Incorrect use of Language

The latest two that seem to be in popular use are ‘100%’ and ‘no worries’ the latter often in place of thank you, but they’ll pass.

All of these. I'm so glad there are so many people out there who agree with me. Sometimes I feel I'm on a losing battle. I'm a real pedant, and my adult children are the same.

Menopauselbitch

Everyone using ‘texted’ I hate it with a passion.

I feel like that about people saying 'text'. Or are they saying 'texed'?

Everyone using ‘texted’ I hate it with a passion.

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grandma2002 Haitch really makes my teeth itch too, as does mischeevious.

Loose, instead of lose. Two completely different meanings.

I used to dislike the response "absolutely". I am glad it seems to have disappeared nowadays. My biggest bugbear of all time is people who say "haitch" instead of aitch. I am sure I have annoying speech mannerisms of which I am totally unaware.

Myself instead if me. Yourself instead if you.

Musicgirl I do so agree with you. …off of, gotten, she knit ( knitted) are all creeping into our language. I went to a grammar school in the 50s and précis, parsing, correct use of speech, and writing marks were drilled into us. I dislike this lax way that is acceptable to some now.
As someone once said, their husband had a Tee shirt , the slogan on it said ‘ I am silently correcting your grammar’.

I am the ultimate pedant. I get annoyed when people say bored of or fed up of instead of bored/fed up with. I am increasingly seeing l have all instead of l have been or gone. Would of/could of/should of instead of would have/could have/should have. Another thing that is becoming all too common is the use of bathroom or restroom in the American sense instead of the perfectly adequate toilet/loo/lavatory or even wc. There are far too many more but I risk an apoplectic fit if I continue. Suffice it to say, I am one of the only people I know who still says university in full rather than the all too ubiquitous uni. I put the blame squarely on the Australian soap operas that were so popular in the eighties and nineties for that abomination.

"to be fair" - aargh!

Absolutely. At least people seem to have stopped using "basically" and "nebulous" all the time although, you know, overuse of "iconic" and "fantastic" have, you know, demeaned their value.

Fewer and less……”I might of “ ,instead of “ I might have”.

To Soda pop - spot on.

Babamaman

My pet hates ! Get ready list is long using
Of instead of have
To when it should be too
Go and went
Bought and brought
To name but a few ………

Are you aware of the millions of children who grow up with parents whose grammar you disapprove of?
And then attend a school where the teachers haven’t got time to correct every child’s grammar?
Then to compound their ignorance they get a job where the majority speak as they do.

Nothing new in starting a sentence with so
The first line of Beowulf starts with the equivalent of so
It literally means im beginning to speak, listen up

Restyouraunt

Chest of Draws

"Oh you have made me laugh, Caleo grin" wrote Politics Nerd.

I am so glad PN but it was unintentional as I don't have a sense of humour.

Ilovedogs22

I've just got one thing to say, Grans,
Whatever! 😉

Don't you mean, Wha'ever! ?

(Sorry. Couldn't resist🤨)

I've just got one thing to say, Grans,
Whatever! 😉

"You know what I mean" drives me nuts. There's a BBC radio presenter who utters this everytime he responds when holding a conversation with anyone on his show.

Not many phrases really irritate me but to see someone on social media shut down a discussion with 'end of ' absolutely infuriates me. So rude to say their piece and then shut down any response.

I reserve the right to be as irritated or annoyed as I please.

Of course you have that right Maizie, I just wish you didn't need to feel that way.

JamesandJon33

Time to leave I think. People are getting nickery.

I hope you just mean this thread J&J and not the whole of GN, you would be missed.

I know what you mean though. I am finding an increase in nickeriness on quite a few threads lately. I wonder it it's the weather.