Pet Peeves

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[Kay-T-Hammer]

My pet peeve right now: When people write a lowercase i or j and do not use a tittle. What is so hard about making a tiny dot!?

 

[AntiqueB]

Sort of reminds me of one of my pet peeves: u.

 

[tripletfeb]

My pet peeve right now: When people write a lowercase i or j and do not use a tittle. What is so hard about making a tiny dot!?

The little dot is called a tittle? That's a fun word

 

[Kay-T-Hammer]

The little dot is called a tittle? That's a fun word

I love the word. I also loved yelling at my friend for writing me a letter and not using tittles. It made reading his letter a right pain in the arse.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

I love the word. I also loved yelling at my friend for writing me a letter and not using tittles. It made reading his letter a right pain in the arse.

And a jot is the cross on T, right?

 

[BigBlueHen53]

You reminded me of another peeve: when people follow a noun immediately with its pronoun. My local news anchor does it constantly and it distracts me so badly I use my train of thought about the news story. Example: The governor, HE plans to hold a news conference .... Mariah Carey, SHE is planning a tour ....

Please. You don't need a pronoun except as a substitute for a noun. Use one or the other, not both. Thank you. Sister Mary Oliphant would thank you.

 

[Kay-T-Hammer]

And a jot is the cross on T, right?

A jot and a tittle are the same. But jot is derived from Greek, and tittle is derived from medieval Latin.

 

[Kay-T-Hammer]

You reminded me of another peeve: when people follow a noun immediately with its pronoun. My local news anchor does it constantly and it distracts me so badly I use my train of thought about the news story. Example: The governor, HE plans to hold a news conference .... Mariah Carey, SHE is planning a tour ....

Please. You don't need a pronoun except as a substitute for a noun. Use one or the other, not both. Thank you. Sister Mary Oliphant would thank you.

I would either slap that anchor, or throw my remote through my TV. Either way, I would not be listening to him anymore.

 

[tripletfeb]

A jot and a tittle are the same. But jot is derived from Greek, and tittle is derived from medieval Latin.

Tittle is more fun. Just sayin