Words that I dislike

I hate the word "Invoice", especially when uttered by a solicitor.

I don't like the word NO 

I listened to a young lady speaking on the Countryfile programme and nearly every sentence had the word "like"  repeated numerous times. I lost count how many times she said it.  You know, like.

I listened to a young lady speaking on the Countryfile programme and nearly every sentence had the word "like"  repeated numerous times. I lost count how many times she said it.  You know, like.

It's not really the words, but how they're said.  I don't like presenters on TV who talk 'slang', can't pronounce words properly, and can't string a sentence together (but are there perhaps because they look good on the screen).  

Not quite 'Bring back Mr Cholmondley-Warner, and received pronunciation' because there's nothing wrong with regional accents, but PLEASE make sure they can 'present' and not just mumble badly pronounced slang and jargon!

Tim Omer, president of Swiss-owned Emmi Roth USA, accepted the win, saying, “This is very humbling. Our cheesemakers in Monroe, our cheesemakers in Platteville and our cheesemakers in Shullsburg, they are killing it every day.”

Anyone care to translate, what are they killing everyday or do they mean we are producing to the limit of perfection

The phrase " me and ..." seems pretty common these days. I know it's just a small grammatical point, but surely ".... and I" just sounds better?

The phrase " me and ..." seems pretty common these days. I know it's just a small grammatical point, but surely ".... and I" just sounds better?

Write your comments here.. It seems to be a London thing. 

K   

"Different to" when it should "different from" really grates with me - but even the BBC seem to condone it these days.

I dislike 'can I get' as opposed to 'could I please have' - often heard by youths in pubs. Also "Cool"

RFU, I know it's not a word, but due to Saturday's debacle at Twickers it is