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Mine is the word “literally.”
Someone I know IRL (and am not fond of for plenty of other reasons) uses this as a linking word. It’s a verbal tic. He uses it incorrectly most of the time. And when he uses it correctly, it’s just redundant.
What are some of your linguistic pet peeves? I’ve seen a few threads like this, I know you have ‘em. |
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over a year ago
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The over use of clichés gets me. We used to play cliché bingo when we went to training courses. You had a card with 15 sayings or overused words on it (selected from a catalogue of management monologues) arranged in different order like a real bingo card eg "let's think outside the box" or "fail to plan plan to fail" or "you can manage but can you lead" etc etc. These were circulated to willing course attendees. When you filled your card you had to shout "bingo" out loud. Made all training courses that much more interesting. |
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My kids formative years were spent in the USA and it drives me nuts that they keep using ‘Americanisms’.
“I could care less”
“I’m excited for the concert tonight”
No! It’s ‘I couldn’t care less’ and ‘I’m excited ABOUT the concert tonight’
Aaarghh!  |
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"Mine is the word “literally.”
Someone I know IRL (and am not fond of for plenty of other reasons) uses this as a linking word. It’s a verbal tic. He uses it incorrectly most of the time. And when he uses it correctly, it’s just redundant.
What are some of your linguistic pet peeves? I’ve seen a few threads like this, I know you have ‘em."
Yes, 'literally' for me too.
Using 'gotten', pronouncing the letter 'H' as 'haych' rather than 'aych' and saying 'texted' for the past tense of 'text'. |
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The random things people just stick on the end of sentences when speaking to another -
Mate! (No you aren't)
Love! (No you don't)
Dude! (What?!)
Babe! (Just do one)
Why the need to add a random words makes no sense to me.
Mrs
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"The over use of clichés gets me. We used to play cliché bingo when we went to training courses. You had a card with 15 sayings or overused words on it (selected from a catalogue of management monologues) arranged in different order like a real bingo card eg "let's think outside the box" or "fail to plan plan to fail" or "you can manage but can you lead" etc etc. These were circulated to willing course attendees. When you filled your card you had to shout "bingo" out loud. Made all training courses that much more interesting."
This actually sounds kinda of fun  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"There were two young men sitting behind me on an aeroplane last week and they managed to say "fucking" two or three times in every sentence."
Fuckingggggg what, were they talking about anything interesting though? |
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Fuckingggggg what, were they talking about anything interesting though?"
They were fucking boring, not fucking talking about fucking anything of fucking interest, fucking definitely not fucking talking about fucking. |
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Fuckingggggg what, were they talking about anything interesting though?
They were fucking boring, not fucking talking about fucking anything of fucking interest, fucking definitely not fucking talking about fucking. "
Speaking of fucking… |
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The English language can be very confusing at times particularly if you have dyslexia.
Even if you are not and just a bit stupid like me certain things can confuse.
Lead,lead.
Polish polish.
Your you're ok bad example I'll try to be more Pacific   |
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The one that really, really gets me is the terminal croak.
Young females, particularly young female Americans, but it's an epidemic here as well.
Prominent is films and tv progs.
Every sentence uttered starts normally, then gradually lowers until the last letter is pronounced in a croaking manner.
I'm sure everybody has noticed this phenomenon.
It drives me absolutely mad! |
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I sea know reason two bee up in arm's over linguistic ore grammatical err's. We're all just human beans, inn this vast reel of language, trying two make sense of things.
Whether it's a their, they're, or there mistake, we shouldn't loose our patients. English is full of knots and naughts, and it's easy too make mistakes.
We should except that and role with it, know matter how many to's and too's are mixed up. After all, it's the weigh we sea the world that's important, knot the way we spell it.
So, let's bee kind and grant others the grace two make errors, because inn the end, it's all about communication and understanding won another. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"The one that really, really gets me is the terminal croak.
Young females, particularly young female Americans, but it's an epidemic here as well.
Prominent is films and tv progs.
Every sentence uttered starts normally, then gradually lowers until the last letter is pronounced in a croaking manner.
I'm sure everybody has noticed this phenomenon.
It drives me absolutely mad!"
It has a name : vocal fry.
It’s quite amusing when forced!
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"I sea know reason two bee up in arm's over linguistic ore grammatical err's. We're all just human beans, inn this vast reel of language, trying two make sense of things.
Whether it's a their, they're, or there mistake, we shouldn't loose our patients. English is full of knots and naughts, and it's easy too make mistakes.
We should except that and role with it, know matter how many to's and too's are mixed up. After all, it's the weigh we sea the world that's important, knot the way we spell it.
So, let's bee kind and grant others the grace two make errors, because inn the end, it's all about communication and understanding won another."
Pft, fuck that. |
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"I sea know reason two bee up in arm's over linguistic ore grammatical err's. We're all just human beans, inn this vast reel of language, trying two make sense of things.
Whether it's a their, they're, or there mistake, we shouldn't loose our patients. English is full of knots and naughts, and it's easy too make mistakes.
We should except that and role with it, know matter how many to's and too's are mixed up. After all, it's the weigh we sea the world that's important, knot the way we spell it.
So, let's bee kind and grant others the grace two make errors, because inn the end, it's all about communication and understanding won another."
I like this, but even though it's a clever comment on whether or not spelling is important, it still annoys me just reading that for some reason! |
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"Literally bothers me too. I know that language moves on and but now we don't have a word to bridge the gap now that word has been ruined. "
I love all the people who say "I literally died laughing".
Quite a lot say "Lishley". I nicknamed someone "Ashley" for similar reasons.
Back in the late 1960s "In actual fact" was in vogue. It was caught from a radio presenter.
Later on, as a spin off from the space programme, "At this time" became indispensible.
I call people who say "I was like" 'Similards' and people who say "D'ya not armeen?" 'Narmenians'. |
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"I'm good" and "Can I get" (sometimes used consecutively).
Best way to deal with the "I'm good" brigade is to say " I was enquiring about your health, not your hehaviour".
IF I've been behind a can I getter, I say "Might I obtain...?" or "May I purchase...?". |
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By *jay1975Man
over a year ago
London / Barcelona |
"Could you be more Pacific... ...no I could not... i could be more specific though.... and the great Americanism " I could care less " nope I think you'll find " you couldn't care less" ...  "
Pacific, aaghgghhh!
I don't think anyone intentionally gets it wrong (unless they're trying to piss someone off).
The moment of realisation is like someone entering a whole world, "I really thought it was that, I've been saying it wrong my whole life..."
...Unless of course they double down with "No you're wrong, I'll say it how I want" |
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"Lack of punctuation, it really ticks me off  "
I just saw a cartoon. A woman was shouting
"Help a thief"
A police car pulled up and drove the thief to safety with an officer shouting
"Punctuation lady!"
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By *viatrixWoman
over a year ago
Redhill |
"When you have to point out the difference between bought and brought. Also that brung isn't a word."
“Brought” instead of “bought” is so common- it makes me wonder why? Completely different verbs, pronunciations, spelling? Can’t get my head around it.
Don’t get me started- the various spellings of “definitely” with “defiantly” being the winner  but my biggest peeve is the misuse of apostrophes. I see it here on thread’s all the time… like all word’s that are plural must have apostrophe’s for some reason’s…
Also Tescos, Aldis, OMG I just can’t…  |
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"Mine is the word “literally.”
Someone I know IRL (and am not fond of for plenty of other reasons) uses this as a linking word. It’s a verbal tic. He uses it incorrectly most of the time. And when he uses it correctly, it’s just redundant.
What are some of your linguistic pet peeves? I’ve seen a few threads like this, I know you have ‘em.
Yes, 'literally' for me too.
Using 'gotten', pronouncing the letter 'H' as 'haych' rather than 'aych' and saying 'texted' for the past tense of 'text'."
Is there another past tense of "text"? |
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By *rs322Woman
over a year ago
sandy |
"Lack of punctuation, it really ticks me off
I just saw a cartoon. A woman was shouting
"Help a thief"
A police car pulled up and drove the thief to safety with an officer shouting
"Punctuation lady!"
Perfect example!
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" "I was sat" (instead of sitting)
So common now that the 'language evolves' chestnut will no doubt get trotted out in order to accommodate the droves of lazy and ignorant users."
Language does evolve or we'd all be speaking and writing like Chaucer. I have to read a modern English translation of Canterbury Tales in conjunction with the original and Shakespeare isn't an easy man to follow |
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By *avie65Man
over a year ago
In the west. |
"Lack of punctuation, it really ticks me off
I just saw a cartoon. A woman was shouting
"Help a thief"
A police car pulled up and drove the thief to safety with an officer shouting
"Punctuation lady!"
Perfect example!
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Or - I helped my uncle jack off a horse.
Capitals and commas help. |
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By *ndycoinsMan
over a year ago
Whaley Bridge,Nr Buxton, |
Unprecedented use of the word unprecedented.Starting a sentence/answering a question with "so".
Mate,Pal,Fella.
"Like" every few words.
Train station instead of railway station,that's just baby talk. |
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By *ndycoinsMan
over a year ago
Whaley Bridge,Nr Buxton, |
" "I was sat" (instead of sitting)
So common now that the 'language evolves' chestnut will no doubt get trotted out in order to accommodate the droves of lazy and ignorant users."
 language evolves with new words or new meanings for existing words(gay for example).Poor English is poor English however much evolution. |
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"Mine is the word “literally.”
Someone I know IRL (and am not fond of for plenty of other reasons) uses this as a linking word. It’s a verbal tic. He uses it incorrectly most of the time. And when he uses it correctly, it’s just redundant.
What are some of your linguistic pet peeves? I’ve seen a few threads like this, I know you have ‘em."
With you on this, the use of the word like, as like a comma too.
Although I’m sure I have my verbal irritations too. |
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"The one that really, really gets me is the terminal croak.
Young females, particularly young female Americans, but it's an epidemic here as well.
Prominent is films and tv progs.
Every sentence uttered starts normally, then gradually lowers until the last letter is pronounced in a croaking manner.
I'm sure everybody has noticed this phenomenon.
It drives me absolutely mad!"
Oh yeah definitely it's so annoying. |
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By *otsossieMan
over a year ago
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Americanisms
Phonetic typos : there/their/they’re, to/too/two
Getting the direction of things wrong - “can I get a…?”. Sure, they’re right over there.
Pacific
Newcyulla
Viginna
Just generally making no sense and fighting autocorrect for the privilege.
Makes folk sound thick when they’re probably not. And it’s not dyslexia or they wouldn’t consistently make the same mistakes.
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By *otsossieMan
over a year ago
local, but not too local |
"I say 'genuinely' too much I used to say 'honestly' but felt I was overusing the word. I replaced it with another "
It’s filler. I know someone who always says “it’s one of THOSE things” and I want to punch him.
But everyone does it. |
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"The one that really, really gets me is the terminal croak.
Young females, particularly young female Americans, but it's an epidemic here as well.
Prominent is films and tv progs.
Every sentence uttered starts normally, then gradually lowers until the last letter is pronounced in a croaking manner.
I'm sure everybody has noticed this phenomenon.
It drives me absolutely mad!"
Ah yes, vocal fry! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Considering the amount of things I say that are listed this thread I should be on everybody's block list and now I know why I'm completely NOT fuckable.
I'm now questioning why my ballgags remain unused though.
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Biopic. It's not pronounced as in biotic. Also, samhain isn't pronounced sam hayne or sam ayne, it's pronounced song, but with a shortened "g" sound at the end.
Bess x |
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"I say 'genuinely' too much I used to say 'honestly' but felt I was overusing the word. I replaced it with another
It’s filler. I know someone who always says “it’s one of THOSE things” and I want to punch him.
But everyone does it. "
At least “it’s one of THOSE things” is better than "One them", which I hear all the time being used by couples while shopping. |
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"Mine is the word “literally.”
Someone I know IRL (and am not fond of for plenty of other reasons) uses this as a linking word. It’s a verbal tic. He uses it incorrectly most of the time. And when he uses it correctly, it’s just redundant.
What are some of your linguistic pet peeves? I’ve seen a few threads like this, I know you have ‘em."
In our country, in real life, IRL literally means Ireland.
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By *lynJMan
over a year ago
Morden |
Tautologies!
Frequently related to time.
"At this moment in time" - should be "at this moment" or "at this time". You don't need both!
Confusing less and fewer. E.g. "There are less people using the train". I think they probably mean "There are fewer people using the train" unless the people are smaller.
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Fuckingggggg what, were they talking about anything interesting though?
They were fucking boring, not fucking talking about fucking anything of fucking interest, fucking definitely not fucking talking about fucking. "
Fucking brilliant literally mate that was a super great example like the best one yet babe! |
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By *lynJMan
over a year ago
Morden |
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Fuckingggggg what, were they talking about anything interesting though?
They were fucking boring, not fucking talking about fucking anything of fucking interest, fucking definitely not fucking talking about fucking.
Fucking brilliant literally mate that was a super great example like the best one yet babe!"
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"Look... Spoken in a condescending manner at the beginning of a sentence.
Generally used by politicians during interview "
Often followed by "let me be clear". They then proceed to be anything but... |
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By *itty AmourWoman
over a year ago
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"Look... Spoken in a condescending manner at the beginning of a sentence.
Generally used by politicians during interview
Often followed by "let me be clear". They then proceed to be anything but..."
This exactly! |
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Electric. Used as a noun, which it is not.
Gas and water, no problem. they can be used as nouns or adjectives. Electric is only an adjective.
The stuff going through your smart meter is electricity.
To make matters worse, it usually gets called 'Me electric'. Oh, my! |
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"Look... Spoken in a condescending manner at the beginning of a sentence.
Generally used by politicians during interview
Often followed by "let me be clear". They then proceed to be anything but...
This exactly! "
For a full house of politician speak bingo you really need a
" let me be absolutely clear on this". |
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"Mine is the word “literally.”
Someone I know IRL (and am not fond of for plenty of other reasons) uses this as a linking word. It’s a verbal tic. He uses it incorrectly most of the time. And when he uses it correctly, it’s just redundant.
What are some of your linguistic pet peeves? I’ve seen a few threads like this, I know you have ‘em."
Literally! Lidderally ugh!
Like as if they have a word worm in the brain.
I hear it misused all the time and many times in just one sentence. |
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"Look... Spoken in a condescending manner at the beginning of a sentence.
Generally used by politicians during interview
Often followed by "let me be clear". They then proceed to be anything but...
This exactly!
For a full house of politician speak bingo you really need a
" let me be absolutely clear on this". "
I threw up a little in my mouth reading that.
It's always followed by no actual point and plenty of verbal diarrhea |
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By *ornLordMan 50 weeks ago
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"Look... Spoken in a condescending manner at the beginning of a sentence.
Generally used by politicians during interview
Often followed by "let me be clear". They then proceed to be anything but...
This exactly!
For a full house of politician speak bingo you really need a
" let me be absolutely clear on this".
I threw up a little in my mouth reading that.
It's always followed by no actual point and plenty of verbal diarrhea "
Not always; it's frequently followed by an outright lie. |
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By (user no longer on site) 49 weeks ago
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I despise the language young engineers use.
I can’t even write it because I have no clue what they are saying other than bruv and dog occur frequently.
Although maybe I do like it because I don’t take in whatever it is they are talking about.
On a slight tangent it bugs me that stop isn’t the same word in all languages. |
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