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Really minor annoyances
- Thread starter chunkyshanhawk53
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BiG
Winger
Is that what you think I should of said?
The seemingly growing propensity for saying
“Going cinema” as opposed to “going to the cinema”
Australia would also count for those that love a humblebrag
“Going cinema” as opposed to “going to the cinema”
Australia would also count for those that love a humblebrag
BiG
Winger
It irks me when Americans (tv announcers, news broadcasters etc) say “[something happened] Tuesday” (rather than “[something happened] ON Tuesday”.
Similarly when then say “August 5th” (rather that “5th OF August” or “August THE 5th”)
And it rankles that they express dates as MM/DD/YYYY (instead of DD/MM/YYYY)
The first two are irrational - the last one is a totally justified annoyance
Similarly when then say “August 5th” (rather that “5th OF August” or “August THE 5th”)
And it rankles that they express dates as MM/DD/YYYY (instead of DD/MM/YYYY)
The first two are irrational - the last one is a totally justified annoyance
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monkeytassle
Striker
Made a cuppa, left it to brew whilst I had a piss and I've left it downstairs. I think I might actually cry.
Tex
Striker
Aye.
The expression “five times smaller” bugs me. It’s one fifth the size not five times smaller. Since “times” is a function of multiplication the end result by definition cannot be smaller with positive integers.
The pervasive sightings not just IRL but especially on TV - weathermen, sports pundits etc - wearing those fuckin hideous ‘shrainers’. Especially with full suit and tie. They look bloody ridiculous man.
MackneyHackem
Striker
When the Roomba gets stuck under the dishwasher. I manage to forget that this happens every single time I set it off round the kitchen.
monkeytassle
Striker
Flavourful grinds my gears. Feels like a really lazy, unimaginative word.
Tex
Striker
I detest ‘competency’. What’s wrong with ‘competence’?
Years ago I was invited by email to take a ‘competency’ test. I replied “please don’t consider this as arrogancy or ignorancy, I don’t mean to insult your intelligency but I don’t feel motivated to complete your competency test.”
(Aye aa naar neebody likes a smart arse!)
monkeytassle
Striker
MackneyHackem
Striker
See now, “grinds my gears” boils my piss. It’s very American. Whenever I hear it, I immediately think “that should be “boils my piss”. “
when folk start their cars and immediately set off like a bat out of hell. no mechanical sympathy at all.
