red flags

Raconteuse · 18-08-2019 11:35pm

I can't stand those fcukers who store poo in the freezer.

joe40 · 18-08-2019 11:36pm

Tikki Wang Wang wrote: »

Puking in the kitchen sink and not unblocking it. Storing poo in the freezer. Mashing spiders into a very fine paste. Picking their toes. Pulling dead skin off their feet and flicking it into the unlit fireplace. Scratching their piles. Biting off bit of toenails. Using kitchen knives to cut hardened skin off their feet.

You need new flatmates

Collie D · 18-08-2019 11:38pm

Tikki Wang Wang wrote: »

Puking in the kitchen sink and not unblocking it. Storing poo in the freezer. Mashing spiders into a very fine paste. Picking their toes. Pulling dead skin off their feet and flicking it into the unlit fireplace. Scratching their piles. Biting off bit of toenails. Using kitchen knives to cut hardened skin off their feet.

For better or for worse

18-08-2019 11:39pm

1.People who expect their views to be treated seriously when they haven't the work ethic to spend the two or three minutes of their life necessary to know the basics of the language they're speaking. Lazy people, in other words.
2. People who don't know the difference between Your (possessive case - e.g. your house) and You're (You are!!!!!)
3. People who think "It's" is a possessive case. It's = it is. Always! It's raining, it's pouring, it's snowing.... Your possessive case is a simple "its" - its windows; its properties; its grammatical exigencies. No apostrophe!
4. They're = They are (always). Their (possessive case) - e.g. their coats. There - e.g. over there.
5. I/you/they/we saw but I/you/they/we have (we've) seen. I/you/they/we seen ==> wrong!!!
6. I/you/they/we did but I/you/they/we have done. I/you/they/we done==> wrong!!!
7. People who get all defensive when crap spelling and syntax is seen for the sign of laziness that it is.

5 and 6 in particular are the biggest red flags in spoken English about a person's education and lack of work ethic. It doesn't look good at all, and most people notice even if they're too polite to say it to you.

MuffinTop86 · 18-08-2019 11:40pm

Men who must have to powder their legs just to get their jeans on, and love showing off their ankles. Same with suits.

fatknacker · 18-08-2019 11:42pm

r u sum1 i no?

ILoveYourVibes · 18-08-2019 11:42pm

When an art director starts having ideas.

4Ad · 18-08-2019 11:42pm

Girls who drink Buckfast for breakfast..
Ahem Gwen !!!

Tikki Wang Wang · 18-08-2019 11:44pm

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Lazy people, in other words.

As a general rule sentences without a verb are incomplete sentences (sentence fragments).

Raconteuse · 18-08-2019 11:46pm

Deleted User wrote: »

Indeed.

Those bastards who don't use notebooks or diaries? I hear ya! :mad:

pgj2015 · 18-08-2019 11:47pm

people who blame the government for everything.

Still waters · 18-08-2019 11:47pm

Deleted User wrote: »

1.People who expect their views to be treated seriously when they haven't the work ethic to spend the two or three minutes of their life necessary to know the basics of the language they're speaking. Lazy people, in other words.
2. People who don't know the difference between Your (possessive case - e.g. your house) and You're (You are!!!!!)
3. People who think "It's" is a possessive case. It's = it is. Always! It's raining, it's pouring, it's snowing.... Your possessive case is a simple "its" - its windows; its properties; its grammatical exigencies. No apostrophe!
4. They're = They are (always). Their (possessive case) - e.g. their coats. There - e.g. over there.
5. I/you/they/we saw but I/you/they/we have (we've) seen. I/you/they/we seen ==> wrong!!!
6. I/you/they/we did but I/you/they/we have done. I/you/they/we done==> wrong!!!
7. People who get all defensive when crap spelling and syntax is seen for the sign of laziness that it is.

5 and 6 in particular are the biggest red flags in spoken English about a person's education and lack of work ethic. It doesn't look good at all, and most people notice even if they're too polite to say it to you.

There their, it's ok

JupiterKid · 18-08-2019 11:48pm

Passing casual derogratory remarks on other people - you can be sure they will do the same to you in the company of others.

Intolerant of minorities. Being a know-all. Being a gossip. Poor personal hygiene. Talking about themselves all the time.

pgj2015 · 18-08-2019 11:48pm

women who go for bad boys.

18-08-2019 11:49pm

[Deleted User] wrote: »

1.People who expect their views to be treated seriously when they haven't the work ethic to spend the two or three minutes of their life necessary to know the basics of the language they're speaking. Lazy people, in other words.
2. People who don't know the difference between Your (possessive case - e.g. your house) and You're (You are!!!!!)
3. People who think "It's" is a possessive case. It's = it is. Always! It's raining, it's pouring, it's snowing.... Your possessive case is a simple "its" - its windows; its properties; its grammatical exigencies. No apostrophe!
4. They're = They are (always). Their (possessive case) - e.g. their coats. There - e.g. over there.
5. I/you/they/we saw but I/you/they/we have (we've) seen. I/you/they/we seen ==> wrong!!!
6. I/you/they/we did but I/you/they/we have done. I/you/they/we done==> wrong!!!
7. People who get all defensive when crap spelling and syntax is seen for the sign of laziness that it is.

5 and 6 in particular are the biggest red flags in spoken English about a person's education and lack of work ethic. It doesn't look good at all, and most people notice even if they're too polite to say it to you.

Let's/let us/lets say for example that you came across a person who didn't have the best grasp when it comes to your/you're etc but they were kind and decent human beings. Would you cast aside what's underneath because their grammar was/is terrible?

Roger Hassenforder · 18-08-2019 11:49pm

[Deleted User] wrote: »

1.People who expect their views to be treated seriously when they haven't the work ethic to spend the two or three minutes of their life necessary to know the basics of the language they're speaking. Lazy people, in other words.
2. People who don't know the difference between Your (possessive case - e.g. your house) and You're (You are!!!!!)
3. People who think "It's" is a possessive case. It's = it is. Always! It's raining, it's pouring, it's snowing.... Your possessive case is a simple "its" - its windows; its properties; its grammatical exigencies. No apostrophe!
4. They're = They are (always). Their (possessive case) - e.g. their coats. There - e.g. over there.
5. I/you/they/we saw but I/you/they/we have (we've) seen. I/you/they/we seen ==> wrong!!!
6. I/you/they/we did but I/you/they/we have done. I/you/they/we done==> wrong!!!
7. People who get all defensive when crap spelling and syntax is seen for the sign of laziness that it is.

5 and 6 in particular are the biggest red flags in spoken English about a person's education and lack of work ethic. It doesn't look good at all, and most people notice even if they're too polite to say it to you.

TBF, first post thats a bit of a red flag itself!

Leg End Reject · 18-08-2019 11:52pm

Deleted User wrote: »

Let's/let us/lets say for example that you came across a person who didn't have the best grasp when it comes to your/you're etc but they were kind and decent human beings. Would you cast aside what's underneath because their grammar was/is terrible?

I'd find it very hard not to judge unless there's a specific learning disability.
That is a reason to dislike me, but at least I appreciate the irony.

18-08-2019 11:55pm

Roger Hassenforder wrote: »

TBF, first post thats a bit of a red flag itself!

See point 7 above.

Dtp1979 · 18-08-2019 11:57pm

EmmetSpiceland wrote: »

And bootcut jeans.

Skinny jeans.

Roger Hassenforder · 18-08-2019 11:59pm

[Deleted User] wrote: »

See point 7 above.

What if their just tick rather then lazy?

Its a bit like saying people too lazy to do their own differential calculus is a red flag

19-08-2019 12:02am

Roger Hassenforder wrote: »

What if their just tick rather then lazy?

I could of being ticked off too.

19-08-2019 12:02am

Deleted User wrote: »

Let's/let us/lets say for example that you came across a person who didn't have the best grasp when it comes to your/you're etc but they were kind and decent human beings. Would you cast aside what's underneath because their grammar was/is terrible?

If they were looking for a job where they'd be representing the company their application form wouldn't even get them to the interview stage. How would you even gently say to somebody 'I have to proofread your letter for the "I seen" and "We done" stuff before you send it out on company-headed paper?' You couldn't, so just ditch the application and get somebody who can do that sort of thing as part of their job.

Sardonicat · 19-08-2019 12:05am

Leg End Reject wrote: »

I'd find it very hard not to judge unless there's a specific learning disability.
That is a reason to dislike me, but at least I appreciate the irony.

You're not always going to know if there's a specific learning disability, though, are you? Older adults who never had dyslexia diagnosed when at school often have trouble with the grammatical errors you pointed out. Just trying to read and write coherently and keep up were a struggle.

Roger Hassenforder · 19-08-2019 12:06am

[Deleted User] wrote: »

If they were looking for a job where they'd be representing the company their application form wouldn't even get them to the interview stage. How would you even gently say to somebody 'I have to proofread your letter for the "I seen" and "We done" stuff before you send it out on company-headed paper?' You couldn't, so just ditch the application and get somebody who can do that sort of thing as part of their job.

Youre only disliking them, not giving them a job!

Sardonicat · 19-08-2019 12:08am

[Deleted User] wrote: »

If they were looking for a job where they'd be representing the company their application form wouldn't even get them to the interview stage. How would you even gently say to somebody 'I have to proofread your letter for the "I seen" and "We done" stuff before you send it out on company-headed paper?' You couldn't, so just ditch the application and get somebody who can do that sort of thing as part of their job.

You obviously haven't received much correspondence from recruitment agencies! I once returned a rejection email with the (many) grammar mistakes corrected.

Roger Hassenforder · 19-08-2019 12:09am

Dtp1979 wrote: »

Skinny jeans.

Dont mind trying to open a second front to relieve pressure in the other thread where boot cut jeans have been soundly trounced

19-08-2019 12:11am

Roger Hassenforder wrote: »

What if their just tick rather then lazy?

They may indeed be spectacularly thick if they can't master a few basic sentences, but they're definitely lazy.

Roger Hassenforder wrote: »

Its a bit like saying people too lazy to do their own differential calculus is a red flag

No; no, it's not.

Leg End Reject · 19-08-2019 12:15am

Sardonicat wrote: »

You're not always going to know if there's a specific learning disability, though, are you? Older adults who never hxad dyslexia diagnosed when at school often have trouble with the grammatical errors you pointed out. Just trying to read and write coherently and keep up were a struggle.

With dyslexia there would be more spelling and grammatical errors to the ones highlighted in that post.

As I've said, I'm pedantic, and it's a negative trait. But hey, I've enough self-awareness to recognise that.

Roger Hassenforder · 19-08-2019 12:15am

[Deleted User] wrote: »

They may indeed be spectacularly thick if they can't master a few basic sentences, but they're definitely lazy.

No; no, it's not.

"Its" all relative.
You'll always meet people smarter snd more educated; thicker and less educated; and smarter and less educated.
Poor grammar isn't necessarily laziness.

Tell me how · 19-08-2019 12:15am

A fake Kardashian type smile (mouth only eyes dead) for .5 second as they say hello.

19-08-2019 12:23am

Roger Hassenforder wrote: »

Poor grammar isn't necessarily laziness.

When it's something as common as the above 6 mistakes, in the vast majority of cases it is laziness.

Roger Hassenforder wrote: »

Youre only disliking them, not giving them a job!

Red flags exist with employees too, you know? Being unable to spell or talk properly is a red flag because you want your clients to be able to trust your company's work rate/product, and somebody who's still saying "He done" and "They seen" isn't somebody who shows signs of a solid work ethic/much professional development. They may be among the nicest people in the world, but if you can find an equally nice person who can represent the company more professionally then they will lose out.

joe40 · 19-08-2019 12:24am

[Deleted User] wrote: »

1.People who expect their views to be treated seriously when they haven't the work ethic to spend the two or three minutes of their life necessary to know the basics of the language they're speaking. Lazy people, in other words.
2. People who don't know the difference between Your (possessive case - e.g. your house) and You're (You are!!!!!)
3. People who think "It's" is a possessive case. It's = it is. Always! It's raining, it's pouring, it's snowing.... Your possessive case is a simple "its" - its windows; its properties; its grammatical exigencies. No apostrophe!
4. They're = They are (always). Their (possessive case) - e.g. their coats. There - e.g. over there.
5. I/you/they/we saw but I/you/they/we have (we've) seen. I/you/they/we seen ==> wrong!!!
6. I/you/they/we did but I/you/they/we have done. I/you/they/we done==> wrong!!!
7. People who get all defensive when crap spelling and syntax is seen for the sign of laziness that it is.

5 and 6 in particular are the biggest red flags in spoken English about a person's education and lack of work ethic. It doesn't look good at all, and most people notice even if they're too polite to say it to you.

Anyone this judgemental would be a red flag for me.
I dislike bad grammar but would never dream of judging another human being purely on that basis.
Each to their own I suppose.

Sardonicat · 19-08-2019 12:42am

[Deleted User] wrote: »

When it's something as common as the above 6 mistakes, in the vast majority of cases it is laziness.

Red flags exist with employees too, you know? Being unable to spell or talk properly is a red flag because you want your clients to be able to trust your company's work rate/product, and somebody who's still saying "He done" and "They seen" isn't somebody who shows signs of a solid work ethic/much professional development. They may be among the nicest people in the world, but if you can find an equally nice person who can represent the company more professionally then they will lose out.

It has nothing to do with work ethic!
And please don't lecture me on dyslexia. My partner has dyslexia and he can construct a letter with perfect spelling with the aid of a dictionary. He could never grasp grammar at school because he was struggling with reading. I always have to proof read for him to fix the grammatical errors. I can assure you he is neither lazy or stupid.

DEFTLEFTHAND · 19-08-2019 12:44am

Sorry about that wrote: »

A limp handshake.

It's either a sign of two things.

Weak character or treachery.

19-08-2019 12:44am

is convinced the world is hugely worse in their generation than in any previous.

is convinced their generation is going to save it.

lectures adults

19-08-2019 12:47am

joe40 wrote: »

Anyone this judgemental would be a red flag for me.
I dislike bad grammar but would never dream of judging another human being purely on that basis.
Each to their own I suppose.

agreed 100%

anyone who knows enough about language to spot those errors should know enough about communication to take the meaning and not be distracted by idiom/delivery

its an almost textbook example of the difference between knowledge and wisdom imo

Leg End Reject · 19-08-2019 1:04am

Sardonicat wrote: »

It has nothing to do with work ethic!
And please don't lecture me on dyslexia. My partner has dyslexia and he can construct a letter with perfect spelling with the aid of a dictionary. He could never grasp grammar at school because he was struggling with reading. I always have to proof read for him to fix the grammatical errors. I can assure you he is neither lazy or stupid.

There is a world of a difference between someone with dyslexia and someone who just doesn't bother.

Only an asshole would judge someone with a specific learning disability. I assure you my posts were not judging those with SEN, and apologise if I've offended you.

freshpopcorn · 19-08-2019 1:13am

People who roll there eyes at you because your clearly not good enough for them.

People who are very prim and proper.

Sardonicat · 19-08-2019 1:16am

Leg End Reject wrote: »

There is a world of a difference between someone with dyslexia and someone who just doesn't bother.

Only an asshole would judge someone with a specific learning disability. I assure you my posts were not judging those with SEN, and apologise if I've offended you.

My earlier point was that it's not always obvious if someone has an SEN or not simply based on poor grammar. Don't get me wrong, I'm grammar Nazi Supremo and 'official' documents or journalism full of grammatical error boils my p1ss. But here on boards or someplace like it, if people who have dyslexia or who just never really grasped grammar ( some people do just find it really difficult )want to post without breaking a sweat, then that's fine by me. Sure, some people know better and can't be arsed but that's their problem, not mine.

BTW, I was responding to another poster. What made you think that you had said something that offended me?

One eyed Jack · 19-08-2019 1:31am

I’m still trying to figure out how would anyone know anything about a persons spelling and grammar if they’re meeting that person for the first time?

That was the question posed in the opening post.

A red flag for me upon meeting someone for the first time and taking an instant dislike to them would be if they came across a bit shifty, condescending or patronising.

Leg End Reject · 19-08-2019 1:41am

Sardonicat wrote: »

My earlier point was that it's not always obvious if someone has an SEN or not simply based on poor grammar. Don't get me wrong, I'm grammar Nazi Supremo and 'official' documents or journalism full of grammatical error boils my p1ss. But here on boards or someplace like it, if people who have dyslexia or who just never really grasped grammar ( some people do just find it really difficult )want to post without breaking a sweat, then that's fine by me. Sure, some people know better and can't be arsed but that's their problem, not mine.

BTW, I was responding to another poster. What made you think that you had said something that offended me?

You quoted me earlier so I thought I'd clarify.

Leg End Reject · 19-08-2019 1:43am

One eyed Jack wrote: »

A red flag for me upon meeting someone for the first time and taking an instant dislike to them would be if they came across a bit shifty, condescending or patronising.

Says the man who can't talk or make eye contact with a woman he doesn't find attractive. :pac:

One eyed Jack · 19-08-2019 1:53am

Leg End Reject wrote: »

Says the man who can't talk or make eye contact with a woman he doesn't find attractive. :pac:

That’s why I’m conscious of it, because if they’re red flags for me, I’m certain they’re red flags for whoever I’m talking to

BuboBubo · 19-08-2019 1:58am

Ppl who rite der Facebook komentz lik dis.

People who tell me their children are little angels - always the ones with pure brats.

People who go shopping in pyjamas.

Anti-vaxers.

Sardonicat · 19-08-2019 3:07am

One eyed Jack wrote: »

That’s why I’m conscious of it, because if they’re red flags for me, I’m certain they’re red flags for whoever I’m talking to

Just wear a red jumper, Jack.

zanador · 19-08-2019 3:09am

Wanderer2010 wrote: »

Laughing at their own jokes. Shocking insecurity.

I laugh at my own jokes because I'm bleedin hilarious

moonage · 19-08-2019 3:16am

Deleted User wrote: »

It's = it is. Always! It's raining, it's pouring, it's snowing....

No, "it's" doesn't always mean "it is". It can also mean "it has".

Your Face · 19-08-2019 6:02am

All ego and no balls.

Panthro · 19-08-2019 6:15am

If I seen them on the street and they were carrying a large stick.
And on the end of the stick was a huge triangular or rectangular piece of material.
And that material was shaded red.

That to me would be a huge red flag.

Roger Hassenforder · 19-08-2019 8:04am

Panthro wrote: »

If I seen them on the street and they were carrying a large stick.
And on the end of the stick was a huge triangular or rectangular piece of material.
And that material was shaded red.

That to me would be a huge red flag.

Bloody communists!

red flags

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