It amazes me just how many people write 'definate' instead of 'definite' and use the word 'there' when they actually mean 'their', and if you fancy a walk down Illiteracy Lane, go look at PBNation .... it's truly amazing 
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The 'there'/'their'/'they're' thing really gets to me.Robbo said:It amazes me just how many people write 'definate' instead of 'definite' and use the word 'there' when they actually mean 'their', and if you fancy a walk down Illiteracy Lane, go look at PBNation .... it's truly amazing
And 'ima', people have started using this on MSN as 'I am going to' or something. Really annoying.
Yeaaaahh P but they're Americans, they can't talk properly, we can't expect them to write properly either
.Baca & Chi Town are honorary Brits
.Watching Friends- its 'Basil' not 'Basel', grrrr.
The one that gets me every time is when you spend some money in a store, you pay, they give you change, you say 'Thankyou', and then they say 'uhuh'.
They don't even think it's rude.
They should say 'You're welcome', or 'No, thankYOU', or something like that. When they say 'uhuh' its like they are saying 'Yes, you should be thanking me', or 'I acknowledge that you have thanked me'. Ridiculous when you are the customer spending your hard earned dosh.
They don't even think it's rude.
They should say 'You're welcome', or 'No, thankYOU', or something like that. When they say 'uhuh' its like they are saying 'Yes, you should be thanking me', or 'I acknowledge that you have thanked me'. Ridiculous when you are the customer spending your hard earned dosh.
Also when they give you your change why do they put the coins on top of the note. They know they're gonna slip off.
That really gets me
That really gets me
mikey601 said:Also when they give you your change why do they put the coins on top of the note. They know there gonna slip off.
That really gets me
Mikey - look at Rosie's post just above this and look closely at her first line ...
What really annoys me is when people type slang words that actually have the same amount of letters as the original word that they're replacing.... Like mi instead of my and veri instead of very! aargh
On the plus side it must make people with severe spelling difficulties feel alot better about themselves, they're probably the coolest kids on msn
On the plus side it must make people with severe spelling difficulties feel alot better about themselves, they're probably the coolest kids on msn
You won't have been to our shop so I know you aren't referring to me but anyway.mikey601 said:Also when they give you your change why do they put the coins on top of the note. They know they're gonna slip off.
That really gets me
Because we are told to, it's supposedly a sign of honesty that we aren't trying to dupe you out of your change, put the note down first then put the coins on top so you can see them. I wouldn't like it if you tipped the change in my hand then put the note on top- make me think you're trying to hide how much you've given me. Also when our shop doors open there's a huge gust of wind, & I'm not going to chase a £5 through a crowded shop.
If you want the note and change seperately then you should put out 2 hands.
How do you suggest I give it to them?
I generally sayMissy Q said:
'£? please'
'Thanks'
'£? change and your reciept, thanks, bye'.
We try & be polite but there's such a thing as saying thanks too much which is embarassing, like I had to get out of the habit of saying it every time someone passes something (a trolley full of shopping?). The first time yeah, ok.
Ok some of my bugbears.
Working in a shop, the thing that annoys me most is when I've put everything through the till & said £6.50 please, or whatever, & I'm finishing packing the bags, the customer doesn't know what to do when they've got their money out, so, despite the fact that I blatently still have 3 bags to pack, they stand there waving a tenner in front of my face expecting me to leave the shopping & take it. Just put it down on the counter!!
Also the people who give me a £20 note for £1.01 or something equally ridiculous. Takes ages to get £18.99 out of a till
.Also the perfectly bodily able 20 year old guys who ask ME to carry out their sacks of potatoes. Yep, I'll carry them out for old people or women or people with health problems but the young couples who come in & ask me to carry their 25kg sack of potatoes (that's quite heavy for me) out for them really annoys me, especially when there's a queue.
Then when I get out they say, 'oh I thought you would have asked one of the men to do it'.
Did you SEE any men?? No, that's because they're out the back using a walking stick as a golf club and chipping kiwis and carrots over the field.
If you didn't want me to do it why did you ask me??
It's very toning & it's given me nice arms so I kinda don't mind but it's a little annoying
.Also people who don't care about how many bags they use- think of the environment! If you're just buying a radish or a cake or something which will already go in a bag, you don't then need a carrier bag as well.
Lmao the people that phone up as well
'hello Essington Fruit Farm how can I help you'
'Heyyyy, do you sell fruit and vegetables?'
'Umm possibly, I don't know. Nope all out of fruit today, the name's a bit misleading, we actually mainly sell computers.'
Also sad to say we have a 'ball site right next to our farm. The track down to the site actually runs through our land. Sadly all the players are really stupid, can't drive & have no concept of parking on dry land during wet weather, leading to our boss having to pull numerous cars out of the mud on the side of the track at the end of the day. They reflect really badly on us! He thinks paintballers in general are stupid
. Tho thankfully nothing worse than generally crap driving & other stupidity.
Able bodied people parkin in Disabled or Parent n Child spaces. really winds me up, especially when its a spotty faced boy racer wearing a chav hat
sorry it's nothing to do with the thread, Rosie's bugbears started it
sorry it's nothing to do with the thread, Rosie's bugbears started it
C'mon, Rosie, this isn't brain surgery. Even I can figure this one out.Rosie said:
PS--I appreciate the honorary Brit status. Am as yet undecided if it's an upward or a lateral move.