Pedants' Corner

[Stroller]

I realise that this may not endear me to all, but I feel the need to vent some of my pet pedantic annoyances…………

I hate when people from Belgium are called Belgiums, rather than Belgians.

When toilet cisterns are called ‘systems’.

Ball ‘barians’.

I have many more, but what are yours?

 

[Wherever]

When pushchairs are called strollers, goddam the yanks

 

[UTRs]

Well I'm going to stay out of this one. Being I'm dyslexic I have to admit my spelling is not the bestest on here.

I would like to publicly apologize for any bad grammar or mistakes in my posts as I have to rely heavily on spell checker and often let a few words slip through!

I will try harder.

 

[DT Footspa]

Starburst are Opel Fruits ...made to make your mouth water

Any English fool who calls the French frogs

 

[Shawswood]

Starburst are Opel Fruits ...made to make your mouth water

Any English fool who calls the French frogs

Hate to be it, but isn't it Opal fruits?

 

[Queenslander!!]

When pushchairs are called strollers, goddam the yanks

Football - Soccer

Flip Flops - Thongs

Potatoe - potatoe

Marker - Texter

Something really good - Mickey Mouse

And the list goes on........

 

[Star of David Bardsley]

Misuse of the word 'literally'.

It literally makes my blood boil.

 

[TootingExcess]

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Didn't these bastards pay any attention during "Look and Read"!

 

[IwasanotherwatfordR]

Morons who replace the g with a k to the words anything (anythink),something (somethink), nothing (is this one nuffink?) The cretins who use use the word Pacific but mean specific. I have actually heard an MP use the word pacifically! The relatively recent misuse of the word sick. I could go on.......

 

[Stroller]

Misuse of the word 'literally'.

It literally makes my blood boil.

I've done that one.


http://www.not606.com/showthread.php/225017-OT-Harmison-Is-Literally-On-Fire?highlight=harmison

 

[Swords Hoopster.]

When on radio sports news they say "from Rugby to football now" even though Rugby IS Football!!!

 

[Stroller]

Hate to be it, but isn't it Opal fruits?

Good pedantry GC.

 

[Stroller]

People who spell Uber without the umlaut................

 

[Stroller]

Morons who replace the g with a k to the words anything (anythink),something (somethink), nothing (is this one nuffink?) The cretins who use use the word Pacific but mean specific. I have actually heard an MP use the word pacifically! The relatively recent misuse of the word sick. I could go on.......

Please do.

 

[QPR247]

When an 's' is put on the end of "you" to plural the word.

When people call the small Ford cars "Kay Ay"

I live in Essex which explains the 2 above, however, my biggest gripe is when people refer to Chelsea fans as Chelski or Scum rather than just ****s.

 

[Stroller]

Well I'm going to stay out of this one. Being I'm dyslexic I have to admit my spelling is not the bestest on here.

I would like to publicly apologize for any bad grammar or mistakes in my posts as I have to rely heavily on spell checker and often let a few words slip through!

I will try harder.

No need for you to apologise mate.

 

[Sooperhoop]

Text speak - It's not gr8...

 

[MSRANGERS999]

When pushchairs are called strollers, goddam the yanks

Stroller when did u go from a Pushchair to a Stroller?

 

[Loveitupthebush]

Kids who like a bag of crips, and people who start every sentence with the word Basically

 

[Stroller]

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