Words or phrases that you hate ...

[glasgowcyclist]

People using the word vintage rather than what they really mean: second hand. (And there's nothing wrong with buying second hand.)

GC

 

[Roadhump]

The habit of football pundits when talking about what is happening at a football club of saying, "..............at the football club", e.g. "he has been a great servant to the football club". We know that West Ham, Liverpool, QPR, Man Utd, Everton, Newcastle Utd, etc, etc, etc, etc are FOOTBALL clubs, why do you have to remind us, in case we have forgotten and think you are talking about the local Bridge club or something? Just say "Club". Probably totally irrational, but that one does my head in good style!!!

 

[Roadhump]

[QUOTE 3407780, member: 259"]Try Sheffield. Blokes get called "love" by other blokes. Even roughty-toughty blokes. But you get used to it and it's part of the charm of the place.[/QUOTE]
My daughter went to university in Sheffield and she loves the accent, I can see why having visited too.....must be a nightmare of a place to cycle, nmever seen so many hills in one city.

 

[andyfraser]

I have a couple more.

Addicting. I only really hear this from Americans and it may well be proper use of English but I don't like it. I was taught that "I am addicted to cycling because cycling is addictive" but that becomes "I am addicted to cycling because cycling is addicting" which I hate.

Another one I hate that may well be proper use of English is "got" as in "I've got a new bike". Surely "I have a new bike" is more concise, it certainly sounds better, and if "got" in this context means "bought" then it becomes "I bought a new bike". I just don't like the sound of "I've got..." and feel that it's now being used by lazy people instead of other perfectly good verbs.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

[QUOTE 3407780, member: 259"]Try Sheffield. Blokes get called "love" by other blokes. Even roughty-toughty blokes. But you get used to it and it's part of the charm of the place.[/QUOTE]

Sheffield and charm in the same sentence, could be a first...

 

[andyfraser]

Equally the "Can I get a... <extra skinny yaks milk crappychino>"

Friends has a lot to answer for.

And that one too! Back when I worked in a supermarket a man asked if he "get 20 B&H". I said no, he wasn't allowed behind the counter, but I could get them for him. He just looked confused and said "Eh?".

 

[threebikesmcginty]

I'm sure this thread is going round in circles now, where's Room 101 when you need it...

 

[dan_bo]

I'm sensing that @dan_bo is getting angry at this constant complaining.

Que?

Sup r kid?

 

[dan_bo]

Que?

Sup r kid?

Ah that was a malbec mood. It passes.

 

[MacB]

And that one too! Back when I worked in a supermarket a man asked if he "get 20 B&H". I said no, he wasn't allowed behind the counter, but I could get them for him. He just looked confused and said "Eh?".

Don't think I'd have been confused but, after picking up my fags and change, I'd have leant across the counter and given you a slap for being a humourless judgmental numpty.

 

[andyfraser]

Don't think I'd have been confused but, after picking up my fags and change, I'd have leant across the counter and given you a slap for being a humourless judgmental numpty.

Oooh, get her!

 

[Saluki]

Dont get me started on "supper" eaters....

Twats, the lot of em.

What's wrong with supper?

We have breakfast in the morning, then dinner at dinnertime (sometimes with elevensies inbetween), then tea at teatime and sometimes, an hour before bed, we have supper (bit of toast with jam on or something).

 

[Nigel-YZ1]

"must of done something", "the below list" and my big favourite: "leveraging".

 

[MacB]

Oooh, get her!

see, humourless

 

[rich p]

There's an awful lot of people on here that must go round in a state of high dudgeon. Why a dialect word or pronunciation should make them so cross, reveals something disturbing about them.
Does a foreigner pronouncing an English word differently cause such a reaction?