The most annoying expressions...

I reminds of fidy cent (the rapper or whatever he is).... sounds wrong to me, too 

Doesn't he have missing teeth? Or is it his local accent that makes that pronunciation?

Doesn't he have missing teeth? Or is it his local accent that makes that pronunciation?

No idea, but I lived around too many people in Virginia that felt the need to extend the (mis)pronunciation to other words when they wanted to try to be cool.   

Purpose built. I am sure I have moaned about it before, but here I go again. Of course it is a purpose built stadium, shopping mall, house, etc. It isn't like someone is going to build a stadium and hope someone will some day think about using it for sports, a shopping complex, or some other fantastic idea.

I generally see that as meaning for that sole purpose - e.g. a purpose built football stadium, i.e. it was built for football games, no running track etc.

That makes sense, and I see the reasoning behind it. I suppose it is the need to point out that they built a football stadium for the purpose of football seems a bit Captain Obvious to me, when people say it. Maybe I am over thinking it.?

There seems to be a lot of use (overuse) of the term "bespoke" these days.

"In my/your/his/her wheelhouse". No more with the wheelhouse, please.

Two phrases I hear (mainly from DH and his family) that both drive me bat-s#*t crazy:

What side is it on? - interpretation, what tv channel is that show on?

It's on the side. - interpretation, it's on the kitchen counter, computer desk, mantlepiece, etc, etc, etc.

I can't even find a good explanation on the web as to why they say either of these. Does anybody have a link?

Two phrases I hear (mainly from DH and his family) that both drive me bat-s#*t crazy:

What side is it on? - interpretation, what tv channel is that show on?

It's on the side. - interpretation, it's on the kitchen counter, computer desk, mantlepiece, etc, etc, etc.

I can't even find a good explanation on the web as to why they say either of these. Does anybody have a link?

I think side relating to TV channel goes back to their only being 2 channels (BBC and ITV), so which "side" of the dial.

As for relating to kitchen counter, thought that was more self-explnatory. Also my parents had a sideboard - basically a free standing unit consisting of cupboards, shelves, drawes, display cabinet, so maybe it stems from that.

I refer to the kitchen counter as "the board", because as a kid that's all it was. Caught DW out with that the first time when she was asking where something was and I said, "it's on the board in the kitchen", she had no idea what I meant so then I said "on the side" and she still didn't know, I had to go in the kitchen and show her as I couldn't remember the American term!
The best one recently was when I told her that the cats had got hold of a cotton reel, and she was saying "whats that", so I said "errr a reel of cotton" and she still didn't know....the only way I could explain was to go and get one! "Oh, thread" she said.

"In my/your/his/her wheelhouse". No more with the wheelhouse, please.

No idea on that one, in what context is it used?

I can't stand it when I say something an my husband looks at me an says 'You what ?' I keep thinking I did something instead he means repeat that.
Hes so not funny he told me h was going to get me a shirt that says 'I only speak an understand American' lol

No idea on that one, in what context is it used?

It's sort of akin to "That's right up my alley!". So if someone is talking about something that you might be interested in or something you're good at, they would say it's in your wheelhouse. I think it's a baseball term but I wouldn't swear to it!

I think it's a baseball term but I wouldn't swear to it!

Your wheelhouse is the place you'd ideally like the pitcher to aim the ball if you're batting.

It's sort of akin to "That's right up my alley!". So if someone is talking about something that you might be interested in or something you're good at, they would say it's in your wheelhouse. I think it's a baseball term but I wouldn't swear to it!

I always took it to be a boating preference as that's where the wheel of the ship is located.

I always took it to be a boating preference as that's where the wheel of the ship is located.

That is how I took it when I read it, but I thought it might have been because we haven't missed an episode of 'Deadliest Catch'.

I can't stand it when I say something an my husband looks at me an says 'You what ?' I keep thinking I did something instead he means repeat that.
Hes so not funny he told me h was going to get me a shirt that says 'I only speak an understand American' lol

I've heard so many people say 'Do what?' that any time I heard 'You what?'. my mind would automatically switch it over.

There seems to be a lot of use (overuse) of the term "bespoke" these days.

Yes! Whatever happened to just saying custom? lol