Small things that annoy me.

People who can fit the word “like” 10 times into a 20 word sentence. And VAR. These are DH’s pet hates tbh, but I have to suffer the rants!

For me, it’s people going with their gut. Gut instinct, gut feeling, fine. Gut on its own, no!

Oh, and nom, nom. How could I forget that? Unless you’re the Cookie Monster, why say it?

Anyone who uses the term my good lady or my good lady wife

Actually, I believe the correct American and Canadian spelling is 'aluminum' - whereas 'mischievious' is not.

There IS a difference between North American and British English and their spellings. I don't honestly feel we can blame our Canadian/US friends for long-established differences in spelling.

But I have found one thing, not allied to any specific race, which annoys the doo-dah out of me.

It is the constant ignorance about the heart pictogram and how to use/pronounce it.

The picture opposite it NOT said, 'I heart dogs' - that makes no sense whatsoever.

The heart pictogram stands for the word 'love' = 'I love dogs'.

There is even a ridiculous, 'I Heart Radio' What? Is it a cardio-vascular music station?

I shall now lie ☟ in a darkened room.

How could I forget this one!

Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
and never brought to mind
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
and auld lang syne

CHORUS:
For auld lang syne, my jo,
for auld lang syne,
we’ll tak' a cup o’ kindness yet,
for auld lang syne.

And surely ye’ll be your pint-stoup!
and surely I’ll be mine!
And we’ll tak' a cup o’ kindness yet,
for auld lang syne.

CHORUS

We twa hae run about the braes,
and pou’d the gowans fine;
But we’ve wander’d mony a weary fit,
sin' auld lang syne.

CHORUS
We twa hae paidl’d in the burn,
frae morning sun till dine;
But seas between us braid hae roar’d
sin' auld lang syne.

CHORUS
And there’s a hand, my trusty fiere,
and gie's a hand o’ thine!
And we’ll tak' a right gude-willie waught,
for auld lang syne.

CHORUS

These are the words. Do not sing any others, do not join hands until the appropriate verse, and, obviously, no ‘ Old Lang Zyne’

Surely you join hands in the normal way at the start, but then cross them over when you sing "And there’s a hand, my trusty fiere and gie's a hand o’ thine! ""

Being ordered to ‘Enjoy!’ by someone placing food in front of me.

Actually Camy I just love someone placing food in front of me - I really don't care what they say

People who insist their off lead dogs are friendly and just want to play, as the dog is running at you and your nervous dog at a rate of knots

The Press who use the term Mother/Grandmother for women but never for men, they have professions etc. Eg: Grandmother wins lottery (I wish) or Estate Agent wins lottery, never Father or Grandfather wins lottery - the press are ageist and sexist .

The grinning woman on the tv hair product ad shoving her face at the camera whispering 'especially for women over forty'.

The blxxxy cat that has just dug my bulbs up to leave it’s calling card in my garden
Oh yes little yappy dogs but not as much as the blxxxy cat

I quite like when anybody says that to me..be it shop assistants or parcel deliverers or the window cleaner or whoever.
It's friendly and pleasant.
I say it to people as well.

People who answer a question with ‘so...’
Shop assistants who say ‘Are you alright there?’ instead of ‘Can I help you?’ ?

I am deeply annoyed by the need to have showers. I hate it.

I am a bit wobbly on my legs and suffer giddiness; I am mega short-sighted. Every moment in the shower I struggle not to fall; can't see a thing; always lose the darned soap and have to grope around feeling for it........

Cannot get in the bath, so that's not an option. Maybe I should use OH's shower stool and buy fluorescent pink soap so I can see it when I drop it!

You note that I have not mentioned dogs, even in passing. Please admire my restraint!

Oops! - just mentioned them!

Any mother who claims that she and her daughter are best friends.

Just thought of another one that sets my teeth on edge - ‘making memories’. When did that start?? Previously we just got on with life and memories just happened.

Why do reporters always mention house prices when they are reporting on anything but the house?

"Mr and Mrs Jones, pictured standing outside their £375,000 house said that "(insert news of choice) and they were very unhappy/happy with the outcome"

"Mr Jones is 58, his wife is 61 and a grandmother"

it’s so true - they do always mention the house price!

Ooh, I agree with all the above. Furbabies, yuk, you guys, yuk, making memories, yuk, so.....yuk, Excellent selection. I don't think anyone has mentioned 'family' yet, as in 'family time' yuk, family room (who else's would it be?) yuk, 'family hug' double yuk.

Luckygirl I have a shower stool from when I broke my ankle and did carry on using it for ages afterwards because I felt more secure. However, washing nether regions can be more of a problem!

Soap on a rope?

Oh dear I agree with all the above-sigh!
My particular pet hate at the mo is folk who can only talk in the first person singular as Bakingmad said. . .it doesn’t matter what the topic is it always revolves round them!
In fact, while playing Canasta with my 10 year old DGD this afternoon I was teaching her about “small talk” where you ask questions about/show interest in the other person first.

People who cannot spell 'lose'. It doesn't have a double 'o' in it!

'I'm frightened that I might loose it' means you are frightened you might set something free, not that you might mislay it!

I confess I am guilty of starting a question with 'So', as it gives DH time to work out that I am about to say something, otherwise he claims he hasn't heard me!