Things that annoy you beyond reason...? [Vol 3]
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Justayellowbadge said:
Willy Nilly said:
Referring to the that clock tower in Westminster as Big Ben annoys me beyond reason.
The that?Big Ben is the fking bell, you bells.
Langweilig said:
Bombarded with cold calls from Swinton Insurance. I have signed up with the TPS. So why am I receiving phone calls like this?
Presumably because at some point you've ticked (or unticked, need to be careful and read what it says) something that gives them permission to do so. TPS can't override that.Radio 2 breakfast - Moira Stuart's laugh: hyuck hyuck hyuck...
And why does she seem so completely gormless when talking about anything other than the news? I don't know why but suddenly anything she has to say other than the news headlines has me reaching for the volume knob.
Recruitment agencies. I do not need half a dozen calls A DAY selling me their services. It is getting harder to remain civil on the phone. I know it's not their fault but I do wish they'd please ps off and leave me alone.
And why does she seem so completely gormless when talking about anything other than the news? I don't know why but suddenly anything she has to say other than the news headlines has me reaching for the volume knob.
Recruitment agencies. I do not need half a dozen calls A DAY selling me their services. It is getting harder to remain civil on the phone. I know it's not their fault but I do wish they'd please ps off and leave me alone.
Unfortunately, it appears that yet another new example of utterly piss-poor English is creeping into general use and, frankly, it is about as welcome as a spinach-flavoured fart.
I refer to this business of failing to recognise that the indefinite article is modified by a following vowel sound. This is truly the mark of the simpleton. While I understand that some people are just a bit dim, I strongly suspect others are doing it deliberately, for effect, because they’ve heard some vapid, vacuous tt doing it on their TVs and they think it makes them appear cool. It doesn’t. It needs to cease forthwith. In conclusion: Anyone who refers to a early bath, a evening meal or a insurance policy is either AN idiot or AN arse hole.
I refer to this business of failing to recognise that the indefinite article is modified by a following vowel sound. This is truly the mark of the simpleton. While I understand that some people are just a bit dim, I strongly suspect others are doing it deliberately, for effect, because they’ve heard some vapid, vacuous tt doing it on their TVs and they think it makes them appear cool. It doesn’t. It needs to cease forthwith. In conclusion: Anyone who refers to a early bath, a evening meal or a insurance policy is either AN idiot or AN arse hole.
Roy Lime said:
Unfortunately, it appears that yet another new example of utterly piss-poor English is creeping into general use and, frankly, it is about as welcome as a spinach-flavoured fart.
I refer to this business of failing to recognise that the indefinite article is modified by a following vowel sound. This is truly the mark of the simpleton. While I understand that some people are just a bit dim, I strongly suspect others are doing it deliberately, for effect, because they’ve heard some vapid, vacuous tt doing it on their TVs and they think it makes them appear cool. It doesn’t. It needs to cease forthwith. In conclusion: Anyone who refers to a early bath, a evening meal or a insurance policy is either AN idiot or AN arse hole.
A certain J. C. R. Clarkson Esq. does this on Top Gear. Sometimes the other way around. The one that springs to mind is "an sheep" in one of the episodes. I don't mind much when he does it because I think he's literarily (yes, I wondered if that was a word as well, it is) quite talented and is doing it for the cameras, but I've heard people referring to "a animal" and "a incredible moron" at work, and I genuinely don't know whether they're trying to be funny (which they're not) or an eejit.I refer to this business of failing to recognise that the indefinite article is modified by a following vowel sound. This is truly the mark of the simpleton. While I understand that some people are just a bit dim, I strongly suspect others are doing it deliberately, for effect, because they’ve heard some vapid, vacuous tt doing it on their TVs and they think it makes them appear cool. It doesn’t. It needs to cease forthwith. In conclusion: Anyone who refers to a early bath, a evening meal or a insurance policy is either AN idiot or AN arse hole.
Roy Lime said:
I refer to this business of failing to recognise that the indefinite article is modified by a following vowel sound.
...
In conclusion: Anyone who refers to a early bath, a evening meal or a insurance policy is either AN idiot or AN arse hole.
I find it extremely hard to understand how anyone outside of Yorkshire would cope with the clumsiness of the verbal stumble / lack of flow that saying that out loud would entail. ...
In conclusion: Anyone who refers to a early bath, a evening meal or a insurance policy is either AN idiot or AN arse hole.
JonRB said:
Roy Lime said:
I refer to this business of failing to recognise that the indefinite article is modified by a following vowel sound.
...
In conclusion: Anyone who refers to a early bath, a evening meal or a insurance policy is either AN idiot or AN arse hole.
I find it extremely hard to understand how anyone outside of Yorkshire would cope with the clumsiness of the verbal stumble / lack of flow that saying that out loud would entail. ...
In conclusion: Anyone who refers to a early bath, a evening meal or a insurance policy is either AN idiot or AN arse hole.
Gtoday, for the first time in ages, I had to post a letter , actually it was two.
No local post offices, so headed to Sainsbury's.
"Do you sell stamps?"
"Yes"
" Excellent, can I have two please?"
"Sorry, they come in books of six"
So it costs me almost 4.00 to post two letters.
Because you can bet your life that next time I need to send a letter, I will have lost the remaining 4!
No local post offices, so headed to Sainsbury's.
"Do you sell stamps?"
"Yes"
" Excellent, can I have two please?"
"Sorry, they come in books of six"
So it costs me almost 4.00 to post two letters.
Because you can bet your life that next time I need to send a letter, I will have lost the remaining 4!
Edited by onyx39 on Saturday 14th February 16:20
Roy Lime said:
Unfortunately, it appears that yet another new example of utterly piss-poor English is creeping into general use and, frankly, it is about as welcome as a spinach-flavoured fart.
I refer to this business of failing to recognise that the indefinite article is modified by a following vowel sound. This is truly the mark of the simpleton. While I understand that some people are just a bit dim, I strongly suspect others are doing it deliberately, for effect, because they’ve heard some vapid, vacuous tt doing it on their TVs and they think it makes them appear cool. It doesn’t. It needs to cease forthwith. In conclusion: Anyone who refers to a early bath, a evening meal or a insurance policy is either AN idiot or AN arse hole.
Entirely agree. Text speak/abbreviated rubbish is equally annoyingI refer to this business of failing to recognise that the indefinite article is modified by a following vowel sound. This is truly the mark of the simpleton. While I understand that some people are just a bit dim, I strongly suspect others are doing it deliberately, for effect, because they’ve heard some vapid, vacuous tt doing it on their TVs and they think it makes them appear cool. It doesn’t. It needs to cease forthwith. In conclusion: Anyone who refers to a early bath, a evening meal or a insurance policy is either AN idiot or AN arse hole.
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