Do you have any pet linguistic peeves?

There are some things people say that are like nails on a blackboard for me.1--'whole entire', as in 'He at the whole entire pie. '2--'AM in the morning', as in 'They arrived at 3 AM in the morning.'and my favorite,3--'hopefully', and in "Hopefully, we'll go to Disneyland next summer. 'I hear crap like this on commercials, from newscasters...I'll stop before I take off on a rant.

How about you? Have you any to add? Asked by LarssenAbdo 51 months ago Similar questions: pet linguistic peeves Education & Reference > Languages.

Ridiculous redundancies. Lots of things annoy me linguistically, but you can’t possibly want the whole (entire) list here; it would be a not-so-small book. Larssenabdo, you’ve already nailed a couple of my anti-favorites in your details.

Since your first two deal with verbal overkill, let’s totally and completely stick with this category of SpeakCrime. Here are a few of my nominees: I also want that, too. We’re dealing with past history.

I’m 100% sure. He did it by himself alone. They were singing all together in unison.

This program has many positive benefits. You have an optional choice. It’s a unique rarity.

That was a free gift. She made a binding promise. Maybe the people who rely on redundancies suspect we won’t get the drift otherwise.

Or maybe they’re trying to "make assurance doubly sure. " Or maybe they just figure if saying it once is good, saying it twice must be even better. Roseredcity's Recommendations Armed Gunmen, True Facts, and Other Ridiculous Nonsense: A Compiled Compendium of Repetitive Redundancies Amazon List Price: $14.95 Used from: $1.86 Average Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5 (based on 14 reviews) Oh, those repetitive redundancies.....

My number one peeve is: Anyone that corrects my speaking. Kids, I studied this in school and am a professional proofreader. DO NOT correct me because I will have to break out my Gregg Reference Manual and prove just how wrong you really are.

Also on the "nails on a chalkboard" list: 1. Ain't - No sentence necessary for this one. 2.

Improper grammar in a song. I know it's not cool to be proper but c'mon guys, make some sort of effort! 3.

Supposably - "Supposably she is having an affair. " 4. Chomping at the bit - If someone is eager or anxious to do something, they are said to be champing at the bit, not chomping I could go on and on but it always makes me look judgmental and petty so I'll stop here.

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Many! I have many linguistic pet peeves. I really enjoy sitting around with other language snobs and comparing notes, so this question sounded like a conversation opener among my friends.

How could I resist? Rather than go on and on, I’ll list my top five: 1. Misusing "literally" as emphasis rather than explaining what really happened.2."Me and Dave" did something.

I hear this on kids’ shows, and I don’t want my daughter to speak that way. It sounds illiterate.3. Using sound bites mindlessly, without consideration for what is actually said.

I heard this amazing example on television: "I never thought in a million years that would happen in my lifetime. " 4. Saying "nucular" instead of "nuclear.

" 5. Writing something in an answer at Askville, checking it over for errors, and then finding a wrong word or incorrect verb conjugation after I post my answer!.

1. My biggest pet peeve is when someone asks me to borrow them something. That sets my teeth on edge!

2. "I’m gonna get me one of those." 3. Double negatives.

"I don’t got no money." 4. Ain’t. Why deliberately sound uneducated?5.

Thug talk. "If my boo’s baby-mama front me one mo time, she be sorry. " These are my top 5.

Thanks, I feel better now! .

Sure People who say "nucular" and who use "enormity" to mean "BIG". And my favorite: "ATM Machine".

Grammatical pet peeves: incorrectly using 'less' and 'fewer,' 'good' and 'well,' and 'I' and 'me. ' Any others?

One thing that really gets me is the grocery clerk who has to comment on items that you're purchasing. Like they've never seen that item in their store before? How about the jerk at the coffee shop who hogs the entire sugar/cream area with their items, not leaving room for others to dress thier drinks.. Asked by Skippy™ 23 months ago Similar questions: pet peeves Food & Drink > Drink.

That's nuttin'... You go to the bank. There is a line about 400 yards long. People are getting mold.

Staff are removing skeletons from the line. Yes! It moves up one spot!

There is hope! But....wait....nooo..oh no......the next person to the teller has a huge brown bag of...wait for it....5 cent pieces! And she is going to count them out one by one......the teller has turned into a zombie.... You climb over the dead and dying and leave the bank swearing never to return... And there are the fools who talk on mobile phones while driving.

Don't you just love 'em? They can drive in three lanes all at once! It's a circus act!

And no indicators! Oooooppps they can even drive on the wrong side of the road..now that is class! And go straight through roundabouts...saves time I suppose.. And the one I luv the most are those oldies that drive and sit in that right hand lane (left for you) and do 30 MPH in a 100 MPH zone.

The line behind has reached 100 miles and some even stop to have a coffee beside the road! You could walk past them! They are oblivious!

They have probably passed away! You age ten years by the time you get to your destination! Well that my rant.. Sources: Ranting.Chowfan.

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I suspect that i'm in the majority by claiming that slow drivers are some of the most annoying people we encounter daily But on a more personal note it's the people who seem to refuse to learn anything new about computers that you have to explain the same thing over and over again that are the only people who annoy me more than slow drivers.

1 People who don't give the little "Thanks" wave when you let them in front of you while driving.

People who don't give the little "Thanks" wave when you let them in front of you while driving.

2 People who leave their shopping carts sitting in the middle of the aisle while they browse around, so you can't get by. Move it over dam* it! People who "drop" by without calling.

I HATE that more than anything.

People who leave their shopping carts sitting in the middle of the aisle while they browse around, so you can't get by. Move it over dam* it! People who "drop" by without calling.

I HATE that more than anything.

3 Have noticed the deluge of ads appearing in youtube.com which is now owned by google.com. When I have a video of some glorious music to hear and watch, what do you think the ad picture is on the upper right side? Yep, some gross ad about tummy fat being measured, really quite a turnoff from sublime music!

Oh well, can't avoid advertising in our world, unfortunately.

Have noticed the deluge of ads appearing in youtube.com which is now owned by google.com. When I have a video of some glorious music to hear and watch, what do you think the ad picture is on the upper right side? Yep, some gross ad about tummy fat being measured, really quite a turnoff from sublime music!

Oh well, can't avoid advertising in our world, unfortunately.

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Where are my pet peeves and my quotes too. Where is everything that myself and others did to their page? Gone, jst gone?

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