h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

My pet peeve is...

I have a lot of them.

It drives me nuts when people ask a question with two possible answers with a "Yes" (i.e; 'Do you want a peach or an apple?' 'Yes')

I just had that happen, of course, which is why I started wondering...

What are everyone elses pet peeves?

Hi Kate

pet peeves are legion i'm afraid...
here's one:

people who dont know the difference between
"insure" and "ensure".

i've got more

Oooh

And affect, and effect...

I am a pedantic fool when it comes to usage...

Another big one - in writing when people say 'Would of' instead of 'Would have'...

Oh, yes, and people who write "your welcome" instead of "you're welcome"... I have numerous peeves related to spelling and grammar! However, my biggest pet peeve of all is people who refuse to say what they really mean and expect you to be able to read their mind... aargh!!

'Off of' really annoys me!

Why can't they just say 'off'?

Or the butchering of the apostrophe in "Its" (possessive)...

I realize it's a dumb rule but... it drives me nuts when people mess it up

I have to agree with the say what you mean bit. Another that sends me up a wall (and this might be specific to me ) is when someone asks a question, not really caring what the answer is. Nameless person 'Do you have plans tonight?' Me: 'Yes' Nameless Person 'Well I wanted to go out'

And round and round till it comes out that they want me to cancel my plans so that they can honor theirs. Why even ask me if the answer has no bearing anyway????

(Hmmm oxymoronic, that)

ahem...
Researchers,...who BOAST about NEVER reading the backlog to a conversation to which they are posting...

It's this wonderful combination of Arrogance and Ignorance that says
"i'm ignoring everything that you might have written...now listen to me..."

alec.

Researchers who expect you to read it when it's 3000 posts long

People who state the answers to questions with absolute authority, then you find out they were only guessing

*glares at boyfriend who is notorious for this*

the fact that nobody queues for buses any more!

people that don't say please and thank you.

people that are rude to shop staff/serving staff.

people who let their mobile phone ring more than twice before answering it - I really do not want to listen to it, its not cool or hip no matter what you think.

people who hold really loud conversations on public transport and then accuse you of listening - when they speak so loud you cannot help but listen.

ooops thought this said "pet perve" but whilst I am here;

Drivers who do 40 mph ALL the time, these will do 40 in 30 zones, leaving me behind, then 40 in 60 zones with me trying to get on.

They nearly all wear cloth caps!

On that subject a friend once thought it would make safer roads if anyone caught wearing head gear whilst driving was banned - thus removing boy racers (baseball caps) and the above.

CH

People who read over your shoulder

Oooh good one, Flanker - that really, really burns me

And drivers... don't EVEN get me started on drivers.

I *try* to read backlog... But as was said... sometimes backlog is 3000 posts long... I'm not sure I'd remember what I wanted to say by the time I'd waded through all of it

Kate

People who sniff ... blow your ing nose!

Sometimes it just keeps running and you can't do anything.

on noses: people (mainly women it must be said) who can't sneeze, they stiffle it in a stupid way, thereby not removing the irratation that causes the sneeze so they frequently have to sneeze several times to clear it.

me on the other hand, when I snezze, siesomiters register it miles away

CH

Being talked to as though I am an idoit

That is idiot - proving either that I am one or that I am so annoyed that I can't type properly.

My pet peeve is called Gerald and lives in a cage in my spare room. Oh yes, and he's orange.

What? Oh right, that sort of peeve, ok then

Erm, enthusiastic people who rush everywhere doing 'stuff' and think that everyone else should as well. Great, you enjoyed it, but just think that other people may not want to, ok? Some of us are quite happy observing the world and thinking about it sometimes.

Nice one Kelli