<p>I think this is regional to North Jersey, because I never hear it anywhere else “Not for nothing, but…”</p>
<p>Just went to dictionary.com to look up “pacifically.” Never heard/seen that word before.</p>
<p>“I’ve got too much on my plate” annoys me.</p>
<p>Number one pet peeve–use of “reticent” in place of “reluctant.” (I’ve never heard this word used correctly.)</p>
<p>A few years ago my sister told me that I kept saying “You know what I mean. . .”
I rarely talk to that sister, so it stood out/annoyed her. I picked up this habit because, when I talk to H, he doesn’t give any confirmation that he has heard/understood what I said, so I used it to find out if he was listening (usually not!) </p>
<p>My D’s say “like” all the time–I’ll have to start with the finger count. Also, I can’t stand “What the. . .” even my elementary kids have picked this up and I try to explain that it is crude and not something they should say. Seems people swear all the time now–I still find it shocking to hear certain words in public or on TV. </p>
<p>If you’re on the phone with someone who says “Wait…What?” it means he/she is online, not paying attention, completely missed what you just said and want you to repeat it. (Tapping in background–dead giveaway.)</p>
<p>My son has criticized me for using examples from my own life/experiences too often–someone tells a story, then I say “I had a similar experience/here’s what happened to me/ I can relate/that reminds me of when blah blah blah” He’s right–so I try to hold back from doing that too much.
I like to tell stories and often have more outrageous examples than folks I’m talking to-- so at times I have to try not to have the, “I can top that. . .” attitude and just smile and nod. I’m also guilty of using too many details–“To make a short story long. . .” could be my opening line.</p>
<p>I’m guilty of liking “like”, in fact, I like like so much, that I think I love like. 
The most annoying phrase I’ve ever heard: I’m saturated.</p>
<p>I cannot stand this saying, “Well, we can agree to disagree.”</p>
<p>My kids say “these ones”, because they know it dirves me up the wall. </p>
<p>I hate extra words in general ( “it has a nice flavor to it”. What’s wrong with “it has a nice flavor?”), but my D says I go on and on about things. During her more rude period she said “why are you still talking?”</p>
<p>Atomom:
I, too, knew someone who used to say “pacifically.” I think he used it when he really meant “specifically.”</p>
<p>Words I hear many people mispronounce are “asterisk” (usually leaving out the second “s”), and “statistics”. Oh, and “nuclear” (aaarrrrhhhhh).</p>
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<p>The extra word usage that I hate is “Where is that at?” instead of “Where is that?” Adding the extra “at” seems to be something of a Southernism. Or at least I hear it in my head as always being spoken with a drawl.</p>
<p>Another misusage that bothers me is using “appropos” when they mean “appropriate.” Appropos means “pertaining to” or “with reference to.”</p>
<p>How about people who say “that sucks” all the time? I really dislike that one, esp. frim young people. I heard a 5th grader say it to his 3rd grader brother yesterday.</p>
<p>“pacifically” - that’s supposed to be “specifically”? Sort of like saying “pasgetti” for “spaghetti”? (when you’re 4, that is…) :)</p>
<p>Justamom, that is exactly what I was thinking!!</p>
<p>lol–now I get it. I hadn’t celebrated national coffee day yet.</p>
<p>Duh. (Another expression I hate. . .)</p>
<p>(atomom - I had to say it out loud before I got it…)</p>
<p>I hate it when people use the word “anxious” when they really mean “eager.” </p>
<p>“We’re really anxious to go to DisneyLand.”</p>
<p>Anxious means nervous, scared, dreading something – eager means excited and looking forward to something.</p>
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<p>Hunt, he’s Korean (and newly arrived). Could it be Koreans share this with the Japanese? I hadn’t thought of it as a cultural difference until now (I don’t remember other Korean students doing that).</p>
<p>What you need to all know is, this thread is literally freaking me out. So like I’m pretty sure I do all of these things and um, it’s making me reticent to want to talk out loud! Hahaha. Let me be clear, I really don’t mean to annoy people. Duh. But the thing is, I like had no idea these things are so totally irksome to so many people. Just sayin’ :)</p>
<p>“Ekcetera” gets to me. And, “axe” instead of “ask.”
My mom is awful about people who say “there’s” when they mean “there are.” At one point in her life when I guess she needed a campaign, she started writing to tv personalities who did this. You don’t want to know who got those letters.</p>
<p>Oh, I just saw this in another thread and it reminded me: I dont like being referred to as “dude.” Or even when it’s used as an interjection, as in, “Dude! That’s…” I am a mom.</p>
<p>Oops, I just used “dude” in another thread–I suppose it’s possible the kid I was addressing was female, but I very much doubt it. I tend to use it when I think somebody has said something really dumb.</p>
<p>I hate “are you serious?” and “seriously?”</p>
<p>Sometimes in response to saying thanks the clerk or server says “no problem”. Well, what if it was a problem? It is their job whether or not doing their job is a problem!</p>
<p>“No problem” has become so prevalent that I get a little thrill when I hear somebody say, “You’re welcome.”</p>