Stupid little things that bug you

I despise how these phrases have made it into English usage:

"off of" - just off is fine.
"real estate" - argh!
"can I get a.." - no, it's Please may I have.
"gotten" - fuck off.

Also, during the pandemic, we seem to have traded "Stay at home" for "Stay home", which fucks me off royally.
Can I get .
Drives me mental.
And off of.
Fuck off
 
Burning your idex finger and thumb when retrieving crumpets that have popped up from the toaster but not quite high enough for you to fish them out safely..!

Tends to wake you up with a start when you're half asleep in the mornings..!


Should have opted for the cornflakes ffs..!
 
Tradesmen. Why do they never answer the phone. Why do they say I will get back to you with a price and never do. Why do they pull a face if you try paying them in anything but cash.
 
I mentioned "off of" on here years ago and was told that it was perfectly fine because mick jagger said " hey hey you you get off of my cloud.
Mick Jagger is a Londoner who has made a career out of singing in a terrible Tennessee accent. I wouldn’t listen to owt he said!
 

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