disgusting things that annoy you

[Kulindahr]

When people take a piecce of food on a fork, then take bites from it.

Hey! I do that when I'm watching the tube; that way I don't have to keep looking down.

The trick is not to do it with anything that could drip.

 

[Kulindahr]

Not returning your shopping cart

That's common enough I build my walks with Knox around it: it's a rare day when we can walk more than six blocks without finding a cart, then I wheel it back to the store.

 

[Kulindahr]

Most of mine have been covered. I'll add:

people peeing and/or taking a dump within fifty feet of a river that people swim or fish in
people who on a hike put their dog's poop in one of those little bags and then just drop the bag by the trail
bureaucrats who keep people waiting because they can
cops who abuse the mentally ill

 

[NotHardUp1]

Native English speakers who cannot differentiate between "your" and "you're". Native English speakers who say "you is" instead of "you are".

Indeed, but realize in our keyboarding era that there are those who don't know, and then there are those who mistype. The former didn't learn it, but the latter are affected by a type of fatigue where homophones are typed by the fingers the same way chords on the piano are remembered by the hands auntonomously.

In my own typing increasingly, I see missing suffixes, substituted homophones, and similiar errors, and I can assure you that I still rememeber the distinctitons. But, in typing, the fingers are inherently moving slower than the brain, and in some cases, much slower.

I'm sure that there is some neurological study and description out there for that lag and for how the nervous system and the brain carry on while the brain moves forward without them. It may even be related to sleep apnea and a brain operating at less than ideal efficiency.

In my own case, I am still clear, sharp, and have a better memory and recall of facts at my job than any of the rest of the team, including men half my age, so I don't thtink it is an impairment beyond the physical act of typing, as I still detect it when reading it and seeing it.

 

[NotHardUp1]

That's common enough I build my walks with Knox around it: it's a rare day when we can walk more than six blocks without finding a cart, then I wheel it back to the store.

What is Knox?

 

[unloadonme]

What is Knox?

His dog.

 

[NotHardUp1]

His dog.

Thanks.

That's hilarious when I re-read it. And if I'd stopped to think, I knew Kuli was all about his dog. Brain just didn't register the syntax as about a pet. And Google didn't help.

 

[aethelreddansforth]

Indeed, but realize in our keyboarding era that there are those who don't know, and then there are those who mistype. The former didn't learn it, but the latter are affected by a type of fatigue where homophones are typed by the fingers the same way chords on the piano are remembered by the hands auntonomously.

In my own typing increasingly, I see missing suffixes, substituted homophones, and similiar errors, and I can assure you that I still rememeber the distinctitons. But, in typing, the fingers are inherently moving slower than the brain, and in some cases, much slower.

I'm sure that there is some neurological study and description out there for that lag and for how the nervous system and the brain carry on while the brain moves forward without them. It may even be related to sleep apnea and a brain operating at less than ideal efficiency.

In my own case, I am still clear, sharp, and have a better memory and recall of facts at my job than any of the rest of the team, including men half my age, so I don't thtink it is an impairment beyond the physical act of typing, as I still detect it when reading it and seeing it.

It's basic English. So it should be unacceptable for any native English speaker to do on an extended basis. If one has a neurological condition, one cannot fault them for that.

 

[Harke the Boeotarch]

It's basic English. So it should be unacceptable for any native English speaker to do on an extended basis. If one has a neurological condition, one cannot fault them for that.

But it's not speech.

It is a difference in written language to distinguish the two different grammatical forms that sound remarkably the same.

 

[NotHardUp1]

It's basic English. So it should be unacceptable for any native English speaker to do on an extended basis. If one has a neurological condition, one cannot fault them for that.

True, and many things are.

But if you observe the forums, you'll see multiple examples of exactly what I describe, and from posters who are both highly educated and highly literate.

For that reason, I'm not so quick to conclude ignorance when I see a stray typo. In many cases, it's much more likely an artifact of the setting and audience, hence low demand for proofreading, than it is indicative of bad English.

Add to that the stingy four-minute time limit for editing, and you have a setting conducive to errors.

 

[Harke the Boeotarch]

True, and many things are.

But if you observe the forums, you'll see multiple examples of exactly what I describe, and from posters who are both highly educated and highly literate.

For that reason, I'm not so quick to conclude ignorance when I see a stray typo. In many cases, it's much more likely an artifact of the setting and audience, hence low demand for proofreading, than it is indicative of bad English.

Add to that the stingy four-minute time limit for editing, and you have a setting conducive to errors.

Also, our minds can do only so much, less so when occupied.

And on the internet, we're always occupied.

Technology has made English worse even while creating a much greater demand for that (bad) English.

 

[The Loner]

Native English speakers who cannot differentiate between "your" and "you're". Native English speakers who say "you is" instead of "you are".

What about native English speakers who say "could of went"?

 

[NotHardUp1]

What about native English speakers who say "could of went"?

They exhibit disinterest in using good grammar, as they speak phonetically, witth a laziness.

And they may well live in families and communities surrounded by others who say the same errors, making it harder for them to correct them. They may even be ridiculed if they use the correct words. I've personally heard both rural people and black people mocked by their peers when using correct grammar, because their peers perceive it as an intentional effort to "put on airs" or adopt Caucasian values.

And in fairness to their communities, young people are often trying to do exactly that. The trick is to not let others define your identity, and language use does.

 

[NotHardUp1]

Germy cameras:

"What's up, my mammals?"

 

[aethelreddansforth]

But it's not speech.

It is a difference in written language to distinguish the two different grammatical forms that sound remarkably the same.

I disagree, and it shouldn't matter whether it's spoken or not. I'm a native English speaker and seldom ever conflate the two. You're presenting a false absolute.

 

[Alistair]

My understanding of disgusting and others understanding sure are different.

When someone sucks snot out of their nose and spits it out it’s super annoying. It’s plain disgusting.