OT: What words or phrases annoy you?

[Dean Hoffman]

Speaking of schools, does anyone have an idea of how kids fared this past year learning wise? A U.S. national broadcast I listen to claimed the kids could just as well not bothered with schooling efforts in a lot of places this past year. No one really knew how to measure attendance this past year. Cameras on? Face scan of some sort? A kid in a room alone with just a computer will be sorely tempted........................ The best teacher I had was a tough old lady who knew she was in charge of her classroom. She wasn't shy about letting little boys know it. Public school, so not the nun with a ruler.

[rbowman]

Same as it always was. The smart ones did okay and the fledgling burger flippers did what they always do.

[Commander Kinsey]

Cargo goes on ships and shipments go in cars.

[Commander Kinsey]

Because those folk can work out what to do?

[Commander Kinsey]

Agreed.

No more annoying than the G being pronounced as not silent.

Never heard something so ridiculous. But I do detest "fifteen hundred hours". There are not one thousand five hundred hours in the day.

What's wrong with that? Most people don't know the make, since there weren't (many) other (famous) models made by them. Neither of those words sound any more likely to be a make.

I have no problem with that. Why do you need the plural indicated in both words?

That is amusing. "Rocket science" though is a stupid phrase, since there's not much to it, just equal and opposite reactions really.

I find the lower classes/races do that.

[Commander Kinsey]

Then stop reading them.

[Commander Kinsey]

Saleable instead of sellable.

[Commander Kinsey]

Price doesn't have to be absolute. "What price should we put on the widgets?" "I think they're in high demand, around a couple of hundred dollars a box".

[Commander Kinsey]

The exact opposite. Posh folk say "the lesser of the two". They're the ones that should want morer.

[Commander Kinsey]

Profit is legit, markup is a ripoff. For example, if I take my car in to get the brakes changed, I'd rather receive the first bill than the second:

1: Brake pads - £10 Brake callipers - £40 Labour - £140 TOTAL - £190 2: Brake pads - £30 Brake callipers - £90 Labour - £70 TOTAL - £190

You can tell you've got a 2: garage when you say "I'll supply my own parts" and they run a mile.

[Commander Kinsey]

You need to have OCD to care.

[Marilyn Manson]

Wrong again. These are all from different sources, showing that it's a common usage.

Cargo: The Mustang fastback has 13.5 cubic feet of trunk space, which is good for the sports car class.

Genuine Chevrolet Camaro Cargo Net

The 2021 Dodge Challenger features a total cargo space of 16.2 cu. ft.

Subaru WRX Cargo Area Dimensions: Trunk Volume (ft³) 12

[Snit]

On Jun 22, 2021 at 11:32:37 AM MST, ""Commander Kinsey"" wrote [e-mail]:

You see OCD everywhere. 

[Snit]

On Jun 22, 2021 at 11:22:58 AM MST, ""Commander Kinsey"" wrote [e-mail]:

Yes, they can. :)

[Tekkie©]

On Tue, 22 Jun 2021 06:23:50 -0500, None posted for all of us to digest...

Tell us how you really feel. Open up!

[Max Demian]

Reliant Regal; Reliant Supervan...

[Steve Walker]

And far more stand-out, Reliant Scimitar.

[rbowman]

Speaking of deathtraps...

[The Natural Philosopher]

I am very close to that position.

[NY]

Mike Oldfield in Moonlight Shadow is to blame ;-) OK, that was "4 AM in the morning" and was done to make the line scan.