what word winds you up for no good reason?

[brimfull]

village

such a poncy word with connotations of Mrs. Marple like places ,when actually people are talking about some awful sprawl of 60's housing beside the M3.

what makes your hackles rise?

Ahh similar to sensation in adverts.

'taste sensation' - what you mean this food actually tastes of something, well I'll be blowed!

Doesn't mean it has to taste nice.

Advertising in general likes using a lot of words to say very little/nothing.

It gets on my tits.

apartment. It's a fecking flat!!!

"There you go" .........

I'm not fecking going anywhere!!!

'facilities'

I feel like groundhog day for saying this again (I say it every time on these threads....) but 'moist towellette'' makes me want to scream.

And the word serviette. And cafeteria.

And any shop/business which uses Nite or Quik. Grounds for a brick through the window in my book.

And menus where it says ''grilled/seasoned to your liking''

And restroom

I could be here a while....

a holiday in the USofA would be needed then fullmoon

Oooh, 'Chapesses' as in 'Chaps and chapesses....'

(Maybe restricted to the world of male anorak types.)

restroom in the states is fine but I have seen it used here.[Irrationally Irritated]

Oh and while we're on the subject, grown women who ask for the ''little girls' room'' Gah!

And people who say ''ickle'' instead of little.

And people over the age of 35 who say ''totally. Like, yeah, yeah totally''.

(Although I'm sure i say that...)

And I have a lovely friend who says ''nicely'' in place of ''well done old chap'' or ''good show!''

wanderingtrolley - absolutely agree with the wanky use of 'yourself' - especially by salesmen - why can't they say 'you' - they probably think it's common !!
Hate:
lounge
panties
uni instead of university
nibbles

arghh - just thought of 'fayre' as in Christmas Fayre on a menu, or indeed Fayre instead of Fair
hubbie is vile too

oh no, now you've got me started...
to lay down instead of lie down
and people saying 'at the minute'

genre
so poncy..
make me think of brian sewell types

Yourself !!

yes, hate fayre. And now I have seen posters saying Xmas Fare instead of Fair.

And people who were stood at or sat down
[need a lie down}

"like" between other words in a sentance when there is no need to actualy say "like". Also "kindof" sometimes used in exchange for "like" and even at times used togehter "kindof like" which is even more annoying.

There is a famous liverpool lass that has long blonde hair (was in Brookside and Kitchen nightmares) and uses "kindof" between every third or fourth word she utters.

Occasionally hear "babby" instead of "baby"

YUK YUK YUK

Bosom - my mum uses this word because she's too embarrassed to use the word 'breasts'

I am also a 'yourself' - 'myself' hater. I think one day I may actually snap and get violent over those ones.

Babby

Bubs

Hospital when pronounced 'hospickle' (f*ing learn to talk you moron)

Crotch but not as much as 'crutch' which is a mobility aid surely?

Nips

Bidet - why would anyone think that having a bum-washer in their bathroom looks sophisticated?

Cheerio (heard my DB's girlfriend say this the other day - she's only 29 not 60 ffs!)

Something to pick at - my MIL's version of a 'buffet' (which I also hate) but makes me think I'm eating old toenails

There are more, I'm finding I've got a lot of pent-up venom after a week en famille.

daisymoo - how about finger buffet ?! eeeww !

Arrrgh, hate 'babby!' DP and his family say it all the time. "How's the babby?" Don't mind 'babba' as much though.

MIL (and I am extremely fond of her) will refer to university as 'uni' which really drives me up the wall,for some reason..can't think why - maybe old people think they're 'up to date' if they use that term.

or what about saying 'how's babby' without 'the'

Hate it when people refer to my daughter as "the baby" too. She has a name goddammit! Don't mind when you're pregnant and people say "the baby" but not when the child is born!