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johnslat



Joined: 21 Jan 2003
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Location: Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA

PostPosted: Fri Sep 09, 2011 3:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Dear sheikh,

I must protest. We gringos don't speak bad - we speak badly. Very Happy Very Happy Very Happy

(And, of course, it should be mentioned that Mexicans and Canadians are Los norteamericanos, too Very Happy)

Regards,
John
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sheikh radlinrol



Joined: 30 Jan 2007
Posts: 1222
Location: Spain

PostPosted: Fri Sep 09, 2011 4:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

johnslat wrote:
Dear sheikh,

I must protest. We gringos don't speak bad - we speak badly. Very Happy Very Happy Very Happy

(And, of course, it should be mentioned that Mexicans and Canadians are Los norteamericanos, too Very Happy)

Regards,
John

Yes, I know you speak badly. I was quoting my students. They say you speak bad. And they hate it when I refer to �Americans� as if citizens of the USA were the only inhabitants of the whole continent.
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isabel



Joined: 07 Mar 2003
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Location: God's green earth

PostPosted: Sat Sep 10, 2011 7:01 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

We are all Americans- Mexicans, Canadians, USA'ians(!?!). Hell, even Puertoriquenos. It is a real linguistic problem to deal with the Statesians. I say, take down the walls and the borders and the hate.
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Sashadroogie



Joined: 17 Apr 2007
Posts: 11061
Location: Moskva, The Workers' Paradise

PostPosted: Sat Sep 10, 2011 8:45 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Call them all Indians?
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spiral78



Joined: 05 Apr 2004
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Location: On a Short Leash

PostPosted: Fri Nov 16, 2012 5:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

It's surely time for some fresh peeves. Heaven knows there's an unending supply around!!

Here's a contribution from one of the rising stars of the US Republican party:

Jindal: GOP must compete for every vote, reject identity politics, be more smart

http://edition.cnn.com/2012/11/15/opinion/jindal-gop-election/index.html?hpt=hp_bn9

Not to mention 'baited breath' (is that the same as worm breath??).....
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scot47



Joined: 10 Jan 2003
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 16, 2012 9:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I dislike people who list their pet peeves.
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johnslat



Joined: 21 Jan 2003
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Location: Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA

PostPosted: Fri Nov 16, 2012 9:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Dear scot47,

Ah, but i think you will find that there are a large number of people who are peeved by people who dislike people who list their pet peeves Very Happy .

Regards,
John
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artemisia



Joined: 04 Nov 2008
Posts: 875
Location: the world

PostPosted: Fri Nov 16, 2012 11:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I know it�s an old one for Pet Peeves, but it comes up so often!

There
They�re
Their

How hard can it be to use them properly? It�s often carelessness and not bothering, but sometimes I think it�s a genuine literacy issue with native speakers.

I�ve seen the following a number of times: �Bare in mind....� (empty-headed?) and �ment� (for meant)

*Bare in mind that there baited breath wasn't ment to be seen by everyone!


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choudoufu



Joined: 25 May 2010
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Location: Mao-berry, PRC

PostPosted: Sat Nov 17, 2012 3:10 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

i hAteS iT wHeN (uSuaLLy ThE gIRls) rAnDOmly cApiTaLizE LetTeRs.
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it'snotmyfault



Joined: 14 May 2012
Posts: 527

PostPosted: Sat Nov 17, 2012 8:50 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

People who write ect instead of etc.

Always makes me think of the electro-convulsive therapy from One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
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Sashadroogie



Joined: 17 Apr 2007
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 17, 2012 9:41 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

"... and etc."

Provokes instant peevedness.
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scot47



Joined: 10 Jan 2003
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 18, 2012 10:37 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

People who think "etcetera" is part of the spoken language rather than a convention in writing.
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johntpartee



Joined: 02 Mar 2010
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 18, 2012 11:20 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

It was pretty cool when The Turtles said it in "Elenore", though.
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johnslat



Joined: 21 Jan 2003
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 18, 2012 2:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

People who, when speaking, use their fingers to indicate quotation marks.

" "

Regards,
John
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Ariadne



Joined: 16 Jul 2004
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 18, 2012 4:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Scot47... Tell me more about not using etcetera in speech. I didn't know that and I'm pretty sure I'm not alone in my ignorance.

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