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Post by Weak4Weeks on Jan 13, 2006 13:53:53 GMT -5
People who dispute EVERYTHING you say, just for the sake of an arguement..
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Post by mcribs on Jan 13, 2006 13:54:24 GMT -5
Please, tell me I'm not the only one annoyed by this! Well, I may be alone in this, but I don't use my best grammar all the time. When I am posting somewhere I am really comfortable (not to say I am not comfortable here) I DON'T use my best grammar as opposed to when I post here. I know when and HOW to switch back. It's just fun to spell things how they are said. You probably weren't referring to this, so I'll quit my rambling and go on to my next peeve. (((Weaky))), this was not what "I" was referring to (not that I would deign to speak for Beej), but I never have any trouble understanding you.
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Post by mcribs on Jan 13, 2006 13:55:36 GMT -5
People who dispute EVERYTHING you say, just for the sake of an arguement.. Gee, Weaky, I see you have met my mother. ;D
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Post by misstara on Jan 13, 2006 14:08:29 GMT -5
People who assume since they have had something for the longest, that it BELONGS to THEM AND THEM ONLY! Longest shmongest. I beg to differ.
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Post by Beej on Jan 13, 2006 16:58:09 GMT -5
"(((Weaky))), this was not what 'I' was referring to (not that I would deign to speak for Beej), but I never have any trouble understanding you."
No, that's not what I meant, either. I'm talking about people who don't know better or don't care enough to make their thoughts clear. We all take liberties in this environment because there's no good way to show facial expressions or the inflection and accentuation of our voices.
I use ellipses (...) to show continuation of thought all the time, but it's become more of a style than anything else. I would never use them to such a degree in everyday writing. Speaking in partial sentences is normal, but reading partial sentences is a bit distracting.
Like McRibs, I won't even bother reading someone's post...because it's just too hard to follow. All that tells me is they didn't care enough to want me to read it.
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Post by kalisa2 on Jan 13, 2006 18:54:41 GMT -5
I use ellipses (...) to show continuation of thought all the time, but it's become more of a style than anything else. I would never use them to such a degree in everyday writing. Speaking in partial sentences is normal, but reading partial sentences is a bit distracting. I'm a massive sinner of three dot typing, but my excuse is I learned to read on Herb Caen's column in the SF Chron... (the master of ellipsis journalism) You and McRibs REALLY need to (try to) read Lon Fontaine's Star+Dancing. But have plenty of Pepto at the ready. He really REALLY needed a good editor. (an extra copy of the book is also handy, so you can pick up and read after you've gotten frustrated with his horrible punctuation and thrown the book out the window LOL )
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Post by mcribs on Jan 13, 2006 19:29:00 GMT -5
I use ellipses (...) to show continuation of thought all the time, but it's become more of a style than anything else. I would never use them to such a degree in everyday writing. Speaking in partial sentences is normal, but reading partial sentences is a bit distracting. I'm a massive sinner of three dot typing, but my excuse is I learned to read on Herb Caen's column in the SF Chron... (the master of ellipsis journalism) You and McRibs REALLY need to (try to) read Lon Fontaine's Star+Dancing. But have plenty of Pepto at the ready. He really REALLY needed a good editor. (an extra copy of the book is also handy, so you can pick up and read after you've gotten frustrated with his horrible punctuation and thrown the book out the window LOL ) K2, I TRIED to read this book, but gave it up when I started bleeding from the eyes and nose. That was AWFUL!
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Post by soulfulchild on Jan 14, 2006 0:29:58 GMT -5
People who complain all the time about how they dislike fake people but are one of the fakest.
A consistently nasty place of residence or automobile.
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Post by kalisa2 on Jan 14, 2006 9:57:00 GMT -5
You and McRibs REALLY need to (try to) read Lon Fontaine's Star+Dancing. But have plenty of Pepto at the ready. He really REALLY needed a good editor. (an extra copy of the book is also handy, so you can pick up and read after you've gotten frustrated with his horrible punctuation and thrown the book out the window LOL ) K2, I TRIED to read this book, but gave it up when I started bleeding from the eyes and nose. That was AWFUL! I hear ya, McR. I tried and failed myself. After trying to get through his personal history, the only things I actually read in the book were his specific references to the Temptations. That was enough to get my grammar-ulcer roiling.
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Post by misstara on Jan 18, 2006 10:24:05 GMT -5
<~~~Another pet peeve Did I mention the above named peeve? ;D
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Post by Temptress on Jan 20, 2006 17:40:38 GMT -5
bossy people...I am bossy enough ;D
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Post by Weak4Weeks on Jan 20, 2006 17:50:39 GMT -5
Did I say I can't stand control freaks who edit posts until they are unrecognizable?
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Post by Weak4Weeks on Jan 20, 2006 17:51:17 GMT -5
Negative Nellies! LOL!
I much prefer Positive Polly's
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Post by All5Voices on Jan 21, 2006 21:10:54 GMT -5
In no particular order of importance...
1. People who don't use punctuation to divide phrases or sentences in writing - only spaces.
2. When the N-word is used as a term of endearment.
3. People who'd rather take a pack of cigarettes than food.
4. Jheri Curl mulletts
5. Drunk karaoke singers
6. under arm hair
7. women with dirty finger nails
That's just some of them.
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Post by Weak4Weeks on Jan 21, 2006 21:17:22 GMT -5
7. women with dirty finger nails That's just some of them. Anybody with underarm hair.
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