Linguistic pet peeves

[Liberty Belle]

Saying funna instead of going to. I only hear this in Florida.

They say "finna" here, but it's a mispronunciation of "fixing to."

 

[BrianL]

Saying funna instead of going to. I only hear this in Florida.

In this vein I really ate I'mma, like "I'ma do this later." It's one of the few that really irritates me.

 

[amberpi]

I love Amy Grant's Baby, Baby
And of course, The Supremes' Baby Love
And Donna Summer's Love To Love You, Baby
Gosh, I could probably name 100s more.
It's a song lyric staple.

Lol, I only know Amy Grant because I have 1 friend that breaks all my molds! I couldn't tell you a single song! I know she's a singer...lol.

 

[nerdydisneygirl90]

Not vocally but written, breathe and breath being interchanged or spelled wrong. I've even seen it in published books and it irks me to no end.

 

[AppleDumpling]

"Where you at?" instead of "Where are you?"

Always makes me think of my 4th grade teacher, who taught that you should never end a sentence with a preposition.

 

[dish rag]

They say "finna" here, but it's a mispronunciation of "fixing to."

Yes that to. Finna and funna.

 

[Kaytie]

Ugh, those drive me crazy, too, and it reminded me of one I cannot stand, "I am bias." No! You're biased!

You don't know, though. The speaker could genuinely be diagonal

Yeah, here what I often see is Boma's or the one that really drives me nuts is O'Hana (I always want to say, "It's not an Irish place!" )

Even worse, O'Hana's.

 

[mantysk8coach]

This one is Disney specific and has been kind of bugging me for awhile and I'm going to sound crazy for overthinking this one.

In Disney vs at Disney

For example..."I always stay at the Beach Club when I'm in Disney" vs "I always stay at the Beach Club when I'm at Disney"

Please tell me I'm not the only one bothered by this. AT Disney sounds more correct to me...but maybe I'm in the wrong.

Which one is correct and why?

 

[disney4us2002]

My pet peeve is when people complain about the pronunciation of "ask" as "aks"/"axe".

It's a perfectly valid pronunciation going back to 16th century England.

That would be me. I think it's horrible and the person saying it sounds uneducated.

I also cannot stand listening to my co-workers answer their telephones and say "this is her" every.darn.call.

Supposably instead of supposedly.

On accident. I grew up always hearing "on purpose" or "by accident". Now it seems everyone says "on accident". Such as, "I'm sorry; I took your keys on accident instead of grabbing mine."

 

[Kathryn Merteuil]

Oh no! I think I'm guilty of this! Its VERY common in Nashville. I only say it if I've literally already stated a point. What bothers you about it? I'm fascinated now and I'm always concerned about looking like a hillbilly professionally!

What bothers me about it is may be more of a personal experience with it. I had to ride for about 3 hours with somebody who was talking the entire trip, and she started every sentence with "Like I said..." Since then, I just notice it SO MUCH, and it irritates me.

I realize I am not without fault. I KNOW that I have the bad habit of using the word "like" WAY too much. It like probably irritates people.

 

[disney4us2002]

This one is Disney specific and has been kind of bugging me for awhile and I'm going to sound crazy for overthinking this one.

In Disney vs at Disney

For example..."I always stay at the Beach Club when I'm in Disney" vs "I always stay at the Beach Club when I'm at Disney"

Please tell me I'm not the only one bothered by this. AT Disney sounds more correct to me...but maybe I'm in the wrong.

Which one is correct and why?

I think I'm no help, lol. I would say "I always stay at the Beach Club when I go to Disney." In sounds like you're inside a park and I don't really think of the whole WDW compound as being "in" Disney. Does that make sense?

 

[kimblebee]

That would be me. I think it's horrible and the person saying it sounds uneducated.

I also cannot stand listening to my co-workers answer their telephones and say "this is her" every.darn.call.

Supposably instead of supposedly.

On accident. I grew up always hearing "on purpose" or "by accident". Now it seems everyone says "on accident". Such as, "I'm sorry; I took your keys on accident instead of grabbing mine."

I a man guilty of saying on accident. Not sure why or when it started.

Not from you, but I am also guilty of saying 'do you want to come with'. At least I did when I was younger.

 

[willowsnn3]

The hubs
Hubby
Hubster

Yes
Yes
YES!
Also cannot stand to hear a woman referred to as a "gal". Sounds like someone out of a old corny western movie.

 

[disney4us2002]

I think the whole "like I said" can sound condescending and passive-aggressive but I suppose it depends on the way it's delivered and if the person saying it is a friend or not so much.

 

[kimblebee]

Yes
Yes
YES!
Also cannot stand to hear a woman referred to as a "gal". Sounds like someone out of a old corny western movie.

I can also add

kidlets
Kiddos
The littles

The last one is the worst.

 

[maxaroni]

Strength and length pronounced as strenth and lenth

Brang. I brang cake to my neighbors. Are you kidding me????? Ugh.

Unless it's my ears, I hear..... I sawl it with my own eyes. Not, I saw it with my own eyes. Multiple people have said it....

 

[willowsnn3]

"baby girl"

My grandson is always on Facebook posting about his current 'baby gurl', lol.

 

[DLgal]

When people say "so and so NEEDS FIXED" or similar:

"The lawn needs mowed."

"His hair needs cut."

"The dishes need washed."

Drives me insane.

 

[penn19]

Girl. As in giiiirrrrrlllll....or calling someone girlfriend. Not like the person IS your girlfriend. Just girlfriend.

 

[Vicki926]

I could never understand why some Italian Americans pronounce them that way. The words sound nothing like that in Italian. Also, the way some pronounce ricotta. I told a friend from Naples (Italy, not Florida) how some IAs pronounce these words and he was mystified.

I just guess over time the Americanized pronunciations became predominant among certain IAs.

My born in Italy, raised in Brooklyn, moved to NJ as an adult, grandma, would NEVER pronounce Italian words the way so many Italian Americans from this area do. all vowels were pronounced! Lol