It's rather irritating being forced to change, but I guess this is considered an upgrade.
V. S. Pritchett came from a working-class background, and found Orwell's proletarian affectations rather irritating… In the April 13 , 2009 issue of the magazine, James Wood writes about George Orwell.
James saw himself as something of a Dickensian (and a Trollopian, as the reference to "Barchester Cathedral" shows; James, who died in 1936, was very much a Victorian, and a Victorian of a very particular kind at that), and so quite often the stories feature cockney or rustic accents that, after a while, become rather irritating.
The season ended on a major cliffhanger, making the idea of no second season rather irritating.
American subjects, Dr. Nisbett said, found such contradictions "rather irritating".
It's a world away from the original in both execution and intent; it's social rather than solitary, respectful rather than irritating.
Luckily, he finds our complete lack of practical skills amusing rather than irritating.
Green walks with a swagger and while his exuberance and honesty is precocious, it is endearing rather than irritating.
Written by a member of the illustrious Longford family, it's a subtle, witty, singular novel about a girl whose naivety is appealing rather than irritating.
The often amusing All-Star moves give backmarkers the chance to catch up – thankfully blue shell equivalents are absent here – while an enthusiastic commentator's interjections are informative rather than irritating.
