Author Topic: Words that annoy me (Read 16861 times)

kenkay · « **Reply #10 on:** May 15, 2010, 00:14:17 AM »

quote:
Originally posted by jennyjo

The one that really gets to me is the use of borrow instead of lend - 'borrow me a pound'!! It enrages me every time I hear it.

I don't know anyone thick enough to say that

cheers · « **Reply #11 on:** May 15, 2010, 00:16:43 AM »

Bad English used by today's newsreaders.

Jenny1 · « **Reply #12 on:** May 15, 2010, 06:34:54 AM »

There's more! Snooty Tesco mobile customers who call in saying "I have one of your chips in one of your so called machines". Winds me up so much. It's a chuffing sim in a mobile phone you **#*#*!

dycedon · « **Reply #13 on:** May 15, 2010, 08:26:47 AM »

And for all our glaswegian readers

amur and amurnae, whoever heard such misuse words, for our English readers amur = i am and amurnae = i am not

Bluwise · « **Reply #14 on:** May 15, 2010, 09:23:15 AM »

I except the challenge.
Where did youse go for lunch?
Have we got us passports?
Can I have a lend of your book?
He learned her to swim.

Bluwise · « **Reply #15 on:** May 15, 2010, 09:26:27 AM »

quote:
Originally posted by Jenny1

It Annoys me when people say Asdas and Mataland! and your right About PAC code, I hear it all day at work, drives me mad

What about "...going to THE Asda" Jenny.....infuriating eh!

Or how about " ....going to THE Le Bistro for dinner" ha ha ha......

Jacqui Harvey · « **Reply #16 on:** May 15, 2010, 10:24:41 AM »

One expression that really annoys me is... "and he/she turned around and said"
I wonder where this idea of having a conversation with someone, then they physically turn
around and say something comes from?

Colwyn · « **Reply #17 on:** May 15, 2010, 10:25:10 AM »

"Where do you catch the bus to?" meaning - where is the bus stop.

chewyturk · « **Reply #18 on:** May 15, 2010, 11:17:50 AM »

what about the old favourite "i haven't got none"....

Scunner · « **Reply #19 on:** May 15, 2010, 11:27:22 AM »

"I brought them from Ebay"

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