tasha_78_1 Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 Mis-use of the apostrophe, when its used in a plural word before the "s" for example. People who say "aks" instead of "ask". The fake patois used by some young people these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RosyRat Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 Using the word nucular instead of nuclear and secertry instead of secretary. And I agree wholeheartedly with the poster who hates "He should of" instead of "He should have". I'm demented most of the time, as I teach English. Oh, and people who use apostrophes for plurals : "She bought some potato's". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey Shaw Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 Mis-use of the apostrophe, when its used in a plural word before the "s" for example. People who say "aks" instead of "ask". The fake patois used by some young people these days. And, at sentence ends, the way that people become Antipodean in the rising question-style inflecTION. If it's not a question, don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimmyR Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 People who think that the most efficient way for a three lane motorway to merge into one lane is to form a queue immediately meaning the one lane part of the motorway is extended for miles back. The most efficient way of course is for everyone to merge at the very last minute. This doesn't annoy me so much as the people who think I'm "pushing in" when I drive past them all in their "queue". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
froger Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 People who get lend and borrow mixed up and also when people say we ant got none :loopy: if you ant got none then you must have some Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynchee Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 This doesn't annoy me so much as the people who think I'm "pushing in" when I drive past them all in their "queue". Oooh, this reminds me...actual pushing in!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horribleblob Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 ... Or when people want a 'pacific' colour instead of a specific one... Yes, that's a common one. You never know if they want a sea green or ocean blue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lockjaw Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 "Begs the question" as used, incorrectly, by BBC interviewers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimmyR Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 "It'd be cheap at half the price". Which is stating the obvious. A more impressive exclamation would be cheap at twice the price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynchee Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 Or when people want a 'pacific' colour instead of a specific one. Apologies Bubble, I didn't see you'd already made this point. Great minds!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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