I really can't stand....

[greeneyedgirl]

People who say "pacifically", instead of specifically. I wish I was brave enough to correct them, but alas, I am not.

fith instead of fifth

What drives me absolutely batty is when people say "arks" instead of "ask". AAAAAAHHHHHH!

And on purpose the "man indoors" winds me up by saying heighth instead of height. He knows its wrong because I tell him and he still says it wrong......

ooh, and crips instead of crisps

and thung instead of tongue and troath instead of throat.
One person I know says both these!

People who say 'et' instead of 'ate'.

Also DH says 'amount of people' instead of 'number of people', I correct him every time, he's so lucky to have me by his side

DD1 has just started saying 'hasn't got no xxxx' which really really grates but I have to be patient, she's only small and I'm lucky she can talk at all really.

I hate 'criss' instead of crisps!! AAAghhhhh!!

Febuary
Secetary
Vunnerable
Libary
should of/could of

and many more.

One of my favourite books is Troublesome Words by Bill Bryson. Pedant's bible.

GEGirl this may sound weird but the other night I was in bed thinking about this pacifically thing - (mind probably wanders off to nonsenseland by the time I've put kids to bed!)- what is the precise difficulty with this word?? But then my dear dad no matter how often corrected insisted on saying vulture instead of voucher!!

I don't like:

'The price of those lemons is so cheap.'

No, the price isn't cheap -- the lemons are.

You wouldn't say:

'The height of that telegraph pole is so tall'

would you.

It reminds me of that weird Biblical formula, 'His name shall be called Jesus.'

Ok, if his name is called Jesus, what's he called?

Plus, my DH says 'orin juice' instead of 'orange juice'. Show me an orin tree.