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johntpartee · Joined: 02 Mar 2010 Posts: 3258

I had never heard of "happy-slapping", the term or the act. Criminy. A little more severe than a "peeve", alright.

Sashadroogie · Posted: Wed May 05, 2010 6:44 pm Post subject:

U. A lovely letter. The fifth vowel. Used in all sorts of exciting code names and abbreviations: U-2 spy planes and rock bands, sneaky u-boats, u-turns etc. Wonderfully curvy and sensuous, as I'm sure you all agree. Also a firm favourite for the word-play on 'you', as in "Ch_ _ch - what's missing?"

However, it is the overuse of this u = you that is beginning to wear thin on my peeves. This isn't Dutch we speak, so let's not get too carried away with our netiquette or textspeak. R u o k with that?

spiral78 · Joined: 05 Apr 2004 Posts: 11534 Location: On a Short Leash

Speaking of the Dutch, I just got an email from a student signed with two XXs preceeding her name. Is she aware of the meaning of this, or is this a generation that has been led by example to believe that written communication properly ends with XX??

OMG. And I'm teaching writing Shocked

Or maybe it means something else in Dutch Shocked

Sashadroogie · Posted: Wed May 05, 2010 7:30 pm Post subject:

Hey, maybe she is trying to tell you something?

Anyway. Another peeve. Caviar. Caviare? Why does my spell-check insist on that final E.

Very very peeved!

johnslat · Posted: Wed May 05, 2010 7:58 pm Post subject:

Dear Sashadroogie,

"Why does my spell-check insist on that final E."

Strange since my spell check doesn't. Of course, I'm using an iMac, so the spell-check is much more reliable (as is everything else) than that on a PC.

Regards,
Johne

Sashadroogie · Posted: Wed May 05, 2010 9:17 pm Post subject:

Dear Johnslat

Thanks for another peeve. The use of i before every second gadget and gizmo. Every other second now being preceded by nano. Or followed by. Or both.

Provokes a mega-peeve.

johnslat · Posted: Wed May 05, 2010 9:42 pm Post subject:

Dear Sashadroogie

iUnderstand and iSympathize.

Regards,
iJohn

johnslat · Posted: Wed May 05, 2010 10:19 pm Post subject:

Hmm, I don't think using "over" where "more than" is preferred has been mentioned yet.

e.g. Sashadroogie now has over 700 posts.

Yup, I know that the style books disagree about this, but I'm a "more than" man, so "over" - before numbers - peeves me.

Regards,
John

Justin Trullinger · Posted: Thu May 06, 2010 12:21 am Post subject:

johnslat · Posted: Thu May 06, 2010 12:56 am Post subject:

Dear Justin,
Sorry - only six years and not one virus; no "freezes," no lost work, no blue screen of death.
Regards,
John

Justin Trullinger · Posted: Thu May 06, 2010 1:46 am Post subject:

NOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

But seriously- You should know, it hasn't been six years and no virus. They just don't effect you.

On our TESOL course in Ecuador, we had participants turning in assignments from their laptops all the time. Viruses everywhere.

Mac users are the worst offenders. They don't run virus protection, since whatever they pick up (and copy, and distribute) isn't going to effect them.

But when they stick their grimy little flash memories into my office machines...then the whole thing starts to go to heck.

Of course, I've been four years with no virus problems. No crashes. No Mac prices.

Linux. It works.

Best,
Justin

PS- I know, it's a rant. But...the thread is about pet peeves. Folks who use inadvertently use their macs to share viruses with all and sundry are vandals!

johntpartee · Joined: 02 Mar 2010 Posts: 3258

spiral78 · Joined: 05 Apr 2004 Posts: 11534 Location: On a Short Leash

I'm amused. That's a good one Very Happy

Sashadroogie · Posted: Thu May 06, 2010 8:31 am Post subject:

Dig dig! Perhaps too subtle for her? Very Happy

Sashadroogie · Posted: Thu May 06, 2010 8:37 am Post subject: