Odd things that bug?

[TheSeeker]

"I could care less" bothers me quite a bit.

Yes, that bugs me too.

Would of. As in "I would of said no." I could imagine myself punching someone every time I hear that.

I'm confused. Do you mean you dislike it when people mistakenly write "would of" instead of "would've" or that you dislike it when people speak the contraction "would've" instead of saying "would have?"

Not so much writing, but saying it aloud and thinking it is the correct phrase. The most annoying of late was someone correcting my grammar starting with the sentence "I would of said it this way..."

Do you mean people actually say "would of" as two distinct words rather than just saying "would've" all at once? If so, I can see how that bugs you.

 

[Franklin]

"I'm loosing weight". It's LOSING!

That reminds me. "The movie is ignoring cannon."

And, "I have an ideal," instead of "idea." A website for my high school class of 1979 asked folks to submit their "ideals" for a 30th reunion. Speaks well for my class, doesn't it?

 

[Hermiod]

Do you mean people actually say "would of" as two distinct words rather than just saying "would've" all at once? If so, I can see how that bugs you.

I see people write "would of" all the time.

 

[TheSeeker]

^Me too. I thought that's what he meant at first but after reading his post a second time I realize I have heard people say "would of" as two distinct words before too.

 

[Saturn0660]

Does anyone else have quirky things that annoy you? I hate when I see years written as 2009 AD as opposed to AD 2009. I also hate that the words "less" and "fewer" have lost their distinctions in advertisements and in most casual language. Oh and when people call chimpanzees "monkeys."

well, both 2009AD and AD2009 are wrong it's 2009 C.E.

 

[Michael Chris]

Oh, another one is when people use BCE and CE instead of the traditional and reverent BC and AD.

 

[cultcross]

Oh, another one is when people use BCE and CE.

Argh yes, thank you - I hate that.

OK, so you've given them different names....

They're still based around the same date though, aren't they? People aren't that dumb.
And to be honest, Anno Domini isn't particualrly offensive to anyone, is it? And 'Before Christ' is just a statement of history, even the most devout atheist usually acknowledges he was probably a real person.
Whereas I'd say calling a purely Christian datemarker the "common era" could be fairly genuinely offensive. 'Common' to who, exactly?