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When two people talking and the reply warrants a YES,they say NO,and YES is the 2nd word!.
eg,No yes I know what you mean!.
Can I get < Can I have.
From the get go < From the start.
Just heard the first one on TV and prompted this post.
Any more that you cringe at?.
Just got another.
When two people talking and the reply warrants a YES,they say NO,and YES is the 2nd word!.
eg,No yes I know what you mean!.
If someone says 'so' and 'like' as every other word, I just can't focus on what they're saying. A lot of otherwise intelligent young people do this.
I must say i'm always annoyed when people say 'seven AM in the morning' or whatever time. AM means the morning, you do not have to add 'In the morning'. It's like PAT testing when the T in PAT stands for test or testing. It's like saying Portable Appliance testing testing.
REALLY hate when people tell me they "brought" a new watch or whatever.
Seriously, i dont know how many times i've encountered people who dont know the difference between "Bought" and "Brought"
Or those who use "Pacifically" instead of "Specifically"
'on a daily/weekly basis' ...no, just daily or weekly. The -ly bit tells me all I need to know.
I dislike 'for free.' Something is either free of charge, or for nothing. That one has entered the lexicon now.
I correct our children when they want to 'search up' something on the web.
Then there's the less/fewer thing, and 'hence why' used together. Jolly annoying.
I work with a lot of Brummies, most of whom like to call the letter H 'haitch' because they don't know any better.
"At the minute" < "At the moment"
Also, have heard many people on TV saying "generally" when they actually mean "Genuinely"
Last edited by Layin_Cable; 1st December 2015 at 16:06.
Less instead of fewer - winds me up every time.
MarkC
Hows about "PIN number" ???Originally Posted by Spencer Lee
Anybody who starts a sentence, response or begins a thread with "So..." should have their head inserted into a microwave for ten minutes and then be harpooned.
Then drawn and quartered, with the quarters despatched to the four corners of the Kingdom.
And then machine-gunned. Just to make sure.
The same goes for anybody who uses "draw" instead of "drawer". Obviously.
I'm glad I'm not the only one!
How about "didn't used to" as opposed to "used not to"
and "itching" rather than "scratching"
I hate hearing someone 'turned around' and said something.
With all this turning around to speak they must be getting dizzy by now.
.... I swear down (eh?)
.... I swear on my kids life (what does that mean?)
.... Can you borrow me some money?
Y'all - We should all
World Wide Web is a lot easier to say than doubleyou doubleyou doubleyou.
"I am meeting with.."
Jesus, Mary and Joseph no! It's "I am meeting..."
"Hallo, how are you?"
"I'm good thanks" - ugh!
David Coulthard's favourite,
'At this moment in time' , what is wrong with 'now', or if really necessary, ' at the moment'?
Can I have -> May I please have
Hallelujah! ABSOLUTELY. 'For free' is now used so often, even by national media outlets and yet, it is simply grammatically incorrect. 'Free' is short for 'free of charge' - you can't have anything that's 'for free of charge' 'Free' is NOT an amount. It is 'free' or it's 'for nothing'.
The word something pronounced somethink and pacific for specific
"you know" and "basically" when used to fill gaps and buy time in conversations or presentations. The latter is usually prefixed by "er" or "so". So basically.......arrrgggghhhhhhh!
Very unique
Listening to motor racing commentators describe the battle for 'sikf' place!
Wow, you folk need to chill, you bunch of pendants...
'Less' when 'fewer' should be used.
'Lengthy' when 'long' should be used. Long is the correct adjective; length is a noun; IMO lengthy is a wholly useless non-word.
The sports commentator's favourite "they've done superbly well".
That good eh?
Seen on SC - "almost unworn".
Maybe put it on but didn't fasten the clasp?
You calling me a necklace, eh?
The americanism "I could care less" rather than "I couldn't care less"
I've never understood this one...completely reverses the meaning.
Ive got this real pet hate when paying for something and the cashier says "that's £8.79 exactly"
Arrggh, stop it now!! Ok yes, it's exactly because every figure is exact however in that context its totally nonsensical. Now if it were £8.00 or £75.00 then yeh I can understand the exactly thing but for £8.79 it's just pure potty.
Its and it's. Also yous...
Could of….
How about the overuse of 'indeed', common through the bbc radio and tv. eg Thank very much...indeed. Drives me potty! I think they're all infected.
Politicians saying let me be 'clear' when they're far from clear and bumbling a response to a question. FFS!
You should of used could have
Fighting talk - you should deck him. And once done apply some teak oil.
You are wrong. They say "let me be absolutely clear"...
Moving forward...
Step up to the plate,,,
And, yes, I do work with Americans
I truly hate 'can I get' - A colleague of mine said it in a restaurant and I advised him 'it's really quite good here, those nice waitresses bring the food to your table, so, there is really no need for you to get anything'
Often combined with "the question you should really be asking is..."
"Trouble with my prostrate, doc."
A picture of two people on your facebook newsfeed and it is labelled 'John and I' when they mean 'John and me'
People who refer to other people's children as "kids"
if you called them foals, Cubs, calves, piglets, lambs, puppies, kittens, etc you would most likely get reported.
It really bugs me.
Whoever does not know how to hit the nail on the head should be asked not to hit it at all.
Friedrich Nietzsche
When agreeing with me, for example, if I would say "I'm full" after dinner, my M-I-L used to say "so am me"
Luxury < Pronounced <Lugsherry!.
Aarrggghhhh. Exactly!
Politicians also use the word "Look" when trying to put their view to anyone.
Great thread.
When people finish sentences with innit or ain't it. What does it even mean!
'Fam' 'blud' 'bruv' etc make my blood boil.
It's a big ask ... + Any footballer speak
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The usage of the words need and rid.
For example "My car needs fixed" or "I want to get rid".
All of the above, simples!
Oh my days....
When someone answers a question with "is it" instead of saying yes
"arksd" instead of asked
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