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Infinite wrote:Anyone and I do mean anyone that responds to scientific information with, 'Well its only a theory.'

When what they really mean is, "Its only a hypothesis" because theory's are tested and validated and perhaps the strongest implications of our understanding of a specific phenomenon.

To which I usually reply with, 'So is Gravity but you seem to take that at face value.'

Has anyone ever pointed out that gravity is a law, not a theory?

On a completely unrelated note, pedantry winds me up.

i hate it when people say PIN number...and ATM machine...what do you think the N and M stand for you idiot?

and when people say "eXpresso", instead of "eSpresso"...

I hate those really picky people, you know the kind who moan about people saything things like PIN number or ATM machine

Lady of Mystery wrote:I hate those really picky people, you know the kind who moan about people saything things like PIN number or ATM machine

oooooh i think i've touched a raw nerve or two

I hate it when people are writing about internet companies and refer to them as Dot.com's. Either write Dot Com or .com. Otherwise you are actually writing Dot Dot Com.

A J Irving wrote:I hate it when people are writing about internet companies and refer to them as Dot.com's. Either write Dot Com or .com. Otherwise you are actually writing Dot Dot Com.

i hate it when people use apostrophes incorrectly

IAIN wrote:

A J Irving wrote:I hate it when people are writing about internet companies and refer to them as Dot.com's. Either write Dot Com or .com. Otherwise you are actually writing Dot Dot Com.

i hate it when people use apostrophes incorrectly

I hate it when people point out my grammatical errors when I've spent extra time checking the spelling so I don't look like an ignorant buffoon. Now I feel sad.

At least I used punctuation, even if it was wrong.

I hate it when people can't spell definitely. It is spelt D-E-F-I-N-I-T-E-L-Y. It is not spelt D-E-F-I-N-A-T-E-L-Y.

It looks like this...

definitely

NOT like this...

definately

If there's one thing I can't stand it's intolerance...

oooh, people who pronounce the word 'properly', as "PROPLY"...

NO! NO! NO!

especially when people say "i wish they'd just speak proply"....grrrrr

Eye definitaly dont like intolarence cos its proply anoying when peepul cant be bothured checking there grammur and speling and puntuashon,

Wishmaster, you see that hole in your avatar? I'm gonna tear you a new one.

Mandrake wrote:If there's one thing I can't stand it's intolerance...

We don't take kindly to intolerant people round here...

Replicant wrote:Wishmaster, you see that hole in your avatar? I'm gonna tear you a new one.

I'm definately reporting you to the mods for that lack of tolerunce

Eye halve a spelling chequer
It came with my pea sea
It plainly marques four my revue
Miss steaks eye kin knot sea

Eye strike a key and type a word
And weight four it two say
Weather eye am wrong oar write
It shows me strait a weigh

As soon as a mist ache is maid
It nose bee four two long
And eye can put the error rite
Its rare lea ever wrong

Eye have run this poem threw it
am shore your pleased two no
Its letter perfect awl the weigh
My chequer tolled me sew.

Incidentally, I hate people that express their hatred for the people with annoying habits rather than the annoying habits themselves. For example, rather than saying, 'I hate the incorrect use of apostrophes', they might say 'I hate people who use apostrophes incorrectly'. Instead of saying 'I hate it when people leave chewing gum on the undersides of tables', they'd say, 'I hate people that leave their chewing gum on the undersides of tables'. Such people are intolerant pigs. They should be locked in a big mailbag and drowned in manure.