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45 Of The Pettiest Beliefs People In This Online Group Would Stand By, No Matter What
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.
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.
If today is Monday, then the upcoming Saturday is considered “this Saturday” not “next Saturday”. “Next” would be two Saturdays from now.
Fight me.
It’s common courtesy to wait for someone to come off the elevator before entering.
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!
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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.
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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.
IN Germany 99% of people are doing..well, you need a coin to use the carts.
Same in the Netherlands, almost everyone brings it back. You can put in a real coin, but a similar sized worthless token also fits. Even then this system works, it's such a simple solution.
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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.
My SO calls me the buggy police. I need a uniform and a whistle. I am a bit obsessed, though. I will not only gather up abandoned buggy's in the parking lot, but I take great pleasure straightening up the ones in the corral so that more will fit. Burns me to a charcoal when people attempt to return it and then leave them all askew. I also like to return a buggy for an elderly person.
I put someones cart away yesterday that was two parking spaces away from the cart collection. They apparently couldn't take the thirty seconds to walk it down 10 feet
Some people round where I am have an annoying habit of walking nearly to the trolley park and then just propelling the trolley roughly in the direction of the trolley park opening. It annoys me so much that they don't take the extra 3 seconds to actually slot their trolley into the line of trolleys, and usually ends up with the trolleys blocking the lines making it more difficult for the next person who wants to do it properly (especially if they've left a bigger trolley in front of a smaller and vice versa).
I always aggressively stare at trolly abandoners. And either move it back behind their car so they can’t drive away (if it looks like they wouldn’t immediately beat me up after, and there’s no obvious reason why they abandoned it like mobility or trying to wrestle screaming kids into a car)
I went in to a kmart in Deming, New Mexico on a very windy day. There were clusters of cars by each entrance, but I parked right behind the cart corral, as there were loose carts all over the lot. When I came out, there were people standing by lots of cars with their phones out, as carts had been blown into numerous of the parked cars.
That's why ours have money slots. Humans are generally petty enough and greedy enough, to want that coin back.
I read somewhere that this is the ultimate test of character because it’s a task you don’t get rewarded for if you do it and you don’t get punished if you don’t do it. It’s simply the right thing to do.
I try to bring one in from the car park when I go into the store. That's one less the staff has to bring in.
in Italy you have to insert a coin to pick up it from the stall, and put it back to have yr money back. simple.
I have three kids. I usually make shore they are buckled up and I either take the cart to the cart holder or take it back inside it depends how close my car is and if I can still see my kids in the vehicle and people who may be walking by my vehicle.
If you have that big of a problem putting back your shopping cart, then park right next to the cart corral and it won't be a burden at all.
A few people have decent excuses. Most people most of the time absolutely do not. What baffles me are the people who make a point of bringing it all the way back to the sidewalk area where the corrals are and then leaves them within a few feet of the place they belong.
My city has a special phone number to report shopping carts. I found this out when 2 carts were left across the street from me. It’s a shame it has to be like this
I had to maneuver my car around a shopping cart because it was left just a bit to the left of the parking space I was getting into. Thankfully Walmart parking spaces are gigantic, but it was a parking space at the very freaking front of the lot so there was no excuse for it.
At least put them back where they want them... nothing worse than people carelessly leaving their shopping cart such that it takes up a parking space in a crowded lot!
The grocery store near me has shopping cart corrals every 5 parking slots. Meaning you never have to push a cart more than about 20ft to put it away. Yet the lot is constantly filled with abandoned carts. While some are left by older people who have a hard time getting around, the VAST majority are left by entitled, lazy people.
And if you need to/have time to, reorganize the other carts as needed.
This is my #1 pet peeves and easiest way to determine what sort of person you are
You have to deposit a dollar for most carts here in Canada. And you know how cheap people are.
Where did the word corral come from in this context I've always wondered? And now I come to think of it, what do we call them in the UK? Defo not corral, I know that much..
Even better: place it in the farthest spot and not merely over the line bc it’s corral territory. The same thing goes for filled garbage cans. Don’t add to the top of a packed bin an hope it doesn’t topple. It’s not a house of cards we’re collectively building. Someone who doesn’t get paid enough has to deal with emptying it.
I'm not gonna lie, I'm guilty of having done this a few times. It just depends on the situation.
I'm not sure what part of the world you live in but I think using online ordering would benefit you greatly. You can order everything online or on an app and then pay for it and when you arrive, you just park in the designated spot and someone from the store will come and load all of your groceries in your trunk for you :)
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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.
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.
I don't care how you pronounce them, but it's written "could/would/should/might HAVE", not "could of".
It’s “I couldn’t care less”
“I could care less” doesn’t even make sense.
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.
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.
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 .....
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.
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!
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 .
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...
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?
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.
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.
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.
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?!
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.
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.
The meteorological phenomenon is "lightning", NOT "lightening"
When you're inside it's the floor, when you are outside it's the ground.
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.
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.
It is a PIN, not a PIN number. PIN stands for personal identification number.
Just like it is an ATM, not an ATM machine.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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."
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.
Cereal then milk. What kind of heathen would do it the other way around.
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.
The Oxford comma.
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
In the business of dangling someone with a rope around their neck until they die, it's "hanged," not "hung."
"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.
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 
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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 😄
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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.
BROUGHT. so annoyed this wasn't included. i have heard soo many people say brang, then I'm 'petty' for correcting them.
If I actually worried about all this stuff I'd have a nervous breakdown.
My husband - bless him -- says "drownDing" instead of "drowning" and I lose my mind every time... on the inside, though. On the outside, I say "drowning", and move on.
Is he from upstate NY? I have a friend from there who does that and now I’m wondering if it’s a regional thing.
Load More Replies... Mine is this: Nitpicking people's grammar and word choices is classist and, in a lot of cases, racist. The purpose of language is to communicate, and if you understood what the person was trying to communicate, then they have used language effectively. You don't get extra points in heaven for strictly adhering arbitrary grammar rules.
The plural of "mine" is "ours". "Mines" is a noun meaning more than one excavation area.
I thought divide and conquer meant dividing your enemies and having them fight amongst themselves, so half your work if done for you.
My hill is, it's 'some/no/every/any' THING and NOT 'some/no/every/any' THINK. Are you listening, oh brother of mine?
I thought this was meant to be a list of PETTY things? I gave up reading as they were all things that are true but other people just ignore. The petty thing I was going to share was my sister's belief that the song goes 'ice, ice baby, baby' despite all evidence to the contrary but it seems this was not the place for things like that.
You don't need to use the word number after VIN. It's already Vehicle Identification Number.
Why can't anyone tell the difference between "lie" and "lay" anymore? I'm old enough to remember when even fairly uneducated people could maintain the difference. "LIE down" refers to placing your self in a horizontal position, as on a bed or couch. "I'm going to lie down for a nap." "LAY down" refers to placing something or someone else in a horizontal position. "I'm going to lay the baby down for a nap."
There ARE 5 reasons to buy a product, vote for a person, etc. Not there IS 5 reasons or whatever. I hear it in national commercials, in speeches by so-called educated people, even in an ad by the local cable company.
Australians do not go "thrifting" at the "thrift store". We go opshopping at the opshop (opshop, or Op Shop is short for opportunity shop)
The horse troops, those on western movies, are cavalry. Not calvary. Gads, I hate that!
It's okay to say something like "uuum" to fill a pause in your speech, but some people make this sound so long and loud, it's actually really annoying, especially if hey do it a lot. No need to moan like your teeth are being pulled before every sentence, keep it down.
this might be personal but i hate it when people say "book bag" instead of "backpack" when referring to backpacks
Anxious v. eager. If you are looking forward to something with excitement, you are eager. "I am eager to go to Disneyworld tomorrow." If you are looking forward to something with dread, you are anxious. "I am anxious to take the written exam tomorrow." 90% of the time I see "anxious" used when it should be "eager" and this is the hill I will die on until my corpse rots and makes it a slightly bigger hill.
It's not a car 'accident' there's 99.9% chance one party is to blame. It is a crash or incident. Don't walk or run in the bike lane when there's a sidewalk. Don't hold the door for someone who is 30 feet away. Don't leave your dog outside all day. Don't hold your phone in front of you on speaker phone, that doesn't make it "hands free". Don't block any part of the sidewalk with your car. Don't leave the tap running. Put a bucket in the shower while it is getting to the desired temperature. Am average shower running for 3 minutes is almost 5 gallons of water.
One big one missing: When you have to give a phone number, bank, credit card etc. over the phone the reciver should repeat the numbers back. Same with complicated spelling
I have to disagree on the numbers except phone number. If you're calling a bank, you will be asked securoty questions to ensure it's you. If there's a mix-up with numbers, the representative will let you know. That person that you're speaking to is likely highly proficient with 10 key
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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.
BROUGHT. so annoyed this wasn't included. i have heard soo many people say brang, then I'm 'petty' for correcting them.
If I actually worried about all this stuff I'd have a nervous breakdown.
My husband - bless him -- says "drownDing" instead of "drowning" and I lose my mind every time... on the inside, though. On the outside, I say "drowning", and move on.
Is he from upstate NY? I have a friend from there who does that and now I’m wondering if it’s a regional thing.
Load More Replies... Mine is this: Nitpicking people's grammar and word choices is classist and, in a lot of cases, racist. The purpose of language is to communicate, and if you understood what the person was trying to communicate, then they have used language effectively. You don't get extra points in heaven for strictly adhering arbitrary grammar rules.
The plural of "mine" is "ours". "Mines" is a noun meaning more than one excavation area.
I thought divide and conquer meant dividing your enemies and having them fight amongst themselves, so half your work if done for you.
My hill is, it's 'some/no/every/any' THING and NOT 'some/no/every/any' THINK. Are you listening, oh brother of mine?
I thought this was meant to be a list of PETTY things? I gave up reading as they were all things that are true but other people just ignore. The petty thing I was going to share was my sister's belief that the song goes 'ice, ice baby, baby' despite all evidence to the contrary but it seems this was not the place for things like that.
You don't need to use the word number after VIN. It's already Vehicle Identification Number.
Why can't anyone tell the difference between "lie" and "lay" anymore? I'm old enough to remember when even fairly uneducated people could maintain the difference. "LIE down" refers to placing your self in a horizontal position, as on a bed or couch. "I'm going to lie down for a nap." "LAY down" refers to placing something or someone else in a horizontal position. "I'm going to lay the baby down for a nap."
There ARE 5 reasons to buy a product, vote for a person, etc. Not there IS 5 reasons or whatever. I hear it in national commercials, in speeches by so-called educated people, even in an ad by the local cable company.
Australians do not go "thrifting" at the "thrift store". We go opshopping at the opshop (opshop, or Op Shop is short for opportunity shop)
The horse troops, those on western movies, are cavalry. Not calvary. Gads, I hate that!
It's okay to say something like "uuum" to fill a pause in your speech, but some people make this sound so long and loud, it's actually really annoying, especially if hey do it a lot. No need to moan like your teeth are being pulled before every sentence, keep it down.
this might be personal but i hate it when people say "book bag" instead of "backpack" when referring to backpacks
Anxious v. eager. If you are looking forward to something with excitement, you are eager. "I am eager to go to Disneyworld tomorrow." If you are looking forward to something with dread, you are anxious. "I am anxious to take the written exam tomorrow." 90% of the time I see "anxious" used when it should be "eager" and this is the hill I will die on until my corpse rots and makes it a slightly bigger hill.
It's not a car 'accident' there's 99.9% chance one party is to blame. It is a crash or incident. Don't walk or run in the bike lane when there's a sidewalk. Don't hold the door for someone who is 30 feet away. Don't leave your dog outside all day. Don't hold your phone in front of you on speaker phone, that doesn't make it "hands free". Don't block any part of the sidewalk with your car. Don't leave the tap running. Put a bucket in the shower while it is getting to the desired temperature. Am average shower running for 3 minutes is almost 5 gallons of water.
One big one missing: When you have to give a phone number, bank, credit card etc. over the phone the reciver should repeat the numbers back. Same with complicated spelling
I have to disagree on the numbers except phone number. If you're calling a bank, you will be asked securoty questions to ensure it's you. If there's a mix-up with numbers, the representative will let you know. That person that you're speaking to is likely highly proficient with 10 key
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