It might grate on some of them that this announcement projecting a good news story has come first, with the fine, sun-blessed facilities of the Lancashire county FA, and enthusiastic local children, chosen as the backdrop.
I can imagine how her irrepressible sunniness might grate with some, but I find it refreshing in the midst of doom, gloom and snark.
Mr Putin's well-honed contempt for world opinion might grate on European ears, but Europe is heavily dependent on his energy.
"Boiled down, everything we have in mind can be accomplished without any fuss and difficulty if every one, in a spirit of cooperation, courtesy and neighborliness, merely thinks twice before causing any kind of noise which might grate on the ears of the other fellow or among his neighbors," he said.
Everybody Down might grate with some hip-hop fans, but lyrically it can be dazzling, an evocative London record that interweaves a cast of characters through its multiple plotlines (drug deals, prostitution, wage inequality and good old-fashioned scenester-baiting are all on the menu).
Reber describes the Pitch-nee-Wunderlist team as "design driven," so you can imagine how that kind of lack of aesthetic consistency might grate.
The nearly four-minute lesson goes by quickly, but be warned that the narrator's chirpy chattiness might grate a little.
If your situation is so bad that you can't pay a plug nickel of what you owe or don't know when you will be able to, then the IRS might grate a delay of collection until your financial situation improves.
Seeing each other every day might grate on each other's nerves and a once strong friendship might quickly sour.
Others said the ads might sometimes grate on users, but they were a price of free, quality financial information.
