Old Salt
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And before "cool" we said "groovy!"
Do you have any petty dislikes?
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feywon
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Totally understand.
It is a plot to get us to pay for the 'no ads' version of YT.
jujube
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What's even worse is when it's an "honorary" doctorate.
I used to work with a man who appended "Dr." to his name at every opportunity. It turned out that he had given $$$ to some little college that didn't even offer doctorate degrees but they gave him an honorary one anyway.
That's even worse than the ones people used to pay $500 for from diploma mills for "life experience".
Well, folks, I think I'll just mosey over to the printer and print me up one from The School of Hard Knocks. That'll be "Dr. Jujube" from y'all from now on....
Alligatorob
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I try not to have petty dislikes, but can't always help myself.
Except maybe Doc Holliday
Rob
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I don't like anyone insisting on being called "Doctor" no matter the degree... or by any other formal title for that matter. Things work better if people are recognized as equals... I always make it a point of calling medical doctors by their first names, did the same with College profs back in the day.
Except maybe Doc Holliday
Rob
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Capt Lightning
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- Historic Buchan, Scotland
I lot of things annoy me. A few of these are...
Starting sentences with 'so'.
Use of 'text abbreviations' eg. 'U' instead of you in posts. I generally ignore them.
People who feel that they have to shout while using mobile phones.
Starting sentences with 'so'.
Use of 'text abbreviations' eg. 'U' instead of you in posts. I generally ignore them.
People who feel that they have to shout while using mobile phones.
Well, I can agree with 9 of those!
Nathan
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- High Desert- Calif.
I can agree with most of your peeves, but I do love #5 and #7, and reserve judgement on #9 and what appears to be #9a, as long as their cooked properly.
Old Salt
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There is still too much of a German in me to call a medical doctor anything but doctor! But all those other ones with PHDs, nope! Back in the forties and early fifties there were still so many class distinctions in my native land that you actually addressed the wife of a doctor as "Frau Doktor Mueller!" Mrs. Doctor Mueller. As an aside, the castle you see overlooks my home town!I try not to have petty dislikes, but can't always help myself.
I don't like anyone insisting on being called "Doctor" no matter the degree... or by any other formal title for that matter. Things work better if people are recognized as equals... I always make it a point of calling the medical doctors by their first names, did the same with College profs back in the day.
Except maybe Doc Holliday
Rob
Jamala
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- Butterfly from Herts/UK
Hey Old Salt...my opinion is thus..Alright, this is another one of my threads that's totally forgettable but gives me a chance to vent! I am a voracious reader and have always shunned books that are written in first person, present! I hate them, it just doesn't seem natural. "I stand at the door and wait" and my mind screams, it should be "I stood at the door and waited!!!!" Today I am forcing myself to read a book like that because I am interested in the subject matter and am constantly translating it in my mind! Told you it is a petty dislike, feel free to share yours, if it isn't too personal for you! Or resent me for wasting your time!
Writing in the first person present tense makes it feel as though the events of the novel are happening in real time. It’s an exciting way of writing and lends a sense of expectancy…wonderful way of drawing people into the story and to me a mixture of present and past tense in a novel is ideal!
Old Salt
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Vive la difference @Jamala! Authors wouldn't write in that style if they didn't have many people who feel just like you! As we say in North America: Different strokes for different folks!"
Nathan
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Being that I slept through high school grammar/composition classes(getting an appropriate grade in the "D"~"D-" range) I'm not a real stickler on prose form or features. "I stand at the door and wait" sounds immediate, whereas "I stood at the door and waited" sounds past-tense. I dunno, what-ever the author is trying to convey is alright with me.Alright, this is another one of my threads that's totally forgettable but gives me a chance to vent! I am a voracious reader and have always shunned books that are written in first person, present! I hate them, it just doesn't seem natural. "I stand at the door and wait" and my mind screams, it should be "I stood at the door and waited!!!!" Today I am forcing myself to read a book like that because I am interested in the subject matter and am constantly translating it in my mind! Told you it is a petty dislike, feel free to share yours, if it isn't too personal for you! Or resent me for wasting your time!
Old Salt
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And that's fine with me as well, @Nathan. It's a personal idiosyncrasy and I am not saying that I'm right, I just hate "I stand at the door and wait!" with a passion and always will, since I am old and inflexible!
Jamala
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Nope, too much going on to take notice of petty dislikes.
fuzzybuddy
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- The Sticks, Northeast PA.
I hate that I don't ever know which is right- loose, or lose.
And there's common words that I never can remember how to spell.
I don't it like when the paper on twist ties on bread falls apart when you untie it.
Why is it when you need it, the next roll of toilet paper is on the other side of the room.
You get instructions on how to do something on your computer, and all you have to is click 'systems' then click "install". So, you click on systems and the menu comes down, and there's no damned "install".
I don't like TV sports announcers who say things like "This team came here to play". DUH!
I don't like baseball, when the old manager takes that S L O W walk to the mound to change pitchers.
Ads for plumber/electricians that say " everybody gets 20% OFF", isn't that your regular price?
And there's common words that I never can remember how to spell.
I don't it like when the paper on twist ties on bread falls apart when you untie it.
Why is it when you need it, the next roll of toilet paper is on the other side of the room.
You get instructions on how to do something on your computer, and all you have to is click 'systems' then click "install". So, you click on systems and the menu comes down, and there's no damned "install".
I don't like TV sports announcers who say things like "This team came here to play". DUH!
I don't like baseball, when the old manager takes that S L O W walk to the mound to change pitchers.
Ads for plumber/electricians that say " everybody gets 20% OFF", isn't that your regular price?
horseless carriage
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Well said, please indulge my pettiness. There is a fabric that I have never warmed to and that's denim. Back in my student days someone actually accused me of snobbishness for wearing trousers. That more or less sealed it, never owned a pair of jeans.No, my dislikes are all too petty to mention.
Dr. Jekyll
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- Florida
I get unnecessarily annoyed at people who don't seem to get how search works on most platforms. Our community has a private Facebook group and the sheer number of "Need a plumber, dentist, orthopedist recommendation" etc. posts just grinds my gears. Everything has been asked for a zillion times and a simple Facebook search within the group would reveal all. I know it's petty and I realize that people, especially folks older than me, are not always the most tech savvy. But sheesh, how hard is it to learn to use a search box. Sorry, I'll take a breath now.
CarolfromTX
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- Central Texas
My current peeve is with people who use the words fewer and less incorrectly. I hear it on TV many times. I always correct them out loud.
Old Salt
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- New Brunswick, Canada!
And then there are the writers who don't know the difference between who and whom, and farther and further! Writers in major, acclaimed movies, at that!
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Llynn
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As a Petty Officer in the US Navy, several of my Petty dislikes were those stupid dixie cup hats we had to wear, and the whole white jumper uniform. It looked like we were wearing pajamas on duty. Are those petty enough to qualify for this thread?