How about "your" vs "you're"? For example:

Guy 1: "Your an idiot".

Guy 2: "No, your understanding of contractions is appalling. You're a grammatical imbecile."

 

There, there.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frozen_custard says there IS a difference.

You never know. Car might have gone driving without you and racked a few more miles.

That I will disagree on too. If the lowest you will take exceeds what I am willing and/or able to pay, is there a point of discussion?

 

I'm definitely going to answer you defiantly.

 

How about something more relevant to this forum? "Duel" vs "Dual".

"I have installed a duel exhaust system in my car." WTF? The system is set up to fight duels? Or is it dueling with itself as in the right side fighting with the left? Does it slap you with a glove and challenge you to a sword fight at 0800 or is it pistols at noon?

 

From looking over FS ads:

- People advertising their cars as convertibles because they have a targa top.

- Only needs 'xxxxxx', cheap (or real easy) fix.

- The classic: Car is 95% complete.

- Don't need to sell. Just gauging interest.

- All highway miles.

 

Definitely a difference, but everyone knows what I mean. Another thing I get crap for is going to Culver's and ask for a large shake. I was born in the South with a slight draw, so when I ask for a tall they sometimes thing I said small. To prevent that, I ask for a large, but then they correct me anyways. You would think that problem only occurred at Starbucks, but when I accidentally said a large there (and quickly apologized) she responded with "That's ok, we know what you mean".

As for the lowest price, why would I want to offer up the lowest I'll go? We're both trying to get good deals and if I give you my lowest price there's no negotiation. If you think it's listed a bit high and only want to pay x amount, then tell me. IMO, if you're seriously buying a car, it's worth discussing it if you have anywhere near the asking price. Someone called me just this morning and the first thing he said was "Your car is listed for too much, I can't afford it, what's the lowest you'll take?" In fact, my car is listed at Blue Book value _and_ comes with two complete sets of tires (winter and summer), both only two years of use (bought in 2015), as well as two other full size spares. Only 9 matching wheels though, so I suppose not having a 10th wheel kills the deal.

I feel it's almost an insult to not even see the car and suggest I should take less than its worth (or just asking lowest price) - so those people get the special treatment of having the lowest price be what I listed it for. :-D I understand trying to look out for yourself and saving yourself money, but I'm also a person that wants as much as I can get for it and acting otherwise receives no sympathy from me. There are 1.6 million people in the greater Milwaukee area, someone wants to buy a POS Ford Focus at blue book. :-D

FYI, soft spots include kids buying their first car and young newly weds. A husband/wife missed out on a deal because they were going to come look at the car and I was ready to practically give it to them. :-P

 

After using my unlimited plate lookup subscription for Carfax I understand why... Would hate to sacre folks off from looking at a car that has odometer fraud, multiple accidents, or other issues, that show up on a carfax just by showing a plate...LOL

 

 

Wouldn't it be Pistons at noon?

 

2 guys slugging it out with pistons? This is Pay Per View material

 

The interchanging of the use of THEN and THAN. I even see it in professionally edited papers and magazines.

Which would you prefer?
I would rather go out with that cute chick than the fat nasty one she's sitting with. ( You have a little taste.)
I would rather go out with that cute chick then the fat nasty one she's sitting with. (One right after the other? You are a complete classless pig.)

 

After you got laid with the cute one, you may not be so picky and the fat nastiness may be just so you can top two girls that night. Or the cute one insisted you do her friend and she will do you.

 

​​​​​​​The last sentence would really put one in a predicament. Would depend how fat the fat one is, and how cute the cute the one is.

 

One of my biggest pet peeves by far is when youre passionate about something and ppl do nothing but criticize it.

I tell some friends or family I really enjoy producing n creating music. They either say "thats cool" or make fun of how much time I spend on the computer producing

I tell them I love playing basketball, they say I should be lifting more weights bc girls like that

I talk about how much I love my C4 Corvette. They say its just a car or that I spend too much time on it.

Dude like fuckk you man. Im making new friends this year

 

They do say that riding a fat girl is like riding a moped. Both fun but you don't want your friends seeing you do either.

 

Find a family you like and get them to adopt you?

 

There you go. Yet another peeve. People who post the exact same peeve 2 pages further into a thread because they didn't bother to read others peeves!!!

 

I really don't have a problem with people misspelling words as there isn't really the focus on correct spelling, punctuation or writing skills in schools these days.... but there's always Google to help out if you can be bothered.
But as an Aussie what really grinds my gears to the phrase that's creeping into our language that originated in the Land of the Septics.
What I'm referring to is "where's it at?" or "where are we at?"
People, the phrase is "where is it?" or "where are we?"

 

"Could of" vs could've/could have