Pet Peeves

[Tortuga]

When supposedly educated people say prolly for probably. 

Tis twue

[kejedo]

Tis twue

 'tis true. Tis true, 'tis pity,. And pity 'tis 'tis true (as I recall from a famous soliloquy).

[Tortuga]

Twue, twue wuve. Twue Wuve and Mawrage - The Princess Bride wedding scene.

[ChrisC]

Haitch.

[pnutts]

Canadians saying Trona or Torona for Toronto. Wait - I resemble that remark Must be the influence of my American speaking wife!

Edited June 15, 2015 by pnutts

[Cheeks]

Canadians saying Trona or Torona for Toronto. Wait - I resemble that remark Must be the influence of my American speaking wife!

Along with the Toronto theme: the NHL team is called the Maple Leafs, not the Buds!  Where the term "Buds" came from is beyond me and everytime I hear that name I just shake my head lol.

[pnutts]

Along with the Toronto theme: the NHL team is called the Maple Leafs, not the Buds!  Where the term "Buds" came from is beyond me and everytime I hear that name I just shake my head lol.

Maybe from ad "This Bud's for you!" ( beer commercial )

[Tortuga]

Maybe from ad "This Bud's for you!" ( beer commercial )

 

There is a Budweiser factory and a Jelly Belly factory next to each other in Fairfield, both places offer tours. I'm afraid to drive in that area on weekends 

[LeslieDean]

It is more than a pet peeve.  But here goes.  Apostates who act like they are witnesses because they think they "know the talk"-- but really just  can't walk the walk.  For what ever reason they can not just go away and leave us alone,  but feel like they have to sow seeds of doubt and stir up problems.  All the while thinking they are getting over on us, but yet we give benefit of doubt and be on our best behaviour hoping that they are just misunderstood.  I love are deligent moderators that watch and catch the nuiances of their subtle speech. 

[LeslieDean]

It is more than a pet peeve.  But here goes.  Apostates who act like they are witnesses because they think they "know the talk"-- but really just  can't walk the walk.  For what ever reason they can not just go away and leave us alone,  but feel like they have to sow seeds of doubt and stir up problems.  All the while thinking they are getting over on us, but yet we give benefit of doubt and be on our best behaviour hoping that they are just misunderstood.  I love are deligent moderators that watch and catch the nuiances of their subtle speech. 

 

To clarify, I gave a friend information on this site, JWT, thinking she would gain some extra spiritual boost too plus enjoy hearing from our world wide brotherhood.  It seems she looked up the JWT and clicked on a video link of a couple who claim to be on JWT who are obvious apostates.  Instead of turning off the link she watched a portion of it and determined that she was leery of this site now.  I emphasized how well monitored this site is and how in time apostates are uncovered and banned.  She has agreed to think about it since she said I liven up the conversation with all I learn from our friends the world over.  She said I know the organization is tight knit but it seems like you know everyone! 

 

Hopefully she will think about it and perhaps visit again.

[LizzyJo]

Many years ago I was standing in line at the post office, reading a book. I inadvertently allowed a space of about 5 feet to appear in front of me. A man just walked in the door and went directly to that space and stood there. It was a very long line and the people behind me grumbled and then a man spoke up and told the line cutter that the end of the line was behind us. The line cutter said something like, I thought this was the end of the line. The man who spoke up answered him by saying, "These ladies have never been in the army; they don't know how to stand in line."

 

To general chuckles, the line cutter went to the rear of the line.

[LizzyJo]

In regard to the licking-finger-when-turning-pages peeve I agree. I especially don't like to see it at a door while the householder is standing there watching the Friend contaminate the magazines that she intends to hand to the householder.

 

 

Google this:

video of boy licking finger while turning pages

[Qapla]

Talk about peeves.....

 

Google this:

video of boy licking finger while turning pages

 

Why not just post the link instead of making people Google it?

 

[Tortuga]

Talk about peeves.....

 

 

Why not just post the link instead of making people Google it?

 

I love the first one!

Edited June 17, 2015 by RKibel

[LizzyJo]

I tried, but it didn't work and I didn't want to mess with it.

Impatience is a pet peeve when other people do it.

[boodles]

Twue, twue wuve. Twue Wuve and Mawrage - The Princess Bride wedding scene.

 

A little while back a brother had the #3 talk on marriage, in Spanish. He started out, "Matrimonio." That did it! My husband and I were busting up inside and could barely contain ourselves because we were both thinking of that scene in the Princess Bride.

 

Edited June 17, 2015 by boodles

[kejedo]

American grammar places commas and periods inside the quotation marks, even if they are not in the original material.  British grammar is more logical and places unquoted periods and commas outside the quotation marks.   

[Tortuga]

American grammar places commas and periods inside the quotation marks, even if they are not in the original material.  British grammar is more logical and places unquoted periods and commas outside the quotation marks.   

I don't know my grammer, she died a long time ago.

[New World Explorer]

Do you have a small, lighthearted pet peeve that you want to share?

 

When I was growing up I remember there was a lot of emphasis on the proper way to pronounce words in the Bible, the most common word we were reminded to pronounce correctly was Philis'tine.

 

My pet peeve is the number of friends that say Phili'stine (Fill-Ah-Steen) instead of Philis'tine (Fah-Lis-Teen)

 

That's it. It's off my chest now 

In Australia we say "Big mate with the spear - oo"

[New World Explorer]

I don't have problem of pronunciation of these names in French. But indeed, that's difficult in English.

Me either..  See I even understand the definition of the word pronunciation )'>   ha ha ha

 

Pro - a professional, especially in sports.

Nun - a member of a religious community of women

Cia - Central Intelligence Agency

Tion- a suffix occurring in words of Latin origin

[kejedo]

I don't know my grammer, she died a long time ago.

Sory 2 hare that.

[kejedo]

 'tis true. Tis true, 'tis pity,. And pity 'tis 'tis true (as I recall from a famous soliloquy).

Shakespeare, but which character?

[Tortuga]

Shakespeare, but which character?

The Bard escapes me. I fear I have not read the words of the Bard...

[Tortuga]

The Bard escapes me. I fear I have not read the words of the Bard...

To read or not to read, that was the question...

[kejedo]

I was standing to check out at an under 10 item grocery line. A woman comes up behind me and shows me her package of cigarettes. "You don't mind if I go first," she says,"I left my truck running outside." The response: "Actually, I do. If it were baby food, I would feel differently." Incidentally, it is illegal to leave one's vehicle running (unless you just started it with a remote). I didn't say the rest. It took all of my guts to answer, at all. 

Edited June 18, 2015 by kejedo