Stupid things that annoy you

[Arlanymor]

I know this is probably stupid because I don’t pay the bill, it doesn’t impact on me directly and frankly why is it any of my business… but it really aggravates me when a retail outlet has moved premises or gone out of business but the bloody lights are still on. Surely it’s wasting resources and not brilliant for the environment? Why didn’t the person who was last to lock up flick the switch?! Is there a reason? Does maybe the landlord require the lights to be on for security reasons or something? It really does drive me nuts when I walk past a place that isn’t in use and the lights are on. And breathe… tell me stupid things that annoy you too so that I don’t feel so alone!

I hear you with the dog crap. I walk with my head down.
People typing "alot," "abit," "aswell" etc.
Chester draws.
Tounge instead of tongue.

I forgot about Chester drawers 😂 let's just add that to the list.

Would of, could of, should of - I understand why people make this mistake, but it does annoy me.

Exactly. And Dacia Dusters. That's cleaning.

Oooo we've had it all this year at our village one. Erm 7 5t, jeep and Asda food van off the top of my head. Ours has two height indicators I think people see the first one and think it's fine (you'd think the flooded footpath next to you would give you a hint) but don't think to look at the second one where the road dips down. Second indicator was at over a metre the last time something got stuck like seriously why why why? We have signs saying "do not cross in flood" these people live amongst us and breed!

People using their phones while walking.

I find Chester draws funny.

I understand what you mean. I'm talking about whether they spell whether as weather, you still get the gist of what the poster is trying to articulate and it seems petty/nasty sometines that someone who is going through some truama needs a lesson on spelling 😁

@Didshejustsaythatoutloud , weather for whether is probably due to the autocorrect feature. I think I saw an instance where bursaries was corrected to nurseries and that wasn't an obvious autocorrect failure.

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Someone pointed it out and it was corrected.

I don't think there was any trauma involved.

😂

Friends snd family sending me reels to watch. I don’t bother watching them as it irritates me

People who rest their forearms and lean on the shopping trolley to steer it - unless they have a disability.

Maybe they are just knackered, or their back is hurting, @GreenCa.

When people say something cruel kind of jokingly, but they really mean it. It’s just nasty.

Bill splitting.
I'll split if we have the same,I won't split if you've had steak and oysters

Yeah, worrying isn't it that they drive among us & are allowed to have kids 😳🤯

There is more than one form of standard English within the UK though.

@Butterties , what I referred to was Standard British English not standard English.

I know. My point is that Standard British English isn’t the standard throughout the UK. What about Scottish Standard English for example, or Hiberno-English?

Just because a word (eg haitch in this case) is considered Standard British English, that doesn’t mean it’s the standard everywhere within the UK. I just think people should acknowledge that, instead of considering the standard of other places within the UK to be wrong or like nails down a blackboard.

I just think people should acknowledge that, instead of considering the standard of other places within the UK to be wrong or like nails down a blackboard.
I'm not convinced that haitch is correct in Scotland.
When you've been brought up and taught to believe that it is not correct, and have seen no proof to the contrary, you will believe it to be incorrect.

No, it’s standard in Hiberno-English. Haithh/aitch was (is?) a shibboleth in NI.

When you've been brought up and taught to believe that it is not correct, and have seen no proof to the contrary, you will believe it to be incorrect.

You might change your mind now though?

No, it’s standard in Hiberno-English. Haithh/aitch was (is?) a shibboleth in NI.#
Do you have anything to substantiate that claim?

You might change your mind now though?
Not on the word of some random person on a forum.

People who use AI to answer a question.

"ChatGPT says..."
Thanks, the OP could have used it themselves if they wanted to, it's the most unhelpful infuriating answer 😂

In Scotland J is pronounced J-eye, not jay - this confused the dses when we moved here from Essex!

Not on the word of some random person on a forum.
Sure, understand that. It’s very easy to look up though if you wish.

As for substantiating the claim…haitch is taught in Irish schools, not aitch. A local child saying aitch would be corrected.

As for substantiating the claim…haitch is taught in Irish schools, not aitch. A local child saying aitch would be corrected.
So what? I'm not in Ireland.