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Is there a word that pushes your buttons?

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  • ViewAheadViewAhead Posts: 866
    philippasmith2 said:
    The phrase "Is there anything else I can help you with ? " when the basic query you posed has not even been dealt with.
    Ha!  I had that the other day from a live chat bot.  I replied "You haven't helped me with anything yet" ... and immediately got passed to an actual person ... who was no help either but that's by the by. 😉
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    Less and fewer:
     I know there's greater problems in the world but I get less annoyed if fewer people use the word 'less' inappropriately.
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • BenCottoBenCotto Posts: 4,718
    The number of people who get it wrong is a tidy amount.
    Rutland, England
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    Me and I is another one. 
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • LiriodendronLiriodendron Posts: 8,328
    I read an awful novel written by a local author, who avoided the need to decide whether to write "I" or "me" by always putting "myself".  "Myself and Anna went for a coffee"...  
    Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
  • BenCottoBenCotto Posts: 4,718
    It’s not a word but an action: why can’t people in TV adverts hold mugs by the handle? They always cradle them in their hands.
    Rutland, England
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    edited 13 February
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    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    Why do obnoxious little brats give a patronising nod when their mother feeds them over priced over processed junk food?
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • steveTusteveTu Posts: 3,219
    Liriodendron said:
    I read an awful novel written by a local author, who avoided the need to decide whether to write "I" or "me" by always putting "myself".  "Myself and Anna went for a coffee"...  

    Joan Armatrading wrote a song about that.

    Because it's wholesome and cosy - the drink warms you inside and out. Obviously not drinking a super heated beverage straight out of the microwave, as their skin doesn't appear to melt onto the mug.
    UK - South Coast Retirement Campus (East)
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    Just a couple of observations.
    I say: "That colour suits you." but I sometimes hear " You suit that colour. ". This sounds really strange to me.
    But even stranger is: "You've cut your hair." rather than " You've had your/a  haircut. " To my ears, the former sounds like you've attacked your hair with the kitchen scissors.
    In London. Keen but lazy.
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