Chris101
summicronia
Eye Cue ...?
FS Vontz
Aspirer
I hate it when people ask me if I'm a professional/going to be a professional when I use an slr.
johannielscom
Snorting silver salts
So how do you feel about APUG?
I hate it when people introduce words here that bother them on other forums
Michael Markey
Veteran
Rising intonation which turns every statement into a question. If you are not sure ask a question.
Gumby
Veteran
Michael Markey
Veteran
That`s it ,that`s it
Gumby
Veteran
"G'day" or "No worries", when spoken/written by a non-Aussie.
"Cheers", when spoken/written by a non-Brit.
"Eh?", when spoken/written by a non-Canuk.
"Have a nice day", when spoken/written by anyone.
"Cheers", when spoken/written by a non-Brit.
"Eh?", when spoken/written by a non-Canuk.
"Have a nice day", when spoken/written by anyone.
oftheherd
Veteran
Roger Hicks
Veteran
Eh?
(Traditional British usage. Means 'What on earth are you talking about' or 'I can't/didn't hear you'. How does the Canuk usage vary? Pronunciation? It sounds just like 'A?' in English.)
Cheers,
R.
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wgerrard
Veteran
"Loose" when used as a variant of the word "lost".
As in "Where did I loose my dictionary?"
If you've lost something, people, you did not "loose" it!
As in "Where did I loose my dictionary?"
If you've lost something, people, you did not "loose" it!
wolves3012
Veteran
I hate you lot! Now you've got me going on my pet hates...
Non-photography words:
key, impact, sustainable (in order of most over-used and abused)
Photography-related:
glass (you mean lens/lenses WITHOUT an "e" at the end)
bokeh (I just hate it)
Generally:
Any word misused by someone who thinks it's cleverer than using plain English and does so to try and cover their lack of vocabulary and to try and impress (they fail miserably).
Gratuitous apostrophes on plurals also annoy me (more so when applied randomly). I have a local shop whose sign proclaims they sell "Beer's Wine's Spirits and Cigarettes".
Non-photography words:
key, impact, sustainable (in order of most over-used and abused)
Photography-related:
glass (you mean lens/lenses WITHOUT an "e" at the end)
bokeh (I just hate it)
Generally:
Any word misused by someone who thinks it's cleverer than using plain English and does so to try and cover their lack of vocabulary and to try and impress (they fail miserably).
Gratuitous apostrophes on plurals also annoy me (more so when applied randomly). I have a local shop whose sign proclaims they sell "Beer's Wine's Spirits and Cigarettes".
Al Kaplan
Veteran
"cheers" makes the grade. Unless you're talkin' about the sitcom?
How about "Me no know" ?
How about "Me no know" ?
Gumby
Veteran
Y'got me again, Roger... I dunno. It might be the same. The Canucks had to get it from somewhere, eh?
But WRT Brits... what's the expression they use in Lancs. for "mate"? I seem to recall finding that quite odd. Ahh, now I recall - they say, "Luv". Queer, I thought (implying multiple definitions of that word).
Roger Hicks
Veteran
It's perfectly acceptable to most English-speakers, if not to American-speakers. Been in use since the 80s at least, especially as a sign-off to a phone conversation: cheers, mate.
Saw a bit of the sitcom once. Situation, unarguably. Comedy, no.
Cheers,
R.
oftheherd
Veteran
One of my pet peeves is metrics. Eh?
Gumby
Veteran
"Reality TV". What's real about it?
wolves3012
Veteran
Gumby
Veteran
... but the beer is still sold in pints. Hmmm.
Michael Markey
Veteran
Gumby
It`s usually " All right luv " but cheers as a sign off is used all the time now. By the way where is the toilet ?
It`s usually " All right luv " but cheers as a sign off is used all the time now. By the way where is the toilet ?
Dave Wilkinson
Veteran
Actualy it's from the Yorkshireman's greeting - as in :- "eh-up lad!...hows tha doin?
Dave.