Let off some steam with your 'favourite' words that people get wrong.....

[8ace]

brought instead of bought when buying something.

always tempted to say "Where did you bring it from?"

Got round to change your username then I see

 

[binky]

Putting the work "like" in a sentence, where it doesn't belong.

e.g. "I was, like, going to buy it, but..."

What is like going to buy it.
Were you going to borrow it? hire it? steal it?

grrr.
you've set me off now.

 

[Bakero]

People writing 'loose' when they mean 'lose.' I wonder how they write 'loose' when they mean 'loose'?

I think I'm loosing it.

 

[footychick]

Haich instead of aich and congradulations

 

[whitelion]

Haich instead of aich

That's a good one.

 

[Mellotron]

A weird one I've noticed in a friend and written by someone on here.

He's instead of his, and vice versa.

i.e. spoken: "That's he's car." (meaning that's his car)

Sounds bizarre I know but read/heard it more than a few times now.

 

[upthealbion1970]

arks instead of ask

 

[MattBackHome]

Maybe just me but it riles me up when people mispronounce 'Calippo' as either 'Calypso' or (worse) 'CAlippo'. Admittedly this was more of an issue when I sold ice-creams for a living.

 

[¤DãŃn¥ §êãGüLL¤]

A weird one I've noticed in a friend and written by someone on here.

He's instead of his, and vice versa.

i.e. spoken: "That's he's car." (meaning that's his car)

Sounds bizarre I know but read/heard it more than a few times now.

I've got loads of mates who text me that don't seem to be able to use we'll and you'll.

eg "we're meet at 7 tonight and your have a great night "

You wouldn't say that, so it sounds really weird.

 

[34064 Fighter Command]

Not so much a word, but as far as pronounciation is concerned, the high rising terminal, or Australian questioning intonation, especially when the sentence ends with " y' know ? ", and uttered by a certain Mr Ricky Ponting.

 

[Superphil]

Haich instead of aich and congradulations

Chidester

 

[brighton_girl87]

A girl I work with says connunity rather than community and it drives me mad!

 

[Wozza]

Escape goat.

 

[Twinkle Toes]

Not so much a word, but as far as pronounciation is concerned, the high rising terminal, or Australian questioning intonation, especially when the sentence ends with " y' know ? ", and uttered by a certain Mr Ricky Ponting.

Oh, you're not alone FC: it completely does my head in too!

And don't get me started on the "AHHHHHH LOOK" that Aussie cricketers (& now a few of our own) use to start an answer or statement with. It's on a par with all that talking about yourself in the 3rd person bollox.

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!

 

[Seagullible]

people who pronounce it Bi-sham Abbey - it's f'in pronounced Bis-ham Abbey

 

[Seagullible]

'let me double confirm that' wtf

 

[pasty]

people who pronounce it Bi-sham Abbey - it's f'in pronounced Bis-ham Abbey

Similar to those that pronouce it A-Mex. It's Am-Ex. No one uses an A-merican Express card now do they.

 

[Easy 10]

People who write "yer" when they mean "yeah".

I mean really.

 

[Seagullible]

People who write "yer" when they mean "yeah".

I mean really.

yer, like innit. I 8 that

 

[¤DãŃn¥ §êãGüLL¤]

People who write "yer" when they mean "yeah".

I mean really.

That one too, it doesn't even sound like "yeah" it sounds like how you'd say your.