Somebody was paying attention.

Here are two more:

Statements that begin with a superfluous "So," (commonly when beginning to answer a question). A fairly recent phenomenon, but becoming quite pervasive.

And, pet peeve number one by far: Inappropriate use (and wretched overuse) of the word "like." I can't imagine how this imbecilic, valley-girl caricature ever became mainstream to the point that it's nearly ubiquitous, but it has, and it has persisted for more than a generation. It's a habit that makes most younger Americans sound stupid, even though many of them are anything but. Tiresome, to an extreme.

Live well,

SJW

 

Cement comes in bags, concrete comes in trucks.. also the latest phrase.. "you feel me"?

 

I'm surprised that no one has mentioned these word-interchange peeves yet:

PEDAL
–noun
1. a foot-operated lever used to control certain mechanisms, as automobiles

PETAL
–noun
2. one of the often colored segments of the corolla of a flower

PEDDLE
-verb
3. try to sell (something, especially small goods) by going from house to house or place to place.
"he peddled art and printing materials around the country"




HANDLE
–noun
1. a part of a thing made specifically to be grasped or held by the hand.

HANDEL
–noun
George Fri⋅de⋅ric Pronunciation [free-der-ik, -drik], 1685–1759, German composer in England after 1712.


MANUAL
–noun
5. a small book, esp. one giving information or instructions.

MANUEL
–noun
a male given name


LEAK
–noun
1. an unintended hole, crack, or the like, through which liquid, gas, light, etc., enters or escapes: a leak in the roof

LEEK
–noun
1. a plant, Allium ampeloprasum, of the amaryllis family, allied to the onion, having a cylindrical bulb and leaves used in cookery



AXLE
–noun
1. Machinery. the pin, bar, shaft, or the like, on which or by means of which a wheel or pair of wheels rotates.

AXEL
–noun Figure Skating.
a jump performed by a skater leaping from the front outer edge of one skate into the air to make 1 1/2 rotations of the body and landing on the back outer edge of the other skate



PINTLE (as found in the I.A.C. valve)
-noun
A pin or a bolt on which another part pivots

PINTEL
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Prolly vs probably...new generation is "changing" a word.....just silly

 

I had a decent looking girl use that phrase. My answer was "Is that a trick question or is this an invitation to feel you?".

 

lol thats a very very good idea

 

Make sure they are rich and if possible, have MILFs around or hot girls of legal age.

 

But if they adopt him wouldn't that be incest?

 

In many states, as long as they don't share blood he'd be fine. I personally would feel there are enough people out there that I shouldn't even begin crossing those kinds of lines though.

 

Is it that bad to find dates at a family reunion? No argument about whose parents we are going to this Christmas.

 

Yes but you now have in laws. This way, your mom is also my mom.

 

Hard to believe I'm in C4 gen...this thread belongs in OT...

 

We could probably make it belong in "Penthouse Forum" if we applied ourselves.

 

VIN number

 

"add"?

 

I am smarter than you're

 

I really hate it when people split hairs over the definition of engine and motor !

 

So "Motor Trend" magazine has been wrong for decades?
The bottles in my garage say "motor oil."

Google the words "motor def" and you will see a reference to internal combustion. Dictionary.com says the same thing. Sorry amigo, it's an industry-accepted term.


I have several grammatical peeves but the worst is using an apostrophe for a plural. E.g.: I like burrito's. I mowed the lawn's.

A close 2nd place are those endless, run-on posts we see in here:
hi i jus got an 85 vett the tires look new they hav tread but i want to be sure they ar safe can anyone tell me how to find out i lookd but didnt find much thnks have a nice day :\

Makes me cross-eyed trying to read that crap.

But while secretly criticizing, I try to remember that just about everyone has at least one redeeming quality. Nobody is perfect, not even the experts

 

Folks on Craigslist that want to sell a vehicle but somehow don't have the title....usually followed by the words "But I can get it".

later, tiny

 

My pet peeve has to do with the way people drive. When two cars are side by side in parallel lanes, and one car needs to merge -- they speed up, cut in front (of me), and hit their brakes. Wouldn't it make more sense to slow down and then tuck in behind me?

Since it happens all the time, I must be wrong.