[Closed] Words which grate against the very fabric of your soul

It's not necessarily a house

Yes, it is necessarily a house. Or a flat. Or a maisonette. Or a bungalow. Or something.

I'm not saying it wrong, and its definately irrational, but the term 'property' (Arrrrggghhhhh!) just grates against the very fabric of my soul when used like this, which is the point of the thread is it not? 🙂

Nonk

Interesting. I had never head them called fireroads until the rise of MTBing. Always forestry roads and firebreaks.

"MTFU"

Going forwards

People who aspirate the letter "aitch" as "haitch". They are found predominantly in the North.

Plebs.

rprt +1

Havent read the whole thread but people who use "literally" incorrectly.

I have heard commentators say (describing running)

"He is literally flying"

Probably already said, but spotted it in one of Chipps' reviews...

"Neat" as in - adopts best Britney Spears voice - "that's really neat"

Not a word but a method of speaking:

When people use an upward intination at the end of sentences implying a question when one does not exist. Used lots by Americans.

'Can I get'?

No, you can have, you faux American idiot.

And people who pronounce their th's as v's. Wiv, bovver etc.
They are found predominantly in the South.

Plebs.

Ginormous. Seems to have become a word on kids tv these days. IT'S NOT A F%^&iING WORD!

It's called the evolution of language. If the internet had existed hundreds of years ago they'd be moaning about the thousands of new words that we use day in day out today.

Still annoying though, I agree

People who aspirate the letter "aitch" as "haitch". They are found predominantly in the North

someone said they had an 'orrible 'eadache and the reply was "poor love, what you need is a couple of aspirates" 🙂

"A big ask": heard this on Radio 4 (Evan Davies), drives me mad. What the flipping heck 😀 is a 'big ask'?

"I'm good". What does that mean? "I'm working on behalf of all people to prouduce a positive outcome?" Or do they mean "I'm well/fine/OK."

Those two above are usually said by people who think they're trendy.

Also stupid people who use the phrase 'That begs the question....' They usually mean to say 'That raises the question...'.

We used to play a game at work where we would gain points by putting in word we had made up into a report, in a manner in which it would appear correct. We got extra points if we heard someone repeat that word 😀

My Mum used ginormous when I was a kid, it must be a word by now

We used to use Mark and Lard catchphrases in meetings, points lost if you were called on it.

Any business language which is designed to confuse the listener and demonstrate the incompetence of the speaker.

'Epic fail' - Or in fact, 'fail' used in reference to any action deemed to be unsatisfactory, distasteful or embarrassing, but not always unsuccessful.

Trending, as in "Trending now" on Yahoo.

The expression "My bad", annoying when said by an american, even more annoying when said by someone trying to be american.

"101%" "110%" etc, clearly nonsense, how can you have more than 100%.

"101%" "110%" etc, clearly nonsense, how can you have more than 100%

but it's usefully revealing - anyone that uses it can be safely ignored as a nincompoop :o)

No I get 150%. Its one and a half times the current level.

[i]It's called the evolution of language.[/i]

No it's not. The only place I've ever seen that phrase is on this bloody forum. STOP SAYING IT!!!

You want Americanisms? Our company is getting swamped by the bloody idiots who come off conference calls and start saying "I'll give you a heads up.." "Reach out to me.." etc. YOU'RE NOT IN NYPDFUDGINBLUE. Bastards.
I get really pissed about it. (That's another one!) Grrrrr.!!

Words which grate against the very fabric of your soul

god

ironically...

It's called the evolution of language.
No it's not.

OH YES IT IS!!
and HE'S BEHIND YOU!

I get really pissed about it. (That's another one!) Grrrrr.!!

see ? You can't help yourself 🙂

Any word spoken in this way:

When people use an upward intination at the end of sentences implying a question when one does not exist. Used lots by Americans.

Also used by lots of antipodeans and london types.

'going forward'

as in "after that fvck up, what we should do, going forward, is....."

Evoque - what kind of word is that to name the new baby Range Rover

new and improved

"No" being used as a question tag in English. The question should take the auxiliary form of the verb and then have the positive to negative or negative to positive, SHOULDN'T IT?
In other grammars, for example Spanish, it's ok, but not English!!!

v-a-g-i-n-a 😡

LIKE as like every other word like. and the mispronunciation of th

oh that feels sooooooooooooo much better

whatever!

another americanism, which I have found myself saying, and have to slap myself:

When in the sandwich shop, restaurant etc "Can I get a..."

No you effing cant, you can ask politely like "Please may/can I have" or "I would like"

Also Scott Mills the t*sser, has got people saying "off-of" as in "I am off-of Birmingham" to mean "I am from Birmingham". ( I am not from there, just 1st city that came into my head)

And whatS with all the coffee bollox?

I want an ordinary coffee. With a dash of milk. You have to try to work out what to order to get what you want.

I do not want a mocchacappoofrappochinino

I JUST WANT A COFFEE!

Do you also just want a beer or a whisky TJ? 😉

I do not want a mocchacappoofrappochinino

Victor Meldrew reincarned before he's even dead :o)

HEY! YOU! GET OFFA MY CLOUD! Is not a request for a long dead Mercian pretender...

Offa, much earlier:
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If there ever was a candidate for the grumpy old men show it would have to be SFB

Pot calling kettle charred beyond the ability of reconstruction me thinks?

If there ever was a candidate for the grumpy old men show it would have to be SFB

except for the fact I find all this ribticklingly funny :o)

Broken Britain, a curse on the Tory Ba$t@rd who thought that one up.

a curse on the Tory Ba$t@rd who thought that one up.

spelling mistake, it's writen "Tony Blair-stard"

The phrase 'grates against the very fabric of your soul' isn't doing a lot for me either. Overblown, pompous guff. 'Words which really get your back up' would have done just as well...

'grates against the very fabric of my soul

people that write that just have a small flinty nodule of resentment instead

[i]HEY! YOU! GET OFFA MY CLOUD! Is not a request for a long dead Mercian pretender...

Offa, etc [/i]

Exssactly.

Another one, in an email just now "touch base".
Was from a yank so I'll let her off this time, but if any of the English twerps use it...