Pet peeves that others may find odd.

[ThishittyLimeCat]

I have so many that I think I should be on an island on my own.

1. People on Tipping Point who don't say please.
2. Describing someone eating as she polished off/ he demolished/devoured...
3. Hun overload, you ok Hun, thanks Hun...
4. Ordering food and drink. Can I get? Probably not from there 😫.
5. People who have to compete with your illness. I had glandular fever I was so ill. Well I had glandular fever twice and I nearly died.
6. Two words I want to kill people when I hear them, one starts with t and means dehydration. But they don't just say it once, they keep saying it without getting a drink.

The second means dinner but used by posh people and elderly, starts with a s.

Cleanse. WTF is that all about? You don't cleanse your car or your window do you?

News sites putting ‘BREAKING NEWS’ on stories that are just being newly published.

Time was, ‘breaking news’ meant ‘really important thing you need to read now / something major or disastrous’. It is not breaking news that a celebrity has been photographed without their wedding ring, to choose one particularly egregious example,

But you can't, it's too far 😄

I have to tell my DH that you don’t get any medals for putting up with pain. He’s finally learned this although I had to say you need to take the maximum dose or it’s not worthwhile.
I live with chronic pain.

And it’s still Breaking news many hours later when it has become OLD news!

I think many on this thread would love this site @Arraminta https://www.theliterarygiftcompany.com/search?q=grammar&options%5Bprefix%5D=last

My own one is worse post-Covid, it’s when someone dips into one of those little tubs of lip balm with their unwashed fingers, and applies to their mouth - ugh! I ditched all my lovely pots of lip balm in pockets, car etc and just use a stick one when out and about.

Lidl and Aldi have a wide shelf for packing purposes at the back of their stores. After going through checkout we pack it there, rather than holding others up at the till.

@RaraRachaelooh do go and see it with your daughter! I went with my sister (and no children) and we're both in our 50's. It's a lovely film x

People saying ‘I’m fiercely independent’. Heard it a lot lately from different people. Just say you’re a stubborn arse.

@Allseeingallknowing tbh I've never held up anyone, nor been held up.
I just fling everything into my bags as quickly as they're scanned.
There is a shelf but I've never seen anyone using it.

I don’t use self scanning, and I’m not organised or quick enough to pack at the till. Quite a few use the shelf at our local stores.

Insane. The quality is insane. The price is insane. The weather. It doesn’t make sense at all. It’s insane 😬

And I have to stop listening as soon as someone starts sprinkling in “like”, especially when the whole sentence is delivered in that hesitant, slightly bewildered way. Are they unsure of what they are talking about or unsure if the other person is intelligent enough to understand.

The cooking slang:
Chuck ...in the toasted caperberries and barnacles (or whatever)
Bung ...it in the oven
Sling ...it under the grill
I'm not an expert cook, or a psychic, but I think I can predict what's going to happen when you SLING that dish full to the brim with cheese sauce.

The (usually TripAdvisor) online restaurant reviews:
"Party of 4, 6, 8" ...aaargh!
"We were sat" ...I can't stand "we were / we was sat" in any context.
"Our waiter / waitress, Lynne / Manuel / Miranda" ...grrrr!
"Enjoyed our meal" ...is it just me, but isn't the word "meal" incredibly annoying anyway, particularly when spoken in a London/estuary accent so it sounds like "miw"?
"The portions were ample"
"With all the trimmings"
"Washed down with" ...bleurgh!
They're so self-important and pompous-sounding. Sorry, I probably sound snobbish (not snobby) and bitchy. Hey ho.

The SPAG ones:
"Discrete" when "discreet" is correct in the context.
"Where" instead of "were".
"I was stood", just like "I was sat" as above...
"I was led" (on/in the bed) as a corruption / misspelling of "I was laid" (ooh, Matron) which itself is wrong, as it should be "I was lying". Exception being eg "When I am laid, am laid in earth" because it's the passive voice.
"Should of / would of / could of".
Fetch me my gun, please.

The cutesy family and pets ones:
Hubby, Hubbie, Hubs.
Little Ones, Littlies, LOs.
Doggo, and using "Pup" or even "Pupster" for an adult dog.

People who don't say "thank you" when you hold a door open for them. Pass agg is the only answer to it, so I say, "you're welcome."

Men who, when you show them politeness and kindness, assume you're gagging for it. A builder was working on the outside front of my neighbour's house. She was away and he had no access to her house. I offered to make him a cup of tea. He said "Or, we could go up to your bedroom for a quickie" and tried to grab me. All I could muster in reply was "Oh, you're hilarious!" Retreat to my house, alone, lock door.

And finally, to the lovely posters who find the word supper unbearable... I have a friend who invites people not to SUPPER (sorry) but to "sups". SUPS!! I hope you now know how very fortunate you are. Hugs.

It really isn’t…

@DoloresDelEriba what "really isn't"

Brilliant! 😂😂 I really want the same T-shirt!

It really is in NE Scotland.

I second that @JackieLeeOhmyDarlinNsoul

I could add, "Gie's ......" and "I'll hae......" both heard frequently.

Visitors and incomers would say "Please may/might I have" but locals never would 🥰

We can use the Doric and still be polite.👍

No! There was a mum, dad & daughter (of about 35) right beside us. Do go, it's great.

"My kids". Goats have kids.

"Kiddies"

"I try and eat healthy." Try and eat healthily.

people who say ‘gosh’ just sounds so posh and ugh 🤢

Noticed this a lot when I came up north.

"See you later."

Will you? 🤷🏻‍♀️

Golly gosh as heard on Antiques roadshow.

What’s the 6th? Thirsty? What’s wrong with that?