| Middle aged man pet peeves/annoyances..... 09:33 - Jun 1 with 6899 views | Bloots |
....people that can't pronounce the word "ask/asked".
Highlighted by Darren Bent on TalkSport this morning.
When did "Arks" and "Arksed" become commonplace?
He's not even "youth". |  |
| "The sooner he comes back the better, this place has been a disaster without him" - TWTD User (July 2025) |
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| Middle aged man pet peeves/annoyances..... on 10:16 - Jun 1 with 1616 views | factual_blue |
| Middle aged man pet peeves/annoyances..... on 10:14 - Jun 1 by footers |
I expected better from you than this cheap tap-in.
And anyway, she's on fries. |
As Gary Lineker would say, it may be a tap-in, but it's still a goal. |  |
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| Middle aged man pet peeves/annoyances..... on 10:20 - Jun 1 with 1611 views | Ewan_Oozami |
| Middle aged man pet peeves/annoyances..... on 09:55 - Jun 1 by clive_baker |
My guess is it must be hard for Caribbeans to pronounce 'ask', with their accent. So I guess some of those UK born of Caribbean descent that grew up around that pronunciation (parents / grandparents etc) probably just learnt that as the way to say it.
I might start using it. |
I was born in Tooting and lived there till 14, and "aksed" was definitely being used in the 60s by first-generation afro-caribbeans.. |  |
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| My pet peeve is people pointlessly baiting others... on 10:22 - Jun 1 with 1605 views | factual_blue |
| My pet peeve is people pointlessly baiting others... on 09:55 - Jun 1 by Kropotkin123 |
The English language hardly helps with pronunciation. 20 vowel sounds represented by 5 vowels + y, and they don't even bother to stick to their lanes.
Consonants hardly perform better. X = KS. C pointlessly takes the place of S or K, unless it is followed by an H.
Some words are just simply spelt wrong in the dictionary - Phoenix. No one can convince me that is correct.
And then we are supposed to blame the kids for giving up on trying, when their schools are underfunded.
But it's okay, we've elected another Etonian, as he just gets it. Says it like it is. A man of the people.
So, I guess my pet peeve is people having pet peeves about consequences and not causes. [Post edited 1 Jun 2021 10:55]
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As George Bernard Shaw pointed out, you can spell fish as 'ghoti'
gh, pronounced as in tough;
o, pronounced as in women; and
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| Middle aged man pet peeves/annoyances..... on 10:24 - Jun 1 with 1602 views | Illinoisblue |
Boiling my piss lately:
Videos on YouTube being described as “rare footage”
Parents who send their kid to football practice without a ball or a water bottle |  |
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| Middle aged man pet peeves/annoyances..... on 10:24 - Jun 1 with 1596 views | Beckets |
Repetitive use of lol in forum posts.... |  | | |
| Middle aged man pet peeves/annoyances..... on 10:24 - Jun 1 with 1598 views | Vic |
H pronounced Haych. Not a new thing, but always annoys me. What is wrong with people, it’s not even an accent things, it’s just wrong! |  |
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| Middle aged man pet peeves/annoyances..... on 10:33 - Jun 1 with 1577 views | Lesta_Tractor |
| Middle aged man pet peeves/annoyances..... on 09:42 - Jun 1 by chicoazul |
Could of |
Off of |  |
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| Middle aged man pet peeves/annoyances..... on 10:51 - Jun 1 with 1551 views | BasingstokeBlue |
| Middle aged man pet peeves/annoyances..... on 10:24 - Jun 1 by Vic |
H pronounced Haych. Not a new thing, but always annoys me. What is wrong with people, it’s not even an accent things, it’s just wrong! |
And, ironically, a large proportion of people working in, or with, HR are culprits.
Also, to avoid permanent teeth-grinding, never watch TV gameshows that require contestants to spell things out, e.g. Lingo - only about 1 in 20 contestants correctly say "aitch" and poor Adil Ray cannot decide for himself, when also deluged with "haitches".
Rant over. |  |
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| Middle aged man pet peeves/annoyances..... on 10:53 - Jun 1 with 1542 views | hoppy |
| Middle aged man pet peeves/annoyances..... on 09:55 - Jun 1 by footers |
While we're on it, I've a new girl in my team who, like, says like, you know, like every other, like, word and it's, like, well annoying. |
Is she any good at summarising commentaries? |  |
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| Middle aged man pet peeves/annoyances..... on 10:54 - Jun 1 with 1537 views | MattinLondon |
People who use ASAP as an actual word. |  | | |
| I remember a story, although..... on 11:13 - Jun 1 with 1514 views | Bloots |
| Middle aged man pet peeves/annoyances..... on 10:24 - Jun 1 by Beckets |
Repetitive use of lol in forum posts.... |
....it may be an urban myth, about an old girl that assumed LOL meant "Lots of Love".
As a result she sent a text to a family member, consoling them on a recent death, by typing something like:
"He will be sorely missed by us all, LOL" | |
| "The sooner he comes back the better, this place has been a disaster without him" - TWTD User (July 2025) |
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| Middle aged man pet peeves/annoyances..... on 11:14 - Jun 1 with 1510 views | Keno |
| Middle aged man pet peeves/annoyances..... on 10:54 - Jun 1 by MattinLondon |
People who use ASAP as an actual word. |
That needs to be stopped ASAP. Lol |  |
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| Oh, and another one..... on 11:18 - Jun 1 with 1501 views | Bloots |
....people posting "selfies" on social media.
When they aren't "selfies", they are photos!
"Here's a selfie of me where I'm plainly standing about 10 foot away from the phone, so therefore I'm an idiot" | |
| "The sooner he comes back the better, this place has been a disaster without him" - TWTD User (July 2025) |
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| I remember a story, although..... on 11:20 - Jun 1 with 1500 views | footers |
| I remember a story, although..... on 11:13 - Jun 1 by Bloots |
....it may be an urban myth, about an old girl that assumed LOL meant "Lots of Love".
As a result she sent a text to a family member, consoling them on a recent death, by typing something like:
"He will be sorely missed by us all, LOL" |
That was also Cameron's defence when questioned on his LOLs to Rebekah Brooks. |  |
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| Middle aged man pet peeves/annoyances..... on 11:26 - Jun 1 with 1456 views | Timefliesbyintheblue |
Absolutely.... |  | | |
| Yeah, but what you have to remember is that.... on 11:44 - Jun 1 with 1443 views | Bloots |
| I remember a story, although..... on 11:20 - Jun 1 by footers |
That was also Cameron's defence when questioned on his LOLs to Rebekah Brooks. |
....he's a witless dong spasm of an individual. | |
| "The sooner he comes back the better, this place has been a disaster without him" - TWTD User (July 2025) |
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| Uppie for the sentiment and inventive diss. on 11:47 - Jun 1 with 1440 views | footers |
| Yeah, but what you have to remember is that.... on 11:44 - Jun 1 by Bloots |
....he's a witless dong spasm of an individual. |
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| Middle aged man pet peeves/annoyances..... on 11:53 - Jun 1 with 1419 views | J2BLUE |
lol someone needs to ark Phil to like, literally, lock this thread, like ASAP lol |  |
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| Middle aged man pet peeves/annoyances..... on 11:58 - Jun 1 with 1392 views | Beckets |
| Middle aged man pet peeves/annoyances..... on 11:53 - Jun 1 by J2BLUE |
lol someone needs to ark Phil to like, literally, lock this thread, like ASAP lol |
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| Only eejts, perverts and deviants on 11:59 - Jun 1 with 1393 views | Cheltenham_Blue |
| Only eejts, perverts and deviants on 09:47 - Jun 1 by factual_blue |
But you're not an eejit. |
..or a deviant... |  |
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| Middle aged man pet peeves/annoyances..... on 12:03 - Jun 1 with 1378 views | The_Flashing_Smile |
People who want to "reach out" in emails. |  |
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| Middle aged man pet peeves/annoyances..... on 12:16 - Jun 1 with 1353 views | vilanovablue |
People who don't understand the use of did and done is something which drives me nuts. |  | | |
| Middle aged man pet peeves/annoyances..... on 12:18 - Jun 1 with 1347 views | Bluespeed225 |
| Middle aged man pet peeves/annoyances..... on 12:03 - Jun 1 by The_Flashing_Smile |
People who want to "reach out" in emails. |
We have a winner! ‘Reach out’ has seeped into the mainstream only in the last 2 years. Used to hear it on US shows a few years back, but unless your Levi’s Stubbs, it’s a diabolical phrase. If you say ‘my bad’ you should be executed on the spot. | | | |
| Middle aged man pet peeves/annoyances..... on 12:21 - Jun 1 with 1330 views | Beckets |
| Middle aged man pet peeves/annoyances..... on 12:18 - Jun 1 by Bluespeed225 |
We have a winner! ‘Reach out’ has seeped into the mainstream only in the last 2 years. Used to hear it on US shows a few years back, but unless your Levi’s Stubbs, it’s a diabolical phrase. If you say ‘my bad’ you should be executed on the spot. |
Being super excited. | | | |
| Middle aged man pet peeves/annoyances..... on 12:23 - Jun 1 with 1313 views | lowhouseblue |
all use of the phrase "reaching out". urrrgghhhh. |  |
| And so as the loose-bowelled pigeon of time swoops low over the unsuspecting tourist of destiny, and the flatulent skunk of fate wanders into the air-conditioning system of eternity, I notice it's the end of the show |
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