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To ask what words make your teeth itch?

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scruffybird · 09/10/2011 20:32

Or sayings?

Mine are:
bolt hole
bespoke
Bless

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littleacceb · 09/10/2011 21:29

Pretty much anything wedding bloggy - bespoke, charming, oh-so-, whimsical.

"Can I get a ..." No, you may have a ...

Must-have.
All sorts of words for female genitalia, especially those ending in "ge".
Schedule, when mispronounced.
Hun, huni, etc.

electricalbanana · 09/10/2011 21:30

awsome is a banned word in my house especially said in a fake pseudo american accent.....

aaaagghhhhhhhhh

HumphreyCobbler · 09/10/2011 21:31

doidy cup

Mama Grizzly - yuck yuck yuck

Tomorrowslookingfine · 09/10/2011 21:31

vile

SarahLundsredJumper · 09/10/2011 21:31

"Bleddy" -unless you actually are Prince Philip - stop it now!!

YouDoTheMath · 09/10/2011 21:32

Epic
Yummy mummy
Uber
Uni
Jan / Feb (no one verbalises Oct / Nov, so why Jan and Feb?)
Hun
LOL (mainly because people aren't a) laughing or b) saying anything funny
Minge
Guys (I'm not a guy and I can prove it - plus it just sounds wrong when Brits say it)

Bunsouttheoven · 09/10/2011 21:38

Oftentimes
Guff
Pumps

weevilswobble · 09/10/2011 21:38

Ginormous. No! Its gigantic OR enormous.
'on the weekend' No! Its at the weekend. And when people say 'can i get a.....' No! Its 'i'd like a......' or 'may i have a ......'

JoandMax · 09/10/2011 21:39

Uni
Hubby
Guys
Babywearing

Phrases where people claim they will 'give it 150%' - you can't give more than 100% you fecking idiot!

madam52 · 09/10/2011 21:39

Oh good ElectricalBanana

I shall come and recuperate at yours (ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh -I just said yours)

NURSE

Dont worry EB I may be some time

weevilswobble · 09/10/2011 21:39

Littleacceb, sorry i see you got there before me!

DandyLioness · 09/10/2011 21:42

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oldsilverbullet · 09/10/2011 21:45

"ramp" as in "something needs ramping up", thought it was a noun - not a verb and I'm crap at grammar.

HintofBream · 09/10/2011 21:46

Tubbyhonesswivyu or even tubbyhoness

FagAshLill · 09/10/2011 21:49

Random = Dd is overusing it to the point that the next time she says it she will be grounded for a lifetime.

At the end of the day = just arggghhhhh

D'ya know what I mean? - fuck off, just fuck right off, Right now. Just go.

TheBloodCountessBathory · 09/10/2011 21:50

"Good Job" said to toddler in fake American accent with long drawn out "jaaaooobb" when toddler does something fairly unremarkable.

littleacceb · 09/10/2011 21:51

weevilswobble Great minds...

gordyslovesheep · 09/10/2011 21:53

Santa

electricalbanana · 09/10/2011 21:53

can yer borro me this/that....

calling a bus a buzz....that is how the locals say it

madam52 · 09/10/2011 21:55

Oh good - nurse has put the football on Smile.

< patient in background can be heard shouting PENUL EE >

< same patient can be heard pleading with Madam to put him down >

MissBetsyTrotwood · 09/10/2011 22:00

Basically.

craftyknickers · 09/10/2011 22:00

Hun
Hubby
My Bad

There are just so many!!

MogTheForgetfulCat · 09/10/2011 22:05

'Seminal' and 'iconic' used in relation to many books/films/albums etc. So often used wrongly. Also incorrect uses of 'ironic'.

1944girl · 09/10/2011 22:07

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