Things that annoy you that shouldn't

When people say “def-in-ATE-ly” it makes my toes curl. You just know they also spell it incorrectly.

When people eat, and the sound seems to come out the top of their heads.
Almost as if the crunching in echoing around their skull.

Babies wearing bow headbands

Celebrities giving their children stupid names like Apple, Storm and Blaze.

I will hug the first celebrity to call their child Susan, Michael or Jane and hopefully start a new trend.

Like it’s like I like don’t like the overuse of like every other word being like , I don’t like it like , !

John Torode telling Masterchef contestants they’re about to cook ‘for Greg and I.’

GSM, think you've definitely topped this thread so far. Bravo!

When people say 'Everyone wants.......' as in
Everyone wants a kitchen island
Everyone wants more money
Everyone wants a wine fridge

No they don't. Not everyone. I don't.

My teeth also itch when anyone describes an item of clothing as 'an investment piece.'

The almost pathologic insertion of the word 'like' in every sentence.

It, like, really annoys me!!

Oh, and all the aforementioned things too.

Sorry, just noticed Lilypop's post!

And 'my bad' and 'I'm good thanks.'

Skydancer

Oh and people who write chest of draws.

Drawers! But you did that on purpose.?

Sorry, didn't read that.

Women who need to check what their husbands are doing before they can arrange to meet.

Yammy
I live in the North East and loathe the words The Great North as well.I would love to know who started it all

Answers starting with ‘So……..’. The word ‘’Woke’. People who have ‘been on a journey.’ Those who ‘reach out’ to others. Things/people that are ‘cancelled’ or ‘ghosted’. People who say ‘I’m not going to lie’ - what do they want….. a medal?

PS I think Victor Meldrew was a very sound chap.

The word ''Revealed'' as used in excess by a certain tabloid newspaper e.g.''So and so has revealed they are leaving a certain show/soap/partner ''etc.
''Baby bump'' usually applying to a celebrity's very visible pregnancy. She flaunts her baby bump

Women who say they want to do something but their husbands 'won't let them'

Vintagejazz

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

I hate the dabbing thing too, but I suffer from rhinitis.

I hate the modern use of "I" instead of "me". It really annoys me! And my bad.
And females in thin leggings with short tops.

Oh I agree with so many of these but the pronunciation one made me think of ,sadly, Scottish TV snd radio presenters who say Edinbruh. I want to shout it’s Edinburgh.

People saying ‘Can I borrow you?’

People doing the quotation marks thing with their fingers.

Caleo, I do agree about estate agents. To me, basic mistakes in the blurbs indicate a sloppy and unprofessional attitude, so I wouldn’t use them.

Plus an increasing tendency for presenters on TV and radio, to drop their Ts, and Gs at the end of any ‘ing’. I do sometimes wonder whether people who wouldn’t normally do it, are told to, in order to sound more ‘cool’ or ‘edgy’, or at least un-posh.

NB I am not talking about regional accents here.

Another thing I’ve notice lately - people pronouncing an initial S as SH - e.g. ‘shtrong’ and shtruggle’. Grrr!

Yes, I know I’m turning into Victoria Meldrew, or rather, I turned some time ago!

Newspapers saying that such and such a celebrity has 'opened up' about something.

People who say they 'couldn't work in a 9 to 5 office job'.

Oh, and I will add, re GN, people who post on threads merely to say that they’re not remotely interested in whatever it is, or are bored by it, or loathe it - there’s usually at least one like this on Christmas threads.

Not to mention people who post on Pedants’ Corner threads, telling us all to get a life, nobody cares about these things any more.
Yes they/we do!

bridie54

Oh I agree with so many of these but the pronunciation one made me think of ,sadly, Scottish TV snd radio presenters who say Edinbruh. I want to shout it’s Edinburgh.

Hi bridie54
Can you clarify exactly how to say Edinburgh? Do you say it like Edin-berg?
We learnt to say the ending like the end of Lough-borough, and I could never understand why.