Ascribing a gender, almost always female, to things like cars and plants irritates me. Even worse are twee first names for inanimate objects, calling young plants “my little babies” and pets “fur babies”.
Horror of horrors - "fur babies" - another example of how everything has to be "cute", "furry" or "cuddly" - you just (didn't ) make my day by mentioning it @BenCotto
Stunning. I buy used clothes on ebay now and then, and many people describe their items as "stunning". No, it's not stunning. Might be cute, or flattering, or exactly the colour I was looking for, but it's just clothing and it will never be stunning - at least not in my price range.
Not furry nor cuddly, Philippa, but an Italian friend was bemoaning the fact that in his youth he was ejected from a German youth hostel for infringing the rules. “Those Germans,” he complained, “are so strict with their regulations.” ”Italians,” he said, and he paused for a few moments trying to bring up the right word, “Italians ... we are more fluffy.”
Something that really irritates me is the misuse of Me, Myself and I.
For example “Give it to ME” is correct, but “Give it to Dad and I”. Why does Me change to I when the subjects are plural ?
Is "Give it to Dad and I" correct? I would always say "Give it to Dad and me"...
No it isn’t correct, that’s the point I’m making. The same person could say both sentences, one right and one wrong - no logic why they change ME to I when a second person is added !
drives me mad !
Me too. Are you a teacher, by any chance? The quick way to check, I tell the kids, is to change it to singular form. Give it to me. Not Give it to I. Easy enough!
Not a teacher ! I did Latin O level (that ages me !) and the teacher was so disgusted with our grasp of English grammar that she gave us a crash course before we could be exposed to declining Latin verbs and understanding the cases of pronouns !
Ah Bless ! Talk around....no its about Fomo...........whatever that is. Working with all agencies and our stakeholders Bad actors re Philip Greens trial Everything rappers say. Thats enough its stopped raining so I can go out
Everyone is just trying to be Happy.....So lets help Them.
Stunning. I buy used clothes on ebay now and then, and many people describe their items as "stunning". No, it's not stunning. Might be cute, or flattering, or exactly the colour I was looking for, but it's just clothing and it will never be stunning - at least not in my price range.
I worked with a bloke a few years ago who used the word "awesome" ..alot. For the most mundane of everyday work tasks. After a while I could stand it no more. .... "No my friend, it is not 'awesome' it is merely satisfactory. Landing on the moon is 'awesome' - open heart surgery is 'awesome' agreeing a number of actions after the dullest of dull meetings is just satisfactory."
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“Those Germans,” he complained, “are so strict with their regulations.”
”Italians,” he said, and he paused for a few moments trying to bring up the right word, “Italians ... we are more fluffy.”
I cringe when I hear a woman or man announce “WE are pregnant”. It’s so twee & smug, just grates on my ears
Talk around....no its about
Fomo...........whatever that is.
Working with all agencies and our stakeholders
Bad actors re Philip Greens trial
Everything rappers say.
Thats enough its stopped raining so I can go out
After a while I could stand it no more. .... "No my friend, it is not 'awesome' it is merely satisfactory. Landing on the moon is 'awesome' - open heart surgery is 'awesome' agreeing a number of actions after the dullest of dull meetings is just satisfactory."