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Irk / annoy
Bugs irk me all the time
Bugs are annoying me all the time
Is “irk” used in daily?
20. Dez. 2022 21:15
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The proper sentence for the second one would be:
"Bugs annoy me all the time."
20. Dezember 2022
I wouldn’t say ‘irk’, unless I wanted to sound slightly pretentious : ‘It irks me that I have to waste time dealing with all these bugs’.
It’s more usual to say ‘annoys’, and of course there are other, more vulgar, ways of saying this.
21. Dezember 2022
As Spencer hinted at, BUG can also be a verb meaning to IRK. It's used more commonly.
He's so annoying. He really bugs me.
21. Dezember 2022
Yes, “irk” is a normal word that can be used in daily conversation.
21. Dezember 2022
Bugs bug you! I’ve never heard irk used for bugs. It sounds a bit strange, but someone would understand you if you said that.
Irk the verb and irksome the adjective are rare but would be widely understood. I think people and the things they do are more commonly irksome. This may be a case where there is no formal rule but use is dictated by norms that can’t really be defined.
20. Dezember 2022
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