Things People Say or Write That Annoy You

Trollheart · 03-21-2018, 07:35 AM

Other than my walls of text and dad jokes, of course.
An idea again ripped from the mind of a member without his consent, this comes on the heels of a comment made by grindy in another thread.

So, what do people write wrong or say wrong that really annoys you? In this era of the changing English language and fluid ways of talking, the meanings of words metamorphosing into others and the prevalence of text spelling, what is it that still bugs you?

Number one on my list is, and ever shall be, the incorrect usage of apostrophes. Why oh why can't people understand the simplest of rules? If it's possessive, apostrophe yes. If it's not, apostrophe no.

Something which I believe is endemic only to Ireland is our propensity for making words up. We have "hostipal" instead of hospital, "copporation" instead of "corporation", "Beaumount" instead of "Beaumont", and Chicago becomes "Chicargo". Man, we're dumb.

~~MicShazam~~ · 03-21-2018, 07:42 AM

Probably when people say "I could care less".

Since, in my mind, US and GB English is all muddled together, it's annoying to keep having to try and remember/figure out if it's color/colour, gray/grey, defense/defence, etc.

Plankton · 03-21-2018, 07:48 AM

Should/Would/Could: Of

It's 'have' you friggin nitwit. Can I of some more pie? Derp.

If I corrected all the times I've seen this in the last year alone, I could probably just call it a part time job. Todays grammar mistakes are tomorrows norm.

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

Something which I believe is endemic only to Ireland is our propensity for making words up. We have "hostipal" instead of hospital, "copporation" instead of "corporation", "Beaumount" instead of "Beaumont", and Chicago becomes "Chicargo". Man, we're dumb.

I've lived here my entire life and have been unaware of this. I guess it's a thing though:

Irish people need to stop referring to Chicago as 'Chicargo' right now

Right up there with "Warsh" instead of "Wash" I guess. Just don't put ketchup on your hotdog and you'll survive.

~~MicShazam~~ · 03-21-2018, 07:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Plankton

Should/Would/Could: Of

It's 'have' you friggin nitwit. Can I of some more pie? Derp.

Have course you can. Here you go. Just ask if you want to of some more.

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Originally Posted by Plankton

Todays grammar mistakes are tomorrows norm.

The battle is already lost.

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Originally Posted by Plankton

Irish people need to stop referring to Chicago as 'Chicargo' right now

Right up there with "Warsh" instead of "Wash" I guess. Just don't put ketchup on your hotdog and you'll survive.

Just don't put kertchup on your hortdog and you'll survive.

~~Cuthbert~~ · 03-21-2018, 08:08 AM

Mic just posted a good one.

Not a grammatical error as such but the misuse of British/English, using one when the other is clearly meant.

**Frownland** · 03-21-2018, 08:18 AM

I'm not the type of person who let's that stuff get to me.

Plankton · 03-21-2018, 08:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Man like Monkey

Mic just posted a good one.

Not a grammatical error as such but the misuse of British/English, using one when the other is clearly meant.

Way too many u's.

OccultHawk · 03-21-2018, 08:27 AM

I hate when non-whites use English.

Get your own ****ing language, darkie.

Akai · 03-21-2018, 09:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

Other than my walls of text, dad jokes and constant creation of threads, of course.

fify

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Originally Posted by OccultHawk

I hate when non-whites use English.

Get your own ****ing language, darkie.

簽名值得tbf

DwnWthVwls · 03-21-2018, 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

apostrophe yes.

Its apostrophe S, not apostrophe yes.

03-21-2018, 07:35 AM	#1 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,992	Things People Say or Write That Annoy You Other than my walls of text and dad jokes, of course. An idea again ripped from the mind of a member without his consent, this comes on the heels of a comment made by grindy in another thread. So, what do people write wrong or say wrong that really annoys you? In this era of the changing English language and fluid ways of talking, the meanings of words metamorphosing into others and the prevalence of text spelling, what is it that still bugs you? Number one on my list is, and ever shall be, the incorrect usage of apostrophes. Why oh why can't people understand the simplest of rules? If it's possessive, apostrophe yes. If it's not, apostrophe no. Something which I believe is endemic only to Ireland is our propensity for making words up. We have "hostipal" instead of hospital, "copporation" instead of "corporation", "Beaumount" instead of "Beaumont", and Chicago becomes "Chicargo". Man, we're dumb. __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

03-21-2018, 08:18 AM	#6 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	I'm not the type of person who let's that stuff get to me. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

03-21-2018, 08:27 AM	#8 (permalink)
OccultHawk one-balled nipple jockey Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Dirty Souf Biatch Posts: 22,006	I hate when non-whites use English. Get your own ****ing language, darkie. __________________ 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Member of the Year & Journal of the Year Champion Behold the Writing of THE LEGEND: https://www.musicbanter.com/members-...p-lighter.html

03-21-2018, 07:42 AM	#2 (permalink)
~~MicShazam~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Aalborg Posts: 7,634	Probably when people say "I could care less". Since, in my mind, US and GB English is all muddled together, it's annoying to keep having to try and remember/figure out if it's color/colour, gray/grey, defense/defence, etc.

03-21-2018, 08:08 AM	#5 (permalink)
~~Cuthbert~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Black Country Posts: 8,827	Mic just posted a good one. Not a grammatical error as such but the misuse of British/English, using one when the other is clearly meant.