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Langley, BC
Canada
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Posted - 12/19/2006 : 08:04 AM
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What peeves me is radio and television announcers who refer to the PATULLO bridge as the "Patella" bridge -- there's no second "A" and there's a "U" in the middle. Patella is a bone at the front of the knee -- I'd like to kick those announcers who can't read properly in their patella -- maybe that would smarten them up.
Dan
http://www.westcoastpaddler.com
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 Trail running, bike hucking, fast packing, beer drinking collector of pine cones on a day pass
AKA
Dances with Trees
Forest Gnome Cabin
Canada
13048 Posts |
Posted - 12/19/2006 : 09:33 AM
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It's fRustrated or flustered, not fusstrated or flustrated, and it's nuclear, not nuke-u-lar  |
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Buntzen roving stealthy beer mule and artist, aspiring weird image findmaster who loves BC
lower mainland
Canada
1647 Posts |
Posted - 12/19/2006 : 10:12 AM
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Seeing 'than' and 'then' get mixed up in print. They're different words and not interchangeable! I've heard people say it the odd time too, so maybe it's language evolution in action.
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 Best grilled cheese maker ever
Whitehorse, YUKON
Canada
2147 Posts |
Posted - 12/19/2006 : 10:24 AM
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While we're on the topic of grammar, my annoyance is "your" vs "you're." They're 2 different words, people!
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Mountain Grammar Police
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Sardonic sandbagging scoundrel, Cascade Climbers lobotomized spraymeister, space blanket flyer, new millennium vulgarian betaboy and friend to all squids
Climbing, a mountain
Canada
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Posted - 12/19/2006 : 10:43 AM
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Oh, are we talking grammar?
Let's not forget past tenses of see.
Have you seen the snafflehound? Yes, I SAW the snafflehound. |
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challenge seeker, bagless sleeper, bare bones, trail trooper
Abbotsford, BC
Canada
1957 Posts |
Posted - 12/19/2006 : 11:51 AM
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Ok, since we are on the grammar topic, one of my all time peeves is the disintegration of the phrase *going to*. Since when did *gonna* become a word used even by the highly educated?????  |
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Trail running, bike hucking, fast packing, beer drinking collector of pine cones on a day pass
AKA
Dances with Trees
Forest Gnome Cabin
Canada
13048 Posts |
Posted - 12/19/2006 : 12:10 PM
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Originally posted by Dru
Oh, are we talking grammar?
Let's not forget past tenses of see.
Have you seen the snafflehound? Yes, I SAW the snafflehound.
Especially unacceptable..."I sawed the snafflehound ." |
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Mountain Grammar Police
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Sardonic sandbagging scoundrel, Cascade Climbers lobotomized spraymeister, space blanket flyer, new millennium vulgarian betaboy and friend to all squids
Climbing, a mountain
Canada
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Posted - 12/19/2006 : 1:06 PM
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Originally posted by darren
While we're on the topic of grammar, my annoyance is "your" vs "you're." They're 2 different words, people!
Where and were too. |
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Langley, BC
Canada
1509 Posts |
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Mysterious, pop can stove stashin', gps totin', overnighter virgin, wannabe tentmaker and foul weather wuss who rides a thumper to the trailhead with wonderdog Max to hike the Chilliwack Valley
Chwk
Canada
4909 Posts |
Posted - 12/19/2006 : 4:32 PM
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If you walk your dog/roller-blade/jog down the middle of the road...EXPECT to get hit!
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Chilliwack, BC
Canada
570 Posts |
Posted - 12/19/2006 : 4:41 PM
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Originally posted by mick range
Especially unacceptable..."I sawed the snafflehound ."
...unless you are carrying a chainsaw |
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Coffee swillin', wine lovin', Owl fearin' Andie McDowell stunt double, who sports retro gear
Vancouver, BC
5466 Posts |
Posted - 12/19/2006 : 4:51 PM
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Originally posted by TheShadow
If you walk your dog/roller-blade/jog down the middle of the road...EXPECT to get hit!
Well I was forced to do that (walk, anyway) during our snowy spell when our sidewalks were impassable due to ignorant/lazy homeowners and apartment managers who couldn't be bothered to clear their sidewalks as required by law. At least I could dodge out of the way of cars speeding down sidestreets, unlike some of the old people leaning on canes that I saw who were also forced out onto the road. |
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Vancouver, BC
Canada
159 Posts |
Posted - 12/19/2006 : 6:29 PM
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Originally posted by WestCoastPaddler
Ah, but the absolute worst is being and been -- as in "it's being a long time". Argh.
I vote for `could of' instead of `could've' (as in `could have')... |
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Hope, BC
Canada
7098 Posts |
Posted - 12/20/2006 : 6:28 PM
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Hope noone minds POSTAL COMPLAINTS this time of year...
Couple days ago I opened the front door at around 10pm.
I seen this 4ft box staring at me from Nova Scotia I was shocked it was sitting out there all day and not stolen.
I wish the postal delievery folks would of taken this back to their establishment instead of leaving the box out in the cold visible to thieves all day / night, and in any weather they do that...
If it did get stolen it would of been a mess with xmas stuff.
I know its up to the sender to send registered.
I wish the postal outlet would of taken it back to their office for $2-$5 so I could reclaim it, where it would be safe.
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Outward Bound author of the Seinfeld Thread, who builds his own snowshoes
Troy, MT
USA
3125 Posts |
Posted - 12/20/2006 : 7:29 PM
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people who post things in the communal story thread that dont make sense, ie the snaffelhound was...very hungry and...trees are green.
this wasnt actually posted, but there were a few times where I was left scratching my head, of course, maybe it just didnt make sence to me, I havent slept much in weeks.... except in math class |
Edited by - Farmer on 12/20/2006 8:22 PM |
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White rock, BC
Canada
206 Posts |
Posted - 12/20/2006 : 7:31 PM
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Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
Canada
81 Posts |
Posted - 12/20/2006 : 8:03 PM
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| Aces, it may not be Canada Post. My wife sells pampered chef, and today I received a parcel from Sears, both groups ship through UPS and they always leave their parcels on the front step when nobody is home. When they arrive, they put the parcel on your steps, ring your doorbell, and walk away without waiting for a response. Thankfully we have not had anything stolen yet, but I am sure it will be a headache when we do. |
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Surrey, BC
Canada
184 Posts |
Posted - 12/20/2006 : 8:29 PM
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| When people who are hogging the fast/left lane are tailgated or high-beamed fail to move over after you passed them. |
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Hope, BC
Canada
7098 Posts |
Posted - 12/20/2006 : 10:17 PM
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You are right militaryhiker, that is crazy how they do that...
Also I would like to add, I hate guys that get on my bumper, going back 10 years ago I'd jam on my brakes to shake the guy off of my bumper... However I am now 34 and when I am up in the mountains, I quite often pull over and let those types of people pass. Im in no rush, meet you at the top! Only I will enjoy the scenery getting there...
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Coffee swillin', wine lovin', Owl fearin' Andie McDowell stunt double, who sports retro gear
Vancouver, BC
5466 Posts |
Posted - 12/21/2006 : 12:22 AM
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Originally posted by militaryhiker
When they arrive, they put the parcel on your steps, ring your doorbell, and walk away without waiting for a response. Thankfully we have not had anything stolen yet, but I am sure it will be a headache when we do.
My neighbour had a parcel stolen that way. She only found out about it when someone in a neighboring complex found the item (happened to be a nice Christmas gift sent via Canada Post) smashed all over the underground garage, with her address on it. It really irks me when Canada Post leaves a parcel on the doorstep. Aren't they supposed to leave a notice so you can go pick up your parcel at the post office? |
Edited by - wilderness_seeker on 12/21/2006 12:24 AM |
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