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Tanit

#536415 Thu, 03 Jul 08 10:07 PM

Hi,

I've learnt that you can express your dislike/annoyance in many ways. Here are some I know (both formal and colloquial).

I can't bear ...
I can't stand ...
I can't put up with ...
I can't tolerate ....
I loathe it when ...
I find it annoying when ...
I go bananas when ...
I go ballistic when ...
It bothers me
It annoys me
It makes my blood boil
It drives me mad
It drives me nuts
It drives me crazy
It drives me bananas
It gets me
It gets under my skin
It gets on my nerves
It gets my goat
It winds me up

Can somebody think of other expressions? The funnier, the better.
Thanks!

Tanit

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Philip

#536432 Thu, 03 Jul 08 10:38 PM

See my response at a new thread in the debating society. Hate?

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Tanit

#536634 Fri, 04 Jul 08 02:34 PM

Thanks, Philip. I should have made it clear I was looking for alternative (idiomatic) expressions used for "pet hates" ... Some examples:

The way Italians are constantly jumping the queues just drives me crazy!
It gets on my nerves when I see people dropping litter on the streets.
She never switches the air conditioning off when she leaves the office. It winds me up!

(I hope they are fine grammatically ... I've just made them up.)

I can't bear ...
I can't stand ...
I can't put up with ...
I can't tolerate ....
I loathe it when ...
I find it annoying when ...
I go bananas when ...
I go ballistic when ...
It bothers me
It annoys me
It makes my blood boil
It drives me mad
It drives me nuts
It drives me crazy
It drives me bananas
It gets me
It gets under my skin
It gets on my nerves
It gets my goat
It winds me up

Can anybody think of some more?

Tanit

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Yankee

#536784 Fri, 04 Jul 08 09:57 PM

Hi Tanit

Here are a few more for your collection:

I go bonkers when (depending on the context, this could also mean 'become excitedly enthusiastic')
I abhor
It gets me hot under the collar when
It makes me see red when
I get spitting mad when
I spit nails when

Yankee

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Connecticut, USA

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CalifJim

#536787 Fri, 04 Jul 08 09:58 PM

You know, Tanit, I've got just one nerve left, and you're getting on it!

Big Smile

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California

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Tanit

#536795 Fri, 04 Jul 08 10:06 PM

Wow, thanks Amy and CJ!
I thought I knew quite a good range of alternative expressions, but I had never heard of those you posted!
I'm always amazed at the countless ways you can say something in English!

Feel free to add some more. Smile

Tanit

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