Things people say that annoy me

[Diane]

Originally posted by Mouseteacher
Not using correct verb tenses - I seen the cat or We was there.

That really annoys me, too! Also when people say, "Where's he at?"

 

[Bob O]

"It takes a village to raise a child"
"If it can save just one life"

 

[Disney845]

I think it is annoying when people say the phrase "what can I do ya for?" Instead of "what can I do for you?" I mean are they really suggesting that I name a price?

It also annoys me the way my SO says wash....he says "waRsh" I constantly tell him there is no "R" in that word. He learned it from his mother who also says "waRsh"

 

[Serena]

My family put that "r" in a lot of words too. It was a long time before I found out they didn't belong.

 

[Joyciemc]

Also when people say, "Where's he at?"

That's at the top of my list. I used to work in a grocery store, and heard it all the time. "Where you keep the gum at?" There were so many things wrong with the question, my brain started to hurt.

Also, when people 'seen' things. Wrong verb tenses in general are annoying, but that's the one I hear the most. I wish people would embrace grammar a bit more.

 

[Beauty]

OH and another one,

Where do you stay?

I stay in my skin, now would you like to ask where I live?

 

[browneyes]

Originally posted by Boo'sMom
irregardless

LOL! I like that word.

I don't like to hear "me and her", etc. My dd loves it when I make her repeat her sentence until she says her pronouns properly.

 

[Poohbear123]

"hey, where's the fall?"=Suppose to be: "Where is the foil." Also, "Yo" is used a lot here, and also "scuse me where is----" That is supposed to be: "Excuse me..." I won't even go into the Creole and Spanish lingo I have heard....

 

[Lars624]

Wrong verb tenses in general are annoying,

It drives me crazy too!

I really get

when people check books out of the liberry instead of the library !!!!

 

[Aisling]

How about when people say "earl" and "terlit" instead of oil and toilet. Or "I get the pernt." It's funny to hear this old New Yawk tawk.

 

[DixieDreamer]

I think the "r" in words is a Washington state thing. Alot of the natives here insert an r in words where it does not belong... including... Warshington state! LOL!

I have caught myself doing it when around people who have this speech habit.

 

[AmyA]

The "I seen" thing really bothers me, too. Another one that makes my eardrums curl is "kind-ee-garten". Lots of people in Nashville say that, and the baaaad part of me always wants to say, "Wow, I didn't realize the 'r' in kindergarten is silent."

 

[KathyTX]

"Acrost" for across. DS is picking this up from DH, who picked it up from his parents... It just really grates on my ears.

 

[Figment22]

When people say "I could care less." It's "I couldn't care less"
to describe the least interest you could have in something. "I
could care less" is meaningless. It drives me crazy.

Seconding an earlier post, "liberry" makes me nuts too.

I used to work with someone who'd always say "supposably"
instead of supposedly. It was one of her favorite words.
Get it right!

 

[Beast]

....but I can handle a lot of these. I've lived in a lot of different places and I take into consideration regional accents, local dialects (sp?), etc.

It's mostly the "fake-y" things. For example? ISH!!!

"What time should be meet you?"
"Oh, let's say nine-ish."

{{{{{{{{{{{{{{AUGH!!!}}}}}}}}}}}}}}

I've picked up a LOT of "local" things over the years. So if I ever meet any of you in person, it'll probably going to drive you nuts!


'later dudes!

 

[Talking Hands]

Guys that are irrritated by wrong tenses. If the person you are speaking with or corresponding with is deaf or even an interpreter you may get wrong tenses. Reason. They are so into ASL (American Sign Language) that they forget English structure. I know when I start emailing with me friends we tend to write in ASL structure rather than turning to English grammar. No tenses in ASL. Like yesterday school I go meaning yesterday I went to school. Bad habit really but we do it and know what we are saying.

 

[Mskanga]

Someboby finishing a sentence with the word "man" , what's up with that man???? , normally those people finish every sentence with it!

 

[Tina]

"Y'all" makes my skin crawl.
"My bad" is another one that makes me cringe.

 

[crazyme5kids]

I can't stand when people say boo boo for a cut. I also can't stand when they say wee wee or other words for ***** (can I say that here?).
Barry this made me laugh. When my mother moved from New Mexico to Manhattan in the 40's, people would always ask her how she liked living in this country.

 

[KathyTX]

POP. When they mean coke. It's a coke, whether it's Coke, Dr. Pepper, Mountain Dew, Sprite, whatever.

"What'll y'all have to drink?"
"Coke."
"What kind?"
"Diet Sprite."
"Okay!"

(Okay I guess it's a regional thing. But other native Texans will know exactly what I mean!)