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Post by RobinAnn on Jan 18, 2021 16:23:08 GMT -5
Grammar, etiquette, whatever makes you peevish....
This can be here for any time you want to vent your peeve.
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Post by RobinAnn on Jan 18, 2021 16:30:47 GMT -5
So, I never really paid attention to adjective order. I suppose, since I was raised as an English speaker, proper adjective order comes naturally to me. Saw this today and it made me cringe a bit. (I'll look at the adjective rules after I post the sentence.) "On Thursday, chief of staff Mark Meadows’ wife was caught on camera leaving with a dead, stuffed bird." I think it should be "stuffed, dead bird."  OK, the rules don't really address this sentence, but I think you "dead" is the most intrinsic part of the bird; then you stuff it. (I listen to too much Grammar Girl.) |
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Post by RobinAnn on Jan 18, 2021 16:35:06 GMT -5
One more... you often read in crime novels that "the body was found prone, his eyes staring up at the sky." In reality, prone is face-down; supine is face-up. (My least favorite EMS instructor taught the difference because you could hold bowls of soup in your hand if you were supine.)
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Post by Inky on Jan 18, 2021 19:38:17 GMT -5
Peeve of mine? People walking around with their mask under their nose. It looks ridiculous and is useless.
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Post by RobinAnn on Jan 18, 2021 20:45:34 GMT -5
Peeve of mine? People walking around with their mask under their nose. It looks ridiculous and is useless. Besides the real ineffectiveness, it seems slovenly to me. I look at someone with their mask riding under their nose and I just shudder. Blech. (Must be from my two months of screen folks at the hospital entrance.) |
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Post by deeniereenie on Jan 19, 2021 22:09:43 GMT -5
My two biggest pet peeves are ways my husband pronounces the words Pecan and Crayon. (Pee-can and Crown). Drives me nuts! I have shown him several crayola commercials indicating that the proper way to say crayon is cray on.
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Post by Peachy on Jan 19, 2021 22:14:36 GMT -5
This stupid trend of these super long talons (fake nails), especially almond-shaped or even sharp points at the tip. I don’t even want to know how they wipe with those things. Yuck! 😑
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Post by kimbelina on Jan 20, 2021 17:39:04 GMT -5
My two biggest pet peeves are ways my husband pronounces the words Pecan and Crayon. (Pee-can and Crown). Drives me nuts! I have shown him several crayola commercials indicating that the proper way to say crayon is cray on. Two of my nephews say crown and it drives me crazy  Maybe it's an okie thing?? I have too many to list them all but my main one is drivers who won't use the shoulder when they are turning. I drive on a two lane highway on the way home and idiots that turn left and make everyone behind them stop when they could just pull over and let others by before they turn make me stabby. Or the jackwagons who turn right and go slow enough that they might as well be stopped. Just use the shoulder!!!! |
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Post by RobinAnn on Jan 20, 2021 20:10:53 GMT -5
I've always called crayons "crans" but I think that is is a midwest or Detroit thing. (That is always on those quizzed that tell your origin from your pronunciation.)
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Post by coachgrrl on Jan 20, 2021 20:27:14 GMT -5
This stupid trend of these super long talons (fake nails), especially almond-shaped or even sharp points at the tip. I don’t even want to know how they wipe with those things. Yuck! 😑 Omg yes! I have new moms with them. Wtf??? You’re handling your newborn😳 |
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Post by Eli on Jan 21, 2021 18:17:13 GMT -5
My DH has a habit of filling everything he puts into the sink with water. Like fills it to the top. It drives me nuts. Cups, mugs, pots, pans. It drives me crazy. Rinse, empty, and be done with it!
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Post by emmjay on Jan 21, 2021 18:36:08 GMT -5
My DH has a habit of filling everything he puts into the sink with water. Like fills it to the top. It drives me nuts. Cups, mugs, pots, pans. It drives me crazy. Rinse, empty, and be done with it! My husband fills dirty dishes with water and carefully arranges them on the counter next to the sink. JUST PUT THEM IN THE DISHWASHER!!! |
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Post by justthinking on Jan 21, 2021 21:52:13 GMT -5
A part vs apart is driving me crazy. People all over facebook post things like, "While we stay a part..." or, "It was so fun to be apart of this group." Gaaaahhhh!
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Post by Peachy on Jan 22, 2021 9:26:32 GMT -5
Pronouncing “our” like “are.”
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Post by Miss Prudey on Jan 22, 2021 11:33:46 GMT -5
So many grammar peeves...the other night, we were watching FBI: Most Wanted (Dick Wolf series) & the main character, who is written as intelligent & (usually) articulate, actually said, “her & Fay went blahblahblah.” <head explodes>
When DH parks the car, he doesn’t let off the brake until after he turns off the ignition, so there is always this big lurch when he does. He also leaves the windshield wipers & heat on when he turns off the car, so if I drive it next, I get wipers going on a dry windshield & blowing cold air when I start it.
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Post by kimbelina on Jan 22, 2021 15:54:29 GMT -5
A part vs apart is driving me crazy. People all over facebook post things like, "While we stay a part..." or, "It was so fun to be apart of this group." Gaaaahhhh! Omg me too |
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Post by RobinAnn on Jan 23, 2021 20:42:21 GMT -5
Not a peeve, but just a poorly worded sentence.
"did anyone experience a stinging pain everytime they’d move behind their belly button?"
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Post by fannybananny on Jan 24, 2021 15:13:47 GMT -5
Peeve of mine? People walking around with their mask under their nose. It looks ridiculous and is useless. Besides the real ineffectiveness, it seems slovenly to me. I look at someone with their mask riding under their nose and I just shudder. Blech. (Must be from my two months of screen folks at the hospital entrance.) A while back, when I was at the grocery store, there was a guy being a total dick about something, to one of the staff. He was wearing his mask under his nose. I got tired of him berating the employee, so when he paused for a second, I said "Hey, dude, do you wear the condom on just your balls too?" and pointed at his mask. It has become my new favorite thing to mutter not quite under my breath at people as I walk by. Yeah, it's passive aggressive but I'm past caring. |
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Post by Inky on Jan 24, 2021 16:03:26 GMT -5
Besides the real ineffectiveness, it seems slovenly to me. I look at someone with their mask riding under their nose and I just shudder. Blech. (Must be from my two months of screen folks at the hospital entrance.) A while back, when I was at the grocery store, there was a guy being a total dick about something, to one of the staff. He was wearing his mask under his nose. I got tired of him berating the employee, so when he paused for a second, I said "Hey, dude, do you wear the condom on just your balls too?" and pointed at his mask. It has become my new favorite thing to mutter not quite under my breath at people as I walk by. Yeah, it's passive aggressive but I'm past caring. I would never have the nerve to say that, but I applaud you for having it!! When I noticed who posted this (fannybananny) my first thought was "Fanny's back!" LOL |
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Post by Miss Prudey on Mar 13, 2021 13:46:16 GMT -5
I just love it when dh bitches about having to do something that *I* do, not him. “I hate putting lights on the Christmas tree.” Yeah, all six inches at the top of the tree because I can’t quite reach & you’re 14 inches taller than me. “I hate putting these together, & if we don’t put these bookcases in the house, they’ll never get built.” Ummm, when was the last time you put together a pre-fab bookcase, dude? I ask you to help me stand them up once *I* put them together, because, once again, you’re taller than me.🙄🙄
Also, “It seems like you have an awful lot of clothes.” Yeah, because I like to wear more variety than black polo shirts & t-shirts, I wear something different each day, I actually dress for the weather, not to mention I’m losing weight. I know that I *do* need to go through my closet, but so few thrift stores are accepting donations as easily as they used to because of COVID.
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Maybe it's an okie thing??
