When people use words that aren't even words...

[LiLIrishChick63]

That show is the ultimate example of bad grammer and speech. It's pathetic. Talk about all of the "axe," "wiff," "w'choo," etc. BLECH!!

axe drives me nuts too!

you know she has her own show now.........

 

[LiLIrishChick63]

My biggest pet peeve is the Ebonic jargon!! "Where you at?" "I be home."
WHY oh WHY do business managers give people with poor grammar a job answering the telephone?

i still think it's better than the ones who's first language isn't even English! my credit card company seems to hire only people with poor English as a second language, so half the time i can't understand a word of what they're saying. and considering a credit card is a big deal, i'd rather have someone who i can understand talking to me about it.

 

[LiLIrishChick63]

I think Beneful is a brand of dog food. Maybe the concession ran out of popcorn.

 

[LiLIrishChick63]

Was he related to my dad????? My dad always said "dint."

Has anyone ever heard someone say, "dudn't" instead of "doesn't." As in' "He dudn't like you anymore,"

Ricky Ricardo..........

 

[LiLIrishChick63]

just thought of another one

Ambalance instead of Ambulance

 

[LiLIrishChick63]

I have no idea how to spell this word, but its pronouced like ah-fin-a-go which I guess means "I'm gonna go." The people I work with use this term and I can't stand it!!! Its not even a word!

The other word they say a lot is MINES. This one would be OK if they were referring to dark places under the ground, but they use it as "That is mines, not yours." Grrrrrrr.

i hate that "i'm finna".....drives me nuts! you can't just say "i'm going to" or at least "i'm gonna"?? you know??

 

[Mysteria]

Wow you guys. Some of this stuff is pretty judgemental. Some of the words you are giving as examples are due to slight speech impediments and not the grand conspiracy to drive you all nuts. Keep that in mind when you are talking to the people who say the words you don't like. Imagine how they would feel if they knew what you thought.

Myst

 

[DeterminedOne]

Wow you guys. Some of this stuff is pretty judgemental. Some of the words you are giving as examples are due to slight speech impediments and not the grand conspiracy to drive you all nuts. Keep that in mind when you are talking to the people who say the words you don't like. Imagine how they would feel if they knew what you thought.

Myst

Yes, and some of the words/phrases are examples of Ebonics, which is a language of it's own. Let's not forget that either.

 

[letterdavidman]

I usually pronounce it "Q-pon" (phonetically spelled), while my DH pronounces it "coo-pon" (again phonetically spelled).

<singing> Tomato, tomoto, let's call the whole thing off....
Sorry, couldn't resist

From Dictionary.com:

cou·pon /ˈkupɒn, ˈkyu-/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[koo-pon, kyoo-]

The preferred pronunciation is, in fact, "koo-pon", not "kyoo-pon". But try telling my mom that.

 

[letterdavidman]

I hate people who say:
Delish
Sammie or sammich
And who drop the h in huge or human.

Then you must loathe Rachael Ray as much as I do?

 

[cybrkitn]

From Dictionary.com:

cou·pon /ˈkupɒn, ˈkyu-/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[koo-pon, kyoo-]

The preferred pronunciation is, in fact, "koo-pon", not "kyoo-pon". But try telling my mom that.

I've seen that too. Looks like either pronunciation is correct

 

[letterdavidman]

Whoa..... wait just a darn minute- so it isn't Wor-ches-ter?? Is Worchestershire sauce pronounced "Wuster Shire???" I always thought it was "Wor-ches-ter-shire." Eek!! I notice I mispronounce a lot of these words people are talking about! I'm appalled at myself.

My brother always says "Pot Por ee" for potpourri. That always makes me smile.

Yes.

 

[*Fantasia*]

Wow you guys. Some of this stuff is pretty judgemental. Some of the words you are giving as examples are due to slight speech impediments and not the grand conspiracy to drive you all nuts. Keep that in mind when you are talking to the people who say the words you don't like. Imagine how they would feel if they knew what you thought.

Myst

I only read a few post. I have an accent.. and sometimes I just misprounouce them. It is not deliberately to drive anyone crazy. And to misprounounce them doesn't make the person stupid.

 

[Rex Rules]

These are from my father in law and when he says them it is like scraping nails on a blackboard to me:

velcore instead of velcro

Wal-mark

and the biggies: Jap-pan and EYE-talian

 

[sotoalf]

Here's a few more:

(1) Using "impact" as a verb, as in, "The hurricane will impact local emergency workers' abilities to respond." It's "affect."

(2) "Pro-active."

(3) Abuses of the phrase "the fact that"

(4) Appending "thing" at the end of a phrase or sentence ("I went to the 'Ohana thing last night")

 

[sotoalf]

Wow you guys. Some of this stuff is pretty judgemental. Some of the words you are giving as examples are due to slight speech impediments and not the grand conspiracy to drive you all nuts. Keep that in mind when you are talking to the people who say the words you don't like. Imagine how they would feel if they knew what you thought.

Myst

But we DO want them to know what we think! It's wrong. Common sense should tell you whether the person mispronouncing words has a speech impediment.

 

[oxfordcircus]

One of our state supreme court judges was quoted in the local paper using the word "troublematic." That word has now entered my vocabulary.

A plaintiff in a deposition said he had a "botheration" in his inner ear. I haven't been able to work that one into any sentences yet.

This doesn't quite fit into this thread, but would qualify as a "name that isn't a name." I once defended a lawsuit in which one of the plaintiffs was named Delicious Bush. I'm not sure whether that's a man or a woman, but either way, I'm sure it's been a hard life for Delicious.

 

[cybrkitn]

This doesn't quite fit into this thread, but would qualify as a "name that isn't a name." I once defended a lawsuit in which one of the plaintiffs was named Delicious Bush. I'm not sure whether that's a man or a woman, but either way, I'm sure it's been a hard life for Delicious.

That name sounds like it goes on the "Weird names" thread Not to mention the implications of jokes that would stem from it.

 

[mamaprincess]

Irrevelant instead of irrelevant is a friend of mine's favorite er-uh word. He also says karmatic instead of karmic. He refuses to say those words correctly. He was born and bred here! He should know better by now.

My DH on the other hand who is from Ghana is like the african Desi Arnez. His constant mix-ups are hilarious. My mother loves them and so do I because they are so perfectly wrong. One thing he says that I love is exposable income! He also says he is livin it as opposed to livid. He has thousands!

 

[mamaprincess]

Forgot about my #1 pet peeve.

I cannot stand when people turn a simple one syllable word into a two syllable word.

Examples:

That becomes thee-ot
Ask becomes ee-osk
Their becomes thee-er

So very annoying!

Also lookit. What the heck is lookit and why do adults say it?