Speaking of coworkers who make you nuts

Mattea....are you from the Binghamton area? That's where I grew up!

I've got more:
"Supposably" and I've heard "supposently" too.
"yous" is big in the Buffalo area
"tortiLLA" instead of "torTEEya"

I don't mind "whilst", since I work with a lot of British people and that's the way they say it. I find I sometimes use it in writing, but never in speech. The same with dangling prepositions. Don't use them while writing, but it just seems awkard to rearrange the sentence when you're speaking.
 
Donna,
That's where my MIL grew up (right in Endeeecott, lol) and DH and I went to college there for several years. We're still upstate New Yorkers!

Mattea
 
Or "it's" and "its." I've even seen people use its' - They're not having enough trouble with the actual words so they have to make up others??

Or "He gave the tickets to Jim and I."

Or "Jim and myself went."

Okay, I have to stop this.
 
my husband says pellow instead of pillow. My DS does now, too. I'm sure from his father's influence. There are a few more, but I can't think of them right now. I guess I must love him if it doesn't bother me that much. He can sneeze and clear his throught way too loud sometimes!

Sally
 
The incorrect usage of "self" as a suffix makes me INSANE! As does the direct and indirect objects of I and me.
 
How 'bout that one really old congressman who uses the word "internets". As in, "the internets is a serious of tubes"!!!
I now find myself using that word. It just too ridiculous not to!

Carolyn
 
DH and I use these Bushisms (but only behind closed doors!!!)

"the google"

"decider"

"evil doers"

"suiciders"

"embetterment"

"hostile" (as in "the terrorists want to hold our nation hostile")
 
I'm also on board with the whole "axe" "ask" thing! It sounds ignorant!

I can't say too much about the ValentiMe's Day thing, because DH calls it that and has for years! He also used to call the Navy grocery store "Comvisary" instead of "commisary".

Beavs- I think that the plural of "y'all" is "all y'all"!!! LOL!! At least that's what it is here at the board of Florida/Alabama!

Years ago, I was told that people who have musical ability tend to pick up on accents and dialect more than others. I find that to be too true! I now speak with a southern accent after living here for 8 yrs and DH doesn't! I also work with several people who have lived here for 10+ yrs and don't have an accent. I have to say though, I personally think that the accent is "light" (and cute) instead of a super heavy drawl that sounds stupid and ignorant!

In the medical field, one of the vital signs that is monitored is "Oxygen saturation" of the blood. I have found that there are nurses that call it "O2 sTats" instead of "O2 sats" and that bothers me. Oh well!
 
Call me crazy, but I want to correct every person who doesn't know "too". What's with that?

I'm another one with the vote for "loose" weight.

I've drummed into my girls' heads the difference in their, they're, and there. If they ever get it wrong (and it happens, OCCASIONALLY) they flush with embarrassment.
 
Not a co-worker who does this but my MIL:

death instead of deaf, ex: He attends a school for the death.
reef instead of wreath, ex: I just put up my Christmas reef

Drives me nuts!
 
Nucular really drives me nuts!! My boss drives me crazy when he reviews a male patient's health history and he talks to them about their prostrate problem! (At least he's not a doctor-but he is a dentist. He should know better) GRRR!! I want to correct him so badly. Maybe if I ever quit, my exit line will be "By the way-it's PROSTATE, not prostrate, you moron!"}( }(

Doreen
 
I've got another one: heith instead of height. Oh how I hate that! Also my co-worker says theirselves instead of themselves.

Amy
 
Yeah, the "loosing" weight one gets me too.

My in-laws, who are fairly educated, always say "birfday". It drives me nuts. I think it goes back to when my sister-in-law was little and said it that way. I guess they still think it's cute. (My S-in-L is now 42, so I'd have to say it's no so cute anymore!).

Shelbygirl
 
I used to work with a girl who would say someone wanted a service "free gratis" Talk about redundant!!:7

Doreen
 
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