Annoying terms used on television programmes

[Don2912]

The use of the term "train station". Even the BBC is contracting this disease.

...Also the tendency to pronounce "th" as if it were an "f".

The worst offender of that particular crime at present is Mark Labbett (sp) on ITV's The Chase.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

My wife heard the term "children aged 10 to 19" used on a local radio station talk-in" programme when we were in West Sussex in the Easter period this year and suggests that I post that as a comment, allowing for the fact that it was in a radio and not a TV programme.

 

[Johnuk123]

My wife heard the term "children aged 10 to 19" used on a local radio station talk-in" programme when we were in West Sussex in the Easter period this year and suggests that I post that as a comment, allowing for the fact that it was in a radio and not a TV programme.

I heard a teaching union delegate on the radio the other week refer to schoolchildren as "our clientbase"

 

[transmanche]

I heard a teaching union delegate on the radio the other week refer to schoolchildren as "our clientbase"

And when did schoolchildren become 'students' instead of 'pupils'...?

 

[David Goddard]

OK. One of my biggest pet hates is the Americanism "Can I Get", as in when you are in a queue at say a station buffet, or when the trolley comes through the train, and the person in front says "Can I get two teas please".

No you cant get. The person serving you will get it for you!

 

[Eagle]

And when did schoolchildren become 'students' instead of 'pupils'...?

At age 11, usually.

 

[deltic1989]

I live in a property rented from the local authority and mysteriously at some point earlier this year, the council stopped referring to us as 'tennants' or 'residents' and started calling us 'clients'. I know this has nothing to do with tv or the media but I found it rather amusing.

 

[transmanche]

At age 11, usually.

So when did secondary school pupils become students?

 

[Eagle]

So when did secondary school pupils become students?

Long before my time (I started middle school in 1999).

 

[PaxVobiscum]

Heard a cracker this afternoon on either Sky or BBC News (sorry can't remember which - was hopping channels)

"...time to draw a line under the sand"

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

You can tell that the television advertisements for the coming Christmas present buying season are upon us, by the use of the dreaded words "must have" being inserted by the marketing agencies responsible for these, especially in those that refer to expensive toys that parents will find over-priced, but those that children will be subjected to by "peer pressure" to "demand" from their parents.

 

[Smudger105e]

It means sudden and heavy.


Also the tendency to pronounce "th" as if it where an "f".
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Can I also add "ashume" as well.

I have a 5 year old grandson who is just learning to read and write, and a few weeks ago he was entertaining himself drawing and writing his name, and he spelled his surname (Smith) Smif.

I also asked him the name of our next door neighbour, which is Callum, and he used work association to remember it, "same as where Johnno lives, Kirk Hallam.

 

[PaxVobiscum]

And another one this morning from a borrowed American reporter:

"innundated under water"

 

[Oswyntail]

My wife heard the term "children aged 10 to 19" used on a local radio station talk-in" programme when we were in West Sussex in the Easter period this year and suggests that I post that as a comment, allowing for the fact that it was in a radio and not a TV programme.

Nothing wrong with that - my children are still my children in their 20s. And people seem to behave childishly at all ages.

 

[LE Greys]

Long before my time (I started middle school in 1999).

Before my time as well (1995-2002 at Secondary). Although considering my politics at the time, I didn't mind too much.
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I have a 5 year old grandson who is just learning to read and write, and a few weeks ago he was entertaining himself drawing and writing his name, and he spelled his surname (Smith) Smif.

I also asked him the name of our next door neighbour, which is Callum, and he used work association to remember it, "same as where Johnno lives, Kirk Hallam.

That's just an accent,

'Ow many fevvers on a frush's froat?
Five-fousand-free-'undred-an'-for[]y-free
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And another one this morning from a borrowed American reporter:

"innundated under water"

Now that is a somewhat pointless tautology up with which we should not put!

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

The television series "Merlin" must have some effect on some people, as when last at our health centre, someone had written the word "Arthuritis" on a form that was asking what ailments they suffered from.

 

[SS4]

"Washington" when referring to the US. Is it that much harder to append DC or State?

 

[Bungle73]

"Washington" when referring to the US. Is it that much harder to append DC or State?

"Washington" is used to refer to the US Government. No one in a major news story, broadcast in the UK, is going to be referring to Washington State (unless it's involved somehow), so the suffix is unnecessary.

 

[starrymarkb]

"Washington" is used to refer to the US Government. No one in a major news story, broadcast in the UK, is going to be referring to Washington State (unless it's involved somehow), so the suffix is unnecessary.

Much like we use Downing St or Whitehall to refer to the UK government.

Its also common to hear 'Paris', 'Berlin', 'Madrid', 'Moscow' or 'Rome' used to refer to the respective governments

 

[MattRobinson]

Another non-television term, but one that annoys me is when conductors say 'we are now arriving into x'. Surely 'we are now arriving at x'?

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[SS4]

Much like we use Downing St or Whitehall to refer to the UK government.

Its also common to hear 'Paris', 'Berlin', 'Madrid', 'Moscow' or 'Rome' used to refer to the respective governments

Now if Washington were the capital of the US that would make sense.

It's obvious what they mean but it's not the point. As said in futurama - "you are technically correct - the best kind of correct"

 

[Nym]

Referring to the size/area of sites or buildings in terms of football pitches or tennis courts!

I don't know how large either is specifically, but do know that their size is variable depending on the number of players and type of game, regardless of this, neither are a suitable metric for the size of a baked beans factory!

 

[Bungle73]

Now if Washington were the capital of the US that would make sense.

It's obvious what they mean but it's not the point. As said in futurama - "you are technically correct - the best kind of correct"

Washington is the capital of the US.

 

[90019]

Washington is the capital of the US.

There are at least 29 settlements in the US called Washington.

 

[Bungle73]

There are at least 29 settlements in the US called Washington.

And how many those would anyone outside of them know or even care about?

 

[starrymarkb]

Referring to the size/area of sites or buildings in terms of football pitches or tennis courts!

I don't know how large either is specifically, but do know that their size is variable depending on the number of players and type of game, regardless of this, neither are a suitable metric for the size of a baked beans factory!

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[Thumper Bill]

Most annoying term on ITV:-
"Now on ITV 1 it's I'm a celeBRATey get me out of here"

 

[Stephen55a1960]

And what is reputedly a girl's best fried

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I hate million and billion and so on to refer to large numbers especially in the context of science programs in which most viewers will understand standard form. Some of our older remembers may well remember 1 billion being 1,000,000,000,000 (there are 12 zeroes there) but younger ones may think 1,000,000,000 (nine zeroes) whereas 10^9 (pronounced "ten to the nine" or "ten to the power of nine") is unambiguous.

Surprised nobody has said Train Station yet

Luftwaffe when pronouned with a w.

Add to that, the use of foreign terms such as zeitgeist, so as to sound clever. A certain J Paxman once did this, on Newsnight. The interviewee was baffled (He was a diplomat from the Iranian embassy).
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The television series "Merlin" must have some effect on some people, as when last at our health centre, someone had written the word "Arthuritis" on a form that was asking what ailments they suffered from.

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[Peter Mugridge]

The television series "Merlin" must have some effect on some people, as when last at our health centre, someone had written the word "Arthuritis" on a form that was asking what ailments they suffered from.

I liked that enough that I managed to compress it down into 140 characters to spread it via Twitter...

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Most annoying term on ITV:-
"Now on ITV 1 it's I'm a celeBRATey get me out of here"

From what I hear from other people and actually having never seen this programme myself, the types of places where these so-called "celebrities" are sent would appear to be one that they should definitely be kept in for an extremely long period of time...and not "got out of" to use the vernacular of the programme title.