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Post by sfsusan on May 22, 2021 19:09:58 GMT
people start posting stuff about there being “another angel in heaven.” Somewhat related, people who celebrate the "heavenly birthdays" of deceased loved ones. About name pronunciations... in the US, I've never heard Anthony pronounced 'Antony' and it took me a while to realize that people in the UK were saying the same name. (It was while watching The Crown and hearing about 'Antony Armstrong Jones'.) But the last name I find interesting is "Davies"... in America it would be pronounced 'Daveees', and in the UK it seems to be mostly pronounced as 'Davis'. |
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Post by TallPaul on May 23, 2021 14:37:30 GMT
What's with this trend for TV presenters to do a piece to camera by not doing a piece to camera?
I've been enjoying Saved by a Stranger on BBC2, but Anita Rani is always talking to someone in the distance who we never see.
Just look straight down the lense!
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Post by marob on May 23, 2021 14:56:09 GMT
What's with this trend for TV presenters to do a piece to camera by not doing a piece to camera? I've been enjoying Saved by a Stranger on BBC2, but Anita Rani is always talking to someone in the distance who we never see. Just look straight down the lense! You see the opposite happen a lot on the news when the reporter talks directly to the camera while taking no notice of the thing they’re supposed to be reporting on, which is still unfolding behind them. |
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Post by johartuk on May 23, 2021 15:01:22 GMT
A few weeks late for this but it annoys the hell out of me that most Easter eggs now come with their halves welded together instead of simply falling neatly into two sections so I have to bash them on a table until they shatter and then I'm left with loads of differently-sized fragments that make it nearly impossible to judge how much of it is half an egg and they don't fit back in the packaging in any useful way and you can't wrap them up in the foil without the jagged edges sticking through so I end up eating about three quarters of the egg in one sitting instead of saving half for tomorrow like I intended and then there's only quarter of an egg left and it doesn't seem like it's worth saving that so I finish it off and then I don't have anything left of the egg for the next day so I have to start my next egg a day early and all I want is for eggs to be the eggs I remember from my childhood, dammit. This reminds me of something that really bugged me as a youngster, when I first became aware of Terry's chocolate oranges. The TV advert claimed that all you had to do to separate the segments was to gently tap the wrapped chocolate citrus fruit against the nearest table/chair arm/wall and all the segments would magically separate. They didn't! In reality, chocolate oranges were like rocks - in order to at least try to make a dent in the thing, you had to repeatedly bash it against the nearest table/chair arm/wall! That was when I first learned that TV adverts don't always give an accurate representation of the product! |
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Post by alece10 on May 23, 2021 16:23:12 GMT
A few weeks late for this but it annoys the hell out of me that most Easter eggs now come with their halves welded together instead of simply falling neatly into two sections so I have to bash them on a table until they shatter and then I'm left with loads of differently-sized fragments that make it nearly impossible to judge how much of it is half an egg and they don't fit back in the packaging in any useful way and you can't wrap them up in the foil without the jagged edges sticking through so I end up eating about three quarters of the egg in one sitting instead of saving half for tomorrow like I intended and then there's only quarter of an egg left and it doesn't seem like it's worth saving that so I finish it off and then I don't have anything left of the egg for the next day so I have to start my next egg a day early and all I want is for eggs to be the eggs I remember from my childhood, dammit. This reminds me of something that really bugged me as a youngster, when I first became aware of Terry's chocolate oranges. The TV advert claimed that all you had to do to separate the segments was to gently tap the wrapped chocolate citrus fruit against the nearest table/chair arm/wall and all the segments would magically separate. They didn't! In reality, chocolate oranges were like rocks - in order to at least try to make a dent in the thing, you had to repeatedly bash it against the nearest table/chair arm/wall! That was when I first learned that TV adverts don't always give an accurate representation of the product! So true. And the slogan was "tap it, unwrap it". |
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Post by Deleted on May 23, 2021 17:03:55 GMT
A few weeks late for this but it annoys the hell out of me that most Easter eggs now come with their halves welded together instead of simply falling neatly into two sections so I have to bash them on a table until they shatter and then I'm left with loads of differently-sized fragments that make it nearly impossible to judge how much of it is half an egg and they don't fit back in the packaging in any useful way and you can't wrap them up in the foil without the jagged edges sticking through so I end up eating about three quarters of the egg in one sitting instead of saving half for tomorrow like I intended and then there's only quarter of an egg left and it doesn't seem like it's worth saving that so I finish it off and then I don't have anything left of the egg for the next day so I have to start my next egg a day early and all I want is for eggs to be the eggs I remember from my childhood, dammit. This reminds me of something that really bugged me as a youngster, when I first became aware of Terry's chocolate oranges. The TV advert claimed that all you had to do to separate the segments was to gently tap the wrapped chocolate citrus fruit against the nearest table/chair arm/wall and all the segments would magically separate. They didn't! In reality, chocolate oranges were like rocks - in order to at least try to make a dent in the thing, you had to repeatedly bash it against the nearest table/chair arm/wall! That was when I first learned that TV adverts don't always give an accurate representation of the product! In my family we decided that the only way to open a Terry's Chocolate Orange is to drop it on the floor (while still in the wrapper, obviously). |
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Post by peggs on May 23, 2021 18:18:47 GMT
Oh if you apply lots of pressure they then fracture sending bits flying everywhere.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on May 23, 2021 19:29:41 GMT
If you just eat it like an apple this isn’t an issue.
(Just me then? 😏)
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Post by Deal J on May 24, 2021 10:57:47 GMT
Multiple emojis whether it is in messages or forums [...]
Although you can actually send someone "badger badger badger badger badger badger badger badger badger badger badger badger mushroom mushroom".
Aghh! Snake! A Snake! ohhhhhh a Snake! |
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Post by theglenbucklaird on May 24, 2021 14:18:06 GMT
People who say 'like' fifteen times in a sentence. Like, can't you, like, string a normal sentence together, like? I thought this one until I heard the Italian Eurovision winners interviewed and she used like multiple times a sentence. What a way to learn another language? |
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Post by lynette on May 24, 2021 16:24:12 GMT
It’s like a nervous tick, done without awareness.
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Post by peggs on May 24, 2021 17:33:41 GMT
If you just eat it like an apple this isn’t an issue. (Just me then? 😏) I fear my teeth would shatter! |
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Post by kathryn on May 25, 2021 8:13:02 GMT
It’s like a nervous tick, done without awareness. Seriously, everyone uses ‘filler’ word when they speak. Everyone! You just don’t realise you are doing it unless you record yourself in conversation and listen back. And ‘like’ often does add semantic meaning - indicating approximation or paraphrasing (‘she was like, OMG!’ Does not mean that ‘she’ literally said ‘OMG!’, it means she expressed a similar sentiment/ has a shocked reaction). Fixating on ‘like’ to become annoyed by is more about the listener than the speaker. |
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Post by ruby on May 25, 2021 11:40:33 GMT
UK drivers license. No!
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Post by lynette on May 25, 2021 16:21:01 GMT
It’s like a nervous tick, done without awareness. Seriously, everyone uses ‘filler’ word when they speak. Everyone! You just don’t realise you are doing it unless you record yourself in conversation and listen back. And ‘like’ often does add semantic meaning - indicating approximation or paraphrasing (‘she was like, OMG!’ Does not mean that ‘she’ literally said ‘OMG!’, it means she expressed a similar sentiment/ has a shocked reaction). Fixating on ‘like’ to become annoyed by is more about the listener than the speaker. I’m not fixating. The kids I have encountered with the ‘like’ habit were absolutely just talking with no awareness of it. Part of the ‘problem’ if you perceive it to be one, is that we often do not listen, give time to what youngsters say so they have less time to formulate their expression and resort to a shorthand. This works within their peer group but doesn’t work outside of it. I’ve noticed the ‘likes’ can disappear as a conversation develops and listening happens. |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on May 25, 2021 17:33:38 GMT
It’s like a nervous tick, done without awareness. Seriously, everyone uses ‘filler’ word when they speak. Everyone! You just don’t realise you are doing it unless you record yourself in conversation and listen back. And ‘like’ often does add semantic meaning - indicating approximation or paraphrasing (‘she was like, OMG!’ Does not mean that ‘she’ literally said ‘OMG!’, it means she expressed a similar sentiment/ has a shocked reaction). Fixating on ‘like’ to become annoyed by is more about the listener than the speaker.I disagree. I DO agree that we all have filler words (mine is “Umm” and I know that because I’ve heard recordings of my presentations at work ) but most people use them in a way that doesn’t interfere with the message. Some people use fillers to the point that it distracts from what they’re trying to say because all the listener hears is THAT WORD. This is like, erm a problem for the speaker because umm like they’re ummm, like... not going to be ...like..understood or even erm... heard! |
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Post by kathryn on May 25, 2021 19:41:20 GMT
‘Uhm’ is just as annoying as ‘like’ if you focus on it instead of the semantic content around it. People fixate on ‘like’ because of the age and - often - gender of the people who normally use it. The type of vocal tics and fillers that are part of your own peer groups’ communication style will typically not even register.
Although having said that, extreme overuse of any type of filler words is incredibly annoying, of course. I once sat next to and trained a colleague who started every question with a string of ‘erm...so the thing is...erm....uhm...so ...erm...’ for about 15 seconds before she actually got to the question she wanted to ask. And she asked many questions a day, to start with. In an open plan office, surrounded by desks. It drove people up the wall!
I actually got used to it and learned to tune out her preamble so I was only really listening when she got to the actual question - it was very weird to realise that I’d trained myself out of getting annoyed by what really was objectively a very annoying behaviour.
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Post by kathryn on May 25, 2021 19:53:27 GMT
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Post by robertb213 on May 25, 2021 20:36:53 GMT
Prime example... this isn't anything to do with nervousness, it's just an annoying habit!!
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Post by olliebean on May 25, 2021 23:47:44 GMT
People saying "tenant" when they mean "tenet." I'm pretty sure the error is more common than the correct usage, even amongst ostensibly educated and intelligent speakers.
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Post by nick on May 26, 2021 7:16:51 GMT
What's with this trend for TV presenters to do a piece to camera by not doing a piece to camera? I've been enjoying Saved by a Stranger on BBC2, but Anita Rani is always talking to someone in the distance who we never see. Just look straight down the lense! You see the opposite happen a lot on the news when the reporter talks directly to the camera while taking no notice of the thing they’re supposed to be reporting on, which is still unfolding behind them. This reminds me how much I dislike reporters being sent somewhere to just stand and talk. Why bother? It rarely adds to their report. It became especially irritating during the pandemic. "Look the streets are empty because of lockdown" - yes EXCEPT FOR YOU!!!! |
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Post by sfsusan on May 26, 2021 19:49:58 GMT
It became especially irritating during the pandemic. "Look the streets are empty because of lockdown" - yes EXCEPT FOR YOU!!!! ... and all the other reporters just out of camera range doing the exact same thing. |
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Post by TallPaul on May 29, 2021 9:55:43 GMT
In the grand scheme of things it's nothing, but I have an irrational dislike of utensil jars that have 'Utensils' across the front. If it's in the kitchen, and it's full of utensils, it's bleedin' obvious what it is!
I think it's all the fault of my sister-in-law, with her fully co-ordinated Eternal Beau kitchen.
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Post by nick on May 29, 2021 13:19:03 GMT
I might be in the minority here....
Pictures on T Shirts.
I have no time for band logos, tour lists, butterflies etc etc on T shirts.
Plain or patterned only please.
There's no aesthetic reason. It's only done to show off and not because it looks good.
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2021 14:45:28 GMT
I have no time for band logos "They're a really obscure band. You probably haven't heard of them. 'Cause they're crap." |
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