Things that tick you off about random people

[gobo]

Actually, no. I don't mind it in moderation. It just ticks me off when it seems no one is willing to take a second to find a more specific adjective than 'dark' to convey what type of storylines they prefer.

[Blithe]

Phew! I'm guilty of that one too, Jenna. Wait! I mean not guilty.

[RAM BAM]

Snoopy:
It was a grim and stormy night.

[Cure]

Originally Posted by Mecha Cow

You're kidding, right?

I was just gonna post that. But for people who didn't click......

dark /dɑrk/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[dahrk] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation adjective, -er, -est, noun, verb
–adjective
1. having very little or no light: a dark room.
2. radiating, admitting, or reflecting little light: a dark color.
3. approaching black in hue: a dark brown.
4. not pale or fair; swarthy: a dark complexion.
5. brunette; dark-colored: dark eyebrows.
6. having brunette hair: She's dark but her children are blond.
7. (of coffee) containing only a small amount of milk or cream.
8. gloomy; cheerless; dismal: the dark days of World War II.
9. sullen; frowning: a dark expression.
10. evil; iniquitous; wicked: a dark plot.
11. destitute of knowledge or culture; unenlightened.
12. hard to understand; obscure.
13. hidden; secret.
14. silent; reticent.
15. (of a theater) offering no performances; closed: The theaters in this town are dark on Sundays.
16. Phonetics.
a. (of an l-sound) having back-vowel resonance; situated after a vowel in the same syllable. Compare clear (def. 24a).
b. (of a speech sound) of dull quality; acoustically damped.

[gobo]

Originally Posted by RAM BAM

Snoopy:
It was a grim and stormy night.

Good one! ^_^ Now, he needs headlights for his Sopwith Camel.


EDIT: Okay, I tried to resist, but since people seem to be ignoring my point: 1 out of 16 definitions makes it an inspecific adjective. The point of language is so that people can understand one another, not so they can confuse one another with obscure definitions. Savvy?

[Revan]

Originally Posted by gobo

Actually, no. I don't mind it in moderation. It just ticks me off when it seems no one is willing to take a second to find a more specific adjective than 'dark' to convey what type of storylines they prefer.

I get the feeling you are only referring to talk on the drome forums in relation to eps or issues they thought were in fact "dark."

I use the word simply because I don't feel like thinking of a better adjective

[Leogeddon]

what bothers me is when people are so smug of themselves, also when ignorance is in question, for example; when people think most martial arts are the same thing.

another thing that bothers me: when people are negative, and i mean really negative all the time.
Here's another thing: when people try to be something they're obviously not.
And lastly for the moment; when people blast their car stereos

[Revan]

Originally Posted by Tony

when people blast their car stereos

Amen to that brother

[gobo]

Originally Posted by Neutrino

I get the feeling you are only referring to talk on the drome forums in relation to eps or issues they thought were in fact "dark."

Actually, yes. This is something that has only been getting on my nerves since my experiences on these boards. While reading people post 'dark' in relation to tone several times in one post makes me cringe, it won't make me go pointing my finger at people and saying, "You aren't uneducated, so quit being so lazy and think up a different a different and possibly more precise adjective, dangit! ". I guess I just associated that idea with certain people who post with passion and conviction (getting up-in-arms about a subject), but leave me wondering how I can take them seriously when their vocabulary is limited to metaphors.

DISCLAIMER: This is in no way meant to be a personal attack as no names were mentioned. Had this been an actual personal attack, I would be found dead at my keyboard in the near future.

[Revan]

^ Agreed.

I can't stand people who feel inclined to hold their alcoholic beverage up during a picture as if to say, "Look at this, I'm drinking alcohol."
Or worse, when a person has a camera pointed at them and they can't think of anything better to do than flip the bird. Yeah, that's orginal.

[jenna]

Originally Posted by Tony

when people blast their car stereos

The youth here in the UK seem to think its a clever way to pass time, doing this and driving around supermarket car parks. So what my sister and I did for a laugh was drive around a supermarket car park, banging our heads as if we were listening to rick, but blasting out classical music! it was so funny. The looks we got just made me want to laugh until I cried.

Originally Posted by Neutrino

I can't stand people who feel inclined to hold their alcoholic beverage up during a picture as if to say, "Look at this, I'm drinking alcohol."

Yeah, sorry about that. I can't explain it - it's like instinct.

Originally Posted by gobo

Actually, no. I don't mind it in moderation. It just ticks me off when it seems no one is willing to take a second to find a more specific adjective than 'dark' to convey what type of storylines they prefer.

I agree there are so many more synonyms out there which are equally wonderful. I am a great lover of the English language, but do confess to being a bit lazy with it at times - especially on this board as it is late and I'm tired.

Originally Posted by gobo

Actually, yes. This is something that has only been getting on my nerves since my experiences on these boards. While reading people post 'dark' in relation to tone several times in one post makes me cringe, it won't make me go pointing my finger at people and saying, "You aren't uneducated, so quit being so lazy and think up a different a different and possibly more precise adjective, dangit! ". I guess I just associated that idea with certain people who post with passion and conviction (getting up-in-arms about a subject), but leave me wondering how I can take them seriously when their vocabulary is limited to metaphors.

Sorry about that, too.

But seriously though, I tell you what: it really annoys me when people overuse the English language, like trying to make themselves sound more intelligent than they are by using ridiculously long and obscure vocabulary. It seems pretentious to me and like the content of what they're saying is irrelevent or empty. To be fair though, there is only one person on these boards that winds me up this way. Syntax is very important to me and if a sentence doesn't flow, because it's crammed full of words that don't fit, it just seems like abuse of the language which is as bad as people not using the language at all.

My main gripe about the English language = bad grammar - especially when people put apostrophes in plurals!

[gobo]

O_o *looks at the 'Biggest Vocabulary' Dromies nominees*

[Katie]

UGH! I know what you mean about the overuse of the language thing. I had a boss that would use these big words while she was talking to me to try and seem smarter somehow, but she used the words totally wrong.

Another pet peeve of mine is people not pronouncing words properly. I'm from the south. I was born in Alabama and grew up there. I learned how to speak properly. I'm not talking about accents, ethnic or regional pronuciations or anything like that (I do have some of those )...or people who learn english as a second language...I'm talking about native speakers who never bothered to learn to speak correctly.

Example: This same boss of mine used to say "pacific" when she meant "specific" and "fustated" when she meant "frustrated" I often wondered how she got to be so high up in the company...and I am still just a bottomfeeder.

This same boss of mine (funny story time) had some silk ficus trees in her office. One day, while I was out on vacation, one of my co-workers called me and was just about laughing so hard she couldn't talk to me. It seems that this boss had called down to our administrative building and asked for the maintenance man to come and take the plants out of her office. It seems that she had watered them too much and were outgrowing the office. silk plants. And I am still just a pee on

[Voltron]

People complain too much.

[Sunshine]

I'm sure this has been said before but my main pet peeve is LIARS. I am a pretty easy person to get along with and I will even admit often I am too easy to get along with. But I can not stand liars. Now I don't mean little things... I know everyone lies at some point in their life. But I can't stand people who will lie about big things or small things that they know are important in some way. I told my husband even before we were married that I can forgive almost anything except being lied to... that was it... just one thing and he couldn't keep from doing it. And even after I caught him lying to me I still didn't leave him.

Pet peeve number two... I hate when I can't manage to stand up for myself. But it all worked out I guess he took off a few years ago and I've been living with Ava and her husband for several years now, so it's not all bad. Sorry my rant took a detour along the way there I think. >_>'

[Peanut]

People who do this: ^_^ this: -_-; this: 0_o or any variation of those stupid faces need to be shot. Several times.

[gobo]

O_o Can't say that sounds like much fun to me.

[Ecto Jedi]

Why not just use a smiley face? That's why they're there, people.

[Mecha Cow]

There is no smiley face that can convey the subtle emotions of a o_O. Or a XD. Or a <('-'<).

^^;;

[gobo]

OMG! It's da Kirby! XD

Originally Posted by Mecha Cow

<('-'<)