What is your pet peeve or what are some of them?

Christian ministers and those called to lead prayer who start every sentence with "Father God"(and sometimes also inserting it in the middle of sentences). Even though I'm Muslim now, I sometimes have occasion to attend churches for funerals or special events of family and friends. I was raised Christian and remained so until I was in my late 40's, though I had stopped attending regular services by then. I don't remember ever hearing that redundancy in the churches I was a member of or visited, not by the ministers or those who were called to lead the prayers. This is something fairly new that is overdone, seems like grandstanding and is quite annoying, especially when the prayer is quite lengthy. :cautious:
 
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OneEyedDiva said:
Christian ministers and those called to lead prayer who start every sentence with "Father God"(and sometimes inserting it in the middle of sentences). Even though I'm Muslim now, I sometimes have occasion to attend churches for funerals or special events of family and friends. I was raised Christian and remained so until I was in my late 40's, though I had stopped attending regular services by then. I don't remember ever hearing that redundancy in the churches I was a member of or visited, not by the ministers or those who were called to lead the prayers. This is something fairly new that is overdone, seems like grandstanding and is quite annoying, especially when the prayer is quite lengthy. :cautious:
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Here the reformed often say de Here God or de Here Jezus and that is not the Lord God but the Lordy or something, you don't have that annoying option in English.
 
MountainRa said:
littering
restaurants that keep the air conditioning on Arctic blast
items in store with no price tag
those new headlights that are painfully blinding
drivers who don’t use turn signals
no uniformity in credit card swipe machines. They all slide or tap differently.
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Littering is a big one with me. As well. Pick up your garbage people, it isn't that hard or don't throw it out the window people. Disgusting.

I'd add not only restaurants to the arctic blast thing but grocery stores, any store, everywhere. I live where there is serious winter and the minute one can maybe wear shorts and a short sleeved shirt and be nicely warm, you go shopping or out to eat and you freeze to death and still need to take a sweater or jacket. Yeah, you reminded me of a big one of mine right there...

Turn signals and headlights. That and drivers could be a subject of its own couldn't it? I don't trust turn signals when someone does have one on either...

Agree also on the credit card machines. I'm always asking where do I tap on yours again? Tapping does beat swiping though.
 
MarciKS said:
I hafta say, with all that I do wrong, I'm amazed I have any friends at all.
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Look at it this way. So...like...those not-friends is because like peeps like you and I (get that?) are right and they are wrong. They like can't stand it.

So...my pet peeve with language is ending a sentence with a preposition; however, I will not go nucular over it. I don't know why because sometimes I do it, too.
AutumnGal said:
I walked out of the best job of my life over a boss that the owner had no clue of
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But "I walked out of the best job of my life over a boss of whom the owner had no clue" would be more proper. It is, however, more cumbersome?

Much of language is affected by regions and dialects. I will not lie to you; I like to hear those differences.

I love this thread! :ROFLMAO:
 
Smokers who pick a place to smoke that other people have to walk through it or near it. I have to hold my breath and walk fast. Also when they drop their butts all over the ground or throw out their car window. I had someone throw it out their car window and it came in my window and I had to pull over fast.
 
Saying PIN number instead of just PIN. PIN stands for Personal Identification Number so in essence they’re saying personal identification number number🤦‍♀️

Using “whenever” instead of “when.”
"When" is for one-time events ("Call me when you land"), while "whenever" is for recurring events ("Whenever it rains, I take the bus")

I listen to lots of audio books, podcasts etc. Have for years. More and more frequently the narrators of these books mispronounce words, and I find myself saying out loud, to no one, the correct pronunciation along with my own scathing rebuke!! I do similar with written words when the spelling or grammar is wrong.

My childrens’ pet peeve is when we’re all together having a meal, I will move their beverage glass if it looks like they’re going to knock it over when they’re gesturing while they talk. 🤦‍♀️I KNOW!! It’s rude, they’re not children any more, but I just can’t seem to stop myself. It happened at Easter dinner just yesterday.

I was sitting next to son #2 and quietly slid his glass over several inches while he was talking and using his hands to illustrate a point. Without breaking stride or interrupting his conversation, and with a slight smile, he reached over and slid it back, never once looking at me. 🤣
 
I find myself trying to keep irritations in check lately. I am 74 and don't want peeves to keep me upset
and take away precious minutes of my happiness. I spend enough time being peeved at myself more than
other people unless they touch me. Like bumping into me instead of saying "Excuse me" to pass by me.
But I am working on that myself, if I see someone approaching I make sure they have room to pass by.
I find that is helping a lot.
 
911 said:
People who use profanity in mixed crowds.
People who are disrespectful and show no manners.
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Those two are mine as a generalization. All the hoo-haa (polite term) in airline terminals and on the plane itself. People berating employees, in general, or things those employees have no control over. "Everyone" is entitled and 'no one' takes responsibility.
 
This one gets my curiosity nerve tingling.............TV reporter is doing a "side walk stand up report about something " and a person walking by the reporter covers up their whole face with their hands so the camera does not show their face ..........WHY are they doing that? Warrants out for their arrest ? Is it because they are NOT supposed to be in that part of the city ? Cheating on a spouse ? Called in sick, and went to the movies, instead?

Having a strong sense of curiosity, helped me make a good living, as a Private Investigator.
 
IrishEyes said:
I find myself trying to keep irritations in check lately. I don't want peeves to keep me upset
and take away precious minutes of my happiness.
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Same, same. As the saying often attributed to Abraham Lincoln goes, "Folks are usually about as happy as they make up their minds to be."

Sure, some little things can annoy me, but I try to not fuel those fires by dwelling on their shortcomings since I have plenty of my own.
 
Often, when reading an article in the news, they'll have an accompanying video on the webpage. When you hit the play button, the video will often be muted, but where's the un-mute button? Sometimes it's in the lower left, sometimes in the upper right, sometimes in the upper left... WTF? Standardize the position of the damn mute button/volume control already!

And then there's the volume disparity between the program you're watching and the commercials. You're watching something at a nice, comfortable volume and then a commercial starts blasting out of the speakers! Why is that allowed? Or why isn't there a way to automatically reduce the volume when that happens?

And I'm not sure why this happens, but all too often, if I'm doing something on the computer and I get up to do something else for a few minutes, why does the computer wait until I'm in the process of sitting back down before the screen saver is activated?

That's all for now. :cool:
 
GoodEnuff said:
Look at it this way. So...like...those not-friends is because like peeps like you and I (get that?) are right and they are wrong. They like can't stand it.

So...my pet peeve with language is ending a sentence with a preposition; however, I will not go nucular over it. I don't know why because sometimes I do it, too.

But "I walked out of the best job of my life over a boss of whom the owner had no clue" would be more proper. It is, however, more cumbersome?

Much of language is affected by regions and dialects. I will not lie to you; I like to hear those differences.

I love this thread! :ROFLMAO:
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I was so perfect in words when working but I will admit I'm relaxed now on what is proper when just hanging out and talking. I spent years proofreading and even changing what was said in dictation and making someone sound better. I might say something about grammar but believe me you will see typos from me I don't correct and I will intentionally say ain't once in awhile. LMAO.

I think it's kind of fun too and everyone has pet peeves. I'm new and didn't know what kinds of threads were okay but I had just come from a YT video when a 20 something in her sponsor ad had just said these ones and it was like oh I have to say something about that...! I know it's a pet peeve of mine and so the general topic of pet peeves.

Yes, you will find mistakes with what I say. However, I do know the right way. LOL. You will see typos as well. I have keyboard keys that do not always want to cooperate for one.
 
Babs2u said:
Got a text from AT&T saying my bill is due. The link to pay does not work. I call and they want to know which account. They didnt say, I have three. They keep demanding my account number. Finally they hang up on me.
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Are you sure it wasn't a scammer? You may want to contact your phone company to make sure your phone wasn't hacked.
 
katlupe said:
Smokers who pick a place to smoke that other people have to walk through it or near it. I have to hold my breath and walk fast. Also when they drop their butts all over the ground or throw out their car window. I had someone throw it out their car window and it came in my window and I had to pull over fast.
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I used to smoke. I don't know. I will say though yes, it is a dirty habit and does affect others but I always was conscious of that fact. I'd always try to blow in another direction, step away from people and so on. Many do not and that's true. We used to go to MX and if sitting on the beach if I had nothing to put them in I would put out the cigarette in the sand. After sitting for a few hours I'd pick them all up from that same spot, cold now, and carry them back with us to the nearest garbage can.

I also always had a messy purse as I'd step on a smoke a few times to make sure it was out and then throw the butt in my purse. I always picked them up. I never put them out and left them in anyone's yard, etc.

I am glad I kicked that habit, it's a very hard one to kick if a fairly heavy smoker.
 
RambleTamble said:
Often, when reading an article in the news, they'll have an accompanying video on the webpage. When you hit the play button, the video will often be muted, but where's the un-mute button? Sometimes it's in the lower left, sometimes in the upper right, sometimes in the upper left... WTF? Standardize the position of the damn mute button/volume control already!

And then there's the volume disparity between the program you're watching and the commercials. You're watching something at a nice, comfortable volume and then a commercial starts blasting out of the speakers! Why is that allowed? Or why isn't there a way to automatically reduce the volume when that happens?

And I'm not sure why this happens, but all too often, if I'm doing something on the computer and I get up to do something else for a few minutes, why does the computer wait until I'm in the process of sitting back down before the screen saver is activated?

That's all for now. :cool:
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Agree with all but that volume one drives me NUTS.

I used to notice it on some TV channels but haven't had TV in some years now. I watched a recent live trial and it was so hard to hear it took putting the various volumes up all the way and then BOOM here come an ad!! LOUD as heck!! So rush to turn it down but then the trial comes back on and can't hear again so back up I turn the volume... Yeah it's irritating. Very much so.
 
I'm bothered when people make comments and with a broad brush say ALL of whatever demographic their speaking of. ALL democrats/republicans/white/black/rich/
poor/atheists/christians....whatever. It's rarely all, say many or the majority or those I know, or a precentage, but not all unless you have statistics to back that up.

Any time I read or hear someone say ALL them they instantly lose credibility in my opinion.
 
David777 said:
Since its once again April income tax time, this retired person hates having to pay taxes on Social Security income that amounts to unfair double taxation. For the sake of lame politicians that began taxing us so but ought be ended.
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That began in 1984? Am I correct? I remember my mother being mad over it.
 
RambleTamble said:
My main pet peeve these days is being awoken at night by my body telling me I need to pee, but then I can't because of my enlarged prostate. If you're not going to let me go, stop waking me up!
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I have BPS too, urinating is still possible, but it lasts a bit longer and there is the post void drippling.
 
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