I am quite a snob when it comes to English..
It's not correct grammar or punctuation, it's more along the lines of stupid and pointless phrases which seem to make the English language sound more thick. Here are my top few phrases/words which really seem to get up my nose:

"At the end of the day" often followed by a rhetorical "right". Now, this phrase REALLY gets to me. It is repeated time and time again by incredibly stupid people. A point cannot be put across without this phrase being uttered repeatedly. I am not an avid watcher of the Jeremy Kyle show, but admittedly I will watch a segment if it has a DNA or Lie Detector as a sort of guilty pleasure. And the amount of inbred, thick, chav scum which persist to say this phrase make my stomach turn. These people should be sterilised at birth and it should be a serious offence to procreate. Utter scum.

"Not being funny" also often followed by a stomach-churning "right". Why say this? It is pointless. Why do you have to say this before a sentence to set the tone? I know how to have a conversation and I know whether a comment is to be taken lightly or not. This phrase is also interchangeable with "No offence" preceding any point being made.

"But to be fair" is the final one of these pre-sentence tone setters. Don't say it. It is simply not needed. Say your point without this little phrase and I guarantee you people will A) Still understand the point you're putting across and B) Take you more seriously.

"Guesstimate" and "Chillax" are a good example of my next gripe. Two perfectly good words which have been merged together to mean the EXACT same thing as they originally did. Not necessary. Totally counter-intuitive. Stop it. Now.

The use of the word "like" when it's not used as a simile, verb or conjunction. Why do people on insisting in swapping the word "said" for "like". I just don't understand this. And it's usually young girls [not to generalise, but it's what I've picked up on].

For example: And I was like "oh my God! Me too" and he then he was like "what's your name?" and I was like "my name is Jessie"
And the worse thing about it? People are now beginning to type like this. When I see that, I genuinely get cross. It is disgusting English. It is slack, lazy and ugly.

Text talk. Surely I don't have to elaborate on this board? Well, I can mildly understand why people do "txt tlk" as it can save characters on a text message page.. But is your time really that important that you HAVE to miss out all the vowels in a sentence? Really? Not only is it an eye-sore, it is now common to use it in marketing. Brilliant. Cash4gold & Injurylawyers4u are two companies that I want destroyed for being absolutely gay with annoying adverts anyway, not to mention they have spelt their names 100% and fundamentally wrong. Why? Are you trying to appeal to the youth of today? If so, I am insulted. I am 23 and I got my first mobile phone when I was 13 [Ah, the old Nokia 5110] and I grew up through the stage where Mobile phones become incredibly popular. I never have or will I ever text someone sounding like a retard who spells words wrong because I can't be bothered to press extra buttons. Besides, I argue that using the predictive text is faster than not using it and purposefully spelling words wrong.

I genuinely could go on more, but I feel I've highlighted the major problems with the English language in my eyes.
(Jon_LTD Treat the world like a head!, Wed 14 Apr 2010, 11:37, 11 replies)

I must say - yes - I MUST - that it's this QOTW, and particularly responses like this
That are making me want to chillax and not see like the rough grammer and ting as a solution opertunity.
( Je suis un vagabond is an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob, Wed 14 Apr 2010, 11:40, closed)

..
I guess that was to be expected.

You crazy kooky kid.
(Jon_LTD Treat the world like a head!, Wed 14 Apr 2010, 12:01, closed)

What have those 2 companies got to do with men loving the cock?

( Michael Ellis contributes nothing, Wed 14 Apr 2010, 12:26, closed)

Well,
You could take it one step further and ask why those companies have anything to do with being merry and joyful.
(Jon_LTD Treat the world like a head!, Wed 14 Apr 2010, 12:41, closed)

Or alternatively, you could select a descriptive word from the English language for these shit companies that doesn't make you sound like a 13 year old girl.
Since that really is what your well-written rant is quite rightfully aiming at..
( Michael Ellis contributes nothing, Wed 14 Apr 2010, 12:57, closed)

Or the mere fact that I used an idiom
annoyed you because you are a homosexual? Whatever the reason I think you're going over the top. Get over yourself. I could have used any adjective to describe my hatred towards those companies, but instead I used a generic insulting word, albeit it's a little immature.
(Jon_LTD Treat the world like a head!, Wed 14 Apr 2010, 13:24, closed)

Incidentally
"100% and fundamentally wrong" is tautological.
( Je suis un vagabond is an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob, Wed 14 Apr 2010, 13:27, closed)

True
But I did it to reiterate my point. At least I didn't merge the two words together and contradict myself. =P
(Jon_LTD Treat the world like a head!, Wed 14 Apr 2010, 13:38, closed)

To have done so would have clarified your aim.

( Je suis un vagabond is an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob, Wed 14 Apr 2010, 14:19, closed)

So a subtle hint of irony
would have worked better? Now that I think about it, I agree.
(Jon_LTD Treat the world like a head!, Wed 14 Apr 2010, 15:51, closed)

When you write "I am quite a snob when it comes to English.."
You may find some clever bugger pointing out that :
"And the amount of inbred, thick, chav scum which persist to say this phrase"
Should read : And the number of . . . who persist in saying this phrase"
(offers hug of consolation)
(The Jannie, Wed 14 Apr 2010, 17:04, closed)