Pet Peeves #37125

[sweetiecat3]

Or something like that. I'd do that 1/2 fractions thing that Wyan always does but I don't know how

Anyway, I know we've had a lot of topics like this, but I've never participated in one, PLUS we have a ton of new members (as usual

) SOOOooooo what are your biggest pet peeves??

Mine:

-When people put a period after a question. Nothing personal, but I see a A LOT and it drives me CRAZY; I'm a grammar freak.
-When someone doesn't understand your point of view/something you're trying to explain to them.
-Messy rooms.... But only when I'm on vacation

Don't ask me why. I just can't sleep with a messy room away from home.

 

[wellingtoncats]

What's a period? Sorry I'm thick.

 

[coolcat]

Originally Posted by WellingtonCats

What's a period? Sorry I'm thick.

same here!

....

 

[trouts mom]

Originally Posted by sweetiecat3

Or something like that. I'd do that 1/2 fractions thing that Wyan always does but I don't know how

Anyway, I know we've had a lot of topics like this, but I've never participated in one, PLUS we have a ton of new members (as usual

) SOOOooooo what are your biggest pet peeves??

Mine:

-When people put a period after a question. Nothing personal, but I see a A LOT and it drives me CRAZY; I'm a grammer freak
-When someone doesn't understand your point of view/something you're trying to explain to them
-Messy rooms.... But only when I'm on vacation

Don't ask me why. I just can't sleep with a messy room away from home.

I too am a grammar freak..actually anything mispelled or grammatically incorrect drives me nuts

 

[babyharley]

Originally Posted by Trouts mom

I too am a grammar freak..actually anything mispelled or grammatically incorrect drives me nuts

Me too! I HATE it!

 

[coolcat]

Originally Posted by Trouts mom

I too am a grammar freak..actually anything mispelled or grammatically incorrect drives me nuts

Please my friend!

to forgive my misspells please!

..I´m in the process to learn so strong your beautiful language!

...


Cheers!

 

[commonoddity042]

Originally Posted by WellingtonCats

What's a period? Sorry I'm thick.

A full stop.

 

[wellingtoncats]

Oh that's language I can understand. Lol! Thanks.

 

[sweetiecat3]

Originally Posted by WellingtonCats

What's a period? Sorry I'm thick.

In grammer anyways, this is a period: .
Here are several periods: ......

Here's an example some questions with a period:

Blah blah blah etc.
So what do you think. Should I listen to him.

Drives me crazy!!!!

But - wait, what would you call them, then?

 

[commonoddity042]

Originally Posted by WellingtonCats

Oh that's language I can understand. Lol! Thanks.

No problem. It's the language I grew up learning too. I was one heavily confused child when I switched over to the American school system.

 

[tricias_petz]

I can't stand it when people put too, many, commas, in, a, sentence!!!! AUGH!!!!

 

[kittnldy]

Grammar? Me too....I hate it when people pronouce the word "crayon" as "crown" instead. (Yea, picky, I know!

)

 

[valanhb]

Originally Posted by CoolCat

Please my friend!

to forgive my misspells please!

..I´m in the process to learn so strong your beautiful language!

...


Cheers!

Rigel, you're doing great with English! It is such a complicated language to learn, since every rule of grammar, spelling and pronunciation is broken sometimes. Besides, your English gives your posts character and charm.

 

[rapunzel47]

Originally Posted by valanhb

Rigel, you're doing great with English! It is such a complicated language to learn, since every rule of grammar, spelling and pronunciation is broken sometimes. Besides, your English gives your posts character and charm.

What Heidi said, Rigel!! In spades. You do very well.

 

[menagerie mama]

Originally Posted by sweetiecat3

I'm a grammar freak.

Me too!

Originally Posted by CoolCat

Please my friend!

to forgive my misspells please!

..I´m in the process to learn so strong your beautiful language!

...


Cheers!

I think we can make an exception for you Rigel!

You do really well anyway!

 

[pushylady]

Originally Posted by valanhb

Rigel, you're doing great with English! It is such a complicated language to learn, since every rule of grammar, spelling and pronunciation is broken sometimes. Besides, your English gives your posts character and charm.

I totally agree! I love the enthusiam that shines through in your posts.

 

[katachtig]

Rigel - you do a wonderful job. 100 times better than my spanish (

let's see uno, dos, tres - that's about it). The people who drive us nuts are the ones who supposedly went through our school system.

My typical grammar pet peeves are (there, their, they're) (it's vs its).

 

[katachtig]

Originally Posted by valanhb

Rigel, you're doing great with English! It is such a complicated language to learn, since every rule of grammar, spelling and pronunciation is broken sometimes. Besides, your English gives your posts character and charm.

Heidi - broken sometimes?

There are rules where the exceptions exceed the adherent ones.

 

[gailc]

Lately mine is driving related-people not using turn signals or when someone pulls out ahead of you, drives slow and makes a turn (w/o turn signal) 2 minutes later!! And people talking on their phones while shopping!!!

 

[sweetiecat3]

Originally Posted by katachtig

My typical grammar pet peeves are (there, their, they're) (it's vs its).

Same here. Don't forget your instead of you're

I know that nobody's perfect - I know I mis-spell sometimes, too. It's just... annoying

But I've got to agree with everyone else, Rigel - your grammar has never bothered me at all, don't ask me why, I don't know; I know you're still learning and like they it does give it character AND you are doing great at learning it!

I think English must be a very tough language to learn. I know I once heard somewhere that it was the 2nd hardest to learn as a second language...