More common in informal situations

• You’ve got to do something about that window of yours. It rattles in the wind and keeps me awake.
• For goodness’ sake! I’m fed up with / sick of all your moaning and grumbling. Cheer up!
• Look here! I’ve just about had enough of your stupid comments.
• Look, this is just not on! You promised to be here by two o’clock and it’s almost three!
• Enough is enough! Please, no more arguments – be nice to each other!

More neutral in tone

• I’m not at all satisfied with the service I’ve received.
• Something will have to be done about that pile of rubbish. It can’t be left in front of the house.
• I wish you would turn your radio down. I wish you wouldn’t play your music so loudly.
• You never help around the house. It just won’t do! You’re going to have to change your ways.

More common in formal situations

• I wish to complain about the delay in delivering my order.
• The carpet in my room is stained and dirty. This is most unsatisfactory.
• I take great exception to your unfair comments about our committee.
• I really must object to being made to wait so long before seeing the manager.
• The water pipe you have repaired three times in our kitchen is leaking again. This is (simply) unacceptable.
• Your bus driver left the children by the roadside in pouring rain with no adult in attendance. This is shameful.

Common mistakes

The verb object is followed by a noun, pronoun or –ing form. Don’t use the base form: I object to being made to wait… (NOT object to be made).