Things that confuse/annoy you

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People saying 'Ashley' instead of 'Actually'. It's really annoying.











Also, my eleventh name is Ashley.
I have a friend named Ashley, and she constantly has issues wondering if people are calling her name or saying the word 'actually'. That must seriously suck.
 
I have a friend named Ashley, and she constantly has issues wondering if people are calling her name or saying the word 'actually'. That must seriously suck.
Tell me about it. My name is Keith and anytime someone is talking about the "key thing" of something my ears perk up like someone said my name. Happened a lot in school and made me think I was being called out for daydreaming a lot.
 
That sounds as bad as people saying "akx" instead of "ask".
Yes, super annoyinging.

Slightly related, I cannot stand when people put an 's' after the word 'mine'.

"Who's pencil is this?"

"Oh, that's mines."

What the hell? How is Mine doing today? Who is Mine? Or, are there multiples of yourself that you are referring to? Is something going to blow up??
 
That sounds as bad as people saying "akx" instead of "ask".
That would be me. :(

What's really bad is when people laugh at me for it. I can't help it, I get excited sometimes and I talk fast due to it.
 
Most annoying thing is hearing me talking English. Luckily for me, a written text is still accent free.
 
Most annoying thing is hearing me talking English. Luckily for me, a written text is still accent free.
It can definitely be accented through text. May be difficult to pick up through text though if it isn't your native language.
 
*ahem*
Sorry, just couldn't resist. :sly:
And like that I make the very mistake I was talking about in the post despite proofreading it. :lol:
People saying 'Ashley' instead of 'Actually'. It's really annoying.











Also, my eleventh name is Ashley.
Reminds of when my brother used to pronounce the word remote as "re-moke". Thankfully he stopped after I corrected him.
Tell me about it. My name is Keith and anytime someone is talking about the "key thing" of something my ears perk up like someone said my name. Happened a lot in school and made me think I was being called out for daydreaming a lot.
My name is Dillon and when I hear someone say the word "dealing", I sometimes perk up thinking they're saying my name when in reality, they aren't. It doesn't really annoy me though, but it relates very closely to what you're saying.
What the hell? How is Mine doing today? Who is Mine? Or, are there multiples of yourself that you are referring to? Is something going to blow up??
I have to admit, I chuckled a bit when I read this. :P
Or, are there multiples of yourself that you are referring to?
Yea, me, myself and I! :sly:
 
It can definitely be accented through text. May be difficult to pick up through text though if it isn't your native language.
I think you mean a dialect, not an accent.
 
Any comment thread on the internet relating to video games.
Ah yes, well there are three kinds of people who say "we" instead of "I": kings, editors and those with tapeworms.

I tend to think it's often done subconsciously, employing the nosism, attributing a degree of importance to one's desires as if one is speaking for a group.
 
What is with this recent theme of people always going "we need..." as to think they speak for everyone? It's getting annoying.
It's funnier / more annoying when you realize that the vocal people who go the extra mile to go to forums and such to complain are the minority of the playerbase :lol:
 
I'll ask my sister a super simple question and she'll answer with this whole long story about going to some place or talking to someone as if it leads to the answer, but by the end of the story she hasn't come close to answering my question. I just don't see how hard it is to give a quick reply without a life-story or personal monologue. Her business calls are painful to listen to.

Anybody know someone who does something similar?
 
I have been getting really triggered with other people's poor grammar lately.

I'm not referring to people who have English as a second language. I'm talking about people born in the USA who cannot write to save their lives.

I've got one person on my PSN list who especially infuriates me. Their messages often have no context, so between the poor grammar and lack of subject, I have no clue what they're saying. I have to ask all the time. If I have to spend a couple of minutes decoding your message, then there is a serious problem. There is no excuse for it.

It makes me rage.
 
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I have been getting really triggered with other people's poor grammar lately.

I'm not referring to people who have English as a second language. I'm talking about people born in the USA who cannot write to save their lives.

I've got one person on my PSN list who especially infuriates me. Their messages often have no context, so between the poor grammar and lack of subject, I have no clue what they're saying. I have to ask all the time. If I have to spend a couple of minutes decoding your message, then there is a serious problem. There is no excuse for it.

It makes me rage.
I have that issue on youtube all the time. I'll make a comment that triggers replies, but I swear half the folks are from another planet entirely. I couldn't make sense of a lot of the comment strings if my life depended on it.
 
I have that issue on youtube all the time. I'll make a comment that triggers replies, but I swear half the folks are from another planet entirely. I couldn't make sense of a lot of the comment strings if my life depended on it.

I cannot stand when some people write paragraphs without punctuation. No periods, no commas, nothing.

Why on Earth would you ever do such a thing? It makes the writer look completely moronic!
 
What is with this recent theme of people always going "we need..." as to think they speak for everyone? It's getting annoying.

I personally say "we" when talking to restaurant owners, clerks, staff, mechanics, etc. I just find it more respectful. Obviosuly i dont own stakes at a company or work at an establishment but I still say it.

The English language isn't like Italian, French, Spanish, Russian, Albanian, etc. that have formal conjugations of words. If it does then I'm just ignorant :O

For example, I find it easier and less "insulting" to say "Do we carry/have/offer/etc" instead of "Do you..."

Force of habit I guess, I don't know.
 
I've got one person on my PSN list who especially infuriates me. Their messages often have no context, so between the poor grammar and lack of subject, I have no clue what they're saying. I have to ask all the time. If I have to spend a couple of minutes decoding your message, then there is a serious problem. There is no excuse for it.
The one thing that annoys me about this specifically is that some people give an excuse for their poor grammar. They'll say "you don't need proper grammar" to understand an argument. In which, I think is a load of nonsense.

I personally say "we" when talking to restaurant owners, clerks, staff, mechanics, etc. I just find it more respectful. Obviosuly i dont own stakes at a company or work at an establishment but I still say it.
I can understand that, but the "we" used in how people ask for things they want for entertainment like video games just doesn't come off as respectful in comparison to resources for the workplaces you're describing.
 
I'll ask my sister a super simple question and she'll answer with this whole long story about going to some place or talking to someone as if it leads to the answer, but by the end of the story she hasn't come close to answering my question. I just don't see how hard it is to give a quick reply without a life-story or personal monologue. Her business calls are painful to listen to.

Anybody know someone who does something similar?
Yes, me. I sound like your sister.
 
Cyclists that don't use the provided cycle lane that runs alongside the road, but use the road instead.
Nothing against cyclists, as I cycle myself, on the provided cycle lanes...
As an avid cyclist of ~30 years, there are a number of reasons I steer clear of the bike lane proper (which is to say I ride on the inside dge of the bike lane or the outside edge of the traffic lane).

Small debris. Regular traffic flow naturally sweeps offending materials to the bike lane or shoulder, and riding over these materials is unpleasant at best or downright hazardous at worst.

Large debris. It isn't that uncommon to come across larger materials (tree limbs, construction waste, general refuse) that one must swerve to avoid or risk serious injury, and if one is riding in the center or outside edge of the bike lane, the only course of action may be to swerve into traffic, while when riding at the inside edge near the traffic lane or outside the bike lane, avoidance can often be accomplished by swerving away from traffic.

Road surface. Bike lanes and shoulders tend to be treated to a thinner hot mix asphalt layer that weathers at a higher rate and results in an exposed aggregate layer that's not unlike small debris, except that it's a constant condition not subject to further sweeping either by traffic flow or the elements.

Refuse containers. On days that refuse is picked up, the containers holding it are generally left on the curb, but residents often push these cans farther away from the curb, seemingly unaware that the collection trucks are capable of getting closer to them if necessary.

Parked cars and opening doors. As long as I've been riding, I've had the misfortune of having doors open up on me on numerous occasions, two of those resulting in collisions and injury. Too often, those occupying the side of a car nearest traffic use the bike lane as something for their convenience, oblivious to its true purpose, and open their doors without ensuring the coast is clear because the bike lane provides a buffer from the traffic lane.

Motorists. This may seem counterintuitive, but there seems to be a significant degree of complacency among motorists with regards to the presence of dedicated bike lanes, and they are often oblivious to cyclists using these dedicated lanes, assuming that since the lane is there, there's no reason for a cyclist to occupy any portion of the traffic lane. All of the above are reasons for exactly that, though, and a cyclist that is forced to react to any of the above can easily fall victim to oblivious motorists.

In my role as a motorist in the presence of cyclists, I'd much rather know they're there on the edge and exercise caution accordingly than have them be forced to jump out in front of me unexpectedly.
 
As an avid cyclist of ~30 years, there are a number of reasons I steer clear of the bike lane proper (which is to say I ride on the inside dge of the bike lane or the outside edge of the traffic lane).

Small debris. Regular traffic flow naturally sweeps offending materials to the bike lane or shoulder, and riding over these materials is unpleasant at best or downright hazardous at worst.

Large debris. It isn't that uncommon to come across larger materials (tree limbs, construction waste, general refuse) that one must swerve to avoid or risk serious injury, and if one is riding in the center or outside edge of the bike lane, the only course of action may be to swerve into traffic, while when riding at the inside edge near the traffic lane or outside the bike lane, avoidance can often be accomplished by swerving away from traffic.

Road surface. Bike lanes and shoulders tend to be treated to a thinner hot mix asphalt layer that weathers at a higher rate and results in an exposed aggregate layer that's not unlike small debris, except that it's a constant condition not subject to further sweeping either by traffic flow or the elements.

Refuse containers. On days that refuse is picked up, the containers holding it are generally left on the curb, but residents often push these cans farther away from the curb, seemingly unaware that the collection trucks are capable of getting closer to them if necessary.

Parked cars and opening doors. As long as I've been riding, I've had the misfortune of having doors open up on me on numerous occasions, two of those resulting in collisions and injury. Too often, those occupying the side of a car nearest traffic use the bike lane as something for their convenience, oblivious to its true purpose, and open their doors without ensuring the coast is clear because the bike lane provides a buffer from the traffic lane.

Motorists. This may seem counterintuitive, but there seems to be a significant degree of complacency among motorists with regards to the presence of dedicated bike lanes, and they are often oblivious to cyclists using these dedicated lanes, assuming that since the lane is there, there's no reason for a cyclist to occupy any portion of the traffic lane. All of the above are reasons for exactly that, though, and a cyclist that is forced to react to any of the above can easily fall victim to oblivious motorists.

In my role as a motorist in the presence of cyclists, I'd much rather know they're there on the edge and exercise caution accordingly than have them be forced to jump out in front of me unexpectedly.

Your cycle lanes seem little more than an assault course.

The local authority here does a good job of keeping the lanes in a good condition as most of them are shared with pavements/sidewalk.

And there is another annoyance of mine! Car doors being opened when approaching on a bike!
 
As an avid cyclist of ~30 years, there are a number of reasons I steer clear of the bike lane proper (which is to say I ride on the inside dge of the bike lane or the outside edge of the traffic lane).

Small debris. Regular traffic flow naturally sweeps offending materials to the bike lane or shoulder, and riding over these materials is unpleasant at best or downright hazardous at worst.

Large debris. It isn't that uncommon to come across larger materials (tree limbs, construction waste, general refuse) that one must swerve to avoid or risk serious injury, and if one is riding in the center or outside edge of the bike lane, the only course of action may be to swerve into traffic, while when riding at the inside edge near the traffic lane or outside the bike lane, avoidance can often be accomplished by swerving away from traffic.

Road surface. Bike lanes and shoulders tend to be treated to a thinner hot mix asphalt layer that weathers at a higher rate and results in an exposed aggregate layer that's not unlike small debris, except that it's a constant condition not subject to further sweeping either by traffic flow or the elements.

Refuse containers. On days that refuse is picked up, the containers holding it are generally left on the curb, but residents often push these cans farther away from the curb, seemingly unaware that the collection trucks are capable of getting closer to them if necessary.

Parked cars and opening doors. As long as I've been riding, I've had the misfortune of having doors open up on me on numerous occasions, two of those resulting in collisions and injury. Too often, those occupying the side of a car nearest traffic use the bike lane as something for their convenience, oblivious to its true purpose, and open their doors without ensuring the coast is clear because the bike lane provides a buffer from the traffic lane.

Motorists. This may seem counterintuitive, but there seems to be a significant degree of complacency among motorists with regards to the presence of dedicated bike lanes, and they are often oblivious to cyclists using these dedicated lanes, assuming that since the lane is there, there's no reason for a cyclist to occupy any portion of the traffic lane. All of the above are reasons for exactly that, though, and a cyclist that is forced to react to any of the above can easily fall victim to oblivious motorists.

In my role as a motorist in the presence of cyclists, I'd much rather know they're there on the edge and exercise caution accordingly than have them be forced to jump out in front of me unexpectedly.
You missed one:

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Those things will literally kill you.
 
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You missed one:

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Those things will literally kill you.
Oh yeah, I've heard some end-over horror stories, but fortunately most of the storm drains I encounter are those with a gaping slit in the curb's face and an access behind it--no grates.

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Oh yeah, I've heard some end-over horror stories, but fortunately most of the storm drains I encounter are those with a gaping slit in the curb's face and an access behind it--no grates.

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Did it with a shopping cart in the Costco lot last winter but thankfully never on a bike!
 
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