Pet hate

rockgran

Welbeck - the letter H is in the dictionary as "aitch" and its pronunciation is given as aitch not 'haitch'. This is a Pendants' corner after all. I accept that many people use "haitch" but surely I am allowed to dislike it without being accused of hating people.

Exactly. I'm not sure why disliking 'haitch' would mean you hated anyone. Bizarre conclusion to draw.

Welbeck - the letter H is in the dictionary as "aitch" and its pronunciation is given as aitch not 'haitch'. This is a Pendants' corner after all. I accept that many people use "haitch" but surely I am allowed to dislike it without being accused of hating people.

Chardy - I agree that spitting feathers means thirsty.

Nor me Riverwalk I always thought it meant to be angry. Maybe it's a regional thing.

Chardy

'Spitting feathers' when people mean they were angry. It means thirsty!!

To me 'spitting feathers' has always meant to be angry.

I've never heard anyone in the UK use it to mean being thirsty!

the people who hate haitch;
do they also hate irish people ?
or just feel they have to correct them ?
like missionaries bravely going out among savages spread the true word.
maybe.

'Spitting feathers' when people mean they were angry. It means thirsty!!

Catholic schools here used to teach haitch for aitch. No idea why. Can’t stand ‘peeps’ for people.

I agree with the "Haitch", DanniRae. It puts me off many a quiz show!

I can't stand people saying "Haitch" instead of "Aitch" - Grrrrrrr!

I hate it too but I think "tumeric" is an accepted American pronunciation and spelling - a bit like "aluminum" instead of aluminium. It still make me grit my teeth!

‘Crate’ instead of ‘create’. Aaargh

Sparklefizz

May I just jump in .... I know this is not the same but there are some celebs' laughs that I just can't stand..... eg. Elaine Page (she snorts), Amanda Holden and Alesha Dixon (they cackle like a coven of witches) and recently discovered Vernon Kay (now on Radio 2) laughs like he's demented.

A crow wakes me most morning sounding just like Alan Carr’s awful laugh.

I expect I have told you'.

I’m afraid I’ve often said something like that in the hope that I’ll be interrupted if it is a repeat but people are probably too polite

Pacifically - when they mean specifically, or defiantly instead of definitely.
Although my late dad used to insist that a group of three related things was a triology, not a trilogy, no matter how many times you tried to tell him!

'ospidal = Hospital. I remember Bill Nighy commenting, although not being really specific pacific, merely pointing out it's baby talk

My husband as he is prone to do from time to time, gets up the side bar of shame on the DM, whilst snorting with derision, he often asks me who such and such a person is, usually I have no idea, unless it's the ubiquitous Amanda Holden/Katie Price. Then he goes on to further enquire "what does posing up a storm mean?" How the hell should I know" comes my riposte, "all I can say is I'm pretty certain I don't do it well at least, not anymore!"

‘And the rest is history’. 😡

'as the story goes,'
frequently followed by,' I expect I have told you'.

Yes You Have! but it never stops a full recital of a story I have heard many times.

keepcalmandcavachon

Oh my, I thought this was thread about what our pets hated, I'm fairly sure my little cavachon boy loathes it when people ask me if she is a poodle.

Yes, at school our English teacher gave 'pet hates' as an example of a topic for the little talks he wanted us to do to the class.
I thought he meant things our pets hated 😸

(I dreaded having to give a talk but I never had to do it because they were done alphabetically and my initial was never reached. 😊 )

welbeck

i do remember passed away being used long ago, it seemed more polite, more gentle to the bereaved person.
passed is i think an american equivalent.

Yes, I can remember it being used for years. It doesn't bother me at all. In fact, my MiL passed away on Friday.

May I just jump in .... I know this is not the same but there are some celebs' laughs that I just can't stand..... eg. Elaine Page (she snorts), Amanda Holden and Alesha Dixon (they cackle like a coven of witches) and recently discovered Vernon Kay (now on Radio 2) laughs like he's demented.

fur baby
rainbow bridge

There is a radio appeal on lately for Cansarh Research....drives me mad

sodapop

As I have said previously one of my pet hates is the mispronounciation of the word Turmeric, so often pronounced tumeric. Today was the worst one yet when on BBC radio 2 it was called chewmerrick grrrr

John Torode does this, it is very irritating.

I use died! I have never used passed which isnt the real word describing death.