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Re: Pet Peeves
« Reply #3000 on: April 12, 2024, 11:58:10 AM »
Precision is needed in professional environments like law or research and totally understandable. Everyday common speech though? Get over yourself imho.  ;)
I have a similar peeve for people who correct something grammar/usage wise despite knowing exactly what you meant, which is really the whole point of language if you think about it.

The best example of this are people who insist that you cannot end a sentence with a preposition (which often makes sentences more convoluted) while simultaneously refusing to use the Oxford comma.

fun news, the Grammar Police have recently issued a ruling that it's actually fine to end a sentence in a preposition. I guess the whole "no ending a sentence in a prepo" comes from latin-based languages, which english is not, so like, its actually fine. Wish they would have issued that ruling when i was in high school and having to write lots of papers.

Which means it was never a rule. That also doesn’t stop a lot of people going around trying to impose the made up crap they learned in 7th grade English class like they’re that Japanese soldier who kept fighting WWII for 30 years after it was over.
That's a hilarious metaphor.

It's a hilarious *simile  ;)

Big Oxford comma guy, here. Don't care about the difference between envy and jealousy. And I love starting sentences with a conjunction, although I was told it wasn't allowed in grade school. Also not afraid to end a sentence with a preposition. GTFOOMF with trying to force me to drop a "with which" on some poor soul.

When you've molded the clay of language for a while, you realize there really are no rules--only style.

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Re: Pet Peeves
« Reply #3001 on: April 12, 2024, 12:04:25 PM »
Outback steakhouse, no rules--only style
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Re: Pet Peeves
« Reply #3002 on: April 14, 2024, 08:13:58 PM »
gelato.  is ice cream just not good enough for everyone


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Re: Pet Peeves
« Reply #3003 on: May 04, 2024, 12:33:23 PM »
Lazy rivers with waterfalls that are hard to get around. I just want to float and not have my booze drink get filled with acid water thank you!


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Re: Pet Peeves
« Reply #3004 on: May 04, 2024, 02:57:43 PM »
Chlorine is a base, not an acid.

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Re: Pet Peeves
« Reply #3005 on: May 04, 2024, 04:08:01 PM »
Chlorine is a base, not an acid.
It tastes terrible either way.


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Re: Pet Peeves
« Reply #3006 on: Today at 08:29:30 AM »
#LIFEHACK:
Acids are spicy/sour
Bases(aka alkaline iykwim) are bitter

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Re: Pet Peeves
« Reply #3007 on: Today at 09:30:38 AM »
#LIFEHACK:
Acids are spicy/sour
Bases(aka alkaline iykwim) are bitter

YWIA
what about coffee

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Re: Pet Peeves
« Reply #3008 on: Today at 10:15:11 AM »
gelato.  is ice cream just not good enough for everyone
have we discussed "frozen dairy product" masquerading as ice cream in the dairy aisle?
FDP should  be banished to a totally separate section of cold foods.

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Re: Pet Peeves
« Reply #3009 on: Today at 11:18:42 AM »
#LIFEHACK:
Acids are spicy/sour
Bases(aka alkaline iykwim) are bitter

YWIA
what about coffee

He's wrong

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Re: Pet Peeves
« Reply #3010 on: Today at 11:50:54 AM »
#LIFEHACK:
Acids are spicy/sour
Bases(aka alkaline iykwim) are bitter

YWIA
what about coffee

He's wrong

Eat spicy crap jerk I am not.

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Re: Pet Peeves
« Reply #3011 on: Today at 11:56:44 AM »
#LIFEHACK:
Acids are spicy/sour
Bases(aka alkaline iykwim) are bitter

YWIA
what about coffee

He's wrong

Eat spicy crap jerk I am not.

And then immediately after eat very alkaline crap so that there is a big chemical reaction and the remaining byproducts from that reaction are salt and water

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Re: Pet Peeves
« Reply #3012 on: Today at 01:12:03 PM »
#LIFEHACK:
Acids are spicy/sour
Bases(aka alkaline iykwim) are bitter

YWIA
what about coffee
I would guess the bitterness comes from the caffeine, which is a methylxanthine alkaloid