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Things that annoy you far more than they should...

We all have them - little things of no great importance that really get on your nerves. I don't mean things like bad parking that could potentially have serious consequences such as blocking access routes for emergency vehicles, but silly things that don't matter at all such as (two of mine) -

  1. The word "eateries" - they're not eateries, they're restaurants or cafés. I don't buy books at a readery or wine at a getdrunkery; nor will I ever eat at any establishment which terms itself an eatery.

  2. The word "experience" used to sell really quite mundane items and/or activities. For example, my local shop sells a "Gin-Tasting Experience" which is two miniature bottles (one of gin and one of tonic water) and a cheap highball glass in a box. That's not an "experience", that's two miniature bottles and a cheap highball glass in a box, FFS.

Anyone got any of their own to add?

#irritation #Annoyance #pethates #Gin
Jnei 8 June 6
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Level 7

A friend who was raised in the south hated it when he heard people talking about 'mashing' a button. No! You press a button and you 'mash' potatos.

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Level 7

Ooooh! And has anyone like mentioned like when people like put like between each like word? I don't like that.

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Level 7

Making "cup cakes" & "cookies" with my 8 year old granddaughter. I had to sharply remind her that we were making "buns" and "biscuits". Damn those American dance soaps she's always watching!

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Level 7

OH! Thought of another one - the apostrophe used in a plural, e.g lots of dog's. It's the most common mistake the children I teach make, and who can blame them when you see it on signs all over the place. I ask them to find one and bring me a photo for a special sticker! Come on, everyone loves a sticker. In fact, 2 sticker's are even better.....

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Level 7

Making "cup cakes" & "cookies" with my 8 year old granddaughter. I had to sharply remind her that we were making "buns" and "biscuits". Damn those American dance soaps she's always watching!

British people referring to muffins as "English muffins" bothers me. Those are muffins; the cakelike thing, which I freely confess is far superior, should be an "American muffin".

@Jnei I'm in Italy at the moment, and they had some good-looking puffy cherry topped cakes this morning - when I asked what they were called she said "Maffinay". Almost as good as the way they pronounce hot-pink here "fuck-sia". I had to ask the lady to repeat it, it amused me so much.

@GoldenDoll I used to work with an Italian chap who always called his phone his "mobilly phone"!

@Jnei Fab!
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Level 2

I cannot bear it when people say 'pacific' instead of 'specific'.

That's quite an odd one because although it's fairly common that way round, I've never heard it the other way round - I don't recall ever hearing anyone talk about the "Specific Ocean", for example.
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Level 8

The argument that there’s a ‘right’ way to hang toilet paper. Seriously, just be thankful there IS TP. Change it their own damn self, it bothers them that bad. ?

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Level 7

I think I am the last person left in the world who uses the words 'child' and 'children' rather than 'kids'. Even my grandchildren's teachers use 'kids'.

I do, too - I just don't like the sound of the words "kid" and "kids".
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Level 7

People who say they don't cuss, and look down their nose at those who do knowing full-well they say "fuck!" in their minds.
TV - nuf said
The blatant manipulation of we citizens by the popular media (I have a soap box for this one)
The special hypocrite that is the catholic church, and the intentionally blind catholic
The 89 year olds who drive 10 miles an hour everywhere they go

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Level 7

My mother used to 'warsh' her clothes. My grandfather, once, went to Har-why-yu. I wonder if he visited the volcano??

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Level 8

Great questions and I have one, and have had it my entire adult life. And it has only been caused by woman, never, ever a man. No I am not a sexist pig so please keep reading.

The peeve in question is when I am in a store checkout line and the woman in line in front of me (again, always a woman) is advised of the total, say $5.43." So instead of handing the clerk a $5 bill and a $1 bill, a $10, a $20, no, she has to give a $5. And to be nice, she is going to give exact change for the $.43. EXCEPT EVERY COIN IN HER ALWAYS JUMBLED PURSE IS IN A DIFFERENT LOCATION!!! Her nice gesture to save time ends up backing the line up as she fiddles and fumbles.

Give the clerk the bills, get your change and move on. Please!

OK, I'm done.....

I confess to being one of those women. Small shops in my village quite often have problems with change so I try to be helpful and I suppose I carry over the habit into the supermarket, though I more often pay be card there! If you don't use your small change you end up with a very heavy purse, anyway.
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Level 7

Bad grammar and spelling (which I police myself on and I get mad at me when I make mistakes. I will edit and obsess ... I think I have OCD) and people chewing loudly drive me nuts!

Bad spelling and grammar in other people's informal writing - such as on here - doesn't bother me; but in journalism, on signs and other places which ought to be checked prior to publication and/or display is very annoying. I fully agree re. loud chewing - it got so bad with my ex., despite gentle suggestions that chewing with the mouth shut is far more pleasant for everyone else, that I ended up having a snack earlier or later so I could skip the evening meal and not have to put up with it!
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Level 8

Squeezing the toothpaste from the middle. Leaving the toilet seat up. Keep out of my lavatory.
Cigarette butts. Use an ash tray or a trash receptacle. It's LITTER.
Helium balloons that escape & get stuck in my trees.
Trash placed in the back of a pickup truck that then flies onto the highway. I have seen men do this often.
Over using the word "like" is current fashion. & the word "get" replacing the verb "to be". "Get indicted" as opposed to "Is/was indicted".
No wonder I am a nervous norvous. I need a joint.

You, like, realise that, like, smoking a joint will have you, like, saying "like" all the, like, time, just as, like, hippies do...?

@Jnei HELP! =0}

@Jnei Hey! I'm a hippie and I like never say like unless it is like appropriate to the sentence like. See what you made me do!

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Level 8

People not using there fucking turn/indicator signals and people pulling me about my grammar/spelling even though I'm dyslexic and I hate people who leave dirty toilets and open there mout6h when they're eating.

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Level 8

When someone says 'irregardless' I feel like slapping some sense into them.

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Level 8

LMAO !!! I love your peeves.

Suspect I've many peeves too numerous to list and am too peeved at myself at the moment for any of the others to come to mind atm.

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Level 7

Child education centers that deliberately misspell words in their name. i.e. “Kidz Korner” It’s not cute. Why would I want you teaching my child when you can’t even spell your name right?

LOL!!!!!

This is one of the reasons I refused to shop at Toys 'R' Us, and I will never purchase any product proclaimed to be "lite".

@Jnei like "Lite" beer...lol

@Jnei One of these days I’m going to bring a correction pen with me when I leave the house and just start making notations on everything I see that is spelled wrong haha
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Level 9

saying nuc-u-lar when it nuc-le-ar. If they are going to do us in they should at least prounounce it correctly

Handling rocks I have collected for their veneer and scratching them

I am, in general, a fan of American English and will even admit that some American terms are superior to British ones. However, "nookular" puzzles me - firstly, say it that way when it's so clearly "newclear" and secondly are so many Americans able to pronounce the second u diphthong correctly in the mispronounciation but not the first?

LMAO!!! Being Texas born & raised "nuc-u-lar" applied to me for oh..... the 1st 1/2 of my life. haha

@Qualia I think Jimmy Carter said nucular and he did stuff in nuclear science

@Jnei at least I havent heard anyone say nookie-lar

@btroje You will, constantly, now you've thought of it!

@btroje nookery perhaps?
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Level 9

My own grammatical errors..it drives me nuts..

Don't worry there a few grammar Nazis here that will keep you in line.

@Eirteacher I'm my own grammar nazi..which Irks me too..

@Charlene I have only ever blocked one person on AGM. He more or less introduced himself as a grammar Nazi..then proceeded to critique my post without actually fully reading it.
When I politely corrected the gentleman, he responded with a rant. But he neglected to employ even basic grammar in his rebuttal; no commas..no capitals no apostrophes etc. I pointed this out, and that was the end of the exchange.

@Charlene irks (you can slap me now)

I am sure it was Dubya. Drove the spouse insane. Carter & W? Is it a southern thing perhaps?

@btroje lololol..ok thanks!
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Level 7

I don't know if I have any terms or peeves to add, but I gotta say, I kind of like "getdrunkeries." LOL! <jk>

I agree..hey Groot lets go hit the getdrunkery for a few!
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