Words or phrases that annoy you

dirty_magic

I hate it when people say 'learn' when they mean 'teach'. Really irritates me!

balletshoes

AubreyMac wrote: »

So if I invite you over for tea, what do you expect?

as in "come for tea" or "lets go out for tea"? - thats your main evening meal .

miss_independent

Lots that have already been mentioned!

Top of the list - Brought instead of bought.

"I could care less" instead of "I couldn't care less".

Bae. It took me months to figure out what this even meant. At one point I wondered if it was an ancient Gaelic word.

Lush. I just hate the word.

Hun. And hon. And huni.

Tea instead of dinner. As a Northern native I am somewhat in the minority. To me tea is a beverage or a cream tea, afternoon tea or high tea.

Combination of a number of the above which really annoys me;

"OMG Hun, Bae made me the most lush tea!"

:mad:

Bogof_Babe

I've never encountered this BAE thing until now! Often use BBL (be back later) or BIAB (back in a bit) when chatting online though.

A couple of words that grate on my nerves for no apparent reason are "struggling" and "stuck". Mainly because the context they are frequently used in is for situations where the individual is neither struggling nor stuck, in the true sense of the words.

So many people are reportedly "struggling on benefits" - well they must be doing something wrong then!

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'Obviously' and 'You Know' 'Innit' ..... :mad:

jackyann

I'm afraid that mine is "passed away" (or "...over") and I don't like "lost" in this context either.

The only trouble is that I would hate to upset someone who IS offended by the simple, straightforward word "died"

pattycake

Saying would of when it should be would have. Hate that.

Lady_Bee

Lots of mine already said but also to add, people saying done instead of did and seen instead of saw. Person I sit next to at work talks like this as well as replacing a 'th' with 'f' in any word which is really annoying.

Oh and I'm breakfast, lunch and tea

lincroft1710

jackyann wrote: »

I'm afraid that mine is "passed away" (or "...over") and I don't like "lost" in this context either.

I have had to stop myself several times from replying "That was careless of you" when someone said "I lost my husband" or wife or other family member

fierystormcloud

Bae

Loose instead of lose

No instead of know

Could of

People calling people on benefits 'people on BENNIES' Makes me wince every time I see this!

People who write TENNANTS instead of tenants...

Hubzee instead of husband or hubby

Jan-ree and feb-ree instead of january and february...

I also hate 'staycation,'

'yummy mummy'

Mundee choosdee wensdee

People calling their children little princess and little soldier (bleh!)

Oddly I don't mind being called hun, hunnie, luv, babes, sweetie, duck, bab, or darlin'... By women OR men. Unless someone is being sarcy and condescending LOL.

'Date night' is annoying too. No you don't go on dates when you're married! It's probably the same people who say 'WE are pregnant.' haha.'

And like pollypenny said when someone says 'spending HIS money!' Bloomin cheek; I earn my OWN money. In fact, guess what? I earn more than HE does!

One thing that really boiled my pee this one time, is a male colleague of hubzees, said (when we had a new car -only a year old,) 'WHAT? You let her drive it do you?!' This was 2005, not the 1920s! And we bought the car between us!

And some of Jeremy Kyle sayings wind me up... When he says 'DO ONE' and when he call women BIRDS. He does it all the time. I want to scream when he says it!

And when people ask if we are EVER having a baby I die a little more inside... My husband has a work colleague (female 45-ish) who says 'not pregnant yet then?' EVERY TIME I see her. !!!!!!? Who does she think she is? I have not even expressed an interest in having kids. Maybe one day, but I have not told her this!

I am sure there are more...