pet peeves
Posting Guru
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From: SW Arizona
Yeah, after scanning with Spybot S&D and Ad Aware...hardly find anything compared to what I used to get with IE 6. But some sites will only work with IE, so I have IE 7 downloaded but rarely use it.
McAfee SiteAdvisor is another useful FireFox security plugin. Although FireFox is a better browser, security wise.... at the moment. I never let down my guard.
McAfee SiteAdvisor is another useful FireFox security plugin. Although FireFox is a better browser, security wise.... at the moment. I never let down my guard.
Logistics Pro
Joined: Nov 2004
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From: Lancaster County PA
I live in southeastern PA near the Maryland border. Local dialect includes adding the "L" sound to the end of words ending with the "aw" sound. Example: U sawl him do that. I like to drawl pictures. No it doesn't bother me that the words are spoken that way, after all I am originally from Pittsburgh and still find myself saying "yinz guys" every once in a while.
But when I see those words spelled the way they sound, it drives me nuts.
Once saw a truck for sale with the soap writing on the back window: "85 chevy, alto trans, inspected"
Nearly wrecked laughing.
But when I see those words spelled the way they sound, it drives me nuts.
Once saw a truck for sale with the soap writing on the back window: "85 chevy, alto trans, inspected"
Nearly wrecked laughing.
Freshman User
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Well.. I need to add my two cents into this.
Some of you have been lucky. English is your first language.
Some of us, English is our second language. Yes we are not all born English.
So, yes we do mistakes. Yes we try to spell things properly.
I use firefox with spell check on it so I don't do to many mistakes
But please, remember the internet is a worldwide community. Not my fault I was French first and learned English when I was 18 years old. I do my best
Cheers
Paul
Some of you have been lucky. English is your first language.
Some of us, English is our second language. Yes we are not all born English.
So, yes we do mistakes. Yes we try to spell things properly.
I use firefox with spell check on it so I don't do to many mistakes
But please, remember the internet is a worldwide community. Not my fault I was French first and learned English when I was 18 years old. I do my best
Cheers
Paul
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Joined: Aug 2006
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From: Whittier, CA
I'm a service technician with more than 25 years if technical background. IE is the biggest Security threat online. There are more holes and problems with IE alone. Google it, and the reality of the problems with IE will become evident. I haven't used IE in over 10 years, and dont plan on using it ever again.
You can manage your security all you like. But there are holes in IE, ones you cannot plug.
You can manage your security all you like. But there are holes in IE, ones you cannot plug.
Elder User
Joined: Apr 2006
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From: Edmonton, AB
Well.. I need to add my two cents into this.
Some of you have been lucky. English is your first language.
Some of us, English is our second language. Yes we are not all born English.
So, yes we do mistakes. Yes we try to spell things properly.
I use firefox with spell check on it so I don't do to many mistakes
But please, remember the internet is a worldwide community. Not my fault I was French first and learned English when I was 18 years old. I do my best
Cheers
Paul
Some of you have been lucky. English is your first language.
Some of us, English is our second language. Yes we are not all born English.
So, yes we do mistakes. Yes we try to spell things properly.
I use firefox with spell check on it so I don't do to many mistakes
But please, remember the internet is a worldwide community. Not my fault I was French first and learned English when I was 18 years old. I do my best
Cheers
Paul
Posting Guru
Joined: Apr 2003
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As for your specific experience, I sympathize with you there.
My Pet Peeve is when people post about their "Exploders or Xpolders". I have an Ex so I am in that forum often. My policy is to not click on any link that uses those terms. If you want help from a vehicle owner, it is rude to demean said vehicle while doing it. Especially if you are some idiot tire kicker looking for purchase advice.
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I am also irritated by the use of phrases like:
"He had no Fuel"
"She had no money"
Where did this poor excuse for grammar originate ?
How on earth can a person "HAVE No something"
What ever happened to phrases like: "He didn't have any fuel" ..."She didn't have any money" ?
Yes I know... she didn't have any money... so he didn't have any fuel
"He had no Fuel"
"She had no money"
Where did this poor excuse for grammar originate ?
How on earth can a person "HAVE No something"
What ever happened to phrases like: "He didn't have any fuel" ..."She didn't have any money" ?
Yes I know... she didn't have any money... so he didn't have any fuel
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From: North Van BC, Canada. EH!
I'm a network admin with 15 years at that. I am NOT a Microsoft apologist. But I do get tired of hearing that you have to dump MS every time some completely unrelated problem pops up. The problem on this forum is not an IE problem. I also administer several web sites, and one look at the statistics from any web site will tell you that you MUST support the IE browser if you want happy visitors to your site. We don't have to like IE, but we have to properly support it. I don't have the luxury of taking IE off of 50 user PC's, and I don't have the luxury of excluding IE users from my web sites.Tell you what, next time your Ford won't run, get rid of IE and install Firefox. That should solve all your problems. Not exactly relevant advice, is it?Bill
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Senior User
Joined: Feb 2007
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From: TENNESSEE, GO VOLS
Truck Nutz, Why would a grown man want a ball sack hanging off his truck. When I slide under my truck thats the last thing I want to see hanging there. No offence to anyone just my pet peeve.
The Ford emblem on the front is all people need to see to know my truck has a big set.
The Ford emblem on the front is all people need to see to know my truck has a big set.
Elder User
Joined: Apr 2006
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From: Edmonton, AB
I just came across another one that I see on here a lot. If you are talking about fuel economy it is not mph (that is Miles Per Hour). The correct form is MPG (Miles Per Gallon). The next guy I see posting he gets 18 mph I am going to have to respond with, man you've got a slow *** truck.
Elder User
Joined: Jul 2003
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From: North Richland Hills, TX
People that cannot form a complete sentence. I have stopped reading some threads because I get tired of trying to decipher what they're trying to say.
Another peeve is any sentence beginning with, So I .....
It might be just me , but it sounds so lame.
Another peeve is any sentence beginning with, So I .....
It might be just me , but it sounds so lame.
