Pet Peeves

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using then for than or than for then.. not the same word... Drives me nuts.
Than is used only in comparisons, so if you're comparing something use than. If not, then you have to use then. What could be easier than that?
 
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People who don't care what the speed limit is in a School Zone.
People who pass School Buses when loading or unloading Children.
People who do not turn their lights on in the rain. It's dangerous for everyone.
Seeing another driver cross over lanes because of a Cell Phone.
Driving slow is dangerous too.
 
Two pet peeves in turning forums.

Using "Morris taper" when it should be "Morse taper"
Using "casted" when it should be "cast"
 
Mine are:
When I state something to my wife, and she says "WHY?" She tells me something I shouldn't do or something I should I just say yes. I don't care why I should not use a fork in a frying pan, I just know she said not to. I was working on the piping in our house and the crawl space under our house is rather small. She kept walking when away, and her response was why should I stand here when you hardly ask me for anything.

All the political stuff on Facebook. If your opinion is not one way or the other you get jumped by people. Listen to my opinion, but if it is different than mine, I shall bash you!
 
These all seem to boil down to one common denominator.




STUPID PEOPLE




I guess I shouldn't complain too much. They kept me gainfully employed for over 20 years. But at least then I could do something about some of it. Like lock them up, if only for a brief period....
 
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Especially here in Texas with all the pick up trucks and SUVs;

- People that own pick up trucks and SUVs that don't know how to drive them or PARK them properly, if you don't know how to park a vehicle drive something smaller!!

- pick up trucks and SUVs that have those HUGE tow hooks/ball sticking out the back of their vehicle when they are not towing anything

- those "challenged individuals" that hang steel balls behind their trucks as an ornament...I guess they are trying to make up for their shortcomings

- people that use ad for add and add for ad ;)
 
Snowbeast said:
These all seem to boil down to one common denominator.

STUPID PEOPLE

I guess I shouldn't complain too much. They kept me gainfully employed for over 20 years. But at least then I could do something about some of it. Like lock them up, if only for a brief period....
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Inattentive driving. These are the people driving slow in the left lane, don't signal for a turn, dont' notice the stop light has turned green, turn left from the right hand lane or visa versa........You get the idea. If you are going to drive, focus on your driving and everyone will live longer.
 
The usage of "impact" in the place of the words "affect or effect".

Folks not listening, after they ask their question.

Russ
 
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People who think Scouting is for the geeky kids, and the leaders must be molesters
People who post everything they are doing online
Massachusetts drivers
Cell phones and smart phones
Violent video games, movies and TV media
 
Snow shovelers that move the snow from their driveway and sidewalks onto the street rather than onto their lawn. If you don't want to park on it you can bet I don't want to drive through it. :wink:

 
I think my biggest is when someone says what do you mean. I tell the boss I need a new mouse, because it is broke; and he responds what do you mean?
 
Parents who let sticky, cotton candied fingered RugRats meander about art shows, UNATTENDED!

This has become SO BAD that we are adding a sign:
UNATTENDED CHILDREN WILL BE GIVEN TWO CUPS OF EXPRESSO, A DRUM SET AND A FREE PUPPY.

This is WAR!!!!
 
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Here's another:

People who insist on having a conversation in movie theaters. Movies have become so expensive that we only go once or twice a year. When we do, we actually like to HEAR the movie....not some jack asses ten rows in front of us.
 
Ok, last one....I promise!

People who move down here, THEN PROCEED TO TELL US HOW WE SHOULD DO IT.

We TRY to be polite.... BUT, we really don't care how they did it where you are from. This is how we do it here....And DELTA is ready when you are:)
 
#!. Mine is the person in front of you in a grocery line uses a food stamp card, buys all the best cuts of meat, dressed in fine clothes, and goes to the parking lot and gets in a big gas guzzling suv.. all at our (the taxpayers) expense..
#2 People who disrespect police when they are doing their job.........
#3 Police who think their crap don't stink just because they are a cop.
#4 Teachers who don't care and are at school just for a days pay that they don't earn.( If they were teaching they would be earning)
 
I take public transportation to work and I really don't care to hear about your love life when talking on your cell phone on the light rail.

Folks who insist on giving exact change and dig through everything to find it.

The Colombo move at the grocery store; they finish checking out and your hear "O' one more thing, let me to get it."
Finally, the roving roadblock at the store where an unspecified number of folks, along with their cart, block the entire isle as they look for something, carry on a conversation, do their hair, ……………..
 
I do get my wife mad, when we are at the store and go through express I will say rather loud "My daughter can count to 12 (or 20, whichever the sign says) when someone is in express with 45 items. The counting change doesn't bother me, the coupons does not bother me, but double the amount they say in express, and the deal with food stamps.
 
While I agree with you and have this same peeve (and problem..??)...
not sure how putting a sign up for the parents who aren't there to read will help..??


PenMan1 said:
Parents who let sticky, cotton candied fingered RugRats meander about art shows, UNATTENDED!

This has become SO BAD that we are adding a sign:
UNATTENDED CHILDREN WILL BE GIVEN TWO CUPS OF EXPRESSO, A DRUM SET AND A FREE PUPPY.

This is WAR!!!!
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Hi
I get mad everyone is heads down pressing buttons on phone is it that urgent I cant remember long queues at phone boxes or why do people have to have to carry a cup of coffee or carry about a bottle of water is it that long since they were at home or are they going for a long hike before they get home again what did people do 20-30 years ago we must be a hardy bunch another is when complete strangers carries on a onesided conversation beside you laughing/talking out loud and they dont seem to see how igorant they are being or poeple wealking down road with earfones in oblivious to everything about them

There I feel better now
willie
 
Wullie Shields said:
Hi
I get mad everyone is heads down pressing buttons on phone is it that urgent I cant remember long queues at phone boxes or why do people have to have to carry a cup of coffee or carry about a bottle of water is it that long since they were at home or are they going for a long hike before they get home again what did people do 20-30 years ago we must be a hardy bunch another is when complete strangers carries on a onesided conversation beside you laughing/talking out loud and they dont seem to see how igorant they are being or poeple wealking down road with earfones in oblivious to everything about them

There I feel better now
willie
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I know what you mean Wullie. My wife and I went out to eat and we were waiting and saw a younger couple, probably around 20 years old. Well there was a wait so I was sitting there talking to my wife, and those 2 walked up holding hands, and sort of snuggling while they walked. Well they sat down, and instantly took out both their phones and basically ignored each other.
 
Grammar

Mack C. said:
People on a forum that type the incorrect term "should of", "could of", "would of" etc. instead of "should have", "could have" or "would have". I have many more of those types of massacreing the English language.
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If you are interested in seeing correct use of grammar and punctuation you will need to spend a lot of time away from forums. I count it lucky when I can figure out what the writer meant.

My personal favorite in that respect "ought to of"
 
creativewriting said:
I need to add to my list.

7. People who drive 10mph under the speed limit on a two lane road.

I got behind someone on the way home and thought about this list. Not a single place to pass on that darn road either!
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Be a little more laid back. I finally figured out that that the difference between 55 mph and 45 mph over 10 miles is 2 minute and 20 seconds, so I ask myself will 2 minutes make that much difference in my life. Usually the answer is no so I just relax and enjoy another country song on the cd player.
 
PenMan1 said:
Ok, last one....I promise!

People who move down here, THEN PROCEED TO TELL US HOW WE SHOULD DO IT.

We TRY to be polite.... BUT, we really don't care how they did it where you are from. This is how we do it here....And DELTA is ready when you are:)
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I heard that somebody in GA did something right. Once. I've always suspected that was just a rumor started by a transplanted citizen as an excuse as to why he moved there.:biggrin::biggrin::biggrin:
 
I hate it when it's nice and quiet in the office and everyone is working, or when I am conducting a meeting in a conference room, and someone's phone rings and the ring tone is some obnoxious song!
 
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Conversations with gum chewers. I'll never be able to overcome that one.

I've overcome all of my English language pet peeves because it just isn't worth worrying about. I've grown to love "alot", the fact that every word that ends in 's' gets it's very own apostrophe, there/their/they're, etc.

I guess I can at least sort of understand where apostrophe fouls come from. And I can see just never quite grasping the there/their/they're thing. But how in the world did alot ever become a word? Why not alittle, abunch? I never see "I'm going to eat asandwich". "I need avacation". Why is "lot" so special that it gets preferred treatment?
 
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