Originally posted by Gina's Ark Inc.
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my addition, common words misspelled!

it's congraTulations, not congraDulations.
definitEly, not definitAly/definAtely..

no offense but I don't understand when it's everywhere and it still can't be spelled correctly.
Yeah, grammar and spelling are things that I always notice. I want to take some classes just to polish up on my own vocabulary and sentence structure. I'm ridiculously anal about some of the silliest things, and, then other things that bother the heck out of most people, don't bug me at all. Ha ha, maybe that's because I'm almost a Libra. Virgos are perfectionists. I'll alphabetize my cd and dvd collections, but, then there are times in my room, I can't even find a pair of clean socks, I'm so disorganized. It's funny.

Let's see...another pet peeve. I love these threads, it's so funny to see the little petty things that drive people batty. It's a wonder we don't all end up on the funny farm.

I HATE it when people refer to Asian people as "Oriental." My dad does it, and, it's not something I'll correct him on, because he means no harm by it. But, it does make me stop in my tracks when I hear it. I don't usually say anything, unless I know the person won't be offended by my correcting them.

I had so many when I worked at Suncoast (a video store, for those that read this and don't have them). It's no big deal when someone says a name wrong and then at least acknowledges their mistake when you show them the correct spelling or whatever. A few examples of what I mean...

Muffets instead of Muppets. I had a regular customer who would never say it correctly. It drove me bananas. She was cool, though, except for that.

Jack Nicholas instead of Jack Nicholson...unless you're referring to the golfer (Nicklaus, I think is how you actually spell it, though). But, in a video store, the actor is usually who people meant.

Ah, and, the last one I can think of right now...when people would say Sally Fields instead of Sally Field. Again, petty as heck, but, then...that's why they're called PET peeves. They usually aren't important, but, irksome things nonetheless.