Really, really, really petty things that annoy you

[BuzzShitbagBobbly]

(and which have zero impact on your life!)

My list includes:

• Companies which have the owner's initials as the business name. I have no problem at all with (say) "Clare King Picture Framers", but "CK Picture Framers" winds the shit out of me.

• Similarly, businesses which merge two names to create one made up word as the name. For example, Clare goes into business with Jenny and they call it "Clajen Picture Framers" Grrrrr!

• People who use lame examples as brilliant suggestions. E.g. say someone (not me, I assure you!) wanted to organise a really original/unusual theme for a party. The Lamer would say "how about tarts and vicars". Nasty AND boring!

I'm sure I have a million more...

I put that into try to get across how that pronunciation sounds when you say it as it's easier than explaining you are describing a pronunciation with a long vowel sound, as in a long 'a' as in 'dark' as opposed to a short vowel sound, a short 'a' as in 'tap.'

But a long vowel sound still doesn’t sound like it has an r in it.

Mine are mostly American pronunciations and phrases that have infiltrated here.
'Gotten' drives me insane with petty irritation.
'In back of' it's AT THE BACK!
'Fertle'-fertile
'hostel'-hostile
Don't get me started on 'erbs, particularly ORIGGANO!
(Wanders off twitching and mumbling)
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People who loudly sit muttering to themselves in a really obvious way, and you know they are only doing it so you ask “oh Sharon, what’s wrong?”. I refuse to acknowledge said muttering

Random 'In' there. Apologies

LOL @SlothRunner, know just what you mean! Have been know to have a passive-aggressive mutter now and then

PIN number.

It's PIN - the N stands for number

I don't have a PIN number.

On just eat I always write "please ring the bell" in the notes, as we don't always hear knocking. They NEVER do!!!

So many terms of phrase and modern slang irritate me, I think I will have to stop talking to anyone. Also have so many people always talked so badly (nothink, somethink, would of to name a few) or have I just started noticing now that I have officially become a POB; petty old bag?!
My teen DD said preggers in all seriousness the other day...I have clearly failed as a mother

@SlothRunner or they laugh at something they're looking at, then laugh again and again and then peek at you to see if you've noticed, because they want to say "what's funny?" and if you continue to ignore them they end up announcing whatever it is that they are looking at that is funny bc they're so desperate to tell you what's funny.
Just tell me in the first place, don't do this charade where you laugh pointedly and I have to ask!!!

@AlrightAlrightAlright that would make me murderous

Mine is dp people who sigh heavily for attention. I ignore it, so they do it again even louder. I still ignore.
If something is wrong just flipping say it.

Vetch-tables, pre-formance and brockly as pronunciations for vegetables, performance and broccoli.

When someone rattled off their telephone number on a voicemail! Yes, YOU know your number, i can’t write it down as fast as your saying it and I have to listen to the message again!
Every time I see ‘lose’ on here spelt ‘loose’ or ‘I can’t bare...’ instead of ‘bear’ it really annoys me.

On just eat I always write "please ring the bell" in the notes, as we don't always hear knocking.

I have a doorbell and in normal land (i.e. not MN) most people use it.

But I have had several people who actually need me to answer the door or give them my attention somehow, knock as if they are trying to win the "quietest knock ever" award; gently tap the glass in the door; and one time I even had someone shout at my house from the path! It was only because the front bedroom window was open that I heard it from my back bedroom office.

'A couple or three' as a saying, technically correct but so aggravating

@slothrunning yep... That irrirates me too. And when say something like "I'm dreading tomorrow" so I will begrudgingly say.. "Why, what's happening tomorrow?" and the reply is "oh, its gunna be crap". I used to ask again why, now I just say, "oh, OK" .

[quote WagathaChristieDoesItAgain]@SlothRunner or they laugh at something they're looking at, then laugh again and again and then peek at you to see if you've noticed, because they want to say "what's funny?" and if you continue to ignore them they end up announcing whatever it is that they are looking at that is funny bc they're so desperate to tell you what's funny.
Just tell me in the first place, don't do this charade where you laugh pointedly and I have to ask!!![/quote]
Yes!! So annoying!

Grandmothers playing mum pushing the pram whist her DD/DIL trots alongside probably because my DM was never that into GC

People who post on social media “Ive had the worst day”. People ask what’s wrong and they get “I can’t talk about it hun. I’ll DM you”

People who keep talking when you're trying to watch something.

'Isn't that xxxx from xxxxxx?'
'God,she's aged!'
'Remember him on xxxxx? How many years ago is that?'
'I'm sure he's married to xxxxxx''
'He looks like xxxxx'.

Aaaargh!

Recycling being left beside back door........open door ....the bin is right there!

People who say "a few" when they actually mean a couple.
I had someone say to me on a Monday "see you in a few days" when they were actually going to see me on the Wednesday 🤨

Also whenever I have a holiday from work (never more than 2 weeks) a certain person I know will say "enjoy your few weeks off" not only is that a strange thing to say, but it's incorrect. I never get a few weeks off!

Recipes on blogs that you have to scroll for 5 minutes of life stories before you actually get the bloody recipe ingredients and method!! oh so annoying

Yes! Particularly when it's an American one, say for cheesy barbecue chicken and you eventually find the find the ingredients and method after scrolling for days only to find something like,
1 cup cooked, shredded chicken,
1/2 cup grated cheese,
1 cup Aunt Fanny's authentic olde time cheesy barbecue chicken seasoning mix,
Chopped cilantro.

My petty things include,
MIL adding an extra s to the name of the company DH works for, for example his company is Mars Bar, she calls it Mars Bars.

People who offer me a Coke when they in fact they are offering me Diet Coke, Coke Zero or even worse Pepsi Max.

DH and DC sucking on water bottles all day.

DH in the evenings partially removing his socks but leaving them on the toes like little hats.

DD leaving trainer sock donuts all over the house.

DH in the evenings partially removing his socks but leaving them on the toes like little hats

Sweet!

When people dress their children in the same outfits. I know it's none of my business and it's not harming me and blah blah. I just think it looks shit. They are two individual human beings, not identikit dolls.

Those annoying chat bot things that have started to appear on websites. You load website, start browsing and then this fucking side window appears "how can I help you today?"
You can't. Fuck off. Except they've made it difficult to find how to make it fuck off.
It's like the internet version of that bastard microsoft paperclip from the 00s.