I'm from southeastern Pennsylvania and have never heard "you'uns", but "you guys" is quite common.
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Irritating words
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I agree.....makes me crazy to hear that word. My supervisor used to say "irregardless" and I finally asked him to PLEASE stop. We looked the word up and found that it's not a word. He hasn't said it since.
And "ain't" ain't in the dictionary and it ain't a proper word. (
When writing: to, too, and two. There, their, and they're. Your and you're. Learn the difference, please. It's really so easy.
"Bill and myself are going to a meeting." WTHeck? Myself? Stop it!
"EVOO" I cannot stand Rachel Ray and that's why. Don't like "sammiches". (Don't like her either.)
"Y'all" Same for Paula Deen. Every other word that comes out of that woman's mouth is "y'all" in a fakey southern accent. (It curdles my corpuscles to hear her all the time....stopped watching her, too.)
Me too! I want to squeeze the throat of the speaker!
Wow, I am going to have to start watching what I say around all of you!
Seriously though, to each his own... Maybe I have too many other more important things to be irritated over or maybe it's the Zoloft
but I think I'm pretty easy going when it comes to speech.
Seriously though, to each his own... Maybe I have too many other more important things to be irritated over or maybe it's the Zoloft
Ok, now that someone mentioned Rachel Ray, I have to ammend my previous post to include the word yummo. Maybe it's the way she says it, maybe it's the word itself, but it gets on my nerves!
It's so bad that when my cousin kept posting to Facebook using it, I revised my settings so I wouldn't see her posts on my wall. Yes, it's that annoying to me.
It's so bad that when my cousin kept posting to Facebook using it, I revised my settings so I wouldn't see her posts on my wall. Yes, it's that annoying to me.
Originally Posted by Kailie
Wow, I am going to have to start watching what I say around all of you!
Seriously though, to each his own... Maybe I have too many other more important things to be irritated over or maybe it's the Zoloftbut I think I'm pretty easy going when it comes to speech.
I do have just a few words that irritate me with or without the Zoloft
Larry and I also get a bit bothered when we are out at a nice restaurant and the waiter keeps calling us "guys", ok "guys" are you ready to order, Do you guys want any water? Have a nice evening, guys......
Ain't IS in the dictionary, in several in fact. It is a variation of the obsolete amn't (am not) and is still used regionally, although rarely correctly. It should be only first person use.Originally Posted by Winchester
And "ain't" ain't in the dictionary and it ain't a proper word. (Actually, I think it has been added to most dictionaries now. But I still don't like to hear that word.)
When writing: to, too, and two. There, their, and they're. Your and you're. Learn the difference, please. It's really so easy.
"Bill and myself are going to a meeting." WTHeck? Myself? Stop it!
"EVOO" I cannot stand Rachel Ray and that's why. Don't like "sammiches". (Don't like her either.)
"Y'all" Same for Paula Deen. Every other word that comes out of that woman's mouth is "y'all" in a fakey southern accent. (It curdles my corpuscles to hear her all the time....stopped watching her, too.)
I agree about Rachel Ray and Paula Deen............need ear bleach after listening to either of them.
Seriously!? You just slammed 2 of my favorite TV people!
As for y'all; I've noticed where you came from affects how you pronounce that one too. Even if it is a "southern" word; the south is big.
I disagree with you on that one. Just checked a couple online dictionaries to check myself.
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dived
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/dove
I've been getting irritated with people putting: "just sayin'" at the end of everything!
Irregardless annoys me as well. Toddler is also an annoying word for some reason
Irregardless annoys me as well. Toddler is also an annoying word for some reason
Spending a lot of time on the internet, especially in gaming communities, I hear many words that just make me want to punch myself!
The latest that I hear often is "jelly" instead of jealous.
"You jelly?"
AUGH that drives me crazy!!!
The other "big" thing lately is everyone using the N word. I said it once as a child, not knowing what it meant and boy, did I get in trouble. So it's not a part of my vocabulary. Now though, it seems like every other person uses it. Joking and being downright rude.
The latest that I hear often is "jelly" instead of jealous.
"You jelly?"
AUGH that drives me crazy!!!
The other "big" thing lately is everyone using the N word. I said it once as a child, not knowing what it meant and boy, did I get in trouble. So it's not a part of my vocabulary. Now though, it seems like every other person uses it. Joking and being downright rude.
Not sure if this is a word or not, but there are some people that start every sentence with "Ummm" or "Hmmm." Both drive me up a wall, especially when I'm at work and having to sit through a patient history and having to listen to it for 20 plus minutes!
Irritating words, there are so many but they're finnish so not going to write them here.
I'm also annoyed by the many people who mix 'their', 'they're', 'there', 'two', 'too', 'to' etc. Because english isn't my first language, those little mistakes can completely confuse me if used wrongly. Of course I make lots of mistakes myself too, but at least I have 'a good' excuse.
I'm also annoyed by the many people who mix 'their', 'they're', 'there', 'two', 'too', 'to' etc. Because english isn't my first language, those little mistakes can completely confuse me if used wrongly. Of course I make lots of mistakes myself too, but at least I have 'a good' excuse.
"Initiative"
It's been a favorite word of the past 2 years at work, but no one uses it properly or explains what they mean. It's become a sort of catch-all word for "I think you should do that differently."
I usually hear things like: "The staff room shows a lack of initiative." Ummm...how? It's an inanimate object.
It's been a favorite word of the past 2 years at work, but no one uses it properly or explains what they mean. It's become a sort of catch-all word for "I think you should do that differently."
I usually hear things like: "The staff room shows a lack of initiative." Ummm...how? It's an inanimate object.
brutal.
too many young people use it to mean super cool to make themselves look super tough. i dont like it.
too many young people use it to mean super cool to make themselves look super tough. i dont like it.
I visit message boards for shows that I like, and one thing that REALLY annoys me is the complete overuse and misuse of the phrase "jump the shark". Everyone uses it now to describe ANY episode of a show that they don't like.
Also, I know a guy who says "supportative" instead of supportive. Like nails on a chalkboard.
I don't think people use it anymore, but around the time the movie Swingers came out I worked for a guy who said "Money!" "That's so money!", etc. all the time. Ugh.
Also, I know a guy who says "supportative" instead of supportive. Like nails on a chalkboard.
I don't think people use it anymore, but around the time the movie Swingers came out I worked for a guy who said "Money!" "That's so money!", etc. all the time. Ugh.
I hate that too. I've seen it so often, especially in rants on one forum. Drives me crazy.
You are very correct. And there is one place in which it is consummately correct:
"I'm going to the store, ain't I?"
Most grammarians want you to use "aren't I" in that sentence, but since you would never say "I are going," "aren't I" cannot be correct. "Ain't" as a contraction for "am not" is very old, at least 500 years old in English usage.
