Phrases which offend..

[Brendan]

I know what you mean Mockney. All this ?corporate speak? bollocks drives me insane. Makes me want to pack it all in and take up oblong building material strategic positioning.

MBA = Masters in Bullshit and Acronyms

(I just made that up me):))

[Ant]

'Should of' gets my goat, but not as much as a lyric by some dull, recent band: 'I wish I was somewhere else than here'.

My message to whoever wrote that being: No, Twunto. It's either 'somewhere else' or 'somewhere other than here'. And if you can't make that scan then rework your line until it does, you lazy sod.

(Aaaaaaaaaaand breathe...)

[SeanMacGabhann]

lol Ant - you tell 'em

Actually - even tho I use "lol" I hate it

And I'm not fond of actually either

[capt_birdseye]

"at the end of the day..." :X

[Mark]

"yeah, so what if I am, what you gonna do about it?"

twat

[bagpuss78]

"to be fair" :X

[SimonM]

..."train station"...

[Asset]

I over use 'to be honest', to be honest.

[dulwichmum]

My super lovely au pair asked me yesterday in front of the children to explain "piss off" as she has heard it used so much on Big Brother!

[James]

"D'you know what?" used before the speaker announces something ("Of course I don't, you haven't told me yet)

"End of."

"Vice-a-versa" instead of vice versa

"asterix" when people mean asterisk

[mockney piers]

expresso.

Does that mean coffee made really quickly?

[Ant]

or that goes through you quickly?

[Asset]

'Slither' instead of 'sliver', as in "cut a slither of cheese". Hear it all the time, drives me mad.

[Asset]

I was going to say that one too Mockney, v annoying

[Asset]

not you, the expresso factor

[TillieTrotter]

I had a mate that always said "i'm not being funny but...."

Also, "I'm gonna tell you something but you cant say it came from me" how the bloody hell can you pass on a juicy bit of gossip when you cant divulge the source!?!?! I ask you!!

And many many more.................

[actel]

"literally"

I read a cracking example of this in a BBC eyewitness interview the other day:

"I heard a mighty explosion and about two floors and the roof of a building to my left hand side was literally showering down in front of me. So I literally threw myself, literally jumped up and threw myself, to the right hand side of the road not knowing whether I was going to be hit."

[dulwichmum]

I hate when people say "24/7" - grrr

[Polly D]

I literally don't have time any more to keep on top of all these posts ... tee hee. Sorry actel, and I agree. The lovely Mitchell and Webb often mock this in the brilliant Peep Show.

And let's not forget 'innit' (someone may have already said this but I literally haven't read them all .. zzzzzz

[spadetownboy]

what about get back on fcuking topic you cnuts

[spadetownboy]

anyway back on topic as an irishman i,ve heard enough and seen enough not to be too bothered, infact heard a great one the other day an old builder was telling me back in the days before everything became pc the old jack hammer was known as the paddy pogo stick. excellent.

[*Bob*]

I take issue with that, Spadetownboy.

A 'hammer' has, and always will be known as a 'Birmingham Screwdriver'.

[Nero]

I abhor 'meet with' nearly as much as I do the use of 'gotten' rather than 'got'. Yes, I know that the former actually predates the latter, but the latter is British English and has been for at least 200 years. The latter is being used by some people as a fashion statement, or an affectation that suggests cosmopolitanness. It then gets blended into the national vernacular. I even heard a BBC reporter say 'gotten'. 'Mom' is being used more and more too.

Interestingly, the States is being invaded by Brit-isms too. Did you know that Americans never said 'has gone missing, went missing' etc. until a few years ago? American journalists imported it. I'll try to dig ouut the link to the article that featured this and other phrases. Nero

[Keef]

"Can you borrow me a fiver?" Don't know if that has ever been correct, but it shouldn't be!

"Remember me to your mum" I know that used to be common, but it just sounds so wrong.

[Ant]

Using itch instead of scratch. Just seems a bit... I don't know... dim.