Words or phrases that you hate ...

[brand]

You picked the wrong one to argue with there. I remember back in Bosnia when take out was just coming in, someone being bollocked for using the said phrase.
Yours faithfully
Hover Fly (mentioned in despatches and not in the least bit middle class nowadays)

"not in the least bit middle class nowadays" Slowly......middle class politically correct.
Their is a difference

 

[Hover Fly]

Even the Channel 4 news reports 'fire fights' now, rather than battles or skirmishes!

And I don't think 'friendly fire' is actually very friendly ...

Fire fight has a very particular meaning (in the infantry at least) i.e. not the approach to battle, or reaction to effective enemy fire, or the re-org, but the main bit where both sides are shooting at each other. A battle could have several fire fights going on at once.

 

[glasgowcyclist]

How has US culture killed of UK culture? Utter rubbish. You are xenophobic. Which is acceptable when talking about the US but not when talking about Asians of blacks. Do you know the definition of hypocrite? Look in a mirror!

Oh dear, and it was all going so nicely too.

GC

 

[brand]

Wishing to preserve the English language as is, does not make me a xenophobe!

It does if it is JUST Americanism you wish to banish.

 

[glasgowcyclist]

Isn't this where someone would normally say "lighten up!" ?

GC

 

[Saluki]

Can I add 'shout out' to my list of annoyances. As in radio presenters reading messages asking for a "shout out to all my workmates". Presenters used to give people a mention, a name-check or similar but a big shout out (generally pronounced without the t sounding). I can hear my Mother rolling in her grave!

 

[brand]

Oh dear, and it was all going so nicely too.

GC

I can't help it. Hypocrisy is a hypocrisy. No, I am lieing middle class politically correct hypocrisy is uber hypocrisy!!!

 

[Brandane]

Isn't this where someone would normally say "lighten up!" ?

GC

Yes, but I don't smoke.

 

[Saluki]

Oh, Banter. It's just a bit of banter, innit

 

[pplpilot]

I can forgive bag grammar and spelling, afterall the English language is in my opinion quite complex and I am not one to throw stones. However I can not and will not tollerate text speak from an adult, forgivable, kind of, from a teenager but not an adult. Grow up 'ffs' . . . Even my mother sent me a text message yesterday with 'LOL' ! Arrrghhh. A part of me died.

 

[Brandane]

I can forgiveopinion quite complex and I am not one to throw stones. However i can not and will not tollerate text speak from an adult, forgivable, kind of, from a teenager but not an adult. Grow up 'ffs' . . . Even my mother sent me a text message yesterday with 'LOL' ! Arrrghhh. A part of me died.

It's tolerate, not tollerate, ffs. LoL.

 

[glasgowcyclist]

And "pre-order". What is wrong with just "order"?

I've seen a retailer offer the opportunity to "pre-pay in advance". Who the fark thinks these things up?

Oh, and I've just remembered another one: having arranged a warranty repair for a minor fault with my oven, I was advised that if I provided my mobile number the engineer would "pre-call to advise of his arrival time". Can you believe that?

GC

 

[brand]

I can forgive bag grammar and spelling, afterall the English language is in my opinion quite complex and I am not one to throw stones. However I can not and will not tollerate text speak from an adult, forgivable, kind of, from a teenager but not an adult. Grow up 'ffs' . . . Even my mother sent me a text message yesterday with 'LOL' ! Arrrghhh. A part of me died.

Your own fault. Just send it back with wat? After it!

 

[Saluki]

I can forgive bag grammar and spelling, afterall the English language is in my opinion quite complex and I am not one to throw stones. However I can not and will not tollerate text speak from an adult, forgivable, kind of, from a teenager but not an adult. Grow up 'ffs' . . . Even my mother sent me a text message yesterday with 'LOL' ! Arrrghhh. A part of me died.

One of my elderly customers ends her texts with LOL, she means 'lots of love' and then signs it from her dog. I think that's rather sweet.

 

[brand]

I've seen a retailer offer the opportunity to "pre-pay in advance". Who the fark thinks these things up?

Oh, and I've just remembered another one: having arranged a warranty repair for a minor fault with my oven, I was advised that if I provided my mobile number the engineer would "pre-call to advise of his arrival time". Can you believe that?

GC

What the hell are you whining about? Better than he will be there sometime Thursday!!!