Words that get on your nerves

I sure I was taught at school that the plural of roof is rooves, but now days its always roofs.

 

I have several plurals I'm trying to introduce into this language with variable success. Moose- meese, (that makes so much sense!) and if there is only one foreigner, he must be Portugoose. Past tenses of "dig" must surely be dig-dug-dag because it sounds funny and goes nicely with sit-sat-sut.

 

I'm one of them


And I hate it when the weather forecaster tells us there's plenty of sunshine "on offer". It isn't on offer, it's what you're getting whether you like it or not !

 

And me! Can we have "pluviofile" T-shirts?
It irritates me no end when weather forecasters talk about hot dry weather as if it's a good thing.

 

Argh! Some wafty woman, rhapsodising on a TV advert for (I think - I wasn't paying attention) washing liquid, has just described it as "dermalogically tested"...

 

I like rain.I didn't realise I was a 'phile. It sounds pervy.
I don't mind mispronunciation by people who have limited literacy skills. Sometimes you need to be a good speller to be a good pronouncer.
What peeves me is affectation

 

I was wondering about the same when we moved to live in Southern Europe. The 72hrs deodorants were a novelty for me.

Some time later, we moaned about our water bills and a friend said they were indeed very high- after all, "it's not like you take a shower every day ha-ha-ha. "

It was over 30C and I took a shower twice a day

Apparently water was so precious that only visible or hygienically essential parts were washed daily, and the rest just wiped and perfumed to mask any smells.

Not much has changed in European hygiene culture over time I guess.

And seen the current water scarcity driven further by the climate change, we'll just might have to get used to it.

Personally I still enjoy my shower every morning whilst I can.

 

I get driven mad by people saying "a phenomena". It's often supposedly well educated people on the BBC too.
And also "honing in" seems to have replaced "homing in" lately. It doesn't make any sense. Hone means sharpen.

 

People often now say "The proof is in the pudding" - surely it should be "The proof of the pudding is in the eating"?

Horses don't "chomp" at the bit, they "champ".

And it's a "fine-tooth comb", not a "fine tooth-comb".

Grumpy Old Woman syndrome strikes again...