Things people say that annoy you...

[dvcfamily41801]

birfday

I also hate the kitchen zink

 

[buzzlady]

Tree for three.

 

[Mish19]

I can't stand when people say sangwich. What is with that?!
I also hate when people say stuff like "this needs fixed" instead of "this needs to be fixed" . What do people have against two little words?

 

[dvcfamily41801]

Ya know, I guess I should also add, somedays its a simple hello is all it takes to annoy me. Sorry, had a really rough afternoon at work.

 

[delilah]

Most things other people say don't really bother me, since I generally attribute it to being a regional pronunciation. I'm originally from Chicago, and here in south central Indiana, people have kind of a "country accent" to my ears.

When I was a resident, there was a certain attending who was rankled when people pronounced often as "of-ten" as opposed to "offen". I, of course, pronounce the "t" in it, so, she automatically sort of disliked me. I'm not sure how common one pronunciation is versus the other, but, she was from Texas, and had a Texas accent.

My dad used to always tease my mom because she said "sassage" instead of "sausage".

Then, of course, there are certain doctors who like to pronounce "centimeter" as "sauntimeter", which sounds kind of weird to me, but, I guess it's an East coast thing, since this person is from Harvard. And far be it from me to criticize people from Harvard when I am a little peon from Ohio State.

 

[Immelman]

down here - 'y'all'. around the chicago area it was 'pop' for a soda. oh yeah, "I finna' what the hell is that about?

 

[HollyJoy]

I cannot stand when people use double negatives.. for example, "I don't got none." IRK!!!!!

 

[dvcfamily41801]

I cannot stand when people use double negatives.. for example, "I don't got none." IRK!!!!!

Grrrr!

 

[krissy3483]

I hate hate hate axe instead of ask. The other one that really gets me is when people say underwears instead of underwear. Something about that completely irritates me. Phrases such as "I seen," and "I don't got" are annoying as well.

 

[MidNite]

bReverage

durNinig

AfricaR

 

[GEM]

"I'm fixin' to . . . "

"EYEtalian"

And, in general, I'm annoyed by basic mistakes like lie/lay, saw/seen, did/done, etc. That comes from having an English teacher for a mother. When I hear those, it makes me think that the person isn't very bright or educated. I know it isn't very nice, but I can't help it.

 

[lucky_bunni]

Missouri pronounced "Missoura" really drives me nuts. My mom told me that a lot of people used to say it that way. The keywords there are "used to", President Bush. The other one that drives me and DBF crazy is that Campbell's selects commercial, "THEIR FOODIES". WTH is a foodie? I think it may be a real word, but it REALLY sounds bad.

Edited to add - DBF (of Taiwanese decent) gets really pissed when people say stuff like "that ORIENTAL guy", those "ORIENTAL people", and so do I. THE ORIENT is a place, not a people.

Sorry, one more. When taking orders at Starbucks almost 50% of the customers say "can I GIT a...". No, I'm sorry I can't "git" you a Mocha but I can get you one.

 

[ForTheLoveofDisney]

My most hated word is Zink. "As in just put your dish in the ZINK."

And my aunt (God bless her) would always say "Let me 'ast' you something" or "I ast so-and-so if they were coming"

 

[Dakota_Lynn]

Well, as you can see by my tag, I do not like it when people say, “I could care less.” It’s “I couldn’t care less.” I always feel embarrassed for the people who are saying it wrong because it sounds so foolish to me when they say it incorrectly.

Another one I hate is irregardless. I can’t believe how many professional people get that one wrong.

I loath the way some people use the word “gay” these days. Anytime something is bad, it is gay. This is an insult to gay and lesbian people everywhere and I wish parents would teach their children that it is as unacceptable as swear words.

And I want to stab my ears when I hear an adult say, “my bad.”

 

[Dakota_Lynn]

I thought of another one. How many of you say, “I’m nauseous” when you feel sick? When you say you are nauseous, you are actually calling yourself the very thing that makes you sick. A cigar can be nauseous. A dirty diaper is nauseous. When you get sick to your stomach, you are nauseated. You become nauseated when exposed to something nauseous.

I used to make that mistake all the time until an English teacher explained the proper usage to our class. Now I'm VERY careful how I used the word!

 

[OK!]

I was on a 1st date with a guy and when the waiter came to take our order he said, "For my entry I will have...." ENTRY?? Hellooo! I just wanted to ask him what he was having for an "exit."

The look on my face was not pretty.

Ha ha! This reminds me of a bored night I spent a few summers ago looking through the Yahoo Personals. Even though I wasn't a member and wasn't considering becoming one, I still found myself hypothetically rejecting men on the basis of their spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

 

[Deb & Bill]

I had someone tell me they needed my staff to hang her "reef" in the lobby. I asked her if she had some sand to go with that reef.

 

[OK!]

Oh, and the "Missouruh" pronunciation of "Missouri" drives me INSANE. If you don't say "spaghettuh" or "Cincinnatuh," then don't say "Missouruh!!!" Grrrr!!!!!

OK. I feel much better now.

 

[PrincessaC]

i can't stand when someone says " do what " ... instead of "excuse me" ...and " whatever " ...

 

[disykat]

Most of these I've never heard, but I do admit to saying a few of them. I say offen, I get nauseous (though I don't agree that it's wrong to do so), and I have undoubtably said undoubtedly wrong sometimes even though I know better.

The one that drives me nuts is when a friend of mine gets "flustrated". I have to bite my tongue every time. I always wondered why her dh didn't tell her, but then I heard him say it too!