JuniorTheJaws
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GRRRR....it is that **EXACT** thing that annoys me also! Methinks someone is after the chatterbox badge. Sometimes I do wish we had no badges, then some of the things that annoy me wouldn't happen, as most of it all has to do with badges! Yikes!
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Agnes (JTJ)
Reply #261. Aug 11 08, 5:51 PM
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talentedone 
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Please rant anytime Agnes.
Lesley....did you hear the joke about 406 and 409....
Agnes, there are badges in FT? Really?......(Mo is running away as fast as she can.)
Reply #262. Aug 11 08, 5:59 PM
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lesley153
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Mo, I did indeed. And did you notice that I was (uncharacteristically) diplomatic enough to use the word "established" in preference to "old"?
Reply #263. Aug 11 08, 6:39 PM
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daver852
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My pet peeve is people who pronounce the word "often" as "off-ten." It is pronounced as though it were spelled "offen." I don't know why, but when I hear people mispronounce this word, it makes my gorge rise. "Often" rhymes with "soften!"
Reply #264. Aug 11 08, 7:01 PM
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runaway_drive
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MIDGESSSSSSS! They Suck! They come over to you and they bite you.
Reply #265. Aug 12 08, 3:46 AM
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lesley153
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Daver, how do you feel about negoSSSiate, iSS-you and tiSS-you?
Reply #266. Aug 12 08, 4:07 AM
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talentedone
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There there is amBOOlance and sWord.
My unfavorite of all time....liberry.
Reply #267. Aug 12 08, 6:50 AM
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talentedone
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Then there...must fix keyboard today.
Reply #268. Aug 12 08, 6:50 AM
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sherry75
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The "t" in often is in my experience always pronounced in England, and often in soften as well.
Same as Tomaito or tomarto - just depends where youse live in this cutesy little ole world.
Reply #269. Aug 12 08, 7:51 AM
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daver852
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Lesley, I've never heard anyone pronounce those words that way, but if they did, I'm sure it would annoy me. You Brits may pronounce words in your language anyway you wish (even saying "shedule" for schedule, and "zed" for zee), but I'm talking about American English. There are many words with two or more acceptable pronunciations, but often isn't one of them. There is an excellent guide to pronunciation called "Is There a Cow in Moscow?" Fun reading, too, except the author and I disagree upon a few points. I refuse to refer to the Himalayas as the "hi-MAL-yahs."
Reply #270. Aug 12 08, 8:31 AM
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sherry75
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Time for bed said Zeberzee... Himerlayers in UK too.. very affected to say the Himaaaaarlias.
Reply #271. Aug 12 08, 9:17 AM
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lesley153
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Daver, please don't forget leff-tenant!
I think the people who sound the "t" in "often" are the same people who say four-head for forr'ed and mirrour for mirr'r. Just points to a reduction in conversation, I think.
Reply #272. Aug 12 08, 9:30 AM
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sherry75
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Just boils down to where you were brought up - north, south, east or west of England... regional dialects are such fun!
Certainly dont find it annoying to hear different pronunciations - all part of life's rich tapestry.
Reply #273. Aug 12 08, 10:22 AM
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lesley153
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Yes to the rich tapestry, until people start tweaking their pronunciation in an attempt to disguise and deny their roots. That's what gives rise to the most bizarre pronunciations, not regional diversity.
Reply #274. Aug 12 08, 10:42 AM
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sherry75
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Couldnt have put it better myself Lesley - spot on, as usual.
Reply #275. Aug 12 08, 12:48 PM
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lesley153
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Gosh - thanks, Sherry!
Reply #276. Aug 12 08, 1:05 PM
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| Mastat123
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My pet peeve is people that grind thier teeth or smack thier gum.
Reply #277. Aug 12 08, 1:36 PM
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daver852
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"Whom is it?" she asked, for she had been to night school.
Reply #278. Aug 12 08, 4:07 PM
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FF_Girl8
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When people come over to talk to me and then say 'bye'
Never know what I did wrong.
Reply #279. Aug 14 08, 1:42 PM
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BxBarracuda
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Don't know if this one has been covered yet.
Posters who start threads asking for people's favorite this or that, and opinions on something. But don't put thier own responses to the questions down.
Reply #280. Aug 15 08, 1:37 PM
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