Things people say in conversation that annoy the hell out of you.

[SmartIdiot]

At first I thought "wow, everyone on this thread has a rod up their ass". After reading a bit further I realised just how annoying people can be when speaking.

Take a lot of people in Scotland for example. You ask them a question and where a normal person would respond with 'Why?' or 'Why not?' they respond with 'How?' or 'How not?'

It goes something like this...
Me: "Sorry man, can't go for a pint tonight"
Other guy: "How not?"

Ever since I moved to this country that has done my fucking head in to no end and I will now STRANGLE people I catch doing it.

 

[Aedrial]

People who use LOL in face to face conversation

or any other "Internet speak"(another irksome phrase, mostly used by those trying to justify saying "LOL" or "PWNED")

Quote from school : A "Lol, he just got teh PONED!"
Me "What did you just say?"
A "Lol, its internet speak you 'tard"
Me "...We're not on... the internet?"
A "I DONT FUCKING CARE YOU DOUCHE!"

This, But from people that have never played with in an online community in their lives, yet insist on calling people noobs... without any knowledge of what it means...

 

[Ham_authority95]

"No offense right, but..."
But you're about to offend me... aren't you?

Pretty much this.

I just want to punch anyone in the face that does this....

 

[Insanum]

Well....I do a lot of the stuff on this list...

Although accents can get annoying quickly.

And the american saying of Aluminium is wrong! end of. ¬¬

People who start conversations over IM with "Hello/hi/hey Danielle".
I don't know why but it pisses me off when people say my name to greet me on any kind of IM chat. Because it's not like it's real life where they could say "hi" and nobody would know who they were talking to. They obviously clicked on my name, so they know its me, and i'm going to see their message regardless of what it says, so adding in my name won't make me more likely to realise they're speaking to me.

*wipes brow*

"Howdy McMuffin" was not on that list. I am safe....For now.

 

[Raqshiem]

I live in Lower Alabama which is _just_ close enough to Florida to not be the "Deep South" but there's the occasional codger around here with that thick Southern accent. One of the common sayings for the area, for these older folk, is "Well, c'mon down to tha house wi'me." instead of simply saying Goodbye, etc. The first few times I heard it, it was so confusing.

Codger: "A'ight, well, you c'mon down to tha house wi'me."
Me: "Well... I'm busy with this right now, but maybe after a while..."
*Insert hurried explanation that they don't _really_ want me to accompany them, and a long, awkward silence until we eventually part ways*

 

[Cheery Lunatic]

Prople that use the 2nd person plural contraction "ya'll".
People saying "holler"
Basically any of those southern not-words.

Jesus Christ, you'd hate me then.

OT: I hate it when people use internet memes irl. It sounds so stupid. I also hate it when people talk too uptight and sound overly pretentious. Like, they have to be grammatically correct on EVERYTHING. And correct you when you make a mistake.

 

[Marter]

People who use "like" the same way I use a comma or period.
People who ask "Really?" after I just explained something in a very serious manner.

 

[Durxom]

Back when I was in high school, when teachers used "outstanding" as a negative term.

Teacher: "Oh, you have 3 outstanding assignments for this class."
Me: "Woah, really? Great!"
Teacher: "That's a bad thing, that means you haven't handed them in, or did very poorly on them."
Me: "....wah?"

Who the hell uses outstanding as a negative term x-x

 

[whiskermittens7]

When they stutter, and basically everyone does this but it is annoying when you hear someone use a lot of likes and ums. I do it too, but it is more annoying when someone else does it.

 

[whiskermittens7]

boys do that too ya know.

 

[Weaver]

I hate when people say, for example:

Person 1) Do you mind if I have a cookie?
Person 2) Yeah, go ahead.

It's "NO, go ahead". If you say YES it means you DO MIND which means you DON'T WANT THEM TO HAVE A COOKIE.
This isn't that hard.

blaaaaaaaaaagh, now I'm all flustered.

 

[The Great Zegrool]

80% of the teenage girls in my school and area.

'Like, I totally loved that MCR DVD, ohmygod.'

You're Irish! Stop talking like a spoiled Californian! Jesus christ.

Not being misogynist, but I've no idea why they all talk like that.

Hey, not all Californians talk like that.

...ARRRGH, OHMYGODOHMYGODOHMYGODOHMYGOD

Damn it.

OT: When people try to talk about computers as if they know something about them, but they really don't know anything, It's really annoying.

There was a guy that bragged about his computer prowess by saying that he plugged a video card into his monitor, apparently, he did it "all by myself".

I'm most certainly proud of him.

 

[TheGreatCoolEnergy]

"Like, ohmygod."-Like no, it's a minor inconvienience.

"Efff Emmmm Elllll!!!"-Ess Tee Eff You

"-Whore
-*****
-****
-Kidding, I love you
-I love you two"-What the fuck? Since when is calling your best friend a whore a compliment?

Yeah thats a few. Basicaly any trend in conversation that sprang out of California girls aged 14-21 could probably be put in here. Also willfull ignorance.

 

[The Almighty Aardvark]

I really hate "you know", you know?

I also get annoyed at English people saying sKedule instead of schedule. We know that the Americans have caned our fine language, but that is not an excuse for copying them. Add 'erb and aluminum to that list too.

Hey Canadians call it aluminum well, we deserve equal credit for canning your fine language, you know?

I'm sure I'm not at all alone in this but I can't stand people who say 'lol', 'rofl' and the whole gang of internet abbreviations. I don't like it when they use it in written format either but each time someone says it out loud I lose a bit of faith in humanity.

EDIT: I have to agree with the previous poster. 'Just kidding, love you' annoys the hell out of me.

 

[TheTim]

When people say something in the vicinity of "I seen him walking into his 5th hour" instead of using 'saw' makes me wanna rip my hair out

 

[Batfred]

I really hate "you know", you know?

I also get annoyed at English people saying sKedule instead of schedule. We know that the Americans have caned our fine language, but that is not an excuse for copying them. Add 'erb and aluminum to that list too.

Hey Canadians call it aluminum well, we deserve equal credit for canning your fine language, you know?

That's because Canada is America Light, much like New Zealand is Australia with a hint of England.

Hey, it's a joke. Feel free to flame me, but it would only prove that you have no sense of humour while I rofl and lol ;-)

 

[Nazz3]

y' no wha aim sayin'?

 

[VanityGirl]

I hate when people think they're Paris Hilton and say...
"I know, right?!"
"Oh my gah, that's so hot"

Really, have we sunk to that level??