Things that annoy you beyond reason...(Vol. 6)

[DoubleD]

MartG said:

Newspaper headlines "Scientists discover XXX"

It's never "Astronomers discover X" or "Virologists unearth Y", just generic 'scientists' as if it's a one-size-fits all profession

Lazy journalism, or just pandering to a fking thick audience ?

Headlines are meant to get to the point.

[Langweilig]

coppernorks said:

gawd help us, hitch-hiker's references,

cease and desist you sad gits

Share and enjoy.

[MartG]

The American habit of slagging off any product or achievement that didn't originate in the USA

I've just left a Facebook group discussion where a bunch of Americans were expressing their hopes that the UAE's Mars mission would fail, and saying they were sad the Japanese rocket which launched it hadn't exploded. They also expressed similar sentiments about the upcoming Chinese launch of a Mars mission

[talksthetorque]

MartG said:

The American habit of slagging off any product or achievement that didn't originate in the USA

I've just left a Facebook group discussion where a bunch of Americans were expressing their hopes that the UAE's Mars mission would fail, and saying they were sad the Japanese rocket which launched it hadn't exploded. They also expressed similar sentiments about the upcoming Chinese launch of a Mars mission

If it' ain't as American as the Statue of Liberty, it ain't worth st.

[paua]

talksthetorque said:

MartG said:

The American habit of slagging off any product or achievement that didn't originate in the USA

I've just left a Facebook group discussion where a bunch of Americans were expressing their hopes that the UAE's Mars mission would fail, and saying they were sad the Japanese rocket which launched it hadn't exploded. They also expressed similar sentiments about the upcoming Chinese launch of a Mars mission

If it' ain't as American as the Statue of Liberty, it ain't worth st.

And they didn't make that, was gifted them by France.

[vaud]

The desk that is frequently used in the White House is made from the timbers of HMS Resolute, a British ship.

[talksthetorque]

paua said:

talksthetorque said:

MartG said:

The American habit of slagging off any product or achievement that didn't originate in the USA

I've just left a Facebook group discussion where a bunch of Americans were expressing their hopes that the UAE's Mars mission would fail, and saying they were sad the Japanese rocket which launched it hadn't exploded. They also expressed similar sentiments about the upcoming Chinese launch of a Mars mission

If it' ain't as American as the Statue of Liberty, it ain't worth st.

And they didn't make that, was gifted them by France.

I read somewhere that the parrot de whoosh was also French

[Allan L]

paua said:

And they didn't make that, was gifted them by France.

The use of gift as a verb when the real verb "to give" has always been available annoys beyond reason.

[nonsequitur]

Allan L said:

paua said:

And they didn't make that, was gifted them by France.

The use of gift as a verb when the real verb "to give" has always been available annoys beyond reason.

Is that in the present tense?

[talksthetorque]

nonsequitur said:

Is that in the present tense?

No it was 1886

[captain_cynic]

nonsequitur said:

Is that in the present tense?

Gift is a verb in the present tense, gifted is a verb in the past tense.

People using the tenses incorrectly annoys me beyond reason. People tend to do this with "cost" a lot. No, it didn't "costed" you £3.... It "cost" you £3.

It's the same as the difference between was and were.... And enough people fk that one up.

[MartG]

When you can't even trust a tape measure

It's not just that they start from a different point, but 1" on one is only 15/16ths on the other

[anonymous-user]

captain_cynic said:

Gift is a verb in the present tense, gifted is a verb in the past tense.

People using the tenses incorrectly annoys me beyond reason. People tend to do this with "cost" a lot. No, it didn't "costed" you £3.... It "cost" you £3.

It's the same as the difference between was and were.... And enough people fk that one up.

Same as when asking for something- ‘can I geta coke’ ‘can I getan ice cream’.

So wrong

[Harry H]

It's the top one that's wrong but shocking all the same.

I suppose if you always use the same measure during a job it's not as important but may explain some DIY head scratches over the years

[captain_cynic]

V6 Pushfit said:

Same as when asking for something- ‘can I geta coke’ ‘can I getan ice cream’.

So wrong

"Can I a coke" or "Can I get a coke"

Which one is wrong again?

Nothing is incorrect about using "get" in that sentance.

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/englis...

dictionary said:

get verb (OBTAIN)
to obtain, buy, or earn something:

It may annoy you, as is the thread for it, but it's not incorrect.

[Lily the Pink]

People who don't use the Preview button before the Submit one ...

V6 Pushfit said:

Same as when asking for something- ‘can I geta coke’ ‘can I getan ice cream’.

So wrong

[Antony Moxey]

MartG said:

When you can't even trust a tape measure

It's not just that they start from a different point, but 1" on one is only 15/16ths on the other

I reckon it's because one is a 25ft tape and the other is a 35ft one - how else are they going to fit that extra ten feet of graduations in if they don't put them closer together (notice how the one inch and two inch marks are at different graduations on the other tape).

[talksthetorque]

Lily the Pink said:

People who don't use the Preview button before the Submit one ...

V6 Pushfit said:

Same as when asking for something- ‘can I geta coke’ ‘can I get an ice cream’.

So wrong

If you format text in the middle of ordinary text the PH website deletes any "space" character after the "[/format]"
you can get around it by putting the space inside the formatted text, as I have done to "get an Ice Cream"

This is particularly annoying when you are trying to strikethrough and you either lose the space or your strikethrough is one character too long.

ETA The buggers have fixed it!

Edited by talksthetorque on Thursday 23 July 11:20

[anonymous-user]

captain_cynic said:

V6 Pushfit said:

Same as when asking for something- ‘can I geta coke’ ‘can I getan ice cream’.

So wrong

"Can I a coke" or "Can I get a coke"

Which one is wrong again?

Nothing is incorrect about using "get" in that sentance.

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/englis...

dictionary said:

get verb (OBTAIN)
to obtain, buy, or earn something:

It may annoy you, as is the thread for it, but it's not incorrect.

I didn’t say it was incorrect I said it annoyed me as per thread, it’s just appalling ste wording when used in the asking for something you would like to have.

[Frank7]

captain_cynic said:

V6 Pushfit said:

Same as when asking for something- ‘can I geta coke’ ‘can I getan ice cream’.

So wrong

"Can I a coke" or "Can I get a coke"

Which one is wrong again?

Nothing is incorrect about using "get" in that sentance.

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/englis...

dictionary said:

get verb (OBTAIN)
to obtain, buy, or earn something:

It may annoy you, as is the thread for it, but it's not incorrect.

F**king A! F**king A!
I think that I love you too now captain, yesterday it was Clockwork Cupcake,
at least it’ll be easy addressing your Valentine Cards, both to CC.