I think I'm getting grumpier...

Two words...

John Humphrys

"Very unique" is my absolute pet hate and as already quoted above, any phrase where 'of' should be 'have'.

G-VROS.....

Don't know what happened above.
I put my text on the reply but got a message saying 'access forbidden' so now that replaces 'very unique' as a phrase that makes me grumpy.
Dick D

Nothing wrong wiv a bitta blue sky finking innit

'Took to twitter'

Incorrect use of their/there

Bad spelling

Describing a scandal as .......gate ie plebgate!

'At the end of the day'

Describing a scandal as .......gate ie plebgate!

I was discussing this with a much younger friend the other day who does this a lot, and suddenly chirped in with "I have no idea why people add "gate" onto the end of a scandal or fiasco" so the original founding of the term from the Watergate scandal is lost on people of this day and age and yet they continue it's use!!

I knew there'd be more...

- describing a potential exit from the EU as "Grexit" or "Brexit",
- turning nouns into verbs, "to medal",

Well, I'm glad it's not just me then!

I think we should all use this thread as ongoing therapy!

And, a bit of amusement. Some of the posts here have really made me chuckle, mainly because I share the same grumpiness!

Couple more to get off my chest:

shop keepers that dump your change on the counter instead of placing it in your hand - have you tried picking up 2-pence pieces from a glass surface?

People eating crisps/gum on a train, bus etc with their mouth half open - grrr.....

Billy Connolly once said "I hate people who eat noisily; you know the ones that sound like they are running through a swamp with their wellies full of vomit..."

And lets not forget the latest in buzz expressions

My bad.................aaaaarrghhh
First world problem...............double aaaaaarghhh!
Soz...................oh geez!

Trouble is i hear adults using these reguarly, oh dear.

Cheers

Alex

- turning nouns into verbs, "to medal",

Ah yes. I recall when my FIL attempted me to correct me when I said that I was "painting" a room (with emulsion, admittedly, and somewhat obviously)... he insisted that it should be "emulsioning". You can imagine how that conversation went!

Its and it's - not difficult surely, it's = it is

I rather liked this one:

Describing a scandal as .......gate ie plebgate!

I was discussing this with a much younger friend the other day who does this a lot, and suddenly chirped in with "I have no idea why people add "gate" onto the end of a scandal or fiasco" so the original founding of the term from the Watergate scandal is lost on people of this day and age and yet they continue it's use!!

So if someone (David Mellor springs to mind) throws a wobbler when about to board an aircraft would it be Gategate? And if it were Gareth Gates would it be Gatesgategate?

Grammar!!!! Or perhaps that should be lack of it B)

'The lads done good....' - irritating on several levels!

'They gave 110 %' Not possible, I want to yell!!!

There, their and there and yes, I know already been mentioned!

Misuse of apostrophes, such as 'tomatoe's, potatoe's' - misspelling plus tomato's what????

I could go on. Please don't make me go on....

PIN number
"Me and John went to...."

And one I see regularly in police reports, a verbal altercation. I always ask, "Do you mean a row?"

Dick D

We should be topical and add "weather bomb" to the list.

Who the h€ll thinks these things up v(

David

"Gifting".

'Going forward'.....

Grrrr....

We should be topical and add "weather bomb" to the list.

Who the h€ll thinks these things up v(

David

I like the term. Invented by meteorologists because it is easier to say than 'explosive cyclogenesis'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/features/30397614
Dick D

We should be topical and add "weather bomb" to the list.

Who the h€ll thinks these things up v(

David

I like the term. Invented by meteorologists because it is easier to say than 'explosive cyclogenesis'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/features/30397614
Dick D

whats wrong with "storm"

is this the first time "weather bomb" has been used? I dont recall hearing it in the past.
I know I am in danger of sounding like "an old folk" lol but when I was a lad the weather was just always bad. It rained a lot during July and August and it rained in the Autumn and ofcourse you had the spring showers and it was cold and windy in the winter with snow lol now weather is such a dramatic news story....oh no...its actually snowing in January! shock horror!!! no S*** sherlock, its winter!!! (a tiger, in africa?)

Weather bomb is a storm, but not all storms are weather bombs.
Must be a sudden drop in pressure of 24mb in 24 hours. It is a quite specific phenomenon, and is quite unusual. Hence it is worthy of having its own name.
About as unusual as a tiger in Africa.
Dick D

So many little annoyances to choose from, but:-

'Enjoy' when served food or drinks at a cafe or restaurant - erghhh! - and 'Can I get .... ' in the same sort of establishment.

The misuse of standing, sitting and lying as in 'he was stood/sat/laying there' - this is basic English, surely?

'Invite' instead of invitation.

Yes as mentioned above, 'h' pronounced as 'haitch'.

People who cannot hold their cutlery correctly, either holding their knife like a pen, or their fork like some kind of stabbing instrument! Worse than that are parents who allow their children, who are old enough to be able to sit at the table, to eat their food with their fingers.

I could go on ......

Anyone that talks whilst having food in their mouth.

soooo glad its not just me lol
wow I agree with @turquoise and @NV43

So many little annoyances to choose from, but:-

'Enjoy' when served food or drinks at a cafe or restaurant - erghhh! - and 'Can I get .... ' in the same sort of establishment.

That's an interesting / odd one Turquoise, what would you rather hear, surely not "I hope you don't like it" ?

"Can I get" is more American I grant you, whereas I'd probably say "can I have" or "I'll have" etc.

But I don't see this one as something to be grumpy about... :w