Things that annoy you that shouldn't

Mom instead of mum, you guys, have went. Property programme presenters saying, “ this is your bathroom, kitchen” etc when ‘the’ is more appropriate.
Drivers who only signal as they are actually turning a corner. ( or not at all ) - I always thought signals were to warn other drivers of your intent of an action, not for using when it’s almost too late. I am getting worse as I get older!

Bad grammar, bad driving, entitled people, celebrity culture, adverts, magazine shows, Tories, Americanisms, charity on television (because we all know how much of that money is going to CEOs and less to the people in need), religion, sycophants, sex on tv drama (who needs to see that?). I think that’s it. I may need more time ?

or chesta draws

People who muddle up amount and number, as in ‘ the amount of people ‘!

saying Space instead of room .religions...all of them .tories,so called "Scottish" unionists ,people who tell me their dog is just being friendly when it jumps up at me..I dont like strange dogs and have no way of knowing if their dog will bite me

Loads of things annoy me now - I've definitely turned into a grumpy old woman who is convinced everything in life is designed to be used by a 25 year old super-fit man!
I happen to think I am justified in being annoyed at most of these things
Things that shouldn't annoy me? TV shows full of "celebrities" I've never heard of! It's probably just because I'm out of touch

The use of SORRY. If you just took a moment to think through your actions, then you wouldn’t have to be sorry. The word has lost it meaning from overuse.

Kate1949

Just as Grandma70s doesn't like Nan or Nana, I can't bear Granny. It sounds so OLD.

I don’t like Grandma - to me it sounds old and fat!
Funny how we see things so differently.

Since I’ve just seen it on another thread, people who can’t spell Keir Starmer’s first name properly.

mayisay

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

You mean they say 'hours' instead of 'aahhs'?

Everything already mentioned but also people being interviewed on TV about the loss of a friend or relative and dabbing at non existent tears. I’m sure they’re genuinely upset but that just doesn’t look convincing.
The growing trend for saying ‘train station’ instead of ‘railway station’
I could think of many more but it’ll just make me even grumpier.

Fringes.
I can't help thinking how the person would look without a fringe.

My granny used to tell me to never get a fringe like Sandie Shaw and clearly didn't believe me saying I had no intention of doing such a thing.

Witzend

Kate1949

Just as Grandma70s doesn't like Nan or Nana, I can't bear Granny. It sounds so OLD.

I don’t like Grandma - to me it sounds old and fat!
Funny how we see things so differently.

I don’t mind Grandma or Granny but don’t want to be called either if those names. Nana or Nan sounds twee so didn’t want that either. My grandchildren and their partners have always called me Tatty but now that one of them is pregnant she asked what I’d like to be called, I said just stick with Tatty and she said “ how about Gratty ??” that gave us both a good giggle.
Otherwise I’ll go for the full Great Grandmama.

People (usually males) who stand by the newspaper display reading various papers then put them back. Drivers who drive to the front of a queue and then indicate to cut in (grrr) and the recent habit of young actors to growl when they speak. Mostly Americans. If you watch Hudson and Rex, main actor does it all the time.

Caleo

Some of these annoying things may reduce our options. For instance if an estate agent does not understand apostrophes in his Rightmove entry I think twice about his ability as an estate agent.

Again when someone says "passed" when they mean died they may be unable to accept death and loss.

That's where I am on apostrophes.

I've had to learn not to comment on any social medium or forum about rogue or vanished apostrophes for fear of being called a grammar nazi or an abuser of people who are differently spellingly abled but if a company cannot be bothered to check they've got it right in their own documentation or publicity, then they don't get my business.

Celebrities, chat shows with self promoting celebrities, baseball caps, people undressing as soon as the sun peeps out, speeding motorists, adverts, entitlement and arrogance of any kind, the gradual americanisation of our language, people hijacking your conversation to something to do with them....and on and on!

Actors in TV who are supposed to be having a meal but just push the food round with a fork. Big Bang Theory ... always salad and no one ever puts any of the food in their mouths . Drives me mad! Also, a certain weather presenter whose clothes are far too tight. Apostrophes in the wrong place or missing eg. Your when it should be you’re, I don’t mind the use of some euphemisms for death. I think that if someone finds it hard to say ‘dead’, then ‘passed’ or ‘passed away’ are acceptable.

Mobile phone text messages being shown on TV as part of the dialogue. I can rarely see these messages as they are too small.

Actors who cry in plays but never have a hanky or a tissue.

Mixing up 'less' and 'fewer'.

Using 'floor' instead of 'ground' outside.

Loose/lose - they are different!!

Using 'may' for things that have happened, when 'might' would be correct.

Uncollected dog poo, particularly when it is in a bag. Untrained dogs - 'he's only being friendly'

An excess of cookery programmes (IMO more than 1, but I realise that I am being unreasonable).

Celebrities I have never heard of.

Drivers who don't regard me, a pedestrian, as a fellow road-user who would find it helpful if they indicated when turning into a road I want to cross.

Most of the things already mentioned.

Please may I join the Victor Meldrew crew?

Floriel

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

Ooh yes. That awful grammatical error is everywhere, and even supposedly well educated people are making that mistake. Just take the other person out of the sentence and it will be glaringly obvious that the I Should be me.
I’m no grammar queen but some things just make me want to scream.

Turning every s

Turning every sentence into a question by up lifting at the end

Also, like the not eating meals - empty cups used by actors who are meant to be having a hot drink. Is it a health and safety issue?

Starting every sentence with 'So....'
Filling 'out' a form - what's wrong with 'filling in'?
Young women speaking in a gravelly voice for no apparent reason
Saying 'like' every third word
Jeans full of holes that were bought that way

Loads more but I am a grumpy old woman !!

tictacnana

Also, like the not eating meals - empty cups used by actors who are meant to be having a hot drink. Is it a health and safety issue?

It could be H&S. Just as on Masterchef the meals that John and Gregg try are tepid or cold (yuk). Otherwise there'd be steam rising from them which would mist up the camera lens!