words that make you grit your teeth

[indigoiis]

I overheard a conversation where one man said to another, "I got tired of all her agonisms."

I hate the misuse of "there", "their" and "they're"

[carback]

supposebly.

What's your guys' opinion on x? (just a what's your opinion will suffice)

I seen (instead of saw) them.

And messing up your/you're, they're/their/there and too/to.

[jobob]

grrls.

[crazycanuck]

Why can't i say guys/dudes? I have a workmate(guy) that calls me doll or honey & don't care.

What's wrong with saying *****?

I find it annoying when people get countables & non countables incorrect. My former manager would say " there are some fruit over there" ARGHHHHHHHHH

[Veronica]

What's wrong with saying *****?

If you're talking a cat about it's fine.

If you're talking about a female or female anatomy it has some derogatory connotations.

V.

[emily_in_nc]

Just heard two of my pet peeves on the "coming up on Project Runway":

"ginormous"

and

"didn't" pronounced "di-nt".

I also hate "whatever!" when used by someone who is pissed off....

Emily

[Veronica]

I'm guilty of both ginormous and whatever.

V.

[Skierchickie]

Why can't i say guys/dudes? I have a workmate(guy) that calls me doll or honey & don't care.

What's wrong with saying *****?

I find it annoying when people get countables & non countables incorrect. My former manager would say " there are some fruit over there" ARGHHHHHHHHH

CC- Umm - this must be a U.S. thing, but to answer your question, it's a female anatomy reference, generally intended in the dirtiest of ways. That is what is wrong with it. Wow - will I ever be embarrassed when you all come back and tell me I'm wrong!

I'm afraid I use "guys" to refer to just about everyone. It just feels so nice and casual, and as close to unisex as I can find. However, I DETEST "doll", and if you are going to call me honey or hon (hun?), you'd better be my mom or my DH. Actually, I take that back - there are a tiny handful of people out there who could call me that and it would be okay, because they would be using it sarcastically, and we'd both know it wasn't some sort of empty show of fake affection.

I have far too many pet peeve words to even try to list any. I guess irregardless is at the top of the pile. Oh, and when Office Max or somebody was running an ad where they used office as a verb (I think it was "The new way to office", or something equally horrific), I truly wanted to shoot the tv.

[mimitabby]

supposebly.


And messing up your/you're, they're/their/there and too/to.

ha and rode/road

[kelownagirl]

libary

relator

school administrators who use the word 'piece' more than 10 times at a meeting

impact (as a verb)

I'll keep thinking, there are many.

[Running Mommy]

"Stay-Cation"
When the media finds a new word for something they hammer it into the ground. Just come out and say it... Americans are too broke to take a VACATION so they are staying home!!!!

[maillotpois]

I think "disirregardless" is even more glorious.

Oh that's just loverly.

libary

I thought that was spelled "liberry"...

[smilingcat]

No comment. I can't spell.

smilingcat

[Grog]

Pedle for pedal.

And, yes, nucular. I heard it from an engineer supposebly (haha that one is funny) trained in "nucular engineering," couldn't believe my ears.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Surrealistic. "Surreal" is usually quite sufficient.
Same thing with minimalistic. Minimal usually works fine. This one is ironic to boot, because the word minimalistic is hardly minimal.

Loose instead of lose....as in "I don't want to lose my shirt".

Folage or foilage instead of foliage, as in Autumn foliage.

Putting apostrophes in plurals where they don't belong, as in "My bike's are for sale."

I also am annoyed that the quaint old term "buck naked" has now apparently been changed to "butt naked".

Yeah I laugh at peddle instead of pedal too.
But I'll confess- the other day I had typed "handelbars" instead of handlebars. I caught it just before I posted it though! I attribute it to too much exposure to classical music in my youth.