Things people say that annoy me

[BarryHom]

I have two:

The first is that before anyone talks to me, they ask, "Do you speak English?" or "Do you understand me?" I'm so tempted to answer, "No, sorry, I cannot understand anything you're saying. Please talk to me in Latin." I don't want to staple my English degree to my head.

The second are people who add "er" to nines, like "My VCR serial number is 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9er!" Unless you're in the military, do not say 9er. It does not sound cool when you say it. It's bad when people say, "Honey, we need 9'er teaspoons of sugar for this receipe."

Grr!

 

[snuggles]

If I had known you prefered Latin to English, I would have boned up before we met. Do people yell at you too? Seems that if they think you cant understand, they think they should yell.
I'm with you on the 9er thing.

 

[mickeyfan1]

it will be OK. I hate when people say "the cars needs washed", what happened to "to be"? There was even a headline in the Phoenix paper that left it out!

A good answer to "Do you speak English? is Si!

 

[Cindy B]

Rough day at work today Barry?


Jeff can tell some stories that would make your head spin.....

 

[Beauty]

ugghh people who are self-righteous! Who can't just at least "try" being nice to everyone (and I'm actually, believe it or not, NOT talking about anyone here that I've had issues with in the past!)

Also people like my mother-in-law who think the world owes them something!

And to quote something that was said to me and that I actually think did me some good,

GET OVER IT ALREADY!!!!!!

Thank you!

 

[Mskanga]

Barry as you know I'm from another country and do you know how many times people describe things to me and then ask if we have any of this in my country???

 

[PandyPaws]

EEK!! Barry, I haven't heard anyone say the '9-er' thing. Is this a new trend...? Ugh..oh my, I hope not!!

 

[Blondie]

Okay.....my peeve is when people say axe instead of ask!

What is so difficult about three little letters a-s-k! Why do people butcher it?

Can I "axe" you a question?

No you may not...but you may "ask" me anything you want!

 

[RitaZ.]

I haven't heard the "9-er" thing.

The one that bothers me is when people say or write "would of", instead of "would have".

 

[Boo'sMom]

irregardless


and


brexfist instead of breakfast

 

[Mish19]

I hate that needs washed thing too!

 

[Mouseteacher]

Not using correct verb tenses - I seen the cat or We was there.

 

[Kermit]

In addition to the niner thing, I don't like it when people use words instead of letters. Like instead of spelling something c-a-t, they say Charlie-Alpha-whatever word T is. It's okay for the letters that can be easily confused, like "V as in Victor," but it's unnecessary to begin spelling a word like that.

I had never met anyone who did that before, and then after college, I got a job working in tech support for a software company. Once when I asked someone what his last name was, he started spelling it like that. I started furiously writing down the words and got a few letters into it before I figured out what he was doing. I had to ask him to start over.

 

[Dan Murphy]

You'll be okay, Barry. 10-4, over and out.

 

[Keli]

The only people I've heard using the 9er thing is WWII era vets. I think it could get on my nerves too if everyone started doing it.

 

[Kallison]

Have a good one -- I always want to reply "a good one what?"

Dude, dude, DUDE! Ok all my students say Dude but they are 12 and 13 years old. On the way to Las Vegas I listened to three grown men (I would guess late 20's) say Dude, every other word for 4 hours while my DH slept. I thought I was going to SCREAM. On the way home, same thing with three different men (I use that term loosely). One kept kicking me under my seat, until after 2 hours of being woken up I finally gave him the heel on the top of his foot. He said "Dude that woman up there kicked me", I said "Dude, grown men shouldn't say Dude so much". What can I say I was really tired.

 

[missymouse3367]

Barry I'm sorry I didn't mean to upset ya. I'm just kidding I've never said those things. I don't think I have ever heard of anyone saying 9er.

 

[Debi]

Blondie, that "axe" thing bothers me also. If I "axe a question," then do I use an "ask" to chop down a tree?

Another thing that bothers me is the way people here in Southern NJ say the word "water." As a non-native NJer, that word really bothers me. NJers pronounce it "wudder." The word is water! Grrr!!

 

[Talking Hands]

When people say death instead of deaf. I am deaf not death (or dead)!

When people talk to my back and assume because I hear (sometimes) the sound I understand what is being said. I don't unless I have my hearing aids on and turned up LOUD.

 

[cinmell]

I can't stand it when people say yous instead of you. Example: What are yous guys doing tonight?? I also can't stand when people say like when it is not needed. Ex: I was like going to call you but like I didn't get home until like 10:00.