Anonymous
Post 12/14/2023 16:56     Subject: What's your irrational pet peeve of the moment?
Teacher at a uniform school.

People who do not write their child’s name clearly inside any article of clothing that might possibly be taken off at school.

Anonymous
Post 12/14/2023 16:54     Subject: Re:What's your irrational pet peeve of the moment?
Anonymous wrote:There's a whole slew of words that got picked up by dumb people or people trying to sound smarter than they are that are now infiltrating regular use.

"Gift" as a verb. It sounds SO stupid coming from a native speaker. Like how do you speak English as a first language and not know that verbs and nouns are different. Do you gift a gift? OMG my DH gifted me a gift of a gift card! Adult is headed that way too. "Yay for successfully adulting." This one at least is still a little tongue-in-cheek, but people will talk about gifting someone something with a perfectly straight face; I don't think they're trying to be silly. I think they honestly don't know how wrong and dumb it is.

And "comfortability." Especially since the pandemic. "We need to assess everyone's comfortability with indoor events." Do you mean... comfort?

Makes me think less of anyone who does it.


We attended an info session at a college for a specialized LD program and the college rep running the meeting kept emphasizing that they encourage "independency." My LD applicant kid knows better than to use the term "independency."
Anonymous
Post 12/14/2023 16:16     Subject: What's your irrational pet peeve of the moment?
Anonymous wrote:Secret Santa’s. I think my teen has had 5 of these so far with various friend/activity groups and we always seem to get the friend who wants the most obscure stuff and not something you can just walk into target and grab. And speaking of Stanley cups, for the latest secret Santa with her closest friend group—yep we got the friend who requested a Stanley cup. Seriously? Not gonna happen.


But that's not how Secret Santa works? you don't know who is giving the gift, so how you do request something from them?

Unless they just proclaim "whoever has me, I want a stanley cup" ?
Anonymous
Post 12/14/2023 16:14     Subject: Re:What's your irrational pet peeve of the moment?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My pet peeve is how many educated people in my company use the word myself incorrectly. Such as when you're done writing your review send it to John and myself. No it is send it to John and me.

I don't know who started this trend, but it has got to stop.


It's the same people who say "usage" (seriously, show me ONE place where "use" isn't just as good as and probably better than "usage,") and think "impactful" is better than effective. Nvm that impactful wasn't even a word until a few years ago. It's small-dick business majors adding extra syllables to existing words in an attempt to make themselves look important. I laugh at them derisively.

Also, "orientate." As in, "let's get you orientated to the system." Was I not paying attention when "orient" was stricken from the dictionary??


Hmm, I sort of use (no punt intended) "usage" as a synonym for "data on how something is used"

Like, "website usage indicates that the site is most frequently visited on weekends"

But I may be using it incorrectly.
Anonymous
Post 12/14/2023 12:33     Subject: Re:What's your irrational pet peeve of the moment?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Forever maskers and forever covid folks. So insane. Let’s make covid your whole personality!


Maskers in December 2023 are serious nut-jobs.


We will be wearing masks the week prior to Christmas as we don't want to bring covid to my 70 year old parents.
My daughter started wearing a mask today on her own accord bc 2 kids in her class are out sick this week.
Anonymous
Post 12/14/2023 12:31     Subject: Re:What's your irrational pet peeve of the moment?
Anonymous wrote:The fact that my child’s nanny showed up this morning with a large, dark hickey on her neck!

Tacky?!


I once had what looked like a hickey on my neck but it actually was where my new cross body bag had the strap rubbing against my lower neck.
Anonymous
Post 12/14/2023 12:28     Subject: Re:What's your irrational pet peeve of the moment?
Stanley cups and ANY branded product that is irrationally trendy, but mostly the fact that my daughter's stepmother buys them all. I hate that my kid has a Stanley cup, two of those ugly square swedish backpacks, etc etc. I did not want her to grow up materialistic/ brand obsessed.
Anonymous
Post 12/14/2023 12:26     Subject: Re:What's your irrational pet peeve of the moment?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Forever maskers and forever covid folks. So insane. Let’s make covid your whole personality!

I assume they have something they don't want to spread. That's how I use masks now.


Same. I had covid a couple months ago, and wore a mask when I had to go to the pharmacy. Not even a little bothered by anyone who thought I was a nutjob. Covid's not for sharing.
Anonymous
Post 12/14/2023 05:25     Subject: Re:What's your irrational pet peeve of the moment?
Anonymous wrote:Forever maskers and forever covid folks. So insane. Let’s make covid your whole personality!


Maskers in December 2023 are serious nut-jobs.
Anonymous
Post 12/14/2023 03:54     Subject: Re:What's your irrational pet peeve of the moment?
Anonymous wrote:Forever maskers and forever covid folks. So insane. Let’s make covid your whole personality!

I assume they have something they don't want to spread. That's how I use masks now.
Anonymous
Post 12/14/2023 03:29     Subject: Re:What's your irrational pet peeve of the moment?
Anonymous wrote:The fact that my child’s nanny showed up this morning with a large, dark hickey on her neck!

Tacky?!


All things considered, the neck isn’t the worst place she could have had a love bite.
Anonymous
Post 12/14/2023 02:02     Subject: Re:What's your irrational pet peeve of the moment?
Forever maskers and forever covid folks. So insane. Let’s make covid your whole personality!
Anonymous
Post 12/14/2023 00:22     Subject: Re:What's your irrational pet peeve of the moment?
The fact that my child’s nanny showed up this morning with a large, dark hickey on her neck!

Tacky?!
Anonymous
Post 12/13/2023 20:51     Subject: What's your irrational pet peeve of the moment?
Secret Santa’s. I think my teen has had 5 of these so far with various friend/activity groups and we always seem to get the friend who wants the most obscure stuff and not something you can just walk into target and grab. And speaking of Stanley cups, for the latest secret Santa with her closest friend group—yep we got the friend who requested a Stanley cup. Seriously? Not gonna happen.
Anonymous
Post 12/13/2023 18:03     Subject: Re:What's your irrational pet peeve of the moment?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:When we start Netflix my husband has to mimic the “Da-Dum” every single time.


Whenever the HBO fuzz sounds starts before the show/movie, DH starts doing the into to Curb Your Enthusiasm

It’s Sex and the City for me!


Sopranos for me!