One of mine is interviewers on tv and radio who take over the interview and constantly interrupt with their viewpoint. Very,very annoying and there seems to be a lot of them these days. We need more like the wonderful Michael Parkinson.
The sparkling white so fake teeth that you see on many celebrities these days. A car advert featuring one particular celebrity is one example. I just wonder if they look in the mirror and see how ridiculous they look. ?
Oh yes, him?Could his teeth be any whiter or his hair blacker?
People who talk over other people like one Piers Morgan, very rude man. BBC. Naga Munchetty and all those outfits. Runners and cyclists who talk very loudly but don’t wear masks or give you enough space.?.
The sparkling white so fake teeth that you see on many celebrities these days. A car advert featuring one particular celebrity is one example. I just wonder if they look in the mirror and see how ridiculous they look. ?
Adults saying they are taking "baby steps" when describing a cautious approach to a challenge. The cutesy infantilising irks me, but picturing them tottering around like drunks cheers me up.
Feedback, and being constantly asked for it NO !!!!
When I do consent to give feedback I get tired of giving a rating and the very next question is "why did you give xyz rating" My standard answer, if I don't close the survey, is "because x was too low and z would be too high" Mostly I shut down any such survey straight away!
Here you get paddick instead of paddock. A lot say ‘haitch’ for ‘aitch’ but I was told it was people who had been to Catholic schools who did this. Interesting if true. One I do like is if you think someone is saying something wrong or telling furphies you say ‘Yair right’ Also I like the phrase, ‘They must have a few kangaroos loose in the top paddock’, a gentle way of saying they’re not quite right in the head.
More and more seemingly well educated people replacing ‘th’ with ‘v’: ‘wiv’, ‘whever’ and ‘v’ with ‘f’: ‘things with ‘fings’. There are many more. Oh and using adjectives as adverbs and past participles as verbs. I am forever shouting at the radio/tv, I need to criticise less!
I started to write a list and realised there were so many that I would bore myself as well as everybody reading them. Therefore I will agree with 99% of the above but would add:
Saying ‘ter’ instead of ‘to’ ‘Garridge’ instead of ‘garage’ Scattering ‘Like’ throughout sentences The word ‘Celebrity’ when the appellation is meaningless Those in the public eye who deny that they have had plastic surgery/enhancements when they obviously have Online newspapers who use emotive headlines as click bait. .................regrettably I could go on, Just call me Victoria Meldrew!