Words and phrases I will not use/hate

[Liability]

Agencies!

"Touch base with you!"

"How are you sir!"

"understand what it is you are looking for"

"Do you have references we can check!"

"at the end of the day"

"swings and roundabouts!"

[wobbegong]

"Mandraulically" for manually.

[Ardesco]

Never heard it. I think I'd spontaneously hurl if I did. Or laugh aloud - hopefully enabling everyone else in the room to realise that the person who said it is indeed a pompous stupid twat.

Never heard of Updation, to be honest I hope I never do.

My list of hatred is pretty damn long I'm afraid.

Not worked with many people who have come over from India I take it

[NotAllThere]

I hate it when my wife and her friends say things like Spag Bog. And describe things as Mega.

Am I just a f**kin snob?

How about - we're having a barbie, bring some charddy.

And a sub-continent word - prepone. To bring a meeting forward.

[Platypus]

Not worked with many people who have come over from India I take it

Correct

[TykeMerc]

Not worked with many people who have come over from India I take it

Not in the last 5 years no.

[Diver]

I want to slap people who say weary instead of wary.

I really really hate the ignorant *#*#s

[cheezdog]

i'd say the aussie rise at the end of questions, but i'm aussie, so I probably do it too (not that I can hear it when I talk), but I know I overuse Mate and G'day!

So many australian pronunciation for words are different in the UK. I think Australia has taken them from a mix of the UK and US!!

Day-ta for Data.
Yo-ghurt for Yoghurt.
Par-sta for Pasta.
Rau-ter for Router -a rooter/root has different meaning in Aus! "She's a root?"
Pants for Trousers - got horrible looks from my housemate when I walked in out of the rain exclaiming that my pants were soaked)

[Ardesco]

Rau-ter for Router -a rooter/root has different meaning in Aus! "She's a root?"

How do you distinguish between a router (for cutting wood) and a router (for networking)?

Crazy Aussies......

[Doggy Styles]

How do you distinguish between a router (for cutting wood) and a router (for networking)?

Crazy Aussies......

When you try and use them I'd have thought.