My top two language pet peeves are petty, but they drive me batty nonetheless: 1) People adding “st” to the end of words usually adverbs e.g. “Amongst the trees…” or “Whilst whistling a tune…”. If you ever use those words in front of me, I will throttle you immediately. And no, being British is not an excuse. 2) When people write or say “Don’t get me wrong”, as in “Linux is a piece of shit. Don’t get me wrong, I love Linux…”. Either mean what you say or don’t bother writing it down or saying it you meandering fuckwit. I see these all the time, especially on Slashdot and it really drives me bonkers. Ayyyee!
There. I feel better already.
