Things that annoy you that shouldn't

Me: Can you help me with xxxxx
OH: No response, total silence
Me: Can you help me with xxxxx, it won't take a moment
OH Still no response, total silence
Me: ( In a slightly raised voice) I asked if you could help me with xxxxx!
OH: Yes, I know, I heard you the first time.

How have I not killed him?????

Quote "Young women speaking in a gravelly voice for no apparent reason"

I think this is called vocal fry and it is very annoying.

Calendargirl

People who sniff. Blow your nose, for goodness sake!

This drives me up the wall. As a music teacher, I always have a box of tissues on hand as l refuse to sit next to a child for half an hour who is sniffing. I know now to immediately tell them to put the used tissue in their sleeve as l have been offered it back again in the past. I always remember some years ago when I was in a school as a peripatetic teacher, a boy, who came from a very nice home, wiping his nose on his sleeve. When I asked him what his mother would have thought of it, he did have the grace to look abashed.

Skydancer

Oh and people who write chest of draws.

or chester draws, even worse

The thing is, as a sniffer, blowing my nose doesnt help.
It's nothing that would come out if I blew.

I need a chimney sweep, I think!

People who use the word loose when they mean loose. Bad spelling and grammar in general, especially would of, could of, should of.

Petera

nanna8

People who think they know everything when they are actually quite thick.

It's actually a real thing:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning%E2%80%93Kruger_effect

thank you petera, i'd no idea, will have to look it up when i've finished 'gransnetting'!

Either "moving forward" or "going forward" being used at the beginning or end of a sentence. Even worse when used at both ends. I took early retirement a few months ago so do not hear them so often though they still pop up from Sally Bundock on the BBC.
When I was still working and going to company meetings, most people used these phrases. I would be so busy counting the number of times the words were used, I would miss some of the content of the meeting.

The trouble with people who think they know everything is that they spoil it for those of us who do know everything.

'I'm looking to buy a property' (Why not trying to buy a house/flat?)

'Are you all right?' from a shop assistant when I'm obviously wanting to pay for something. (So tempting to shout No!)

Strangers who call me by my christian particularly those who are thirty years younger than me. We are not friends, does it hurt to show a little courtesy?

Apologies, I meant to say christian name.

grannybuy Here in Birmingham it's always 'mom' never 'mum'.

People that are so perfect they think that their way is the only way and have no patience with others

mayisay. Another one here brooding over hours and owers. Please help us out

I 'm from the south-east and I say 'hours' to rhyme with 'ours' and with two syllables, like flowers but shorter -er. Does the pronunciation -owers rhyme with ours/flowers or with lowers/mowers??

Or is the point whether one or two syllables? One syllable would sound something like arz and I'm not familiar with it.

Someone upthread thought it might be something to do with the 'h'.

Please put us right.

Many of the things that have been mentioned above are very justified and I think we SHOULD be annoyed by lazy speech, poor spelling or thoughtless behaviour.
When I read the title of this thread I thought of things that I find unjustifiably annoying, like a sharp crease down the sleeve of a man's long sleeved shirt or the noise of the crowd at a football match. I find both extremely irritating!

ripped jeans, never ending numbers of tattoos, people wearing filthy "disposable" face masks for days on end , people that never return your telephone messages, - just to name a few

Mollygo I just saw your post.
Phonetically I would say Edinburra.
The burgh I think would not quite be the same as borough.

People who say somethink

People who write "should of" instead of "should have". Estate Agents (mostly) who describe a house "comprising of". People who punctuate their speech with "like" about 10 times in a sentence. People at the supermarket checkout who hold you up while they fumble around for their credit card right at the end - why don't they ensure it is handy whilst waiting in the queue?
blah blah blah....................................

Round here we say "I'm gaaan a shop, do ya wan anyfink?'

Parents who fail to make eye contact with their tiny children because they are too busy on their phones.

Oh now that really gets my goat!

I can’t abide people who push quite big children around sitting right inside the supermarket trolley with their filthy shoes all over the place where people have to put their food when they’ve finished with it, it just shouldn’t be allowed.
Middle aged couples who start canoodling in the supermarket queue, yuk! Wait till you get home.
People driving mobility scooters right up the middle of the road totally oblivious to the fact there is a line of cars behind them trying to get somewhere in a hurry.
I’m another who can’t abide people saying ‘can I get’ in shops/bars etc and I’m not going to lie (why would you) but I really don’t mind the term ‘passed away’ rather than ‘died’, my Grandma always said it, doesn’t bother me at all.

People, all people, young,old whatever. I find I have no patience as I get older. Except my Grandaughter who is perfect!