Trivial things that annoy you Part 43

Maximus Alexander · 05-08-2014 01:45PM

Gongoozler wrote: »

It's not the same thing though. If I'm writing to you and saying I'll come back to you later with an answer I can't say I'll respond, that's as stupid as revert. I've already responded!
Ah I quoted the wrong post.

No, respond is correct unless you can provide a sample sentence where it absolutely is not. Example:

"Dear Mr Smith, What course of action would you recommend we take with regard to the issue outlined below? Regards, Mr Jones."

"Dear Mr Jones, I have received your letter and will respond at a later date. Regards, Mr Smith."

"Dear Mr Jones, In relation to your query last week, I would advise that you tell them to go **** themselves. Regards, Mr Smith."

Slicemeister · 05-08-2014 01:46PM

People who say" you've a grand life".

What the fouck do you know about my life? And if I do have a better life standard than you, tough sheet. I've worked hard to get where I am, try it yourself.

jimgoose · 05-08-2014 01:50PM

Gongoozler wrote: »

I disagree. Often we'll have to write a letter and explain that we'll get back to them at a later date with an answer, by which time you'll already have replied, so you can't use reply in this situation.

Did you not just say that right there, in perfectly plain, correct English, without sounding like an over-educated under-intellected prick?

Gongoozler · 05-08-2014 01:53PM

Nah respond isn't right either.

Another trivial annoyance from work, fat people not realising the reason they're too warm is because they're fat, and so not everyone else is too warm.

jimgoose · 05-08-2014 01:53PM

Maximus Alexander wrote: »

Can you provide and example of a sentence where you feel that this is an acceptable usage of 'revert'?

The judge said I was a "Revert" after he imposed the restraining order.

KungPao · 05-08-2014 01:53PM

Maximus Alexander wrote: »

No, respond is correct unless you can provide a sample sentence where it absolutely is not. Example:

"Dear Mr Smith, What course of action would you recommend we take with regard to the issue outlined below? Regards, Mr Jones."

"Dear Mr Jones, I have received your letter and will respond at a later date. Regards, Mr Smith."

"Dear Mr Jones, In relation to your query last week, I would advise that you tell them to go **** themselves. Regards, Mr Smith."

:pac: Wasn't expecting the firm but honest advice!

Gongoozler · 05-08-2014 01:55PM

jimgoose wrote: »

Did you not just say that right there, in perfectly plain, correct English, without sounding like an over-educated under-intellected prick?

We've got to use proper English in my job innit

05-08-2014 01:57PM

Gongoozler wrote: »

We've got to use proper English in my job innit

Abusing "revert" isn't proper English

Gongoozler · 05-08-2014 01:59PM

bluewolf wrote: »

Abusing "revert" isn't proper English

which was my point, if you read my posts.

05-08-2014 02:04PM

Gongoozler wrote: »

which was my point, if you read my posts.

It can never be said enough

I thought your "but sometimes you don't have an alternative" was in support ^^

OldNotWIse · 05-08-2014 02:13PM

Hotfail.com wrote: »

What's wrong with "big" words? A lot of them sound a lot nicer than the "smaller" version when you're writing something. If you're going to use them in everyday conversation when actually speaking to people you just come across as a pretentious gobshíte though.

Well that's exactly what I meant. People who just insert the big word when the rest of their sentence clearly signals that they would be more comfortable sticking with monosyllabic utterances. It's usually in the form of a complaint, which further backs up the theory that it's just to inflate themselves.

jimgoose · 05-08-2014 02:15PM

OldNotWIse wrote: »

Well that's exactly what I meant. People who just insert the big word when the rest of their sentence cleary signals that they would be more comfortable sticking with monosyllabic utterances. It's usually in the form of a complaint, which further backs up the theory that it's just to inflate themselves.

Shockin' ta Cripes altogether. We suggest you revert yourselfs correspondence forthwith and henceforth and quaaare lively, to Sr. Agnes Nutter (Director of Complaining), British Airways, 27 Whichways, Penzance, Cornwall UK.

OldNotWIse · 05-08-2014 02:18PM

People who invade my personal space. Fúck. Off.

OldNotWIse · 05-08-2014 02:19PM

...and yes looking at me unnecessarily counts. Unless we are actually engaging in conversation. And my eyes are up here.

Aglomerado · 05-08-2014 02:20PM

OldNotWIse wrote: »

People who invade my personal space. Fúck. Off.

And preferably, Fúck Off way over there, with your filthy germs and dandruff.

mdolly123 · 05-08-2014 02:25PM

All of it, the grocery packaging, plastic stuff on everything that you can't get into....stop it.

eisenberg1 · 05-08-2014 02:25PM

Aglomerado wrote: »

And preferably, Fúck Off way over there, with your filthy germs and dandruff.

and your manky, mushroomy, rancid, armpits!

Aglomerado · 05-08-2014 02:26PM

eisenberg1 wrote: »

and you manky, mushroomy, rancid, armpits!

Another annoying thing: Having to stifle a laugh at the above post!!!!!!!!!

:D:D:D:D

OldNotWIse · 05-08-2014 02:28PM

eisenberg1 wrote: »

and your manky, mushroomy, rancid, armpits!

And your oversized, self entitled nostrils flaring open and closed as you phlump your fat self-entitled áss onto the seat.

Dial Hard · 05-08-2014 02:31PM

mdolly123 wrote: »

All of it, the grocery packaging, plastic stuff on everything that you can't get into....stop it.

There's a special circle of hell reserved for whoever invented molded plastic packaging.

And before some smartarse weighs in with the tin-opener "life-hack", it doesn't work.

jimgoose · 05-08-2014 02:35PM

Dial Hard wrote: »

There's a special circle of hell reserved for whoever invented molded plastic packaging.

And before some smartarse weighs in with the tin-opener "life-hack", it doesn't work.

Yes. Oh yes, this. Small electronic gadgetry, as well as Gillette razor cartridges, are typical cases of modern packaging that is more dangerous than a claymore mine and more reminiscent of something a Ninja could send right through a human body with a flick-of-the-wrist. And, quite correct - using a tin-opener on these things is even more dangerous. Finally, people who use the term "Life hack" should be killed by evisceration with SanDisk micro-SD packaging.

jimgoose · 05-08-2014 02:45PM

OldNotWIse wrote: »

And your oversized, self entitled nostrils flaring open and closed as you phlump your fat self-entitled áss onto the seat.

We're on the bus again, aren't we. Wonderful mental image of an elephant seal there, by the way! :pac:

05-08-2014 02:49PM

Dial Hard wrote: »

There's a special circle of hell reserved for whoever invented molded plastic packaging.

And before some smartarse weighs in with the tin-opener "life-hack", it doesn't work.

I got a really deep cut on the pad of my index finger from one of those packages the night before a long written exam, and it bled like I was dying.

Had to keep changing my plaster during the exam, and hoping I didn't bleed on it

Get yourself a Swiss Army knife and go all Bear Grylls on that stuff.

eisenberg1 · 05-08-2014 02:54PM

jimgoose wrote: »

We're on the bus again, aren't we. Wonderful mental image of an elephant seal there, by the way! :pac:

In my head, I saw giant cartoon version of a manatee, fully clothed and wearing a straw hat with plastic flowers on it, sitting in slow motion, and PHLUMPING (yes, stolen from ONW) out in a mushroom shaped atomic style a load of toxic gunk:D

Pumpkinseeds · 05-08-2014 02:56PM

I hate feeling weary. I've had a couple of nights of broken sleep and can't motivate myself today. Although I did clean the bathroom earlier.

Boom_Bap · 05-08-2014 03:18PM

I shaved off my beard over the weekend. Now everyone is staring at me like I'm some sort of animal in a zoo. And people are upset that I have no profound reason for shaving it off.....

Person: what was the special occassion?
Me: em, no occassion, just got rid of it.

I've been doing this for the past 8 or 9 years though, grow beard, shave beard, grow beard, shave beard.

Dial Hard · 05-08-2014 03:23PM

Petrol stations that disable the automatic feed doo-dad on the pump handle.

Which is pretty much every one in Ireland :mad:

jimgoose · 05-08-2014 03:23PM

Today at lunchtime I got a ferocious craving for Tex-Mex junk food. I then became trivially annoyed that there is no Taco Bell around here. The humanity!!

jimgoose · 05-08-2014 03:24PM

Dial Hard wrote: »

Petrol stations that disable the automatic feed doo-dad on the pump handle.

Which is pretty much every one in Ireland :mad:

Do you mean the thing that cuts the flow immediately when the system detects that it's about to overflow? Why in a billion sorts of buggery would anyone do that??

Smidge · 05-08-2014 03:31PM

People who constantly inform you about their ailments. And medications. And every ache and pain and gripe. Constantly.

Trivial things that annoy you Part 43

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