Pet peeves that should be pet peeves

[speedog]

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I always wonder if this is auto correct? I see it all the time also.

Auto-correct isn't an excuse for laziness, one should still read, comprehend and critique what they're writing.

[SKR]

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New one I recently learned actually happens:

People calling a tonneau cover a tunnel cover. Where in the fuck did that even come from

What about people calling a center console a "council"?

[Swank]

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Excessive nose hair growth.

Solved:

[jwslam]

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You can pick your friends, you can pick your nose, but you shouldn't pick your friend's nose.
Similarly, I don't think it's appropriate to pull one of these out and start trimming the nose hairs of some guy at work

[ExtraSlow]

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Solved:

What is this device?

[craigcd]

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What is this device?

Nose hair trimmer.

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Auto-correct isn't excuse for laziness, one should still read, comprehend and critique what they're writing.

I agree.

[J-hop]

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Kind of like people saying climatic rather than climactic, or irregardless rather than regardless.

Sad thing is enough people use the wrong term and it makes it into accepted language.

Some dictionaries if you look under ‘regardless’ have even identified irregardless as a ‘non-standard usage’ and it means the same thing as regardless.

This is why I fight so much against ‘I seen’. So many people use it I’m betting ‘I seen’ will soon be an acceptable alternative to ‘I saw’

[adam c]

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You can pick your friends, you can pick your nose, but you shouldn't pick your friend's nose.
Similarly, I don't think it's appropriate to pull one of these out and start trimming the nose hairs of some guy at work

You obviously have shitty coworkers

[Sentry]

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People using breaking/breaks/break where they should be using braking/brakes/brake. I guess normal idiots can be excused but not on beyond.

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My only guess is some people mispronounce tonneau as ‘tun-oh’ then people hear that and think they’re saying tunnel????????

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Kind of like people saying climatic rather than climactic, or irregardless rather than regardless.

It's people who don't read, or have never seen the word in writing, but hear the word in conversation and just kinda... give it their best shot.

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The evolution of the english language is a big game of telephone dictated by the idiot masses.

[beyond_ban]

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Sad thing is enough people use the wrong term and it makes it into accepted language.

Some dictionaries if you look under ‘regardless’ have even identified irregardless as a ‘non-standard usage’ and it means the same thing as regardless.

This is why I fight so much against ‘I seen’. So many people use it I’m betting ‘I seen’ will soon be an acceptable alternative to ‘I saw’

Agreed, the degradation of the language is happening right in front of our faces and we are pretty much powerless against it. "Seen it" is a huge one too, you're right. Whenever i hear any of those being used it sounds like instant nails on a chalkboard to my ears.

[speedog]

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Agreed, the degradation of the language is happening right in front of our faces and we are pretty much powerless against it. "Seen it" is a huge one too, you're right. Whenever i hear any of those being used it sounds like instant nails on a chalkboard to my ears.

Kind of like "my bad".

[firebane]

People saying heigth instead of height. It's mostly an American thing but noticeable because I watch lots of YouTube.

[heavyD]

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Agreed, the degradation of the language is happening right in front of our faces and we are pretty much powerless against it. "Seen it" is a huge one too, you're right. Whenever i hear any of those being used it sounds like instant nails on a chalkboard to my ears.

This is bound to get worse with the advent of the internet, texting, and mediums like twitter which has a secondary purpose to destroy English language.

[ExtraSlow]

You guys realize people have been complaining about the degredation of the language since the language was invented. This is nothing new or unique and has nothing to do with technology.

[firebane]

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You guys realize people have been complaining about the degredation of the language since the language was invented. This is nothing new or unique and has nothing to do with technology.

You're right but technology has accelerated it badly.

[speedog]

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You guys realize people have been complaining about the degredation of the language since the language was invented. This is nothing new or unique and has nothing to do with technology.

I would like to think that we're at least a few steps ahead of our cave dwelling ancestors, no? Or Newfies?

[dirtsniffer]

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You're right but technology has accelerated it badly.

This post is ironic. :P

[firebane]

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This post is ironic. :P

Hey at least I used the proper use of you're :p

[Seth1968]

The "I seen" makes me cringe, but even more so, is "battry".

[ExtraSlow]

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I would like to think that we're at least a few steps ahead of our cave dwelling ancestors, no? Or Newfies?

The sentence-engine "no?" is my pet peeve. Where did that come from? I feel like I first heard that only a few years ago. Isn't that some kind of millennial thing?