Things that annoy you beyond reason...(Vol 5)

[Saleen836]

toppstuff said:

On the subject of accents, I am reminded of a 20-something bloke I met the other day. He was clearly a white, well-educated young man from the home counties, but he spoke with a fake accent - a sort of Jafaican tinge. It was totally affected. Someone who knows him more than I, explained that he did not speak like that 5-7 years ago, as they lived near each other.

Definitely annoying. A cousin of mine who is a police officer, reports it is quite common these days. I know that language evolves, but fake street accents simply make the user out as a bell-end IMO.

" I hear ya bruv!"

[V8mate]

Hugo a Gogo said:

jdw100 said:

Ugh, no its not. Unless Policeman is an idiot.

Whilst on the subject of Americanisms...anyone that says or writes 'ass' when they mean arse.

There are a few on here.

If I see 'ass' in a post I immediately assume you to be an idiot (or referring to your donkey like pet).

Cockney geezers pronounce ass like grass, or glass "glarse"
So the more recent spelling of arse is effectively trying to write in cockney

No it's not.
It's a really old word, stemming from the Germanic 'arsch'

[Clockwork Cupcake]

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[deeen]

paua said:

Shakermaker said:

Cotty said:

Clockwork Cupcake said:

Or the other one is Amazon giving you recommendations for printers because you bought a printer.

How quickly are you expecting it to break down, Amazon?

Sainsburys giving me a voucher for 30 extra nectar points if I buy 60 cod liver oil tablets because I bought 60 cod liver oil tablets. at one a day I won't finish them for three months.

Two months

Increasing the dosage improves mathmatic skills.

Edited by paua on Wednesday 19th December 10:31

4 months?

[toppstuff]

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[Frank7]

RizzoTheRat said:

jdw100 said:

Ugh, no its not. Unless Policeman is an idiot.

Whilst on the subject of Americanisms...anyone that says or writes 'ass' when they mean arse.

There are a few on here.

If I see 'ass' in a post I immediately assume you to be an idiot (or referring to your donkey like pet).

I have a similar reaction to "gotten"

I’m sure that I’ve never said gotten, but I hear, and use Americanisms all the time, doesn’t bother me who says them, and I’ve no fervent desire to be thought of as an American.
I had a guy round to assess some work that Mrs 7 wanted done in the kitchen recently, he said, “D’you want the walls plastered, any tiling?”
I said, “Yes, the whole nine yards, floor tiles too I guess, we’re in no rush, just give me a ball park price, and we’ll kick it around, and work on dates that are suitable to us and you.”
As I said, what people say, and how they say it doesn’t faze me much, but I find it mildly curious when I read on here, “there were five car’s parked”, instead of cars parked, or, “I left a note on my neighbour’s wife’s car, queue him knocking on my door”, rather than cue him knocking.
It’s irrational I know, but when I read, “we had nowt for us tea”, I immediately think, dumb northerner, but that’s completely out of order, if I think anything, it should be, “good northern dialect”, and that’s it.

[anonymous-user]

Clockwork Cupcake said:

This. And ting.

I know it has been mentioned before, but it still annoys me beyond reason. It actually makes my skin crawl when I hear it .. "Reach out"
We keep getting it in company emails now, which is making me question what kind of people I am working for

[toppstuff]

Grahamdub said:

"Reach out"
We keep getting it in company emails now, which is making me question what kind of people I am working for

Bugger. I used those words in an email yesterday. Very sorry.

[V8mate]

Grahamdub said:

Clockwork Cupcake said:

This. And ting.

I know it has been mentioned before, but it still annoys me beyond reason. It actually makes my skin crawl when I hear it .. "Reach out"
We keep getting it in company emails now, which is making me question what kind of people I am working for

Anyone who sends me an email with that phrase gets the following reply - ignoring all other content of their message.

'Dear xxx

Are you a member of the Four Tops?

No, I didn't think so.

So just stop it.

regards
V8mate'

[The Don of Croy]

Grahamdub said:

Clockwork Cupcake said:

This. And ting.

I know it has been mentioned before, but it still annoys me beyond reason. It actually makes my skin crawl when I hear it .. "Reach out"
We keep getting it in company emails now, which is making me question what kind of people I am working for

Is the apposite moniker 'word' appended to a paragraph like the one above?

I am annoyed this week by DPD Local (aka Interlink) for refusing my claim for damaged goods shipped in October. We sent two large cartons to Nottingham, willing to pay the £15 handling surcharge.

They never arrived. First we heard was the customer asking for progress. When we chased DPD they - eventually - found them at the depot, ripped apart (nail in van floor). Sent me photos. Returned them a week later - charging me a return fee and handling.

When we claimed they asked for photos of the damaged packaging. Easy - talk to your depot. Claim dismissed - no photos.

And naturally when you call them it's always someone else looking into it, never one person taking ownership and therefore easy to deny what has been said before.

Still, we've only been using them for 20+ years. Takes time to build a relationship. Maybe in another 20 years they'll do something to help us...

[anonymous-user]

toppstuff said:

Bugger. I used those words in an email yesterday. Very sorry.

So you should be

[ambuletz]

What's pissing me off lately? youtube videos in relation to hair/beauty (specifically curly hair).


I've got curly hair. I've not cut it for about 6 months now, I'm hoping to grow it out (again), probably for afew years. I've grown it in the past for as long as a year but that's about it. Back then i didn't really know how to care for it properly but now I'm starting to know more.

However going through Youtube videos or articles online it's bloody annoying and leaves you feeling like you didn't really learn anything.

Youtube: videos far too long, poorly structured, too much useless info
articles: suggests a product, no evidence to back it up.

both of the above basically boil down to someone picking a product off a shelf at random and saying 'ohh this is great, i like this, you should try this'.

[lufbramatt]

ambuletz said:

What's pissing me off lately? youtube videos in relation to hair/beauty (specifically curly hair).


I've got curly hair. I've not cut it for about 6 months now, I'm hoping to grow it out (again), probably for afew years. I've grown it in the past for as long as a year but that's about it. Back then i didn't really know how to care for it properly but now I'm starting to know more.

However going through Youtube videos or articles online it's bloody annoying and leaves you feeling like you didn't really learn anything.

Youtube: videos far too long, poorly structured, too much useless info
articles: suggests a product, no evidence to back it up.

both of the above basically boil down to someone picking a product off a shelf at random and saying 'ohh this is great, i like this, you should try this'.

I think that's down to "brand ambassador" schemes where people get discounted stuff as long as they do reviews on amazon, youtube etc. I notice the same with all sorts of stuff- aquarium how-to videos that are full of pseudo-scientific magic powders to add, model making tutorials that all happen to use exactly the same brand of paint etc.

[Cobnapint]

Saleen836 said:

toppstuff said:

On the subject of accents, I am reminded of a 20-something bloke I met the other day. He was clearly a white, well-educated young man from the home counties, but he spoke with a fake accent - a sort of Jafaican tinge. It was totally affected. Someone who knows him more than I, explained that he did not speak like that 5-7 years ago, as they lived near each other.

Definitely annoying. A cousin of mine who is a police officer, reports it is quite common these days. I know that language evolves, but fake street accents simply make the user out as a bell-end IMO.

" I hear ya bruv!"

Dat is ri.

Nart a meeeeen.

[nonsequitur]

V8mate said:

Hugo a Gogo said:

jdw100 said:

Ugh, no its not. Unless Policeman is an idiot.

Whilst on the subject of Americanisms...anyone that says or writes 'ass' when they mean arse.

There are a few on here.

If I see 'ass' in a post I immediately assume you to be an idiot (or referring to your donkey like pet).

Cockney geezers pronounce ass like grass, or glass "glarse"
So the more recent spelling of arse is effectively trying to write in cockney

No it's not.
It's a really old word, stemming from the Germanic 'arsch'

The CRS for 'bottom' is ARIS. from Aristotle=bottle=bottle and glass=a**e. Convoluted, but told to me by a genuine cockernee geezer.

[Hugo a Gogo]

nonsequitur said:

V8mate said:

Hugo a Gogo said:

jdw100 said:

Ugh, no its not. Unless Policeman is an idiot.

Whilst on the subject of Americanisms...anyone that says or writes 'ass' when they mean arse.

There are a few on here.

If I see 'ass' in a post I immediately assume you to be an idiot (or referring to your donkey like pet).

Cockney geezers pronounce ass like grass, or glass "glarse"
So the more recent spelling of arse is effectively trying to write in cockney

No it's not.
It's a really old word, stemming from the Germanic 'arsch'

The CRS for 'bottom' is ARIS. from Aristotle=bottle=bottle and glass=a**e. Convoluted, but told to me by a genuine cockernee geezer.

that's what i was on abaaht, innit

but yeah, Arsch is probably older now that I think about it

but they've been obvious similar words, if not interchangeable, for a long time - Bottom becoming an ass in Midsummer Night's Dream for example

Edited by Hugo a Gogo on Thursday 20th December 19:30

[Saleen836]

Cobnapint said:

Saleen836 said:

toppstuff said:

On the subject of accents, I am reminded of a 20-something bloke I met the other day. He was clearly a white, well-educated young man from the home counties, but he spoke with a fake accent - a sort of Jafaican tinge. It was totally affected. Someone who knows him more than I, explained that he did not speak like that 5-7 years ago, as they lived near each other.

Definitely annoying. A cousin of mine who is a police officer, reports it is quite common these days. I know that language evolves, but fake street accents simply make the user out as a bell-end IMO.

" I hear ya bruv!"

Dat is ri.

Nart a meeeeen.

Wag-gwaan?

[Frank7]

nonsequitur said:

V8mate said:

Hugo a Gogo said:

jdw100 said:

Ugh, no its not. Unless Policeman is an idiot.

Whilst on the subject of Americanisms...anyone that says or writes 'ass' when they mean arse.

There are a few on here.

If I see 'ass' in a post I immediately assume you to be an idiot (or referring to your donkey like pet).

Cockney geezers pronounce ass like grass, or glass "glarse"
So the more recent spelling of arse is effectively trying to write in cockney

No it's not.
It's a really old word, stemming from the Germanic 'arsch'

The CRS for 'bottom' is ARIS. from Aristotle=bottle=bottle and glass=a**e. Convoluted, but told to me by a genuine cockernee geezer.

ARIS is correct for arse, but I always think of it as ‘arris, as we drop our aitches, but as it’s Aristotle, then ARIS is right.
Off thread, but on the subject of the German arsch, I am reminded of my two German grandsons, playing football in their backyard when they were maybe 6 and 3, and their English dad, my son, had yet to teach them more English.
The elder tackled his brother, and brought him down, resulting in a cry of “Arsloch!”, (ahole!), to which the elder shot back, “Nein, du bist ein arsloch!”, (no, you’re an ahole!”)

[Clockwork Cupcake]

My current main client have their primary business in the provision of networking and Wi-Fi to the Corporate Hospitality sector.

One of the manufacturers of hardware is Ruckus, who are owned by Arris (who have themselves recently been bought out by CommScope).

I can never say the name of that company without saying it in a faux-cockney accent.

"Orright me ol' china, let's get that 'arris installed then".

(Completely off-topic as it doesn't annoy me in the least, it's just we were talking about Arris)

[Hugo a Gogo]

Frank7 said:

ARIS is correct for arse, but I always think of it as ‘arris, as we drop our aitches, but as it’s Aristotle, then ARIS is right.
Off thread, but on the subject of the German arsch, I am reminded of my two German grandsons, playing football in their backyard when they were maybe 6 and 3, and their English dad, my son, had yet to teach them more English.
The elder tackled his brother, and brought him down, resulting in a cry of “Arsloch!”, (ahole!), to which the elder shot back, “Nein, du bist ein arsloch!”, (no, you’re an ahole!”)

;D nice
if they shout that at an adult: "Du Arschloch!" "Bitte?" (in an 'I beg your pardon! sense) "oh entschuldigung, (oh forgive me) SIE Arschloch" (polite form of 'you' for elders)


also, they'll know in German that the 'Arschkarte' (arse card) is the Red Card, the ref traditionally keeps the red in his arse pocket, and the yellow in his shirt pocket