Stupid little things that bug you

[Xhavenjoe]

Yes, but only those named after people (eponymously).
Jeep is a word made up frpm GP (Gee Pee), short for General Purpose vehicle in WW2 (so jeep isn't strictly an eponym likehoover or biro.)

Didnt know that.
I had heard it was named after " Just enough essential parts"
Something to do with its use in wartime.

 

[WEMBLEY76]

Talkshite,when complimenting a player,always say,in any order : "he's quick,strong and good on the ball" adnauseum...

 

[DrBlueBob]

Yes, but only those named after people (eponymously).
Jeep is a word made up frpm GP (Gee Pee), short for General Purpose vehicle in WW2 (so jeep isn't strictly an eponym likehoover or biro.)

Brilliant, I just keep learning.

 

[Barcon]

Feet and inches. Everything else confuses me.

Same here. Nothing worse than a kid bringing a tape measure to the site with metric on one side and normal and the other.

 

[Tuearts right boot]

Yes, but only those named after people (eponymously).
Jeep is a word made up frpm GP (Gee Pee), short for General Purpose vehicle in WW2 (so jeep isn't strictly an eponym likehoover or biro.)

or....Just enough essential parts

 

[Tuearts right boot]

Double down...ffs. that's a word that is so hip and trendy at the moment.

 

[Kippax77]

The word literally seems the new word with the younger generation.
Went out for tea last week and 3 young women on a table behind us were using this in every sentence they spoke.
After an hour of this I just wanted to scream the place down... literally

 

[Eccles Blue]

Getting tablets out of that blinking silver foil!

 

[laserblue]

The word literally seems the new word with the younger generation.
Went out for tea last week and 3 young women on a table behind us were using this in every sentence they spoke.
After an hour of this I just wanted to scream the place down... literally

Especially when people use the word 'literally' they almost invariably use it incorrectly.

 

[ZebraVicar]

Uptick/Up-tick. How fuckin stupid is that?