People on TV who can't speak properly.

[buzzlightyearsgirlfriend]

I have House Rules on the TV.

The blonde designer woman just said "anythink". Why not re-shoot that bit where she said "anythink"? Why didn't someone tell her that she said "anythink"? Then she could have just said "Oh dear me, how embarrassing, let's re-shoot that bit". But no. Someone leaves it in there on purpose just to irritate me.

Why do people on TV think they can say "anythink"?

[Anonymous]

even our newsreaders mispronouce stuff. annoying seeing as the masses watch the news.

lately I hear everyone saying conTRAbute...instead of conTRIBute........Im sure its the latter. thats what I say and always thought was the correct pronounciation

[happyroo_bunji]

This one annoys me slightly

"Police found the body of a dead woman"

I think "Derrrr of course she is dead, if she was alive..."

[crystal-gems]

I watched a federal opposition minister being interviewed on ABC the other night.....

He kept saying Govmint and at the end of the interview he said......this will see us through this year and into 2013.

[Anonymous]

lol CG

[patchoo78]

There are 2 things I dislike - you know and yeah no.

My Aunty is guilty of the second one... She does it so often that I blocked it out.

Another aunty has a habit of putting the inflection in words that don't need it.. Example; instead of saying "What's the time?" she'll say "What IS the time" she also uses past tense instead of present tense. Only small things but they annoy me, but not to the point of correcting her... 

I gave up correcting my cousin when she said seen instead of saw 

[Anonymous]

seen is awful, its like done. *cringes*

[happyroo_bunji]

like you know

yeah but

[Anonymous]

anyone on 'contribute'? see previous post.

honestly so many people say it now its like it was never pronounced how I thought it was. I say its wrong!

[crosbystills]

How about those whose responses to a question or as a preface to their question commence with:

So blah blah blah blah

I think it's even more annoying when people end their sentences in "so". Instead of x so y, it's blah blah blah so.........This is really catching on with younger folk.

People being interviewed for news reports etc who begin every answer with "look" drive me up the wall. This is particularly effective on radio. What exactly are the telling us to look at.  I heard a variation of this on ABC news the other day, with the interviewee ordering us to "listen!" to his every response.

If I were paying someone to advertise a product, I'd want them to speak well. Of course, exaggerated accents etc can be used to humorous effect. However some people, who are famous for reasons other than their public speaking ability, deliver their scripted lines so quickly that they give the impression that they want to get the whole torturous ordeal over with as quickly as possible. Here in Queensland we have footy legend Shane Webcke spruiking car insurance. Shane can turn NRMA into a single syllable, which is no mean feat.

[newstart2380]

even our newsreaders mispronouce stuff. annoying seeing as the masses watch the news.

lately I hear everyone saying conTRAbute...instead of conTRIBute........Im sure its the latter. thats what I say and always thought was the correct pronounciation

That's Jamie Oliver fault, on his ad he says conTRAbute and it infuriates me every time I hear it.

I hate it when ;people end a sentence with "or".

The blonde woman on the diet meal ad (you know the one) says somethinK, drives me nuts.