Pet Peeves?
May 22nd 2012 | 2:42 am
#2165
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Re: Pet Peeves?
People on forums anywhere and everywhere who use the wrong form of
Nice little rap number(!) here all about 'your' vs 'you're'...
http://www.break.com/index/awesome-y...-your-rap.html
And yes, I accept I need to get out more etc etc etc blah blah blah.... BUT USE THE RIGHT ONE NUMB NUTS!!!
- there vs their
- your vs you're
Nice little rap number(!) here all about 'your' vs 'you're'...
http://www.break.com/index/awesome-y...-your-rap.html
And yes, I accept I need to get out more etc etc etc blah blah blah.... BUT USE THE RIGHT ONE NUMB NUTS!!!
http://britishexpats.com/forum/searc...archid=3222973
Oh and by the way Harry, thanks for ... well you know ...
May 22nd 2012 | 5:07 am
#2166
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Re: Pet Peeves?
"lookit!"
The phrase you are looking for is "look at this/that"
The phrase you are looking for is "look at this/that"
May 22nd 2012 | 5:52 am
#2167
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From: ex ex-pat, in Taunton
Re: Pet Peeves?
Read this guy's posts and it will calm you down ...
http://britishexpats.com/forum/searc...archid=3222973
Oh and by the way Harry, thanks for ... well you know ...
http://britishexpats.com/forum/searc...archid=3222973
Oh and by the way Harry, thanks for ... well you know ...
'Sorry - no matches. Please try some different terms. '
May 22nd 2012 | 7:23 pm
#2169
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Re: Pet Peeves?
Read this guy's posts and it will calm you down ...
http://britishexpats.com/forum/searc...archid=3222973
Oh and by the way Harry, thanks for ... well you know ...
http://britishexpats.com/forum/searc...archid=3222973
Oh and by the way Harry, thanks for ... well you know ...
May 23rd 2012 | 3:01 am
#2170
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Re: Pet Peeves?
"Would you like to buy a bag for 5c?" at the grocery store. Um.....No. I think I'll carry home my $250 in shopping by hand. One tin at a time. 
May 23rd 2012 | 3:13 am
#2171
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May 23rd 2012 | 3:20 am
#2172
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From: ex ex-pat, in Taunton
Re: Pet Peeves?
May 23rd 2012 | 3:38 am
#2173
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Re: Pet Peeves?
Is more than one pet peeve allowed because I have a few
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People who are always late get on my nerves (my husband is an example). Learn how to tell the time and plan accordingly please and thank you!.
. People who are always late get on my nerves (my husband is an example). Learn how to tell the time and plan accordingly please and thank you!.
May 23rd 2012 | 6:07 am
#2174
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From: MA, USA
Re: Pet Peeves?
Anything that you can't just dispense one of from the packet, nappy wipes, tissues, sandwich bags, whatever. FFS.
People who park there car right up on the corner to a junction so you don't have much room to swing into the road.
Folks who don't indicate, especially when you're at a duel lane, waiting at a light and then find the car in front actually wants to turn left rather than go straight over and now you're to close to get around that they start to use the indicators.
People who park there car right up on the corner to a junction so you don't have much room to swing into the road.
Folks who don't indicate, especially when you're at a duel lane, waiting at a light and then find the car in front actually wants to turn left rather than go straight over and now you're to close to get around that they start to use the indicators.
May 24th 2012 | 9:33 am
#2175
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Re: Pet Peeves?
This sucking of the teeth that seems to have become a youth wide habit.
