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Do you have a pet peeve?

Posted Jan 20, 2018

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Tom === Thomas S. Tierney
Tom === Thomas S. TierneyOriginal Poster
Jan 20, 2018
Pet Peeve: Those that say Congrats instead of Congratulations. Congrats is a slang contraction of the real word congratulations. Would you say Condoles to someone who has lost a loved one? Do not congratulate someone if you can't be bothered to finish the word?
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    Lakeman221
    Lakeman221
    Jan 20, 2018

    A big one for me is when I ask someone how FAR it is to someplace, and they say "about 2 hours"(or some other time reference). Two hours is a measurement of TIME not DISTANCE, which is what I was asking about. I did not ask how long does it take to get there, but rather how far away is it. I have yet to figure out how to measure distance with a timepiece, as that is all relevant as to rate of travel speed. There could be a huge difference in travel distances in two hours depending on if you were walking, running, on a skateboard, on a bicycle, in a car, or flying a helicopter or airplane, or on a commercial airliner. If they were to say, two hours at 40 MPH, 60 MPH, or 75 MPH, then I could quickly do the math and come up with 80, 120 or 150 miles for that same two hour time span. When I build something, and need to cut my material to a specific length, I use a tape measure NOT a clock to find the correct length, otherwise nothing will fit right when it comes time to do the assembly or fit it into place. I measure distance in inches, feet, yards or miles, not seconds, minutes, hours or days.

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    Steve
    Steve
    Jan 20, 2018

    One that bothers me is the use of a single-word spelling for verbs that used to be a phrase, back-formed from the related noun and therefore permitted by spell check. This is especially common with internet terms. One used to "log in" to a web site. There is a related noun, "login", to which ordinary rules of English apply - accent on the first syllable, as is typical of nouns; one can have multiple logins, pluralized as usual. But we now see a verb "to login" - "Please login to view this page." Is this really to be pronounced with the accent on "log"? And will one say "Thank you for loginning" or "You have logined"? Well, no, the new verb has to be split to produce "logging in" and "logged in". (Doesn't it?) Maybe this will become the new grammar, but it's odd to watch it sneaking in.

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    David
    David
    Jan 20, 2018

    I used to have one but it got too expensive to keep it exercised and healthy...

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  • AL
    Al
    Al
    Jan 20, 2018
    [quote]I used to have one but it got too expensive to keep it exercised and healthy...[/quote] Thanks, very funny. I have decided my irks are better invested in things I can do something about. I work with folks who have trouble with there, their and they're. That said I am amazed that anybody could remain interested reading through Eats, shoots and leaves. I was bored by page 6, and quit there (or was it their?).
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    nudeyooper
    Jan 20, 2018

    I hate redundancy. The two I hear most often is "where we're at" for where we are, and "at that point in time" for at that time or at that point. I can also cringe at the improper use of I and me, he and him, she and her.

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    Bill Bowser
    Bill Bowser
    Jan 20, 2018

    I think it is annoying for people to respond to a Thank You with No Problem.

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    Dancin' Dan (prone to dance)
    Dancin' Dan (prone to dance)
    Jan 22, 2018
    yes, akin to andy's comment.
    when I go to a restaurant and tell the server, I'll have . . . and he/she says, "No Problem".

    I always think, "it shouldn't be a problem, . . . for you to do your job!"
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    Tom === Thomas S. Tierney
    Tom === Thomas S. TierneyOriginal Poster
    Jan 22, 2018
    One of my Pet Peeves are people who say "Just sayin". What does that even mean? "Just askin?
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    ManOfWicklow
    ManOfWicklow
    Jan 22, 2018
    [quote]One of my Pet Peeves are people who say "Just sayin". What does that even mean? "Just askin?[/quote] When I hear someone say "Just sayin". I say "Why?"
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    Del
    Del
    Jan 24, 2018

    I really hate it when people say "Right?" or if you thank them they say "of course". I don't know why but both of those just get under my skin LOL

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    Tom === Thomas S. Tierney
    Tom === Thomas S. TierneyOriginal Poster
    Jan 25, 2018
    [strong]Another Pet Peeve
    People who say"I could care less"when they mean"I couldn't care less"

    [strong]This is an extremely commonly misused phrase. While most people love to throw out that they could care less in an attempt to show how little they care about an issue, theyre actually communicating the opposite of the usual phrases intention. When you stop to think about what youre saying, could care less means you not only care, but you care enough that you would have the ability to care less if you wanted to. If youre trying to convey apathy, saying I couldnt care less is much more accurate.[/strong]    [/strong]
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    Tom === Thomas S. Tierney
    Tom === Thomas S. TierneyOriginal Poster
    Jan 25, 2018

    Gr8t instead of Great

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    Tom === Thomas S. Tierney
    Tom === Thomas S. TierneyOriginal Poster
    Jan 26, 2018
    Graffitidiots who vandalize boxcars with spray paint.
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    Tim
    Tim
    Jan 26, 2018

    Yes, people who complain about petty stuff! Lol

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    Tim
    Tim
    Jan 26, 2018

    Yes, people who complain about petty stuff! Lol

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    noodengr2
    noodengr2
    Sep 26, 2018
    [quote]I hate redundancy. The two I hear most often is "where we're at" for where we are, and "at that point in time" for at that time or at that point. I can also cringe at the improper use of I and me, he and him, she and her.[/quote] so you would not want to join me , an original and founding member of the society to wipe out and abolish redundancy? Verbal pet peeves of mine are the incorrect usage of the simple verb are/is etc. I have known grown men in professional positions sound like hicks when they speak.
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    Tom
    Tom
    Sep 26, 2018

    Hypocritically Judgemental People

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    Tom === Thomas S. Tierney
    Tom === Thomas S. TierneyOriginal Poster
    Sep 26, 2018

    I am peeved when The President of the United States doesn't know the difference between Acquisitions and Accusations

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    Laker06
    Laker06
    Sep 27, 2018

    I am Peeved when a former President of the United States doesn't know the difference between Veterans Day and Memorial Day.

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    Tom === Thomas S. Tierney
    Tom === Thomas S. TierneyOriginal Poster
    Sep 27, 2018
    I am peeved when the United Nations General Assembly laughs at The President of the United States ridiculous statement.
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    nudeyooper
    Sep 27, 2018
    [quote]I am peeved when the United Nations General Assembly laughs at The President of the United States ridiculous statement.[/quote] Peeved at the assembly for laughing, at the president for making a ridiculous statement, or both?
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    Tom === Thomas S. Tierney
    Tom === Thomas S. TierneyOriginal Poster
    Sep 27, 2018

    I didn't say "peeved at". I said, "peeved when" He caused them to laugh "when"

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    noodengr2
    noodengr2
    Sep 27, 2018

    I dined at a vegetarian restaurant in Hong Kong where shoes were left outside in the hall. So parts of the world know that what going barefoot in a dining establishment is just fine.

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    Tom
    Tom
    Oct 2, 2018

    It always seems that most of the a^^hole drivers on the road are in front of me!

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