There's a good reason for that. If you look here, you'll see places where states & cities have the same name, or where the name of a city is the same as another state. For instance, there's a Nevada City in Nevada, but there's also one in California. There's Arkansas City in Kansas, but there's Kansas in Alabama, Illinois & Oklahoma. There's an Iowa in Louisiana, and there are a lot of Washingtons. American states & cities can be very confusing, even to people who live there.
True. I used to get annoyed with people saying "percentage points" instead of "percent", until I realised there actually WAS a massive difference between the two.
"Half of one percent" still gets on my tits, though.
My hate at the moment is "oh my days" as an expression of shock/surprise or whatever.
You can probably blame Kamal of Big Brother notoriety for that one without too many people complaining. I don't remember it being said at all until he started saying it in the show - he seemed to say it several times a day especially when he was either bitching about someone or telling of one of his escapades, & I remember hearing schoolchildren saying it on the bus within days of him doing so. I'm surprised it's lasted this long though.
My ultimate hatred is people who say 'Smile it might never happen' :mad:
That has got to be the most ignorant, stupid thing to say to somebody, especially when it comes from a stranger who has no clue what is going on in your life at that moment in time!
Just because I'm not grinning like some broadmoor escapee as I shop around ASDA for baked beans doesn't mean I'm unhappy. Just obviously not as easily pleased as you.
I'm with you on that one - I had someone actually say that to me within days of me suffering a most traumatic bereavement, when I was struggling to keep it together enough to even leave the house, without smart alec comments like that.
My ultimate hatred is people who say 'Smile it might never happen' :mad:
That has got to be the most ignorant, stupid thing to say to somebody, especially when it comes from a stranger who has no clue what is going on in your life at that moment in time!
Just because I'm not grinning like some broadmoor escapee as I shop around ASDA for baked beans doesn't mean I'm unhappy. Just obviously not as easily pleased as you.
That definitely is the most annoying! :mad: Especially when your just minding your own business and some idiot feels the need to randomly say it to you! Its like you dont know me or anything about me, what gives you the right to comment!
When someone is repeating something I said and uses 'apparently' in their explanation like I'm f*cking lying or something. :mad: (Although I did use to use it myself until my mum pointed out how bad it sounded).
Also, 'Alright already', 'Stop it already', 'Come on already' - I think you get the point already
That real women one really winds me up! Especially when a morbidly obese woman uses it to justify being fat.
Another one I hate is "my rock" as in "my mum's been my rock throughout all of this".
Its a bit cliched.
Yes - same as those who overly extol virtues on close family/friends/partners who have stood by them in times of need, when surely that is what one would only expect from said people?
I do beauty blogging and I follow some beauty bloggers on twitter and something that real grinds my gears is that they say "I need this in my life" and they refer to some makeup or clothes or something. They all say it, like it's cool or something. It's crap. And I bloody hate it :mad:
1. People saying barter when they mean haggle
2. On anything competitive (X Factor, Masterchef etc) people saying I've let myself down/I've let my family down etc. Why does not winning mean self loathing?
I knew this bloke a few years ago, who added 'to be fair' to the end of almost every bloody sentence, even when it had no relevance to what he was saying.
'I quite like that chicken, to be fair'.
'I am really tired, to be fair'.
'That was really funny, to be fair'.
I really hate it when people say to me 'I'd do that if I were you' or 'I'd do it this way if I were you' my initial reaction is always 'Well you are not me and I like doing it this way!' GRR!
I really hate it when people say to me 'I'd do that if I were you' or 'I'd do it this way if I were you' my initial reaction is always 'Well you are not me and I like doing it this way!' GRR!
reminds me of that character from Harry Enfield, "only me!" lol
Bugs me when someone's retelling an argument they've had with someone, with each sentence starting with "then she turned around and said"... "so I turned around and said"... etc.
I get annoyed whenever someone at work describes something as "critical". It's a bloody publishers! Nothing could ever be so urgent, important, life threatening, that it's critical!
I also want to get violent if someone describes something as "to die for". Usually said about bags, shoes, clothing and cakes.
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True. I used to get annoyed with people saying "percentage points" instead of "percent", until I realised there actually WAS a massive difference between the two.
"Half of one percent" still gets on my tits, though.
I'm with you on that one - I had someone actually say that to me within days of me suffering a most traumatic bereavement, when I was struggling to keep it together enough to even leave the house, without smart alec comments like that.
That definitely is the most annoying! :mad: Especially when your just minding your own business and some idiot feels the need to randomly say it to you! Its like you dont know me or anything about me, what gives you the right to comment!
Also, 'Alright already', 'Stop it already', 'Come on already' - I think you get the point already
'So this is basically what happened...' or 'I was basically walking down the road when...'
'Bring it on!'
'Gett EEEEEn' (translation 'Get in').
'I'll ave a bit/some of that!'
All of which are used constantly by a work colleague. :mad:
'loves it' WHY? Its not even shortening it? Its like going through extra effort to sound like a fool.
I'm okay with most slang and internet meme, but I can't stand those two.
And "nom, nom, nom" which my friends have taken to use either to describe an attractive person or as a generic response to being told you are eating.
I say "heaps" heaps too much though. It annoys people heaps!
That real women one really winds me up! Especially when a morbidly obese woman uses it to justify being fat.
Another one I hate is "my rock" as in "my mum's been my rock throughout all of this".
Its a bit cliched.
Yes - infuriating, as though people are losing the power of expression/proper speech .
Yes - same as those who overly extol virtues on close family/friends/partners who have stood by them in times of need, when surely that is what one would only expect from said people?
When taking something back whilst looking in my purse I hear those dreaded words, 'Have you got your receipt'? :mad:
(No, I'm just looking for some money to buy back these unwanted clothes again)!
2. On anything competitive (X Factor, Masterchef etc) people saying I've let myself down/I've let my family down etc. Why does not winning mean self loathing?
Victoria,I bet he was a nice guy, to be fair.;)
reminds me of that character from Harry Enfield, "only me!" lol
I get annoyed whenever someone at work describes something as "critical". It's a bloody publishers! Nothing could ever be so urgent, important, life threatening, that it's critical!
I also want to get violent if someone describes something as "to die for". Usually said about bags, shoes, clothing and cakes.
Hello YOU! instead of 'hello (name)' or just 'hello'.
'I work hard and play hard'. These people seem to see themselves as human dynamos or high achievers, when in fact they are just utter tossers.
'I'm a bit mad, me!' Says it all really.
'End of' instead of 'end of story' (which is bad already).