Is there any slang that annoys you?

[Sophie1029734]

I was wondering if it was just me, I'm curious if theres anyone out there who hates certain slang?
I moved to stoke 2 years ago, my partners family says "is a" for example "is a dog" "is a beaut" "is a hiding" "is a stunner" it really grates on me, the whole time I'm thinking "please stop. Talk normal to my child, stop teaching her improper English" its "she is a" "it's a" ahhh it really annoys me. I use slang but ones like that annoy me.
I also see posts where I'm wondering what the heck its saying, I have to re read it multiple times because theyve missed out words and shortened things. I can understand shortening words such as U, fs etc but geez.

Brah

No, that’s just wrong!

No it's not. It may not be used in English but it is commonly used and acceptable in Scots English.

I hadn't realised it wasn't used everywhere though.

Should say England not English

@Howshouldibehave

So do people really NOT say e.g "the car needs washed"?

No, that’s just wrong!

The car needs to be washed.
The car needs a wash.

I say this 😆

People who say “going toilet / shop / town / bed” instead of “to the toilet / the shop” “to town / bed”

No it's not.

It’s grammatically incorrect; the tenses do not agree.

The hatred of using the preposition "about".

We now talk to things when we mean about and we are excited for things when we mean about.

You talk to a person and about a topic. For example I am talking to Sarah about the weather.

You are excited for a person and about a thing. Example: I am excited for Sarah, because she is getting married on Saturday. I am so excited about her wedding! (even better, I am looking forward to her wedding).

I also don't like hoofer-doofer for remote control. Yuck.

Bog roll. I find adults using this term unspeakably childish and it grates on me. DP, of course, says it all the time.

There's a recent trend to call everyone "lovely" and I hate it. I don't know why it pisses me off so much but I wish people would stop! I find love or m'darling far less irritating.

It’s grammatically incorrect; the tenses do not agree.

In England yes. Since its Scottish Standard English its perfectly acceptable in Scotland.

I don't think the needs gone/washed etc construction is especially new or exclusive to FB or other selling sites. I don't use any of those, but it's a familiar enough form and I don't find it grates at all.
DH's family are prone to losing aitches and substituting th with f, and I had to veto a number of baby names for this reason. Couldn't bear to have a Heather going through life as 'Evver for example.

Oh I use this sometimes when referring to my nieces and nephews!

Spag Bol makes sense - it’s Spag Bowl I can’t be doing with!

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