what's your biggest pet peeve?

[stinkerbelle]

Originally posted by lindajo
Thought of another one. Driving down the road and seeing kids bouncing around in the back seat of the car ahead. Nine times out of ten you pull up, and Mom has her seat belt on, but those kids are still bouncing around in the back.(Sorry ladies, but I have yet to see a man in this situation..) Where is the logic in that? Also, down here in the south, I see a lot of kids riding in the back end of a pick up truck. And dogs who are not tethered. OOOOOHHHH.... I just seethe when I see that...

ooooo...both those irk me too! i feel so bad for the kids/dogs in that siutation!

 

[faithinkarma]

It is incredibly poor English to say, "We brought a new house and we close on it next month!". No. You BOUGHT a new house. BOUGHT.

YES...and when they say boughten....as in, it's not home made, it's boughten.

And I also cringe and the use of yous.

Every time there is a thread like this, I realize that almost everyone else's pet peeves annoy the tar out of me also. And I realize what a cranky old fart I am becoming.

 

[EsmeraldaX]

How about people reading while driving. Like they'll have a magazine opened across the steering wheel. I saw one of these yesterday!

 

[Bob Slydell]

Stupid people, in general, piss me off.

 

[momm2four]

Old Garage/Tag/Rummage/Yard sale signs that nobody took down after the end of the sale. I hate following a sign to have it lead NOWHERE !!

You know, I've often wondered if the city could impose some kind of fine for people who leave their signs up. I know in the whole scheme of life, it's minor, but when you're "yard saling", there's nothing more irritating than wasting precious time looking for a sale that occurred last week (as some people don't put the date on their signs).

My biggest pet peeve is when store employees talk to other employees or on the phone when they are checking me out. AARRRGGGHHH! I will never understand how people keep their jobs when they won't even speak to their customers. I don't want a full-fledged dialogue. I just want a "Hi!" and at the very least tell me what the total is.

Lori P.

 

[wvrevy]

1 - Repeat after me: "New - CLEAR" not "New - queue - lar". If you can't say it, don't expect me to believe you understand it.

2 - General rudeness of any sort. I thought of a bunch of things (driving slow in the left lane, not flushing, etc) but they all come down to "poor manners".

 

[Beast fan]

1) People who drive an SUV, and drive 5 MPH UNDER the posted limit (in good weather). If you're going to drive like a school bus, please pull over to the side of the road to let the mile-long backup clear a bit.

2) At work, I dispatch truck drivers for about 25% of my shift. In order for them to get paid, they need confirmation numbers. It grinds me when a driver calls to ask for the confirmation number, then puts me on hold so he can borrow a pen. Hint... if you are calling for a confirmation number, please have pen/pencil and paper ready.



Dave

 

[Danauk]

People who do not indicate when they are driving and people who start talking over someone else. I think this is so rude!!

 

[Maleficent13]

originally posted by wvrevy

1 - Repeat after me: "New - CLEAR" not "New - queue - lar". If you can't say it, don't expect me to believe you understand it.

Totally OT, but I just looked this up on Merriam-Webster's site, and both the written pronunciation and the interactive (where you can listen to someone pronounce it) state it is "new-klee-er"? Is that what you meant by "new-clear"? I've always heard it with three syllables.

http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=nuclear&x=14&y=14

 

[Disney Doll]

~People who do not take personal responsibility, nor do they teach it to their children. This is an epidemic, at least in my area. Nothing is ever "my" fault...it is always someone else's fault.
~People who choose to not learn the language of the country in which they live, but expect me to learn their native language.
~People who speak in a foreign language in a group, where not everyone understands the language. I keep interrupting them by saying "what does that mean?" or "what did you just say?" until they get the hint or get ticked off.
~"Ambalance" instead of "ambulance"
~Children (or adults for that matter) who whine
~People who live in a neighborhood yet expect the entire neighborhood to act according to their beliefes, wishes, ideals.

 

[MosMom]

Main Entry: nu·cle·ar
Pronunciation: 'nü-klE-&r,

There are 3 pronunciations...one of them *is* "New-Queue-Lar"

usage Though disapproved of by many, pronunciations ending in \-ky&-l&r\ have been found in widespread use among educated speakers including scientists, lawyers, professors, congressmen, U.S. cabinet members, and at least one U.S. president and one vice president. While most common in the U.S., these pronunciations have also been heard from British and Canadian speakers.

American Heritage Note:

Usage Note: The pronunciation (nky-lr), which is generally considered incorrect, is an example of how a familiar phonological pattern can influence an unfamiliar one. The usual pronunciation of the final two syllables of this word is (-kl-r), but this sequence of sounds is rare in English. Much more common is the similar sequence (-ky-lr), which occurs in words like particular, circular, spectacular, and in many scientific words like molecular, ocular, and vascular.

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The correct pronunciation has been adjusted it seems to fit those who can't say it correctly. Funny, it seems you can change the dictionary when you can't pronounce something correctly, but you can't change it when it comes to who can marry who.

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My pet peeve - People who go through the 20 items or less lane with more than 20 items. When I was pregnant, DH did this and we got in a huge fight. I told him I couldn't be married to someone who would do that and threatened to divorce him. Can we say hormones?

 

[arminnie]

Originally posted by KelliR
When people stand as close as they can to the luggage conveyor belt at the airport.

Or better yet when the ENTIRE family has to stand up next to the conveyor belt to pick up ONE suitcase.

And I hate it when people let their small children lean over the conveyor belt. More than once I've had to let my luggage go by or else I would have knocked over some kid who was in the way.

Don't these parents care if their child gets whomped in the head with a suitcase? I can't believe that it doesn't happen all of the time because most people that I see pushing up to get their suitcase don't care who they knock over.

 

[wendyl]

Originally posted by CALIFLADY
Definitions:

bought - when you have purchased something

brought - when you bring something from one location to another

It is incredibly poor English to say, "We brought a new house and we close on it next month!". No. You BOUGHT a new house. BOUGHT.

Who does this??? I have never heard anyone mixing these two up in my life.

 

[wendyl]

Mine is : People who aren't Problem Solvers--the kind who always have a problem, and don't want to find solutions.

 

[HauntedMansionGeek]

Originally posted by Bob Slydell
Stupid people, in general, piss me off.

I don't mind stupid people. They can't help it.

Now MEAN people, yeah, that's probably a pet peeve of mine.

 

[Deb in IA]

Mean people do suck, HMG.

Mine is parents who think they are their childrens' peers. Seeing grown men and women act like teenagers is just embarrassing.

 

[monarchsfan16]

People that don't like people simply because they "talk funny".
When teachers yell at me because I don't pronounce things the way they do. In other words I don't omit my r's and putr's in right beyond an a ("pizzar"), the way most NH people do.
And I hate it when people tail me when i'm driving.