Pet Peeves

[Bean Bag]

I think everyone is always annoyed at everyone else's slang. Slang is always stupid (except to whoever uses it). New, old, whatever.

I recognize slang.

[the captain]

I think everyone is always annoyed at everyone else's slang. Slang is always stupid (except to whoever uses it). New, old, whatever.

I recognize slang.

Congratulations.

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[LostArt]

The apostrophe thing gets me, too.  And the 'axe' thing.  And people who write m' kay.

These are some that I hear all the time in east central Wisconsin.  Maybe a regional thing, but I'm curious if anybody else hears these:

People who pronounce Chipotle as Chipolte.
People who say Valentimes Day.
People who refer to their driver's license as if it were a plural thing, e.g. ("Did you get your driver's license, Julie?" "Yes, I got them this morning").  Huh?
People who tell me that they're going to the Packer game.  What, only one of them is going to be playing?

This final one is just me, I'm sure, because almost everyone (except me, it seems) uses the word gig when talking about a concert that they've seen.  As I was growing up, though, a gig was a job.  ("I landed a new gig at the electronics factory.")  Now, if you are musician, a gig could be a concert if you were playing there for money.  ("My band scored a nice gig for next Friday at the Sonova Beach Club.  We'll make $200 each.")  I don't know when the meaning of the word changed, but it took me by surprise.  


That's enough rant from me.

[bgas]

The apostrophe thing gets me, too.  And the 'axe' thing.  And people who write m' kay.

These are some that I hear all the time in east central Wisconsin.  Maybe a regional thing, but I'm curious if anybody else hears these:

People who pronounce Chipotle as Chipolte.

 I don't think I've ever heard it pronounced anything but Chipolte !!  (I don't get it)

[LostArt]

The apostrophe thing gets me, too.  And the 'axe' thing.  And people who write m' kay.

These are some that I hear all the time in east central Wisconsin.  Maybe a regional thing, but I'm curious if anybody else hears these:

People who pronounce Chipotle as Chipolte.

 I don't think I've ever heard it pronounced anything but Chipolte !!  (I don't get it)

Chipotle ( chi-POHT-lay )  See, the T comes before the L, so why....oh, never mind.

[RangeRoverA1]

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[Mendota Heights]

the album title

[halblaineisgood]

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[Lowbacca]

Writing the album title in cursive. What's so cool about it that everyone started doing so copying each other - I do not know. Really stupid. So there.

Standard practice (not only) in academic writing. Makes texts easier to read as well (I think). I'm used to doing it that way, nothing fashionable about it.

[the captain]

I hadn't ever heard that this was called "cursive." (I've only known it as italics.) Googled it. Found out. Interesting.

Writing an album title in italics is about as fashionable or stupid as capitalizing proper nouns or separating sentences with punctuation.

[Lowbacca]

I hadn't ever heard that this was called "cursive." (I've only known it as italics.) Googled it. Found out. Interesting.

Writing an album title in italics is about as fashionable or stupid as capitalizing proper nouns or separating sentences with punctuation.

Exactly. Thank you, captain.

[RangeRoverA1]

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[the captain]

My point wasn't related to the relative merits of the convention, but of the fact it is one. So that you don't want to compare them is moot. Hang that on your wall. And on mine I'll hang a reminder not to waste my time on trolls.

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[Lowbacca]

I don't know how everything I say turns out to be wrong.

*sigh*

Standard practice (not only) in academic writing.

This I was not aware. Not that I agree with the academics.

Makes texts easier to read as well (I think).

You think. To me, I read fine w/ every word written in one font.

I'm used to doing it that way, nothing fashionable about it.

Good for you. Maybe "fashionable" wasn't a fitting word choice, but it's still pet peeve of mine.

Sorry, but the highlighted phrases came off a bit childish. Everything's cool now, though.

[Andrew G. Doe]

Writing the album title in cursive. What's so cool about it that everyone started doing so copying each other - I do not know. Really stupid. So there.

That's a quirk of mine, except it's in bold italics, thus - Surf's Up - and avoids not only a plethora of "", but also confusion when an album title and song are the same. I use simple italics for book/movie/TV show titles. Used to render album titles in UPPER CASE, but that looks like I'm shouting. I think it looks neater and aids communication, but you're all welcome to disagree (you're all wrong of course...   ).

[Andrew G. Doe]

I don't consider it a glaring mistake if someone writes an album title plainly. You can still understand the text.

Surfin' U.S.A is pretty good, and so is Surfin' U.S.A..

Which is album, which is single ? You tell me. However...

"Surfin' U.S.A." is pretty good, and so is Surfin' U.S.A..

See, ease of communication, irrespective of one's mother tongue.

BTW, are you somehow incapable of spelling "something" in full ? If it's an affectation, can we have a little consistency, thus ?

"I don't know how evth. I say turns out to be wrong. I really try to exps. myself well like any of you & it's smhw. evytm. is incoherent & illogical. Honestly, when I post sth. on our local board, evth. is fine & no one finds it questionable or badly written."

[beatnickle]

 Ringo Starr and his constant flashing of the peace sign is beyond old. It seems so trite and disingenuous. I like Ringo but........
STOP IT, RINGO !

[MaryUSA]

Hi all,

1.  People who send mixed signals
2.  Those who take the school teacher appraoch when the aren't teachers
3.  People who deamand that others be pleased with things go wrong.  Yet they don't have to be that way themselves.

[sockittome]

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[halblaineisgood]

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