It's more the misuse of words that offends my ears than individual words themselves.
In particular the muddling of was and were - it's like nails down a blackboard to me.
I had to teach little tangle to correct my wife's pleb family whenever they said "You was..." - they still haven't learnt, but he has.
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Fri 22 Mar 2013, 14:45, 3 replies, latest was 12 years ago)

do you have to put up with him constantly breaking out into 'I've grown accustomed to her face'?

( glued eel /questions/questionsyoudliketoask/post1648081, Fri 22 Mar 2013, 14:47, Reply)

I'm not sure I understand you here, gluey.

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Fri 22 Mar 2013, 14:49, Reply)

I love it when people get all pedantic,
and find they have to start correcting everyone’s spelling and grammar.
Every time Frank corrects a spelling mistake I now turn it into a song title
( hartley hare Just some prick who thinks it doesn't apply to him, Fri 22 Mar 2013, 14:49, Reply)

Oh it's rarely worth bothering with on the internet.
And I don't really believe that Mrs tangles' family will ever change, but it was important that my son didn't grow up thinking this was acceptable.
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Fri 22 Mar 2013, 14:51, Reply)

My common-as-muck ex appears to be raising our daughter to believe that there is a letter 'haytch' in the alphabet.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 22 Mar 2013, 14:52, Reply)

Surely this is more than enough for the courts to award custody to you?

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Fri 22 Mar 2013, 14:55, Reply)

It fucking is

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 22 Mar 2013, 14:59, Reply)