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Re: Minor things that annoy you more than they probably should
Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2025 9:08 am
by Philip A
Common mispronunciations that irk me:
- sudoku as “su du ko”
- turmeric as “chew muh rick”
- asterisk as “Asterix” (the Gaul)
Re: Minor things that annoy you more than they probably should
Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2025 10:26 am
by Gevin Chapwell
Yes, those are particularly grievious.
Re: Minor things that annoy you more than they probably should
Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2025 12:23 pm
by Ian Volante
Philip A wrote: Sun Oct 05, 2025 9:08 am
Common mispronunciations that irk me:
- sudoku as “su du ko”
- turmeric as “chew muh rick”
- asterisk as “Asterix” (the Gaul)
Metathesis innit
Re: Minor things that annoy you more than they probably should
Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2025 8:40 pm
by Philip A
‘An ‘istoric.’
It’s ‘a historic.’
Re: Minor things that annoy you more than they probably should
Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2026 12:53 am
by Robert Ring
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wire
When people say something is the greatest TV show "OF ALL TIME", basically they're insisting this is
better than any TV show that uh, yknow, the Romans or Greeks made. They really want you to know that.
(same for movies)
Re: Minor things that annoy you more than they probably should
Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2026 4:33 pm
by Gevin Chapwell
Dialogue in books where you get alternating people speaking and you have to count down to check who said each line because it never says beyond the first one, and even then it's often a bit vague.
I think the standard needs to change. If you want a load of dialogue with no narration, put the person's name with a colon for each line, like you would in a play.
Re: Minor things that annoy you more than they probably should
Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2026 5:05 pm
by Marc Meakin
Gevin Chapwell wrote: Tue Sep 01, 2026 4:33 pm
Dialogue in books where you get alternating people speaking and you have to count down to check who said each line because it never says beyond the first one, and even then it's often a bit vague.
I think the standard needs to change. If you want a load of dialogue with no narration, put the person's name with a colon for each line, like you would in a play.
Audibooks are the way forward
Re: Minor things that annoy you more than they probably should
Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2026 10:11 pm
by Gevin Chapwell
Do they put on different voices for each speaking part? In any case, it's an extreme solution for this particular problem!
Re: Minor things that annoy you more than they probably should
Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2026 6:37 pm
by Marc Meakin
Gevin Chapwell wrote: Tue Sep 08, 2026 10:11 pm
Do they put on different voices for each speaking part? In any case, it's an extreme solution for this particular problem!
Yes though the exception is a biography where each speaker is mentioned beforehand which ironically I found irritating
Re: Minor things that annoy you more than they probably should
Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2026 11:07 pm
by Jon O'Neill
Low contrast lettering in kids' books which are obviously often read in low light.
Re: Minor things that annoy you more than they probably should
Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2026 11:34 am
by Gevin Chapwell
Just accept that you need reading glasses now.
Re: Minor things that annoy you more than they probably should
Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2026 6:25 pm
by Marc Meakin
Jon O'Neill wrote: Wed Sep 09, 2026 11:07 pm
Low contrast lettering in kids' books which are obviously often read in low light.
If i had audiobooks back in the day it would have been doing my bedtime story job
Re: Minor things that annoy you more than they probably should
Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2026 2:55 pm
by Philip A
Reacting to Facebook comments with the 'Laughing' reaction because you disagree with their opinion is very rude.