Words Which Annoy You Intensely

[Norwegian Cow]

Colonel. Cause the spelling is so different from how you pronounce it.

 

[Philw]

The use of "yay" instead of " so " :

" it was about " yay " big.

"Yay " isn't even a word ffs

It's use is the epitome of being a Wool.

http://www.dictionary.com/browse/yay

yay2

or yea
[yey]

adverb, Informal.
1.
to the extent, amount, etc., indicated:
The doll is about yay high.

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/yay

yayadverb
uk /jeɪ/ us /jeɪ/ informal

informal so; to a particular degree:

It was about yay long.

 

[COYBL25]

http://www.dictionary.com/browse/yay

I stand corrected.

It's still a word that's only used by Wools though !

 

[kev]

Colonel. Cause the spelling is so different from how you pronounce it.

In terms of spelling being different to pronunciation, I would say a Lieutenant is higher up the ranking than a Colonel.

 

[Philw]

Cause the spelling is so different from how you pronounce it.

In terms of spelling being different to pronunciation

If we're talking about this sort of thing, then I submit any and all Irish names...

 

[Norwegian Cow]

In terms of spelling being different to pronunciation, I would say a Lieutenant is higher up the ranking than a Colonel.

i do not agree. i can see the reason for all the letters in lieutenant. however colonel should at least have " r " in it, and the first o should be an " e " instead of " o" .
so the spelling should be something like kernal instead of colonel.

 

[kev]

i do not agree. i can see the reason for all the letters in lieutenant. however colonel should at least have " r " in it, and the first o should be an " e " instead of " o" .
so the spelling should be something like kernal instead of colonel.

You're probably speaking American English over in Norwayland though. Here in Britain it's pronounced leftenant rather than lootenant.
There's not a effing eff in sight.

 

[Norwegian Cow]

You're probably speaking American English over in Norwayland though. Here in Britain it's pronounced leftenant rather than lootenant.
There's not a effing eff in sight.

oooh. i see. Yeh its more american english cause most tvshows and movies are american.

the only british-english sentence i know and i remember from school is (said in british accent) "Could you show me the way to the bakery please? "

 

[kev]

oooh. i see. Yeh its more american english cause most tvshows and movies are american.

the only british-english sentence i know and i remember from school is (said in ow accent) "Could you show me the way to the bakery please? "

Well you never know when you'll need a pie in London mate. If you ever find yourself in Wigan though you'll need "Weears pie shop?"

 

[silent bob]

"Weears t'pie shop?"

*fixed

 

[kev]

*fixed

I bow to your wooliness sir.

 

[silent bob]

"Could you show me the way to the Pound bakery please?

*fixed for present day purposes

 

[summerisle]

Auld Lang Syne.

 

[rbm]

Selfie !

Narcissistic self obsessed and irritating.

 

[marsh]

Ditto