Literally ----driving me mad!!

[silversequin]

I agree with all these posts but I am sure utter drivel (and probably dribble too!) would fall from my mouth if I had to talk for hours about some of the tat they sell and pretend that I used it, liked it or would be seen dead in it.
I got the last lot of cherry tomatoes on special offer at 69p in Aldi yesterday, how funny it would be if the checkout operator started gushing in praise of my brilliance for securing them.

 

[BusyMum]

I forgot in my earlier post say JF and her "everythink"...grrr!

 

[Itchy]

:devil: AY, in particular:

"Its sold out - Congratulations to all of you who managed to get it"!!

Why? - did we win it?

 

[shoppingstar]

Thank you ---that is Brilliant

Reading your post remined me of the childrens tv show Horrible Histories song about vikings, heres the link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qSkaAwKMD4 it has your favourite word as it's song title- wait for the chorus. And a blooming excellent show it is as well.

Thank you very much --I hadn`t seen that --- it`s just perfect.:bow:

Literally is top of my list of misused words generally , not just on our shopping channels , as it is a word that hardly ever needs to be used --literally
Even when used accurately , it is rather pointless and adds nothing to a sentence -- I am writing a comment -----I am literally writing a comment.

Lesson over ----there have been some great comments to this thread ---- shows how annoying some presenters can be.
Anyone remember Ellis Ward and the Beanie Baby shows on IW? One of her favs --especially with the hard to find beanies was ----` And you can`t get this for love nor money``!! Really what are you asking for it then:devil:

 

[piper4]

Dress up, dress down & on trend drives me batty in the clothes hours.


piper

 

[Ballerina]

"I really don't want you to miss out"

Somebody will, unless they haven't ordered enough stock for the anticipated volume of sales.

Inge

 

[barbedwire]

I got the last lot of cherry tomatoes on special offer at 69p in Aldi yesterday, how funny it would be if the checkout operator started gushing in praise of my brilliance for securing them.

Well done for securing those cherry tomatoes, there were queues by the fresh vegetables and I saw you nipping in and picking up the last punnet. There are still queues at the moment and all of our store operatives are busy at the minute, so please bear with us - once they're gone they're gone and we won't be bringing this particular item back in that configuration. I think you're gunnalovethese cherry tomatoes, they're abslutelysuperb, they'll make a perfect gift for your dinner plate, or even nip back and get another punnet to give to a friend or neighbour, or even the woman that walks your dog or cleans your downstairs toilet...selling very quickly now...limited stock...:sun:

 

[Shop Til I Drop]

Anne Dawson calling the reviews on-line atypical!

 

[London]

My favouriate is "Phenomenal" - something that is so great or good that it is very unusual indeed HA!

 

[vampyre]

Buttery soft tops the list for me and agree with everything else. I don't have a Christian name and if I use Anon there'll be a dawn raid and I'll be arrested as a suspected hacker.*

*Guess who doesn't love Sony right now?

 

[Huggles]

PMSL, Cavegirl. :mysmilie_507:

 

[trixie]

Jilly telling me I'm gunner love, just about everything, can she read my mind?

 

[HoodedClaw]

Jilly telling me I'm gunner love, just about everything, can she read my mind?

Only if you think in very large print and don't use big words... :devil:

 

[Aleksandr Orlov]

my worst things are
everything that Glenn comes out with... i.e. fashion forward, price point, on trend etc
the worst one is ''wear it with a legging or a little pump'' does he assume all the viewers are amputees? I might wear leggingS or pumpS but would feel pretty silly going out wearing just the one!
i could rant on for hours about the other irritating things that the presenters come out with such as jilly, ay & jf but to be honest i literally cant be a***d

 

[janie]

ok, most of mine are already here but in order -

AY - for yooo - mainly because she says it every couple minutes, sticking it in anywhere, where it makes zero sense - "jump to the phones now for yooo" - arrrrghhhhhhhhhh

JR - oy-yull - all natural botanical oy-yulls

GC - coming through

GC - trouser

DF - just amazing........

bearing in mind, most of 'em i have to mute, that's a small list.

regarding where/how to use it, the one that has always got me to screaming pitch is 101 uses for a brooch - 'you can wear it on a scarf, a belt, a bag, your hat.....' um, no - it's a brooch. i can remember years ago, i think it was joan rivers who looked at debbie flint as if she was totally nuts when she reeled it off and debbie said to her - 'yeah, i know but we're told to say that'.

btw - i'm on firefox - don't like it but do like the ad-blocker :blush:

 

[Buttonmoon]

CHuntley and her 'gifting'. "you could use this for gifting" !! Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

 

[helena]

Don't forget "As we speak" - that drives me nuts. And one in particular is muddling up "classic" and "classical".

Bad maths annoy me too. The new dull LE guest said that each bottle of C&P has an unopened life of 3 three years and because you have 3 bottles in the kit, that gives you 9 years worth. Er, no it doesn't! Those bottles will all age together, giving you three years whether you have 1, 3 or a thousand bottles! Duh. The resident beauty expert didn't comment, so I don't know if she noticed it or not. Maybe she couldn't work it out that quickly!

I noticed that! Isn't she a boring guest too.... that voice! Can't believe Liz has employed her and using her as the stand in. When I phone Liz Earle's website to order products, I always get very pleasant sounding ladies, I suppose they are especially chosen to answer the phone and take the orders but they do sound extremely nice and actually interested in you and the choice you make.

 

[ERICS MUM]

I agree with all these posts but I am sure utter drivel (and probably dribble too!) would fall from my mouth if I had to talk for hours about some of the tat they sell and pretend that I used it, liked it or would be seen dead in it.
I got the last lot of cherry tomatoes on special offer at 69p in Aldi yesterday, how funny it would be if the checkout operator started gushing in praise of my brilliance for securing them.

They must have been "officially limited stock". Did they fly off the shelves or did you jump to the till ?

 

[ERICS MUM]

Using simplistic when they (actually) mean simple. Pleasurable instead of pleasant. One pence. Less when it should be fewer.

Also, gestures. The stroking of NN sheets etc is seedy verging on the pornographic, DF's pointing at the info boxes we can see on screen. RJ and CR's windmill-like manic arm-waving could probably power the entire studio if they were plugged into the national grid. CR and SB's silly facial expressions.

I watch because I like to buy but it's not always comfortable viewing.

 

[jacqualina]

me, myself, I. :devil: "Why don't you call Richard and I ", "Please call or text Alexis and myself" . IF they were presenting solo would they say "Why don't you call I" or "Please call or text myself"

I so agree with you on this one Eric's Mum, particularly the constant misuse of the reflexive pronoun. AY:'Myself, AY your resident beauty expert'. 'Myself and AD will be launching ......' Why???? What on earth happened to 'AD and I'? You hardly ever hear it anymore. My brother used 'myself' instead of 'I' the other day, I didn't like to say anything, but I find it one of the most irritating misuses of the English language at the moment.
Also when presenters say 'There IS only 100 remaining.' Surely 100 is clearly more than one, so plural?
I agree with everyone's comments above and could go on and on, but my final one is Dawn Bibby who insists on saying 'deCOUpage' despite being corrected by several presenters. She seems to be sure she is right, so can't have done French at school I suppose.