What words annoy you when used wrong or people don't know the meaning of?

A ''bit'' of rain, ''bit'' of milk, etc. IT'S A DROP!

TheWeirdoAgain60

A ''bit'' of rain, ''bit'' of milk, etc. IT'S A DROP!

What’s the word for more rain than a drop, but less than a shower?

Mollygo

A drop of rain is literally that - a raindrop. A bit of rain is perfectly acceptable, as is a drop of rain. Personal preference.

MissAdventure

By jove, I think I've got it!
Thank you.
So, i bought something from the shop, and brought it home?

Just think of the R:

bRing, bRought

buy, bought.

Mollygo

TheWeirdoAgain60

A ''bit'' of rain, ''bit'' of milk, etc. IT'S A DROP!

What’s the word for more rain than a drop, but less than a shower?

A sprinkling?
Or ‘spits and spots’ as some weather presenters like to say.

Bunch or Ton

"I was with a bunch of people" - No, bunches are flowers or bananas.
" It was a ton of work" - just no.

On a different thread on GN, someone said she woke up in a pile of sweat

HowVeryDareYou2

On a different thread on GN, someone said she woke up in a pile of sweat

I woke up in a pile of sweat many a time when I was menopausal - the sweat-drenched pile of bedclothes that was on, around or under me at that point.

Sorry to be so graphic.

HowVeryDareYou2

Bunch or Ton

"I was with a bunch of people" - No, bunches are flowers or bananas.
" It was a ton of work" - just no.

Some groups of people definitely qualify for the bunch image.
As for ton
Carrying bags of work home to mark, together with a laptop, definitely felt like carrying a ton. (Informal word for a very large amount according to Google)

I like a "pile of sweat".

JMcB

Two times, instead of twice!

And you made me think - 'times' instead of 'multiply' (I know this isn't what you were doing), as in "times 2 by 3".

Also "one pence"

But do you use "three times" or "thrice"?

Cabbie21

Being really pedantic, the OP not only used ‘what’ and ‘wrong’ incorrectly, but also ended with a preposition.

In speech, I tolerate anything, reluctantly, but I expect written text to be correct. Sadly, I am often disappointed.

My list is too long to write, but poor grammar annoys me more than misuse of vocabulary.
The worst offence has to be ‘ would of’ ‘ should of’ etc.
I am a retired language teacher.

Not wanting to 'outpedant' you, but isn't the word 'of' at the end of the sentence acting as a particle of the phrasal verb "to know of", rather than as a preposition?

"From whence," and "the hoi polloi"

Romola

Bluebell I'm a pedant and quite like it when an adverb is used to qualify a verb rather than an adjective.
Errors of syntax annoy me more, starting with "between you and I". Ouch!

Which makes me think - I now even feel awkward saying the correct "it is I" (the verb 'to be' governs a subject complement rather than an object, which is why the book "Who's who" is not called "Who's whom")).

Since I’ve just seen it elsewhere, re drinks for children, people saying ‘juice’ when they mean squash!

IMO if you read a lot, you absorb grammar and correct usages naturally.

I am living proof that your theory is not always correct Witzend.

Today I heard two versions which particularly annoy me

1st person " Oh thats quite unique isnt it?" and a little later , heard "Its nearly unique"

Unique means a single thing or experience, so cannot be quite or nearly! As an ex teacher, I hear many phrases or things that may not be correct and can "live and let live" and say nothing if it is not appropriate to do so, but that for some reason sets my teeth on edge!

The word authentic wrongly used really irritates me.
Authentic means being genuine, real, and true, rather than a copy or an imitation.

The excessive use of the word unbelievable for things obviously in the range of belief.
The use of everybody instead of some people or even lots of people.

I was thinking, we often have a ‘spot’ of rain. Mind you, sometimes it is accurate in our droughts!

The words 'ignorant' and 'common' are frequently misused in the context of class distinction.

Oldnproud

HowVeryDareYou2

On a different thread on GN, someone said she woke up in a pile of sweat

I woke up in a pile of sweat many a time when I was menopausal - the sweat-drenched pile of bedclothes that was on, around or under me at that point.

Sorry to be so graphic.

I had that. I’d call it a flooding or a drenching of….

I had similar in hospital a few years ago, side effect of pneumonia. Bottom sheet and pyjama top soaked - good old dh was bringing 2 clean tops every day!

The docs called them ‘drenching’ sweats.

One I’ve seen twice just lately,

E.g. ‘…to refuse doing (something)…’

To me it should be ‘to refuse to do whatever it is.

What words annoy you when used 'wrongly'