Words you use, but you shouldn't.

[Pavilionaire]

For squire, read "chief". I blame 4 years of Scottish university education, reinforced by watching Rab C Nesbitt.

 

[poidy]

A strange one thats recently creeped in is the use of the word 'ghastly'. Im 25 years old and really shouldnt be banging words like this out under any circumstances.

:US::US:

 

[Pavilionaire]

I still use "luvvly jubbly" and "kushti" but my use of "shush, you tart!" is being copied by my 4 year-old and the missus is on at me to cut it out.

The problem is - being married - I use it a lot when she's about, now Jake's telling his keyworker at nursery to "shush, you tart!" I find it hilarious but, like kicking a cat, you know it's wrong and must end...

 

[Billy Mays]

Guilty of the worst one possible I'm afraid. When talking about football to Americans I call it "soccer". I know. I know. Only to avoid a tedious discussion where I explain I'm not talking about "throwball". Oddly my American mate I commute with has taken to saying football where he used to say "soccer".

On a happier note my 3 year old daughter says bitch constantly. Overheard her mum use it in a minor road rage incident and we can't shake her of it.

 

[Mortdecai]

I wish all these American tv shows would stop using the word Awesome !!!

 

[Brovion]

Not so much words, but it's been pointed out to me that the inflection of my voice keeps going up at the end of a sentence so it sounds like I'm asking a question. I sound like a Californian teenager. To give you an idea those two sentences above would come over verbally as: "... the inflection of my voice keeps going up at the end of a sentence so it sounds like I'm asking a question? I sound like a Californian teenager?"

It's a good job you can't guess the inflection of my voice from just reading my posts as I guess it would really annoy everybody?

 

[Muhammed - I’m hard - Bruce Lee]

okee dokee.

hate saying it

 

[little al]

Another thing I have picked up in Scotland, is saying "how" instead of "why".

"You can't go down the pub today"
"How?"

 

[dougdeep]

It really annoys me when you give an opinion, and rather than saying they agree or disagree, they say. ABSOLUTELY.

 

[mikeyjh]

Single most annoying misuse of a word is 'Ironic'. End of. "Ironic Cheers" being paprticularly painful.

 

[KneeOn]

****. My female friends are particualarly execptionate towards this word. Apart from one who loves it...

Mish (as in short for mission) - its chavvy and horrendous.
Do one - said in a chavvy way
GTFO/STFU - its a nerdy thing i've picked up

 

[Billy the Fish]

For a joke I started saying t' instead of the, like a northerner, now I just do it sometimes without realising.

 

[FLOG GNAW]

Mish (as in short for mission) - its chavvy and horrendous.

Same for me...

"Wanna Go into Brighton?"

"Nah, It's a Mish."

And thats when i die inside slightly.

 

[Trufflehound]

I often find myself blurting out "Surrender Dorothy!" at the most inopportune moments.

 

[strings]

I have an annoying habit of finishing sentences with 'so' as if I am about to elaborate on what I said... it even annoys me, so it must be driving the people around me potty!

 

[brighton_girl87]

I'm one of those annoying people that says "literally" quite a lot.

 

[Munkfish]

'OK squire'
'Cheers squire'

I am NOT a chirpy, rosey-cheeked 1950's stableboy, so WHY I insist on calling friends and barely known aquaintances 'squire' both verbally and online, I honestly have no idea. But I just can't seem to STOP it.

I picked that up from Wayne in auf weidersain pet

 

[sydney]

definitely ****...get caught out all the time

 

[KneeOn]

Same for me...

"Wanna Go into Brighton?"

"Nah, It's a Mish."

And thats when i die inside slightly.

Sums it up pretty well.

 

[scooter1]

****

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