Where is a pet peeve thread when you need one?

Okay, this is really stupid but when someone calls a Scottish accent a 'brogue' it annoys me. An Irish accent is a brogue. A Scottish accent is known as a burr.

It's just that my crush is a Scot and I hear the word 'brogue' applied to his accent all the time.

I told you it was stupid. :blush:

Your not stupid, I am agree with you on this.
 
YES! For some reason, it also really bothers me when a husband/dad says, "We're pregnant." No, you're not! SHE's pregnant. It's fine if you want to say "We're having a baby" or "We're going to be parents" or whatever.

We're pregnant drives me crazy.
 
My kids walk around singing that constantly. I think my middle one is learning it and the first grader is picking it up from her. A few years ago my middle one learned a song that lists every president we've ever had in order. I love that they know those things. I tell them to remember to sing it occasionally so they don't forget.

I think it's a great idea.
 
I have hiked the same trails for 20 years. In the last two years, fewer and fewer say hello when they pass you. At some points on the trail, you literally brush shoulders with a hiker. No hello. I feel like SO Cal is becoming an increasingly unfriendly place to live. No offense to our younger DISers, but the rudest people I encounter are the 20 somethings. From the office staff at the doctor's office to the clerks in stores to the trails, they are the most unresponsive. A few senior citizens still issue a greeting on the trail, but even they have become blasé. I really dread being an old person in this new society of entitlement and rudeness.
 

Pronouncing preferably as purFURably instead of PREFrably. It's not like they say purFURance for preference! And to hear it on TV or radio makes me want to shriek!
 
I have a lot of pet peeves, but here's 3 of my worst ones.:P

People screaming on the lift hill on roller coasters. Seriously, people, it's not time to scream yet!!! :confused3

Getting creases on the bindings of fat paperback books. I don't know why this bugs me; it just does.

Wearing jeans. They are itchy and I hate them.:rolleyes2
 
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Your not stupid, I am agree with you on this.

Can't help it: "your" being used when it should be "you're" or "you are." :sad2:

Too many years as a copy editor and proofreader to let this pass, especially on this thread! :p

Everyone makes mistakes, so I won't comment on the extra word. :littleangel:
 
My pet peeve : when the obituary of a person 90-plus reads " ... died suddenly "
Really , nothing sudden about it !
 
My greatest pet peeve are the folks driving in the left lane, below the speed limit, holding up traffic, completely oblivious. You try to be patient, thinking to yourself, "surely they will realize they are holding up a line of cars 20+ long", but alas. Then you have to pass them on the right, which I try very hard not to do, glance over and they are talking on their cell phone. Grumble, grumble, grumble. Sadly I have turned into a pretty aggressive driver, I drive 100 miles RT a day and it makes me super grumpy. BTW-the above pet peeve has happened 4 times the past work week and it was a holiday week so only 4 work days.

On leggings: I am not opposed, however am super jealous of those that look really good in them.

On potatoes: a friend gave me a cloth pocket type sleeve that you put the potatoes in for microwave cooking, you don't have to poke holes in the potatoes to cook them and they don't dry out in the microwave, and they cook nicely.

On grammar: mine is so-so and I only get peeved about it, mostly, in work emails.

On the 50 states: I know the 50 states and the general location of the states, however my global location skills are lacking.

On wearing jeans: I agree, jeans are uncomfortable and for me are unflattering to my shape, I wear dress slacks on casual Friday.

On those trapped in their cell phones: there have been multiple times, while I'm pulling into the parking lot at work, of people totally engrossed in their phones and not once looking up as they cross the street, right in front of my car turning into the parking lot. I also have an inner laugh at the cell phone people who miss their floors while on the elevator, then looking at you like it's your fault for not being their personal elevator monitor.

On the use of unthaw: guilty.

This thread has been fun. :)
 
People who do not pick up their dogs poop during walks. It has been really bad this winter, I guess with the snow they think it is okay just to leave it? I found three separate "stations" this week on my street, one my 4 year old almost ran into.
 
I can't believe I forgot this one, my #2 biggest pet peeve - movie theater talkers, grr! A couple of weeks ago I was finally able to get away and see 'Saving Mr. Banks', and there were 3 different groups of adults around me carrying on conversations throughout the entire movie, both related and non-related to the movie. On the flip side I took DH to see 'Frozen' on President's Day and the theater was packed with children, and I didn't hear a peep from any of them. Grown-ups are the worst!
 













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