Words that annoy me for no particular reason.

[CanucksTraveller]

Don't think Iv'e ever heard "cut about". Is this a Herts thing??

Not that I know of, but "cut about" is popular in the Army and with ex Army types, as is "rock up". Fairly recent I think, the last 20 years or so.
So a young Cavalry Officer might cut about the garrison in his mustard trousers, before rocking up at the mess. It's definitely leeched into civvy life.

Have we had 'cheeky pint' yet?

Probably.

Yes probably.... I know we've definitely had a cheeky Nando's. Both as infuriating as each other.

 

[mrandmrspoves]

Tummy - no reason I just hate the word.

 

[antnee]

What about these people that say And Also have they any idea that all you really need to say is" also" Its like saying logistic freight carriers making longer sentences than really need be? Of course it could just be me being picky. Oh Not going out on the bike today as too cold, "" and also"" too foggy plus fed up with nutter drivers

 

[byegad]

World-Beating, is beginning to boil my blood. Unless it's used for describing BoJo as a World-Beating Cockwomble, in which it's entirely acceptable.

 

[RichardB]

"I was like ..." to mean "I said."

"So, I was like nyerrrrr, and she was like nyerrrr, so I was like Gerrof and she was like Make me, so I was like You and whose army, and she was like Oooh get her, and ..."

Another one that really boils my p*** is "So I turned round and said ..." to give, I assume, an element of drama to a very mundane story.

 

[Accy cyclist]

I keep hearing 'snuck' in,when referring to goals on football match commentaries. Surely it's sneaked in.🤔

 

[RichardB]

I keep hearing 'snuck' in,when referring to goals on football match commentaries. Surely it's sneaked in.🤔

An example of the creeping Americanisation of English. This year, I have heard several younger people refer to 'fall' rather than autumn. Nothing wrong with that, of course, but with the explosion of digital media the use of American English is now unstoppable. I'd be prepared to bet that in 50 years' time it will take an expert to distinguish between an American and a British native speaker.

 

[PeteXXX]

An example of the creeping Americanisation of English. This year, I have heard several younger people refer to 'fall' rather than autumn. Nothing wrong with that, of course, but with the explosion of digital media the use of American English is now unstoppable. I'd be prepared to bet that in 50 years' time it will take an expert to distinguish between an American and a British native speaker.

Fall, being the Olde English word for Autumn until we sent it to America and started using the Latin rooted French word?
But I know what you mean 😉

 

[matticus]

[ "snuck" ]

An example of the creeping Americanisation of English.

I'm no fan of using American terms, but I just think it's a nicer word - at least for informal use!

 

[RichardB]

Fall, being the Olde English word for Autumn until we sent it to America and started using the Latin rooted French word?
But I know what you mean 😉

Exactly. Which is why I said 'nothing wrong with that'. Quite a lot of the Americanisms which annoy some Brits were normal usage in 17C English (which is the version the settlers took across with them) - 'gotten', for example. (I've heard people complain about 'gotten', but are quite happy to use related words like ill-gotten and forgotten, which have remained in Standard English.)

 

[PeteXXX]

'Signature' gets on my wick when used in cookery and baking..
"Oooh, dharlinks, I will prepare my signature dish! "

Poncy twaddle..

 

[RichardB]

'Signature' gets on my wick when used in cookery and baking..
"Oooh, dharlinks, I will prepare my signature dish! "

Poncy twaddle..

And 'curate'.

(Edit: not the church official, the poncy way of saying 'bring together'.)

 

[Notafettler]

Cool? In a conversation where one person states their view and the other person says cool..... constantly. Should be made to wear a shock collar on maximum zap and blasted every time the moron says it.

 

[Juan Kog]

And 'curate'.

(Edit: not the church official, the poncy way of saying 'bring together'.)

Pleased you made that clear ,I was wondering what you had against assistant Vicars. I’m now going out to the velo cave to curate my bike spares .

 

[Electric_Andy]

'n

I mean " 'n" as in Fish 'n chips. Tea 'n toast. Sausage 'n mash.

Toys 'R' Us used to annoy me. In fact, any business that uses incorrect langaue. There's a takeaway near me called "Snax-4-U" I would not buy anything from there