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Title: English language pet peeves
Post by: Samus Aran on April 17, 2008, 12:18:52 AM
1.) When people use "da" instead of "the"
2.) When people roll their Rs unnecessarily
3.) "ain't"
4.) When people talk so fast you can't understand any of it
5.) Northeastern coast accents
6.) Deep southern accents
7.) The fact that there is no English equivalent for "déjà vu."

Your turn. I'm sure I'll come up with plenty more for myself.
Title: Re: English language pet peeves
Post by: YPrrrr on April 17, 2008, 12:24:44 AM
What is an East Coast accent? That covers from Maine to Florida...

Also:
1. "Warsh" instead of wash
2. "Wooder" instead of water
3. "Pop" instead of soda
4. In writing how people can't seem to comprehend the difference between words like your and you're
5. Skipping prepositions
Title: Re: English language pet peeves
Post by: The artist formally known on April 17, 2008, 12:33:35 AM
when people say the word "lol" irl
Title: Re: English language pet peeves
Post by: Samus Aran on April 17, 2008, 12:41:55 AM
Quote from: Your Posting Rival on April 17, 2008, 12:24:44 AM
What is an East Coast accent? That covers from Maine to Florida.


I kinda meant more northern ones, so I edited my post a bit. I especially dislike the god-awful Bostonian accent, but then, who doesn't?
Title: Re: English language pet peeves
Post by: The artist formally known on April 17, 2008, 12:47:03 AM
Quote from: Your Posting Rival on April 17, 2008, 12:24:44 AM
What is an East Coast accent? That covers from Maine to Florida...

Also:
1. "Warsh" instead of wash
2. "Wooder" instead of water
3. "Pop" instead of soda
4. In writing how people can't seem to comprehend the difference between words like your and you're
5. Skipping prepositions

lol you're from the mid west aren't you.

or at least been there. my reltitves in nebraska say pop
Title: Re: English language pet peeves
Post by: bluaki on April 17, 2008, 01:45:51 AM
most of these are common in certain accents and dialects, it's just that you're not used to it...
I agree with misspelling homophones, talking really fast, deja vu, and unnecessarily rolling "R"s.

People who make sentences of half spanish words and half English words while saying something that is supposed to be English annoy me.
Title: Re: English language pet peeves
Post by: The artist formally known on April 17, 2008, 02:44:05 AM
Quote from: bluaki on April 17, 2008, 01:45:51 AM
most of these are common in certain accents and dialects, it's just that you're not used to it...
I agree with misspelling homophones, talking really fast, deja vu, and unnecessarily rolling "R"s.

People who make sentences of half spanish words and half English words while saying something that is supposed to be English annoy me.
aww i hate when people say deja vu or... fuck i cant think of it

some word that people like to use a lot but most people don't even use it in the right meaning. :(
Title: Re: English language pet peeves
Post by: Socks on April 17, 2008, 04:58:49 AM
Fucking Canadians and their "Aboot" instead of saying it properly.
When people say "Ya'll", it sounds so hick it's not even funny.
Title: Re: English language pet peeves
Post by: Snorkel on April 17, 2008, 05:00:35 AM
When you end up with a situation in which you must say "do do." It just sounds ridiculous.


Title: Re: English language pet peeves
Post by: Full Metal Ryder on April 17, 2008, 05:13:24 AM
Quote from: Socks on April 17, 2008, 04:58:49 AM
Fucking Canadians and their "Aboot" instead of saying it properly.
When people say "Ya'll", it sounds so hick it's not even funny.
It doesn't sound hickish if black people say it with that inner city accent.
Title: Re: English language pet peeves
Post by: Socks on April 17, 2008, 06:36:01 AM
Quote from: Vyse of the Blue Rogues on April 17, 2008, 05:13:24 AM
It doesn't sound hickish if black people say it with that inner city accent.


Gay people can't have opinions.
Title: Re: English language pet peeves
Post by: Daddy on April 17, 2008, 08:37:41 AM
Quote from: Kazarus on April 17, 2008, 12:41:55 AM
I kinda meant more northern ones, so I edited my post a bit. I especially dislike the god-awful Bostonian accent, but then, who doesn't?
baddood;

and i dunno my accent sucks and like mixes  a boston accent with a slight new york one and several of the mid-atlantic states.

Luckily I can pronounce my R's but there have been people who thought I'm not from Massachusetts.  There are times I say "rilly" instead of "really"(or other words with similar sounds), which is apparently something from Pittsburgh.  I do the same with coffee, some how having a New York accent when I say it, which annoys since I dislike the accent if it's thick enough. 

so i'm weird.
Title: Re: English language pet peeves
Post by: :atomsk: on April 17, 2008, 08:53:45 AM
Missouruh instead of Missouri.
Coke instead of soda.
Kleenex instead of tissue.
Title: Re: English language pet peeves
Post by: Title27GT on April 17, 2008, 09:46:31 AM
Quote from: Kazarus on April 17, 2008, 12:18:52 AM
5.) Northeastern coast accents
fuck yeah you tell those bosfags
Title: Re: English language pet peeves
Post by: Geno on April 17, 2008, 11:19:14 AM
My Biology teacher pronounces "Humans" as "Youmans"

I wanna smack her when she does that.
Title: Re: English language pet peeves
Post by: Selkie on April 17, 2008, 11:32:12 AM
1. The word "invaluable". To me that sounds like not valuable...

and also when people say "yooge" instead of "huge", or "yooman" instead of "human", like someone said before. God I hate that. Michael Kay does it bad.
Title: Re: English language pet peeves
Post by: Title27GT on April 17, 2008, 11:48:17 AM
Quote from: Killer Tofu on April 17, 2008, 11:32:12 AM
Michael Kay does it bad.
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fuck you michael kay is awesome :)
Title: Re: English language pet peeves
Post by: V on April 17, 2008, 11:49:31 AM
Quote from: DARTH_KAMEK on April 17, 2008, 11:48:17 AM
[URL=http://imageshack.us][IMG]http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/3122/dsc00457qf3.jpg[/img][/URL]

fuck you michael kay is awesome :)

got melky?

shia leboeuf(sp)
Title: Re: English language pet peeves
Post by: Samus Aran on April 17, 2008, 11:58:03 AM
Quote from: Snorkel on April 17, 2008, 05:00:35 AM
When you end up with a situation in which you must say "do do." It just sounds ridiculous.





Any time where you have to say a word twice in a row is pretty stupid, but yeah, "do do" is probably the worst one.

Quote from: JMV on April 17, 2008, 08:37:41 AM
and i dunno my accent sucks and like mixes  a boston accent with a slight new york one and several of say "rilly" instead of "really"(or other words with similar sounds),


I always do that.

Quote from: Socks on April 17, 2008, 04:58:49 AM
When people say "Ya'll", it sounds so hick it's not even funny.


Seriously.
Title: Re: English language pet peeves
Post by: Title27GT on April 17, 2008, 11:58:55 AM
Quote from: V on April 17, 2008, 11:49:31 AM
got melky?

shia leboeuf(sp)
gotta be defendin my michael kay
Title: Re: English language pet peeves
Post by: Selkie on April 17, 2008, 12:05:36 PM
Lucky bastard I want my picture with Michael Kay  gonk;
Title: Re: English language pet peeves
Post by: Title27GT on April 17, 2008, 12:07:49 PM
Quote from: Killer Tofu on April 17, 2008, 12:05:36 PM
Lucky bastard I want my picture with Michael Kay  gonk;
yeah a lot of people do


hehe
Title: Re: English language pet peeves
Post by: Kalahari Inkantation on April 17, 2008, 12:18:39 PM
Names that begin with "Mc--", like McCain or McDonald's. :'(
Title: Re: English language pet peeves
Post by: Kalahari Inkantation on April 17, 2008, 12:21:59 PM
Quote from: Your Posting Rival on April 17, 2008, 12:24:44 AM
1. "Warsh" instead of wash
2. "Wooder" instead of water
3. "Pop" instead of soda
4. In writing how people can't seem to comprehend the difference between words like your and you're
5. Skipping prepositions


Quote from: Kazarus on April 17, 2008, 12:18:52 AM
1.) When people use "da" instead of "the"
2.) When people roll their Rs unnecessarily
3.) "ain't"
4.) When people talk so fast you can't understand any of it
6.) Deep southern accents
7.) The fact that there is no English equivalent for "déjà vu."


i agree with all of the above
Title: Re: English language pet peeves
Post by: Nyerp on April 17, 2008, 12:41:37 PM
the fact that vowels have multiple pronunciations

"dude"
Title: Re: English language pet peeves
Post by: Claquesous on April 17, 2008, 02:26:53 PM
Quote from: Geno on April 17, 2008, 11:19:14 AM
My Biology teacher pronounces "Humans" as "Youmans"

I wanna smack her when she does that.

Oh that reminds me. When people say Chooseday instead of Tuesday. My brother used to say it like chooseday, but I nagged him enough to where he stopped.

Also when people capitalize every word rather than just what needs to be capitalized.
Title: Re: English language pet peeves
Post by: Socks on April 17, 2008, 02:37:25 PM
Quote from: Claquesous on April 17, 2008, 02:26:53 PM
Oh that reminds me. When people say Chooseday instead of Tuesday. My brother used to say it like chooseday, but I nagged him enough to where he stopped.


Was your brother mentally challenged? I don't think I've ever heard that from someone who didn't have a speech impediment.
Title: Re: English language pet peeves
Post by: Claquesous on April 17, 2008, 02:45:57 PM
Quote from: Socks on April 17, 2008, 02:37:25 PM
Was your brother mentally challenged? I don't think I've ever heard that from someone who didn't have a speech impediment.

No. One of my 7th grade teachers said it like that, too.
Title: Re: English language pet peeves
Post by: Samus Aran on April 17, 2008, 03:13:07 PM
I've never heard anyone say "chooseday."
Title: Re: English language pet peeves
Post by: [REDACTED] on April 17, 2008, 03:18:08 PM
1. Non-rhotic accents.
Title: Re: English language pet peeves
Post by: [hedy]Zidone on April 17, 2008, 03:25:24 PM
Gh.

Why couldn't we have kept whatever the hell it was in Old English? :'(
Title: Re: English language pet peeves
Post by: V on April 17, 2008, 03:28:42 PM
The only thing that bothers me when it comes to this matter is when I can be talking to someone and say a word with three or more syllables, and the person will say "look at you trying to sound all smart" or "ok, you're using big words."

Bitch, it's only a "big" word because you're retarded and haven't gotten pass using the same words and describing everything by comparing it to "shit."*


*"It's hot as shit" It's cold as shit" etc...


Title: Re: English language pet peeves
Post by: Socks on April 17, 2008, 03:30:29 PM
Quote from: V on April 17, 2008, 03:28:42 PM
]*"It's hot as shit" It's cold as shit" etc...


Superhead?
Title: Re: English language pet peeves
Post by: V on April 17, 2008, 03:34:07 PM
Quote from: Socks on April 17, 2008, 03:30:29 PM
Superhead?

Exactly. She's not that stupid, but I have my doubts sometimes... baddood;
Title: Re: English language pet peeves
Post by: Samus Aran on April 17, 2008, 03:34:14 PM
I just realized another one that bugs the hell out of me.

When people use "heaps" as an adjective modifying an adjective.

Example: that game is heaps good.

>.<
Title: Re: English language pet peeves
Post by: Kalahari Inkantation on April 17, 2008, 03:36:12 PM
Quote from: Kazarus on April 17, 2008, 03:34:14 PM
I just realized another one that bugs the hell out of me.

When people use "heaps" as an adjective modifying an adjective.

Example: that game is heaps good.

>.<

I laughed. People actually say that? doodthing;
Title: Re: English language pet peeves
Post by: Feynman on April 17, 2008, 03:37:58 PM
when people use "um" and "like" between every other word in a sentence
Title: Re: English language pet peeves
Post by: Samus Aran on April 17, 2008, 03:39:58 PM
Quote from: HUNTER TECTRON on April 17, 2008, 03:36:12 PM
I laughed. People actually say that? doodthing;


Yes. I know a few Aussies online who say it, but Hyper isn't one of them apparently. At least I don't remember him saying it.

Apparently some CA residents say it too, because my friend John started using it for like a year before he realized it was stupid.
Title: Re: English language pet peeves
Post by: Commander Fuckass on April 17, 2008, 03:56:33 PM
lisps.

The way gay people talk.
Title: Re: English language pet peeves
Post by: bluaki on April 17, 2008, 04:01:15 PM
Quote from: Kefka et al. on April 17, 2008, 03:56:33 PM
The way gay people talk.
I don't think there's a certain way of talking for gay people psyduck;
Title: Re: English language pet peeves
Post by: Commander Fuckass on April 17, 2008, 04:02:13 PM
Quote from: bluaki on April 17, 2008, 04:01:15 PM
I don't think there's a certain way of talking for gay people psyduck;
high pitched voice.
Title: Re: English language pet peeves
Post by: V on April 17, 2008, 04:13:46 PM
Quote from: bluaki on April 17, 2008, 04:01:15 PM
I don't think there's a certain way of talking for gay people psyduck;

Go record yourself and play it back; that's how gay people talk.
Title: Re: English language pet peeves
Post by: Samus Aran on April 17, 2008, 04:17:47 PM
Quote from: V on April 17, 2008, 04:13:46 PM
Go record yourself and play it back; that's how gay people talk.


But he's straight. psyduck;
Title: Re: English language pet peeves
Post by: Socks on April 17, 2008, 04:23:57 PM
Quote from: Kazarus on April 17, 2008, 04:17:47 PM
But he's straight.


As a crooked edge.
Title: Re: English language pet peeves
Post by: V on April 17, 2008, 04:27:16 PM
Quote from: Kazarus on April 17, 2008, 04:17:47 PM
But he's straight. psyduck;
when a problem comes along, you must zip it; zip it good.
Title: Re: English language pet peeves
Post by: Nyerp on April 17, 2008, 04:58:02 PM
Quote from: Kefka et al. on April 17, 2008, 03:56:33 PM
lisps.

The way gay people talk.


DON'T THINK SO
Title: Re: English language pet peeves
Post by: ME## on April 17, 2008, 05:35:49 PM
1. When British people put 'er' on the end of words that end in an 'a' like China, Australia, et cetera. 
2. Warsh
3. When people use 'your' when it should be 'you're' and vice versa.
4. Southern accents.
3. North Eastern Accents.
5. Lisps.
6. Sever stuttering.
7. And several other things. 
Title: Re: English language pet peeves
Post by: Selkie on April 17, 2008, 06:21:16 PM
I didn't even knew the Northeast had an accent
Title: Re: English language pet peeves
Post by: Houdini on April 17, 2008, 06:23:13 PM
"Woof" instead of "wolf."
Title: Re: English language pet peeves
Post by: Claquesous on April 17, 2008, 07:10:44 PM
"Wos" instead of "was," My stepmom says that a lot."Ruff" or whatever instead of "roof."
Title: Re: English language pet peeves
Post by: :atomsk: on April 17, 2008, 07:40:39 PM
Quote from: Claquesous on April 17, 2008, 07:10:44 PM
"Wos" instead of "was," My stepmom says that a lot."Ruff" or whatever instead of "roof."

ugh, i have no idea where people get that! Q('_' Q)
Title: Re: English language pet peeves
Post by: :atomsk: on April 17, 2008, 08:12:35 PM
Quote from: steal on April 17, 2008, 07:44:03 PM
My old physics teacher was English and she'd always say "idears, god it was so annoying. I love English accents though.

i love english accents too. it seems like everyone hates how americans talk.  >.< my english teacher overpronounces the 'wh' in words like  cool whip.
Title: Re: English language pet peeves
Post by: Socks on April 17, 2008, 08:31:00 PM
My English teacher in High School (Phd) pronounced the letter H with emphasis saying "Whhhey", "Whhhat" and "Whhhen" etc... It became rather funny and annoying over time depending on how she used them.
Title: Re: English language pet peeves
Post by: Daphnia on April 17, 2008, 10:42:00 PM
KNOW WHAT REALLY GRINDS MY GEARS?


"For all intensive purposes."

gonk;
Title: Re: English language pet peeves
Post by: Samus Aran on April 18, 2008, 01:35:00 AM
Quote from: Killer Tofu on April 17, 2008, 06:21:16 PM
I didn't even knew the Northeast had an accent


accents

notice the plurality

there's more than one

get it?

and yes they do fucking have accents
Title: Re: English language pet peeves
Post by: The artist formally known on April 18, 2008, 01:43:00 AM
Quote from: Kazarus on April 18, 2008, 01:35:00 AM
accents

notice the plurality

there's more than one

get it?

and yes they do fucking have accents
everyone has accents
Title: Re: English language pet peeves
Post by: Samus Aran on April 18, 2008, 01:43:26 AM
Quote from: reefer on April 18, 2008, 01:43:00 AM
everyone has accents


indeed
Title: Re: English language pet peeves
Post by: Nyerp on April 18, 2008, 03:55:26 AM
Quote from: Kazarus on April 18, 2008, 01:43:26 AM
indeed

everyone who can speak that is meaty cocks
Title: Re: English language pet peeves
Post by: LCK on April 18, 2008, 08:58:00 AM
1. Fucking Brooklyn accents
2.When people cannot comprehend the simple differences between "your and you're, and two, too, and to and there, they're and their."
3.My 8th grade English teacher who pronounced "Day" as "Dee".  Mondee, Tuesdee, Wednesdee, Thursdee, Fridee. Christ, I wanted to slap her.
4."Murder, Moyda" Things to that extent, that's really the best I can explain it.
5.People who talk faster than they can think, and eventually their words become absolute gibberish and they look like fucking idiots.
6.People who over use onomatopoeic words.
Title: Re: English language pet peeves
Post by: Samus Aran on April 18, 2008, 11:46:48 AM
Quote from: Trevor et al. on April 18, 2008, 08:58:00 AM
6.People who over use onomatopoeic words.


bang pow blip splooooosh
Title: Re: English language pet peeves
Post by: Daddy on April 18, 2008, 12:01:25 PM
Quote from: Kazarus on April 18, 2008, 11:46:48 AM
bang pow blip splooooosh
i'll crush your skull raor
Title: Re: English language pet peeves
Post by: LCK on April 18, 2008, 01:24:08 PM
Quote from: Kazarus on April 18, 2008, 11:46:48 AM
bang pow blip splooooosh
i like the adjective form of onomatopoeia

onomatopoeic
just rolls off the tongue


pow bang boom kaboom
it just bothers me in excess
Title: Re: English language pet peeves
Post by: Hensa on April 18, 2008, 01:25:46 PM
the word "douche"
Title: Re: English language pet peeves
Post by: Daddy on April 18, 2008, 01:26:24 PM
Quote from: ProtectedMember32 on April 18, 2008, 01:25:46 PM
the word "douche"
My brother uses it as a sound effect and it annoys me. psyduck;
Title: Re: English language pet peeves
Post by: LCK on April 18, 2008, 01:30:19 PM
oh god i just dropped my glass of water on the floor and it was all like "douche"
Title: Re: English language pet peeves
Post by: Daddy on April 18, 2008, 01:33:37 PM
Quote from: Trevor et al. on April 18, 2008, 01:30:19 PM
oh god i just dropped my glass of water of the floor and it was all like "douche"
yeah or "HE RAN RIGHT INTO THE TREE LIKE DOOOOOOOOSH"
Title: Re: English language pet peeves
Post by: [hedy]Zidone on April 18, 2008, 04:25:16 PM
Colour, favour, etc.
Title: Re: English language pet peeves
Post by: ME## on April 18, 2008, 04:28:47 PM
Quote from: Zidone Abramov on April 18, 2008, 04:25:16 PM
Colour, favour, etc.

I'd say American spellings are more annoying.
Title: Re: English language pet peeves
Post by: NOA_Haunted on April 18, 2008, 04:46:14 PM
When people say melk instead of milk. This probably has already been said but it pisses me off.
Title: Re: English language pet peeves
Post by: [hedy]Zidone on April 18, 2008, 05:23:37 PM
Quote from: ME86 on April 18, 2008, 04:28:47 PM
I'd say American spellings are more annoying.

Why? psyduck;
Title: Re: English language pet peeves
Post by: Kalahari Inkantation on May 15, 2008, 06:15:03 PM
Oh, and people who say words  like "Legs" or "Eggs" like "Laygs" and "Aygs". befuddlement
srry for bumping
Title: Re: English language pet peeves
Post by: Nyerp on May 15, 2008, 06:16:03 PM
Quote from: HUNTER TECTRON on May 15, 2008, 06:15:03 PM
Oh, and people who say words  like "Legs" or "Eggs" like "Laygs" and "Aygs". befuddlement
srry for bumping

hi
Title: Re: English language pet peeves
Post by: Samus Aran on May 15, 2008, 06:17:32 PM
Quote from: Liquid on April 18, 2008, 04:28:47 PM
I'd say American spellings are more annoying.


Yes, because it makes so much more sense to make every word a letter longer to waste everyone's time.

psyduck;

Not to mention the fact that the "ou" sound traditionally doesn't sound anything like how it does in those words, further taking away any sense in it.
Title: Re: English language pet peeves
Post by: Full Metal Ryder on May 15, 2008, 06:28:44 PM
Baltimore niggers accents bother me
Title: Re: English language pet peeves
Post by: Tomboh on May 15, 2008, 06:28:59 PM
the retarded conjugations for " to read".

i read
you read
she reads
we read
y'all read
they read
i read (PAST TENSE)
you read (PAST TENSE)
she read (PAST TENSE)
we read (PAST TENSE)
y'all read (PAST TENSE)
they read (PAST TENSE)

Title: Re: English language pet peeves
Post by: famy on May 15, 2008, 06:29:45 PM
Quote from: HUNTER TECTRON on May 15, 2008, 06:15:03 PM
Oh, and people who say words  like "Legs" or "Eggs" like "Laygs" and "Aygs". befuddlement
srry for bumping
People who don't pronounce them like that piss me off.
Title: Re: English language pet peeves
Post by: guff on May 15, 2008, 06:31:33 PM
Quote from: Liquid on April 18, 2008, 04:28:47 PM
I'd say American spellings are more annoying.
is it that you think they make less sense, or is it just that you're trying to seem british and hip doodthing;
Title: Re: English language pet peeves
Post by: YPrrrr on May 15, 2008, 06:44:11 PM
Also when people use "affect" and "effect" as if they were the same
Title: Re: English language pet peeves
Post by: Skylark on May 15, 2008, 06:56:01 PM
I hate when I mess up "effect" and "affect" which I feel is all the time.
I LOVE Southern accents btw (OG doesn't apparently hehe ^^ I think they're the best)

It bothers me when people break up their sentences with "like" and "um" it's so choppy, kind of like listening to a CD that keeps scratching. It drives me up the wall!

That's the only one I can really think of :| I don't like how "armor" is spelt though.
Title: Re: English language pet peeves
Post by: YPrrrr on May 15, 2008, 07:00:57 PM
Quote from: skylark-e on May 15, 2008, 06:56:01 PM
I hate when I mess up "effect" and "affect" which I feel is all the time.
I LOVE Southern accents btw (OG doesn't apparently hehe ^^ I think they're the best)

It bothers me when people break up their sentences with "like" and "um" it's so choppy, kind of like listening to a CD that keeps scratching. It drives me up the wall!

That's the only one I can really think of :| I don't like how "armor" is spelt though.
Would you prefer armour
Title: Re: English language pet peeves
Post by: Skylark on May 15, 2008, 07:03:48 PM
I really would.
Title: Re: English language pet peeves
Post by: Garahe on May 15, 2008, 07:07:53 PM
When people cut the already-short word of "you" to "U".

It just annoys me sometimes.
Title: Re: English language pet peeves
Post by: Kalahari Inkantation on May 15, 2008, 07:08:00 PM
also what the hell does a northeastern accent sound like akudood;
Title: Re: English language pet peeves
Post by: Skylark on May 15, 2008, 07:09:46 PM
You know, I don't know... hmm... I've been to the Pacific Northwest and haven't really noticed much difference in the way people speak their from the way they do where I live (except sometimes people DO have accents here)
Title: Re: English language pet peeves
Post by: Samus Aran on May 15, 2008, 07:11:15 PM
Quote from: HUNTER TECTRON on May 15, 2008, 07:08:00 PM
also what the hell does a northeastern accent sound like akudood;


You took my post the wrong way.

When I said "accents" I was using a catch-all for all sorts of different accents characterized by the Northeastern US rather than just one.
Title: Re: English language pet peeves
Post by: :atomsk: on May 19, 2008, 07:17:35 AM
Quote from: HUNTER TECTRON on May 15, 2008, 07:08:00 PM
akudood;

damn that's pimp