sorry, slightly off topic,
people using their hands to talk, waving them all over the place.
very annoying.

When watching cooking (and others) shows there is this overriding need of presenters to pronounce the word HERB as URB often using a Jamaican type tilt.

Just a small thing but it gets my goat.

Any other words have this effect on you.

People that say "YOU KNOW"
When you don't know what there talking about!

I am a stickler for correct grammar, spelling and syntax so I won't even start...!

Oh, come on DD. Give us all a laugh please?

Haha Staffie, I'm with you on that one!

I'm a real pedant (read pain in the arm-pit) for grammar and spelling, especially the apostrophe. So many people see an S and put an apostrophe somewhere near it, anywhere will do.

Another pet hate is people saying 'could of' instead of 'could have' Grr.

*and breathe*

Ellie, you can breath out now and relax, I am due to come to Paphos in late May and will bring with me the UK's world renowned Apostrophiser with me and his special handy portable iApostrophise tool which also doubles as an iUnApostrophise tool
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39459831

Ellie, you can breath out now and relax, I am due to come to Paphos in late May and will bring with me the UK's world renowned Apostrophiser with me and his special handy portable iApostrophise tool which also doubles as an iUnApostrophise tool

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39459831

I will put Riley'sss'ss' to the top of the list.

As the owners who put the sign up were British, it says ( tempted to put say's ) a lot about the UK education system.

My inner pedanticism did indeed consider that the original owners could have the surnames of Riley, Fish and Chip, however, surely it should then be Riley's, Fish's & Chip's Restaurant ??

end of too much time on my hands mode////<work time/start>

PS....I am not sponsored by or affiliated with said fine British Fish and Chippery, handily located by Lidl on the TOTK Road

Atherlete(s) and atherletics. Oh boy was the steam coming out of my ears when the Olympics were on. Just cannot believe how many athletes and sporting commentators say it!

I agree that standards have slipped but language is a means of communication and if you can understand it then there is no great problem. I still cringe at some of the grammar and punctuation.

At one time TV announcer/commentators spoke the Queens English now mispronunciation is acceptable it seems.

I understand that there once was a pronunciation unit in the BBC but it was made redundant.

From the get go - what does that even mean, why not just use start or beginning?

Init - particularly when even isn't it doesn't fit - I'm going to the shops, init.

Less when it should be fewer.

Bae - seems to be the new word for babe/baby. Also, it's the Danish word for poo.

As mentioned above, the extra apostrophe - living in Ayrshire, Robert Burns makes a frequent appearance in various business names etc. My local fish and chip shop has named itself the Burn's Supper - maybe the apostrophiser could make a wee overnight visit.