Words that bug you - written or spoken

odds_on

Some words that really bug me:
Spoken:
.... dude

Written:
.... would of (and all similar "of"s which should be "have").

And in general the poor state of spelling on so many forums, (there for their etc). I don't believe that these are typos but poor spelling by the posters.

I also hate all text message abbreviations.

R P McMurphy

tweak, as in we need to tweak that report

headmaster

ya know,
actually,

slavetothegrind

like.

looksee

Spell Czechs is a good outlet for grammar nazis (like me!).

There are a number of words that annoy me, sadly brain-fry has struck and I can't think of any of them! I'll be back if they return to my consciousness.

gruffler91

"k" or "kk", especially in texts. I mean how are you supposed to reply to that?!

shay2010

awfully good

shay2010

rapid

jos28

Jacks as in going to the jacks, really bugs me. It annoys me even more because people who use it don't even know why they call the toilet 'the jacks'.

Jellybaby1

'kid' instead of 'child'

odds_on

Jellybaby1 wrote: »

'kid' instead of 'child'

A kid is a young goat but would you call an Old Goat a mod?

Sorry, I couldn't refuse that!

mikeyboy

"Much" as in "jealous much / angry much" etc.

Rubecula

I hate it when people keep saying, "you know" and "like" when telling you something.

"Like he went for the ball you know, and you know he got it like so it was not a foul like, you know."

Jellybaby1

Rubecula wrote: »

I hate it when people keep saying, "you know" and "like" when telling you something.

"Like he went for the ball you know, and you know he got it like so it was not a foul like, you know."

'Like' by Joseph O'Connor. It's brilliant!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yx-siLoRmgc

Blush_01

Amn't.

While it's not technically grammatically incorrect, it's bloody irritating. I'm not is a far more aurally pleasing contraction if one is necessary. (:o)

Jellybaby1

Blush_01 wrote: »

Amn't.

While it's not technically grammatically incorrect, it's bloody irritating. I'm not is a far more aurally pleasing contraction if one is necessary. (:o)

I would have thought 'amn't' is a question as in
'I am right, amn't I?' (I am right, am I not?)

Whereas 'I'm not' is a statement.

ikol_

jos28 wrote: »

Jacks as in going to the jacks, really bugs me. It annoys me even more because people who use it don't even know why they call the toilet 'the jacks'.

Is it because the Americans call it "the John" presumably after john crapper, and we call it "The Jacks" because well John/Jack

That's what I always thought

odds_on

Blush_01 wrote: »

Amn't.

While it's not technically grammatically incorrect, it's bloody irritating. I'm not is a far more aurally pleasing contraction if one is necessary. (:o)

I was brought up to reply to someone who used "amn't", that you only put almonds in cakes.

In Ireland, amn’t I (am I not) is also be heard with relative frequency. One could possible argue that amn’t I is surely the correct interrogative negative form and not “aren’t I”; after all, the long form is am I not and not are I not!

Marty_Orr

"And all". Happens much like "like". at the end of every sentence.

OldGoat

I love using amin't simply because it messes with peoples (non-natives AKA Mrs.Goat) heads.
What irks me most of all is the abuse of 'seen'. I seen him do it. I seen it yesterday. I seen it happen.

Also, as a cronic speller myself I really get antsy when the grammar and spelling troupe decide to point out my mistakes. I'd just like to point out that we don't misspell on purpose just to annoy you. We are not all lazy ill educated illeritates and we DO resent it being pointed out to us day after day after day, post after post after post. (<---ha, pick the bones out of that you grammarists).
Particulary galling is that after using a spellchecker just to placate the grammarists n' spellers I STILL got lambasted because the spellchecker chose the wrong spelling of the words I wanted to use, break rather then brake, plane rather then plain etc.. These days I fix my mistakes when I see 'em but I'm not bothered if leave them out there in public. My ability to spell words is no reflection on my abitily to use those words.

There are numerous reasons as to why someone may mispell in their posts. Threads like this one are useful to point out some common mistakes that are genuine mistakes (such as expresso/espresso and chimbley/chimney) but when I see someone who I know to be seriously dyslexic have good posts get trashed for no other reason then a smug sense of superiorty it really saddens me.

Spellcheckers are not always readily available particulary in the heat of some keyboard warrior battles.

I should also like to point out that the 'm' and 'n' of my keyboard have been switched around in an effort to make me watch the screen rather then look at my keyboard while typing. It's mot always successful.

Rubecula

Hear hear OG. Typos are a fact of life, the best writers in the business make them too. (That's why they have proof readers.)

Leave off with all the poking fingers at the typos. They happen. Live with it!

Jellybaby1

I think one of the rules of online forums is that you certainly do not criticise anyone for bad spelling or grammar and I have never criticised anyone. The reason for some of us being irritated by it is possibly because (like me) they are old enough to remember having to type reams of text on an old Royal/Remington/Underwood typewriter, complete with 1/2/3 carbon copies, and if there were any mistakes then that section had to be typed all over again and you had to stay late in work to get it done, and the boss had to stay late in order to sign the rotten thing, and then you had to post it on the way home. When that is your experience, you tend to get your spelling and grammar right because that horror stays with you for the rest of your life.:)

looksee

Jellybaby1 wrote: »

I think one of the rules of online forums is that you certainly do not criticise anyone for bad spelling or grammar and I have never criticised anyone. The reason for some of us being irritated by it is possibly because (like me) they are old enough to remember having to type reams of text on an old Royal/Remington/Underwood typewriter, complete with 1/2/3 carbon copies, and if there were any mistakes then that section had to be typed all over again and you had to stay late in work to get it done, and the boss had to stay late in order to sign the rotten thing, and then you had to post it on the way home. When that is your experience, you tend to get your spelling and grammar right because that horror stays with you for the rest of your life.:)

Or taking dictation straight onto a wax stencil...now that's stress!

OldGoat

Jellybaby1 wrote: »

I think one of the rules of online forums is that you certainly do not criticise anyone for bad spelling or grammar and I have never criticised anyone. The reason for some of us being irritated by it is possibly because (like me) they are old enough to remember having to type reams of text on an old Royal/Remington/Underwood typewriter, complete with 1/2/3 carbon copies, and if there were any mistakes then that section had to be typed all over again and you had to stay late in work to get it done, and the boss had to stay late in order to sign the rotten thing, and then you had to post it on the way home. When that is your experience, you tend to get your spelling and grammar right because that horror stays with you for the rest of your life.:)

Oh dear, thats just brought the memories of metronomic typing lessons flooding back.
A now, S now, D now, F now. Wrists up girls, and you Boy! Keep the pace. J now, K now...

M.J.M.C

Don't they not
They do be
I seen that

:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:

mike65

gotten
irregardless

Jellybaby1

I know some folk from 'Norn Iron' who say this:

'I love chocolate so I do'
'I already washed it so I did'
'he's a little darlin' so he is'

Why are the extra words needed? :)

And the word 'wee' is just everywhere in conversation.:D

Jellybaby1

looksee wrote: »

Or taking dictation straight onto a wax stencil...now that's stress!

OldGoat wrote: »

Oh dear, thats just brought the memories of metronomic typing lessons flooding back.
A now, S now, D now, F now. Wrists up girls, and you Boy! Keep the pace. J now, K now...

Have you ever used a gestetner for copying? Oh. mi-gosh! There was ink all over the walls on my first day using that devilish contraption!!

V Eight

Jellybaby1 wrote: »

I know some folk from 'Norn Iron' who say this:

'I love chocolate so I do'
'I already washed it so I did'
'he's a little darlin' so he is'

I've come accross this in Wicklow!

Jellybaby1

V Eight wrote: »

Jellybaby1 wrote: »

I know some folk from 'Norn Iron' who say this:

'I love chocolate so I do'
'I already washed it so I did'
'he's a little darlin' so he is'

I've come accross this in Wicklow!

Really! I have Wicklow relatives and haven't heard it from them. Maybe yours have some 'Norn Iron' blood in their veins!

Beruthiel

Gay, as in - that's so gay.
Can't STAND the word being used in that context.

odds_on

mike65 wrote: »

gotten
irregardless

Ah, yes - gotten. As used in the U.S. I gotten .......

looksee

Jellybaby1 wrote: »

Have you ever used a gestetner for copying? Oh. mi-gosh! There was ink all over the walls on my first day using that devilish contraption!!

Yup, that's what the stencil was for... Or was that Roneo? which one was the horrible blue stuff?

paddyandy

There are lots of words and phrases and clichés that have become hijacked into the low life armoury and are bandied about in the name of 'freedom'.

Maglight

I admit it. I'm a pedant. I accept it so don't troll me. Here are my pet hates.

"Can I borrow €10 off you?" From me, not off me, I'm not wearing it.
"To boldly go where no man has gone before" Probably the most famous split infinitive of them all
"I'm excited for my birthday party" This one has me perplexed. Where did this usage of excited start? I've been blaming American children's TV, but I'm not sure.

looksee

Even worse is 'can you borrow me €10!'

mike65

Even worse is anyone saying "Can I borrow money from you?" :pac:

Needless 'ologies' and ironical

Jellybaby1

As well as 'like', America gets the blame for over use and needless use of the word 'so'. It all started with 'Friends'. Really now come on, it's like, soooo last year!!!!!!!!!!!!

odds_on

"Can I borrow €10 off you?" From me, not off me, I'm not wearing it.

And also in use:
"Can I borrow €10 off of you?"

In London you can hear:
"Can you change some money up?" when they are asking if you can change some money. Not sure how they can change up money!

kennypowers

''Would you like me to come with? ''..........Arragh,come with what ?Or ,we should get rid.Rid of what ,finish your fupping sentences.

floutingmaxims

"I seen that.. "

I can tolerate anything else but for crying out loud how can people still be making that mistake! UUGHHH!!

Jellybaby1

Cawcheen wrote: »

"I seen that.. "

I can tolerate anything else but for crying out loud how can people still be making that mistake! UUGHHH!!

I believe the reason is that teachers in our schools do not correct bad grammar and spelling as strictly as they used to in 'our day'. I was once told that if the child's family speak that way then they are not corrected. What a load of old turnips!!

mike65

I'm less worried about how people speak in casual conversation we all tend to use casual "vernacular" language, however when it comes formal and written work then yes it should be correct unless one is seeking to create an effect. Yanoworramean?

De Hipster

The use of 'Disimprove' - grinds on my soul (so it does)!

Condo131

slavetothegrind wrote: »

like.

Ah c'mon now like! We'd be lost in Cork witout dat like! Awright Like! LOL

JuliusCaesar

Listen up.

For most of my life, I've been told to 'listen'. No need to do it up or down.


And I miss the ol' two-finger salute, which has gone out of fashion due to the proliferation of the American middle finger.

I used to get bored of the the same old thing, now everyone gets bored........with? of? what?

Jellybaby1

JuliusCaesar wrote: »

I used to get bored of the the same old thing, now everyone gets bored........with? of? what?

I agree, they don't know what 'bored' really means anymore, it seems we must always be in a state of 'excitement'. People get 'excited' with recipes too!

Rubecula

Jellybaby1 wrote: »

I agree, they don't know what 'bored' really means anymore, it seems we must always be in a state of 'excitement'. People get 'excited' with recipes too!

I blame Red Bull and mobile phones.

Alice1

The one that upsets me is "epic" - as in "epic fail" etc.

I hate when people say "definitive" when they really mean "definite"

The very worst one for me is the use of the word "ask" as a noun - "I know it's a big ask" Gimme strength!

Spread

Alice1 wrote: »

The one that upsets me is "epic" - as in "epic fail" etc.

I hate when people say "definitive" when they really mean "definite"

The very worst one for me is the use of the word "ask" as a noun - "I know it's a big ask" Gimme strength!

At your service alice. A nice steaming plate of Saag Aloo.:D You do like Indian, don't you?

odds_on

Rubecula wrote: »

I blame Red Bull and mobile phones.

Something to do with a bull in a rage during a bull-fight with the matador?