These things irritate me!

May 23, 2025

“Anything built by man, can be overcome by man.” General George Patton

Speaking correctly is important. People can understand you better when you use proper grammar and good word choices. I get irritated when I hear bad grammar, slang, profanity, and nonsensical wording spoken by allegedly intelligent people. Here are some of my biggest irritations:

The word “like ” is inserted in sentences when not needed or appropriate. Here is an example: He was like running down the street and like, yelling at like the people he saw.

Last year describes the previous calendar year. The word is not “lashear.”

Me and Kelly went to the store is bad grammar. Kelly and I went to the store. Never start a sentence with “me.”

Crap ton, shit load, “the F bomb” and all the other vulgar words are never appropriate among educated people. Ignorant people use them, often to exaggerate a point. I cringe when I hear profanity on TV, especially among our government leaders. Terrible practice, Low class.

The word “to” is never spoken as “ta.” Sally went to the store, not ta the store.

The days of the week are spoken with “day” at the end, like “Monday.” It is not “Mondy.”

When ordering food at a restaurant, please say “I would like the cheeseburger”, not “I’ll do the cheeseburger.” Where did that phraseology come from.

“He don’t want to play today” is wrong. The correct wording is “he doesn’t want to play today.” I hear the wrong verb tense spoken all the time, especially on ESPN. Where is the English teachers? Hahaha.

And-“at the end of the day” and “in terms of ” are used all the time on TV, mostly by pompous people.

And my biggest irritation:

After you thank a server or customer service employee, their response should not be “no problem.” Gee, I am glad it was not a problem for you to help me. A simple “your welcome” would be fine.