I think I am going to scream

[Spudbash]

Funnily enough, when was a girl, I used to like being called a 'kid' - it had novelty value and was less authoritarian.  ;D

The convention I thoroughly dislike is one I hear a lot if we go out for a meal in a pub or a restaurant: the waiter or waitress casually asking, "Are you all right there," instead of "Good evening, how can I help?", "Have you booked a table?" or "What can I do for you?" or some other appropriate opener.

If I'm asked "Are you all right there?", it begs the response, "No," in order to progress to the meal I clearly intend to purchase.  Why would a waiter or waitress start the ball rolling by inviting a negative response???  ??? It rubs me up the wrong way, good and proper, and no mistake!  ;D ;D

[Spudbash]

[SamLouise]

My mum also hates it when the word kid is used instead of child/ren.  If I ever use it, she says, 'Kids? Kids are what goats have!' Hmm, that's me told :-[ ;D

It bugs me when people finish off their questions or statements with 'yeah?'

'I'll meet you at the cafe, yeah?'
'Then we'll go to Asda, yeah?'

Grrrrrrr. 

That's my little rant. Yeah?

[Carol]

Another word that used to get me going was INDEED.     Indeed this, indeed that.   If someone agreed with you, it was 'indeed'.    pah!!!   

Absolutely has replaced Indeed.   

I also hate being called 'Dear'.  by any shop assistant or whoever.   Also, anyone who sees my first name and starts calling me 'Carol'   when they don't even know me.   Mrs T.....   to you, I want to say.   

Def. a grumpy old woman now.

[goodlife]

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Def. a grumpy old woman now.  ;D Yes indeed, dear Carol..er..Mrs T... ;) ;D
I'm absolutely grumpy old womankid too.. ;)

[louise stella]

My pet hate is......POP!

As in - just pop it up here!
Or i'm just going to pop into town!
Pop is what you do to balloons!!!!!!

Silly I know - but it bubs me!

[louise stella]

Or bugs me even!!!! ;D

[queenbee]

My pet hate is when I call a company and the answer with "good afternoon how may I help you" This is almost as bad as "have a nice day" and people who call a thousand eg:-6000K, but I will admit to using absolutely occasionally, however, I will try to give it up if you can come up with a word that means the same.

[Alex133]

It really irritates me when 'mum' is used by the media when 'mother' is appropriate - just seems so patronising.

Also, 'like' scattered through sentences for no apparent reason.

[tonybloke]

yes, but at the end of the day..........................................................

[cornykev]

This is great ammunition, I've wrote down all your hates and I'm going to have a field day with this lot, I always use the word Kid and will carry on, I'm just popping off to watch the telly with the kid yes indeed I will yeah, at the end of the day its my post yeah, you all have a nice day yeah.   :P :P :P      ;)

[Jeannine]

Carol I also hate the familiarity of first names.. Now when I asked my name in  a shop or whatever  I answer with ..my last name , when they ask my first name I say Mrs. That usually is enough.

I hate with a passion, the telephone sellers who phone , know your name and say.." Hi Jeannine, how are you tonight" if I don't recognise the voice I answer "why".. then they reveal who they are and what they are selling..I could throttle them down the line..hate it just hate it..GRRhh

XX Jeannine

[lincsyokel2]

My pet word hates.

I loathe the way the word 'gay' has been hijacked to provide a friendly frontage for various unspeakable acts.

I loathe the use  of 'whatever' as a method of verbal dismissal by teenagers

I despise the use of the phrase 'speed kills' to justify the entirely fallcious basis of the use of speed cameras.

[carbonel11]

Amazingly kids, Oxford University has done some absolutely wicked research on this, Indeed the results were as follows for the top ten most irritating phrases:

1 - At the end of the day

2 - Fairly unique

3 - I personally

4 - At this moment in time

5 - With all due respect

6 - Absolutely

7 - It's a nightmare

8 - Shouldn't of

9 - 24/7

10 - It's not rocket science


Bless  :)

[tim]

to be honest............

[pumkinlover]

I definatly think we need to  think outside the box on this issue

[Squash64]

This is great ammunition, I've wrote down all your hates and I'm going to have a field day with this lot, I always use the word Kid and will carry on, I'm just popping off to watch the telly with the kid yes indeed I will yeah, at the end of the day its my post yeah, you all have a nice day yeah.   :P :P :P      ;)

;D  ;D  ;D

[lincsyokel2]

This is great ammunition, I've wrote down all your hates and I'm going to have a field day with this lot, I always use the word Kid and will carry on, I'm just popping off to watch the telly with the kid yes indeed I will yeah, at the end of the day its my post yeah, you all have a nice day yeah.   :P :P :P      ;)

whateva........................no, shut up...............innit....

[carbonel11]

I definatly think we need to   think outside the box on this issue

With all due respect I personally prefer Blue Sky Thinking myself, personally that is !

[katynewbie]

OK guys, but what are we going to do....going forward?