The hilariously mannered and contrived way that a lot of middle-aged people try to use text speak. by the time they've worked out what set of letters and figures to use to represent the words they want they could have written everything in full.
Trivial things that annoy you intensely. (Part 2)
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Originally Posted by Andy2:
“People (it seems to be mainly scientists so far) who begin almost every sentence with 'So....'. I've heard this quite a lot recently on Radio Four and on Newsnight.
Interviewer: Could you tell us a little about your research?
Scientist: So....what we are doing is....
Grrrr.”
“People (it seems to be mainly scientists so far) who begin almost every sentence with 'So....'. I've heard this quite a lot recently on Radio Four and on Newsnight.
Interviewer: Could you tell us a little about your research?
Scientist: So....what we are doing is....
Grrrr.”
I've noticed this more as well lately, it ticks me off too.
When you lash out but miss a bothersome flying cockroach type creature that proceeds to then vanish, and you just know if you turn in for the night it'll come out from hiding and crawl all over your face whilst you sleep and bite you in the eye.
I am sure this has been mentioned on this thread so far, but bad spelling is something that makes my teeth itch at times. Anyone can have a typo (I've had my fair share) but recently on facebook somebody used the word 'alfobet' (Meaning Alphabet) :sleep:
People who use the term 'modern audiences' when criticising older films.
"It was probably a classic for its time but modern audiences expect a bit more."
"It should be remade in a more contemporary style to appeal to modern audiences."
No, it's the modern audiences' place to adapt to different styles, techniques, contexts etc. if they want really enjoy film rather than just be passive popcorn munchers. It's fine to criticise old films, or indeed any films, for proper film-making reasons or even just because you didn't particularly like it for whatever personal reason. However, you can't dismiss the works of Welles, Wilder, Wyler etc. just because they weren't making films designed to appeal to audiences 60 years down the line who are mainly interested in seeing big explosions every time they happen to glance up from Facebook for a few seconds.
"It was probably a classic for its time but modern audiences expect a bit more."
"It should be remade in a more contemporary style to appeal to modern audiences."
No, it's the modern audiences' place to adapt to different styles, techniques, contexts etc. if they want really enjoy film rather than just be passive popcorn munchers. It's fine to criticise old films, or indeed any films, for proper film-making reasons or even just because you didn't particularly like it for whatever personal reason. However, you can't dismiss the works of Welles, Wilder, Wyler etc. just because they weren't making films designed to appeal to audiences 60 years down the line who are mainly interested in seeing big explosions every time they happen to glance up from Facebook for a few seconds.
Originally Posted by Finny Skeleta:
“People who use the term 'modern audiences' when criticising older films.
"It was probably a classic for its time but modern audiences expect a bit more."
"It should be remade in a more contemporary style to appeal to modern audiences."
No, it's the modern audiences' place to adapt to different styles, techniques, contexts etc. if they want really enjoy film rather than just be passive popcorn munchers. It's fine to criticise old films, or indeed any films, for proper film-making reasons or even just because you didn't particularly like it for whatever personal reason. However, you can't dismiss the works of Welles, Wilder, Wyler etc. just because they weren't making films designed to appeal to audiences 60 years down the line who are mainly interested in seeing big explosions every time they happen to glance up from Facebook for a few seconds.”
“People who use the term 'modern audiences' when criticising older films.
"It was probably a classic for its time but modern audiences expect a bit more."
"It should be remade in a more contemporary style to appeal to modern audiences."
No, it's the modern audiences' place to adapt to different styles, techniques, contexts etc. if they want really enjoy film rather than just be passive popcorn munchers. It's fine to criticise old films, or indeed any films, for proper film-making reasons or even just because you didn't particularly like it for whatever personal reason. However, you can't dismiss the works of Welles, Wilder, Wyler etc. just because they weren't making films designed to appeal to audiences 60 years down the line who are mainly interested in seeing big explosions every time they happen to glance up from Facebook for a few seconds.”
Yes. When they say 'modern audiences want a bit more', what they mean is there weren't enough car-chases, explosions and gory murders to keep the 5-second attention span of younger viewers happy.
Sometimes less is more.
Originally Posted by rumpleteazer:
“When you have something like a cereal bar that's been squished a bit so it breaks when trying to get it out of the wrapper and the rest of it so so stuck you end up ripping the wrapper up to get the rest of it. Now that's trivial
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“When you have something like a cereal bar that's been squished a bit so it breaks when trying to get it out of the wrapper and the rest of it so so stuck you end up ripping the wrapper up to get the rest of it. Now that's trivial
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It's not trivial, it's a ferking disgrace! So is the way they fall into bits and shower the floor/settee with sticky crumbs.
Originally Posted by venusinflares:
“People pronouncing 'escalate' as 'esculate' really annoys me. 'Esculator' as well. It seems to be a common mispronunciation around these parts. It's almost like people say it on purpose!”
“People pronouncing 'escalate' as 'esculate' really annoys me. 'Esculator' as well. It seems to be a common mispronunciation around these parts. It's almost like people say it on purpose!”
I brought this up a while ago in a different thread and no-one could understand what I was on about. It's very prevalent now, as is the same pronunciation of 'percolator'. They replace the O with a short 'U' sound, and they do say it on purpose because they think it is spelled that way!
Originally Posted by MikeySaint859:
“The hilariously mannered and contrived way that a lot of middle-aged people try to use text speak. by the time they've worked out what set of letters and figures to use to represent the words they want they could have written everything in full.”
“The hilariously mannered and contrived way that a lot of middle-aged people try to use text speak. by the time they've worked out what set of letters and figures to use to represent the words they want they could have written everything in full.”
u chky whprsnpr!
Google-image any Briton that's deemed to be 'cool' in fashion circles, and there will be at least one studio shot of them posing with a fag. It's such a cliche and actually quite irresponsible given how impressionable young people can be.
When people send random event invites to every one of their friends on Facebook. I don't want to go to "Whatever happened to frat party? Take 3!" thanks!
"Love you" Said at the end of every telephone conversation with people who don't love you in the slightest
Originally Posted by postit:
“"Love you" Said at the end of every telephone conversation with people who don't love you in the slightest”
“"Love you" Said at the end of every telephone conversation with people who don't love you in the slightest
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Ha, you beat me to it. A very similar one is when mothers are seeing their children into school and they just have to shout 'LOVE YOU!' after them. I suspect this is not for the child's benefit, but for anyone within earshot. Either way, it's yukky beyond belief.
Shopping for clothes, when the size label on the hanger doesn't match the garment size.
OK so you stop at a hanger with your size only to find the garment isn't, so you don't buy it. But what if amongst all those other size hangers, is the garment in your size. It takes ages to search, but at the end, they all matched the hangers - your size is out of stock. How many missed sales, because you didn't find your size, but it was there, just on another size hanger?
OK so you stop at a hanger with your size only to find the garment isn't, so you don't buy it. But what if amongst all those other size hangers, is the garment in your size. It takes ages to search, but at the end, they all matched the hangers - your size is out of stock. How many missed sales, because you didn't find your size, but it was there, just on another size hanger?
OH and kids ringing the doorbell incessantly and moaning how long it takes you to answer the door when they have a key, but are too lazy to get it out of bag or pocket.
Originally Posted by nvingo:
“Shopping for clothes, when the size label on the hanger doesn't match the garment size.
OK so you stop at a hanger with your size only to find the garment isn't, so you don't buy it. But what if amongst all those other size hangers, is the garment in your size. It takes ages to search, but at the end, they all matched the hangers - your size is out of stock. How many missed sales, because you didn't find your size, but it was there, just on another size hanger?”
“Shopping for clothes, when the size label on the hanger doesn't match the garment size.
OK so you stop at a hanger with your size only to find the garment isn't, so you don't buy it. But what if amongst all those other size hangers, is the garment in your size. It takes ages to search, but at the end, they all matched the hangers - your size is out of stock. How many missed sales, because you didn't find your size, but it was there, just on another size hanger?”
Having worked in retail before, I know how the cubes that go on the hangers can get mixed up easily. But this does annoy me too
I don't like pubs without beer mats. Every time you pick up the glass,the drips and smears on the table keep getting worse.I can't remember any pubs without beer mats a few decades ago,but now they seem to be in the majority.
It really does leave a disgusting mess and there is no need for it.
Every time you pick up the glass,the drips and smears on the table keep getting worse.I can't remember any pubs without beer mats a few decades ago,but now they seem to be in the majority.It really does leave a disgusting mess and there is no need for it.
Originally Posted by venusinflares:
“People pronouncing 'escalate' as 'esculate' really annoys me. 'Esculator' as well. It seems to be a common mispronunciation around these parts. It's almost like people say it on purpose!”
“People pronouncing 'escalate' as 'esculate' really annoys me. 'Esculator' as well. It seems to be a common mispronunciation around these parts. It's almost like people say it on purpose!”
In order to avoid this particular annoyance, I tend to call them as the goingupwardsstairthingy
Originally Posted by RootsFran:
“Hun! Thanks hun, will I see you later hun, take care hun.”
“Hun! Thanks hun, will I see you later hun, take care hun.”
Aww thanks babe, you're such a total legend!
Originally Posted by nvingo:
“Shopping for clothes, when the size label on the hanger doesn't match the garment size.
OK so you stop at a hanger with your size only to find the garment isn't, so you don't buy it. But what if amongst all those other size hangers, is the garment in your size. It takes ages to search, but at the end, they all matched the hangers - your size is out of stock. How many missed sales, because you didn't find your size, but it was there, just on another size hanger?”
“Shopping for clothes, when the size label on the hanger doesn't match the garment size.
OK so you stop at a hanger with your size only to find the garment isn't, so you don't buy it. But what if amongst all those other size hangers, is the garment in your size. It takes ages to search, but at the end, they all matched the hangers - your size is out of stock. How many missed sales, because you didn't find your size, but it was there, just on another size hanger?”
I agree, I hate it too when there's every size on the rail but mine, so I can have a size 6 or a size 20 and nothing in between.
On the subject of clothes shopping, it irritates me when I have a few items of clothing to try on. I go the changing rooms and the attendent says that I have 'too many items' to take in so I have to leave x amount of clothes behind.
Then I have to call out from the changing room to exchange the items I have already tried on for those that were forbidden entry previously.
The thing is having an x amount of items allowed into a changing room achieves nothing. These days most clothes are security tagged so trying to hide some items in a large bundle of clothes wont work.
I thought maybe it was to reduce the time people take - but then if you get to try on all the clothes on anyway then there's no time saved and you're still occupying the same changing room.
I've never understood it.
Conversly when you are deemed to have too few items to take in. Then the assistant gives you 2 random items that someone else didn't want and says 'take these in with you' - er right, how about I don't want to?!
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