| Author | Message | ||
     Oldstone Citizen Username: Rogers4317 Post Number: 630 Registered: 6-2004  |
or jewlery instead of jewelry ! | ||
| Oldstone Citizen Username: Rogers4317 Post Number: 631 Registered: 6-2004 |
sorry, one last one: relahtor instead of realtor !!! | ||
| CLK Supporter Username: Clkelley Post Number: 2013 Registered: 6-2002  |
Being in the office on a nice day. Now THAT gets my goat. Getting on MOL only takes the curse off of it by the tiniest little bit. | ||
| Ms. Cooper Citizen Username: Ms_cooper Post Number: 58 Registered: 4-2005 |
The use of "less" instead of "fewer". "aw-ways" instead of "always" Also, I know "gotten" is a real word but it just makes me cringe when I hear it. Sounds wrong to me--like the made-up word "boughten" (I should have boughten the dress when it was on sale). My FAVORITE misuse of the English language is when "you's" is used as the plural "you". "Which one of you's ate my Mallomars?", etc. Couldn't agree more with the "myself" issue. People think that by using it as a pronoun they sound sophisticated and important. To me they sound just sound like a bunch of d****e-bags. | ||
| Innisowen Citizen Username: Innisowen Post Number: 1682 Registered: 3-2004 |
CLK: "I really dislike it when people use a $3 word when a 25 cent word would do." You would have loved an old Jesuit teacher of mine who always said: "why say 'poor' when you can say 'impecunious," and "why say,'speaking dogmatically' when you can say 'speaking apodictically without subsumption.?" | ||
| Tom Reingold Supporter Username: Noglider Post Number: 12959 Registered: 1-2003  |
What's with this term "out of" such as "the doctor out of Overlook Hospital" or "my cousin out of Pennsylvania?" He's not out of Pennsylvania, he's in Pennsylvania! When he leaves Pennsylvania, he'll be out of Pennsylvania, but when he's there, he's in it! | ||
| Innisowen Citizen Username: Innisowen Post Number: 1683 Registered: 3-2004 |
Re: aw-ways and always, bought and boughten: let's not confuse dialect or regional pronunciations with "incorrect usages and spellings." Many people say, depending on where they come from: "All I can say is..." Others say "Alls I can say is..." One is current dialect usage in a given region; the other is what we hear here (there's a homophone for you). Some people say "I" and others "Ah." | ||
| Project 37 Citizen Username: Project37 Post Number: 12 Registered: 3-2006  |
People who insist on clipping their nails while using public transportation - GAHHHHH!!! | ||
| Buzzsaw Citizen Username: Buzzsaw Post Number: 4167 Registered: 5-2001  |
People who take their shoes off on a train too. Bonus points for people who say "ahhhhhhhh my dogs are barking" when they take them off. People who let their dogs run around in the park w/o a leash. Or use the tennis courts as a dog run. | ||
| Purplebug Citizen Username: Purplebug Post Number: 116 Registered: 10-2005 |
People who let their children run on tennis courts while people are trying to play. They think it is cute to watch the kid chase the ball. Will you think it's cute when I hit them in the head? | ||
| mjh Supporter Username: Mjh Post Number: 392 Registered: 5-2001 |
Ditto re: dogs off the leash!!! Why do some dog lovers feel that they are so above the law????????? Always happens on the reservation trails too. Bugs me mostly 'cause my kid has an almost pathological fear of dogs (After an unprovoked attack by an unleashed dog in a park at the age of 3...........He was not hurt, just terrified). | ||
| Duncan Supporter Username: Duncanrogers Post Number: 5955 Registered: 12-2001  |
are these kids just chasing balls or trying to learn how to play? my peeve is that ever loving I-will-park-anywhere-I-want-to-cause-I'm-only-gonna-be-a-minute thing. The left turns into spaces in town, the parked in front of Kings on the crosswalk, the blocking my driveway with their car....WILL YOU PEOPLE LEARN HOW TO F*&**NG WALK THE BLOCK! | ||
| blackcat Citizen Username: Blackcat Post Number: 507 Registered: 6-2001 |
I work in a staffing agency: 1)People who call or send emails regarding certain positions that cannot either pronounce or spell said position correctly. 2)People who only list their cell phone number on a resume and answer "YO". 2b)People who use a "cutesy" email address (ex. hotbootymama@abc.com) 3)People that fax a resume and when I call as soon as I receive it, the number is disconnected. 4)People who call me for information, then have me wait several minutes while they get a pen. There I feel better  | ||
| Lizziecat Citizen Username: Lizziecat Post Number: 1103 Registered: 5-2003 |
Wrong: It's so fun. How fun. Right: It's so much fun. How much fun it is. | ||
| Tom Reingold Supporter Username: Noglider Post Number: 12963 Registered: 1-2003 |
Are you saying fun isn't an adjective? | ||
| I'm Only Sleeping Citizen Username: Imonlysleeping Post Number: 133 Registered: 8-2005 |
Two driving related peeves: 1. People who don't use turn signals. Why is this so difficult? It's RIGHT NEXT TO THE STEERING WHEEL. What could be simpler? It even turns itself off after you turn! Sheesh. 2. People who complain about the "parking problem" in Maplewood village. There is no parking problem in Maplewood village. I have driven to the village at all times of day, every day of the week, every time of year, and never once, ever, at any point, have I had a problem finding a space somewhere in town. Maybe not directly in front of my destination, but within a very easy one- or two- or three-block walk. | ||
| Rastro Citizen Username: Rastro Post Number: 2600 Registered: 5-2004  |
A bit late, but... Mwoodwalk, the first entry in my Merriam-Webster ditionary (as well as the online version) for Impact is a verb. Sorry.
I don't have an OED, but impact as a verb is not a new usage. | ||
| Rastro Citizen Username: Rastro Post Number: 2601 Registered: 5-2004 |
"for all intensive purposes" - ARGH. It's "for all intents and purposes." There are many phrases like this. People hear them, but never really learn them. So they think they know the correct words, but don't. And they get said so quickly that others either don't notice it, or don't care. It's the grammatical equivalent of "'scuse me while I kiss this guy." People who try to use correct grammar, and say I when they should use me. People who forget to turn off their turn signal for miles on end. Then make a turn and give you the "I signaled!" look. People who are stuck behind a left turning car, and take up both lanes of a two lane road because they don't want anyone getting around them on the right. | ||
| TomR Citizen Username: Tomr Post Number: 1022 Registered: 6-2001 |
People who claim to adhere to a particular ideological perspective, whether it be conservative, or liberal (or whatever) and promptly change perspective when the issue at hand affects them personally. TomR | ||
| CLK Supporter Username: Clkelley Post Number: 2015 Registered: 6-2002 |
blackcat, I can sympathize. I also hate it when people correspond with me about an open position on my staff, and type their e-mails all in lower-case. What does this show - you're cool? you can't type? your shift key is broken? what? To me, it says you are one or more of the following: 1) careless, 2) stupid, or 3) contemptuous of my organization. In any case, why should I give you a job? Another one that kills me is when people send inquiries about open positions, and their resumes say that they are looking for a career in "human resources" or "magazine editing" or "engineering" or something else totally unrelated to the opening. Kids, don't waste my time and yours. Don't apply for the job if you don't want it. | ||
| ess Citizen Username: Ess Post Number: 1402 Registered: 11-2001 |
SoOrLady: when deciding whether to use "me" or "I" in a sentence, first determine whether you (the me or I in question) is the subject or the object. Examples: I went to the movies. Jane and I went to the movies. Want to go to the movies with Jane and me? Many people would say "Jane and I" because they think it sounds more intelligent. However, improper use of "I" when it should be "me" is a major grammatical pet peeve of mine -- as are most of the ones listed in posts above. (A good rule of thumb is to take out the other person and see if it sounds right. You would never say "Come with I", so you would never say, "Come with Jane and I".) Another peeve, driving-related: Why is it that, whenever I am trying to merge or change lanes, the car that was a mile behind me suddenly accelerates and is on my tail or cuts me off when I am actually doing the merging? Is there something in the NJ driving manual that states "Do not let other drivers change lanes"? Argh. | ||
| CLK Supporter Username: Clkelley Post Number: 2016 Registered: 6-2002 |
An easy way to know whether to say "I" or "me" is to take out the "Jane and" part. For example, "Want to go to the movies with me?" sounds right, but "Want to go to the movies with I?" sounds like you just landed from Mars. So if you add Jane into the sentence, choose "Want to go to the movies with Jane and me?" (actually, this should be "Do you want to go to the movies with Jane and me?" but I won't dock any points off your grade for that ... ;-) | ||
| tulip Citizen Username: Braveheart Post Number: 3330 Registered: 3-2004 |
Did you know that "graduated college" is not correct? It's "graduated FROM college." | ||
| las Citizen Username: Las Post Number: 1254 Registered: 10-2003 |
I don't know the grammatical rule for this, but there has got to be an error when referring to "people that do something." Shouldn't the pronoun be reflective of the noun (ie, "people who speak poorly")? To be uber-critical, I guess one might just criticize non-traffic abiding, cell-phone talking drivers that don't use their indicators. | ||
| ess Citizen Username: Ess Post Number: 1403 Registered: 11-2001 |
CLK - yes, I left off the "do" -- was being quite informal! Tulip - people make THAT mistake ALL THE TIME. Grr. | ||
| Tom Reingold Supporter Username: Noglider Post Number: 12970 Registered: 1-2003 |
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| Purplebug Citizen Username: Purplebug Post Number: 118 Registered: 10-2005 |
There is a difference between yield and stop. When you are in the right lane, do not make a left turn. The arrows painted on the street are there for a reason. Chew with your mouth closed, you are not a cow. Do not talk with food in your mouth. Do not pick your nose, teeth or nails while in a restaurant, then flick the things that you find there. If you have long hair, do not fling it in my face. I will either grab and yank it, or set it on fire with my lighter. Do not put your utensils in my food without asking permission to taste it first. Do not call me on the phone, while you are using the toilet. Do not ask me a question, you don't want the answer to. | ||
| Tom Reingold Supporter Username: Noglider Post Number: 12971 Registered: 1-2003 |
OK, in your view, what's the difference between yield and stop? In my view, if I want to stop at a yield sign, I certainly may, and it may be advisable, too. | ||
| ess Citizen Username: Ess Post Number: 1405 Registered: 11-2001 |
I thought "Yield" meant to let other drivers go, if there are any. "Stop" means stop, regardless of oncoming traffic. If this is not right, please clarify. | ||
| mrmaplewood Citizen Username: Mrmaplewood Post Number: 309 Registered: 5-2001 |
People who pronounce FEBUARY (which seems to be everyone). | ||
| Tom Reingold Supporter Username: Noglider Post Number: 12975 Registered: 1-2003 |
Yes, more specifically, yielding means you don't make anyone change speed or course to avoid you. Stopping is one way to do this. Sometimes, slowing is all you need. There is a yield sign at the end of the ramp from I-78 eastbound onto Springfield Ave (exit 49B). You can't see if it's safe to go unless and until you stop. The good thing is that the locals seem to know this. If I stop at a yield sign and you hit me from behind, it's your fault. | ||
| Tom Reingold Supporter Username: Noglider Post Number: 12977 Registered: 1-2003 |
Feb-you-ary is so common that this pronunciation is in my dictionary. Be honest. People who try not to say that usually end up saying "feb-oo-ary". | ||
| Purplebug Citizen Username: Purplebug Post Number: 120 Registered: 10-2005 |
I thought if I hit your car in any situation, it would be my fault? Stopping is one way to do it, going is another. | ||
| tulip Citizen Username: Braveheart Post Number: 3331 Registered: 3-2004 |
ADULTS who say "liberry" instead of library. You probably don't have any such people in Maplewood, but we do in Pohatcong...and there's always "disirregardless" or "irregardless," my perennial pet peeves. | ||
| ess Citizen Username: Ess Post Number: 1406 Registered: 11-2001 |
I am the only person I know who actually does say "Feb-roo-ary". Yet, I have seen the R-less pronunciation in dictionaries as well, so it clearly is accepted by many. That doesn't mean I have to like it! | ||
| CLK Supporter Username: Clkelley Post Number: 2019 Registered: 6-2002 |
Well, we don't say Wed-nes-day, we say Wensday. So Feb-you-ary seems OK to me. | ||
| newone Citizen Username: Newone Post Number: 327 Registered: 8-2001 |
People who drive with their foot resting on the brake pedal. I was behind someone today who drove for miles with the brake lights on! I don't mean this to be racist (and I apologize if you get offended) but white people who act and speak like they are black. A friend of mine always gets off the phone by saying "peace out, brother!" Cracks me up...he sounds like a fool. | ||
| aquaman Supporter Username: Aquaman Post Number: 771 Registered: 8-2001 |
Newone, I can't stand black people who act and speak like they are white. A black friend of mine always gets off the phone by saying "Goodbye!" Cracks me up...ofay motherscratcher. | ||
| Buzzsaw Citizen Username: Buzzsaw Post Number: 4170 Registered: 5-2001 |
peace out brother sounds more like hippy talk | ||
| SO Ref Citizen Username: So_refugee Post Number: 1583 Registered: 2-2005  |
I hate the word "irregardless"; however, Merriam Webster now considers it a "non-standard" word... http://m-w.com/dictionary/irregardless |
