Things that annoy you that shouldn't

Bad manners in general (excuse me pardon me thank you) that's all I ask.

Got to dab here Vintagejazz after my third nasal cauterisation, I’m reluctant to blow in a quiet, ladylike manner, apologies ?

Vintagejazz

Yes sniffers drive me mad. Also people who are constantly dabbing daintily at their nose with a hanky.

So people whose nose tends to run… what are they meant to do if they can’t sniff or dab their nose?

Germanshepherdsmum

Everything. I am becoming Victor Meldrew.

You can't be. I am already married to him.

I have decided to identify as him. There will have to be two of us!

mayisay

People who say 'owers' instead of 'hours', including presenters on tv and radio, who really should know better! IMO.

I say “owers” - I’m a Scouser ?.

New houses being referred to as ‘homes’! They’re not. A home is a house which is lived in by people. I don’t like the word ‘gifting’. Or any euphemism for death. I’m afraid I was a bit mean when my mum rang up to tell me my grandfather (her step father in law) had gone. I instantly said that he has died, hasn’t he? She was a nurse so saw death every day. There’s a lady on my WI committee who says ‘basically’ at least once in every sentence. I’ll stop now.

Today it's my husband!!!

Ours, hours- ou phonetically sounds like ow in cow. How you can make it sound like ars is beyond me.
We say owers-but the er is very short. It’s just dialect then.

Victor Meldrew clones-here I come!

I say owers, but then I'm from Essex, where we say everything wrong.

mayisay

People who say 'owers' instead of 'hours', including presenters on tv and radio, who really should know better! IMO.

I remember reminding a friend that we had an extra hour in the morning as the clock was changing. A man in our company asked me what I meant and after I repeated it he said he still didnt know what I meant. When we explained he very condescendingly said Oh you mean ower.

owers from me too Liverpool

Mollygo Agreed. I’m from the West Midlands but have lived in London for 60 years , and like me, everyone I know says ‘owers’ for hours.

People talking to animals in an infantile voice, the same people who abruptly curtail your conversation as a dog has appeared, ditto babies.
Those who leave their shop trolley abandoned rather than take it back to where they got it from.
People who leave tissues in clothes to be washed (I’m a culprit, after I’ve dabbed of course).

Rogue apostrophes for me as well, it really grates.
People who refer to their dogs as fur babies and dress them in ridiculous clothes
People who refer to their husband as 'hubby'
Men who wear heavy gold coloured chains round their necks- don't ask me why it just annoys me.

Better stop now as I'm obviously turning into Victoria Meldrew.

Caleo

I say "owers" because I am Scottish. The way English people pronounce 'hours' as if it were "ars" is lazy.

I remember, many years ago, watching an episode of Top of the Form where there was a sequence of questions on homonyms.

The question master, and I think it might have been David Dimbleby, gave definitions of two words that were homonymic and asked the teams to say what the words were.

There was a team from a Scottish school who were given "the lower surface of a room" and "a mark or blemish". After a lot of blank looks Dimbleby offered “floor” and “flaw”. The Scottish team probably missed the next five questions looking at each other quizzically and silently mouthing the words.

Me to so it's an ower not an hawr. Grass rhymes with ass not arse.

kircubbin2000

mayisay

People who say 'owers' instead of 'hours', including presenters on tv and radio, who really should know better! IMO.

I remember reminding a friend that we had an extra hour in the morning as the clock was changing. A man in our company asked me what I meant and after I repeated it he said he still didnt know what I meant. When we explained he very condescendingly said Oh you mean ower.

He thought you meant 'morrning'

I say owers but then I am from Southend ( but born in Bath) and you all know what ignorant slobs we all are.
My excuse is: I live less than 10 mins by car from the Golden Mile ?

People who 'loose' (set free?) their keys, or any other item make me lose control!

Text messages saying Yeah.

Oh and people who write chest of draws.

Germanshepherdsmum

Everything. I am becoming Victor Meldrew.

And I'm Vicky Meldrew!
Oh this is right up my street today. How long have you got?
Older people being blamed for spoiling the planet when so many 'these days' (yes, even started to use that phrase) buy outdoor heaters, hot tubs that waste vast amounts of water, go through plastic nails without a thought.....
So bloody angry today(neighbour hammering and renovating next door all ungodly hours) Grrrr!
Think I should change my username. ?

Abbreviations in text messages (text speak)
Sniffing - drives me mad
The over-use of acronyms on Gransnet!
The baying and shouting during debates in Parliament

Absolutely all of the above except passed to mean dead. I'm a fan of passed, seems gentler to me and I'm not going to stop saying it now.

Skuuwal for school is one to add to my list...drives me nuts!