Things That Annoy Me, But Shouldn't

The next one is free, only pay shjipping of 14 bucks for a 3 dollar item.

 

Public transit.

Pro: I don't have to pay outlandish car insurance.

Con: New Yorkers.

Pro: With not even three dollars I can get across the city.

Con: Other riders

Pro: For just $5.50 I can travel across the city and back.

Con: ....N...E...W....Y...O...R....K...E....R....S.

 

Then perhaps try somewhere that doesn't just edge, but
goes for the gold.
Or pay for the full happy ending, not the runner up to
one.

(Yeah I know what you mean, but I couldn't resit the joke.)

 

The way the actor who plays the Flash on the Netflix show constantly moves his head when talking. Actors usually only move their head when needed, or in a natural way that's not annoying, but this guy...ugh it bothers me more than it should.

 

Jon Fratelli is playing a show in London when I'm in England - GREAT!

The tickets are cheap - GREAT!

...the 30 minute ride into London is almost twice the cost of the actual show -

So, no show for me. Then again, it's the day before Lost and my anniversary and that's more important than any show.

Bonus complaint:
Parents were coming over today and I've spent all morning cleaning like a mad person - I baked last night and all around been fixing things up... turns out they're not staying for coffee. My Swedish heart is breaking for someone turning down the fika...

 

Yes, I know I can pick up a phone and call, but if you're going to have a Contact Us form on your business website, would it kill you to have an intern check it and reply once a day?

 

You've just reminded me that I emailed a company over a month ago, and I've not heard anything yet.

 

You've also reminded me of a relevant gripe for the thread. Jobs that I could do-very easily. Like replying to 'contact us' messages on a website, spell checking take away leaflets before printing, updating websites, removing outdated notices on boards...etc etc.

ETA: I think the main reason these annoy me, is that I would probably do most of them for free, because they bug me that much.

 

The Internet needs to wipe its ass and flush.

 

Might need a few thousands gallons of colon flow first.

 

Pooter Rooter.

 

Uncorrected spelling or grammar errors in forum thread titles.

 

Overall, I rate this book 3 out of 4 stars. I didn't rate it lower because it's interesting. It's a well-structured novel. Again, I couldn't rate it higher because it consists of some grammatical and typographical errors,


How many times must I go through this hell? Where is the fun part?

 

Got it. (Note to self, write entire novel in text format, so as to avoid have to use
any punctuation what so ever.Or translate it all into binary. )

The fun part is that you get to enjoy the story, and not see every little mishap
in the text itself. I assume you read it for the story, not the missing comma
on page 8, yes?
Most books have some kind of error in them, but you kinda gotta let it go
if you are enjoying the tale.

 

That depends on how severe your grammatical itch gets, I suspect.
Spelling is my ultimate bugbear, grammar not so much.

 

I have heard that the deadliest knowledge, the one that will reflect back on you and burn your soul out every time you watch a TV show, is that of fonts.

Supposably (sic) they'll get the hair right, the music right, the tech right, the car models right, but then strike down the fonters by printing a school paper in something that wasn't designed until 1983, or use the wrong clockface on the Titanic.....

Beware.

 

OT, when the judge starts off into a spiel about court politics, and how they don't have enough judges to come in and listen to custody cases that may take a few days. I mean, it was kinda funny in it's own way, but I didn't need to be sat there whilst he waffled on about it with the legal eagles.
Also, being accused of "non-co-operation with the Birth Registrar"! They have been the ones trying to force a square peg into a round hole with this case from the start. Insisting that we need medical paperwork which doesn't exist, never has, and never will.

...I'll just leave the soapbox here for the next person...

 

Unfortunately, many of us can't enjoy the story when encountering one SPAG error after another. It may be I read differently from other people, but repeatedly coming across those errors pulls me out of the story, a mortal sin for a writer. In my experience, an author who doesn't know the rules of spelling and grammar isn't going to be much of a storyteller, either.

 

I agree. In this case, out of 90000 words there were seven commas (give or take) two of which were arguable. Additionally one misspelled word and one bad syntax. Nadia was spelled Nayfgdia. I fell asleep at the computer again with my fingers on the keyboard.

 

You could always have a character called Nayfgdia in the story. Then it wouldn't be a mistake. You could title the story, The Strortejhy of Nayfgdia, by Thjumndsaifr.

 

One of my Facebook friends is obsessed with autism, guns, Jesus, and alternative health. The good news is that my scrolling finger gets a regular workout.

 

You using that, or can I have it for my debut album name as soon as I get a band together (but before I learn to play anything, I understand that's not required anymore)?

 

Help yourself, but no Grammy for you.

 

Alrighty then, I challenge you to write an excerpt with just period, space, and newline. Simply use e.g. he spoke to...on a separate line. I'm sure you get the idea. Lose as many conventions as possible and write your way around the problem. Step up or shut up. I triple dog dare you.

 

I am working on my excerpt.