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

[Marlin45]

American actors that pronounce warrior 'wowwier'

[Clockwork Cupcake]

The lack of consistency on country selection on websites.

When selecting your country from a droplist, some forms use "United Kingdom", some use "Great Britain", and one that has particularly annoyed me (SourceForge) uses "Britain (UK)"

[Shakermaker]

Clockwork Cupcake said:

The lack of consistency on country selection on websites.

When selecting your country from a droplist, some forms use "United Kingdom", some use "Great Britain", and one that has particularly annoyed me (SourceForge) uses "Britain (UK)"

Add to that - UK-based websites where you have to select the UK and they have it right at the bottom of the list, as opposed to having it as the top option/default option, meaning irritating amounts of scrolling when you're on a mobile and can't type the letter yourself.

[captain_cynic]

Shakermaker said:

Clockwork Cupcake said:

The lack of consistency on country selection on websites.

When selecting your country from a droplist, some forms use "United Kingdom", some use "Great Britain", and one that has particularly annoyed me (SourceForge) uses "Britain (UK)"

Add to that - UK-based websites where you have to select the UK and they have it right at the bottom of the list, as opposed to having it as the top option/default option, meaning irritating amounts of scrolling when you're on a mobile and can't type the letter yourself.

What's even worse is when they put it at the top but exclude it from keyboard input so when you type in "Uni" to get to the countries that have "United" in their titles, you go straight from United Arab Emirates to United States of America.

Never had this problem with Australia.

[Frank7]

Marlin45 said:

American actors that pronounce warrior 'wowwier'

It intrigues me that a lot of them pronounce eggs, as aygs, or aigs it’s just their intonation I guess, I’m not complaining about it, just saying that it sounds strange.
I’ve had Americans tell me that they don’t say, “Los Vegas” for “Las Vegas”, they’re actually saying it as Lahs Vegas, and our Limey ears hear Los Vegas.

[Clockwork Cupcake]

Frank7 said:

It intrigues me that a lot of them pronounce eggs, as aygs, or aigs it’s just their intonation I guess, I’m not complaining about it, just saying that it sounds strange.
I’ve had Americans tell me that they don’t say, “Los Vegas” for “Las Vegas”, they’re actually saying it as Lahs Vegas, and our Limey ears hear Los Vegas.

Also, "'erbs". The word "Herbs" does not have a silent 'H'.

And also "Oregano" which the septics appear to pronounce "or-EGG-eh-no" rather then "orreh-GAH-no" (like the Womble), which rather threw me the first time I heard it.

Edited by Clockwork Cupcake on Wednesday 23 January 18:52

[davhill]

Marlin45 said:

American actors that pronounce warrior 'wowwier'

And those who pronounce mirror 'mirr'.

[RicksAlfas]

Langweilig said:

Clockwork Cupcake said:

The fact that chips are no longer "cheap as chips" and that going down the chippy is actually quite expensive now.

True. The last time I ate a fish supper, it cost eight quid. I'm old enough to remember a time when you couldn't eat eight quid's worth of fish and chips, let alone carry them.

I pass a chippy on my way home. Fish and chips:
3 for £10
2 for £7.50

Yorkshire prices!

[Frank7]

Clockwork Cupcake said:

Also, "'erbs". The word "Herbs" does not have a silent 'H'.

And also "Oregano" which the septics appear to pronounce "or-EGG-eh-no" rather then "orreh-GAH-no" (like the Womble), which rather threw me the first time I heard it.

Edited by Clockwork Cupcake on Wednesday 23 January 18:52

You’re right, herbs shouldn’t have a Silent H, but down ‘ere, in deepest, darkest, ‘omerton, ‘ayes, and ‘ackney, it does have one.
You’ll hear, “ ‘annah asked me to go to ‘arris’s greengrocers, to get ‘er some ‘erbs.”

[Clockwork Cupcake]

RicksAlfas said:

I pass a chippy on my way home. Fish and chips:
3 for £10
2 for £7.50

Yorkshire prices!

Blimey. Down 'ere darn sarf, you'd be lucky to get Fish & Chips for one for £7.50

[RizzoTheRat]

I'm annoyed beyond reason at several posts on the last few pages as I now really fancy fish and chips but I'm not convinced anywhere near me does a decent one in the winter.

[captain_cynic]

RizzoTheRat said:

I'm annoyed beyond reason at several posts on the last few pages as I now really fancy fish and chips but I'm not convinced anywhere near me does a decent one in the winter.

You have a seasonal F&C shop?

I always though they were a year round thing.

[V8mate]

RizzoTheRat said:

I'm annoyed beyond reason at several posts on the last few pages as I now really fancy fish and chips but I'm not convinced anywhere near me does a decent one in the winter.

Because the cold water fish we tend to favour are easier to get in the summer? Or because dead fish stay fresher in the summer heat?

[Shakermaker]

Clockwork Cupcake said:

Blimey. Down 'ere darn sarf, you'd be lucky to get Fish & Chips for one for £7.50

I was pleasantly surprised when in Paignton in recent years, where I managed to get fish and chips for two adults for £8, with mushy peas and curry sauce.

[j_4m]

Clockwork Cupcake said:

RicksAlfas said:

I pass a chippy on my way home. Fish and chips:
3 for £10
2 for £7.50

Yorkshire prices!

Blimey. Down 'ere darn sarf, you'd be lucky to get Fish & Chips for one for £7.50

Poppies Fish and Chips is just over the road from my office, £18 for a large cod and chips!

[Frank7]

Clockwork Cupcake said:

RicksAlfas said:

I pass a chippy on my way home. Fish and chips:
3 for £10
2 for £7.50

Yorkshire prices!

Blimey. Down 'ere darn sarf, you'd be lucky to get Fish & Chips for one for £7.50

I’m not an aficionado of fish and chips, we’ll have them maybe once every three months, but a flyer came through the door last week, this is in Bermondsey, so it’s sarf, although my hand to God, I say it as sowf, or souf.
Reg cod and chips, £5.30, large £6.30.
Dearest was skate middle and chips, £8.00.
Reg chips, £1.70, large, £3.00, chip roll, £1.70.
No idea where this comes on the scale of prices, as
I said, we’ll have fish and chips maybe four times per year.

[RicksAlfas]

j_4m said:

Poppies Fish and Chips is just over the road from my office, £18 for a large cod and chips!

Is Poppy a spectacularly well endowed supermodel?

[br d]

Shakermaker said:

with mushy peas and curry sauce.

Neither of those things has any business being near chips. Chips is plenty of salt eaten with fingers out of a bag, and a can of coke.

[SpeckledJim]

RicksAlfas said:

j_4m said:

Poppies Fish and Chips is just over the road from my office, £18 for a large cod and chips!

Is Poppy a spectacularly well endowed supermodel?

I thought the Golden Union on Poland Street was the most expensive chippy I've ever been to (because it is) at £14 for a large cod and chips.

£18. This is getting like football. Fish&Chips is supposed to be a working man's game!!!!!11111!!1

[yellowjack]

SpeckledJim said:

I thought the Golden Union on Poland Street was the most expensive chippy I've ever been to (because it is) at £14 for a large cod and chips.

£18. This is getting like football. Fish&Chips is supposed to be a working man's game!!!!!11111!!1

Wowsers!

SpeckledJim got so angry about this that he couldn't keep the 'shift' key held down to type '!'s...