Pet Peeves

Critique · Sat 27 Mar, 2010 19.39

The Southerner wrote:My worst annoyance is people who use the phrase 'pet peeve'. It is very American. Being in Merry England I would have thought that people would use English phrases, wouldn't you?

Do you have a better title?

steddenm · Sat 27 Mar, 2010 20.48

Pet Hates?

Sput · Sat 27 Mar, 2010 20.57

I used to hate my neighbour's dog

cdd · Sat 27 Mar, 2010 21.13

But did he hate his dog's neighbour?

Jovis · Sat 27 Mar, 2010 21.54

I don't know, but I heard his dog has no nose.

Alexia · Sat 27 Mar, 2010 22.11

Jovis wrote:I don't know, but I heard his dog has no nose.

How does he smell?

Nick Harvey · Sat 27 Mar, 2010 22.30

Like a chicken that's just crossed the road.

iSon · Sat 27 Mar, 2010 23.43

cdd wrote:But did he hate his dog's neighbour?

You're wrong cdd, he actually ATE his dog's neighbour.

Invent Meridian · Sun 28 Mar, 2010 09.42

GMTV2009 wrote:
The Southerner wrote:My worst annoyance is people who use the phrase 'pet peeve'. It is very American. Being in Merry England I would have thought that people would use English phrases, wouldn't you?
Do you have a better title?

An annoyance, as I have used. The thread title could be 'What annoys you the most?'. Now that is a very English thread title!

marksi · Sun 28 Mar, 2010 09.49

Are we confusing England with the United Kingdom again? This is an irritating mistake that people in England often make.

Alexia · Sun 28 Mar, 2010 10.39

marksi wrote:Are we confusing England with the United Kingdom again? This is an irritating mistake that people in England often make.

My pet peeve is people who confuse England with the United Kingdom....er.....