'Enjoy'

[SamLouise]

"Init" drives me mad. >:(

Grrrr, me too.  As if it's not bad enough that it's said in the first place, it's always used in such a stupid way! "I'll see you at McDonalds, innit"  Another I hate is "Laters"  Laters? ? ? ? ? ?  >:(

[SamLouise]

[Baaaaaaaa]

Is this not just the youth trying to create their own identity ?

How many words are used commonly on here that are not in the OED ?

allotmenteer (ing)
'puter           
tinternet       
interweb
PMSL
LOL
PSB
...

Don't we all like to be creative ?

[Deb P]

I think the worst has to be overuse of the word 'like'...it seems to have replaced 'um' and 'er' as a thinking pause....My daughter says it when hanging around with certain mates, and I enjoy making her cringe when they say it (about six times in one sentence) and I interrupt..."Ah, so it wasn't actually that then, it was only like it......."

What are children for if you can't get your own back a bit....my OH surpassed himself once by trying to prise my daughter out of Top Shop by threatening to dance to the music until she came out....and then did it! Exit one very annoyed daughter muttering "Dad, DON'T!" ;D

[grawrc]

....and they're so easy to wind up aren't they!! It's almost like payback for having to tolerate teenagers!! Now there's a modern word - teenager. It didn't exist when my husband was one!!

[Lauren S]

I loathe the phrase *At The End Of The Day*.......It's over used often by so many.
My other pet peeve is....When you go to pay for something, cashiers will say....
"That will be £2..99 THEN"...
I so want to say, what will it be NOW as opposed to THEN... ;D...I will say it one day, I know I will  ;D

[Lauren S]

Teenagers...God's way of punishing you for having sex, when you should have been sowing in your garden bed instead  :o  ;D

[markfield rover]

And  what is it with 'near miss'?

[Plot69]

"Init" drives me mad. >:(

I agree totally.

"Simple as" P's me off... Simple as what?  Falling off a bike, landing on the moon, E=mc2?

And plz, don't get me started on txt msg m8!

[katynewbie]

 >:(

Oh don't get me started! What about "ahead of" we used to have one word for that, it is BEFORE!!

>:(

[Uncle Joshua]

"Init" drives me mad. >:(

I agree totally.

"Simple as" P's me off... Simple as what?  Falling off a bike, landing on the moon, E=mc2?

And plz, don't get me started on txt msg m8!

Test talk bugs me, we have a few forum members (on my forum) that do whole posts of the bloody stuff but they are told in no uncertain terms that we only allow English.

[Mr Smith]

I also find it amusing when trying to be funny with the youth of today like my line manager at my part time job(another term that I hate 'Line Manager') I'm sixty she is about just out of a paper round. she enquired about  the customer I delivered a car to today, 'Was he happy with his new car', I said 'He was' we should have him stuffed quoting from Basil in Fawlty Towers, she just looked at me like I was gone out :)

[greyhound]

I think "like", used in the place of "said", is a brilliantly economical phrase.

"I was like, .... And she was like, ...."

It conveys "please do not assume this is a verbatim account of what was said, I am merely attempting to render the gist of the conversation".

Does the job perfectly!

[Plot69]

A favorite politician saying "At this point in time".

Why not just say "Now"!

Poly = Many
Tics = Blood sucking insects.

[grawrc]

.. when you phone some place with a specific request and they end by asking "Is there anything else I can help you with today?" At that point I can feel myself turning into the grawmentor, and no matter how pleasant and helpful they've been up until then, suddenly I loathe them with venom. I have to stop myself being nasty and abusive so usually say "no thank you" and put the phone down.

I hate the way they train folk to lose all individuality and trot out the same banal phrases all the time. I used to like it when my bank manager knew how to say no and didn't feel he had to be pleasant and apologetic while saying it.



Did I really say that???? ::) ::)

[Plot69]

How about when the bank phone you and ask you to confirm who you are?

They phoned me therefor they need to confirm who they are before I give my details... Of course, they can't.

[keef]

"Off of" - people say all the time round here, ie "I bought myself a new spade off of QVC", does'nt really annoy me though.

I work in supermarkets all over the place, and the tannoy anouncment for "the 2 o'clock rumble" makes me chuckle. I can just imagine all the staff getting ready for a massive punch up, arming themselves with baked bean cans and wonder mops!

Incedentally, has anyone seen that ad for the Willy Wonka film on ITV tonight - i'm sure there not singing Willy Wonka.... ;)

[kimbobill]

"Actually" gets me. The trouble is I'm actually the one that says it :o

[Carol]

Also, what gets my back up is at every supermrket now when you have arrived to check out.  You have 2 items and they say  'Do you need help with the packing'.  Noooooooooooooo

My friend has a go at the poor check out operator every time I have been with her in Asdas or Tescos. 

;D

[keef]

Argos - you've just bought a plastic kettle for your shed at £6.99, and the ask "Would like to extend warranty at that for just £3.99"

[Plot69]

I work in supermarkets all over the place, and the tannoy anouncment for "the 2 o'clock rumble" makes me chuckle.

Makes me chuckle as well. I always go in at 2:30 and turn them all round again  ;D