Things that irritate you

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I know these threads get done a lot but I’m feeling irritable so here are mine (they’re not all rational, I admit)

People saying ‘myself’ and ‘yourself’ instead of me and you in an attempt to sound professional.

People starting posts with, for example, ‘dentist here’ or ‘solicitor here’ before giving their opinion. It just sounds really smug.

’good’ anything, eg ‘good butter’, ‘good bread’, ‘good chocolate’. Again so smug.

’crusty bread’ eg “serve with crusty bread and good butter” ARRGGH

The word ‘meal’ eg “I had just finished my meal”. I don’t know why. It just irritates me.

Groups of people standing chatting in the middle of the pavement or supermarket aisle not aware or giving a shit that they’re blocking it.

People talking through long yawns. Just yawn then talk ffs

Ridiculously loud exaggerated sneezes. In my experience almost always men.

Another one when people complain / moan that their dh /ds is messy / lazy then chuckle that’s what boys are like . No love it’s because you brought up a useless entitled son who didn’t have to lift a finger all his life so feels that he doesn’t have to and you justify it because he’s MALE , gives me the absolute rage !! . I have some sympathy for people married to useless men but tell the useless lump to go don’t excuse it because he’s a man it’s because he’s a lazy git !!

”Kind Regards” is irritating in itself, abbreviated or not! All consultants at my last hospital Trust had this at the end of all their emails and letters, seemed to come from nowhere to become the only way to sign off.

When people post pictures of shopping bags (usually designer/selfridges) wow you're so rich, babe x

Rebeccas who call themselves Beki or Bekki etc. What's wrong with Becky?

When you write an email to someone answering all the questions they have asked you, gone out of your way to find them contact details for someone, and basically taken the time to sort out something that they should already know….

to get a reply that just says

“thanks”

What, S &S, you don't want a thanks? You could have got nothing.

I write "best wishes" and that probably annoys as many people as "kind regards" would :)

I know a Nicola who calls herself Nickki. WTF THAT spelling is about I'll never know. Puts this name/spelling on everything... work emails, whatsapp, texts, work letters (signed Nickki Layton,) and greetings cards, and letters etc.

Gets really annoyed when people spell it wrong. (which they often do.) I know it's annoying when people CBA to spell your name right, but you do kind of ask for it if you have a normal name with a stupid spelling. 😆

@EbonyRaven

I know a Nicola who calls herself Nickki

Let's not forget poor Jade Goodey's mother, Jackiey.

Things that are plural, but described as singular:
a pant, a shoe, the lip, a trouser. 😤

Some people say 'a scissor', like a Welsh woman I know.

Yes fair point indeed

People who write why instead of while. Eg, "Watching a film why I do my ironing" "kids have gone out why I get some rest" absolutely infuriates me!

Hubby/wifey 🤢

I seen someone do a pregnancy announcement and wrote "twinkle twinkle little star do you know how loved you are" made me feel sick.

People who preach that we should use public transport over cars when they live somewhere like central London.

So you want me to spend double the money on an expensive train ticket, for the journey to take twice as long, with 3 change overs. And that's if the train turns up and isn't delayed/on strike/rail replacements/randomly cancelled for no reason. I'll take my car, and arrive on time thank you very much

@VeterinaryCareAssistant
The Essex/London/"road man" accent

Accents can't be helped. I speak with what's known as an Estuary English accent and I could no sooner change that than I could fly to the moon. If I tried it would sound artificial - I know; I have tried.

Accents are lovely things to have. Your comment says far more about your snobbery than it does about the people you're dissing.

Anyone caring about the American vs English spelling of things. It’s color or colour, why would I possibly care? People have too much time on their hands.

Agree with all except the meal one? Not sure what’s wrong with meal.

Because maybe Welsh is her first language and we don’t have the same language rules as the English?

@paininhell

Hubby/wifey 🤢

100% percent, infantilising and gross.

Hubby, doggo, hun, fur babies.

I love dogs but please, just call them dogs

Her first language is English; she knows a few Welsh phrases and expressions. Did you think I was being negative?

Well you mentioned her nationality, why else would you do that? How is it relevant? Unless of course it is because language translations work differently.

I was thinking of Wales as a region of the UK, like I might think of Scotland or Northern Ireland, which also have distinctive and interesting speech and usages. They don't say 'a scissor' in Belfast or Glasgow, though.

Everything...

47yo menopausal single mum of an 18yo doing A-levels who knows everything...and I bloody hate hot weather so there is very little that isn't winding me right up atm

I am so pleased to see I am not alone in my irrational hatred of normal words, for absolutely no reason! I also hate:

'Meal' especially 'hot meal'
'Portion'
'Feed' as in 'baby is due a feed'
'Electric' instead of 'electricity'
'Super' anything
'Cold snap'

Also:

'Bottle of drink'

And:

'Brekkie'
'Yummy'
'Lush'

To name a few.