What is your pet peeve of the day?

[ERD50]

Hmm, can that symbol be included in a post? I had to look up how to do UNICODE chars on my linux machine, simple, just CONTROL SHIFT as you type the code, release, and magically replaced! So lets see...

‽ << well it looks good on my compose box... code U203D

∴, therefore (U2234), it should work when posted? Optimistic?

preview worked...
and it displays OK on my browser.

And I can even search using the 'find' box on my browser - cool.

-ERD50

can I copy/paste one? ∴

 

[6miths]

I think urinals are designed by ridiculously optimistic fools. The only urinal I ever saw without a puddle in front of it was in an old inn. The thing stuck out about two feet from the wall and you more or less straddled it. The urinals with a stenciled fly seem to help.

At the indoor sports field nearby the urinals have either a little soccer net with a soccer ball suspended inside or a set of goal posts with a tiny football suspended inside.

 

[Meadbh]

At the indoor sports field nearby the urinals have either a little soccer net with a soccer ball suspended inside or a set of goal posts with a tiny football suspended inside.

That is cute, but it must be a real challenge for the cleaners!

 

[GalaxyBoy]

This is likely a recurring theme, but telephone support people. I had an unknown transaction on a credit card so I reported it via their app, and they canceled that card and are sending me a new one. So far, kudos to them for making it so easy.

I then received an email saying I could get my new card number through the app, which I need in order to update recurring transactions. After exploring every single button in that app I couldn't find that number anywhere. So, time to call tech support. Typical. Wading through myriad options before I could talk to a human. The inevitable long hold time.

Why the heck aren't these people trained to speak intelligibly? Mumble, mumble, mumble. "Excuse me, could you repeat that please?" Identical mumble, mumble, mumble. "Could you speak more slowly, please?" Identical mumble, mumble, mumble. "Perhaps you could rephrase that?" "SIGH! [on their end]"

THEN, when that first person couldn't figure it out they transferred me to another rep in the app tech support department (wasn't that the menu item I chose in the first place?). We start all over again with name, security information, and they have no clue what I'm calling about. Then THAT person has an incredibly thick accent and speaks at a machine-gun pace. Finally, I just told them 30 minutes was enough, I was done, goodbye. I get my new card tomorrow anyway; I just thought it would be an easy fix.

 

[MRG]

That is cute, but it must be a real challenge for the cleaners!

Nah the challenge is for the users. The cleaners get to focus more on the urinal and less on the floor..

We men are easily amused by targets.

One of the places I used to frequently always had ice in the urinal. They didn't have much of a floor issue. Guys were focused on melting individual cubess.

 

[albireo13]

whenever I go to plug in a USB cable, 90% of the time I have the connector upside-down.
What's up with that??

 

[aja8888]

whenever I go to plug in a USB cable, 90% of the time I have the connector upside-down.
What's up with that??

That's what red nail polish is for (color one side). Or write "UP" on the up siade with magic marker.

 

[imoldernu]

whenever I go to plug in a USB cable, 90% of the time I have the connector upside-down.
What's up with that??

That's the "Backwards Rule"... Proven fact that USB's and Polarized wall plugs are inserted the wrong way 87.6% of the time.
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My today's peeve is the newer expression in our vocabulary... replacing the terms "You know" and "Like"...

Two versions:
1. "Let's be clear"
1. "Let me be very clear"

 

[ls99]

That's the "Backwards Rule"... Proven fact that USB's and Polarized wall plugs are inserted the wrong way 87.6% of the time.
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My today's peeve is the newer expression in our vocabulary... replacing the terms "You know" and "Like"...

Two versions:
1. "Let's be clear"
1. "Let me be very clear"

Add to that, "to be perfectly clear."

 

[Walt34]

Add to that, "to be perfectly clear."

"To be absolutely perfectly clear."

 

[MRG]

whenever I go to plug in a USB cable, 90% of the time I have the connector upside-down.
What's up with that??

Ever see ones that have imprints of lines or a USB symbol of them. I buy them. Don't even have to see, I can feel.

Just a thought.

 

[GalaxyBoy]

Yeah, but I can never remember if that side goes facing up or down (or left or right).

LOL. this is a good pet peeve.

 

[aja8888]

STUATMPDHACWISF


Starting threads using acronyms that many people don't have a clue what it stands for is my PET PEEVE of the day! (See TPS report thread)

 

[Blue Collar Guy]

Wow talk about urinals, in my younger days I used to go to an old old bar in The Bronx, The urinal was from floor to about 4 foot high. They threw buckets of ice in the bottom so even if you didnt flush the ice melted away the waste & smell, seemed even the drunks couldnt miss, in order to make a puddle you would have had to whiz on your shoes, hahah https://www.google.com/search?q=old...=p3ywWZbmH-usjwSm-5KgCQ#imgrc=x-uqZ2xPvgi-yM:

 

[Nemo2]

Starting threads using acronyms that many people don't have a clue what it stands for is my PET PEEVE of the day! (See TPS report thread)

Surely you mean STUATMPDHACWISF?

 

[aja8888]

Surely you mean STUATMPDHACWISF?

Thanks, I edited my post!

 

[euro]

STUATMPDHACWISF


Starting threads using acronyms that many people don't have a clue what it stands for is my PET PEEVE of the day! (See TPS report thread)

That!

 

[CardsFan]

STUATMPDHACWISF

Starting threads using acronyms that many people don't have a clue what it stands for is my PET PEEVE of the day! (See TPS report thread)

I agree the use of acronyms can be troublesome... BUT ... TPS reports are one on the primary reasons some people want to FIRE (FWIW, that is another acronym) and get out of the Office Space

 

[gerntz]

Talking about hurricanes

 

[JustCurious]

When people write "principle" instead of "principal" when referring to a sum of money.

 

[aja8888]

I agree the use of acronyms can be troublesome... BUT ... TPS reports are one on the primary reasons some people want to FIRE (FWIW, that is another acronym) and get out of the Office Space

There's guys like me that never worked in an office cube or were subject to those CYA reports.

 

[travelover]

When people write "principle" instead of "principal" when referring to a sum of money.

+1 Drives me crazy. Ditto misusing brake and break.

 

[Nemo2]

+1 Drives me crazy. Ditto misusing brake and break.

- "A is better then B."

- "I'm loosing weight."

 

[Rustward]

When people write "principle" instead of "principal" when referring to a sum of money.

It seems that the general population misuse a lot of words.

We could also get into you're vs your -- your is very often misused. Here is a site that discusses your vs you're: Your vs. You’re: What’s the Difference? - Writing Explained
Anyone who cares about using correct grammar could read this and then get it right.


The word "only" is very often misplaced.

If I say "I only eat chicken." that means that the only thing I ever do with chicken is eat it. I do not buy chicken, I do not clean chicken, I do not cook chicken, and I do not throw the leftover chicken away, or do anything else with chicken. All I do is eat chicken. But I am free to eat other things. When it comes to chicken, all I can do is eat it.

If I say "I eat only chicken", then I am free to also do other things with chicken, like buy chicken, clean chicken, cook chicken, and do anything else I want to do with chicken. It also means that all I eat is chicken. When it comes to eating, all I can eat is chicken because I eat "only" chicken.

BTW: Anyone who eats only chicken will have a very poor diet.

How to Use the Word Only Correctly (with Usage Chart) - wikiHow
Grammar Girl : “Only”: The Most Insidious Misplaced Modifier :: Quick and Dirty Tips ™

 

[brett]

People who say (particularly my always poor SIL)..... I cannot afford this but I am going to buy it anyway.

Usually 'it' is something self indulgent and completely unnecessary to assauge her bad feelings about having so much debt and no savings-retirement or otherwise.