Things that annoy you that shouldn't

*Cathy McGowan is who I was trying to think of, with the long fringe, not Sandie Shaw.
Fringes annoy me.

'Giving a nod to...xyz' is a phrase I dislike, especially if I hear it said, not just see it written.

I love fringes. Back in the 60s, I would have given anything to have hair like Cathy McGowan, fringe an all. I still would. At nearly 80 she is still gorgeous and has Michael Ball.

It really grates on my last nerve when I hear people saying 'Birminam' or 'Nottinam'.
Do they not know that there are 'GHs' in those city names? It's 'BirminGHam' and 'NottinGHam'.

"at this moment in time" really aggravates me - what else could a moment be in - custard?

"hubby" - just no.

Poor punctuation.

People eating apples or crisps anywhere in my vicinity. I'm almost phobic about these.

Being turned away if I'm even 5 minutes late for a GP or Dental appointment, when I am ALWAYS kept waiting for ages by them!

I get probably unreasonably all agitated over the very prevalent habit today of the word 'been' now being pronounced as 'bin'. I want to shout at the telly ! I heard that it's quicker for people such as journalists to say 'bin' rather than 'been'. Plus I hate when sentences are started with the word 'so'. Okay in the middle of a sentence but starting a sentence ??

I find regional accents fascinating , but I hate the lazy way many tv presenters do not pronounce " th" or "v" such as firty free" rather than 33. Since when is S pronounced sh . Shpeshal, like?

People who don't recognise homonyms in expressions of death.

"Sorry for your loss/sorry you've lost your dad" etc. is perfectly valid in grammar as meaning 'that which has been taken away and cannot be replaced' rather than 'something which can't be found'.

Equally, as some knowledgeable posters upthread have pointed out, 'passed' meaning change from one state to another, as in life to death, rather than passed by in direction.

It's all part of the rich variety of the English language, innit?

My stance on the nan/grandma debate is obvious

"Speak soon" & "Speak to you later" annoy me as, usually, there is no actual intention to do that.
However, I just sent an email where there actually is an intention to speak later today and I couldn't bring myself to finish with such a phrase.

Chrissyoh

Germanshepherdsmum

Everything. I am becoming Victor Meldrew.

Haha???

snap me as well. My tolerance has gone and I can be very blunt with people who irritate me especially lazy colleagues at work.

Articles where celebrities are asked to describe their typical weekend and it's all cycling in the woods with the children, brunch with friends, visits to exhibitions, a huge Sunday roast with all the extended family and so on.

None of them ever admit to a long lie in, or mooching around the shopping centre, or spending Sunday afternoon reading the papers or watching telly followed by a Chinese takeaway because they can't be bothered cooking

Vintagejazz Thanks
Your post made me laugh-a good start to this morning.???.

People who run up the hill then stop, doubled over and panting at the end of our garden.
Gives me a guilt complex for not running up the hill!

I feel a new expression coming on. Instead of being merely a Grumpy Old Woman when I’m having a moan about something relatively trivial, I shall be having a VM.

I hate the way all the current TV dramas seem to be filmed in the dark, obviously no one lives in brightly lit houses these days.

dolphindaisy

I hate the way all the current TV dramas seem to be filmed in the dark, obviously no one lives in brightly lit houses these days.

Yes...and they mumble too. Never had to use subtitles so much for my own language! I know it’s not my ears, because a test before Christmas showed them to be in tip top condition.

Milest0ne

I find regional accents fascinating , but I hate the lazy way many tv presenters do not pronounce " th" or "v" such as firty free" rather than 33. Since when is S pronounced sh . Shpeshal, like?

..ah, Moneypenny.

'Beyond' as in, " The children are beyond tired". My son says it. What's wrong with extremely?

A child can go beyond tired, becoming fractious and convinced that the last thing they want is rest.

How long have you got!
Adults riding bicycles on the pavement.

People who jump queues.

People who drop their rubbish on the ground, even when there's a bin quite close.

People who use the word "lost" for someone dying. (I didn't lose my husband I knew exactly where he was).

People who use perfectly normal words that have been used for hundreds of years and use them in a different way. i.e. Gay. I'm sure what ever NEW words are used will be turned into something offensive eventually anyway.

The fact that Scotland and Wales don't pay for their prescriptions.

The fact that the State Pension is not enough for people with no other income or savings to live on. One of the lowest pensions in the World let alone Europe.

The fact that people think our NHS is Free. Its not we all pay for it and that's part of the reason its failing because we are all misusing it.

Sorry "guys" LOL I could do on but as I can't do much about any of these things I have to learn to "chill" as my grandchildren tell me.

Winterwhite, I also live in the south-east, and say hours, silent 'h', and ours! It doesn't matter where you live, or come from, in the UK though, there still isn't a 'w' in hours or ours!
Thank you all for the response to my post, it's certainly taken me by surprise!

Oh goodness yes- sloppy proofreading and editing in books and the media in general

“Alright” for “all right”
“Discrete” for “discreet” (different meanings)
“Loose” for “ lose” (ditto)
“ brought” for “bought” (ditto)
“Diner” for “dinner” (different words again)
One that really made me laugh in the DT yesterday “coup” for “coop” (as in chicken) etc etc etc
I could go on….. but thoughtI could put my (mental) red pen away when I left teaching - apparently not.

I've just thought of another thing: people (especially TV presenters) who say 'thut' when they mean 'that'.

People who don't read a thread title, or opening post, properly before commenting on what they think it is about.

A particular man at my aquacise class. It’s always well subscribed, so we have to jostle for space. He is over 6 feet tall, but persists in standing where most of the 5 feet tall women are, he could go a bit deeper even if he’s not over confident in the water. Oblivious to my dirty looks! It means some of us are practically out of our depth.

And he’s rubbish at some of the movements! Doesn’t seem to listen to the instructor.

I know, I should be more tolerant, but I deliberately splashed him today when doing my workout!

Whenever someone begins a sentence with "so" they are usually going to ask an impertinent personal question and I never fail to tax them with that.

Great conversation ender.

I also hate casual callers who ignore the notice on my door which says "Callers by appointment only".

I enjoy asking them "Do you have problems reading and understanding English?"

A couple of papers, Mirror or similar post articles and pics every day of 'sweet gesture', 'sweet' present, 'sweet'outfit,'sweet'pictures.
It seems to be the only adjective they can think of and it really irritates me.