To be annoyed when people misuse words?

[acsec]

My DH is a prime example of this. The two which annoy me most are "My thesis is..." and, usually when he is playing a computer game and dies on it "Argh! Death becomes me!"
Unless you have written a dissertation on this subject, then you mean theory and I don't think dying on a computer game makes you look especially fetching.
It winds me up so much and I have given up telling him what he actually means.

Please MN, tell me I am not suffering alone!

[littlemog]

Yes - I heard on the BBC a presenter saying that 'x person was hung' rather than hanged and my hackles rose....

[SPBisResisting]

yes, but it's chester draws :o

[bachsingingmum]

My DH keeps using the phrase "Hobson's Choice" when what he means is "six and two threes". No idea why. I'm sure he's seen the film.

[ShellyBoobs]

yes, but it's chester draws

Indeed.

Try doing a search for it on eBay!

Make sure your bladder is up to it, though.

[Feminine]

The "hot flashes" is an American expression too!

[SPBisResisting]

Really? I have no problem with americanisms being used but they seem to take over so quickly until im the onlt one who remembers the original phrase and everyone gives me this look when I use them

[littlemog]

Bloody hell! 146 results for chester draws!!

Whp knew?

[littlemog]

On eBay that is btw.

[littlemog]

Is it bad that I am actually shocked by this?

[musicwithrocksinit]

People who say Vic -ah versa boil my piss. It's vice people.

Oh and people who think their being smart when they say reeeaally?

And when someone counters "two negatives don't make a positive" with "it does in maths". Only when multiplied you prat, when you add them it gets "MORE" negative

Froths in a corner

[musicwithrocksinit]

Oh and people who say ying and yang grrrrrrrr

[Lweji]

Blueberryveryberry
Being a forriner too, I have made very rarely, of course silly mistakes.
Once, whisker for whisk.

[littlemog]

Yes to 'ying' and yang. Bloody irritating and makes people sound really stupid.

[resipsa]

I must be old and sad. I love these threads. Have added to my list:

Adverse/averse
"Hence why"/hence

[resipsa]

But I have no problem when non-native speakers make mistakes. In their case, it's endearing. I remember never quite getting my head around "depuis" in French so if someone from France mixes up since and the-other-word-I-can't-recall-from-the-earlier-post, it's easy to tolerate.

[badtime]

justmatureenough2bdad, I also get very irked by the infer/imply mix-up.

When people say 'What are you inferring?' I usually reply 'I'm inferring that you don't know the difference between infer and imply'.

imply = suggest
infer = deduce

[Catsize]

I have found my dream thread...

'Those ones' and 'these ones'. No. It is 'those' or 'these'. One cannot pluralise 'one', can one?

'Could of' etc.

I could go on, but shall resist.

newforest, I think we were separated at birth.

[ShellyBoobs]

no thank you, I must recline

I love that one.

I shall use that one at some point over the weekend.

[elsie07]

Loose instead of LOSE. It's all over the fucking internet like a contagion. I should stop visiting weight lo(o)se sites where no-one call spell to add to their other issues.

And it is you've got another think coming, thing doesn't make any sense.

[Hissy]

My boss was talking about his holidays and how he's not familiar with the place he's going.

"It's not often I go icognito.."

He's an avid yourselfer too.

[Hissy]

Incognito..

I CAN spell. :)

[NoGoatsToe]

My Aunt says my DS was 'memorised' by something... drives me mad. I presume she means mesmerised.

[LittleNoona]

Not really misusing, but mispronouncing gets me.

My colleague says wed-uns-day instead of wednesday. It pisses me right off - we book appointments and say the days of the week in practically every phone call we take so I hear it often!

Also arks instead of ask.