‘What little thing do you find irrationally annoying?’ – 23 tiny things that get on your nerves in a massive way
13.
‘Tom Kerridge saying ‘lush’. I love the guy’s recipes and cookbooks and TV shows. But heavens when he says ‘lush’.’
–Cultural_Tank_6947
14.
‘Seasons instead of series. I am english, 59 years old and grumpy and bloody HATE these Americanisms creeping in. I will continue to say series till the day I day. Also seeing on the Brit/UK forums flats called apartments. It’ll be yard instead of garden next…’
–CocoRufus
15.
‘Using ‘addicting’ instead of ‘addictive’. I’m assuming it’s more American and I know it’s not wrong but it just grates on me.’
–purple_kathryn
16.
‘People with no manners or politeness. Young kids I work with will only say ‘pass me that’.
‘There’s no ‘Excuse me, can you please pass me a screwdriver? Thanks mate.’
‘When people are impolite, I will do less for them.’
–zwifter11
17.
‘My other half does this a lot where she uses a related but incorrect name for things such as ‘Have you seen my ear pods’, ‘Can you pass my phone’ – when she means her iPad, ‘It’s by the snooker table’ – when she means the pool table, ‘Have you got the dog’s collar’ – when she means the dog’s lead etc etc.
I always know exactly what she means but it still irrationally annoys me that she can’t use the right word. It happens a lot with all sorts of things.’
–Upbeat_Map_348
18.
‘People stopping in doorways. Fair enough that perhaps the place is new to you and you want to get your bearings, but there’s a whole bunch of other people behind you. It’s even worse when they have an enormous pull along suitcase that trails 3ft behind them.’
–Twolef
19.
”Please delete if not allowed’ in front of every single Facebook community group post. Like what is the point. It will be deleted if it’s not allowed so yeah – why even say it?! Just bugs me!’
–peanutbudderlover
20.
‘T-shirt starting with a lower case letter. It’s called a T-shirt as that’s its shape. Only use t-shirt if you have a third arm coming out of one side of your torso.’
–Ulleskelf
21.
‘None of the answers on Catchphrase are actually catchphrases.’
–HDonkeyBoy
22.
‘My sister gets so angry when she sees kids doing cartwheels. A girl kept doing it at a Summer in the Park concert and it just triggered a rage in her she never knew she had.’
–RPlaysStuff
23.
‘Buskers with amplification. I love hearing buskers, I just don’t want to hear them 300 yards away with a second busker 300 yards away in the other ear.’
–Ulleskelf
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