FabSwingers.com forum: Linguistic pet peeves

By *aith Skynbyrd OP Woman
over a year ago

Somewhere else

Mine is the word “literally.”

Someone I know IRL (and am not fond of for plenty of other reasons) uses this as a linking word. It’s a verbal tic. He uses it incorrectly most of the time. And when he uses it correctly, it’s just redundant.

What are some of your linguistic pet peeves? I’ve seen a few threads like this, I know you have ‘em.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The over use of clichés gets me. We used to play cliché bingo when we went to training courses. You had a card with 15 sayings or overused words on it (selected from a catalogue of management monologues) arranged in different order like a real bingo card eg "let's think outside the box" or "fail to plan plan to fail" or "you can manage but can you lead" etc etc. These were circulated to willing course attendees. When you filled your card you had to shout "bingo" out loud. Made all training courses that much more interesting.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I literally have no pet peeves

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By *atnip make me purrWoman
over a year ago

Reading

Literally bothers me too. I know that language moves on and but now we don't have a word to bridge the gap now that word has been ruined.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The word, whether written or said, “Obvious/obviously”

What exactly is obvious about it ffs

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

When you have to point out the difference between bought and brought. Also that brung isn't a word.

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By *he Silver FuxMan
over a year ago

Uttoxeter

My kids formative years were spent in the USA and it drives me nuts that they keep using ‘Americanisms’.

“I could care less”

“I’m excited for the concert tonight”

No! It’s ‘I couldn’t care less’ and ‘I’m excited ABOUT the concert tonight’

Aaarghh!

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By *aGaGagging for itCouple
over a year ago

Newcastle upon Tyne

"Mine is the word “literally.”

What are some of your linguistic pet peeves? I’ve seen a few threads like this, I know you have ‘em."

Yes, 'literally' for me too.

Using 'gotten', pronouncing the letter 'H' as 'haych' rather than 'aych' and saying 'texted' for the past tense of 'text'.

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By *nightsoftheCoffeeTableCouple
over a year ago

Leeds

The random things people just stick on the end of sentences when speaking to another -

Mate! (No you aren't)

Love! (No you don't)

Dude! (What?!)

Babe! (Just do one)

Why the need to add a random words makes no sense to me.

Mrs

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By *aith Skynbyrd OP Woman
over a year ago

Somewhere else

"The over use of clichés gets me. We used to play cliché bingo when we went to training courses. You had a card with 15 sayings or overused words on it (selected from a catalogue of management monologues) arranged in different order like a real bingo card eg "let's think outside the box" or "fail to plan plan to fail" or "you can manage but can you lead" etc etc. These were circulated to willing course attendees. When you filled your card you had to shout "bingo" out loud. Made all training courses that much more interesting."

This actually sounds kinda of fun

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By *lynJMan
over a year ago

Morden

The overuse of the word "super" as in "I'm super excited" or "I was super terrified".

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By *ealitybitesMan
over a year ago

Belfast

The increase in condescension.

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By *inballs99Man
over a year ago

Blackheath

(like) at the beginning of almost every sentence!!!!! "Like I hate it"

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By *allySlinkyWoman
over a year ago

Leeds

There were two young men sitting behind me on an aeroplane last week and they managed to say "fucking" two or three times in every sentence.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"There were two young men sitting behind me on an aeroplane last week and they managed to say "fucking" two or three times in every sentence."

Fuckingggggg what, were they talking about anything interesting though?

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By *allySlinkyWoman
over a year ago

Leeds

Fuckingggggg what, were they talking about anything interesting though?"

They were fucking boring, not fucking talking about fucking anything of fucking interest, fucking definitely not fucking talking about fucking.

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By *avie65Man
over a year ago

In the west.

I grind my teeth when people, young and old, start a sentence with so.

Another that makes my blood boil is when actual is used instead of actually.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

When people say, "you and I," thinking they're clever, but they really should have said, "you and me."

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By *lynJMan
over a year ago

Morden

"When people say, "you and I," thinking they're clever, but they really should have said, "you and me.""

Or they say "me and you"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Fuckingggggg what, were they talking about anything interesting though?

They were fucking boring, not fucking talking about fucking anything of fucking interest, fucking definitely not fucking talking about fucking. "

Speaking of fucking…

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By *andyfloss2000Woman
over a year ago

ashford

People calling me or texting me hun x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"People calling me or texting me hun x"

My anaconda don't, my anaconda don't

My anaconda don't want none unless you got buns, hun

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By *opinovMan
over a year ago

Point Nemo, Cumbria

"could of"

No, no, no. It's: "could have".

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By *uke_silverMan
over a year ago

London

https://youtu.be/om7O0MFkmpw

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By *ittlemiss Hal O weenCouple
over a year ago

Southampton

Could you be more Pacific... ...no I could not... i could be more specific though.... and the great Americanism " I could care less " nope I think you'll find " you couldn't care less" ...

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By *ools and the brainCouple
over a year ago

couple, us we him her.

The English language can be very confusing at times particularly if you have dyslexia.

Even if you are not and just a bit stupid like me certain things can confuse.

Lead,lead.

Polish polish.

Your you're ok bad example I'll try to be more Pacific

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By *allySlinkyWoman
over a year ago

Leeds

Lead,lead.

Polish polish.

minute, minute

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By *ools and the brainCouple
over a year ago

couple, us we him her.

Read read

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By *lynJMan
over a year ago

Morden

Lead,lead.

Polish polish.

minute, minute"

Router, router.

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By *heikyerboutiMan
over a year ago

Hinckley

'Off of' and 'for free'

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By *esmond and Molly JonesCouple
over a year ago

Watford

The one that really, really gets me is the terminal croak.

Young females, particularly young female Americans, but it's an epidemic here as well.

Prominent is films and tv progs.

Every sentence uttered starts normally, then gradually lowers until the last letter is pronounced in a croaking manner.

I'm sure everybody has noticed this phenomenon.

It drives me absolutely mad!

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

I sea know reason two bee up in arm's over linguistic ore grammatical err's. We're all just human beans, inn this vast reel of language, trying two make sense of things.

Whether it's a their, they're, or there mistake, we shouldn't loose our patients. English is full of knots and naughts, and it's easy too make mistakes.

We should except that and role with it, know matter how many to's and too's are mixed up. After all, it's the weigh we sea the world that's important, knot the way we spell it.

So, let's bee kind and grant others the grace two make errors, because inn the end, it's all about communication and understanding won another.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"The one that really, really gets me is the terminal croak.

Young females, particularly young female Americans, but it's an epidemic here as well.

Prominent is films and tv progs.

Every sentence uttered starts normally, then gradually lowers until the last letter is pronounced in a croaking manner.

I'm sure everybody has noticed this phenomenon.

It drives me absolutely mad!"

It has a name : vocal fry.

It’s quite amusing when forced!

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By *UGGYBEAR2015Man
over a year ago

BRIDPORT

"I sea know reason two bee up in arm's over linguistic ore grammatical err's. We're all just human beans, inn this vast reel of language, trying two make sense of things.

Whether it's a their, they're, or there mistake, we shouldn't loose our patients. English is full of knots and naughts, and it's easy too make mistakes.

We should except that and role with it, know matter how many to's and too's are mixed up. After all, it's the weigh we sea the world that's important, knot the way we spell it.

So, let's bee kind and grant others the grace two make errors, because inn the end, it's all about communication and understanding won another."

Pft, fuck that.

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By *illan-KillashMan
over a year ago

London/Sussex/Surrey/Berks/Hants

Many moons ago, as a barman......

Evening, what's your poison?

Can I get *interrupts- no.

Pardon, what......?

You order, I get. That's my job.

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By *esmond and Molly JonesCouple
over a year ago

Watford

"I sea know reason two bee up in arm's over linguistic ore grammatical err's. We're all just human beans, inn this vast reel of language, trying two make sense of things.

Whether it's a their, they're, or there mistake, we shouldn't loose our patients. English is full of knots and naughts, and it's easy too make mistakes.

We should except that and role with it, know matter how many to's and too's are mixed up. After all, it's the weigh we sea the world that's important, knot the way we spell it.

So, let's bee kind and grant others the grace two make errors, because inn the end, it's all about communication and understanding won another."

I like this, but even though it's a clever comment on whether or not spelling is important, it still annoys me just reading that for some reason!

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By *tephanjMan
over a year ago

Kettering

Mine is the use of hey as a greeting, as far as I'm concerned horses eat hay. Also people saying good good

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By *ornucopiaMan
over a year ago

Bexley

"Literally bothers me too. I know that language moves on and but now we don't have a word to bridge the gap now that word has been ruined. "

I love all the people who say "I literally died laughing".

Quite a lot say "Lishley". I nicknamed someone "Ashley" for similar reasons.

Back in the late 1960s "In actual fact" was in vogue. It was caught from a radio presenter.

Later on, as a spin off from the space programme, "At this time" became indispensible.

I call people who say "I was like" 'Similards' and people who say "D'ya not armeen?" 'Narmenians'.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Your and you're

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By *rs322Woman
over a year ago

sandy

Lack of punctuation, it really ticks me off

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By *ornucopiaMan
over a year ago

Bexley

"I'm good" and "Can I get" (sometimes used consecutively).

Best way to deal with the "I'm good" brigade is to say " I was enquiring about your health, not your hehaviour".

IF I've been behind a can I getter, I say "Might I obtain...?" or "May I purchase...?".

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By *jay1975Man
over a year ago

London / Barcelona

"Could you be more Pacific... ...no I could not... i could be more specific though.... and the great Americanism " I could care less " nope I think you'll find " you couldn't care less" ...

Pacific, aaghgghhh!

I don't think anyone intentionally gets it wrong (unless they're trying to piss someone off).

The moment of realisation is like someone entering a whole world, "I really thought it was that, I've been saying it wrong my whole life..."

...Unless of course they double down with "No you're wrong, I'll say it how I want"

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By *icecouple561Couple
Forum Mod
over a year ago

East Sussex

"Lack of punctuation, it really ticks me off

I just saw a cartoon. A woman was shouting

"Help a thief"

A police car pulled up and drove the thief to safety with an officer shouting

"Punctuation lady!"

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By *viatrixWoman
over a year ago

Redhill

"When you have to point out the difference between bought and brought. Also that brung isn't a word."

“Brought” instead of “bought” is so common- it makes me wonder why? Completely different verbs, pronunciations, spelling? Can’t get my head around it.

Don’t get me started- the various spellings of “definitely” with “defiantly” being the winner

but my biggest peeve is the misuse of apostrophes. I see it here on thread’s all the time… like all word’s that are plural must have apostrophe’s for some reason’s…

Also Tescos, Aldis, OMG I just can’t…

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By *stbury DavenportMan
over a year ago

Nottingham

"Mine is the word “literally.”

What are some of your linguistic pet peeves? I’ve seen a few threads like this, I know you have ‘em.

Yes, 'literally' for me too.

Using 'gotten', pronouncing the letter 'H' as 'haych' rather than 'aych' and saying 'texted' for the past tense of 'text'."

Is there another past tense of "text"?

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By *rs322Woman
over a year ago

sandy

"Lack of punctuation, it really ticks me off

I just saw a cartoon. A woman was shouting

"Help a thief"

A police car pulled up and drove the thief to safety with an officer shouting

"Punctuation lady!"

Perfect example!

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By *ornucopiaMan
over a year ago

Bexley

"I was sat" (instead of sitting)

So common now that the 'language evolves' chestnut will no doubt get trotted out in order to accommodate the droves of lazy and ignorant users.

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex

" "I was sat" (instead of sitting)

So common now that the 'language evolves' chestnut will no doubt get trotted out in order to accommodate the droves of lazy and ignorant users."

Language does evolve or we'd all be speaking and writing like Chaucer. I have to read a modern English translation of Canterbury Tales in conjunction with the original and Shakespeare isn't an easy man to follow

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By *avie65Man
over a year ago

In the west.

"Lack of punctuation, it really ticks me off

I just saw a cartoon. A woman was shouting

"Help a thief"

A police car pulled up and drove the thief to safety with an officer shouting

"Punctuation lady!"

Perfect example!

Or - I helped my uncle jack off a horse.

Capitals and commas help.

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By *onicZMan
over a year ago

Nottinghamshire

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By *onicZMan
over a year ago

Nottinghamshire

When people say guesstimate. An estimate is a guess anyway so what does this made up word achieve?

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By *ndycoinsMan
over a year ago

Whaley Bridge,Nr Buxton,

Unprecedented use of the word unprecedented.Starting a sentence/answering a question with "so".

Mate,Pal,Fella.

"Like" every few words.

Train station instead of railway station,that's just baby talk.

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By *flkfunseekerMan
over a year ago

Norwich

When people say brought instead of bought when buying something

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By *ndycoinsMan
over a year ago

Whaley Bridge,Nr Buxton,

" "I was sat" (instead of sitting)

So common now that the 'language evolves' chestnut will no doubt get trotted out in order to accommodate the droves of lazy and ignorant users."

language evolves with new words or new meanings for existing words(gay for example).Poor English is poor English however much evolution.

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By *ornucopiaMan
over a year ago

Bexley

Train station instead of railway station,that's just baby talk."

Pronounced "Twain stayshun".

Usually the same types who say "Robin Reliant".

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By *iddlesticksMan
over a year ago

My nan’s spare room.

"Mine is the word “literally.”

What are some of your linguistic pet peeves? I’ve seen a few threads like this, I know you have ‘em."

With you on this, the use of the word like, as like a comma too.

Although I’m sure I have my verbal irritations too.

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex

I say 'genuinely' too much I used to say 'honestly' but felt I was overusing the word. I replaced it with another

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The fact that C U next Tuesday is so offensive to some

I love the word along with fcuk as they’re both very diverse words

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By *he Silver FuxMan
over a year ago

Uttoxeter

Lead,lead.

Polish polish.

minute, minute

Router, router.

Led, lead, lead…

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By *imbo59seMan
over a year ago

North Norfolk area

"So", followed by a pause...as a prefix to a sentence/statement.

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By *ools and the brainCouple
over a year ago

couple, us we him her.

"The one that really, really gets me is the terminal croak.

Young females, particularly young female Americans, but it's an epidemic here as well.

Prominent is films and tv progs.

Every sentence uttered starts normally, then gradually lowers until the last letter is pronounced in a croaking manner.

I'm sure everybody has noticed this phenomenon.

It drives me absolutely mad!"

Oh yeah definitely it's so annoying.

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By *ools and the brainCouple
over a year ago

couple, us we him her.

""So", followed by a pause...as a prefix to a sentence/statement."

Guilty m'lud

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

How cum know won has done the won about

'knowing you're shit and knowing your shit?'

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By *Booboo-Man
over a year ago

Edinburgh

Using F instead of th.

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By *oingforit99Couple
over a year ago

Preston

People who mix their metaphors really make my goat boil...

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By *tanley FunseekerMan
over a year ago

stanley

There are a few: ending a sentence with “like”. Pacific in stead of specific. Pronouncing mirror as mirrow. And using yous and the plural of you. You is the plural of you grrr!

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By *icecouple561Couple
Forum Mod
over a year ago

East Sussex

"People who mix their metaphors really make my goat boil..."

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex

We have been asked if there are any fantasies we would like to forfill and a couple invited us to 'are house'

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By *otsossieMan
over a year ago

local, but not too local

Americanisms

Phonetic typos : there/their/they’re, to/too/two

Getting the direction of things wrong - “can I get a…?”. Sure, they’re right over there.

Pacific

Newcyulla

Viginna

Just generally making no sense and fighting autocorrect for the privilege.

Makes folk sound thick when they’re probably not. And it’s not dyslexia or they wouldn’t consistently make the same mistakes.

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By *otsossieMan
over a year ago

local, but not too local

"I say 'genuinely' too much I used to say 'honestly' but felt I was overusing the word. I replaced it with another

It’s filler. I know someone who always says “it’s one of THOSE things” and I want to punch him.

But everyone does it.

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By *iddlesticksMan
over a year ago

My nan’s spare room.

I tend to irritate people as I can be a bit slow and long winded with my speech, I can sense people thinking -

Get to the point, man!

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By *c12Man
over a year ago

South East

At the end of the day ..

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By *icecouple561Couple
Forum Mod
over a year ago

East Sussex

'work colleague '

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By *r_PinkMan
over a year ago

london stratford

I only speak English but I do love a cunning linguist!

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By *nightsoftheCoffeeTableCouple
over a year ago

Leeds

Call me “ fam “ and you’ll either get told to “ fuck off, don’t call me that again “ or it’s end of conversation and I’ll just stare at you saying nothing with a weird smile on my face.

The mr

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By *aith Skynbyrd OP Woman
over a year ago

Somewhere else

"The one that really, really gets me is the terminal croak.

Young females, particularly young female Americans, but it's an epidemic here as well.

Prominent is films and tv progs.

Every sentence uttered starts normally, then gradually lowers until the last letter is pronounced in a croaking manner.

I'm sure everybody has noticed this phenomenon.

It drives me absolutely mad!"

Ah yes, vocal fry!

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By *aith Skynbyrd OP Woman
over a year ago

Somewhere else

"How cum know won has done the won about

'knowing you're shit and knowing your shit?' "

Hahahahaha!

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By *aith Skynbyrd OP Woman
over a year ago

Somewhere else

"'work colleague '"

Oh, redundancies are cringey. ATM machine.

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By *arko2020Man
over a year ago

Sale

"(like) at the beginning of almost every sentence!!!!! "Like I hate it""

This!!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Considering the amount of things I say that are listed this thread I should be on everybody's block list and now I know why I'm completely NOT fuckable.

I'm now questioning why my ballgags remain unused though.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Mine is using " various different"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

'My bad'

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Biopic. It's not pronounced as in biotic. Also, samhain isn't pronounced sam hayne or sam ayne, it's pronounced song, but with a shortened "g" sound at the end.

Bess x

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By *ndycoinsMan
over a year ago

Whaley Bridge,Nr Buxton,

Font instead of Typeface.The only place to find a font is in a church.

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By *partharmonyCouple
over a year ago

Ruislip

When people write...

Could of

Should of

Would of

No! It's HAVE not OF!

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By *aucasian GhandiMan
over a year ago

from my dad's left nut (Warwick)

Hear me now

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By *ornucopiaMan
over a year ago

Bexley

"I say 'genuinely' too much I used to say 'honestly' but felt I was overusing the word. I replaced it with another

It’s filler. I know someone who always says “it’s one of THOSE things” and I want to punch him.

But everyone does it. "

At least “it’s one of THOSE things” is better than "One them", which I hear all the time being used by couples while shopping.

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By *allySlinkyWoman
over a year ago

Leeds

Maybe this is a Yorkshire phrase but even so it really annoys me

"He learned me to drive". No he didn't. He taught you to drive.

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By *ostindreamsMan
over a year ago

London

The book named "Elements of style" which is a guide on how to write, has a long list of common mistakes. They are all the author's pet peeves

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By *hatsWhatCoupleCouple
over a year ago

Northampton

“Can anyone borrow me a………..”?

Argh!!!!!

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By *tanley FunseekerMan
over a year ago

stanley

"“Can anyone borrow me a………..”?

Argh!!!!!

Arrghhhh noooo I forgot about this one and now I’m having flashbacks

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By *allySlinkyWoman
over a year ago

Leeds

"“Can anyone borrow me a………..”?

Argh!!!!!

No !!! I can lend you ....

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By *lynJMan
over a year ago

Morden

Lead,lead.

Polish polish.

minute, minute

Router, router.

Led, lead, lead… "

Read, read

Reading, reading

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By *adger BrocMan
over a year ago

Co. Cork

"Mine is the word “literally.”

What are some of your linguistic pet peeves? I’ve seen a few threads like this, I know you have ‘em."

In our country, in real life, IRL literally means Ireland.

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By *lynJMan
over a year ago

Morden

Tautologies!

Frequently related to time.

"At this moment in time" - should be "at this moment" or "at this time". You don't need both!

Confusing less and fewer. E.g. "There are less people using the train". I think they probably mean "There are fewer people using the train" unless the people are smaller.

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By *enelope2UWoman
over a year ago

Fife

Fuckingggggg what, were they talking about anything interesting though?

They were fucking boring, not fucking talking about fucking anything of fucking interest, fucking definitely not fucking talking about fucking. "

Fucking brilliant literally mate that was a super great example like the best one yet babe!

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By *lynJMan
over a year ago

Morden

Fuckingggggg what, were they talking about anything interesting though?

They were fucking boring, not fucking talking about fucking anything of fucking interest, fucking definitely not fucking talking about fucking.

Fucking brilliant literally mate that was a super great example like the best one yet babe!"

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By *itty AmourWoman
over a year ago

just around the corner

Look... Spoken in a condescending manner at the beginning of a sentence.

Generally used by politicians during interview

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex

"Look... Spoken in a condescending manner at the beginning of a sentence.

Generally used by politicians during interview

Often followed by "let me be clear". They then proceed to be anything but...

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By *itty AmourWoman
over a year ago

just around the corner

"Look... Spoken in a condescending manner at the beginning of a sentence.

Generally used by politicians during interview

Often followed by "let me be clear". They then proceed to be anything but..."

This exactly!

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By *ornucopiaMan
over a year ago

Bexley

Electric. Used as a noun, which it is not.

Gas and water, no problem. they can be used as nouns or adjectives. Electric is only an adjective.

The stuff going through your smart meter is electricity.

To make matters worse, it usually gets called 'Me electric'. Oh, my!

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex

"Look... Spoken in a condescending manner at the beginning of a sentence.

Generally used by politicians during interview

Often followed by "let me be clear". They then proceed to be anything but...

This exactly! "

For a full house of politician speak bingo you really need a

" let me be absolutely clear on this".

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By *ornucopiaMan
over a year ago

Bexley

"There were two young men sitting behind me on an aeroplane last week and they managed to say "fucking" two or three times in every sentence."

Presumably they were fuck buddies?

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By *allySlinkyWoman
over a year ago

Leeds

Presumably they were fuck buddies?"

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By *lex CoxMan
50 weeks ago

Rhondda

"Mine is the word “literally.”

What are some of your linguistic pet peeves? I’ve seen a few threads like this, I know you have ‘em."

Literally! Lidderally ugh!

Like as if they have a word worm in the brain.

I hear it misused all the time and many times in just one sentence.

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By *MisschiefxTV/TS
50 weeks ago

London

"could care less"

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By *MisschiefxTV/TS
50 weeks ago

London

"Look... Spoken in a condescending manner at the beginning of a sentence.

Generally used by politicians during interview

Often followed by "let me be clear". They then proceed to be anything but...

This exactly!

For a full house of politician speak bingo you really need a

" let me be absolutely clear on this". "

I threw up a little in my mouth reading that.

It's always followed by no actual point and plenty of verbal diarrhea

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By (user no longer on site)
50 weeks ago

People who say 'brang'(brung?!) instead of 'brought'.

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By *hristopherd999Man
50 weeks ago

Brentwood

To and too

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By *ornLordMan
50 weeks ago

Wiltshire and London

"Look... Spoken in a condescending manner at the beginning of a sentence.

Generally used by politicians during interview

Often followed by "let me be clear". They then proceed to be anything but...

This exactly!

For a full house of politician speak bingo you really need a

" let me be absolutely clear on this".

I threw up a little in my mouth reading that.

It's always followed by no actual point and plenty of verbal diarrhea "

Not always; it's frequently followed by an outright lie.

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By *tanley FunseekerMan
49 weeks ago

stanley

“Like” used as punctuation “ yous” , the plural of you is you and finally “pacifically”.

Sorry if this answer makes me a grammar dick but the OP did ask the question

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By (user no longer on site)
49 weeks ago

I despise the language young engineers use.

I can’t even write it because I have no clue what they are saying other than bruv and dog occur frequently.

Although maybe I do like it because I don’t take in whatever it is they are talking about.

On a slight tangent it bugs me that stop isn’t the same word in all languages.

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By *echnosonic_BrummieMan
49 weeks ago

Willenhall

People who start every sentence with the word "Basically".

I want to rip their heads off and shit down their fucking necks.

Err...literally.

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By (user no longer on site)
49 weeks ago

Oh no is pacifically a thing in the whole country?

I thought it was just a Somerset thing and I wouldn’t hear it again when I move.

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