I am surprised that no one mentioned the infamous animal, alot... instead of the correct use " a lot" ..
I always get the expression "play it by ear" wrong and say "play it by year"
I second the concept of the earlier post that we should distinguish between the narrative and the dialog. The phrase being used incorrectly in dialog may be exactly what the writer intends in order to show us more about the character in the story. Think of Italian mafioso dialog in the Godfather movies as just one of many examples.
Being more concerned about how things ought to be, as opposed to how they actually are. Esp in the case of Nic
Same Difference does not mean 'same thing'. Same difference refers to two subject matters which are not equal yet share similar values.
For instance: Apples & Oranges. Both are fruits, but are not equal.
Bob: I love Apples.
John: Don't you mean Oranges?
Bob: Same Difference
>:I Going to go rub this in my mothers face now, it has always annoyed me the way she says "same difference" instead of "same thing."
Not really a phrase, but still something that irks me...
"that that"
Technically, it's correct in English (I suppose... I don't know of anything that says it's incorrect) but it always makes my mind stumble over the sentence (and mouth, if I read aloud). I usually have to backtrack and reread the sentence to make sure it's correct or that the person hasn't made a typo or some other grammar error.
It happens to me very occasionally and I always rewrite the sentence. I wish others would do the same.
It's a weird thing. We find ourselves writing it but logically we know a "that that" isn't necessary -- we can say the same thing using one "that" or none at all. I say axe it.
When folks use "though" instead of "although," and when they fuck up "less than/fewer and "over/more than" constantly irk me.
Lots of stuff people write incorrectly are because they hear the reference incorrectly. "One tote over the line," cracked me up recently.
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I also cringe when I hear someone say "trust me." Especially if he works for the government.
What about zero sum game. I hear news analists say it.
Isn't it zero sum gain?
using the phrase "a myriad of" instead of just the word "myriad" annoys me so much that I want to go and bite the person saying it. "Leaving the myriad small creatures, trying to tie us to the ground" is the correct usage of the word.
I use to read a lot of books. Aaaaarrrrgggh!
Forgot to add. I googled it. I love the internet.
I hate it when people (mostly news broadcasters) us the word "pleaded" instead of plead.
No punctuation on a forum irks me out. I know it's supposed to be informal but when you write out a comment and I don't see apostrophes, or periods and on top of that your spelling is crap, I can't reply appropriately to you.
Well I hope I never figure out
Who broke your heart ~ Baby if I do
Well I'd spend all night losing sleep
I'd spend the night and I'd lose my mind
It irks me to no end.
I've just gone with it and adjusted when it seemed polite. 
