Things that annoy you that shouldn't

Basis.
On a daily basis.
On a monthly basis.
Gets on my wick.

Since I’ve just heard it on an advertisement, ‘brekkie’.
My FiL used to say ‘brekker’- possibly even worse.

The h in hours is silent.

It fact it infuriates me when someone spells out a word that contains an 'h', eg HAPPY "haitch, ay, pee, pee, why". The letter itself is 'Aitch'. I was giong to say spelt, but I never know if it is spelt or spelled. Happy to be corrected.

Caleo I was going to say that Yorkshire people (myself included) always miss the 'h' so I tried to say "How many hours do you work" out loud and it just sounded weired with a breathy 'h' at the beginning of 'hours'.

I think the exclamation "Wow!" should be pensioned off. It's also come into the Italian language so I imagine it has infected other languaes too. Mind you, I say it myself - and then kick myself afterwards!

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kircubbin2000

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.

The Daily Mail (work experience journalists?) using words like visage instead of face and locks instead of hair

Confusing borrow and lend. Drives me mad.

E.g. 'I will borrow it to you'. IT'S LEND !!!!!

I have to bite my tongue so much for fear of offending. Don't want to sound like a VM

Also sat and sitting. 'Is there anyone sat here'. SITTING !!

Sorry for shouting

People putting up their Christmas decorations in November.

People leaving their Christmas decorations up until February.

The chirpy female American announcer with her distorted vowels on the World Service in the night when I can’t sleep.

TV on in the daytime
Explosive nose blowing

Totally sick of hearing people on tv saying “my bad” !!!! I know they mean my mistake but my bad??? It sounds ridiculous and now I here people where I live saying it as they’ve heard it so often on tv.
It really gets on my nerves -sorry.

The audience screaming and hollering through someone’s song on a talent show.
Baby showers.
Baseball hats the wrong way round.
I am now averse to so many presenters on television I cannot watch some programmes even though I am interested in the topic.
And I hated Victor Meldrew, miserable bugger, couldn’t watch it.

I am regularly annoyed by individuals of all classes and educational levels using "everythink" rather than "everything"

kircubbin2000. I dislike that too, together with the ones who also overuse the words “snub” and “adorable”.

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.

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 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!

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

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

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.

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!

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.

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