I called this Part Deux because I am actually stealing a blog topic from my friend Scott. I have a few pet peeves, too. I do like his about irregardless. Its a non-word. But do you know how many times I have heard myself say it? Point it out as bad or wrong, and look at me gravitate towards it.
Bad grammar is one of my biggest pet peeves. "I ain't got no". What is that? It's a double negative is what it is. It works like a double negative in math. Two negatives equal a positive. Essentially, what you are saying is you do have some. Now keep in mind that I married a red neck. He's not offended, he knows. And I mean no ill will towards any red nek, so don't leave negative comments. I knew what he was when I married him. Back to the point. I have informed him that I will be correcting his speech and his speech patterns as long as we are homeschooling and I teach grammar. He promised to try not to get mad. I'll take what I can get.
People who do not clean up after themselves just get my goat. The appropriate place to put your wrapper is in the trash. If it falls out, pick it up and try again. It only takes another couple of seconds. It won't kill you. I promise.
Not using a blinker ranks right up there. I am really not a mind reader. I have a hard enough time reading my own mind, and now I'm expected to read yours? Good luck with that and let me know how it works out for you. It's really not optional equipment when you buy a vehicle.
Thanks for letting me vent. I was feeling a little whiny when this blog started. I feel much better now. I knew I could count on you.
2 comments:
Post-stealer! ;-) It's easy to get rusty on the finer points of grammar unless you teach it or are constantly immersed in it. I was so embarrassed at work when I typed up an email very quickly and didn't catch that I had misspelled the word grammar. My boss thought it was extremely funny.
I hate it when people don't use their blinker. Oftentimes, I won't let them merge unless they have turned on their blinker. Perhaps that is silly, but I'm doing my part for safe driving.
I guess the inverse of a pet peeve is a pet thrill; for me, it's vocabulary. Jeff used the word "milieu" last night and I told him I hadn't used that word since I left White Settlement. (As we also used to say in White Settlement, Zut Alors!) We were cleaning out a book room at work and there was this unabridged dictionary, just lying around. I snatched it and brought it home with me. There's no stopping me now!
I'd better go now. Take care and give my love to all.
S.
I love words. Words that flow and hum and sing and weave beautiful pictures in your mind. I was the geek that would use the big dictionary that you can't pick up because it weighs eight hundred pounds. I would look up three words a day and try to use them at least twice a day. I should do that again.
I'm the same with people who don't use blinkers. No blinker, no merge. I know it's silly, but there it is.
Love you,
C
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