Tiny Little Things That Cause You Irrational Rage

[louisiana]

dukesdenver Wrote:

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> Out-of-office messages beginning "I am currently

> out of the office until...."

>

> One or the other, PLEASE !!!!!!!

Gratuitous use of all caps, underlining, italics and bold for emphasis. Compounded by ranks of exclamation marks all in a row. :-S

But I know what you mean.

[flapjackdavey]

Reg Smeeton Wrote

> I did. And also that there is no proper name for

> the back of the knees. Now Vivien Stanshall WAS

> funny.

" seems a novel enough way to commit suicide , pass me a pistol I'll see if I can bring the blighter down into the lake "

[flapjackdavey]

perhaps you'd like to wash your hands ?

errr .... no thankee ma'am oi allready done that up against a tree .

[louisiana]

Your call is important to us.

[KalamityKel]

BT

Ok prob more than a little tiny thing but really... how can they "deactivate" (not disconnect)a line, not bother to confirm with the company concerned and then still charge for it :-|

They claimed that all 10 or so lines were working fine. Quite clearly not or we wouldnt have been calling in the first place! AND then to say they had notification from a bank to say THEY didnt need OUR line and so got rid of it... I think I shall also grrr at Royal Mail (surprise surprise) for sending the bill to the wrong place in the first place.

*breathes*

[dukesdenver]

louisiana Wrote:

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> dukesdenver Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> > One or the other, PLEASE !!!!!!!

>

> Gratuitous use of all caps, underlining, italics

> and bold for emphasis. Compounded by ranks of

> exclamation marks all in a row. :-S

>

> But I know what you mean.

I was being ironic, innit.

['bout now]

Bono

[louisiana]

+1

[Cassius]

+2

[dulwichmum]

& 3

I also have a complete aversion to James Nesbit and smut. I hate smut...

[giggirl]

& 4 and counting

I also hate smut. And toilet humour too. And so called comedians who think that just saying "fuc*" a lot is funny.

[RosieH]

People who say "less" when they should say "fewer" - especially in advertising (sack those copy writers immediately)

[louisiana]

Couldn't agree more RosieH. And it's so easy to know which is which. But everyone just uses "less" for everything these days.

[ruffers]

People pronouncing H as 'haitch.'

[Morag]

Unequal pay for women,forty years now, and no progress.Still second class humans.

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

I've been bottling this up for over 40 years. Those bloody robins in the Mary Poppins film. Nothing like sweet, little London robins.

[louisiana]

ruffers Wrote:

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> People pronouncing H as 'haitch.'

And people who deliberately write 'an hotel' thinking it's right. It isn't. Unless you're a Cockney sparrer.

The article 'an' comes before a 'vowel sound'. Unless you pronouce hotel as beginning with an 'o' (otel) i.e. Cockney sparrer speak, the word 'hotel' does not begin with a vowel sound.

[woofmarkthedog]

Americans saying "erbs" for herbs.

Oooooh I could slap their legs

W**F

*Still a c*ck all day long*

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

Have to disagree with you Louisiana. I'm old enough to be a frequent user of an hotel. I'm sure it's a generation thang.

I still recognise actresses and waitresses too!

[wee quinnie]

wee quinnie Wrote:

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> The smell of fabric softener emanating from next

> doors washing line. REally gets up my nose,

> metaphorically and literally.

GOING TO THE HAIRDRESSERS:

Wierdly, just had my hair cut this afternoon - and have had hair slathered in all kinds of hairdressery-nonsense, and my hair now smells like fcuking fabric softener. Oh dear God.

I was also amazed to be asked what "product" (ffs!) I put on my locks. Shampoo and conditioner, I proudly declaimed. For some reason this was considered hilarious by the hair styling person.

Then I handed money and a handsome tip to this person.

[louisiana]

Peckhamgatecrasher Wrote:

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> Have to disagree with you Louisiana. I'm old

> enough to be a frequent user of an hotel. I'm sure

> it's a generation thang.

It would only have been correct to say 'an otel', not 'an hotel'.

Take a look at whatever 'English usage' book you have. My Fowler (published 1965, 45 years ago) definitely frowns on it, though points out that - then - perhaps some 'old-fashioned' people used it 'because it is less trouble to say.'

[louisiana]

Bus drivers that sail past the stop at top speed even when

(a) the stop is not a request stop

or

(b) you have had your arm stuck out in mid-air for several minutes

or

© you are actually standing in front of where the bus has to drive and he has to swerve to avoid you

or

(d) all of the above

even though

(e) the bus is half empty and

(f) it is not a training vehicle, and

(g) it is not 'out of service'.

Actually this is not a tiny thing. It's a huge thing.

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

But I do pronounce it 'otel! I blame it on Edwardian literature which I love.

[wee quinnie]

Sounds intriguing PGC - what kind of things have you got in mind here?

Peckhamgatecrasher Wrote:

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>I blame it on

> Edwardian literature which I love.

[RosieH]

Aye, is because is a word of French origin, non? therefore the haitch is silent