legov Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 The one that gets me - and you even gets TV chefs saying it - is "restauranteur". It's restaurateur. There is no "n" in it. Oh, and ironically enough, "pronounciation". It's pronunciation. The one that gets me and I'm fully aware it shouldn't because it's probably pronounced incorrectly far more often than it's pronounced correctly is the word genealogy. Even on genealogy programmes the narrator can be heard saying geneology. Big. ****. Deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 Genuine question: Do mispronunciations genuinely piss anyone off? They crop up a lot in this thread, and it's not a 'gripe' that I can really empathise with. Everyone has a different way of speaking at the end of the day. they dont usually but Cazorla is really annoying as its pronounced mainly as its spelt and not with be mixing the letters in his name Cathorla? its better than **** Carzola Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted March 5, 2013 Moderator Share Posted March 5, 2013 The one that gets me and I'm fully aware it shouldn't because it's probably pronounced incorrectly far more often than it's pronounced correctly is the word genealogy. Even on genealogy programmes the narrator can be heard saying geneology. Big. ****. Deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 adverts are annoying most of times but that Carlsberg/Spartacus ad is absolute horrible and cringy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted March 5, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted March 5, 2013 I work with a girl who says the word 'mortice' as 'morteece' and 'ascertain' as 'ass certain' which I find bizarrely annoying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 I'll see your Cathorla and raise you Andre Villash Bo-ash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogso Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 (edited) Bentaykay - or is that just the brummy accent at work ? Edited March 5, 2013 by hogso Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaajax Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 just doesn't sound right does it. The Crowf turn The Croiff Turn sounds (and is) wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 'Customer service'.It shouldn't because I shouldn't be so foolish as to believe that the phrase is at all accurate."Can I ask why you're leaving BT, sir?""Well mainly it's because I can get the service cheaper elsewhere and, though I should realize that the other company's customer service is probably just as bad as your's, I haven't yet had to spend up to an hour on the 'phone to, variously, somewhere in Scotland, Manilla and now Birmingham being told different things by different people and having to explain the situation to each person (the handover clearly indicating that the previous person wasn't listening to a word I was saying); haven't had my DD details wiped from my account without me asking (only asking about what would happen IF I did that in order to wait for a settlement bill) and thus put in the position of incurring 'processing payment fees' if I hadn't contacted you to give you those details that were wiped without a trace (the third time in a three year contract you've tried to do this), and haven't been told that I may have to wait for up to eight weeks after leaving your company to receive any monies due back to me because of overpayment (I wonder whether you ought to be paying me £7.50 for 'late payment'?) with the expectation that it will take longer (like other examples on my account, my brother's account and my mother's account where credits and repayments were promised and only forthcoming after offensive(s) that would make the manoeuvre of Haig's drinks cabinet nearer Berlin look swift)." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted March 6, 2013 Moderator Share Posted March 6, 2013 'Customer service'.It shouldn't because I shouldn't be so foolish as to believe that the phrase is at all accurate."Can I ask why you're leaving BT, sir?""No you may not." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted March 6, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted March 6, 2013 'Customer service'. It shouldn't because I shouldn't be so foolish as to believe that the phrase is at all accurate. "Can I ask why you're leaving BT, sir?" "No you may not." Noooo, play the pedant card: "Can I ask why you're leaving BT, sir?" "Yes, of course you can" "Well... why ARE you lea..." "Let me stop you there. I said you CAN ask. I didn't say you MAY". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted March 6, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted March 6, 2013 Charities. There, I said it. It really shouldn't piss me off, but sometimes they do. Every day I have at least 1 flipping bag put through my door for any spare clothes. I don't know how much clothes they think I have, but I'm swamped by these things. How much material are they wasting by producing all these thousands of bags? I leave them outside in the hope that they'll pick it up and recycle them, but they very very rarely do. I also have at least 1 guy per week knocking on the door asking for donations. That in itself doesn't annoy me, but there are 2 specific things that do. 1. the persistent ones. Most say thank you and move on when I say I'm not interested, some just keep trying to convince me 2. The ones that have an opening joke or bit that they do to try and grab me. Stop it, just tell me what you want! I've had more than one say "We're doing a parachute jump at Birmingham airport right now to rais emoney, do you want to come and do it?.......Just kidding, all we're after is £5 a month" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted March 6, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted March 6, 2013 Get a door sticker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted March 6, 2013 Moderator Share Posted March 6, 2013 Noooo, play the pedant card: "Can I ask why you're leaving BT, sir?" "Yes, of course you can" "Well... why ARE you lea..." "Let me stop you there. I said you CAN ask. I didn't say you MAY".Tempting. But when it comes to telecomms companies, the desire to get off the phone as quickly as possible is too strong to ignore. In fact, after thinking about it, I'd even drop the last 3 words in my original response. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 'Customer service'. It shouldn't because I shouldn't be so foolish as to believe that the phrase is at all accurate. "Can I ask why you're leaving BT, sir?" "No you may not." Noooo, play the pedant card: "Can I ask why you're leaving BT, sir?" "Yes, of course you can" "Well... why ARE you lea..." "Let me stop you there. I said you CAN ask. I didn't say you MAY". I thought Brian was playing that card (just subtly). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted March 6, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted March 6, 2013 I normally just hang up on tele sales people without saying more than Hello. One actually rang me straight back the other day and said "what happened there?" I just replied "I hung up" and hung up again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted March 6, 2013 Moderator Share Posted March 6, 2013 I normally just hang up on tele sales people without saying more than Hello. One actually rang me straight back the other day and said "what happened there?" I just replied "I hung up" and hung up again. Brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Charities.There, I said it. It really shouldn't piss me off, but sometimes they do. Every day I have at least 1 flipping bag put through my door for any spare clothes. I don't know how much clothes they think I have, but I'm swamped by these things. How much material are they wasting by producing all these thousands of bags? I leave them outside in the hope that they'll pick it up and recycle them, but they very very rarely do.I also have at least 1 guy per week knocking on the door asking for donations. That in itself doesn't annoy me, but there are 2 specific things that do.1. the persistent ones. Most say thank you and move on when I say I'm not interested, some just keep trying to convince me2. The ones that have an opening joke or bit that they do to try and grab me. Stop it, just tell me what you want! I've had more than one say "We're doing a parachute jump at Birmingham airport right now to rais emoney, do you want to come and do it?.......Just kidding, all we're after is £5 a month"I think my record is three of those bags within half an hour - two for the same charity (delivered by different people). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Stealth pins. I took a risk and bare-footed it to the kitchen only to be jabbed by an illusive wee prick (!) nestled in the carpet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Posted March 6, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted March 6, 2013 Cheap prices Slow speeds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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