Words That Irritate You.

[Sherwood]

I suppose it's inevitable that many of the words that irritate us so much will become accepted as being 'correct'.

If we could go back 500 years and have a conversation with someone, using 'correct modern English', they would think we were either pissed or simpletons.

If we could do that they would probably think we were foreigners!

Geoff

[walpurgis]

You might as well be irritated by thee and thou!

Geoff

They are not used in everyday conversation by normal people.

[Sherwood]

They are not used in everyday conversation by normal people.

Never been to Lancashire or Yorkshire then? I'll sithee when you're there!

Geoff

[Scooby]

As explained earlier, it might irritate you but the usage is a legitimate variant with roots in Old English.

You might as well be irritated by thee and thou!

Oh, you are?



Geoff

I'm aware of the excuses used to try and legitimise it's use today. It still irritates me immensely and it also smacks me as ignorant. As would someone using "thee" and "thou" today. Although I can't recall anyone ever doing so outside of a church.

[Sherwood]

Not to mention thar/tha in Yorkshire which is a contraction of thou art!

[Scooby]

Oh, how could I forget the one that pees me off most of all: People who pronounce "straight" as "Shhtraight". Mike Brewer is the worst but there are many others.

[Sherwood]

For those who think that RP is the only acceptable form of pronunciation I would recommend a look at some of these texts.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb...s+and+Dialects

They highlight the differences in dialect across Britain and how these differences came to be. Many examples of how old forms of words persist in local dialect.

This is a particular favourite of mine: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Atlas-Engli...glish+dialects

Geoff

[walpurgis]

Oh, how could I forget the one that pees me off most of all: People who pronounce "straight" as "Shhtraight". Mike Brewer is the worst but there are many others.

He is one of those who are unable to say 'didn't'. It comes out as "dittn".

[walpurgis]

Never been to Lancashire or Yorkshire then? I'll sithee when you're there!

Geoff

I did say 'normal people'.

[Sherwood]

I did say 'normal people'.

and southerners wonder why northerners dislike them!