Local words or phrases that you hate

[AllyBri]

Can I do a song? Somehow, Kool and the Gang gets played a lot in my town. It's not cute anymore.

I had to google Kool nd the Gang, had no idea. Makes sense now.
I am so out of it.

 

[alicemouse]

I have far too many dialect pet peeves to list, but here are a few:

any incorrect variation of you (except for the super cute y'all when used adorably) drives me crazy.

I live in the snack food capital of the world. We have Utz potato chips here. Locally the vowel sound in the name is pronounced like the oo sound in book, not uhtz like the u sound in puppy or ooootz like oo sound in moon. It's such a small thing, but it's nails on a chalkboard to me.

We've still got a strong PA Dutch dialect here and words like hour, shower, and power become ar, shar, and par. Roof is often ruff. My dad does this all the time. Maddening.

Oh and my grandmother says daren't as in I dare not do something. What is that?!?!

Seen when the correct word is saw...aaahhhh!! Ok I have to stop before I have to puncture my own eardrums.

 

[APiratesLifeForMe2]

I dated a guy from New England that couldn't stand how I would refer to my mom's and dad's sisters as "ants". He pronounced it proper "aunt" (rhyming with flaunt). He said ants are insects, not relatives. This was several years ago and I still hear him correcting me each time I pronounce it "ant".

 

[Kimberlyann11]

I dated a guy from New England that couldn't stand how I would refer to my mom's and dad's sisters as "ants". He pronounced it proper "aunt" (rhyming with flaunt). He said ants are insects, not relatives. This was several years ago and I still hear him correcting me each time I pronounce it "ant".

He is a snooty jerk and you are too good for him.

 

[DisneyWalle]

I can't stand when people say, "I have an idee". Ugh! Just say you have an idea, not idee. I worked in the church library with an older lady, just as sweet as she could be, couldn't stand for her to say this word. Made my skin crawl.

 

[mom2cinderella]

I can't think of anything that is uniquely Central Ohio jargon.

I grew up in Dayton and there were a lot of people that refused to pronounce words that ended in 'i' correctly. It wasn't Miami, it was Miam-uh. Cincinnati became Cincinnat-uh and so on.

 

[EMom]

Here in Texas people love to say that they're "fixin'" to do something. It means, "about to..."

Example: I'm fixin' to go to the store.

Ugh!

Were you born and raised in Texas? Because I hear (and say) "fixin' to" about as often as "y'all." Over the years, I have come across several sources that indicate it has been used in various forms for hundreds of years, primarily by those who came to America from the British Isles in the 17th-18th centuries. That describes many Texans. I grew up in a town whose White population was probably 90% descended from families who came to America from the British Isles. And it was surrounded by plenty of towns just like it. People were always fixin' to do something or other. The phrase is still widely in use today. If people don't use it, I typically find they are not native Texans.

 

[Disney Doll]

I dated a guy from New England that couldn't stand how I would refer to my mom's and dad's sisters as "ants". He pronounced it proper "aunt" (rhyming with flaunt). He said ants are insects, not relatives. This was several years ago and I still hear him correcting me each time I pronounce it "ant".

Apparently he hasn't met a couple of my aunts.

 

[kmb584]

People around here pronounce three as "tree" and cousins as "cousints".. drives me nutty! Phrase-wise, "up the line".. huh? (people use it when they're going anywhere north). "Melk" instead of milk is another one.

 

[Turn the Page]

Someone up thread mentioned using the word seen instead of saw....that drive me up the wall too.

Or don't combined with no in a sentence like "she don't got no kids" or something like that.

Also, the misuse of the word literally or overuse of the word practically.

The habit of some people to end every sentence in every facebook, or message board, post with exclamation points drives me batty. Are you really that excited all the time that you need to emphasize every sentence. What gets me is it's not as if these people are only posting exciting things like We're engaged!!! or We're expecting a baby!!!!! or I got a new job!!!!!! No, it's like I'm having spaghetti for dinner!!!!!! or I'm going grocery shopping!!!!! It just grates on my nerves.

When I first moved to the south the phrase "I don't care to" confused me for a long time. If you ask someone to do something for you and they respond with "I don't care to" it means they don't mind not that they don't want to. It took me months to figure that one out.

Last but not least is the phrase "my bad." I hated it when I first heard it back in high school and I hate it even more now that my 8 year old has started saying it. Can my bad go the way of the do do please?

 

[kenly777]

How about some of the dis board vocabulary? Kiddos, ressies, etc? There are plenty more. Do people think these are cute?

 

[KaLyn]

"Idear" instead of "idea" makes me cringe.

 

[becpee]

Ugh... I hate, "we're pregnant." Yes, the man had something to do with it, but the woman is who is actually pregnant. My neighbor took it one step further. When she told me her birth story, she used phrases like "when we were 6 cm dilated" and "when we were pushing." GAG.

Now there's a mental pic that I just don't want to have, her husband being 6cm dilated as well, and pushing!

 

[Gumbo4x4]

Now there's a mental pic that I just don't want to have, her husband being 6cm dilated as well, and pushing!

Sounds like he need more fiber in his diet.

 

[Kerrio929]

I hate the word "irregardless" instead of regardless. It's not a real word but people use it all the time and it drives me crazy

 

[kellyg403]

Chimley instead of chimney...my mother says this and it drives me bonkers. I never corrected her or mentioned it, but when she says it I want to.

I am with another who posted about ressies etc. Why? Is it so hard to type out reservation? Do they say ressie in real life?

Kelly

 

[kmb584]

Forgot one and I don't know how because it's the one that drives me the craziest... "I'm standing on line". No, you're standing in a line, not on a line.

 

[mom2cinderella]

Oh yeah. If I could force everyone on the disboards to type ADR instead of ressies I would.

I don't like pressies or hubby or preggers but ressies just sets my teeth on edge.

 

[soccerdad72]

Someone up thread mentioned using the word seen instead of saw....that drive me up the wall too.

Or don't combined with no in a sentence like "she don't got no kids" or something like that.

Also, the misuse of the word literally or overuse of the word practically.

These all drive me nuts, too, but unfortunately, I don't think that's localized to one area. There's morons like these all over the country. I sit next to one of them at work. Every other sentence out of her mouth is, "Oh yeah, I seen that".

 

[mumto3girls]

When I was growing up we always called them thongs, not flip flops so some of us in North America would know what you were talking about. BTW, Austailia, is the number one place to visit on my bucket list , but I will not fly that long for less than a month so that trip is 3 1/2 years away when I retire, it will be my retirement gift to myself.

We called them thongs when I was a kid too ( Western PA). You never hear that anymore.