approval and turning it into a question. Do you know what I mean?

I detest that too. Every sentence becomes a question and it really grips my !!!!. Grrrr.

jackieblack

fierystormcloud wrote: »

It also irks me when people say 'PIN number!' 'ATM machine' and other things with superfluousness. It's PIN and ATM!

Oh yes, I hate this too :mad:

fierystormcloud

Ooooh, I just thought of another thing people say that irks me! Sometimes I see people on here say it, and it makes me scream and squirm at the same time. It's soooooo lame!

When someone says something that they don't agree with or don't like, they express faux indignation and shock and say... 'Wow, just wow....'

GAWD it's annoying! :mad:

anon123456

I am getting annoyed recently at people spelling words ending in ight with ite instead.

Tonite seems to be one of the common ones.

Also with pin number above it's known as RAS syndrome (redundant acronym syndrome) and it makes fun of itself in the name.

anon123456

also people spelling god as GAWD!!! see above

pendragon_arther

I've got another one. It's good when you can have a good old moan...

'Would you like a cup of tea?'

'If you like.'

Hold on, it's not if I like it's if you like you prat.

Pollycat

pendragon_arther wrote: »

I've got another one. It's good when you can have a good old moan...

'Would you like a cup of tea?'

'If you like.'

Hold on, it's not if I like it's if you like you prat.

My Mum does this all the time.

If I ask her if she wants me to do something for her - make a cup of tea, sandwich, pop to the shops - she says 'if you like'.

Sometimes, I'll reply 'actually I don't like so I'll not bother'.
Then I feel guilty.

Counter

fierystormcloud wrote: »

Edited to say...it's called RAS ... Redundant acronym syndrome!

RAS syndrome, not just RAS. The name is a joke/example of itself.

General_Grant

"Even although" when it should be "Even though" or "Although".

suelizab

a pack-up for school lunch , instead of a packed lunch . sounds like you are packing up a mess.
also when my grand children use the local dialect for bath and class, instead of ba(h)th and cla(h)ss from the south where we are from . We use lunch and dinner . If we have a hot dinner at lunch time , then we may have afternoon tea, high tea or supper - not all on the same day!