most worse pet hate.

probally been done b4 (but i wasnt a member then)
my pet hate is ppl spitting on the floor in london theres a lot of TB,and when u see ppl (normally young men) do it i fume,its dirty and discusting and it makes my stomach turn

I hate it when people get their 'there's, their and they're' muddled up. Also those who say Pacifically instead of Specifically, along with too istead of to and things like that

I hate "netspeak" gives me a headache trying to read it.

Hate is a pretty strong word that in my opinion, is way over used. However, the one thing I truly, truly hate is my ex husband. He's an abusive pervert that made my kids lives miserable (and mine) for many years. And the thing that I hate most is that he actually got away with it and folks (including the courts) believed he was such a "good christian man." I have a lot of other irritations and pet peeves but I wouldn't call them "hate."

Originally Posted by Shem

I hate it when people get their 'there's, their and they're' muddled up. Also those who say Pacifically instead of Specifically, along with too istead of to and things like that

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Originally Posted by Talon

I hate "netspeak" gives me a headache trying to read it.

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Originally Posted by Shem

I hate it when people get their 'there's, their and they're' muddled up. Also those who say Pacifically instead of Specifically, along with too istead of to and things like that

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Along the same lines, one spelling mistake is when people spell "alot" which isn't correct. It is two seperate words (a lot). It's probably one of the most common spelling mistakes though and I just think it's kind of funny.

Originally Posted by RoseHawke

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Wow!!! I love your sig!!

Originally Posted by mzjazz2u

Along the same lines, one spelling mistake is when people spell "alot" which isn't correct. It is two seperate words (a lot). It's probably one of the most common spelling mistakes though and I just think it's kind of funny.

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Also when they get their your and you're confused too. I'm not saying I never do it because sometimes I type too quickly but I really try not to

Thanks, Shem .

mzJazz2U: Yup, on the "alot" thing. Drives me nuts, but English is a changing language, and I seem to remember seeing that this has made its way into the dictionary as an alternative spelling which is just a step away from being an "accepted" spelling. Although in my book it's still not correct.

As long as we're at it --- "its" and "it's" also. And "who's" and "whose." Although I will admit that I've only just learned which is which in the who's/whose department (who's is the contraction for "who is/has" and whose is the possessive.)

Cindy

Originally Posted by mzjazz2u

Hate is a pretty strong word that in my opinion, is way over used. However, the one thing I truly, truly hate is my ex husband. He's an abusive pervert that made my kids lives miserable (and mine) for many years. And the thing that I hate most is that he actually got away with it and folks (including the courts) believed he was such a "good christian man." I have a lot of other irritations and pet peeves but I wouldn't call them "hate."

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I'm really sorry he did that and got away with it. But I'm glad you and your kids are out of there now.

Originally Posted by RoseHawke

Thanks, Shem

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mzJazz2U: Yup, on the "alot" thing. Drives me nuts, but English is a changing language, and I seem to remember seeing that this has made its way into the dictionary as an alternative spelling which is just a step away from being an "accepted" spelling. Although in my book it's still not correct.

As long as we're at it

--- "its" and "it's" also. And "who's" and "whose." Although I will admit that I've only just learned which is which in the who's/whose department (who's is the contraction for "who is/has" and whose is the possessive.)

Cindy

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Hey! I actually just tried to look it up on Websters online dictionary and it is not listed. But maybe Websters is lagging behind these days though!

I tried MSN Encarta and its not there either...

My pet peeve usually involves drivers speeding through yellow lights or speeding up when you hit the crosswalk button so they can get through first. Where does anyone need to go that badly when people, kids or animals could get hurt??
Someone almost hit my dog this way once and I ran up to their window and absolutely screamed at them.
(and I can't count the amount of times I have almost been hit or been nudged by a bumper as they squeal to a halt)....

I also can't stand parents who let their children bang on animal cages or yell at animals at the zoo, at a pet store,etc...(I just saw this yesterday so its fresh in my mind)

Shem, et al, if someone said, "I ain't not gonna ever never do that there thing no more agin," we might all agree that perhaps their grammar and spelling could possibly be tweaked, if only just a bit, but they DID COMMUNICATE, and isn't communication the name of the game, and isn't it FAR better to communicate, if even in a faulty manner, than to have to worry about offending someone's tender sensibilities over an inconsequential boo-boo ? ?

Perhaps my pet peeve are those who fail to count their blessings and instead harrangue over nit-picking nothings.

Leonard

Originally Posted by mzjazz2u

Hey! I actually just tried to look it up on Websters online dictionary and it is not listed. But maybe Websters is lagging behind these days though!

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I think I saw it in the Oxford English Dictionary, but this has been some time back.

Leonard --- (heh) the subject is the written word, not the spoken word when a person can ask for clarification, or can read body language. It's somewhat different.

Also, the subject is "pet peeves" (or hates as the original poster put it; ) it doesn't have to be logical.

By the way, "harangue" has only one "r" (just yankin' yer chain )

Cindy

You're sharp, Cindy, for I just put that in to see if you would catch it.

Leonard.

And, then and than. (I got some water then went to bed) or (if you didn't then who did) and (I would rather do this than that) are correct

I've seen many many mistakes like those mentioned here and I think the main problem with it on the web is that most people may never meet in person. The written communication is all you will ever know of the person and these common errors may tend to make them appear to be *less intelligent* (for lack of a better term) even though in most cases that may be far from the truth.

From what I've seen, most people overlook the errors and very rarely point them out (and for that I'm glad... I nit-pick my own posts before I hit the button and I've still found similar errors in them). But it might serve the person well if someone PM'd them to gently tell them if they were doing it on a consistent basis.

Originally Posted by Loveysmummy

My pet peeve usually involves drivers speeding through yellow lights or speeding up when you hit the crosswalk button so they can get through first. Where does anyone need to go that badly when people, kids or animals could get hurt??
Someone almost hit my dog this way once and I ran up to their window and absolutely screamed at them.
(and I can't count the amount of times I have almost been hit or been nudged by a bumper as they squeal to a halt)....

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Here in the Denver metro area, it seems that there people think that since they saw a yellow light as they were approaching the intersection, they should go through. So often, I will sit there as two, three cars go through the intersection while I have the GREEN light and so they obviously have the RED. I have also been flipped off when I stop at a yellow light. I always learned that unless you're committed to the intersection (like stuck in the middle of it), you stop for the yellow. But then its been 30 years since I took my driver's test so maybe I should review it to see if it changed.

Other pet peeves:

People who won't commit to a turn lane. They just drive in both lanes. Related to that, people who go into a turn lane and then swing back into my lane for their turn.

Lose and loose. Lose means to misplace something - loose is a descriptor of strictness or tightness.

Originally Posted by katachtig

I always learned that unless you're committed to the intersection (like stuck in the middle of it), you stop for the yellow. But then its been 30 years since I took my driver's test so maybe I should review it to see if it changed.

Other pet peeves:

People who won't commit to a turn lane. They just drive in both lanes. Related to that, people who go into a turn lane and then swing back into my lane for their turn.

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Here in town they had it all over the news that police were cracking down on light-runners. Their description of a violator? Someone who made it through the light but their wheels crossed the line after the light turned red. (but being in the intersection when it turns is fine I guess).

Turn lanes are especially dangerous here where most people drive like they've never been here before (remarkable... never seen so many bad drivers in one place). I'm surprised people aren't rear ended constantly due to people cramming on their brakes to get into a turn lane that's plenty long enough to allow them to slow after they're in it. Also, people who don't use turn signals... they're not optional!

Originally Posted by Sooz123

Also, people who don't use turn signals... they're not optional!

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I thought they stopped putting turn signals in cars.