Language Pet Peeve

[The Valkyrie]

And she goes "are you invited to Sharon's do"? and I go "don't be stupid, she's a scrag!"
And then she goes " I know, the stupid mole didn't invite me neither ...".   etc, etc



( pretty sure that's how Beccs talks like!)    

Bogun!

[Edwardo Piet]

Don't praggle me, girl.  I'll quang you proper.  

Boru

That's one darn diddley dang doodley Flanderized version of my AF signature.

[Chas]

Ten words you need to Stop Misspelling:

weather/whether/wether  

Wether as in bellwether.  

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A wether is a castrated ram.

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[Cyberman]

'Should of' makes me want to strangle you. I've actually heard people spelling it this way, for chrissake.

I hate 'to', too.

[HairyCyclist]

When people from Stoke say ' alright me duck '

[Cyberman]

I worked with a guy in the Civil Service who told me of some Wild West theme park thing in Stoke, or roundabouts, where a friend of his worked as a guide. Apparently he used to greet the visitors dressed as a town sheriff, and in a strange mix of Texan and his native accent he'd say "Well, howdy, me ducks!"

[The Valkyrie]

I worked with a guy in the Civil Service who told me of some Wild West theme park thing in Stoke, or roundabouts, where a friend of his worked as a guide. Apparently he used to greet the visitors dressed as a town sheriff, and in a strange mix of Texan and his native accent he'd say "Well, howdy, me ducks!"

Nuke the site from orbit.  It's the only way to be sure.

[ignoramus]

You mean, using nukular weapons?


Please be more pacific!

[Rhondazvous]

Firstly, this isn't about slang or dialect, and only barely about grammar.  It's about using words stupidly.

This morning, a neighbour came to the door and asked me if I would help him load something into his car.  I'm nothing if not helpful, so we walked over to his place.  It turns out he had a cement birdbath he was giving to a friend.  He had the car backed up to it with the boot open, all ready to go. As we were getting ready to load the basin part, he said, 'Be careful, this thing has some serious weight to it.'  We got it up and in, and had to work it round so we could fit in the pedestal as well.  While jockeying it about, he said, 'Good thing this boot has some serious space.' After we got both bits in, he thanked me and said, 'You helped me out of a serious jam.'  Unable to keep me gob shut any longer, I said, 'Well, if you ever need help with a flippant jam, just call.'

Another peeve is people using nouns as verbs.  I recently overheard someone  say, 'We're going to weekend at Ripiro Beach.'

And while I'm at it, the correct response to 'Thank you' is 'You're welcome', not 'No problem'.

Boru

Do you mean to tell me that if I say I'm going to google for the information I need, you won't like me anymore? (sniff sniff bwaaaaahh)

What I positively don't like is when people insist on tripping up their prose with he or she, his or her. It's clumsy and when used several times in one paragraph, it's comical. The kind of unintentional comical that makes me groan.

If someone is set on pc language he or she should come up with a gender neutral indefinite pronoun. Me, myself and I would be the first to champion it.

[The Valkyrie]

You mean, using nukular weapons?


Please be more pacific!

No.

Nuka cola.