Pet Peeves

POSTED BY: Shiny
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SHINY

Thursday, April 15, 2004 9:52 PM

What are your pet peeves? Some of mine:

When people say things like "everyone's not" when they mean "not everyone is"...

"The exception that proves the rule" -- this always annoyed me. You have to prove that it's really an exception first, which means you have to establish the rule too, so it always seems to be begging the question/using circular reasoning.

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ANNIGERRIA

Thursday, April 15, 2004 10:10 PM

"You can have your cake and eat it, too." Of course, you can. Have it, then eat it... but "You can't EAT your cake and HAVE it, too." Eat, then have? I think not.

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TEELABROWN

Thursday, April 15, 2004 10:57 PM

Quote:
Just remember that you're standing on a planet that's evolving and revolving at 900 miles an hour... The Galaxy Song, Meaning of Life, Monty Python

I once was very sad, and my friend sent me that song. I was so happy after that!

Pet Peeves:

People saying "gots". It just annoys the heck out of me! I wish people would use proper grammer.

Other things, but those will pass. I was angered today.

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"Freedom is the Freedom to say that 2 plus 2 make 4. If that is granted, all else follws"-Winston, 1984
Teela Brown, keeper of bad typing.
"No one reads these things any way."- Bart on Blackboard

BLAZINGBUG

Thursday, April 15, 2004 11:20 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by TeelaBrown:
I wish people would use proper grammer.

Guess you aren't as strict on your spelling as you are on grammar.

"Wacky fun..."

FERREL

Thursday, April 15, 2004 11:45 PM

The word irregardless. It's regardless. There's no such word as irregardless, yet I hear people say it all the time.

THEFOP

Thursday, April 15, 2004 11:57 PM

I really don't like people who think that in loosing their temper, they win an argument. It just doesn't work that way.

once the snow got so deep you almost couldn't hear margaret atwood

NIGHTTRAIN

Friday, April 16, 2004 12:04 AM

1. people who say liberry instead of library.
2. seeing a guy crying.
3. people who say its ok for men to cry.

"You gone got yourself lookin' mighty hideous" ~Jayne

BADGERSHAT

Friday, April 16, 2004 1:00 AM

"Axe" instead of "ask," and "know what I'm sayin?"

Oi...

--The Hat

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ANNIGERRIA

Friday, April 16, 2004 2:18 AM

TV and radio personalities who say, "And also..."
Would they be saying "And, and" or "Also, also." ?
Grr-Arrgh!

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Just remember that you're standing on a planet that's evolving and revolving at 900 miles an hour... The Galaxy Song, Meaning of Life, Monty Python
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SHINY

Friday, April 16, 2004 3:17 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by BadgersHat:
"Axe" instead of "ask,"

I was just about to add that one!!! It's SOOOOOOOOOOO annoying! I was once stuck on a plane and the flight attendant was going through the safety procedures and said "aks" instead of "ask" about a billion times!!!

There's also an annoying Comcast Cable TV ad that ran in my area (Northern CA) with a black couple that spoke that way. Seems like people would find that portrayal insulting/offensive in addition to irritating.

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