British Expats - Pet Peeves?

Bloody credit reports. Applied for a remortgage a few months ago, they pulled my credit report which came up as 786. Rate might get better I thought. Tried again a couple of weeks ago, now my credit rating is 750 due to "too many credit checks". I had a single check, and by the same company! No other checks in the last five years! This has pushed my favourable rating down to below the magical 760 that gets me the best rate. Arse.

lizzyq

Sep 11th 2013 4:56 am

Re: Pet Peeves?

People that use defiantly instead of definitely:

"A copy of the certificate most defiantly"

and while I'm at it, those that type "viola!" when they mean "voila!". A stringed instrument or flower is not an interjection.

Nutek

Sep 11th 2013 5:06 am

Re: Pet Peeves?

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Originally Posted by lizzyq (Post 10896156)

and while I'm at it, those that type "viola!" when they mean "voila!". A stringed instrument or flower is not an interjection.

What if they leap out at you, brandishing it?

jeffreyhy

Sep 11th 2013 5:16 am

Re: Pet Peeves?

You mean people who can't control their spell check software?

Regards, JEff

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Originally Posted by lizzyq (Post 10896156)

People that use defiantly instead of definitely:

robin1234

Sep 11th 2013 5:27 am

Re: Pet Peeves?

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Originally Posted by lizzyq (Post 10896156)

Then there are people who seem to think "kudos" is the plural of "kudo"

robin1234

Sep 11th 2013 5:28 am

Re: Pet Peeves?

And people who type mute point when they probably mean moot point

Nutek

Sep 11th 2013 5:29 am

Re: Pet Peeves?

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Originally Posted by robin1234 (Post 10896233)

Then there are people who seem to think "kudos" is the plural of "kudo"

kudi? :scarper:

robin1234

Sep 11th 2013 5:31 am

Re: Pet Peeves?

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Originally Posted by Nutek (Post 10896241)

kudi? :scarper:

Hmmm it's all Greek to me

Sally Redux

Sep 11th 2013 5:31 am

Re: Pet Peeves?

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Originally Posted by lizzyq (Post 10896156)

and while I'm at it, those that type "viola!" when they mean "voila!". A stringed instrument or flower is not an interjection.

Probably the same ones who 'lounge' on a 'chaze'.

robin1234

Sep 11th 2013 5:33 am

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Originally Posted by Sally Redux (Post 10896246)

Probably the same ones who 'lounge' on a 'chaze'.

Where's Mme. Recamier when you need her!

Pulaski

Sep 11th 2013 5:51 am

Re: Pet Peeves?

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Originally Posted by robin1234 (Post 10896239)

And people who type mute point when they probably mean moot point

Under such circumstances I wish their point was mute (and/or untyped)! :rolleyes:

But you can't blame "different than" on spell check, when they mean different from. :frown:

Sally Redux

Sep 11th 2013 5:53 am

Re: Pet Peeves?

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Originally Posted by robin1234 (Post 10896253)

Where's Mme. Recamier when you need her!

She's a pre-madonna.

Nutek

Sep 11th 2013 5:53 am

Re: Pet Peeves?

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Originally Posted by Sally Redux (Post 10896290)

She's a pre-madonna.

:lol:

mikelincs

Sep 11th 2013 10:51 pm

Re: Pet Peeves?

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Originally Posted by jeffreyhy (Post 10896203)

You mean people who can't control their spell check software?

Regards, JEff

Problem is both of those words are acceptable to a spell checker, people should NOT rely on the spell checker it often accepts words that are used incorrectly, sew is knot that much use, This post is correct, my chequer tolled me sew.

And I did run it threw the BE spell chequer.

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