The little things that annoy you

Wenzdayz said:
when someone uses the dishcloth to wipe something on the floor....
Click to expand...

That's why I have two. One for dishes, one for anything that doesn't come in contact with food that will be consumed (ie,any food on the floor that will not be consumed.)
 
czc said:
I find I get perturbed when people don't fold paper so that the edges line up. Its silly I know.

What pees you off that is silly?
Click to expand...

Placing any kind of container whether a bottle or cup containing liquid on my mouse pad, or even on my Computer table without a coaster
 
These words:

"smalls"
"poep"
"poef" (any variation of this, such as "poefie")

When someone pronounces the word "pizza" as "pit-sah", as opposed to "peet-zah". Also, when someone pronounces the word "soup" as "soep" (short 'o', rhymes with "poef") as opposed to "soop".

If this applies to anyone here, I'm sorry, but I hate those things.
 
StaggerLee said:
These words:

"smalls"
"poep"
"poef" (any variation of this, such as "poefie")

When someone pronounces the word "pizza" as "pit-sah", as opposed to "peet-zah". Also, when someone pronounces the word "soup" as "soep" (short 'o', rhymes with "poef") as opposed to "soop".

If this applies to anyone here, I'm sorry, but I hate those things.
Click to expand...

"poep" as in "fart", or "poep(s)" as an affectionate name for someone? If the latter, I agree. If the former, I use it and I have no idea which other word to use. "Ek het 'n windjie gelos"? just sounds too pretencious.

"poef" has increased in use significantly in our house since the birth of our son, since babies do that a lot. I'm not a fan of "boem boem", "doody", "bol", "drol", etc., and I'm not going to ask my son "Het jy in jou doek gekak?"

Out of interest, what do/would you use instead?
 
Blazzok said:
"poep" as in "fart", or "poep(s)" as an affectionate name for someone? If the latter, I agree. If the former, I use it and I have no idea which other word to use. "Ek het 'n windjie gelos"? just sounds too pretencious.

"poef" has increased in use significantly in our house since the birth of our son, since babies do that a lot. I'm not a fan of "boem boem", "doody", "bol", "drol", etc., and I'm not going to ask my son "Het jy in jou doek gekak?"

Out of interest, what do/would you use instead?
Click to expand...

BWAHAHAHAHA fok ek het nou harder gelag vir dai het jy in jou doek gekak!
 
Blazzok said:
"poep" as in "fart", or "poep(s)" as an affectionate name for someone? If the latter, I agree. If the former, I use it and I have no idea which other word to use. "Ek het 'n windjie gelos"? just sounds too pretencious.

"poef" has increased in use significantly in our house since the birth of our son, since babies do that a lot. I'm not a fan of "boem boem", "doody", "bol", "drol", etc., and I'm not going to ask my son "Het jy in jou doek gekak?"

Out of interest, what do/would you use instead?
Click to expand...

HAHAAHHAAHAHAAAA! This actually made me laugh out loud.

Fair. You can't use most of the alternatives around children and then, and only then, is it forgivable. If you can/ are allowed to use any alternative, please do.
 
Sloppy paint work where someone paints the floor red for instance and it gets on the wall and they just leave it there.
 
all the idiots that God Created, its like there was a glitch in the system.

every morning im amazed by their natural stupidity on the roads.
 
mottamort said:
Lack of grammar.

It really gets me when people who are meant to be grown up and adults (and sometimes teachers) cannot spell the most basic of words or know the difference between there,their etc.
Click to expand...

Definitely this! The mistake I find most annoying is people who use your in place of you're. Drives me [expletive] nuts! :mad:

DieGrootHammer said:
But what if you, like me, are not a native speaker and your grammer isn't good because you are too Afrikaans for your own good.
Click to expand...

It's not the people who speak English as a second language that I have a problem with, afterall some of them have a better grasp on the language than some native speakers, rather it's the people who only speak English and who make asinine mistakes that irk beyond measure.

View attachment 25048

Blazzok said:
"poep" as in "fart", or "poep(s)" as an affectionate name for someone? If the latter, I agree. If the former, I use it and I have no idea which other word to use. "Ek het 'n windjie gelos"? just sounds too pretencious.

Out of interest, what do/would you use instead?
Click to expand...

Not as pretentious if you had to use the proper words; i.e.: flatulence and defecate. :p
 
Xiphan said:
Not as pretentious if you had to use the proper words; i.e.: flatulence and defecate. :p
Click to expand...

What would the Afrikaans alternatives be though? I can only "angliseer" them to "flatulensie" and "defekasie" which would make me sound like an idiot. In general Afrikaans company you'd never actually talk about "poep"ing or "poef"ing. You'd fart silently and blame it on the dog and just up and go to the toilet when taking a dump without telling anyone.

Anyway, on topic:

Seeing an open cupboard when I in bed. Having to get out of bed to close said cupboard, or just having to get out of bed for anything right after getting in.
 
HavocXphere said:
Bad English isn't a reliable indicator IMO. Accent is what matters.

It's very very hard to get rid of a non-English accent entirely even with language coaching and living in a predominantly English context.
Click to expand...

Um, a reliable indicator of what? I said grammar mistakes are things which annoy me. I'm not annoyed by accents; well, not unless you have an accent like this:


:p
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top