Person Asks “What Is The Pettiest, Silliest, Most Meaningless Hill You Are Willing To Die On?”, Receives 30 Replies
People are unique creatures, and what makes all of us truly inimitable is not only a set of external features, fingerprints and so on, but also a bunch of other beliefs, habits and opinions that we accumulate in ourselves over the years of our life.
And it's not just some meaningful beliefs, like voting for Democrats or Republicans. Someone, for example, is sure that the egg needs to be broken from the sharp side, and someone else - from the blunt side. One selflessly defends the correct spelling of a relatively uncommon word, and another is ready not to communicate with a person who supports a football team they do not like.
In fact, each of us has our own hill which we are willing to die on - and sometimes these hills are so petty and silly that it’s a shame to lay down our heads for them. But we are still ready to do this. And we, such people, are thousands and thousands. For example, when the question "What is the pettiest, silliest, most meaningless hill you are willing to die on?" appeared on the AskReddit community, it got 80.2K upvotes and over 51.7K different comments.
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You're not the only person in the grocery store, lady! Move your cart to the side IN ANTICIPATION of others trying to get by. It's not predicting the future and you really need to work on your spacial awareness.
Edit: I've long held the opinion that there are two kinds of people in this world: "shopping cart" people and non-shopping cart people. And just remember, it's always malice, never ignorance.
I will stand on this hill. I will also add that if I’m blocking something in an effort to not take up an aisle, standing and staring at the side of my head judgmentally will not get you what you need. “Excuse me, I need to get to something..” does on the other hand work. Staring at me will only get me to either not notice at all, or tell you I’m not freaking psychic.
Please don't try to have a conversation with me when I'm in another room, especially if I'm doing dishes, laundry, making food, showering, etc. I'm trying to listen to you, but cannot clearly hear what you're saying. Odds are I'm going to ask you to repeat yourself three times or I'm going to ignore you until I can come to where you are. Either way, you'll likely be pissed about it.
I now understand why that pissed my mother off so much when I was younger.
I can’t hear low tones very well - can’t make out individual sounds well enough to understand the words. My hubs has a low voice and consistently likes to attempt to talk to me while doing loud things. I just stare at him until he’s done and go “WHAT?”. Or make the mouth flapping motion with my hand.
Improperly installed HID lights should be ticketed aggressively... blinding everyone in the road should be illegal.
"should of" is not, and has never been, a grammatically correct phrase.
Should've known that native speakers learn the phrase before they know how to write and so they often assume it's written like other similar words without questioningits origin or function and therefore memorize the wrong way to write it.
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THIS. I’m no grammar nazi, but this one always bugs me a little. Some people have word/reading disabilities, or don’t speak English as a first language, that’s totally fine and I’d never ever judge them for this kind of minor mistake - but for the rest of you who can speak and write the English language with no issue, using “should of” instead of “should’ve” kind of shows how few books you’ve read in your life (and this is not me trying to be rude - literally, if you’re neurotypical, reading many books as a child will imprint so much language info AND TEACH THE CHILD EXCELLENT PATTERN RECOGNITION like grammar/proper spelling/the recognition of interesting language patterns/an easier time learning other languages once you can finally see patterns in grammar.) it’s worth learning good grammar and language pattern-recognition because it helps you in many many other areas of life, is what I’m long-windedly trying to say!
Absolutely certain non-native English speakers don't ever use "should of". Generally, mistakes native speakers commonly make, and often don't care about (their, they're, there probably the most common example), non-natives won't ever do, or at least correct themselves. Usually, if you care enough about learning a foreign language, you care enough to do it properly and correct your mistakes, so you can be understood by native speakers. And you learn to not make these simple mistakes right away, as grammar is an essential part while learning from the start, in contrast to growing up with speech for years, then going to school to actually learn the language properly. SMS and text messengers as major means of communication further popularized abbreviations and this carefree attitude. I've noticed this in English, German and Spanish, haven't come far enough in French to experience the same (or I don't have enough French friends in social media).
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Which sounds a lot like "should of" so maybe its unfair to hate on it unless it's actually written down.
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This makes me irrationally annoyed. And everyone that posts that contributes to even more morons using it. I'll add in "payed". IT'S "PAID", FFS. As well as "your/you're".
This one makes my blood boil. Just because you speak lazy English and should've SOUNDS LIKE should of....think about what the words actually mean. "Should of" makes no freaking sense!! I SHOULD have, should've.....Grrrrr
"Should of", "could of", "would of". I see these all the time. And yeah, I'm that guy who'll publicly correct you.
Yeah, and then the corrector gets all the hate, because "lol, it's not important anyhow!"... If we give up on grammar and spelling, we might as well write in Middle English again, people back then didn't have fixed language rules, and look how hard it is to understand them!
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“Grammatically correct” is actually not correct. Something can be grammatical or ungrammatical. To say “grammatically correct” is technically ungrammatical.
Annoying, true, but not a hill I'm willing to die on. Also, "intend on" instead of "intend to".
It stems from the contraction of “should have” into “should’ve” which then gets confused for “should of”. I admit, I’m guilty of it on occasions but I am trying to cut it out!
But how does it happen that you just use a completely different word that doesn't make sense at this place in the sentence? I know that it is somehow because it sounds the same, but I'm completely baffled by this phenomenon. I really would like to understand
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I don't mind a spoken 'should of' but a written one makes my skin crawl!
Confusing “me” and “I.” Tony and I went to the concert. Not me (and Tony) went to the concert.
I do use should've, which when used in the south, sounds like should of
It's fine in literature as long as it's in dialogue. It can help express characterization
Should "of" be used after "should" or should "have" be used after "should"? Got ya.
Thank you. This is one of my top 5 linguistic pet peeves. I could be reading a fantastic article and then if I come across "should of" immediately I question the source. Although, I learned much of my English my reading voraciously, while native speakers learn it phonetically first, so maybe I shouldn't be so hard on them.
While i agree with this in theory, it has recently come to my attention that people who use the contraction "Should've" or "Would've" in speech are often misheard/people decide in advance the person is illiterate, and THINK they are saying "Should OF" or "Would OF" when in reality, they're not. Now if you're typing it out that way, you're on your own! lol
In French, my pet peeve is people writing "sa va?" instead of "ça va?" (how's it going?). It denotes stupidity, as it's so basic. Any French speaker should know this.
Doesn't the confusion stem from the fact that they sound so much alike when spoken aloud?
I'm not a native speaker of english and it took me a while to realize what it means.
I'm guessing German, in which case it's confusing "von" and "habe" ... it's insanely incorrect.
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I've never heard that. Only should have or should've is the closest to it
I think someone whose first language isn't English might hear "should've" and assume they are hearing "should of" and then write that, not knowing it's incorrect.
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Meh. Words change. Pronunciations change. I remember hearing "'Ain't' ain't a proper word" growing up, and nowadays it's in the dictionary. Perhaps some day "would of/should of/could of" will be, too. (Side note - words aren't "proper" because they're in the dictionary; they're in the dictionary because they have become commonly used.)
no dude. You're literally confusing two utterly different words. It's like writing "The kid balled because he lost his bawl." I mean really. Just get it right. "Bawl" and "Ball" do NOT mean the same thing.
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I will argue ALL DAY LONG with people who use apostrophes when something is plural. Please stop.
Those new 'extra safe, high visibility' headlights should not be installed in any vehicles larger than a wagon. I don't need LED spotlights pointing into my eyes from the front and all three mirrors. Seeing is fun for other drivers too.
Close the dang cabinet doors!
Close all the doors!
I leave drawers and cupboards part ope, but I live alone so only annoy myself. I sigh, get up and close them. Lol.
I'm an astronomer, I know nothing about your dumb a*s astrology sign so stop telling/asking me about it.
I will go to enormous lengths in order to avoid speaking with someone over the phone. Email, text, go to their office, sit and fume .... I don't know why exactly, but I f*****g hate it.
You don’t do things on accident, you do things *BY* accident
my brother needs to see this!! he says "on accident" and "by purpose"...i suffer every day.
People that dont know the difference between losing and loosing get my downvote every time
That if my wife just stops asking me questions and watch the movie- she’ll understand what the movie is about
Edit: for the record my wife is the best person in the world and if I were to answer this question for her- she’d probably tell me that the way I load the dishes will eventually give her a stroke. Her way does get them cleaner after all.
EFFECT vs AFFECT. It pisses me off all the time when people use them wrong!!!
If you tell me you are going to “defiantly” do something, I am going to picture you doing it with defiance. All angry. Marching around pissed off that you had to do it.
It’s definitely, people.
Def-in-it-ely and de-fi-ant-ly are two completely different words with completely different connotations and definitions.
Scrape your damn plate off before putting dishes into the dishwasher. I’m home from college right now living in a 5 person home, and my sister is the only person who understands this. Everyone else basically puts meals in the dishwasher, or they let things like cereal get stuck to the plates and cups which drives me crazy lol.
It’s a dishwasher, not a garbage can!
That box of useless cables in my closet?
You know the one that has a bunch of old USB cables, RCA cables, even S-Video cables, and a s**t load of AC adapters I can't find the ends for?
Yeah, that box is mine, and I will NEVER throw it away. Even if it only comes in handy once a year, I'll be damned if it doesn't feel great feeling like a dang hero when your friend or family member needs one of those "useless" cables for something.
I have started to downsize my cable collection. Most of them I don't even remember what they are for. The stupid thing is I have all these cables but can never find the actual one I need.
MSG is not dangerous and it's sad so many people miss out on its deliciousness because of misinformation!
But it is dangerous for me. Im allergic to it. Migraines are no fun, especially over seasoning.
Monopoly is an inherently unbalanced and badly designed game. ON PURPOSE. Whoever starts winning will simply keep winning, and the rest of the player's get a slow slog to bankruptcy. And the winner is usually the most ruthless person at the table. This is why it breaks friendships.
It was meant to show the unfairness of unregulated capitalism, and somehow it became an American classic. But compared to modern games, it's terrible.
I am not a fan of monopoly. It just never ends. Why waste my time when there are much better games to play.
Just because im a girl dosent mean I can't play as a male character in an MMO and I swear if I have this arguement ONE MORE time with a dude thats playing as a female character I will scream.
You know the blokes who play as females anyway, they're usually semi naked
It's "hear, hear" not "here, here." Get it f*****g right.
Every day: something that happens every day
Everyday: ordinary, unremarkable
If you put meat into a grilled cheese, it's not a "gourmet grilled cheese".
It's a Melt.
I will stand next to OP and fight beside them to the death on this one, too.
How the dishwasher is loaded.
Play it like Tetris. Maximum occupancy without overlap. Just rinse the dishes first.
I bought the house so the spot in the driveway closest to the front door is mine. Roommates, park your asses on the street.
That needs to be in your rental agreement. To avoid conflict, actually specifying who gets which spot would be best, especially if there aren't enough off-street spots for all the roommates. Off-street parking should not be a feature of your rental if someone doesn't have a guaranteed spot.
Not every Indian dish you eat is "curry" flavoured. Stop !
Curry is not a flavour. It describes various mixtures of spices. There are thousands of Curry mixtures.
it IS worth pulling all the hardware off of furniture I'm throwing away. i might use it to build something someday and screws/drawer handles/whatever are expensive.
Also, never mind that huge pile of saved up hardware in the garage. My mess is my business...
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People downvoting for the sake of it! Due to the BP rules downvoting causes people to be suspended, If it happens 3 times you get a ban. If you disagree leave a comment. Downvotes are NOT dislikes. And the trolls that haunt this site and target users to downvote comments just for the sake of it, can get stuffed.
BP is now very successful. Maybe the staff should re-evaluate the rules and consequenses now.
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Really enjoyed this thread. I was taught, many many years ago, from an early age, the importance of correct grammar. It's very important. Poor grammar often completely alters the point being made. If you get annoyed by being corrected, you should learn, not be aggressively defensive. I'm still learning, and am happy to be corrected, as it means I won't make that mistake again.
Here's mine: There, they're and their are three completely different words. (Oh great, there I go spouting off about grammar. They're really going to show me their ire in the comments section!)
I agree completely; there, they're and their bothers me as well as your and you're. It isn't that difficult at all. Think for a moment what you're saying. Cripes, that drives me insane, which I won't lie, isn't a long drive on most days. 😁😜
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The passing lane is for passing. Why is that too complicated for some people?
When one is chewing, one's lips should be together. Making that smacking noise should be punishable by flogging.
"Rogue" vs. "rouge" is a huge pet peeve of mine. "Rogue" is a D&D class, an X-Men character, or a scoundrel. "Rouge" is a shade of red, or a cosmetic used similarly to blush or lipstick. GET IT RIGHT.
Sweet tea is disgusting. There, I said it and I’d say it again if I had to.
This thread was all about miserable people looking for a place to vent. I shouldn't have clicked.
People downvoting for the sake of it! Due to the BP rules downvoting causes people to be suspended, If it happens 3 times you get a ban. If you disagree leave a comment. Downvotes are NOT dislikes. And the trolls that haunt this site and target users to downvote comments just for the sake of it, can get stuffed.
BP is now very successful. Maybe the staff should re-evaluate the rules and consequenses now.
Load More Replies... Really enjoyed this thread. I was taught, many many years ago, from an early age, the importance of correct grammar. It's very important. Poor grammar often completely alters the point being made. If you get annoyed by being corrected, you should learn, not be aggressively defensive. I'm still learning, and am happy to be corrected, as it means I won't make that mistake again.
Here's mine: There, they're and their are three completely different words. (Oh great, there I go spouting off about grammar. They're really going to show me their ire in the comments section!)
I agree completely; there, they're and their bothers me as well as your and you're. It isn't that difficult at all. Think for a moment what you're saying. Cripes, that drives me insane, which I won't lie, isn't a long drive on most days. 😁😜
Load More Replies... The passing lane is for passing. Why is that too complicated for some people?
When one is chewing, one's lips should be together. Making that smacking noise should be punishable by flogging.
"Rogue" vs. "rouge" is a huge pet peeve of mine. "Rogue" is a D&D class, an X-Men character, or a scoundrel. "Rouge" is a shade of red, or a cosmetic used similarly to blush or lipstick. GET IT RIGHT.
Sweet tea is disgusting. There, I said it and I’d say it again if I had to.
This thread was all about miserable people looking for a place to vent. I shouldn't have clicked.
