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Post by scrapsotime on Feb 3, 2016 20:15:36 GMT
How about the film Bull Durham...women they do get wooly I get a bit woolly on the winter because i don't shave as often. LOL
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Post by bbkeef on Feb 3, 2016 20:18:50 GMT
I get itchy over grammar and spelling. I have a dear friend that uses "an" in place of the word "and". She types it on FB almost daily. Today's gem was "hubby getting ready for work, I awake an watch him, an then it hits me. Crap I work today if he's up an ready I'm late!"
Let's not even start on the sentence structure and grammar in general...
Several times I've started a private message to her asking why she does this and then I stop myself. I really do love her, but oh it makes me so itchy!
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Post by happymomma on Feb 3, 2016 20:27:31 GMT
My pet peeve is Rest Rooms vs Bathrooms. I can't take it when someone is out in public and says they are going to the "bathroom" - yeah right!! Take a shower while you are in there!?!?!?!?!
Well, I'm not resting in there either. I'm taking care of business and getting out there as fast as possible. I call it the bathroom. I don't rest in there, unless I'm taking a bath of course. I also cannot figure out why they call toilet paper "bath tissue". Can you imagine the mess you'd have if you tried to take a bath with it?
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Post by bunnyhug on Feb 3, 2016 20:31:36 GMT
Well, I'm not resting in there either. I'm taking care of business and getting out there as fast as possible. I call it the bathroom. I don't rest in there, unless I'm taking a bath of course. I also cannot figure out why they call toilet paper "bath tissue". Can you imagine the mess you'd have if you tried to take a bath with it? Rest room is a very American term. We use bathroom or washroom. Some countries use toilet/s. If someone here asks for a rest room, we'd all look at them funny . . .
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Post by LilyRose on Feb 3, 2016 20:38:10 GMT
Alot. It is not a word people. You don't say alittle? A Lot Two words. Always. I will never forget being in 4th grade, and we were working quietly. The teacher was grading papers and suddenly threw her pen down and marched to the long blackboard across the front of the room. She wrote "a" on the far left of the board, and "lot" on the far right. She then exclaimed, "It's two words, people! Two words!" And that is still emblazoned on my mind decades later (and I told her so when I ran into her a few years ago). Still makes me laugh.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 3, 2016 20:42:11 GMT
Here's one that is killing me on Facebook: Someone posts a cute picture. And a bunch of people respond AWE!!!!!! Dude, there is a big difference between aww and awe. Lol. Similarly, it irks me when people type out a word wanting to indicate drawing out its sound, but they type extra consonants instead of vowels or the wrong vowels. "loveeeeeeeeeee" "stopppppppppp"
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Post by gar on Feb 3, 2016 20:45:50 GMT
The word troubling me today (i.e. wanting to stick a fork in my ear), is the word "mines". It is fine to say, "That pencil is mine.". Please do not say "That pencil is mines" or where is mines? Mine is not a plural word in it's possessive form. If you are talking about land mines, coal mines, etc. then it can be plural. Speaking of plural, you don't need an apostrophe in most cases. It's "there are too many cars on the road." Not "there are too many car's on the road." When did people start doing that and how do we make it stop? ? Oh god yes!!! Drives me bonkers!!!
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Post by deekaye on Feb 3, 2016 20:55:56 GMT
It is spelled ridiculous, not rediculous. I know that it sounds like it should start with "re" but it doesn't. 'Drives me nuts.
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Post by lesley on Feb 3, 2016 20:58:12 GMT
Someone posted an article on Facebook lately about how many variations of spellings and pronunciations aren't WRONG...they are just evolution of language. It referenced "axe" instead of "ask" and used many more examples of words or phrases that are in our collective "grammar pet peeves" list. Whether this is right or wrong, I was cringing just reading the article. Yes, of course language evolves. But there are some things that are still just wrong! It annoys me to see people say they are 'waiting on a bus', when they are actually 'waiting for a bus'. (Unless they are serving that bus...) but I accept that nowadays people don't usually know the difference, and that 'wait on' has almost replaced 'wait for'. happymomma, I have never heard of 'bath tissue' in my life! And I would just say 'toilet'. Not restroom, bathroom, or anything else. If you're asking where a restroom or bathroom is when you're out, there's a very high chance that people know you want to use a toilet! So why not just ask for one? This is one area where euphemisms are silly.
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Post by Zee on Feb 3, 2016 21:03:38 GMT
My pet peeve is Rest Rooms vs Bathrooms. I can't take it when someone is out in public and says they are going to the "bathroom" - yeah right!! Take a shower while you are in there!?!?!?!?!
This might be the oddest pet peeve I've ever heard. Rest room is rather formal to use among friends.
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Post by Zee on Feb 3, 2016 21:05:25 GMT
Here's one that is killing me on Facebook: Someone posts a cute picture. And a bunch of people respond AWE!!!!!! Dude, there is a big difference between aww and awe. Lol. Similarly, it irks me when people type out a word wanting to indicate drawing out its sound, but they type extra consonants instead of vowels or the wrong vowels. "loveeeeeeeeeee" "stopppppppppp" Haha, I'm with you on loveeeee...but with stop, it looks like stoop if you don't use the p.
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Post by wandawoman on Feb 3, 2016 21:06:24 GMT
I am having a hard time with people using 'and' and 'an' incorrectly. Example: Joe an Sue are here.
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Post by Merge on Feb 3, 2016 21:06:43 GMT
My pet peeve is Rest Rooms vs Bathrooms. I can't take it when someone is out in public and says they are going to the "bathroom" - yeah right!! Take a shower while you are in there!?!?!?!?!
This might be the oddest pet peeve I've ever heard. Rest room is rather formal to use among friends. Yeah, we usually just ask where the shitter is.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 3, 2016 21:08:00 GMT
Someone I'm friends with on FB asked for help with a dress to wear to a wedding because she didn't 'no witch' one to choose. I died a little inside.
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Post by Zee on Feb 3, 2016 21:12:23 GMT
The richest sources are those who comment on news stories on Facebook. Not my friends, I mean public pages. Sometimes I read the comments posted on the local NBC affiliate, which I follow, and don't know whether to laugh or cry.
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Post by basketdiva on Feb 3, 2016 21:12:53 GMT
Someone I'm friends with on FB asked for help with a dress to wear to a wedding because she didn't 'no witch' one to choose. I died a little inside. That one looks like an auto correct. the correct word is picture, not pitcher. I had a boss who constantly said pitcher.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 3, 2016 21:16:24 GMT
Someone I'm friends with on FB asked for help with a dress to wear to a wedding because she didn't 'no witch' one to choose. I died a little inside. That one looks like an auto correct. the correct word is picture, not pitcher. I had a boss who constantly said pitcher. How does it look like auto correct? Know which and no witch are not the same.
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Post by mcscrapper on Feb 3, 2016 21:18:02 GMT
The incorrect use of the word myself drives me up a tree. "Joe, Brandon and myself all were riding in the truck today." No. NO. NO!!!
Bless my sweet man's heart, he is terrible about this and I finally said something the other week. I felt badly for saying something but it was starting to make me twitch.
I feel like we are hearing more and more improper uses for words and phrases just as much as the poor grammar. I can't even watch one of our local news channels any longer because of the horrible use of grammar and phrases.
I feel like we hear anyways, as well, myself, ...and I instead of ....and me, WAY more than we used to, or maybe I just didn't pay attention.
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Post by mcscrapper on Feb 3, 2016 21:32:36 GMT
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Post by JustCallMeMommy on Feb 3, 2016 21:41:12 GMT
My pet peeve is Rest Rooms vs Bathrooms. I can't take it when someone is out in public and says they are going to the "bathroom" - yeah right!! Take a shower while you are in there!?!?!?!?!
Were you my 2nd grade teacher? She had this pet peeve! I remember asking to go to the bathroom while standing there desperate to go quickly and having to correct myself for choosing the wrong word.
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Post by happymomma on Feb 3, 2016 21:41:48 GMT
Someone posted an article on Facebook lately about how many variations of spellings and pronunciations aren't WRONG...they are just evolution of language. It referenced "axe" instead of "ask" and used many more examples of words or phrases that are in our collective "grammar pet peeves" list. Whether this is right or wrong, I was cringing just reading the article. Yes, of course language evolves. But there are some things that are still just wrong! It annoys me to see people say they are 'waiting on a bus', when they are actually 'waiting for a bus'. (Unless they are serving that bus...) but I accept that nowadays people don't usually know the difference, and that 'wait on' has almost replaced 'wait for'. happymomma , I have never heard of 'bath tissue' in my life! And I would just say 'toilet'. Not restroom, bathroom, or anything else. If you're asking where a restroom or bathroom is when you're out, there's a very high chance that people know you want to use a toilet! So why not just ask for one? This is one area where euphemisms are silly. Yep. Bath tissue. When I worked in the storeroom at our hospital we used to laugh every time we unloaded a pallet of 'bath tissue' because of the way it sounds. Just dumb, but there it was printed on the cases. It seems now it is called bathroom tissue on some brands, but I googled bath tissue and there it is... Another toilet paper thing that annoys me to no end is 'enjoy the go.' WTF? But that isn't what this thread is about, lol.
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Post by happymomma on Feb 3, 2016 21:46:43 GMT
Someone posted an article on Facebook lately about how many variations of spellings and pronunciations aren't WRONG...they are just evolution of language. It referenced "axe" instead of "ask" and used many more examples of words or phrases that are in our collective "grammar pet peeves" list. Whether this is right or wrong, I was cringing just reading the article. I've had to correct DD(13) twice this week for typing "ladder" instead of "latter." Here's one that is killing me on Facebook: Someone posts a cute picture. And a bunch of people respond AWE!!!!!! Dude, there is a big difference between aww and awe. Lol. Awe refers to a sense of wonder or amazement or a sense of being mesmerized or fascinated by something. One is typically said to be in awe of something impressive: "Nan stood in awe of Niagara Falls." Aww is not even really a word, but is the sound we make when we express sympathy or experience a heartwarming moment or see something cute. "Aww, thank you so much for your kind gift." My PSA for the day. I'm OK with this one because aww isn't a real word....if I were to pronounce either in that "awww" tone of voice, they would sound the same to me. If I were using it, I would spell it with extra "w's": awww. Oh my. The ask/axe one drives me insane. I have a hard time not replying as follows:
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Post by anxiousmom on Feb 3, 2016 21:52:18 GMT
Someone posted an article on Facebook lately about how many variations of spellings and pronunciations aren't WRONG...they are just evolution of language. It referenced "axe" instead of "ask" and used many more examples of words or phrases that are in our collective "grammar pet peeves" list. Whether this is right or wrong, I was cringing just reading the article. Yes, of course language evolves. But there are some things that are still just wrong! It annoys me to see people say they are 'waiting on a bus', when they are actually 'waiting for a bus'. (Unless they are serving that bus...) but I accept that nowadays people don't usually know the difference, and that 'wait on' has almost replaced 'wait for'. happymomma , I have never heard of 'bath tissue' in my life! And I would just say 'toilet'. Not restroom, bathroom, or anything else. If you're asking where a restroom or bathroom is when you're out, there's a very high chance that people know you want to use a toilet! So why not just ask for one? This is one area where euphemisms are silly. Hmmm, not sure where I fall on the odd spectrum because I will ask where I might find the 'ladies' room.' Wonder what the etymology of that term is?
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Post by cadoodlebug on Feb 3, 2016 21:56:56 GMT
The richest sources are those who comment on news stories on Facebook. Not my friends, I mean public pages. Sometimes I read the comments posted on the local NBC affiliate, which I follow, and don't know whether to laugh or cry. Truth. It makes me weep for our future if those people vote.
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Post by happymomma on Feb 3, 2016 22:03:42 GMT
Yes, of course language evolves. But there are some things that are still just wrong! It annoys me to see people say they are 'waiting on a bus', when they are actually 'waiting for a bus'. (Unless they are serving that bus...) but I accept that nowadays people don't usually know the difference, and that 'wait on' has almost replaced 'wait for'. happymomma , I have never heard of 'bath tissue' in my life! And I would just say 'toilet'. Not restroom, bathroom, or anything else. If you're asking where a restroom or bathroom is when you're out, there's a very high chance that people know you want to use a toilet! So why not just ask for one? This is one area where euphemisms are silly. Hmmm, not sure where I fall on the odd spectrum because I will ask where I might find the 'ladies' room.' Wonder what the etymology of that term is? In public, I will usually ask for the ladies' room.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 3, 2016 22:07:24 GMT
Similarly, it irks me when people type out a word wanting to indicate drawing out its sound, but they type extra consonants instead of vowels or the wrong vowels. "loveeeeeeeeeee" "stopppppppppp" Haha, I'm with you on loveeeee...but with stop, it looks like stoop if you don't use the p. I don't know why I picked stop, it just popped into my head, probably because I want people to stop it! You're right, though, it would read like stoop
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Post by basketdiva on Feb 3, 2016 22:15:22 GMT
That one looks like an auto correct. the correct word is picture, not pitcher. I had a boss who constantly said pitcher. How does it look like auto correct? Know which and no witch are not the same. If I hit a wrong letter or two, my auto correct comes up with strange words.
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Post by melanell on Feb 3, 2016 22:26:25 GMT
FB feeds are notorious for these kinds mistakes. sometimes I can't focus on the point of the comment because I get distracted by all the misuses. Yes! I feel like if I say that, I sound so mean or judgmental or snooty, but it is the truth. If I start an article and there is a glaring error right off the bat, it completely distracts me. And I definitely mean distracted enough to just give up on reading the piece.
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Post by bc2ca on Feb 3, 2016 22:29:29 GMT
How about the film Bull Durham...women they do get wooly so many great scenes in that movie I have never seen the "an" instead of "and" . The bathroom/restroom/washroom/toilet always makes me makes me laugh and it is a regional word use issue, not an incorrect word use issue. Years ago, coming from Vancouver BC and stopping for lunch in Montana, we asked for the washroom because we wanted to wash up before lunch. The poor confused server said she would find out for us. What?? now we were confused, she didn't know where their washroom was? She had the manager come over and he gave us direction to the nearest laundromat. We laughed and said, no, we just needed to use their bathroom. More blanks looks. Do you have a room where we can pee and wash our hands? Oh, you mean the restroom!
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Post by melanell on Feb 3, 2016 22:29:40 GMT
The word troubling me today (i.e. wanting to stick a fork in my ear), is the word "mines". It is fine to say, "That pencil is mine.". Please do not say "That pencil is mines" or where is mines? Mine is not a plural word in it's possessive form. If you are talking about land mines, coal mines, etc. then it can be plural. Speaking of plural, you don't need an apostrophe in most cases. It's "there are too many cars on the road." Not "there are too many car's on the road." When did people start doing that and how do we make it stop? ? I cannot tell you how often I see a cute meme online and I want to share it, but I refrain because it has been created by someone with a case of over-apostrophe-itis. I don't know why people think extra apostrophes make things better. Likewise, extra quotation mark pairs are not helpful either.
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