Expressions that irritate you

Cookies for biscuits and movies for films.

Hygge
Cuppa

"Chester draws"

Can I get you something to drink ?
(as you are a waiter, I hope so)

I have to admit to using some of these expressions - but on the whole they are a travesty of good English - which is not to say that they won’t some day appear in the Oxford English Dictionary!

I listen to Radio 4 a lot and find myself correcting many of the above out loud! For example:
I was sat or stood ...SITTING STANDING
Less (things, people etc ) .... FEWER

They really should know better!!

As for starting every answer with 'So' .......I do frequently SCREAM!

When our daughter was in primary school, her form teacher actually wrote on a piece of her work:”You could of done ......” I was so appalled I asked the headmistress to have a word with her!

Touching base yuk

And when a host wants the audience to clap or cheer they say ‘give it up for.....’ . What exactly are they giving up?

End of ....

Yes quite a few people say "see you later to me" when I am unlikely to see them ever again.

My manager always says when speaking to someon either on the phone or face to face I am not being funny what I am going to say here. I have to bite my tongue.

Suck it up.
I feel sick when people say that.

Regarding the 'of' instead of have: I've seen AND heard teachers using it. What chance have the kids got? ggrrrrr

Have really enjoyed this thread. Thank you Vicki. I am quite surprised that with only a few exceptions most of the gripes listed would equally apply in Australia. Even the mangling and evolution of English has become quite global.

E.g. I was taught:
A verb is a ‘doing’ word. So now in my head I’m adding -etc to make it sound ‘olde worlde’ without success!
Jump-eth.... cycle-eth.... runn-eth - that sounds a bit biblical as in ‘my cup runneth over’.
Yikes.
I must be dim.
Help maryhoffman37 and direct me out of my ignorance ❗️❗️

Oh god we’re an irritating bunch (probably) overall! Good job we write down our comments rather than relate them!

P.s. I don’t even understand some of maryhoffman. I probably do whatever it is and don’t even know it!

"Hubby," adding -eth to any part of a verb except 3rd person singular to make it sound "olde worlde," "reach out" (unless you are a member of the Four Seasons), "pen" or "ink" when you mean "write," mixing up "imply| and "infer," saying "disinterested" when you mean "uninterested," "different to" or - even worse - "different than," "slither" as a noun .....

I'm not being funny but........well, actually, yes you are.
At the end of the day
It is what it is
Hun
Just saying
All in all

Too true Lemon!

"End of!" Depending on the context, I don't think whoever spouts that one should presume they have the right to shut down the conversation.

Adding a "D'yoo know what I'm saying" Well yeah cos you've just said it. Really quite superfluous.

Such a lot of cliche ridden phrases and platitudes these days, much of it quite meaningless

'Don't get me started'
'Been there, done that, worn the t-shirt'

I have a friend who answers “Tell me about it!” whenever anyone tries to tell her anything. I think this means “Don’t tell me as I have been there, done that and my experience was far worse than yours! “ It sounds so patronising and drives me mad!
Also my grandsons saying “I’M DONE!” When they have finished eating their food.

It's a steep learning curve.
I'm like.....