I cannot abide....

On the other end of the scale, the pretentious people often on radio 4 can get to me. I need a dictionary handy. At least they do speak properly.
 

I cannot bear rude behavior, from anyone at any time in any situation for any reason. There simply is no excuse. To object to something or to disagree is different. This can be done without disrespect or rude behavior.
 
Nose rings and tattoos. I just cannot cannot bear them.
Also stupid coloured hair.
Also the way 'diversity' is rammed down my throat in every single TV programme - nothing is now sacred, not even kids programmes.
My list is too long to go on. There's almost nothing I can abide anymore.
 

Ruthanne said:
I can't bear the sound of some of the commercials on tv. They knock me for a loop. I have to shut them off or change the channel.
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Mute or off button. Or I fly into a rage at the overwhelming banality or stupidity of them. Or so clever I can't fathom them out at all.
Commercials used to be little masterpieces in the past, simple and effective. Now I often don't even know what they are making a song and dance about.
 
People who cannot speak without spewing profanities. Unfortunately my ears are assaulted by it too often in public places.

@oscash I haven't heard any of my people say "arksed" but I have heard "axed". :LOL: That one always gets me. Now I'm not sure if this is a White mid western thing in whatever area they live in, but I've never heard anyone else do it. A couple was on one of the beach house hunting shows and I thought perhaps my ears deceived me when the wife said boys-es room. Like...did she just add a plural to a plural?! Well sure enough, her husband then used the same word later. Boyses. :ROFLMAO:
 
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Traditionally, people in this area spoke in a dialect called Doric and it was liberally scattered with the word 'ken?'. This was similar to 'you know what I mean'. Doric seem to be less common now, but is kept alive by various Doric societies, songs, theatre etc..
 
Capt Lightning said:
Traditionally, people in this area spoke in a dialect called Doric and it was liberally scattered with the word 'ken?'. This was similar to 'you know what I mean'. Doric seem to be less common now, but is kept alive by various Doric societies, songs, theatre etc..
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My father in his younger days spent a lot of time on the East coast of Scotland despite being a west coaster.. and he picked up the word Ken.. and even after moving back to Glasgow, he said it all his life
 
Capt Lightning said:
I absolutely detest the term "furbaby". People have pets, dogs, cats etc... but 'furbaby' sounds a bit too anthropomorphic. Are they a substitute for a human child?
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I had never heard the term till I read it on this forum. No opinion about it, but I've taken to calling our house plants the Phyto Kinder. It's what passes for fun in my life these days.
 
Two things bother me far more than they ought to!

1) People who say anythink, instead of "anything" (let alone "anyfink!). I come across this all the time, partly because of the dialect around these parts. Turns out the word anythink has been around for some time (since the 1700's) but when I hear it used I know the people mean "anything", they're just getting it wrong. Happens with "somethink" and "Sumfin". :D

2) In written language, it's the misspelling of "lose", which is written as "loose", no doubt due to predictive text and the inability of a spell checker to notice.

Now, I have an accent, and being from Essex it's a weird one that commonly drops H's. I try really hard not to do that, but if I'm tired I can hear it coming back into my voice. Old habits.... And goodness knows, typing on the net isn't an English class, and I no doubt make more mistakes than most. Still, these two things bother me more than they should (online communication is primarily about being understood, after all).
 
Why do people have to record everything with their phone? You are missing the moment. Rather than help someone, you are recording someone waiting for help and then recording them helping. When will you ever watch that?
 
OneEyedDiva said:
People who cannot speak without spewing profanities. Unfortunately my ears are assaulted by it too often in public places.

@oscash I haven't heard any of my people say "arksed" but I have heard "axed". :LOL: That one always gets me. Now I'm not sure if this is a White mid western thing in whatever area they live in, but I've never heard anyone else do it. A couple was on one of the beach house hunting shows and I thought perhaps my ears deceived me when the wife said boys-es room. Like...did she just add a plural to a plural?! Well sure enough, her husband then used the same word later. Boyses. :ROFLMAO:
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Boyses, kidses...etc. That's Utah.
 
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