Pet peeves
Oct 20, 2020 12:05:36 #
Nigel7
Loc: Worcestershire. UK.
Dannj wrote:
Irks me even more when they say “five hundred forty and seven”🥴
Good to hear that correct English is returning to our old colony!!!
Nov 20, 2020 13:45:50 #
The list goes on. . .
I agree with the original complaint about the brake lights being on because the driver is "riding" the brake. The good news is!!!!!...the driver/owner of the car will have to replace the brakes in half the normal life of the brakes. They wear down every time the user pushes the brakes. My dad was an automobile mechanic. He taught me how to change brakes. Now I know why it is so expensive to change the brakes. (Plus-I would add a little extra charge to the installation fees because the driver is an idiot!!)
I agree with the original complaint about the brake lights being on because the driver is "riding" the brake. The good news is!!!!!...the driver/owner of the car will have to replace the brakes in half the normal life of the brakes. They wear down every time the user pushes the brakes. My dad was an automobile mechanic. He taught me how to change brakes. Now I know why it is so expensive to change the brakes. (Plus-I would add a little extra charge to the installation fees because the driver is an idiot!!)
Nov 20, 2020 20:09:52 #
RiJoRi
Loc: Sandy Ridge, NC
A peeve for me is the incorrect apostrophization (ooooh, a new word!) of "its". I read a story supposedly written by an English major (in England, no less) that was filled with "its' ". Is that some kind of D-I-Y punctuation? ("I _think_ there should be an apostrophe in here, but I'm too lazy to find out.") Fortunately, the book was free.
The "thumb rule" is simple: replace the " ' " with " i", and if the sentence still makes sense, you got it right! :D
The "thumb rule" is simple: replace the " ' " with " i", and if the sentence still makes sense, you got it right! :D
Nov 20, 2020 22:37:54 #
lsaguy wrote:
This a new peeve for me. I was trying to watch a video on learning GIMP. The kid kept going on and on about GIMP's antialiasing (AntiahlIahsing) capability. Does alias (AlEus) have a new pronunciation because it's anti? Couldn't seem to learn anything from him because every time he mispronounced alias I thought he was a moron.
My wife says I'm just grumpy.
Rick
My wife says I'm just grumpy.
Rick
Ahh, Ehh, EEE, Oh, Ooh, Ihh are correct A,E,I,O,U,Y vowel pronunciations in many languages and some English speaking countries.
“AuntyAhhLeeUs” works if you listen to the dialect long enough.
Don’t you wish life came with subtitles?
Nov 21, 2020 07:22:03 #
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