What is some of your Pet Peeve's

[dadohead]

Some older vehicles were a bit convoluted, key on with engine off, pump gas pedal 3 times within 5 seconds, clap hands, pick nose, all set.

Yeah... I get it out of order and pick nose first. End up with bugger on the horn button.

 

[WinterDeere]

Some older vehicles were a bit convoluted, key on with engine off, pump gas pedal 3 times within 5 seconds, clap hands, pick nose, all set.

 

[dnw64]

I really, really try not to become the grammar police, as tempting as it is.

Oh I almost never become a cop, it's just a pet peeve...

 

[paulsharvey]

Ok, so this one, I get the reason... but the number of places that have reduced or completely stopped Saturday hours. Tire shops, banks, many many more. Pre covid, a lot of places expanded hours. Then covid they greatly reduced them, and when they opened back up, they all had reduced hours.

 

[Jstpssng]

Not at all! Nonetheless is a legitimate word, meaning "just as importantly".

Irregardless is not a word. People say it when they mean "regardless", or "without regarding the thing just said".

My mother used to use "irregardless", and I never gave it a second thought when I was young. Then one day, probably around middle school, I had that "wait a minute... " moment.

"I could care less" always bothered me more, personally. I always want to tell those people, "okay, go ahead... care less!" They mean, "I couldn't care less".

According to Merriam-Webster;

: regardless
I told them that irregardless of what you read in books, they's some members of the theatrical profession that occasionally visits the place where they sleep.—Ring Lardner

One who creates a nuisance through an inherently dangerous activity … is absolutely liable for resulting damages, irregardless of fault …—N.Y v. Schenectady Chemicals, Inc., 117 Misc.2d 960 (1983)

Is irregardless a word?: Usage Guide

Irregardless dates to the late 18th century, but didn't become popular until the early 20th. Synonymous with regardless, the word is widely disliked. Use regardless instead if you wish to avoid criticism.

From "grammarly.com";

Is irregardless a word?​

Yes, irregardless is recognized by many dictionaries as a real word. And although recent online discourse may make it appear that this word is a new development, it’s not. In fact, it was added to Merriam-Webster’s unabridged edition back in 1934, and it has been in use for centuries. (Still, it’s typically labeled as “nonstandard” language because of its strange ³.

Unfortunately my phone updated last night(without my permission) and the "improvement" won't allow me to post links.

 

[Highlandr]

Ok, so this one, is get the reason... but the number of places that have reduced or completely stopped Saturday hours. Tire shops, banks, many many more.

Of the small business owners I know and have talked to about it (one a tire shop) there's a common thread. Wanna keep employees? Don't be open on Saturday. Open at 7am... stay open 'til 6pm... fine. No weekends. And this was before the damnpanic.

 

[Jstpssng]

Weather forecasters and radio announcers who call everything "extreme" if it isn't sunny and seventy. I was coming back from hunting tonight when the announcer said "Bundle up, it's extremely cold out there."
No it isn't. I looked at my thermometer and it was 24°.

 

[Sprinkler Fitter]

A few.

1. Fur babies

2. So I did a thing

3. I was this old when I realized whatever they continue saying. They usually lose me with the “I was this old”

 

[WinterDeere]

According to Merriam-Webster;



From "grammarly.com";

Unfortunately my phone updated last night(without my permission) and the "improvement" won't allow me to post links.

Sorry... no. I understand the whole notion that "English is a living language", and that the various dictionaries are always adding slang and new words. I disagree with it, but I understand it.

However, "irregardless" presents a unique challenge, that makes it technically mean the exact opposite of what people intend, when saying it.

"Regardless" means "without regard". But adding the prefix "ir" to any word means "the opposite of", such that "irregardless" would mean "without lack of regard", or simply "with regard to".

So how can one add it to the dictionary, with a definition that is exactly the opposite of what the word quite literally describes?

 

[Eagle1]

Didn't do nothing appears to be accept as well. Big list of misuse of the English language.
Across the pond "Just about" means you got it done, I hear almost got it done.

Whatever works....

 

[WinterDeere]

Whatever works....

"220, 221... whatever it takes."

 

[Sprinkler Fitter]

Sorry... no. I understand the whole notion that "English is a living language", and that the various dictionaries are always adding slang and new words. I disagree with it, but I understand it.

However, "irregardless" presents a unique challenge, that makes it technically mean the exact opposite of what people intend, when saying it.

"Regardless" means "without regard". But adding the prefix "ir" to any word means "the opposite of", such that "irregardless" would mean "without lack of regard", or simply "with regard to".

So how can one add it to the dictionary, with a definition that is exactly the opposite of what the word quite literally describes?

I agree about the word irregardless.

To me it is the like saying you unthawed the meat. Does that mean you froze the meat?

 

[AntiqueIron]

For me it’s that you can’t buy a new truck that lasts, or that you can work on.

And good luck trying to find a long bed regular cab.

 

[bcp]

Double negatives:

Google AI Overview

The double negative has a rich linguistic history, evolving from a standard, emphatic feature in Old and Middle English (Chaucer, Shakespeare used it) to being stigmatized in formal Modern English due to prescriptive grammarians in the 1700s, yet it persists in many dialects (like AAVE, Southern English) and languages worldwide...


Bruce

 

[DarkBlack]

I agree about the word irregardless.

To me it is the like saying you unthawed the meat. Does that mean you froze the meat?

That unthawed meat looks a little big for what we need

 

[Jstpssng]

I agree about the word irregardless.

To me it is the like saying you unthawed the meat. Does that mean you froze the meat?

You can disagree all that you want. Yet it's still been considered a word for longer than most of us have been around.

 

[bigtiller]

Double negatives:

Google AI Overview

The double negative has a rich linguistic history, evolving from a standard, emphatic feature in Old and Middle English (Chaucer, Shakespeare used it) to being stigmatized in formal Modern English due to prescriptive grammarians in the 1700s, yet it persists in many dialects (like AAVE, Southern English) and languages worldwide...


Bruce

A famous one is;
I can't get no satisfaction.

 

[WinterDeere]

Double negatives:

Google AI Overview

The double negative has a rich linguistic history, evolving from a standard, emphatic feature in Old and Middle English (Chaucer, Shakespeare used it) to being stigmatized in formal Modern English due to prescriptive grammarians in the 1700s, yet it persists in many dialects (like AAVE, Southern English) and languages worldwide...


Bruce

Double negatives are fine, when meant to state the positive. "I wouldn't be unhappy, if she offered me a BJ." That's a double negative, but all good and true.

Even irregardless would be fine in conversation, if it were used to mean "regarding", rather than "regardless".

Of course, the most famous improper double-negative of all time... "we don't need no education."

 

[Shawn T. W.]

How about "hot water heater"? If the water is already hot, why do you need a heater?

Yes, I know about hot water "boosters" restaurants for example use them to bring the standard water heater temperature up quite a bit for there dish washing machines ...

 

[lman]

How about "hot water heater"? If the water is already hot, why do you need a heater?

Yes, I know about hot water "boosters" restaurants for example use them to bring the standard water heater temperature up quite a bit for there dish washing machines ...

I've got a hot water heater. My geothermal desuperheater preheats water entering my water heater while the system is running. This time of year my geothermal system runs enough to make hot water so my water heater heats water that has already been heated.