Words that make you want to go AAARRRRGGGH!

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Anyone else got any words/sentances that make you mad? Mine's - Well of course he/she is so forward for their age..........

morning sickness

Mum I need to do a poo (just as I have sat down for dinner).Another one is' cough up it might be a gold watch' What the hell is that all about

Mum2toby, totally agree about yada yada yada - should be against the law to say that. I don't think I have any more, but dp really hates it when people say 'it's really/very/quite/ unique', his point being that if something is unique then it just IS unique, there are no variations on it!. Anal?, him?, no.....

"flacid"
And Layla, "cheer up love" followed by "it might never happen" always winds me up!
When a social activity, (as opposed to a computer game) is described as "interactive". What else would it be?!

in relation to the kiwi's saying ey after every sentence I've noticed that it is also something that people in scotland say.
We went to canada last year on holiday and when we came home everyone kept saying did you notice how they say eh after every sentnece? Well, no we didn't but maybe that's because we live in Scotland and I have since noticed that a lot of people here do it as well so it must have just sounded normal to us.
Also my dh is originally from Glasgow and says but after sentences. although I don't really notice it any more and dd hasn't picked it up.
I hate it when people say "for sure" I don't know why but it just annoys me. in fact come to think of it that is what I noticed most canadians said. No offence to any canadians out there but it bugs me.

Children that say "ta" instead of "thank you" and mothers and m-i-ls that teach them this.
Saying "the amount of (eg.)pencils" instead of "the number of pencils".
Something "should of" happened instead of "should have".

Also "I'm bored" and "what can I do now". See "bored 7 year old" thread in Behaviour/development.

"User-friendly". This really used to irritate me whenever anyone was talking about gadgets or computer systems. AARGGHH!

Gary Rhodes and his fixation with the word "literally". Arrrgggghh! Apart from the fact that he misuses the word, he has to repeat it 20 times in a half hour programme.

Linnet - my DH used to end most sentences with 'but', sort of replacing 'though' - and is Glaswegian. I understand that he can't help himself, it used to drive me mad, but.

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to me 'ta' is a regional thing - I guess it's annoying if you don't live there. Judetheobscure if you don't like that you must also hate the misuse of 'Less' compared to 'Fewer' - I'm sorry my Mum was an English teacher and common usage and all that....

Jude - I hate 'ta' too. HOWEVER...I tried for ages to get ds to say 'thank you', without success. When I gave in and tried 'ta', he picked it up immediately, and now uses it regularly. I find that it is better for him to thank someone for something with that, rather than stay silent and have them think, 'He's 21 months, why isn't he speaking yet'!!!

I hate it when people say "be careful you could take someones eye out with that" remember once when helping dh lift a wardrobe up the road when moving, knock someones head off maybe, but not the eye.

Also hate, charmin, gizmo, hot to trot, someone knocking the door saying "where not selling" (yes you bloody are), and something my grandad used to say, up here for thinking, down here for dancing, what!!!!, and something my friend has recently told me "my boyfriend has started pleasuring me again" (I don't care).

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Or should I say it make me want to say 'EEEEEEEWWWWWW!

I do not like it when I am asked my my older relatives if I an courting, and also hate spunk.

Sorry I mean't the word, not the (you know)....I have gone red.

A phrase I find REALLY offensive .."gagging for it"... AAARRRGGGHHHHH!!!!!

This sounds odd but I really hate the phrase 'ready reckoner' I have no idea why!

A lecturer at Uni used to talk about the exams rubric so much that I hate that word too. I cringe when anyone on the tv says 'rubric'

tallulah i was just about to write that,it really makes me sick!!

People who say nucular when they mean nuclear. Even heard a news reporter on the BBC say it - and George 'Dubya' said it (why doesn't that surprise me!)

I used to hate it when my ex used to tell me he was going out for a shant with the lads.

Also hate the saying 'cop the needle'.

Scottish people ( I don't think anyone else does it, it may even be limited to Glasgow) who pronounce restaurant as " resh - turnt"

ninja - yes, the lesser/fewer one gets me too.
chinchilla - my ds is (unfortunately) very good at saying ta; but I love it when he says his version of "thank you" which is hopelessly mispronounced but, if it is said at the appropriate time people usually know what he means, and sounds so cute. (Now "cute" must be a hated word for somebody).

Jude - sorry, I read my last posting, and it sounded a bit abrupt. Can assure you that it wasn't meant that way

My ds can say 'ta', 'speakers' and 'yellow', which comes out as 'yuh yuh', and is really funny to hear! I think that I'll be so glad that he is speaking that I won't even mind 'why?'