Speaking of coworkers who make you nuts

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Cathlete
I've got these 2 women in my department who don't know how to pronounce words. This one always says "axe" instead of "ask". That's a HUGE pet-peeve of mine! Like fingernails on a chalkboard. Then yesterday I heard her calling Sri Lanka, "Sir" Lanka (and not trying to be funny). I had brought in some Kashi Go Lean meal replacement bars that I thought were gross, so I figured one of the dieters in my department might want to give them a try. She comes up and says, "I love my KWASHI cereal!" Where's the "w"? Ugh!!!!!


And the woman who sits across from me mispronounces everybody's names. I think that's just rude. Especially if it's people who you talk to everyday. I keep my iPod on most of the day.:)
 
I hear ya! I had a boss who used to say, "It's a 'mute' point." I just had to laugh. He was also the king of mixed-metaphors. For example, he once told me that I was "burning the midnight oil at both ends!!!"

My pet peeve is "Where are you 'at'?" It drives me nuts! And now, there's some commercial on TV that uses that as its catch phrase!!!!!!!!UUUUUGGGHHHHHH!
 
HA! I had a boss who would say "6 and a half of one, a dozen of another". If he wasn't so sweet and cute, it probably would have made me nuts.

And it always cracked me up when he'd call his wife. "Hi Kelly, it's Tim." Finally I asked him how long he had known her. When he said it was something like 10 years, I asked if it was really necessary to tell her his name when he called. He blushed. What a sweet guy.
 
Te Te, that reminds me of an episode of Friends (I think?) where Joey kept saying it was "moo point"! HILARIOUS!

Carolyn
 
"it's just moo." Oh, yes! I definitely remember that.

One of my favorite Joey lines was, "What's something that smells bad that you can wipe on your butt?"
 
Ok, what about the one where he didn't quite understand how to use the air quotes. He kept using them at the wrong time like: I'm "sorry"!!!
 
In addition to "Moot" point and axing someone something there are a few other classics:

ValentiMes Day
sposed (for supposed)
agreeance (thanks for that one Fred Durst you genius you!)
"that don't matter" (thanks Shania! You look great but you're a moron!)
y'alls (because y'all isn't really plural when you're in Mississippi)
ditint (Oh no you ditint!)
you was (as opposed to you were)
Sammich (sandwich)
Shwimp (shrimp)

There are so many others I am sure I haven't thought of. Feel free to add your own for laughs.
 
I can't even watch Rachael Ray anymore...if I hear her say "sammies" and "stoup" one more time, I'm doing a side kick into the tv!! Oh, and she always says "EVOO" and then says what it stands for EVERY FREAKIN' TIME!!!!

Okay...I feel better now.
 
A friend of mine told me that saying "LI-Berry" was a regional dialect thing...yeah, right (we're from the same area; I didn't get the notice on that one).

Someone else I know used the same excuse about Bush's pronouncing it "nu-cu-lar." He blames it on Texas. I have other theories.
 
How about my coworker who insists on saying "alls"--as in "alls I did was..." Drives me nuts!

And there's a temp in my office who sits across from me and every three seconds has to clear his throat so long and loud. He's like, "eh, eh, eh, eckkkhhh, ehem". SO GROSS AND ANNOYING!

Allison
 
Here's another one: I've heard people say stuff like "The apples were mines." BUT, if it's only one apple, they say "mine."

And they aren't French.
 
<"The apples were mines." BUT, if it's only one apple, they say "mine.">
I tend to make similar grammatical blunders when trying to speak German! lol!

I forgot all about the Liberry! In my public librarian days I also LMAO when one of the circulation clerks would get on the PA and announce "Ladies and Gentlemen, the liberry will close in fifteen minutes." It was extra special when patrons noticed and started laughing (although sadly that was a rare occurrence because apparently most believe it is indeed the liberry)
 
Momento instead of memento.

My ex- says 'whilst' instead of while, and it just sounds pretentious. Now he has my DD saying it and I correct her every time.;)
 
Accessory pronounced "ass-sessory" or ecstatic pronounced "es-tatic"

Donna, you've opened up an "Endora's Box." (I'm sure that's what my old boss would call it!!!}( )
 
Oh man, as an English teacher married to an English teacher my DH and I have heard pretty much all of it :)

"Counsint" instead of "counsin" anyone?

But, it's different coming out to kids (who you can politely correct) instead of adults, like my MIL, can you imagine correcting your own MIL?}(

She says:
"Petique" instead of "Petite"
"Prentzel" for "Pretzel"
"Vag" instead of "Vague"
"Endeecott" instead of "Endicott" (the name of a local town that is supposed to be pronounced with a SHORT "I" sound, lol).

You should have heard her trying to pronounce "toile", I don't even think I can reproduce it on the page without using phonetic symbols.
:p
Mattea
 
Here's one that I have seen a lot here: loosing instead of losing. Like, "I need to loose weight". It annoys me, but I also think it's funny, because I picture the weight being like an animal that wants to get loose. If only!

Another one: suppose instead of supposed. Like "I'm suppose to work out today". I don't know why, I can't stand it.

My mom had a co-worker that used to call Wal-Mart "Wal-Mark". Do you think she calls Hallmark Hallmart??? :p :p

Amy
 
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