What phrase or incorrect use of a word really grates with you, when you hear it / read it?
"Can you borrow me...." instead of "Can you lend me..."
When grown adults say "Babba" instead of Baby.
And when people write R.I.P. Even worse when they can't even be arsed to use capital letters and full stops "rip".
Posted By: Azteca, Jan 27, 08:26:51
Follow Ups
- George Carlin did a whole bit on this.......
Posted By: usacanary, Jan 27, 19:06:43 - Hit the back of the net
Posted By: Drew Peacock, Jan 27, 16:24:18 - Mixing up there, their and they're
Posted By: Kev, Jan 27, 15:53:27 - Every word where somebody drops the middle consonant - ie impor*ant instead of important
Posted By: Kev, Jan 27, 15:50:58 - Jebus Christmas....155 posts....this struck a nerve...
Posted By: usacanary, Jan 27, 14:09:35 - Alright instead of all right.
Posted By: APB, Jan 27, 13:40:07 - 1Alot. It's wrong. It’s “a lot”.
Posted By: APB, Jan 27, 13:38:51 - Itch instead of scratch
Posted By: APB, Jan 27, 13:38:21 - Literally any spelling mistake
Posted By: APB, Jan 27, 13:38:02 - Pacifically instead of specifically
Posted By: APB, Jan 27, 13:37:42 - Should of / would of / could of
Posted By: APB, Jan 27, 13:36:59 - The likes of.
Posted By: APB, Jan 27, 13:36:33 - Eek. I am so excited eek... aaaaaaarrrrrggghhhhhhh
Posted By: earlydoors, Jan 27, 12:49:34 - Use of ‘of’ instead of’have’.
Posted By: Eric Morecambe, Jan 27, 11:47:11 - Can anyone recommend a good (or reliable)...
Posted By: biffbro, Jan 27, 11:46:38 - 4When Scottish people say ‘how?’ instead of ‘why?’
Posted By: Adster, Jan 27, 11:37:55 - 1I was today years old when I learned
Posted By: Monty Peculiar, Jan 27, 11:09:53 - Different TO instead of different FROM
Posted By: Old Git, Jan 27, 10:36:51 - "Absolutely" instead of "Yes"
Posted By: Statmel, Jan 27, 10:17:13 - Of course the excellent Mitchell & Webb sketch, Expresso v Espresso
Posted By: BSE Canary, Jan 27, 10:05:20 - 7"I'm not going to lie".
Posted By: Old Man, Jan 27, 10:03:13 - use of "but"
Posted By: Kar1, Jan 27, 10:02:19 - Listen, before starting a sentence
Posted By: emmaroyds, Jan 27, 10:01:45 - 1Average
Posted By: Winged Eel Creosote, Jan 27, 10:00:02 - 2"The Nation" 🤮
Posted By: CB41, Jan 27, 09:58:34 - 10(Being called) Love or (My) Dear by someone who isn't over 90 or my aunty
Posted By: Bravo win or die, Jan 27, 09:57:14 - 2"No offense, but.........." I'm now going to be offensive
Posted By: BSE Canary, Jan 27, 09:56:42 - I'm going to give 110% or 150%, that is simply not possible
Posted By: Kar1, Jan 27, 09:56:07 - 2Yeah no. Mostly said by footballers
Posted By: emmaroyds, Jan 27, 09:55:55 - "one foul swoop"
Posted By: BSE Canary, Jan 27, 09:55:33 - Tin pot club
Posted By: Bravo win or die, Jan 27, 09:55:07 - Oh yeah and, seen on Beeb last night in some shitty advert for how BBC News is
Posted By: CB41, Jan 27, 09:52:53 - 3Your Liverpools, Manchester Uniteds and Chelseas. Your Todd Cantwells and Kenny McLeans
Posted By: Larry Hagman, Jan 27, 09:52:22 - "Talk to" something in business speak when they mean talk about
Posted By: JD3, Jan 27, 09:50:07 - Fuck I’m good
Posted By: jamesward, Jan 27, 09:46:31 - 2Like
Posted By: Ben, Jan 27, 09:45:23 - 1Lok at their history
Posted By: emmaroyds, Jan 27, 09:43:25 - Stay Home
Posted By: dr fanta, Jan 27, 09:42:55 - 3"Reticent" to mean "reluctant"
Posted By: paulg, Jan 27, 09:41:22 - I can source that for you, instead of find for you
Posted By: DH Yellow, Jan 27, 09:38:33 - Lend me your rear
Posted By: Augustus Pablo, Jan 27, 09:37:35 - 1Your Portsmouths, your Fulhams
Posted By: Yellalee, Jan 27, 09:36:25 - 3Inject this into my veins
Posted By: Yellalee, Jan 27, 09:35:57 - 1"Ipswich"
Posted By: Old Man, Jan 27, 09:32:58 - 6"So..."
Posted By: Old Man, Jan 27, 09:32:03 - "Upmost" instead of "utmost"
Posted By: Old Man, Jan 27, 09:31:42 - 1"I'm good" (as opposed to "I'm well")
Posted By: Old Man, Jan 27, 09:31:30 - 4"Can I get..."
Posted By: Old Man, Jan 27, 09:31:18 - 1"It is what it is"
Posted By: BSE Canary, Jan 27, 09:31:03 - Holibobs
Posted By: Augustus Pablo, Jan 27, 09:26:52 - Moving forward😡
Posted By: emmaroyds, Jan 27, 09:21:07 - Hubby. Terrible word
Posted By: Mr Perfect, Jan 27, 09:20:58 - 1The proof is in the pudding.
Posted By: AvengingCanary, Jan 27, 09:17:20 - 1"fellow countryman"
Posted By: Tricky Hawes, Jan 27, 09:16:46 - "The reality is...."
Posted By: Tricky Hawes, Jan 27, 09:15:40 - Here's the thing
Posted By: Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Jan 27, 09:14:06 - 1Do you have a spare 5 minutes / can I ask a quick question?
Posted By: CWC, Jan 27, 09:13:37 - Tells it like it is
Posted By: Dracula, Jan 27, 09:12:47 - It's a no brainer don't know why but I just hate it.
Posted By: emmaroyds, Jan 27, 09:12:20 - 1seasoning is everything
Posted By: Jumbo1, Jan 27, 09:11:01 - Just sayin'
Posted By: Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Jan 27, 09:10:46 - Can you be more Pacific, selwyn?
Posted By: Bristol Graham, Jan 27, 09:10:25 - 5"Life is not a rehesrsal" and usually seen on shitty old
Posted By: CB41, Jan 27, 09:09:47 - "Could care less"
Posted By: mrleelee, Jan 27, 09:06:21 - essexcanaryOTBC or FostersScoreline
Posted By: Henclrikus, Jan 27, 09:05:14 - Centred around
Posted By: jamesward, Jan 27, 09:04:54 - He/she’s my everything. Ugh
Posted By: Adster, Jan 27, 08:57:19 - Aaron's
Posted By: pab, Jan 27, 08:53:18 - he’s instead of his
Posted By: Drurys Left Nut, Jan 27, 08:52:31 - 'ickle' for 'little'
Posted By: WestYorksCanary, Jan 27, 08:48:57 - 1“Living your best life”
Posted By: JoeyDeacon, Jan 27, 08:48:23 - you need to be more pacific!
Posted By: Jumbo1, Jan 27, 08:46:03 - Their/there/they're
Posted By: Cardiff Canary, Jan 27, 08:42:55 - 2I think the age old "can you be more Pacific" takes some beating.
Posted By: Curnster, Jan 27, 08:41:22 - 2My wife's use of going rather than going to (eg: I'm just going the loo)
Posted By: JD3, Jan 27, 08:40:18 - So, ...............
Posted By: Captain Bligh, Jan 27, 08:38:08 - Can I pick your brain on something
Posted By: forzancfc, Jan 27, 08:36:45 - My sister says can I get and it really annoys me 😂
Posted By: Biggles, Jan 27, 08:34:38 - "You should of" instead of "should have"
Posted By: Azteca, Jan 27, 08:34:14 - My bad is annoying.
Posted By: Biggles, Jan 27, 08:33:15 - Pass mustard
Posted By: KevinBond, Jan 27, 08:32:41 - Babba is a good shout.
Posted By: maidstoneyellow, Jan 27, 08:31:53 - 5Can I get, instead of have. And the relatively new ‘reach out’ instead ask or asked.
Posted By: DH Yellow, Jan 27, 08:30:38
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