Things that confuse/annoy you

[TheGeologist]

Are you one of those people who doesn’t recognise flirting?

Affirmative.

I am terrible with not recognizing this at first lol. The person basically would have to kiss me before I'm like "ohhhhhh".

 

[kikie]

Who vs Whom, still very confusing sometimes.

 

[UnkaD]

Who vs Whom, still very confusing sometimes.

I usually just mentally think if it would be he/she or him/her. Who does something while something is done to whom.

 

[TexRex]

Who vs Whom, still very confusing sometimes.

 

[MedigoFlame]

People who repeat something over and over that they thought was funny.

At my work, we had an immigrant employee who could barely speak English, but could understand it for the most part. Anytime someone would ask him to do something he'd acknowledge by saying "Aahhh okay!" He ended up getting fired after messing up customer's cars a lot. But ever since he was around the employees outside my office think it's hilarious to say "AAAHHH OKAY! AAHHH OKAY! AAHHH OKAY!" over and :censored:ing over.

Wish I could shut my office door...but I'm not allowed to....

 

[Johnny1996]

This. Taking a classic car out in the middle of winter. It seems to be becoming common lately and it drives me so nuts I'm scared the squirrels will start attacking.

 

[Sonygamer455]

People who repeat something over and over that they thought was funny.

At my work, we had an immigrant employee who could barely speak English, but could understand it for the most part. Anytime someone would ask him to do something he'd acknowledge by saying "Aahhh okay!" He ended up getting fired after messing up customer's cars a lot. But ever since he was around the employees outside my office think it's hilarious to say "AAAHHH OKAY! AAHHH OKAY! AAHHH OKAY!" over and :censored:ing over.

Wish I could shut my office door...but I'm not allowed to....

I feel your frustration. I knew a guy in high school named Robert who had a hillbilly accent and he used to constantly do this weird hand gesture (no idea what it's called) and then say my name and if I looked, he was like "HAAAAA YOU FALL FOR THAT EVERYTIME!". He thought it was funny and he acted like he had to do it every single day, sometimes even multiple times a day and it got on my nerves. I eventually got irritated at him one day and said something to him near the end of the school year. While I probably made him mad, he thankfully never did it again afterwards, so I honestly don't care. (he was annoying anyways)

 

[Joey D]

This. Taking a classic car out in the middle of winter. It seems to be becoming common lately and it drives me so nuts I'm scared the squirrels will start attacking.

I'd rather them drive it then keep in the garage. Around here someone drives a first gen Mustang as a daily. It's pretty ratty with rust and dents and whatnot, but I'm more impressed by the use of it than someone who just drives theirs to a car show twice a month.

 

[kikie]

When to use , or - in a sentence.

 

[Lameonade]

When to use , or - in a sentence.

You would actually never use a hyphen as a comma substitute, however. There are actually three types of dashes: the hyphen ( - ), the en dash ( – ), and the em dash ( — ).

- The hyphen is to be used to join words together to form compounds. Things like the red-orange flower, or the Anglo-Saxons.

– The en dash is to be used for ranges or to signify a space between. Examples like numbers (1–32, -5–40, 1970–1986), or times (Monday–Friday newspaper).

— The em dash is probably what you're thinking of instead of a hyphen. This is to be used like a set of parenthesis or a comma to add more relevant information — or whatever you want, really. What an em dash does — believe it or not — is enhance readability where commas might get lost. It's for effect for the most part.

 

[W3H5]

You would actually never use a hyphen as a comma substitute, however. There are actually three types of dashes: the hyphen ( - ), the en dash ( – ), and the em dash ( — ).

- The hyphen is to be used to join words together to form compounds. Things like the red-orange flower, or the Anglo-Saxons.

– The en dash is to be used for ranges or to signify a space between. Examples like numbers (1–32, -5–40, 1970–1986), or times (Monday–Friday newspaper).

— The em dash is probably what you're thinking of instead of a hyphen. This is to be used like a set of parenthesis or a comma to add more relevant information — or whatever you want, really. What an em dash does — believe it or not — is enhance readability where commas might get lost. It's for effect for the most part.

Those are bloody good explanations.

 

[TexRex]

— The em dash is probably what you're thinking of instead of a hyphen. This is to be used like a set of parenthesis or a comma to add more relevant information — or whatever you want, really. What an em dash does — believe it or not — is enhance readability where commas might get lost. It's for effect for the most part.

I use it a lot--some may say too often--though I'm lazy and double-hyphen it instead of finding the proper symbol. I probably ought to put spaces between it and the words that flank it as well--to make it that much more readable--but again, I'm lazy.

 

[Lameonade]

I use it a lot--some may say too often--though I'm lazy and double-hyphen it instead of finding the proper symbol. I probably ought to put spaces between it and the words that flank it as well--to make it that much more readable--but again, I'm lazy.

If you're on a PC, then Alt+0151 does an em dash while Alt+0150 does an en dash. I forgot what it is on a Mac; some combination of Command and/or Option with the hyphen key.

 

[BobK]

If you're on a PC, then Alt+0151 does an em dash while Alt+0150 does an en dash. I forgot what it is on a Mac; some combination of Command and/or Option with the hyphen key.

Not on my PC, it doesn't.

 

[kikie]

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Look I have been practising.

 

[Lameonade]

Not on my PC, it doesn't.

Do you have NumLock on?

 

[kolio]

You would actually never use a hyphen as a comma substitute, however. There are actually three types of dashes: the hyphen ( - ), the en dash ( – ), and the em dash ( — ).

- The hyphen is to be used to join words together to form compounds. Things like the red-orange flower, or the Anglo-Saxons.

– The en dash is to be used for ranges or to signify a space between. Examples like numbers (1–32, -5–40, 1970–1986), or times (Monday–Friday newspaper).

— The em dash is probably what you're thinking of instead of a hyphen. This is to be used like a set of parenthesis or a comma to add more relevant information — or whatever you want, really. What an em dash does — believe it or not — is enhance readability where commas might get lost. It's for effect for the most part.

Those are bloody good explanations.

Shem took the words right out of my mouth. Excellent way of putting that.

If you're on a PC, then Alt+0151 does an em dash while Alt+0150 does an en dash. I forgot what it is on a Mac; some combination of Command and/or Option with the hyphen key.

Didn't know that, thank you!

 

[Johnny1996]

When people not only don't look behind them when reversing out of a parking spot, but also quickly back out.

Sincerely, someone who was nearly clipped by a pickup while walking by it. And no I couldn't have been in his blind spot because I was right in line with the license plate.

 

[BobK]

Do you have NumLock on?

It doesn't matter if numlock on or off; it doesn't work.

 

[TB]

If you're on a PC, then Alt+0151 does an em dash while Alt+0150 does an en dash.

It doesn't matter if numlock on or off; it doesn't work.

Works on my wife's laptop.

Alt + 0176 for ° is the only one I've used often enough to remember.

 

[W3H5]

Because my memory is atrocious and I don’t remember those key inputs I have to Google the symbol and copy and paste it. I use ฿ a lot so I should probably learn that one. The only combo I know is for à which is part of my name (a+ctrl+alt) but is ever so easy on a phone keypad.

What’s the deal with my iPhone not auto capitalising “google”? Surely the phone knows what I mean, it auto capitalises other proper nouns ever when they’re also regular words. Is this some sort of corporate passive aggression?

 

[DesertPenguin]

I will always remember Alt-0233 is é for typing Spanish words. Stuck with me since high school

 

[Lameonade]

It doesn't matter if numlock on or off; it doesn't work.

Well I don't know what to tell you.

In Windows 10, they are also accessible from the Touch keyboard taskbar icon, among a myriad of other glyphs. Right-clicking the taskbar and clicking "Show touch keyboard button" will show a keyboard icon on the taskbar, which brings up the touch keyboard. From there, you should be able to click "&123" in the bottom left corner of the on-screen keyboard, find the hyphen, click and hold it, and finally be able to click several dash variants.

 

[Johnny1996]

I will never understand what some people get out of screaming insults at people on TV. It's common for me to hear "YOU FOOL" or something similar if not worse, sometimes even cheering when there's an injury, several times throughout the duration of a football game and that's not even when our favorite team is playing. It's not even a case of cheering on one team in hopes of the other losing, its flat out hatred. Even if I'm on the complete opposite side of the house or outside I can still hear the screaming and insults as if I'm sitting right next to the source. Makes me think it's a good thing that our neighbor is rarely home, otherwise there would probably be a history of the cops being called thinking it was domestic abuse or something with as loud, nasty and frequent the screaming is.

I truly can't stand it but I can't escape it since I'm not allowed to leave the house unless it's to hang out with one friend I've known since first grade and only if he picks me up. Problem being he's rarely free on Sundays and when he is, it's either not during game time or he already has other plans. I also can't go with anyone else because I don't have anyone else I could go with.

 

[TheNuvolari]

I will never understand what some people get out of screaming insults at people on TV. It's common for me to hear "YOU FOOL" or something similar if not worse, sometimes even cheering when there's an injury, several times throughout the duration of a football game and that's not even when our favorite team is playing. It's not even a case of cheering on one team in hopes of the other losing, its flat out hatred. Even if I'm on the complete opposite side of the house or outside I can still hear the screaming and insults as if I'm sitting right next to the source. Makes me think it's a good thing that our neighbor is rarely home, otherwise there would probably be a history of the cops being called thinking it was domestic abuse or something with as loud, nasty and frequent the screaming is.

Then never come to Hungary. Every single person is sueing and swearing to the TV during a football match. Their favorite is to say nice things about the footballer's mother.

God I would be so happy if Hungarians wouldn't be so primitive.

 

[Carbon_6]

I forgot what it is on a Mac; some combination of Command and/or Option with the hyphen key.

Shift+Option with the Minus key gives you the em dash.
Option with the Minus key gives you the en dash.
Minus key gives you the hyphen.

The Option key has "alt" at the top and what looks like the Starship Enterprise on the bottom — it only appears on Mac keyboards sold post-2006.

 

[Johnny1996]

Then never come to Hungary. Every single person is sueing and swearing to the TV during a football match. Their favorite is to say nice things about the footballer's mother.

God I would be so happy if Hungarians wouldn't be so primitive.

Honestly that's just ridiculous. I can understand being passionate and cheering on one's favorite team but theres a difference between that and absolute childish behavior.

 

[Lameonade]

When people use "you know" as a crutch in their argument when they can't think of how to support their claims with actual information.

 

[TexRex]

When people use "you know" as a crutch in their argument when they can't think of how to support their claims with actual information.

You know...

 

[kikie]

When people use "you know" as a crutch in their argument when they can't think of how to support their claims with actual information.

I know ......