People that write "cheques".

So basically every English speaking person who isn't a US citizen annoys you?

Yes

USA USA USA

The thread is - Things that shouldn't piss you off. but do.

Should it piss me off? No.
Does it? Yes

saving 30 seconds in the checkout line 10 to 15 times a week adds up!

People who make a noise/fake laugh when watching tv just to let the people they are watching it with know they got the reference / joke

No, waiting an extra two minutes behind 3-4 *******s who are buying 3 dollars worth of Cheetos on their debit card instead of it taking 1/4 of that time if they had cash pisses me off.

Yet you probably waste 10x that time daily on **** you don't even think about.

lol +1.

Nearly all TV-watching noises tend to piss me off, especially whimpers of sympathy, which just scream, "Hey look at me, I'm a good, moral, empathetic person!" Ugh.

Otherwise, noises are fine when people are group-watching TV primarily to socialize (except the "I watched this before and know what's going to happen, so I'll provide commentary and let you bask in my cleverness" ****), and genuine laughter is fine no matter what.

But for whatever reason, even the most casual-fan-ish armchair coaching doesn't bother me much while watching sports. Probably because "analysts" have inured me to sports-spectating dumbness.

this should mos def piss you off

this is why we have awesome self checkouts where i can scan and debit myself in under 30 seconds.... assuming no line

Also why does the debit take 4 min where you shop..... stupid people that suck take extra time but it is the people not the system.... they would be the ones standing there putting the change back in their wallet like jerks if they paid cash

the correct thing to say is "raises the question". i mean it was right there in that first post you quoted.

and it's not like "begs" is a synonym for "raises" so it actually doesn't make any sense. "beg" means to ask for charity or ask for something earnestly. and "asks for something earnestly from the question" does not mean the same thing as "raises the question" afaik.

it would save even more time if you stocked up a bit rather than going to the store 10 times a week

are you saying you don't make a purchase 10 times in a week?

How do you know it is fake?

"raises" or "gives rise to"?

But the point is people saying "begs the question" in lieu of "raises the question" is the lesser evil than people who use "begging the question" when they mean to say "begs" or "raises". They are both wrong.

Complaining about "begs the question" is about as bad as complaining about people using "cleave" or "peruse" wrongly. That said it minorly bothers me when people use "disinterested" to mean "uninterested" although that I think is a case where there's no other word/phrase that captures disinterested well.

cleave actually does mean both to split in half and stick together. both meanings have been around for 1000+ years and come from seperate old english words. nobody is using it wrong.

people that use peruse wrong are also on my list fwiw. or well basically any time someone uses a word they don't know the meaning of in an attempt to sound smart.

I'm amazed anyone thinks cash is faster than a card.

But what if I am a baseball catcher?

This.

Swipe, punch key, sign is faster than Here's some cash, let me put that cash away, let me figure out how much cash I have to give back, let me find the right amount of cash.. oh coinage, and here you go is your cash

had this happen today and i remembered ranting about it once here:

people who stand outside the ****ing atm place when someone is using it, when there is plenty of room to stand inside. i'm not standing in your queue buddy. fu.

i used to be a card-hater back in the stone age, but they have literally become swipe and done thank you. it just isn't a cash-based society anymore.

I have a classmate who wear saggy pants, here is my social studies teachers comment about it "I can imagine how girls could wear those with their hips and stuff, but yours just ignore gravity. Its amazing and bad to watch at the same time." I found that funny at the time.

On the second one you are not alone.

I hate when I go to a shop and the shop assistant asks me "Can I help you?", if I wanted a help I would have asked for it. I feel silly when I say "No, Im just looking around" but when I tell them what Im looking for then I end up trying on the entire store.

I hate when people drink from my bottle (I dont never ever want to drink from it again and its pretty bad when you cant go and buy another one because you are camping or whereever).

I hate when all of my ex-classmates are having babies (makes me feel old and I dont even have a bf while they are getting married and starting a family). I also hated when my younger sister got pregnant and every guy I know thought it was his responsibility to ask me "Well you must feel pretty bad and old. I mean your younger sister is going to have a baby before you WITH YOUR EX. How does it feel?" (to be clear he was not my ex).

I hate when someone drives my car (and Im on the passanger seat looking like this --- ).

I hate when someone write something on the computer and they dont leave a space between punctuation and the next letter - do you know how much easier it would be for me to read it if you would have just made that little thing?!

I hate when someone has just shaved her legs and goes "Come touch its so soft" - why would I want to touch your legs?!


Because Im from a specific part of Estonia, it means that I cant pronounce one letter in Estonian alphabet and I hate that as soon as someone finds out that Im from that place their first reaction is - pronounce "õ", pronounce "õ". Really, why would you do it?! And when I tell them I cant they are surprised "How? Its so simple!" - Hey Im not speaking in another dialect and telling you how simple it should be to understand me. Why should you?! I also hate when some of my words mix and I say one or two in that dialect and there is always atleast one person in the room going - I know where you are from.

Estonians seem weird.

inxu,

have any 4 ft tall knowitall asians dropped a sick neg hit on you?