Stupid little things that bug you

[noseve]

Sadly, the OED now allows ‘should of’ etc through usage.

That's terrible - and every time they do this it means that there's no longer any way to reinforce your argument when trying to teach your children/grandchildren the correct way to speak.


******
Also, and this one doesn't annoy me, but it always registers and is increasingly heard, even from those who should know better:

Something like
"We can't underestimate the importance of what just happened", when what they mean is "we shouldn't underestimate... etc" or "we can't afford to... " or even "we can't overestimate ..."

They're actually saying the polar opposite of what they mean :-/

 

[noseve]

Why on God's earth would ANY vehicle manufacturer, make the engine oil dipstick.... BLACK!!!!!

Hehe - so that nice clean oil shows up clearly.

If you can't see the level, it's probably time to change it :-)

 

[KS55]

That's terrible - and every time they do this it means that there's no longer any way to reinforce your argument when trying to teach your children/grandchildren the correct way to speak.


******
Also, and this one doesn't annoy me, but it always registers and is increasingly heard, even from those who should know better:

Something like
"We can't underestimate the importance of what just happened", when what they mean is "we shouldn't underestimate... etc" or "we can't afford to... " or even "we can't overestimate ..."

They're actually saying the polar opposite of what they mean :-/

‘Underestimate’ almost always used incorrectly.

 

[Grassland Blue]

That is outrageous. Any dictionary that approves this usage should be burnt by the public hangman.

Could this be described as 'a bonfire of the profanities'?

 

[Grassland Blue]

That's terrible - and every time they do this it means that there's no longer any way to reinforce your argument when trying to teach your children/grandchildren the correct way to speak.


******
Also, and this one doesn't annoy me, but it always registers and is increasingly heard, even from those who should know better:

Something like
"We can't underestimate the importance of what just happened", when what they mean is "we shouldn't underestimate... etc" or "we can't afford to... " or even "we can't overestimate ..."

They're actually saying the polar opposite of what they mean :-/

This can't be overstated..... .
haha.

 

[Always Ali]

Things being put "into perspective", when some tragic event occurs. It really doesn't, so kindly stop saying it.

 

[Fiftyyearsandcounting]

Sadly, the OED now allows ‘should of’ etc through usage.

I accept that our language changes over time, we would be hard pressed to have a conversation with Geoffrey Chaucer. Bad enough (to me anyway) to hear wudda', shudda', cudda' spoken, but now it's appearing in written form as well and, I dare say, in time, will also appear in the OED.
Apparently, it known as connected speech or fast English

 

[KS55]

I accept that our language changes over time, we would be hard pressed to have a conversation with Geoffrey Chaucer. Bad enough (to me anyway) to hear wudda', shudda', cudda' spoken, but now it's appearing in written form as well and, I dare say, in time, will also appear in the OED.
Apparently, it known as connected speech or fast English

I thought fast English was a baseball pitch.

 

[Betterdeedthan red]

More things fuck me as I get older.
Influencers and celebrities.
Robbie williams.
Southern rags .
Rags in general.
Footballers
That's today's list

 

[northendenton]

Funeral adverts,,,,, Dad would have loved this,,,,,,,, of course he would have loved it,,,,,, he'd be having a sausage roll and a beer,,, instead of lying in that bloody box.

 

[Gorton_Tubster]

Thats NO ONE on The Repair Shop ever says No that is shit I dont like it. It would make the programme more entertaining and actually be more true to life.

 

[DelToro]

Thats NO ONE on The Repair Shop ever says No that is shit I dont like it. It would make the programme more entertaining and actually be more true to life.

They leave that to the city fans on the Donnarumma thread.

 

[Kinkladze 1]

Stood behind a woman at a cash machine where you pay in as well as take out.

She pushed all the relevant buttons, but seemed amazed when the machine told her to pay her notes in. It was as if this was a totally unexpected order, like it asking you to take your shoes off. The said notes had then to be extracted from some obscure crevice in her bag, and it took what seemed like ages. Then she had to re-sort the notes to get them all in one direction, as the machine requires.

Call me Mr Efficiency of 2025, but when I pay in, I have the notes in my hand ready before I push the first button.

Like when people in front of me at the checkout have to wait until they’re told the price of the goods before even considering to reach for their purse. And then when said purse is dug out of the fucking handbag, they then start the rooting round process to get to the notes. Come on man, have it ready why don’t you or better still tap a card ffs.

 

[mexico1970]

Councils who would rather allow a building to rot than allow someone to do them up and use them, the verbiage from these bunch of clowns proves what absolute arseholes they are.

Public servant doesn't even register with them.

A council spokesperson said: "We don't comment on ongoing legal discussions and don't intend to elaborate on previous statements we have made on this subject."

Hopwood DePree: US film-maker in legal battle with Rochdale council over 'Downton Shabby'

Hopwood DePree takes Rochdale council to the High Court over control of his ancestral stately home.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Grassland Blue]

Like when people in front of me at the checkout have to wait until they’re told the price of the goods before even considering to reach for their purse. And then when said purse is dug out of the fucking handbag, they then start the rooting round process to get to the notes. Come on man, have it ready why don’t you or better still tap a card ffs.

Then there are club cards and vouchers to deal with.....

 

[richardtheref]

Like when people in front of me at the checkout have to wait until they’re told the price of the goods before even considering to reach for their purse. And then when said purse is dug out of the fucking handbag, they then start the rooting round process to get to the notes. Come on man, have it ready why don’t you or better still tap a card ffs.

I now drive buses for my sins. No one ever has pass/money/card ready until they get to the cab. Even if there are 50 in the queue they all have to wait until they approach you.

 

[Barcon]

People named Hopwood Defuckinpree.

 

[Fred_Quimby]

People that say we FOC ‘had it easy’. Easy mortgage, easy jobs etc. I was born in 1949 in Hulme. No inside bog or bathroom, no central heating, no local playground. When it was pulled down in 58 we moved upmarket to Moss Side, indoor bog and bathroom here but still no central heating. Left school without a single qualification (earned all mine - including my degree whilst working as well). Got a job but no cars in those days, bike or bus. Joined up, 23 years in the army as a mechanic working all the hours god sent (lost count of the days we worked all night), got a good pension at the end but f..king hell we worked for it. Became a teacher another real ‘easy’ job if you’ve never done it. Yeh, a real easy life living through mortgage rates into double figures, travelling back and forth every weekend, working until 9 o’clock at night to get lessons planned and work marked. I think I have earned my retirement, thank you very much. Now they talk about taking more of my pension pot because I have too much.

Rant over.

 

[Blue Mist]

People that say we FOC ‘had it easy’. Easy mortgage, easy jobs etc. I was born in 1949 in Hulme. No inside bog or bathroom, no central heating, no local playground. When it was pulled down in 58 we moved upmarket to Moss Side, indoor bog and bathroom here but still no central heating. Left school without a single qualification (earned all mine - including my degree whilst working as well). Got a job but no cars in those days, bike or bus. Joined up, 23 years in the army as a mechanic working all the hours god sent (lost count of the days we worked all night), got a good pension at the end but f..king hell we worked for it. Became a teacher another real ‘easy’ job if you’ve never done it. Yeh, a real easy life living through mortgage rates into double figures, travelling back and forth every weekend, working until 9 o’clock at night to get lessons planned and work marked. I think I have earned my retirement, thank you very much. Now they talk about taking more of my pension pot because I have too much.

Rant over.

Totally agree. I very rarely drink 'pop' or eat sweets. The reason is simple, as a kid I never had them so now i dont think about them. We never went to restaurants as we couldn't afford them.
I'm not doing the Monty Python 4 Yorkshire men, I'm just saying we had nowt, didn't moan or blame someone we just accepted it. We learnt to graft and save and yet now we are the bad guys

 

[mexico1970]

Totally agree. I very rarely drink 'pop' or eat sweets. The reason is simple, as a kid I never had them so now i dont think about them. We never went to restaurants as we couldn't afford them.
I'm not doing the Monty Python 4 Yorkshire men, I'm just saying we had nowt, didn't moan or blame someone we just accepted it. We learnt to graft and save and yet now we are the bad guys

It's incredible how much money you can save by just not being a greedy ,grabby , needy arsehole.