Pet peeve thread?

[Don Ro]

Originally Posted by Heel n Toe

I haven't read through this whole thread, but...

...have any of you noticed the overuse of the word "so" at the beginning of sentences?

News Anchor: "Now we go to Bob Marelle in Cleveland. How bad is the snow and ice there, Bob?"

Bob: "So I've been out here all afternoon, and this blizzard hasn't slowed down at all."



News Anchor: "Jane, we think this new rocket being launched by Kim Jung Un is capable of reaching Alaska. Has the State Department commented on this?"

Jane: "So we think that's true and we've reached out, but they are not commenting."

Right on!!!
I'm a news junkie and I began to notice this in the past year or so.
In fact, I now even watch (hear) for it. It comes across as manipulative.
Frankly, I hear it from young Liberal guests, mostly. I have no explanation why, however. Well, unless their intent is to manipulate via nuance.

[Crowbob]

I don't know if this peeve was posted already but irregardless it's so peevish it needs repeating. People who post gigantic pics that turn the rest of the thread microscopic.

[Evans, Marv]

"So" is one of my pet peeves too. In fact I started a thread some years ago entitled "So." Seemed like most people at that time didn't notice the over use of it. Seems like every so called intellectual and/or expert on something begins their answer/comments with "so", mostly on the boob tube. I wonder what it must be like to try to carry on a conversation at university campuses now & for the past several years. Maybe it's confined to the boob tube though.

[URY914]

Originally Posted by Evans, Marv

"So" is one of my pet peeves too. In fact I started a thread some years ago entitled "So." Seemed like most people at that time didn't notice the over use of it. Seems like every so called intellectual and/or expert on something begins their answer/comments with "so", mostly on the boob tube. I wonder what it must be like to try to carry on a conversation at university campuses now & for the past several years. Maybe it's confined to the boob tube though.

Same thing with "Well......"

[FPB111]

Originally Posted by Laneco

When they show up early, put them to work. I don't mean some baloney like setting the table, send them outside to mow the lawn or scrub the bathroom.

My pet peeve are the late ones. Not a few minutes late - who cares about that. But the person that shows up 45 minutes or an hour late and expect everyone to wait before eating and accomodate their tardiness. When I say dinner is served at a certain time, my expectation is that you will be there plus or minutes a few mintues (other than an emergency).

If you are just late, expect the dinner to be finished, and the left overs put away. You can help with the dishes though.

angela

This is my sister in-law. 100% of the time.

[GH85Carrera]

Originally Posted by URY914

Same thing with "Well......"

I answer the business phone with good morning and the name of the business. 99% of the time the first word the caller says is Yes, and then ask a question. Instead of hello or something else they start with yes and I had not asked a question.

[Baz]

People who answer a phone at a business and do not include their first name when they answer.

When I worked in corporate I always answered the phone with "NAME OF BUSINESS, Bazza speaking".

When I answer my phone at home I always say "Bazza (last name)"

[drkshdw]

When I call the cable company to find out why my internet hasn't worked for 4 hours and after pressing 2 for 'technical assistance' they tell me that to avoid 'longer than expected wait times' that I should go online and get my questions answered via their website. Yeah, okay. I'll be sure to get right on that!

[Bill Douglas]

Originally Posted by Baz

People who answer a phone at a business and do not include their first name when they answer.

When I worked in corporate I always answered the phone with "NAME OF BUSINESS, Bazza speaking".

When I answer my phone at home I always say "Bazza (last name)"

Haha, reminds me of me. I've spent so many years working at banks that I'll never get out of the habit of answering the phone with "Hello, it's Bill Douglas speaking."

[svandamme]

I have a colleague from uk calling me regulary, and i know it's him by voice, but I'll go "Who's caling please" just on principle.
I find it just rude to call me to come ask me for help and not even have the manners to say who you are.

[GH85Carrera]

The vast majority of people answering the phone at businesses blurt out some business name and 95% of the time you will have no idea at all what they just said. I was taught to say Good Morning (or afternoon if is was afternoon) then the name of the business then my name. Back in the olden days with rotary phones it was easy to misdial and with push button is is easy to fat finger the number.

It is nice to know when you got the right place. Of course if you are calling a legal firm with 8 or 9 partners and they all insist their name is said it must be hell on a receptionist. Some legal firms just answer the phone with "Legal office" and let you ask questions.

[RKDinOKC]

90% of the time people don't pay much attention to what the greeting on a phone call is.

"Murphy's Mule Barn Plumbing and Heating. Can I warm your ass?"
or
"Jello brand instant pudding. Jiggle, jiggle, jiggle."
or
"Yellow. Red, blue, or green."

[911 Rod]

People that leave a message and think it's okay to say their name as fast as they can and their phone number even faster. I just delete it.

[Norm K]

Words that are mispronounced or misused so often, and by so many, that the mispronunciation and misuse become accepted.

Feb-u-ary: no longer considered a mispronunciation of February

Using floundered when the proper word is - or at least used to be - foundered.

_

[URY914]

Here's one I saw today..............

I work at the largest hospital in Jax. We have a children's hospital also. It's a big, busy confusing place.

Why to some people allow their 2 year old child to walk on their own through the lobby and corridors? They are not in a stroller or holding them or even holding their hand. The 2 year hold is just allowed to walk/stop/sit down where ever they like. Yet the parent or grandparent yells at the kid to "hurry up and come on". I see this being done by the same group of people almost everyday.

[GH85Carrera]

Originally Posted by 911 Rod

People that leave a message and think it's okay to say their name as fast as they can and their phone number even faster. I just delete it.

And the leave the number in the wrong cadence. Instead of a proper 123-456-7890 they say 1234-45-67-80 and say if fast and then hang up. I always say my number twice, and I say it slow enough for someone to write it down.

[pwd72s]

People who leave chalk with the chalk side down on the rail.

[911 Rod]

People that leave their wipers sticking in the air while parked because it might snow.
I want to run around and snap them off.

[drkshdw]

Originally Posted by 911 Rod

People that leave their wipers sticking in the air while parked because it might snow.
I want to run around and snap them off.

Hey, I just did this the night before last. Because I came home in pouring rain and knew the temp was supposed to drop 40 degrees. Glad I did because the car was a solid sheet of ice the next morning. Trying to rip up frozen wipers off an ice covered windshield is a nightmare that usually causes torn wiper blades. But I digress.

And to add to the thread, parents that let their offspring yell at maximum volume in small confined spaces and doing nothing about it hoping that they'll be quiet if they just ignore it.

[masraum]

Originally Posted by Crowbob

I don't know if this peeve was posted already but irregardless it's so peevish it needs repeating. People who post gigantic pics that turn the rest of the thread microscopic.

People who use "irregardless" when they could just use "regardless".