Stupid little things that bug you

BBC fascination with the weather in the US - the other day they reported on flooding in Louisiana at beginning of the news and later forest fires in California. Last year we were in Spain during worse floods in living memory that affected 100,000's of tourists and ex pats and people died and it didn't get a mention on the BBC but on same day, BBC reported flooding in America with no loss of life!
That's because hamercans are more important than the Spanish or x pats
 
Pissed is another one. Pissed up, off, away, down etc all have different meanings.
We even get 'pled guilty'now. Its quite simple
Bleed - bled but
Plead - pleaded
Need - needed.

Then there is the ridulous sight of middle aged middle classed men copying the fashions and slang of American teenagers. GRRRR

The latest ones are

uptick
tick up
downtick
tick down

Recent CNNspeak in relation to Covid-19 cases and immediately seized on and repeated by Chris Whitty and Victoria Derbyshire. What's wrong with increase and decrease?

And don't get me started on 'get go'.
 

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