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JohnnyReinB

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Registered: 2007-10-08

Posts: 453

Pet Peeves...

What really annoys you? Something that seems insignificant to others, but drives you mad?

For me, it's subject-verb disagreement . This is very prevalent at school in the Lord's Prayer. the annoyance starts at:

Forgive us our sins
as we forgive those who sins against us.

What's worst is that our English teacher (who's usually excellent in English, except for her insisting that baggages is the plural of baggage  ) seems to ignore it.

So, enough about me, what's your pet peeve?

Last edited by JohnnyReinB (2008-02-16 20:47:56)

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MathsIsFun

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Registered: 2005-01-21

Posts: 7,713

Re: Pet Peeves...

Finding where to change settings in software:

Settings ?
Edit | Options ?
Tools | Options ?
Edit | Preferences ?

And then you hunt through tabs thinking "I know I can change wordwrap somewhere ... "

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JaneFairfax

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Registered: 2007-02-23

Posts: 6,868

Re: Pet Peeves...

I WILL TELL YOU WHAT REALLY ANNOYS ME. THIS …

HERE: http://www.mathsisfun.com/games/games-3.html

PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT BEFORE I LOSE MY TEMPER!!

Edit: It’s fixed now. Thanks MIF – and sorry if I lost my temper.

Last edited by JaneFairfax (2010-03-31 03:48:14)

luca-deltodesco

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Registered: 2006-05-05

Posts: 1,470

Re: Pet Peeves...

what church are you in? ill stick with the original thanks

our father who art in heaven
hallowed by thy name
thy kingdom come
thy will be done
on earth as it is in heaven
give us this day our daily bread
and forgive us our trespasses
as we forgive those who trespass against us
and lead is not into temptation
but deliver us from evil.

im certainly not a religous person in the least, self declared athiest but i have to love the referrnce to Stargate Hallowed are the ori.

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MathsIsFun

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Registered: 2005-01-21

Posts: 7,713

Re: Pet Peeves...

Thanks Jane ... fixed. Any more please?

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mathsyperson

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Registered: 2005-06-22

Posts: 4,900

Re: Pet Peeves...

stratgy

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