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    Quote Originally Posted by Chauncey View Post
    I take a packed lunch for dinner time
    Still?

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    My bad. Your bad what? Luck, back, knee.....grasp of the English language?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jeekay56 View Post
    My bad. Your bad what? Luck, back, knee.....grasp of the English language?
    This irritates me intensely along with people replying "I'm good" rather than "I'm well" when asked how they are.

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    SUPER: Use of this word as an intensifier is super irritating.

    GOTTEN: That is pure U/S and should be totally rejected, as per "sidewalk" = pavement; "faucet" = tap; etc.

    SOCCER: Understandable that they use an alternative because their main sport is (American) football. Not acceptable here though!

    One of my own hates. Young people using the word LIKE as a filler or hesitation. Example:
    I was, like... and they were, like... and the whole thing was just, like... .. <continues forever>

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    On a similar theme, I came across this video by accident.
    Stupid put on voices!
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDfJn1kcQuU

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    Quote Originally Posted by skandark View Post
    On a similar theme, I came across this video by accident.
    Stupid put on voices!
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDfJn1kcQuU
    Vocal fry is horrible and it hurts my ears to listen to it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SwalePie View Post
    Vocal fry is horrible and it hurts my ears to listen to it.
    Agreed - almost as irritating as Barry Fry.

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    Quote Originally Posted by lunaspie View Post
    Agreed - almost as irritating as Barry Fry.

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    Quote Originally Posted by skandark View Post
    On a similar theme, I came across this video by accident.
    Stupid put on voices!
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDfJn1kcQuU
    Good call! This sort of "fry" vocalisation is more irritating than herpes & nappy rash combined.

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    Listening to my 12 year old, 50% of the words used in any sentence are ‘like’ and ‘literally.’
    Literally!

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