To hate it when tomato ketchup is called Tommy K?

[Itsgottabebags]

Like in the ASDA advert?

I'm so jeal...

The word is jealous people!!!

Most of the tones already mentioned (although I am guilty of saying 'cuppa').

Also hate/dislike:
comfy
Sainsbugs (a recent one I have come across)
Arvo for afternoon
Doobrie
hubba hubba/nom nom and the like

When people say 'Yay or Nay?' I hate that but everyone does it now.

What I don't get is the irrational hatred for calling Ketchup, red sauce. It's red and it's sauce. What's the problem!?

Most of you wouldn't survive a minute in our house. Pretty much everything is called something else.

I also hate when hospitals are called with a nickname e.g. St Thomas (in London) is called 'Tommy's'. The Royal Free is called 'the Free'. The Tavistock is called 'Tavi'. St Bartholomew's=Barts. I suppose it's meant to express somebody feeling 'an insider' (eg working there etc) but for some irrational reason I hate it! Have no idea why I dislike it so .

Better than when they're called 'hospickle'.

Hospickle?! The mind boggles (unless we're talking about a 3 year old).

I have nt adult su who say hospickle down here. Sigh

Then please all pity me.

DH calls semi-detached houses 'semi-d's' and radiators 'rads'

It's hostipal.

I don't like 'veggies' for vegetables.

In Australia EVERYONE calls them veggies - even on the news the newsreader will say 'The cost of veggies is expected to rise.'

Culturemulcher: semi-d's????? Why?

PILs call the TV remote the dooferwhacker and any TV guide or magazine is called The Telly Book.

Makes me want to poke out an eyeball and often I don't care if it's theirs or mine, just as long as it stops the nonsense.

In Australia, everyone, including newsreaders add O or E onto everything. Schoolies, smoke break is smoke-0. Rellies, people in wheelchairs 'wheelies' ( yes, on the news) Brekky, Barbie, postie, Condo...

maria exactly. Why? Why? why ? It's horrible.

FakePlasticLobster Argh, my parents also call the TV guide (or in fact any magazine that comes with a newspaper) 'the book'

Purely personal but I hate thr chippy for the fish and chips shop I feel that this hatered is wrong.

My DH says "I fancy a choccy bar" and "just going out for a ciggy". Also "have we paid the leccy bill". It makes me strangely irritable and until now I just thought I was really intolerant.

Skin crawling just reading this:

"Chrimbo"......... there's just no excuse

And when grown adults say "hospickle".

And there is a road in my city that the students shorten from a three syllable name to "xxxx-ie road" I hate it.

"I also hate when hospitals are called with a nickname e.g. St Thomas (in London) is called 'Tommy's'. The Royal Free is called 'the Free'. The Tavistock is called 'Tavi'. St Bartholomew's=Barts. I suppose it's meant to express somebody feeling 'an insider' (eg working there etc) but for some irrational reason I hate it! Have no idea why I dislike it so confused."

Maria I think you hit the nail on the head- about being "an insider".I work in a hospital and there are certain staff who shorten names of things we use like drugs and equipment in an annoying "Ive worked her for years me" way. Irritating.

I'm sure other workplaces have little names for things like this that's all part of "belonging" or something.

wow....I'm quite amazed that people are so irked by the shortening, or changing of words into affectionate slang. I know these words are "of the moment" and the repetitiveness might by a little annoying, but language is shaped through the years, and I've never felt it to be right or wrong to change it.

I take it all the naysayers push "perambulators", drive "motorised carriages", and watch films on "digital versatile disc" players, or listen to music on "high fidelity" systems??

Danny Kaye was a film star/dancer from way back.

is the only time Tommy K should be used out loud.... nothing to do with ketchup

There's some nifty moves done in Irish pubs when this song is played!

I hate people saying (or should I say typing?) the wrong word even more than I hate words like bubs (which I detest!)

I've seen people say:

carnt for can't
a chest of draws for a chest of drawers
I brought instead of I bought

and I HATE when people type definately instead of definitely

ahhhhhhhhh rant over!

ROAR at Johnny Loo Loo

I have found my spiritual home.
I hate - sarnie, hubbie, uni, bubba (and any derivation) hun, and - passed away or 'lost'. Why can't people say the word 'died' or 'dead!
AND I cannot stand any programme involving poetry - because of that hideous poetry voice that the reader immediately uses.
It is like listening to fingernails on a blackboard.