Pet Peeves IV

[Pretty Boy]

People repeating a name multiple times throughout when writing a letter, a particularly common trait among celebrities writing open letters.

Boris I ask you, Boris I implore, Boris please, Boris please consider, Boris you must.....

Unnecessary and grating.

[McD]

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People who pronounce "statistics" as "stastistics".

And far worse, "pacific" instead of "specific".

Totally agree, that grinds my gears


and whenever anyone writes/types ‘should of’, rather than ‘should have’ or ‘should’ve’

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

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Totally agree, that grinds my gears


and whenever anyone writes/types ‘should of’, rather than ‘should have’ or ‘should’ve’

Definitely no excuse for that. 😠

[lapsedhibee]

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And far worse, "pacific" instead of "specific".

Definately. That's rediculous.

[Peanut Shaz]

People like my friend!!! Who adds exclamation Marks at the of every sentence!!! It is really infuriating!!!
I don't think she actually even knows she's doing it now!!! 😁

[Hiber-nation]

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People like my friend!!! Who adds exclamation Marks at the of every sentence!!! It is really infuriating!!!
I don't think she actually even knows she's doing it now!!! 😁

Aw naw that's another one. 5 exclamation marks for each sentence when sending condolences about someone dying. Noooooooo....

[heretoday]

Laxadaisical instead of lackadaisical.

There's no excuse. Red card.

[lapsedhibee]

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Laxadaisical instead of lackadaisical.

The site should have a system, like it does for sweary words, where offensive words like laxadaisical are replaced by a string of asterixes.

[CropleyWasGod]

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The site should have a system, like it does for sweary words, where offensive words like laxadaisical are replaced by a string of asterixes.

Utter bollix.

[Alfiembra]

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The site should have a system, like it does for sweary words, where offensive words like laxadaisical are replaced by a string of asterixes.

You reminded me of this thread https://www.hibs.net/showthread.php?...Grammar-Police worth “resurekting”!!!

[lapsedhibee]

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Utter bollix.

I tried that, and said out loud it was indistinguishable from ********.

[grunt]

It's being discussed in the Coronavirus thread, but I think it's better placed here.
Something which is really annoying me at the moment is people leaving rubbish everywhere.
Holyrood Park and the Meadows are two of my favourite spots in Edinburgh, but the recent hot weather has ld to crowds leaving their rubbish everywhere. It's also been highlighted as a problem down South and pictures from Bournemouth beach made me gag.

[CropleyWasGod]

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I tried that, and said out loud it was indistinguishable from ********.

🤣

[Peevemor]

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It's being discussed in the Coronavirus thread, but I think it's better placed here.
Something which is really annoying me at the moment is people leaving rubbish everywhere.
Holyrood Park and the Meadows are two of my favourite spots in Edinburgh, but the recent hot weather has ld to crowds leaving their rubbish everywhere. It's also been highlighted as a problem down South and pictures from Bournemouth beach made me gag.

Just take a photo of any bit of litter you see and post it on Facebook. That's what people here seem to be doing any time they see a carelessly discarded surgical mask, so it must help.

[Scouse Hibee]

People who have great difficulty in abiding by simple rules and directional signage and then proceed to argue the point when it’s politely pointed out to them. Sometimes to the point where they obstruct or hold other folk up while they pointlessly try to argue their case.

[matty_f]

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Totally agree, that grinds my gears


and whenever anyone writes/types ‘should of’, rather than ‘should have’ or ‘should’ve’

Worse is that it's now creeping into spoken form. Mikey Stewart is brutal for it. "Should've" is fine, but he splits the words up to "should of".


TV shows or movies where the dialogue is quiet but the music is blasting.

[Hibrandenburg]

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People who have great difficulty in abiding by simple rules and directional signage and then proceed to argue the point when it’s politely pointed out to them. Sometimes to the point where they obstruct or hold other folk up while they pointlessly try to argue their case.

This really grips my **** too. I was at the Baltic last weekend and at the entrance to the campsite where I was staying there's a sign that clearly states that people should park their vehicles on the carpark opposite whilst checking in. However some dickheads either couldn't read or couldn't be bothered walking the extra 15m and as a consequence entering and exiting the campsite got blocked for 20 minutes at a time. Why the campsite don't police their own rules is another story.

[heretoday]

Bookies adverts: "Always gamble sensibly". Aye right! If everyone gambled sensibly they'd be ruined.

[matty_f]

Getting asked for help with something only for the person asking for help to disagree with all the things you suggest to help, and then they get arsey about it.

Don’t get married, is the key message here.

[Scouse Hibee]

Opening a box of eggs and finding several of them covered in bird ****.

[Dan Sarf]

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Opening a box of eggs and finding several of them covered in bird ****.

How do the birds get in there?

[Scouse Hibee]

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How do the birds get in there?

😂 Very good.

[McD]

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Getting asked for help with something only for the person asking for help to disagree with all the things you suggest to help, and then they get arsey about it.

Don’t get married, is the key message here.

or bother to put a lot of effort into helping in-laws for the same reason

[G15 Hibs]

"In any way, shape or form"

It doesn't make you sound serious or clever. It makes you sound like you're trying to sound serious and clever. "In any way" would do.

[lapsedhibee]

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"In any way, shape or form"
"In any way" would do.

People who like to overexaggerate are certainly giving 110% there.

[Peevemor]

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People who like to overexaggerate are certainly giving 110% there.

It literally makes my head explode!

[Hiber-nation]

Sadly not relevant to me anymore but there were a few when I played fives. Guys who would regularly pull out at the last minute, lads who never seemed to have the cash to pay, the ones who would always try to dodge a shot in goals....etc. etc.

[Scouse Hibee]

People wearing face masks around their neck/ chins in shops etc. Either wear the face mask properly or don’t wear one at all, this wearing one for effect without actually using it properly is pointless.

[Future17]

Folk who post links with no context or comment. There must be a reason why you've chosen to share it with others in a public forum, would it kill you to give us a sentence or two so we can decide if it's worth clicking on?

[Mibbes Aye]

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Folk who post links with no context or comment. There must be a reason why you've chosen to share it with others in a public forum, would it kill you to give us a sentence or two so we can decide if it's worth clicking on?

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=Th...We-yWf_cRTpQUM

But yes, couldn’t agree more and nearly made the same post myself. You beat me to it.