[Annoy] What's something small that really annoys you?

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#2603587 14-Nov-2020 07:39

Geektastic:

I am not sure whether this annoys me or concerns me - or both.

I went to download the new Mac OS, Big Sur, and got a dialogue box that said "Are you sure you want to download Big Sur?"

WTH?! Do you mean "..because it's big and time consuming" or "..because it might fry your computer"?!!!

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#2604376 15-Nov-2020 20:05

BlinkyBill:

Geektastic:

I cannot abide "onboarding".

There is no verb "to onboard" 🤬

I onboard

You onboard

We onboard

They onboard

No. No and thrice No.

Onboard is a state of being - as in "onboard the ship" - not an action. Just stop your nonsense.

”Onboarding” is a noun (e.g. ‘I have completed my onboarding’), and “onboard” is an adjective (e.g. ‘this ship has an onboard casino’). These terms are very widely used. Get with the times.

Well, I think we can agree we're all onboard with that now?

You're not on Atlantis anymore, Duncan Idaho.

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#2604388 15-Nov-2020 21:09

MadEngineer:
Well, I think we can agree we're all onboard with that now?

Next person to use that term gets overboarded.

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#2604393 15-Nov-2020 21:27

Onboarding has been in use for over 40 years. I’m sure there are many newer words people use without being annoyed by them. English is a living language and has had many change since old English.

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#2604396 15-Nov-2020 21:34

Shadowfoot: Onboarding has been in use for over 40 years. I’m sure there are many newer words people use without being annoyed by them. English is a living language and has had many change since old English.

Sure but that doesn't stop people being annoyed by certain words. This stuff isn't entirely/at all rational.

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#2604567 16-Nov-2020 09:58

The New Zealand Media's reaction to Argentina outplaying the All Blacks...it's never about how good the opposition are, but always about how poorly the AB's played.

Give the Argentinians the credit they deserve! They played well, they won, it was an historic win and they deserve every accolade.

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Handsome Dan needs to stop adding three dots to every sentence...

Handsome Dan does not currently have a side hustle as the mascot for Yale

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#2604572 16-Nov-2020 10:04

Argentina beating was always inevitable. Strong opposition is important especially with the absence of SA

Here is a crazy notion, lets give peace a chance.

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#2604578 16-Nov-2020 10:16

Handle9:

Shadowfoot: Onboarding has been in use for over 40 years. I’m sure there are many newer words people use without being annoyed by them. English is a living language and has had many change since old English.

Sure but that doesn't stop people being annoyed by certain words. This stuff isn't entirely/at all rational.

It’s not rational to be annoyed by the appropriate use of modern language. It’s not rational to expect the modern world to be expressed in medieval terms. It’s not rational to be a stagnant thinker.

It annoys me that there are people who are expressively Luddite. Be a Luddite in your own world - don’t force it on everyone.

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#2604651 16-Nov-2020 12:08

BlinkyBill:

It’s not rational to expect the modern world to be expressed in medieval terms.

Hwæt ne?

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#2604987 16-Nov-2020 21:22

Selling a car privately.

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#2605005 16-Nov-2020 22:14

Shadowfoot: Onboarding has been in use for over 40 years. I’m sure there are many newer words people use without being annoyed by them. English is a living language and has had many change since old English.

Where? I all my working life I have never heard it used until recently. The usual term is "induction" where I come from.

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#2605007 16-Nov-2020 22:16

BlinkyBill:

It’s not rational to be annoyed by the appropriate use of modern language. It’s not rational to expect the modern world to be expressed in medieval terms. It’s not rational to be a stagnant thinker.

It annoys me that there are people who are expressively Luddite. Be a Luddite in your own world - don’t force it on everyone.

Use modern nonsense words in your own world - don't force them on everyone...😇

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#2605008 16-Nov-2020 22:17

Handsomedan:

The New Zealand Media's reaction to Argentina outplaying the All Blacks...it's never about how good the opposition are, but always about how poorly the AB's played.

Give the Argentinians the credit they deserve! They played well, they won, it was an historic win and they deserve every accolade.

Should have sent the Royal Marines instead...

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#2605018 16-Nov-2020 23:16

Handle9: Selling a car privately.

Absolutely agree, did it only once and swear never again!

My buyer wrote me a nasty and rude text saying we were crooks and had sold him a dud and reeled off about ten things wrong with the car and demanded half of the money back. (The car had a current WOF and I had dropped the price to what he offered to end the drama of selling). I called his bluff and told him to drive it to VTNZ by midday the next day and we would do a change of ownership and I would refund all his money...but first would check with police in case the car had been used for anything illegal. Never heard from him again.

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#2605021 17-Nov-2020 01:03

Eva888:
Handle9: Selling a car privately.

Absolutely agree, did it only once and swear never again!

My buyer wrote me a nasty and rude text saying we were crooks and had sold him a dud and reeled off about ten things wrong with the car and demanded half of the money back. (The car had a current WOF and I had dropped the price to what he offered to end the drama of selling). I called his bluff and told him to drive it to VTNZ by midday the next day and we would do a change of ownership and I would refund all his money...but first would check with police in case the car had been used for anything illegal. Never heard from him again.

There are some cultural differences here. Getting incessant messages asking for last price or best price gets a bit old.

It's still worth it rather than selling to a dealer just a bit painful.

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