When the people on morning TV, at the start of the year say, for example)
"The date is he first of January TWENTY ELEVEN".
Its TWO THOUSAND AND ELEVEN.
No it's not...It's Twenty Eleven, same as it was Nineteen Seventy Eight....not One thousand nine hundred & Seventy Eight or Nineteen Eleven, not One thousand nine hundred & eleven
While i'm here, the use of the 24 hour clock really annoys me as well. Sky News the other day were talking about a show later. On the screen it said "Tonight 19:00". The presenter said "Thats tonight at 7"....why, because most people use the 12 hour clock not the 24 hour one, so why bother with it in the first place.
OP your post made me laugh...just your indignation was funny ...but I do have one that makes me laugh whenever I hear it and that's 'You turned round and said to me....' They say it many times in one explanation.
"Innit" :mad:
and "sweet" as in describing something that the person likes the look of.
Such as "that car's sweeeeeet"!
No, you can't eat it, so how would you know how it tastes?
"Innit" :mad:
and "sweet" as in describing something that the person likes the look of.
Such as "that car's sweeeeeet"!
No, you can't eat it, so how would you know how it tastes?
I was on the train and heard this:-
Passenger in response to call being asked "Where are you?" presumably
I'm part of the youth of today being only 19 but that phrase annoys me so much! To be fair, though, I probably say a lot of words that annoy people- namely my overuse of the word "awesome".
That is one bear bug I cannot stand. My oldest son has started saying that. Everything ends in awesome. It sounds so crap.
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'Thanks for the heads up on that'.
Possibly the most annoying phrase in the universe. Why do people say this? Do we need to be reminded? No. V. Irritating:mad:
'Can you see a pattern emerging'
Another annoying one. Only in your eyes pal. Piss off:mad:
The game show "Celebrity Juice" with Keith Lemon.
You've not seen it ??
"It'll take as long as it takes"
"That's what you do"
All used by members of my family
"im being racist but...." (insert racist comment/point of view )
:rolleyes:
No, not at all. I understand what it means and all, it's just when it's said in his Aussie accent
No it's not...It's Twenty Eleven, same as it was Nineteen Seventy Eight....not One thousand nine hundred & Seventy Eight or Nineteen Eleven, not One thousand nine hundred & eleven
While i'm here, the use of the 24 hour clock really annoys me as well. Sky News the other day were talking about a show later. On the screen it said "Tonight 19:00". The presenter said "Thats tonight at 7"....why, because most people use the 12 hour clock not the 24 hour one, so why bother with it in the first place.
Doing it for the Banter
We do love the Banter.
...and various other banter-related phrases.
Especially business twaddle from people such as recruitment consultants who ring at "close of play" to "touch base" or who talk about "going forward".
On the web, people who write comments like:
"Pot. kettle. black".
and
"I'll get me coat!"
Horrible.
and "sweet" as in describing something that the person likes the look of.
Such as "that car's sweeeeeet"!
No, you can't eat it, so how would you know how it tastes?
A person mis-pronounces a word they are trying to say then corrects it and adds the word " Even " to it immediately after.
When it refers to something abstract like terms and conditions in some agreement or someone's rights and privileges being protected etc.
Newsreaders on the television seem to be using it quite often these days.
I was on the train and heard this:-
Passenger in response to call being asked "Where are you?" presumably
"I'm on the train innit"
I give up!
No.
Go and mind your own business you nosy annoying freak!
I knew exactly what you were going to say before opening the thread.
Yes please do Synesi.You aren't wanted around here.
"I was like"
F ing hell!
That is one bear bug I cannot stand. My oldest son has started saying that. Everything ends in awesome. It sounds so crap.