PokéMart
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I am, as a rule, a patient and understanding person. I like to believe I keep myself under control most of the time. That said, there are certain things that just set me off and make me so angry or frustrated I can hardly stand it.
1) Double Spacing After Periods. Like This. Why. Would. You. Do. This.
This is easily my number one Pet Peeve. There is NO CURRENT STYLE (not MLA, not APA, not Chicago, not AP) that recommends using a second space after a period (or any other full stop). I know this probably seems silly, but as a writing student, I peer-review 3-4 short stories every week, and I have to point this out on about 90% of them (literally).
This is an unreasonable thing to get upset about, because I suppose the extra space doesn't really hurt anything...but it looks sloppy and I hate it! And it's wrong. So there.
2) People Who Espouse Knowledge...
...based on some random thing they've heard. For instance, I made a comment in one of my classes today about the fact that human language is innate (sort-f 'hard-wired' int our brains). About four of my fellow students proceeded to correct me by saying, in very uncompromising terms, that I was crazy.
"Language isn't innate, you're crazy!" one of them said.
There was a murmur of agreement. Then one student proceeded to inform the class that "all mammals communicate through learned verbal language."
Of course, the innateness of human language is generally accepted by linguists, who have the sole job of studying human language. Clearly, I was not wrong, as I have taken a number of linguistics course and would not have even opened my mouth if I didn't have something backing up what I was going to say!
New Rule: You're in college. Just because you "think" something doesn't mean you get to say it. no one cares if you're randomly spouting off words, or repeating something you read in a forwarded eMail. Just shut up unless you've actually done some research.
By the way, mammals communicate through sound, among other things, not language. Human language is productive, whereas all other mammals have a strict set of sound/message correlations. The closest language that we know of to human language is that of the Honey Bee.
3) People Who Give Me a Hard Time At The Post Office.
Listen, dudes and dudettes, I'm sorry you have to wear those ridiculous blue polo shirts, and that you're stuck in an overly-demanding customer service position. I realize this makes you feel sad and as though you're lacking fulfilment in your life.
But that doesn't give you the right to get pissy with me just because I know postal regulations (a.k.a. your job) better than you do. I wouldn't have asked for the service if it didn't exist, and I'm sorry if you feel like I'm correcting you, but you're not filling out the form correctly/affixing the form correctly/charging me the correct amount/etc.
FYI, I'm just kidding in the first part. There's nothing at all wrong with working at the post office. Unless you harass me. Then I hate you.
Well, I guess that's all I can think of for now. This will probably be an ever growing list. What are some of your Pet Peeves, and WHY.
What are some of your Pet Peeves, and WHY.
I am, as a rule, a patient and understanding person. I like to believe I keep myself under control most of the time. That said, there are certain things that just set me off and make me so angry or frustrated I can hardly stand it.
1) Double Spacing After Periods. Like This. Why. Would. You. Do. This.
This is easily my number one Pet Peeve. There is NO CURRENT STYLE (not MLA, not APA, not Chicago, not AP) that recommends using a second space after a period (or any other full stop). I know this probably seems silly, but as a writing student, I peer-review 3-4 short stories every week, and I have to point this out on about 90% of them (literally).
This is an unreasonable thing to get upset about, because I suppose the extra space doesn't really hurt anything...but it looks sloppy and I hate it! And it's wrong. So there.
2) People Who Espouse Knowledge...
...based on some random thing they've heard. For instance, I made a comment in one of my classes today about the fact that human language is innate (sort-f 'hard-wired' int our brains). About four of my fellow students proceeded to correct me by saying, in very uncompromising terms, that I was crazy.
"Language isn't innate, you're crazy!" one of them said.
There was a murmur of agreement. Then one student proceeded to inform the class that "all mammals communicate through learned verbal language."
Of course, the innateness of human language is generally accepted by linguists, who have the sole job of studying human language. Clearly, I was not wrong, as I have taken a number of linguistics course and would not have even opened my mouth if I didn't have something backing up what I was going to say!
New Rule: You're in college. Just because you "think" something doesn't mean you get to say it. no one cares if you're randomly spouting off words, or repeating something you read in a forwarded eMail. Just shut up unless you've actually done some research.
By the way, mammals communicate through sound, among other things, not language. Human language is productive, whereas all other mammals have a strict set of sound/message correlations. The closest language that we know of to human language is that of the Honey Bee.
3) People Who Give Me a Hard Time At The Post Office.
Listen, dudes and dudettes, I'm sorry you have to wear those ridiculous blue polo shirts, and that you're stuck in an overly-demanding customer service position. I realize this makes you feel sad and as though you're lacking fulfilment in your life.
But that doesn't give you the right to get pissy with me just because I know postal regulations (a.k.a. your job) better than you do. I wouldn't have asked for the service if it didn't exist, and I'm sorry if you feel like I'm correcting you, but you're not filling out the form correctly/affixing the form correctly/charging me the correct amount/etc.
FYI, I'm just kidding in the first part. There's nothing at all wrong with working at the post office. Unless you harass me. Then I hate you.
Well, I guess that's all I can think of for now. This will probably be an ever growing list. What are some of your Pet Peeves, and WHY.
What are some of your Pet Peeves, and WHY.