What's bugging you? [2019]

[SeaBass]

I remember when Tyme's used to be all over.

 

Also, I live in Janesville, and work in Madison, and I have never in my life heard anyone call a drinking fountain a bubbler, except my aunt Hazel.

Hey, I had a great aunt Hazel when I was growing up in Janesville. Hmmm.

We didn't interact with her much, though, and I don't know her take on the public drinking fountain object.

 

My aunt Hazel (and uncle Wayne) moved to Phoenix, and she was definitely the type of person that would have called it a bubbler.

I... I feel personally attacked.

[GAME05]

An afghan is made by hand and a blanket is anything else. I didn't realize that was a regional thing. I didn't know "slacks" or "billfold" was regional, either.

 

I always used to call it a Tyme machine, but I forced myself to stop because nobody ever knew what I was talking about.

 

I live in the South now, but someone yesterday was able to guess I'm from Wisconsin. But they said I talked a lot slower than most folks from there. Which is odd because my family always used to say I talked fast even for them. I guess all this hot weather has slowed me down.

 

Including my years in Texas, I've noticed that just how the word "barbecue" is used, as well as just what a barbecue entails, varies a lot by region. And at least in my experience Wisconsin doesn't use the word much at all.

[DuWayne Steurer]

When I worked in it support, the company I worked for had a majority of their customer base in the Deep South. So I learned a lot of the colloquial isms even when I didn't want to. I learned that one holler over is the next town. I learned that when someone says "do what now?" they are asking you to repeat yourself please,and if I'm being really honest that one really really actually makes me grit my teeth and want to punch holes in walls

[MrTPlush]

I am on my third item from Black Friday week being cancelled. This one was in stock on the website for days after I bought it, then went to "limited stock" for a few days, and after about a week total finally went out of stock. Now, a solid 2 weeks later, it is cancelled. Sigh, this one is especially annoying because I could have easily just got it in store without too much of a hassle. However, shipping to store and picking up was much easier away from the craze of the holiday sale shopping.

 

Think I may pass black Friday shopping in the future.

[Samurai Bucky]

I had gone to Montgomery, Alabama for training. I went out to dinner and the waitress used "y'all" in a sentence. I was curious about something, so I asked her:

 

"Is y'all singular or plural?"

 

She looked at my like I was seriously off my rocker...

[Baldkin]

I had gone to Montgomery, Alabama for training. I went out to dinner and the waitress used "y'all" in a sentence. I was curious about something, so I asked her:

 

"Is y'all singular or plural?"

 

She looked at my like I was seriously off my rocker...

 

All y'all is the plural of y'all. C'mon now.

[jerichoholicninja]

I'm probably one of only about 6 people in the world that is bothered by this but I can't stand when an ampersand is used when listing more than two things.

 

For example, if I saw something that said, "Autograph signing today with Ryan Braun & Christian Yelich!" that wouldn't bother me.

If it said, "Autograph signing today with Ryan Braun, Christian Yelich, and Lorenzo Cain!" that wouldn't bother me either.

But if it said, "Autograph signing today with Ryan Braun, Christian Yelich & Lorenzo Cain!" that's like visual nails on a chalkboard to me. Even with an oxford comma after Yelich it still looks horrible. Drives me crazy.

 

And don't even get me started if the sentence is broken into two lines and the ampersand starts the bottom line like,

"Autograph signing today with Ryan Braun, Christian Yelich

& Lorenzo Cain!"

[TURBO]

I'm probably one of only about 6 people in the world that is bothered by this but I can't stand when an ampersand is used when listing more than two things.

 

For example, if I saw something that said, "Autograph signing today with Ryan Braun & Christian Yelich!" that wouldn't bother me.

If it said, "Autograph signing today with Ryan Braun, Christian Yelich, and Lorenzo Cain!" that wouldn't bother me either.

But if it said, "Autograph signing today with Ryan Braun, Christian Yelich & Lorenzo Cain!" that's like visual nails on a chalkboard to me. Even with an oxford comma after Yelich it still looks horrible. Drives me crazy.

 

And don't even get me started if the sentence is broken into two lines and the ampersand starts the bottom line like,

"Autograph signing today with Ryan Braun, Christian Yelich

& Lorenzo Cain!"

 

I have nothing to say about this other than...………….I'm glad I am not you.

 

lol

[TURBO]

I had gone to Montgomery, Alabama for training. I went out to dinner and the waitress used "y'all" in a sentence. I was curious about something, so I asked her:

 

"Is y'all singular or plural?"

 

She looked at my like I was seriously off my rocker...

 

All y'all is the plural of y'all. C'mon now.

 

I hate y'all.

 

If a Southerner uses it, a real Southerner, it doesn't bother me. If someone I work with that is born and raised in WI uses it, I want to start punching.

 

Anyone who uses that term and isn't from below the Mason-Dixon line really needs to stop, just stop.

[MrTPlush]

Y’all sound like you got some things bugging you, & what not these days. Y’all need to relax.

[jschris]

Y’all sound like you got some things bugging you, & what not these days. Y’all need to relax.

 

Do what now?

[SeaBass]

I'm sure I'm not the only one, but it bothers me when people type out "could of" or "should of" (all the variations) when they actually mean could've or could have. It's not like I get up and start slamming my head against a wall but it's probably my biggest grammar annoyance.

 

"Could of" is never something that makes any sense in the English language, ever.

 

Ok, I'm sure there are actual examples where it's correct but not in the way most people misuse it. I could, of course, probably think of one myself if I forced myself to.

 

Typing "loose" when someone actually means to say "lose" comes in second.

[RollieTime]

I'm sure I'm not the only one, but it bothers me when people type out "could of" or "should of" (all the variations) when they actually mean could've or could have. It's not like I get up and start slamming my head against a wall but it's probably my biggest grammar annoyance.

 

"Could of" is never something that makes any sense in the English language, ever.

 

Ok, I'm sure there are actual examples where it's correct but not in the way most people misuse it. I could, of course, probably think of one myself if I forced myself to.

 

Typing "loose" when someone actually means to say "lose" comes in second.

 

This is one that bothers me a little bit. It’s actually shocking how many people don’t know how to spell the correct usage of those two words.

[SeaBass]

Another one is "breathe" vs. "breath" but I didn't want to go on all day.

[MrTPlush]

My favorite:

 

“Tough lose for the Brewers tonight, but we will get them tomorrow.”

[Samurai Bucky]

I had gone to Montgomery, Alabama for training. I went out to dinner and the waitress used "y'all" in a sentence. I was curious about something, so I asked her:

 

"Is y'all singular or plural?"

 

She looked at my like I was seriously off my rocker...

 

All y'all is the plural of y'all. C'mon now.

[stoutdude04]

The one that gets me is, 'could have cared less'

[MrTPlush]

The one that gets me is, 'could have cared less'

 

Oh the sad percentage of the population that says that...oh the humanity.

[stalton]

I learned this in college. The standard English language doesnt have a unique 2nd person plural. You (singular) is the same as You (plural). I'm no southerner, but I will use you all or y'all when I want to emphasize the plurality of the term.

[owbc]

People outside of the Midwest do not always realize that "you guys" is gender neutral. So I find "y'all" useful for that reason.

[nodakfan17]

I don’t watch a lot of college football on Saturday afternoons, but I’ll usually have it on in the background. I still follow the big story lines and root for upsets. Unlike most other sports, every game matters. Today, there is college basketball on three of the major networks and I’m bummed. I don’t dislike college basketball. It just does nothing for me. Oregon vs. Michigan is on CBS right now. I wish it were a football game. I put the Winter X-Games on so at least I can look at the neat scenery.

[stalton]

People outside of the Midwest do not always realize that "you guys" is gender neutral. So I find "y'all" useful for that reason.

 

The only issue is that some people take guys as a male term.

[Patrick425]

I, admittedly, am horrible when it comes to grammar and spelling (There are probably many things wrong with this sentence that I am not aware of). I also know that there are many people on this site that are sticklers when it comes to grammar. So, every post I make, I feel like its being completely dissected and scrutinized for grammatical errors. There are just too many rules to remember and too many exceptions to those rules. On top of that, most of the rules seem completely arbitrary. Math is a lot more logical to me. You can proof a math equation. Using proper grammar requires remembering arbitrary rules that were made up a long long time ago. There is no real inherent truth to what is considered proper grammar.

[Samurai Bucky]

Ok... new topic...

 

Driving on the freeway last night and a Milwaukee County Sheriff tailgates behind people who were already going 10 MPH over the posted limit. No hazard lights or anything like that.

Once people move over, the officer goes probably 75 or 80 and eventually gets off at the main station at Watertown Plank Road.

 

My son who just got his license was confused. I am also confused. If I did that, I would be pulled over and written a citation.

 

Likewise, I drive officers who are in motion checking out their computer display. I guess if I get something like that in my car and use it for texting, it wouldn't be texting?

 

What do yooz guys think?

[nate82]

Ok... new topic...

 

Driving on the freeway last night and a Milwaukee County Sheriff tailgates behind people who were already going 10 MPH over the posted limit. No hazard lights or anything like that.

Once people move over, the officer goes probably 75 or 80 and eventually gets off at the main station at Watertown Plank Road.

 

My son who just got his license was confused. I am also confused. If I did that, I would be pulled over and written a citation.

 

Likewise, I drive officers who are in motion checking out their computer display. I guess if I get something like that in my car and use it for texting, it wouldn't be texting?

 

What do yooz guys think?

 

First part you have to inform the State Troopers as they are the ones with jurisdiction and maybe they will investigate. MAYBE. Would have to have some kind of evidence to get them to think about doing something.

 

Second part there is a statute that says if it is part of the job you can use it. The laptop in the cops car is part of their job function to use while driving though some officers have used this to get away with texting while driving with their family members.