Really annoying things people say

[milly143]

I'll do this here instead of on another thread that made me think of it. Does it annoy you when people use words in the wrong way or use the wrong word in a sentence?

For example, my boyfriend frequently says the word "went" instead of "gone". Like, "We could have went there". It reeealllly grates on me.

[Old_Geezer]

Sometimes. Depends on what my teacher drummed into me at primary school.

[Answerprancer]

Yes, I have a good friend who lives in Leeds and he often refers to people he's close to as "are kid" (as opposed to "our kid"). I find it to be a strange mixture of annoying and touching at the same time.

[mojohnson]

and even worse " we could of went there"

[dtgblue]

A family member says seen instead of saw, e.g. I seen you yesterday, but I only find it mildly irritating

[whiskeryron]

Yes I hate it in some tv progs when the character says '' can I lend a fiver off of you'' & in EE they always say wiv & wivart I wish they'd speak proper like wot I do.Ron.

[mojohnson]

and - can you borrow me some money ?

[mccfluff]

"my bad"

[redcrx]

OH and some of his family say"acrossed" instead of "across"

[starone]

My friend always says 'I borrowed him a pound' I don't bother to correct him it isn't worth it and might result in bad friendship.

[Davethedog]

Somethink - I hate it beyond reason

[Zeuhl]

<Firstly> -no such word it's 'first, secondly etc'
<Imply and Infer> -confused
<Decimate> -instead of devastate (decimate means reduce by 10%)
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[Answerprancer]

"I text him" (as in the past tense of "text")

[237SJ]

I can`t stand "I was sat, instead of I was sitting" Even journalists and news commentators say that now.
The BBC has started saying "airplane" instead of aeroplane. That annoys me as well.

[Answerprancer]

"Light saver" instead of Light Saber (from Star Wars).

[albaqwerty]

^^ all of the above


plus a Beeb reporter said something today which grated on me. Obviously it annoyed me so much I can't remember. All I do remember is grrrr, Aunty Beeb, get it right!!!!

[guilliebrougues]

sometimes people say can you not, instead of can't you. this annoys me.

[jason.p]

24/7
At the end of the day
Tick all the boxes
Incorrect use of There, Their and They're
Any text-speak.

[Lore]

It's not really incorrect but a friend of mine starts each sentence with 'and she turned round and said'

It weren't me!
I axed him...

I really dislike it when people who use 'v' instead of 'th'

[carrust]

People who like say like at the end like or in the middle like or at the like start of sentences like.