Words/phrases you’re very particular about

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It winds me up when people use poisonous regarding snakes. Noooo it’s venomous

If you bite it and you die it’s poison
If it bites you and you die it’s venom

I also don’t like the word Alsatian. They were renamed during the war so that they weren’t vilified for being German. They are German Shepherds. Done

I'm with you on the poison/venom.

I dislike 'quote' when it should be 'quotation'. Quote is the verb. Quotation is the noun.

'Here is your insurance quote' makes me mumble '-Ation, it's quotATION' every time. 🤣

Undoutably when it should be undoubtedly

"Invite" is a verb, not a noun. You send out invitations.

Yes, this bothers me too!

I also grind my teeth a little when people use 'obligated' as a synonym for 'obliged'.

I’m fussy about ‘less’ versus ‘fewer’.

Also, the misuse of ‘hopefully’ to mean ‘with luck’ eg ‘Hopefully, it will be sunny tomorrow’ rather than ‘He walked hopefully towards the doctor’s surgery, thinking it would be good news’.

Also ‘begs the question’.

Any Americanism.

See username.

To lose something is not to loose something. Winds me up 🤣.

"Can I get..." particularly when people say it to the person serving them in a coffee shop. No, you can't get it. That would involve you going round the other side of the counter and serving yourself. They get it for you.

Cupboard - it's a press.

Father Christmas - he's Santa.

Aitch - it's Haitch.

People who have no idea how to use the word gotten and so avoid it.

Confusion about bring vs take - it's "Don't forget to bring your umbrella with you", not take unless you're taking the umbrella off someone.

'The proof of the pudding is in the eating'.

It is not 'The proof is in the pudding' which doesn't make sense but is widely repeated.

Also - how difficult is it to know the difference between 'to' and 'too'?

@Plusque you and my DH are kindred spirits re hopefully!

People using literally to mean metaphorically. It gives me so much rage!!! And the fact that the online dictionary went ahead and changed the definition of literally and agreed with these idiots.

He’s here, @ColleenDonaghy! One of the nicest things about moving home involved being able to refer to my hot press without explanations.

And I’m haitching away shoulder to shoulder with you.

See also ‘going for the messages’, ‘I’m after doing x’, and the manifold uses of ‘your man’ or ‘your one’. And ‘massive’ as a compliment.

Oh, and ‘ye’ is very useful.

Adore ye, and also youse (which sounds much less nice but does seem to be the version I reach for).

Never in my life have I heard of a cupboard being called a 'press'. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Big Ben. It's the bell, not the Tower.

You need to spend more time in Ireland

Mine was to JohnnyYen

Hold down the fort - it’s hold the fort, it’s not going to bloody well float away!!

That explains why I've never heard it.

The words 'I lie' after saying something mistaken. A lie is a deliberate untruth designed to mislead and is a serious accusation, it is not saying something in error.

Sorry, @ColleenDonaghy — that should have read ‘Hear, hear’ and the edit button seems to have gone AWOL…

Awesome used to describe the fairly mundane. My husband uses awesome a lot once he's had a beer and I can't stand it.

@Bammm

I am with you. God I hate that word.