Pet peeves. Ugh. We all have pet peeves. It ranges from the simplest to the most outrageous. Some are deemed unreasonable, but there are just some parts of our human nature that we cannot explain. To answer the Question of The Day, here are my top ten pet peeves:
10. Choppy phone lines
I think anyone would have this on his or her list. I'm not surprised that this has become one of my pet peeves. Having the chance to work in a telecommunications company, poor communication lines has always been one of the top complaints of subscribers. I couldn't blame them. I experience the inconvenience too!
9. Loud ringtones
Some people just don't know that the mobile phone ringtone is not for everyone to hear. It should be set at a certain level for it not to be intrusive. So, before leaving the house, I suggest you check the volume of your ringtone.
8. Red tape
Any form of unnecessary delay never fails to get in my nerves. Especially at work when I've got a long list of to-do's, an impediment is that last thing I would want to encounter.
7. Pens that skip
Whenever I shop for pens, I spend a significant amount of my shopping time testing them before checking them out at the cashier. I can be pretty anal about making sure that the pens are in perfect writing condition.
6. People who can't eliminate their fake twang
I cannot seem to understand why people who learned to speak English in an accent they are forced to do so cannot revert back to the English they grew up with. I can probably tolerate the way of speech, but the arrogance is just unforgivable.
5. Pay parking
I can't remember when establishments such as malls started charging for parking space. Shouldn't they be required to provide their customers free parking space? Even hospitals charge for parking space nowadays!
4. Cents used to mean centavos
A lot of Filipinos make the mistake of calling centavos, cents. I just can't stand the error. Cents and centavos are two different currencies! My sister and I share the same cent-iment.
3. Open doors
Maybe it's my obsessive-compulsive self, but I get uncomfortable when the door of the room I'm in is unclosed or in simpler terms, open. Hehehe! There must be a psychological explanation for this.
2. Mismatched spoon and fork
Do you know that it's impossible for me to enjoy my meal if I'm using mismatched spoon and fork? Well, I would probably have to make an exception if I'm famished, but on a regular day I would have to have matching spoon and fork to have a great meal.
1. Wrong use of the word pictorial
You're probably expecting a photography-related pet peeve. Here it is! And it's the top item. Pictorial is often used to pertain to a photo shoot. I'm sorry, my friends, but pictorial is actually a synonym for graphic. Also, it can be used as a noun that means "a newspaper or periodical with pictures as a main feature" (Apple Dictionary).
There you have it. My top 10 pet peeves. What are yours?
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