Words that annoy me for no particular reason.

[Tribansman]

Cringe, as in 'that's just cringe'

Yes, it is 😡

 

[bitsandbobs]

Loo. What on earth is wrong with toilet?

Dreadfully non-U.

Next you'll be asking me where I got my furniture from.

 

[Mattk50]

'Just' and 'Only', my form teacher's pet hate words when I was eight and he kept telling us how much he hated them whilst I had no clue what he meant at the time. No I do and hate them myself! As an extension to this, I hate the phrase 'just saying'. People who use it think it allows them to say anything they like not matter how rude or hurtful!

 

[Tribansman]

When little and hospital are pronounced 'lickle' and 'hospickle'.

Makes me want to rip their teeth out

 

[Jenkins]

Qashqai - What drugs were the Nissan marketing people taking when they dreamed that one up

The correct pronunciation is "Qashcow". I'm sure the marketing people could take you on a 'journey' (another use of a word I dislike) to explain the storyline behind the name.

 

[Edwardoka]

A phrase, not a word, but (especially on Twitter):

<makes statement> "Let that sink in."

How utterly patronising. It's the newer version of "Do the math!"

I truly despise 'let that sink in', almost as much as 'thanking you' or 'legos'

 

[RichardB]

I knew that

What I don't know is why we commonly make the mistake one way "less cars on the road", but never in the opposite direction " could I have fewer water to drink".

Ah, I see what you mean.

 

[RichardB]

I ask people questions - I don't "reach out" to them.

Yes. This is, I think, the worst.

"We reached out to the minister, but he has not replied."

Who do think you are, the f*cking Four Tops?

 

[Mike Ayling]

The worst euphemistic offender on this subject is the American "rest rooms".

The worst euphemistic offender on this subject is the American "rest rooms".

I prefer rest room to bathroom.
Anyway if you are having a dump you do rest your arse!

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

OK - that's the one

Reach out


WTF

really

you reached out to them

don't you have a phone???

why didn't you ring them
or email them
or even - possibly - make contact
or talk to them


WTF does it mean

first time I saw it was on Garage Rehab - quite liked in some ways

but reaching out was the final straw

 

[MichaelW2]

When little and hospital are pronounced 'lickle' and 'hospickle'.

Makes me want to rip their teeth out

Where else is a muvver supposed to have her baybay?

 

[Dayvo]

I truly despise 'let that sink in', almost as much as 'thanking you' or 'legos'

Ah, and there's anothet word that really annoys me. I think it crept in, as seems to be the norm, from the USA.

Admittedly there does some to be a lack of alternatives, but 'really' works every time, whereas 'truly' sounds insincere and comes directly from the phrasebook of wannabe religious 'saviours' who suddenly and uninvitedly turn up on your doorstep.

Well, they can just truly fack off!

 

[winjim]

I truly despise 'let that sink in', almost as much as 'thanking you' or 'legos'

Legos is the worst.

 

[Dayvo]

Apart

Legos is the worst.

Apart from the children's toy, what is 'Legos'?

 

[mudsticks]

Th

On the contrary, quinoa is a great word! I mispronounce it (quin oh ah) and see who corrects me, and then take great delight mispronouncing it ever after. Childish I know.

Glad thats not just me - I've been known to do the same with hyperbole.

Trouble is, the joke falls a bit flat - if no one corrects you

Legos is the worst.

It's as if the s stole away from the maths and reattached itself elsewhere - just to annoy us.