People who refer to magazines as books. I don't understand why they do that. They are really not the same thing, and they have their own separate words, so why not use them? Also no one ever calls a book a magazine do they?
It would be better for the human race if we had compulsory sterilisation for the above people.
Ooh! That's a wee bit harsh, isn't it? I would propose laws to prohibit everything that has been mentioned in this thread so far. Then we'd all be happy!
Anyhow! Any Scot will tell you that 'scone' is pronounced 'sconn' except in the case of the Stone of Scone when it is pronounced 'skoon'. Any other pronunciation is merely a Sassenach aberration! :yawn:
People who are described as going 'up' to Oxford or Cambridge University and then coming 'down' from Oxford/Cambridge after they've graduated. Arrogant bollocks.
People who say they 'take' a newspaper; no, you bought a newspaper and then read it.
When football fans refer to their team as 'we', no you just sat on your arse watching a team of overpaid semi-educated strangers play.
Ooh! That's a wee bit harsh, isn't it? I would propose laws to prohibit everything that has been mentioned in this thread so far. Then we'd all be happy!
Anyhow! Any Scot will tell you that 'scone' is pronounced 'sconn' except in the case of the Stone of Scone when it is pronounced 'skoon'. Any other pronunciation is merely a Sassenach aberration! :yawn:
Besieds which, Mary Berry says it's sconn, and that's good enough for me
People who are described as going 'up' to Oxford or Cambridge University and then coming 'down' from Oxford/Cambridge after they've graduated. Arrogant bollocks.
Following on from that...
People who "read" their subject at University, rather than just "take", "study" or "do" it.
People who "read" their subject at University, rather than just "take", "study" or "do" it.
I was about to type this after I saw the other post! I hate hate hate it! So pretentious, the only people I have ever heard use the term are typical RAH types though.
To the person who says it is the correct way, it isn't. This is the English language, there are few rules to language (any language) as it is something that evolves over time.
Nobody uses the term to "read X subject" nowadays except pretentious RAHs, and I should know, I spend my time surrounded by 13000 students day in and day out. It's a term used by people to make them feel better about themselves; once upon a time going to university was something only the elite and very best people could do, for the last couple of years it is something practically every 18 year old has done. Going to university nowadays is nothing special, or out of the ordinary, it is as common as using the toilet, so people have to get off on it in another way (usually by saying they're going to "Y" Russell Group university reading "Z" subject :rolleyes: :sleep:
When girls or women hold jumper sleeves over their hands in a "cutesy" self-conscious way. Presumably to make them look fragile or something. My 14-year-old niece has been doing that lately. She constantly yanks her sleeves down to cover her hands, leaving just her finger tips on show.
She's also got in a habit of letting her hair crowd her face and eyes. She looks like a Bergamasco shepherd. Her friends have similar hairstyles. Why? Why?!
On a similar note the whole starting your parting just above your ear hairstyle annoys me. Just because you aren't bald doesn't stop it being a comb-over FFS!
The fact that my new glasses are taking so long to come into the shop. I remember when you could walk into Specsavers or equivalent and they were ready in an hour. Now they quote 10 working days !!!
Yes. And people who talk through laughing.....................
............like Carol Klein on Gardeners' World!:eek:
OH God , she bugs the helll out of me with that laugh/ giggle at the end and middle of every single sentance .Boy George does it as well .................Ugghhh
People who are described as going 'up' to Oxford or Cambridge University and then coming 'down' from Oxford/Cambridge after they've graduated. Arrogant bollocks..
It's convention, and perfectly acceptable at both universities.
People who don't respect that conventions and traditions exist and just call them arrogant/pretentious irritate me intensely.
As do people who seem to use pretentious for the sheer hell of it whenever anything remotely archaic is mentioned.
To the person who says it is the correct way, it isn't. This is the English language, there are few rules to language (any language) as it is something that evolves over time.
Nobody uses the term to "read X subject" nowadays except pretentious RAHs, and I should know, I spend my time surrounded by 13000 students day in and day out.
People do use it, and I spend my days surrounded by university students as I am one.
I tend to say Haitch as well. Im always on the phone quoting policy numbers which often have a H in them, so I say "Haitch for Harry". It doesnt sound right if you said "Aitch for Harry".
Although even Cherie Lunghi has been known to get it wrong - link.
Two of my peeves are:
- when people think that the past tense of "to text" is "text". As in, "I text him last night and he text me straight back..." Always sounds like "tecksed" to me....
- when people make some sarcastic statement and then add an emphatic "NOT!" to the end, eg: "That Justin Bieber is such a good role model in so many ways. Not!" Anyone talking like that is hopefully of an age to actually be a fan, as that sort of thing should have been left behind in the playground!
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Yes. And people who talk through laughing.....................
............like Carol Klein on Gardeners' World!:eek:
Recipe web sites are often like that. They're obviously just "carriers" for advertising, with a few recipes gathered up from god-knows-where.
People who say "sconn" instead of "scohne".
People who say the letter H as "haitch" instead of "aitch".
It would be better for the human race if we had compulsory sterilisation for the above people.
Ooh! That's a wee bit harsh, isn't it? I would propose laws to prohibit everything that has been mentioned in this thread so far. Then we'd all be happy!
Anyhow! Any Scot will tell you that 'scone' is pronounced 'sconn' except in the case of the Stone of Scone when it is pronounced 'skoon'. Any other pronunciation is merely a Sassenach aberration! :yawn:
Why make something that is so costly; that is designed to be carried constantly & not make it tough enough to survive the rigours of life?
People who say they 'take' a newspaper; no, you bought a newspaper and then read it.
When football fans refer to their team as 'we', no you just sat on your arse watching a team of overpaid semi-educated strangers play.
Besieds which, Mary Berry says it's sconn, and that's good enough for me
Following on from that...
People who "read" their subject at University, rather than just "take", "study" or "do" it.
Reading a subject at University is the correct term, especially if it's an arts style degree.
It's pretentious, whether right or not.
I was about to type this after I saw the other post! I hate hate hate it! So pretentious, the only people I have ever heard use the term are typical RAH types though.
To the person who says it is the correct way, it isn't. This is the English language, there are few rules to language (any language) as it is something that evolves over time.
Nobody uses the term to "read X subject" nowadays except pretentious RAHs, and I should know, I spend my time surrounded by 13000 students day in and day out. It's a term used by people to make them feel better about themselves; once upon a time going to university was something only the elite and very best people could do, for the last couple of years it is something practically every 18 year old has done. Going to university nowadays is nothing special, or out of the ordinary, it is as common as using the toilet, so people have to get off on it in another way (usually by saying they're going to "Y" Russell Group university reading "Z" subject :rolleyes:
On a similar note the whole starting your parting just above your ear hairstyle annoys me. Just because you aren't bald doesn't stop it being a comb-over FFS!
It's convention, and perfectly acceptable at both universities.
People who don't respect that conventions and traditions exist and just call them arrogant/pretentious irritate me intensely.
As do people who seem to use pretentious for the sheer hell of it whenever anything remotely archaic is mentioned.
People do use it, and I spend my days surrounded by university students as I am one.
'Sconn' is the correct pronounciation as far as I'm concerned. People who say 'scohne' irritate me.
Yes it does.
Seconded.
An Aitch is an Aitch; simple really.
Thirded.
Although even Cherie Lunghi has been known to get it wrong - link.
Two of my peeves are:
- when people think that the past tense of "to text" is "text". As in, "I text him last night and he text me straight back..." Always sounds like "tecksed" to me....
- when people make some sarcastic statement and then add an emphatic "NOT!" to the end, eg: "That Justin Bieber is such a good role model in so many ways. Not!" Anyone talking like that is hopefully of an age to actually be a fan, as that sort of thing should have been left behind in the playground!
"One sent an electronic message comprising of reading matter to a person, whom replied instantaneously".