Our planet is home to billions of people with unique quirks and traits – and every single one of us holds different opinions.
Is eating breakfast for dinner acceptable? How essential is a college education? Is social media creating a toxic culture or helping us stay connected? Is Shrek the best-animated movie ever? The list could go on and on, but you get the gist.
Some might argue that being overly opinionated is somewhat frowned upon – however, everybody perceives life in their own way. Distinct opinions foster debate – and debate is great, as you get the opportunity to view the world through someone else's eyes:
“What is the smallest, pettiest hill you'll still die on?” – this web user turned to one of Reddit’s most thought-provoking communities, wondering what seemingly unimportant beliefs people are willing to defend, no matter what it costs them. The thread has managed to receive over 14K upvotes in just a matter of days, as well as 14.5K worth of comments and intriguing examples.
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No one wants to hear your phone conversations in public. NO ONE.
Some years ago a woman on the train was discussing her vaginal yeast infection with someone on the phone. Why would you think that's a good idea?
I've gotten to the age where I would have shouted out "None of us wants to hear about your infected pussy!" ;-D
Load More Replies...Recently my wife and I went to a museum, and a guy was checking his voicemails and making calls on speakerphone at what sounded like full volume (you could hear the distortion coming from the speakers). Did I mention that this was in a damn museum?
THIS is considered a "petty belief"? This is beyond annoying.
I had dropped my phone once and it broke just at the top disabling the camera and speaker functions. I could only hold calls on speakerphone because it uses the speaker at the bottom of the phone. I simply would not answer calls in public lol I'd text the person that I'd call them later. I refused to be that person haha
Lol happened to me too, then i dropped it again and it started functioning!
Load More Replies...Not just conversations, but I hate hearing their music, games, videos, etc, too.
When taking a call in public at least use a headset. Waiting in a doctors office and another patient was watching/listening to a how-to video full volume. Annoying as hell.
yes... the amount of people i see use their phones on speaker in the bus is astounding. And i am talking about India. These idiots play the most atrocious music and are listening
Beyonce is overhyped
I agree. Don't understand the big deal about this over over over produced woman. She's made a few danceable numbers, but that's the extent of it in my book.
**insert name of current flavor of the month artist/celebrity here** is overhyped. I get liking or even loving some of the projects these people do but to idolize them to almost godlike status has never made much sense to me. What we see is rarely who they are.
Yes! I really don't get the fuss, I mean I don't dislike her but she's not someone I would choose to listen to or pay a ridiculous amount to see live
I've never understood the whole "queen-bey" thing....but then again, there are people who support the Kardashians.
I'm a classic rock gal myself and the 80's hair bands. I don't get the hype of anyone past that era.
I love it because she's not the one hyping herself. She does her thing when and how she wants to.
If today is Monday, then the upcoming Saturday is considered “this Saturday” not “next Saturday”. “Next” would be two Saturdays from now.
Fight me.
Yes! 'Next' for me always refers to the following week, even if that day hasn't happened yet in the current week. ALWAYS!
I've missed an appointment over this very misunderstanding. To me "next" literally and technically means the very next one that will occur.
So I don't see how you could've missed your appointment? Sounds like you went a Saturday early.
Load More Replies...Next Saturday means the next Saturday which would be “this” Saturday Do we choose our weapons now or later?
My family keep having to clarify "next saturday" as the saturday of next week because of this. It's kinda irritating to be honest.
It’s common courtesy to wait for someone to come off the elevator before entering.
I get this constantly. I'm trying to wheel off the elevator in my wheelchair and people are insisting on bowling me over to get on. Jokes on them, my wheelchair doubles as a bulldozer. I'm getting OFF
Load More Replies...Not only elevators. Out prevails going in. Out of a toilet. Out of a train. Out of a room. People who try to push in - don't they realize there will be more room if they wait a few seconds? And by that means - Wait a few seconds a few steps away from the door, not right in front of it....
Exactly. The elevator/train/subway isn't magically going to take off as soon as the jerks step in. There's plenty of time, plus there'll be more room!
Load More Replies...This is why I stand firmly in the center of the door so me and fellow passengers can get off without people barreling in first. It's just rude, especially if you have someone with a stroller or walking aides trying to get off; they already have enough to deal with and rudeness shouldn't be thrown at them
Ya gonna always have these mouth breathers who are impatient as hell and will not do this
I agree. But sometimes it can be a lot of work if they do not want to get off.
Put your goddamn shopping cart/trolley in the corral
Yes, don't be a bum. Don't be lazy. Don't say it's someone else's job. Just do the considerate thing and put the damn cart back.
In the US, parking lots have the cart corrals to make it easier and people still don't or they leave them in the spot next to it. I absolutely hate when they leave carts in the non parking space between handicap spots. That space is to allow the car occupant ease when exiting and entering their vehicle, not for your lazy a*s to dump a cart. I often move those carts out of the way because if you're parking in handicap you're already inconvenienced and don't need extra cràp
Leaving a cart in the unloading zone of a handicap space makes my blood boil. Some of the disabled people need that space for their wheelchair lift. And then there's the ones who leave a cart in a regular parking space, with a cart corral 10 feet away!
Load More Replies...I had a cart put itself away one time. So, early evening, not many people or cars around. My car was on a slight incline and halfway between each end of the row. I'd finished unloading everything but had already had to chase the cart twice. This time, I let it go, just to see what would happen. It went down to the driving lane, paused for a second then started moving again. It ended going uphill a little and into the corral at the end of the other parking row like it had eyes and was independently powered. There was nothing on it that looked like a motor or anything (I checked afterwards). I tell you, I just stood there and laughed hysterically for a bit.
People are so bloody lazy. You're about to sit in a car for the remainder of your journey. I don't think putting the cart back is going to break you!
Walk those steps in my shoes. I might bring it back, but I can't make it back to my car. Not everyone is young and spry.
Load More Replies...It's inconsiderate not to, not only to the workers, but also the other customers using the parking lot. I would give someone a pass if they have mobility issues or don't want to walk away with their baby in the car or something like that.
Or do what I do, always try to park next to a corral so it's easy
This is a pretty good yardstick for the decency of the person involved, at least on the negative side. Like, I've met bad people who put their carts back, but I've never met a good person who leaves them in the middle of the parking lot.
But you shouldn't judge so harshly those who don't. Near handicap parking spots, it might be the handicapped person who can't make it to the cart corral. I look normal but often am in extreme pain and just can't go any further - shopping without the electric cart was as far as I could push myself. Some moms have unloaded kids into the car - should they leave them unattended just to put away a cart? I think it is kinder to be compassionate compared to the "kindness" of putting a cart in a corral.
Adding 's at the end of a word does not make it plural.
I've seen it in ads. I've seen it on signs. I've even seen it on a flyer someone wrote advertising their services as a writer.
People walk around like it's normal! Out in the street! Saying that they have 14 chicken's! Like monsters!
I will die on this hill over and over until my assembled corpses make it into a slightly bigger hill.
Corrected it "I will die on this hill over and over until my assembled corpse's make it into a slightly bigger hill."
Nate, actually the OP was right....it's corpses. The apostrophe denotes possession. Unless you're being sarcastic.
Load More Replies...See the book "Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation" by Lynne Truss. Has a panda on the cover. Based on this story: A panda walks into a café. He orders a sandwich, eats it, then draws a gun and fires two shots in the air. "Why?" asks the confused waiter, as the panda makes towards the exit. The panda produces a badly punctuated wildlife manual and tosses it over his shoulder. "I'm a panda," he says at the door. "Look it up." The waiter turns to the relevant entry in the manual and, sure enough, finds an explanation. "Panda. Large black-and-white bear-like mammal, native to China. Eats, shoots & leaves."
The best one I ever saw was on a board outside a pub in Cornwall, "our menu chang'es every day"
Took me 5 yrs to figure out cent sign on modern keyboard!
Load More Replies...Or writing "of" instead of "have"... "He should of said so..." Or saying "aks" instead of "ask" ...etc...
It irks me to know there's a "should of" hill people are dying on.
Load More Replies...I also HATE it when they don't put an s after the apostrophe when possessively talking about someone whose name happens to end in an s already.
Uh, is that wrong? Did I learn wrong or am I just confused?!?
Load More Replies...Apostrophes denote possessions (the woman's pen) or contractions (it's = it is). Apostrophes are not salt. Don't (do not) just try sprinkling them in everywhere!
Throwing your cigarette butts is littering.
This is absolutely NOT PETTY! Birds have been found to be picking up cigarette butts & trying to feed them to their young, or using them as nesting material.
The reasons birds do this is apparently because the nicotine in the butts acts as pest control in a sense to ward unwanted guests away from their nests. This being said it’s still 100% NOT okay to litter cigarette butts anywhere. Terrible for the environment/planet
Load More Replies...I mean I'm a smoker, and even I 100% agree, if I have to smoke in public I always make sure that's the butt is 100% out then find a trash can to throw it away in.
I get so angry at a holes throwing them from their car. Don't smoke in your car if you haven't got anywhere to get rid of them. Also it's way too easy for that to start a fire.
And cars used to come with ashtrays! And you can buy cheap ones for newer model cars! No excuses.
Load More Replies...Smokers are the biggest offenders of littering and for some reason they don't see it as a problem
When a kid has a birthday, only HE gets to blow out the candles! It INFURIATES me to my very soul when I see other kids try to blow them out. The only thing worse is when adults LET THEM.
Oh. So it really IS wrong when my ex BFFs and their crushes blow out all the candles, giggling excitedly like it’s their birthday, take all the party hats and party stuff, throw themselves in the party decorations and pop out balloons, eat all the cake when me and my family hadn’t even got to it, play games by themselves and completely ignore me, opening and helping themselves to the gifts, stealing general stuff from off-limits basement, and generally have a very nice and havocked time completely ignoring me?
This happened to me twice as a kid at the same party. I got so frustrated and upset its my cake and candles. worst part? it was my brother and my parents didnt stop him. I was called irrational and emotional and should "get over it"
I don't care how you pronounce them, but it's written "could/would/should/might HAVE", not "could of".
But would you would’ve? If you really could’ve ?
Load More Replies...I have actually only seen people from the US write it this...
Load More Replies...Additional million upvotes. I hate this so much. I have ghosted dudes I was talking to for this reason. #notevensorry
Another one (driving) - "I should've went" instead of "gone." Huge pet peeve of mine.
The toilet paper roll goes over not under!!!
I have cats. They have NEVER pulled the paper off the roll. The paper goes over, not under.
Load More Replies...Why though? Yes i'm a repeat offender but as i'm the only one who actually bothers to change the toilet roll I really don't care :D
actually, that is correct. i discovered this when i saw the drawing of the original patent application.
it's an illustration for a patent, not an instruction manual.
Load More Replies...Toddlers, puppies and felines of all ages love to see how far that roll will unroll through the house. If you have never seen a cat un roll an entire triple roll then have those super round space saucer eyes as they swoosh it around the floor with their tail pointing straight up, you have not met a true cat. It's the demon right under the surface.so close it might pop out any second. You can never put it back on that cardboard center ĺike it was... so you trade it out for a new one.1
I've even changed them to over in public restrooms, like the pub or restaurant. Pathetic, but a small pleasure :)
It’s “I couldn’t care less”
“I could care less” doesn’t even make sense.
unless the literal meaning of the phrase is what they mean
Load More Replies...Like "I could care less" That means you do care At least a little - Weird Al, Word Crimes
THANK YOU LITERALLY NO ONE EVER SAYS IT RIGHT AND IT BUGS ME TO NO END
The word 'literally' being used wrongly is a kicker for me as well... ;)
Load More Replies..."I could care less" means you do actually care a little, I prefer the Scottish "I could'nae gie a flying f**k" it's much more simple and straight to the point.
Being late, making others wait, or any other method of wasting another’s time, is stealing the most valuable, non-retrievable, irreplaceable thing in their life.
THIS. As I’ve gotten older and watched the previous generation start to shuffle off this mortal coil, have beaten the big C in my late 20s and began to lose a few friends too early, I resolved that my time is the most valuable thing in my life. I semi-jokingly tell people that disrespect my or others’ time that I value it at a minimum of $60/hr. Stealing other peoples time is the worst. Not appreciating them when they gift you their time is entitled & inconsiderate.
@FreshGanesh, I want to double upvote and make a law that wasting time needs a fine
Load More Replies...I immediately thought of "f*****g rude." Your version is classier.
Load More Replies...Wow. I think this is probably the most entitled group of commenters I've ever come across! When dealing with other humans, why can't compassion and understanding be the default? Instead it's this automatic "me me me me" reaction where your default is to feel superior when someone doesn't behave as social norms dictate. What if instead your default was to assume they had a shi**y morning and their kid had a tantrum at daycare drop off, or they spilled coffee on their shirt and had to drive home and change, or they are neuro-divergent (ADHD, Autistic etc.) and lost the battle with time blindness today? Maybe the world would be a kinder place. After all, you are responsible for your own emotions and no one can magically "make you" feel anything. Instead of holding onto so much toxic contempt, maybe play a game on your phone or watch the squirrels outside your window or just breathe for a little while. Choose compassion and hold yourself accountable for your emotions and consequent reaction.
This. I have no clue what people consider wasting time is anymore. Apparently, unless you're giving someone money, offering them a service, basically business transactions only and only in the swiftest, mechanical, robotic way beyond humanly possibly is worth people's time. I wonder if that's how they treat their friends. I've had people tell me unless I was paying them $300 I can't say hi. Like, What? I understand people are in a bind, just like I am, but that's a whole other level of entitlement. No one is that special.
Load More Replies...There are few things on earth that p**s me off more then someone who can't be on time. I will permanently shut you out of my life and I don't care who you are.
You should not come to Spain then... It took me a lot of time to get used to the habit of accepting that "on time" is just not really a thing here. Sometimes people show up a little late, sometimes not at all and they don't even let you know they're not planning on coming.... which I personally think is rude, but learned to take it with a pound of salt, it's never personal, people just can't be bothered by it so much I guess ;)
Time thieves. It's horrible because you literally cannot get time back.
I detest waiting on someone. If you tell me a certain time and you're not there it's bye bye
It is possible to look at something on a grocery store shelf without blocking the whole aisle. Looking at you, shoppers in a certain Aldi this afternoon …
I’ll never forget this… once I was trying to pass a man and woman with their cart at the end of a very long aisle. They were in the very middle. I couldn’t go around on either side of them. I said, “Excuse me.” No one budged. I thought perhaps they didn’t hear me. I said it again a little louder. The man looked at me and went to move the cart, but the woman grabbed it and said to him, “When I’m done.” That’s when I became “done.” I walked over to their cart, shoving it aside and pointing to the man with her, I said, “He may have to wait until you’re ‘done,’ but I don’t! I’m ‘done’ being polite. Move it!” She stared at me dumbfounded, while he told her, “You deserved that.” She looked at him and said, “Shut up.” And I continued shopping.
That's not as bad as two families of five who have to block the whole aisle to have a 20-minute conversation, even though they just saw each other in church on Sunday.
On the phone, turned sideways. Oblivious. Wish I could figure out Levicorpus. Think of all those blockers up by the ceiling.
Load More Replies...Also whole families going to the grocery store and blocking the aisle. Then look aggrieved when you say excuse me
I only stand back to get a better view if I'm looking for something specific. BUT I maintain awareness and make sure I'm not blocking anyone or in anyone's way; if I see someone coming, I move out of the way
I do that too. I also make sure my cart is up close to the shelf on the right before I step back to look - I hate people who leave their cart in the middle of the aisle!
Load More Replies...RULES OF THE ROAD APPLY TO STORE AISLES AND THE SIDEWALK.... Don't stop in the middle of the aisle or sidewalk to chit chat either....LOL
I hate it when people park their cart in front of the only section of an item, and then walk 10-12 feet away or around the corner to grab something else. They inconvenience everyone else so they don't have to push their cart the extra distance.
And for god's sake don't stand next to the side of your cart while looking. That blocks traffic both directions.
This is why I liked the arrows on the floor during COVID. Wish they were a permanent change
Don't talk with your mouth full of food.
Maybe it's just me, but I don't want to see partially chewed food in your mouth.
or smacking your mouth when eating ..makes me want to physically throttle someone .....
Did you know its called misophonia? I just want to throat punch people who smack and make noises while eating.
Load More Replies...Agreed. So much. I have learned however, that there might be a cultural element to table manners and have been less offended d by oversights as a result.
When I have time approved off from work and something goes wrong, no it is not my responsibility to log back on and take care of it.
I walked away from a job because my arrogant supervisor would never leave me alone. Calling and texting all hours..never got time away from the job.
Barnes and Noble called. They want their Computer aisle back.
Load More Replies...I dunno... is it your project? Just thinking about my engineering family and when projects need to go out/have questions/clients have questions...
same with it. We rarelly have luxury to stop clients production for a smooth start
Load More Replies...Ha ha. I have the same tower. One day I'll clean it and get it booted up again
Unless you're a manager and salaried. Then they think they own you.
Absolutely! My former boss (I'm self employed, so technically he was my client) owned an IT company. He threw a b*tch fit when I didn't answer my phone when he had one of HIS clients on a conference call (which I was completely unaware of). So I called him back about 15 minutes later & he was livid. I let him rant for a bit and then sweetly asked, "Oh, so you WANTED yourself & Mr. X to listen to me having explosive diarrhea? May I remind you that I am not at your beck & call 24/7? And while we're at it - the NEXT time you schedule a conference call you need to let me know before hand, like the day before, not 15 minutes prior. Yeah - I quit/fired him as a client shortly thereafter.
That you need to let people off the f*****g subway before you get on. My guy, you will get on - let me off first!
On MARTA (Atlanta public transit), when a train arrives the announcement asks people to please let passengers exit the train before those waiting get on board. Most riders are good at heeding this request.
Load More Replies...My only stipulation is that as a wheelchair user I have very little time to get my chair to the designated areas on the train where I can lock my wheels and back up against the wall for safety. I wait for people to get off but sometimes this means I’m still hurrying to get to a safe spot to ride the train before it starts moving and that’s pretty scary! Though I will be courteous anyway!
worst are parents with strollers blocking the doors and try to push their way inside as people are still exiting the subway. there is a special place reserved for them in hell..
Yes! And of all the things to push aggressively into a crowd with, they choose their very young child! It’s a bit insane.
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Big groups who won't make way on the sidewalk. If you wont move I will walk right into you.
I will refuse to move and will be the one who walks right into the middle of the flock .
Same, I have walked through people before because they won't move. If I'm walking with my 3 year old and they are effectively trying to force us to walk on the road... Politeness takes a back seat.
Load More Replies...I just stop. I then become an obstacle that THEY have to move around, instead of trying to find a way around myself
I walk right through them. If they complain I just say "Don't stsnd in the ####ing way then."
I live in a very crowded city (Mexico City) and this is by far one the most obnoxious things for me! Move the f*** over, you're not in the Reservoir Dogs poster!!!
or one person walking a dog on a long leash and it's wandering all over the available space.
Another reason I would keep my dogs on the inside of the sidewalk.
Load More Replies...This happened to me a couple of times with groups of joggers. Just walk into them, they'll get the message...eventually. A bit off the subject but it happens with cyclists taking the middle of the road. I have a solution for that too but it is illegal.
Middle of the road, or middle of the lane? In Australia the latter is where they are legally allowed to be. As Lance Armstrong said "Claim The Lane".
Load More Replies...I walked off the sidewalk because a Tetris wall of chattering women was blocking the way, even after looking back and seeing I'm trying to pass them, and by stepping off the curb I almost got hit by a car from behind.
I've had women in pairs play chicken with me on the sidewalk. When I was a kid, my mother would shove me behind her every time another pedestrian came toward us until I learned to do it myself.
It's like traffic. Keep tight if you drive on the right. If you don't, walk like the country you're in.
Cologne (and perfume) should be discovered, not announced.
Stop weaponising that s**t by bathing in it.
Got a terrible migraine tonight, took a lot of medication so the headache was gone in the morning. I still felt like throwing up, but I did not want to stay home. In the hallway at work a woman walked in front of me who absolutely REEKED of sone terribly sweet perfume. That did not help with my already upset stomach...
We had a couple of women at my last job who bathed in cologne. And then there were the ones who brought in those plug-in air fresheners - those things gave me horrible cluster headaches which are actually a type of migraine! Don't get me started on Febreze either.
Load More Replies...Ever heard about that story where in a school some students were hospitalized because some dudes doused themselves in so much cologne and deodorant?
Perfumes (male or female) / body spray are no replacement for a shower either.
When people continually wear a fragrance their nose becomes accustomed to the smell, and effectively blocks it out. They wear more and more of it to compensate. And thus become an olfactory grenade to us sensitive souls. If you are going to wear a fragrance, change it up every few days. That way you will only need a little. It will save your wallet, and the airways/heads of those who are not enamoured by it.
Also, good makeup looks like you aren't wearing any at all. It is supposed to accentuate/highlight your features. Too many girls running around like it's RuPaul's Drag Race.
Hmmm. Sorry. I gotta chime in here. The little goth kid inside me is pretty shocked that folks still judge others based on looks, style, etc. And by the way, it's not just girls anymore. It's a "much bigger world" nowadays.
Load More Replies...Ugh makes me think of people wearing Axe; I can't breath around that c**p
When the scent arrives 5 minutes before you do, you know it's wrong!
A heard that only your lover should smell your perfume, not everyone in the room.
Use the left lane for passing and then get back into the doggone right lane. Grew up in Germany where that's enforced on the Autobahn. American left lane hogs drive me nuts, especially when they go five miles under the speed limit. What's the friggin' point?
In Sweden there is a fine if you hug the left lane. Only problem iis that there is no one to enforce trafic laws.
People still don’t do it much here. It’s considered by most to be total asshòlerhy, thankfully.
Load More Replies...American here and this infuriates me to no end. Also you if feel you cannot go faster than 40 on an interstate than baby maybe you shouldn’t be driving
Lane camping is a huge problem. On a 75 mph tollway, a 55 mph left lane camper is asking for road rage and accident.
Also, if you're flying in the left lane and someone is tailgating you, get over and let them pass, then get back in the left lane. Brake-checking at 80mph makes you the bigger AH
Absolutely. There is no speed in the left lane that means you don't have to yield. Doing 180 and someone wants to pass? Yield
Load More Replies...This! I especially hate it when someone zooms past me, pulls in front of me and immediately slows down.
People who insist on changing lanes in front of you just before they make a turn.
Load More Replies...Even worse when the driver in the left lane goes at the same speed as the vehicle in the right lane, and you're stuck behind them with no way out, and cars all tailgating behind you, it's so dangerous. What are they even thinking ?
In the US, the left lane is for fast driving. the middle is for passing/coasting at the speed limit and the right lane is generally for folks who go a little slower, trucks, people exiting off the highway, etc. It's not written anywhere that these are the rules but most people just know this. Every once in a while you get someone who's like 'it's not the law so I can do what I want' and they go 40 in the left lane of a 65 speed limit and cause huge backups in traffic just to be jerks. And one thing I hate here is how people drive right on your a*s, with almost no space between cars. If I have to brake quickly you're going to hit me. People who tailgate are the worst kinds of people. It's always some douchenozzle guy or a 20 year old girl who is paying literally no attention, right up on you and trying to scare you into going faster by flashing lights or swerving behind you. I go like 90 on the highway (the limit is 65-it's not like i'm going slow), I'm not going faster.
In some places in California, designated truck lanes at the far right are marked in particular steep parts.
Load More Replies...I know that in Missouri & Kansas, on 4-lane highways, it's actually illegal to stay in the left lane. Left lane is strictly for passing, & the only exception is if the right lane is blocked. And I can guarantee that if the State Highway Patrol, or a Sheriff's patrol sees you, they *will* pull you over & give you a citation. It is different though once that highway enters a city or town, then the speed is reduced & you can drive in the left lane.
far as I know, it's illegal in most if not all states. hp just doesn't enforce it everywhere
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Bank of America charged me $2 for a miscellaneous charge, in 1997. I called to ask what it was for because there was no reason. The lady on the phone said, well, I can't tell you because it is miscellaneous. I asked her to then please reverse it and she refused.
I pulled all three of my accounts from them and moved them to a credit union and ever since, full stop refuse to have a damn thing with that company.
I had my debit card declined at a gas station on a pay day, when my check was auto-deposited. Bank of America was right next door, so I popped inside. The teller very loudly berated me, saying my account had a hold put on it because I’d been “depositing” checks I’d written… immediately taking cash out of my account, knowing the checks were no good. The bank was giving me the cash, assuming the checks would clear. And I’d amassed more than $4000 this way. And the bank was going to press charges. By then, every customer in the lobby was staring at me, like I was scum of the Earth. Thoroughly embarrassed, I told the clerk to check again. Check MY account again. To look for those supposed deposit/withdrawals. Her face said it all. And in a low voice, that no one else could hear, she said, “I’m sorry. There’s obviously a mistake.” Loudly, I repeated, “YOU SAY YOU’RE MISTAKEN? IT’S NOT ME DOING THESE THINGS?” I withdrew all my money. Closed my account. And will not do business with them.
A few years ago, Wells Fargo had a scandal where they were caught taking out fake amounts in people's names. I got a home loan shortly after that came out and I purposefully didn't go with then because of that. 3 months later, they bought my loan and I ended up with then anyway. During the pandemic, when rates dropped, I refinanced to get away from them and saved money too!
US Bank just did the same thing actually. They never learn.
Load More Replies...I have an account with a national bank and one with a credit union. I'd move all my moolah to the latter, but I like to have easy access to my cash when I travel. The possibility of me going entirely with my credit union is far from zero, tho.
Load More Replies...I wanted to refi my mortgage, bank wanted 3500$ fee. I said you already have the loan. You just have to push buttons. They said 3500$. I said but... bank said 3500$. I said. No. Went to the credit union. Mortgage application was 350$. Been with them ever since.
I quit BoA when I deposited CASH and it still took 5 days for them to credit it to my account,
Had my credit union ask for my permission to hold a large deposit for up to ten days for the check to clear. I said no and she said, do you want to deposit it or not? I said of course I do, but I'm not going to wait ten days. She got a manager over and guess what, funds were available as soon as the check cleared, in a matter of minutes. They want to draw interest on your money for ten days. Don't fall for it.
You did he right thing. That bank is so predatory. They used to hold on to my paychecks for five days before releasing the funds. Criminal.
Same but it was Wells Fargo and I was a customer for 12 years. The manager even asked why and told him that I’m sick and tired of being fleeced. I’m with a credit union now and happier.
I had a BoA account that I closed because they were charging me for making deposits. I also went with a credit union after that.
Scrolling through TikTok/Reels/whatever with your volume up in public or semi-public places (transit, waiting room, restaurant).
I hate this behavior. And what's up with walking around with the phone on speaker having a conversation? NO ONE cares what you are saying. Just put the phone to your ear like a normal civilized person.
They think we give a s**t about them , their phone , and their convo....we don’t . You look like assholes to the rest of us
Load More Replies...You mean listening to ANY video with the volume on in a public space? No one wants to hear your video. My FIL will listen to videos and music while we're watching tv and it makes me want to go off.
No one says anything to him about it?! Even to politely ask him to stop? It’s very rude and self-regarding, and he shouldn’t feel entitled to behave that way.
Load More Replies...People letting their kids play games/movies/videos/etc... in a restaurant.
I’ve noticed a trend… with wireless earbuds that need to be kept charged… it’s gotten worse. Because if the earbuds need charging… people will not opt to wait until they can charge them… and they won’t forgo listening to something… they just listen to whatever it is out loud. Charge your earbuds, folks!
Worst is when guys are watching porn on their phones in public in full view of young kids. I've seen it in an airport.
That should be considered public indecency at the very least, especially in front of minors.
Load More Replies...Waiting in a game lobby with 12+ people scrolling Tiktok over their mics.
I would love to offer my 2 cents to those private conversations. If they object, don't put I on speaker!
i regularly have to ask customers to turn their music down, as our coffee shop is quiet, and people come to study and relax. asked these 2 guys last xmas if they'd turn their music down, they said 'it's not music, it's tiktoks' like i'd suddenly go 'oh? tiktok! that's totally different then, continue your distruption!' people facetime in our shop (loudly), watch football matches etc. do these people not know headphones exist?!
Piqued my interest.
It’s not “peaked”
I used piqued once in a conversation with a co-worker. Mind you, she had a college degree & I don't, but the woman had no idea what that word means! I had to rephrase my remark to "it caught my interest" before she understood.
Don't dumb down your vocabulary - she learned a new word that day
Load More Replies...manager at my office uses cue instead of queue. "I put that project in your cue" ugh
It's also "for all intents and purposes" not "for all intensive purposes" It's also "In like flynn" not "in like flint" It's also "coming down the pike" not "coming down the pipe". But I digress. I had to learn to speak English....so can Americans :)
Thank you SO much for mentioning the former. I was dating a woman that said "all intensive purposes" AND "could of, should of, would of". I just didn't want to date someone sounded dumb (even if they weren't actually less intelligent).
Load More Replies...Same with "cue" and "queue." When someone comments, "'Queue" the angry reactions," I know they don't know what the word means.
"Peaked" isn't a bad word to use if you mean that your attention was fully on whatever you're talking about. However, yes, in the context that most use it, "piqued" is the appropriate one.
"Pique" means sting in French. Peaked means what James pointed out. Most of the time when people say "peaked interest" they mean "piqued interest".
Oh man another one I've probably done before. Ugh I hate grammar mistakes!
Fish is meat.
I had one friend who would not let it go and argued that it was not and it was ‘just fish’ so much that it became a running joke.
It should be very simple, if it was alive and is now dead, it is meat, eating it means you are not vegetarian. no buts ands or ifs.
Plants aren't still living and growing when we eat them, though. They're dead too.
Load More Replies...Yeah, my grandma used to do that too when she was cooking for us. She was Christian and was taught that during fasting, people should "abstain from eating the flesh of warm-blooded animals" - therefore fish was okay during fasting. Somehow that translates to "fish isn't meat" for some poeple.
What's really fun is that in the Middle Ages, European Christians weren't supposed to eat meat during Lent, but fish was fine--and so was beaver, because that was considered fish (because it's a partially aquatic animal). In South America, you can eat capybara during Lent for the same reason. https://www.foodandwine.com/news/capybara-beaver-muskrat-lent-approved-foods
Load More Replies...It's not vegetable, it's not mineral, so modern physics notwithstanding, that only leaves animal, i.e., meat.
As far as I know (but this might be a legend), the distinction between "meat" and "fish" was invented by medieval Christian monks (or nuns). There were several fasting periods throughout the year and they got annoyed with not eating properly so often. So, since meat was forbidden, someone declared fish a non-meat animal, so fish could be eaten on fasting days. (In Germany, there's still the tradition of serving fish on Fridays and especially on Good Friday for this is a traditional fasting day.) This even went so far that at some point the beaver was declared a fish (you know, it mostly lives in the water...) so it could be hunted and eaten all year round... You see, people tried to sneak their way around the rules in all times :)
IKR? I have a pescatarian friend who says the only MEAT they eat is FISH.
There is a lively debate elsewhere about a couple of vegans who thought bacon was a vegetable as they'd been "eating it forever". Opinions varied between 1 it was a joke (from a VEGAN?) 2 they had been eating a "bacon-like" substance made from vegetable matter and 3 they were both stupid. Sadly there was no opportunity to vote.
You “lose” a bet. You don’t “loose” a bet
I am so glad this is listed. It is my absolute number one pet peeve. Why is it so often wrong?!
Because people have a loose grip on grammar these days and seem to lose interest when being corrected
Load More Replies...While I get the pet peeve… as a teacher, I can also understand why this happens in writing (not so much in speech). We teach that the /o͞o/ sound is spelled with a double O. And both words are said with the /o͞o/ sound, despite “lose” being spelled with only one O, which can be confusing. It’s the final sound that’s different. Lose = /lo͞oz/, loose = /lo͞os/. I teach my students… for pronunciation: “Lose” has that final /z/ sound. If you lose, you come in last. Z is the last letter in the alphabet. For spelling: If you “lose” a race (or object), you “lost” it. Both words use one O. I also use what Nikki Sevven posted: I don’t want to lose my loose change (1 comes before 2, so use one O in the first word, two O’s in the second word).
IQ and knowledge are not the same thing. IQ is the ability to learn and retain information that is learned. while knowledge is what you know. so its very easy to have an high iq and misuse words.
Load More Replies...I can't continue reading when I come across loose for lose. Also: seen. As in " I see you in Walmart yesterday "
I don’t want any “loose” weight! I have enough weight, as it is!!! I want to “lose” weight! (I mentally picture “loose” weight as spare tires around someone’s middle flopping around. 😂)
My sister! Argh. She constantly uses incorrect/just plain wrong words. Christmas ordaments, his thoughts are asimime, in the passed (seriously?). Drives me nuts,
Don’t wave me through the 4 way stop to “be nice”, just take your goddamn turn.
This, I dislike it when people give me the right of way when I don't have it. It confuses me and other road-users. I do not expect it, I expect I have to wait my turn, and then someone waves at me that I can go first, and I get confused and feel like I should hurry, and then if I go, I pay less attention to other stuff (like someone crossing the road next to me). There are exceptions - when it is really busy and you're on a side road, and there is no gap in sight to turn on the road as well. But not when there is no real need.
I agree. It’s much safer when right of way protocols are followed and everyone’s actions are predictable
Load More Replies...Yeah, this one is dangerous. The safest thing you can do driving is what is expected. That's also why turn signals are important.
The drivers handbooks I read all stated that the right of way is given, not taken. However, I agree with the posting. Take your darned turn. Too cautious a driver is almost as bad as too aggressive a driver.
The right of way is yielded to specific vehicles / pedestrians though. You don't give it as a gift, you give it as specified by law.
Load More Replies...There's a particular 4 way stop in my town, it's like a black hole of stupidity. People who normally drive just fine get to this stop and then just sit there like they have no clue what to do. I don't get it.
Agreed. People have a hard enough time executing the rules correctly; don't muddle it by confusing the situation further.
If you open the microwave before it's done clear the timer so the next person doesn't have to try figure out why it's not starting.
I caved and finally created a BP account just so I could up vote this one.
If you take your food out early, the timer will stay on. Then the next person has to clear it before putting the time in for her food.
Load More Replies...Er....I just press cancel and put my food in. Not really difficult to figure out why it's not starting.
The meteorological phenomenon is "lightning", NOT "lightening"
A bad idea to be lightening your hair in the middle of a lightning storm
When you're inside it's the floor, when you are outside it's the ground.
Gorgeous Akita's. Yes I put the apostrophe in just to bug people, I know it doesn't belong lol
This one is debatable. I think a level of flooring material is involved. I have a dirt floor basement. Would you still say "put that on the floor" or " put that on the ground?"
I'probably say 'don't put it down or it will get dirty'.
Load More Replies...What if you are in an unfinished basement with nothing but a dirt floor, or a hut?
Saying “irregardless”, despite the fact it’s in the dictionary (albeit, as a “nonstandard”), makes you look and sound like a f*****g moron. “Regardless” does the job. It means “without regard”. So adding the prefix “ir-“ is goddamned redundant.
Irregardless of your point, irregardless is still a correct term and can still be used irregardless of your feelings.
Irregardless was added to the dictionary because morons wouldn't stop using it instead of regardless. Stupid is as stupid does.
Load More Replies...You don't need the "ir" prefix because you've got the "less" suffix. "Irregardless" is a double negative.
Ahhhh! I have the same pet peeve, but with the word "conversate." Yeah, god damnit it's in the dictionary as "non-standard," but hearing the word "conversate" instead of "converse" makes me want to peel the skin from my face.😱
A double negative, yes! Although, probably more like “not without regard.”
Load More Replies...Merriam Webster had stated that just because "irregardless" is a word, doesn't mean that you should use it!
I had to teach myself to stop doing this. Now they've given up and it's considered acceptable.
Sidewalk and hallway traffic should move like road traffic. Stick to the side of the sidewalk or hallway based on the direction you are going. I will not move out of my way for you if you are walking on the wrong side.
Also make note of the part of the world you are in! We don't all drive on the right side!
I'm scared to drive in the UK and other countries that drive in the left lane because driving is so automatic (no pun intended) and subconsciously that I'm afraid I'd switch without thinking. Four way traffic intersections square the poop out of me, just thinking about it.
Does that depend on the country you are from or in. BTW aren't there such things as one-way streets? Do have to cross the street to be on the right side to flow with "traffic"?
Correct. In most Western Cultures, traffic travels in the right lane, not the left. So why not just walk this way to avoid all bumps and walk arounds and move overs! I also stop dead in my tracks if someone is walking towards me in my lane.
We drive in the right side, and the right side is the left. Obviously.
During the first months of Covid, people who had more time on their hands than usual discovered walkways/bicycle paths. I was amused at first by the way they held their arms out a little wider than normal when they walked, like they were on a balance beam. I assume these were people who never walked anywhere because they left the "box" they called home in the morning and got into their car-box and drove to their work-box and reversed this in the evening. On weekends, maybe they went to restaurant or theatre "boxes". . . . . . . . . . . Later I became annoyed when I saw what hazards they were. They acted like Idiots Out Wandering Around. They would get in the way of the normal path users who walked fast, or jogged, or cycled, by either walking side by side, or, on the wrong side of the path, or, were clueless that someone might pass from behind and would just randomly move sideways. Things are much better now. They either learned society's rules for harmony, or have gone back inside.
It is a PIN, not a PIN number. PIN stands for personal identification number. Just like it is an ATM, not an ATM machine.
NATHANIEL IS THE ONLY ONE ASKING THE IMPORTANT QUESTIONS YOU GUYS
Load More Replies...Generally agree, but it is a pin number when you're a Kiwi talking to an Australian. I had a good minute of back and forth many years ago with a man who thought I was asking for his PIN and (naturally) didn't want to give it to me, when I was just asking if he had a PEN, to write down the information he was asking for. We had a good laugh when we finally got there, but from then on it was a 'pen for writing' or a 'pin number'.
This is known as RAS* Syndrome. *Redundant Acronym Syndrome syndrome
I think I'll disagree - this is an example of the language growing to encompass the current events. When the majority of speakers use any convenient term, it becomes part of the language. 'Aspirin', 'Kleenex', SCUBA, and ATM fits here, I think.
So all these are examples of an irritating redundancy. Except "irritating redundancy" is itself a redundancy.
"6 a.m. in the morning."
No. Just no.
Just use 24hr clock. 06:00 = 6 am. When talking, it's 6 in the morning or 6 in the evening. (and when writing, we write 18:00 but say 6)
6in the morning/evening is fine. 6am in the morning is redundant.
Load More Replies...I clearly remember being taught in elementary school what a.m. & p.m. mean: The 12-hour clock divides the 24-hour day into two periods. A.M. stands for the Latin 'ante meridiem', translating to "before midday". This is the time before the sun has crossed the meridian. P.M. stands for post meridiem or "after midday" – after the sun has crossed the meridian. Very basically: a.m. is from midnight til noon, p.m. is from noon til midnight.
I once saw a restaurant (in southern Japan) that announced it was open from 12 p.m. to 12 p.m. Go figure.
I retired a few years ago. I'm told that eight o'clock still happens twice a day, but I regard that as just an ugly rumor.
I say one of the other. “6 in the morning” or “it’s 6am.” Feels weird to say 6 in the morning.
I meant it feels weird to say “6am in the morning.”
Load More Replies...Right? I just read a (very poorly written, but interesting plot so I stuck with it) book and the author did that a number of times. It was 10:00pm at night - really? Not 10:00pm in the daytime??? She wore her raincoat in the rain. Good call. Little things like that. AND she kept switching back & forth on the spelling of one of the character's names. Is it Elisa or Elice?
Before placing a ziploc bag in the refrigerator or freezer, squeeze the air out of the bag. I don't know why my wife doesn't, and one day I'll have to make a choice.
He made the right choice. She's kind of a monster. 🤣
Load More Replies...My husband won't squeeze the air out & it's so aggravating! Squeezing the air out keeps the food fresher for longer, plus it leaves more room in the fridge or freezer. Grrrr!!
My husband doesn’t either it drives my crazy. He leaves the air in everything!!
Load More Replies...Didn't really realise this annoys me too, lol. It's just a mild irritation I put right myself, without thinking.
It depends on what's in the bag, for me. If it's something that might get smushed or stick to the bag (e.g. because it's sugary), I'll leave the air in. If it's supposed to take as little room as possible, I'll squeeze out the air.
In case you missed the tip from another thread on BP this week: you can easily vaccum the air out with a straw. You're welcome
Oh yes, I read that along with the other useless tips.
Load More Replies...Or worse, when someone *thinks* they've closed the ziploc, but has not even come close.
I take it a step further and suck out all the air with a drinking straw. It’s as good as vacuum-sealing the bag!
Do not ask questions you know the answer to. "Are you crying?" no sharon I am just sweating through my eyes, that's why I look so upset.
One very notable exception: for "will you marry me?" you should already know the answer and don't have much business asking it if you don't.
Are you choking does not have an obvious answer. If they can give you a sarcastic verbal response, they are in fact *not* choking because they are getting enough air in to be able to snark. Are you crying or do you have allergies? Sometimes you *don't* know the answer - that's why you ask the question.
I was trained to ask choking people if they wanted my help, as trying to Heimlich someone who is resisting can break something. Done it once, for real. The result was spectacular.
Load More Replies...Not a dumb question. Tears come out of my eyes every time I cough, sneeze, yawn or laugh. People always ask if I'm crying when they see me with wet eyes and cheeks.
Sometimes asking rhetorical questions aren't meant as questions, but more of a realization: Are you crying? You are crying! Then again, my neighbours 8yo kid has the most annoying questions. I am doing dishes. "What are you doing?" me: 'What does it look like I'm doing" him: "the dishes". Me: "...." So actually I've come to the conclusion that I agree. Look first, then ask. Not ask, then look.
I know right!? People always say, there are no stupid questions. Yes. Yes there are stupid questions. Those are the ones that you already know the answer to, but you’re gonna ask me anyway, just to p**s me off
So women aren't allowed to use the ...."So, where were you last night?" angle anymore?
An apology should be used when you are genuinely sorry, not as absolution; it should also not be expected to be forgiven, either.
Edit: As a Canadian, I'll concede that I do use "sorry" several times a day in the most seemingly mundane of situations, but trust me; I am sorry I am in your way.
Sorry should be said in empathy more often- just sorry. People aren't always asking for an explanation or a reason for things that hurt/bother them and often time just saying sorry tells the person you heard them. Think grieving.
Load More Replies...Also, "I'm sorry you feel that way" is NOT an apology. All you're expressing is your annoyance that someone called you out for being the AH.
Not always. I don't want to make anyone sad, and I genuinely feel bad that I have caused pain, but I don't believe I have wronged them. For example, someone completely misunderstands what I am saying, someone gets angry because they disagree with a policy I have to follow, or someone believes I otherwise intentionally wronged them.
Load More Replies...An apology should come with a provable change in behaviour. Of course interactions with strangers (sorry I bumped your leg with my bag) is just basic politeness, but "sorry I hurt your feelings I will try to choose my words more carefully in future", or "sorry I broke your vase, can I replace it and I won't play catch in the house any more", still aren't real apologies if you don't follow through on the promised action.
I have found those in my life who believe that "I'm sorry," really means, "Next. Time to move on." Then they refuse to change anything about why they were apologizing to begin with. In the end (if it's a bigger issue) they just keep apologizing for the same things over and over again. I hate it.
Load More Replies...This reminds me of that episode of BoJack Horseman in which BoJack apologises to a guy he screwed over years ago and can't understand why the guy refuses to forgive him. Because what, he said he was sorry, so that means he should be forgiven - that's how it works on TV! But he doesn't get that because that's not how it works. The damage is done and it's far too late for apologies, or to repair the friendship. "You have to live with the shitty thing you did, for the rest of your life! I want you to know that it's never, EVER going to be okay! Now get the f**k out of my house."
... I use sorry to be polite, as an acknowledgement that the other person's feelings are upset, possibly because of me. If I only used it when I was genuinely sorry, I'd almost never use it, thus upsetting more people, who primarily want some acknowledgement that their feelings matter, regardless of any actual remorse on the other person's part.
I use "excuse me" because that's how my parents taught us.
Load More Replies...Many great comments are written below. I think a lot of them are illustrated here. Before any of my siblings learned how to parent, I was offered the "opportunity" to hang-out-with/babysit the first born/oldest kid (m/7) on my vacation. I was a little reluctant since it was cutting into a lot of 'me' time, but I was going to say okay. Before I did however, for some unknown reason I asked, "Does he have to mind me"? I didn't get a clear "yes", so I clarified by asking if there would be a consequence for misbehaviour. Then I found out what I needed to know. Q: Does he need to mind me? A: "He will probably be good". Translation = 'No'; ... . . Q: Any consequences if he is bad? A: "He'll say he's 'sorry'". Translation = No. Obviously not a genuine apology as the Original Post says should be given. Also, no expected change in behaviour. When his parents realized I was expecting accountability, or proof of contrition, they were appalled (and furious). I had loads of time to do as I pleased after that.
Sorry does not equal amends. In making amends for failing to repay the $100 or whatever was borrowed just saying sorry does not make everything OK.
Don't reach over and honk the horn while I am driving.
Stop the car and kick them out. A passenger road raging on 'your behalf' is stupid and dangerous.
Never never never put your hands, feet or anything else in the driver's personal space. You are putting everyone in the vehicle at grave risk.
I confess I did this once with mom. I beeped the horn of her Nissan, and she slapped me. Learned my lesson.
Load More Replies...I once had a passenger, from the back seat, reach over to grab the steering wheel while shouting "turn left here" they ended up having a very long walk home.
When someone is driving they are in control of the car. The temperature, the radio, everything.
Agreed. Would add that driver may consider throwing a blanket or jacket in the trunk for people who get cold, and allowing front passenger some control over the AC when the sun is blazing in on that side of the car.
Load More Replies...Mainly because the driver is the one who will get punched out by an angry road rager instead of you :P
The checkout at the store should read "10 items or **fewer**"
If the item is counted, use "fewer." If the item is measured, use "less."
well "items" is a countable noun so we should always be using fewer. Just because I'm buying less sugar doesn't mean I have fewer items after all.
Load More Replies...'Less' is correct in a mathematical situation. '10 items or less' falls within both maths and English. It is correct to use either 'fewer' or 'less'.
Fewer for discrete items, less for a mass object. Fewer spoons, less soup!
It should, but then you'd confuse the majority of the population who has no idea what fewer means
YES!!!!!! This is my one pet peeve, and I hear educated people and people in the news often use "less" when they mean fewer. There are no "less people". If you can count them, use fewer if not then less. Fewer dollars, less money. Fewer people, less crowding. Fewer options, less choice.
So many people, movies and TV shows misuse the phrase “divide and conquer”.
It doesn’t mean “to split up and attack on multiple fronts”, which is a horrible idea for military strategy on the grand scale of armies.
It means to divide your enemy, and conquer them one by one.
Keep your enemy fighting amongst themselves so you can defeat them. Classic British colonial strategy.
It is one of the oldest strategy in the book and quite universal. Julius Cesar used it against the Gauls, Sun Tzu explained it in his Art of War.
Load More Replies...One of my favorite quotes from Steel Magnolias: “Most women look for bathing suits that will lift and separate. I look for ones to divide and conquer. I am built for comfort not for speed.”
Also, decimate isn't the same thing as destroy almost everyone. Decimate means to kill one in ten.
"split up and attack on multiple fronts" is not necessarily a horrible idea. Napoleon and Robert E. Lee used it to great advantage. It's called a "flank attack" and is a standard military tactic. However, it's hard to bring off against a competent opponent.
I don't remember it ever being used that way. It's always divide your enemy.
I agree on the usage of the phrase, but not on the strategy of splitting up to attack being horrible. It can be extremely effective depending on the positions of the armies. Ever heard of a pincher move?
I did not know this. I learned something new today. Thanks Bored Panda!
Cereal then milk. What kind of heathen would do it the other way around.
The only time I put the milk in first is when I don't have much left, it's easier to judge how much cereal the milk will hold.
An exception is to be made for the second bowl of cereal. Nothing wrong with adding some more cereal to your leftover milk.
A question-marked statement is worse? There are far too many question marks in circulation?
Load More Replies...You go ahead and keep your bowl of soggy mush. I'll keep doing milk first. In fact, it's: 1) Bowl in the freezer for at least an hour prior to use because the milk must be ice cold the whole time, then 2) the milk is poured, then 3) small handfuls of cereal are added that are completely eaten before another handful is added.
I'm guessing multiple siblings and you had to fight to get your share of the breakfast cereal?
Load More Replies...Again, you have no right telling people what to do inside their own home.
I like to add the cereal to the milk a little bit at a time so it doesn't get soggy. I hate soggy cereal.
I can't stand every movie/game title or band/artist name being acronymized these days. What the hell is TLAT? SWTROS? When you say BTS are you talking about the musical group or behind the scenes of something? Its like learning a new language.
I blame it on texting. Limits on the number of characters you can use, AND people who don't know how to spell anymore.
Load More Replies...They aren't acronyms because acronyms can be said as a word like NASA or Scuba. Things like BTS and FBI are initialisms.
From the Merriam-Webster Dictionary website: Definition of acronym : a word (such as NATO, radar, or laser) formed from the initial letter or letters of each of the successive parts or major parts of a compound term also : an abbreviation (such as FBI) formed from initial letters : INITIALISM
Load More Replies...OMG I have hated with a moist, hot passion the whole "Jlo", "Kfed", "Jlaw" etc c**p for decades now
It is so difficult to understand when people use acronyms or initialisms that are common in their country, but not across the globe.
Well we have a taxi company called BTS near us soooo ... With the band BTS their full name is Bangtan Sonyeondan so shortening the name makes sense
And if no one plays a musical instrument it's not a band. I don't care what the boy bands say.
The Oxford comma.
I will give up my Oxford comma when you pry it from my cold dead keyboard.
"We invited the strippers, JFK and Stalin." "We invited the strippers, JFK, and Stalin." An illustrated version of this used to be my homescreen for a while.
Book dedication: "I want to thank my parents, Eleanor Roosevelt and God." Yes, sometimes it's necessary.
Load More Replies...Don't dismiss the Oxford comma. The lack of one in a Maine labor law led to a precedent-setting case that cost a dairy $5M+. Punctuation counts! (https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/09/us/dairy-drivers-oxford-comma-case-settlement-trnd/index.html)
It’s the last comma before a conjunction in a list. Ex. My favorite ice cream flavors are chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry. (So, that last comma after “vanilla.”) Sometimes you’ll see people not use an Oxford comma. Ex. My favorite ice cream flavors are chocolate, strawberry and vanilla.
Load More Replies...I always use the Oxford comma, if for no other reason than to signal that at heart I am a grammar nazi. (And yes, I know English is a language constantly changing.)
I am relearning the Oxford comma. I was a Journalism major back when newspapers mattered. Had to be careful if type size and space.
Load More Replies...Near neighbour's wife has a Yorkshire terrier she calls "The Princess", HE calls it "Eats" as in Eats, Shlts and Pees.
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If the earth was flat why don’t they have penthouses on the borders
If the Earth was flat there would be nothing at the border/edges because cats would have pushed it all off
Exactly. Ask a Flat Earther what shape the Earth is and they'll usually say "flat". Speaking a bit more slowly ask them what SHAPE the Earth is and they'll usually settle for a Disc shape. So, like a coin then? OK, so what is on the OTHER side of the coin/disc?
Load More Replies...Slightly off topic, that pic, is that a real Lego Earth? If is then it is cool, where are the instructions?
Also this: https://ideas.lego.com/projects/d287ef4e-cd1c-491d-8491-dca7de3204c5
Load More Replies...People who believe the earth is round can be found at all four corners of the globe.
Because the Earth was invented before the smoothing iron?
Load More Replies...On Discworld, the water runs off the edges, but Terry Pratchett, when queried about this, insisted that there were arrangements for returning the water to the ecosystem.
Flat Earthers are there to remind us that no matter what stupid thing we do or how stupid we act that things could be worse, there's nothing that makes you feel smarter than having someone try to explain to you why they know the Earth is flat(especially when if you let them talk long enough they will disprove their own claims😂).
In the business of dangling someone with a rope around their neck until they die, it's "hanged," not "hung."
But what if the hang man (or hang woman, hang person?) did a good job of hanging the criminal, the criminal would be well hung?
The criminal would be well hanged. You only "hung" people of you did it in the same manner as an object like "James hung Jimmy on that railing like a pair of overalls left to dry overnight." If executed by dangling from a rope in the past tense, it'll be "hanged." A picture of a horse could be well hung, though!
Load More Replies..."Begs the question" does not mean "raises the question" or "brings up the question," even though it's recently been used that way often. It's a specific term for a logical fallacy (basically, circular reasoning) -- because rather than arguing the question, you are begging that it be conceded. "You're begging the question," means you're using the point you're trying to prove as an argument to prove that very same point. Edit: Folks, I get it. "Raises the question," is now a common usage, language is determined by use, it's not prescriptive, etc etc. Please, let me refer to you to the title of this thread and ask you why you didn't *expect* shallow pedantry. If we can still get pissed about 'irregardless', we can still be annoyed by this.
An example of begging the question is "Have you stopped beating your wife?" Whether you answer yes or no, you have been forced (begged) to imply that you have beaten your wife. The formal name for this is in logic is "petitio principii".
Once, in print, I wrote "that prompts (not 'begs') the question" and received a letter from a grateful reader of the "I no longer feel so alone" variety.
Rudolph is not a core member of Santa's reindeer team. The song specifically says "then ONE foggy Christmas Eve... Rudolph with your nose so bright, won't you guide my sleigh TONIGHT." why would Santa risk being noticed with a red light of a nose if he didn't need to? Rudolph is like the brights on your car, you only need them when you need to.
That was just the beginning. Rudolph was with them after that point every Christmas Eve, because Santa's no dummy. I don't need fog at night to put my headlights on. It just has to be dark. Then Rudolph and Clarice had kids and a couple of them had the same birth defect, so today Rudy Jr. is guiding the sleigh. Duh. rudolph-an...fca4ed.jpg
This. Rudolph became a defacto and permanent leader of the team because even on seemingly clear nights it's best to have that ability on hand in case it's needed.
Load More Replies...He doesn't have to have his nose on all the time, just like the brights in your car, we don't have to get out and attach a special brighter headlight, we just flip a little switch.
The entire tale is actually not great morally. Tease someone until they are of use to you, then by the mere fact that they are useful should you befriend them.
Or... he just wasn't the lead reindeer until that night, when his mutation came in handy.
Absolutely right. The next day, the other reindeer went right back to their color-shaming, games-excluding ways. And, by the way, "you only need them when you need to" is a good example of begging the question.
I always had trouble buying this. Are you saying there was never a foggy Christmas Eve before then? What about a blizzard, Mr. lives at the North Pole? Seems like there would have been a plan. BTW didn't you fly AT NIGHT??? Did your sleigh which had to travel at incredible speed to make all of the deliveries not come equipped with lights???
All the other reindeer were bullies which, it seems, Santa did nothing about. Rudolph was only "accepted" (?) in that he was USED because of the gift of his bright nose. It it hadn't been for his nose and the fog, (s)he'd still be living a horrible, bullied, life.
It’s vulva, not vagina.
I think they have more chance of finding the washing basket than the clitoris.....
Load More Replies...Also, that fleshy thing hanging down at the back of your throat is your "uvula", pronounced "you-view-la". Try not to get mixed up.
Well unless there's a diagram or photo we don't know what you are 'declaring is an actual Vulva, it could be anything :)
When I worked daycare, a two year old went up to her male BF's dad, to announce, " You got a penis like Alvin. I got a ba-gina.
It should have been made more clear, but in the US, most of us get pretty poor sex ed and the vulva is very commonly referred to as the vagina. "Boys have a penis and girls have a vagina" as if that's the entirety of the genitalia. I can only assume that this phenomena is what this post was referring to.
Danny needs to f*****g replenish the fridge downstairs. You take a soda pop, YOU REPLENISH.
Danny, really? again? but what if it is a friends place and they get you a fizzy drink then do u replenish?
It's fizzy if we're going to argue over what to call it
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when someone says "also as well"
My mom was in the wrong when she said my prom date shouldn't wear black and red together because those colors tend to look whorish.
Edit: for those of you trying to picture it. the dress was black lace, and pretty short. My date wore bright red lipstick and pumps.
So short black dress, red shoes and bright red lipstick? Sorry Son your Mom was saying your girlfriend dresses like a hooker . Black mini dress, black or silver shoes, red lipstick all acceptable
I get really frustrated with misused apostrophes, and using the word “phase” instead of “faze.”
I apparently have a GIANT hill I would die upon, because I agree with 80% of these... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Yep. I was banned for three completely inoffensive comments. I emailed them back and said that and they reversed the ban 😄
Load More Replies...it depends on where you are from. I'm from Australia and apparently we pronounce things incorrectly.
Load More Replies...Most are not petty. In fact, a lot of them are long lost basic courtesy or common sense
Why not? Dr Smith could be MD, DO, DDS, DVM or any other doctorate. You need to specify.
Load More Replies...My third-grade teacher insisted we say 'I am finished' instead of 'I am done'. Done being like the turkey in an oven.
This makes me insane on a daily basis: it is pronounced NU-CLE-A-R, not NU-CU-LER.
I apparently have a GIANT hill I would die upon, because I agree with 80% of these... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Yep. I was banned for three completely inoffensive comments. I emailed them back and said that and they reversed the ban 😄
Load More Replies...it depends on where you are from. I'm from Australia and apparently we pronounce things incorrectly.
Load More Replies...Most are not petty. In fact, a lot of them are long lost basic courtesy or common sense
Why not? Dr Smith could be MD, DO, DDS, DVM or any other doctorate. You need to specify.
Load More Replies...My third-grade teacher insisted we say 'I am finished' instead of 'I am done'. Done being like the turkey in an oven.
This makes me insane on a daily basis: it is pronounced NU-CLE-A-R, not NU-CU-LER.
