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Pet Peeves…
Everyone has them, and I for one am no different. But mine are a little more nick nacky than the typical nail biting, pen clicking, or foot tapping cases. To be honest, I don’t even have that many compared to the usual individual’s list, but it doesn’t take away from the magnitude of how deep they get under my skin.
Numero Uno on my list: the overuse of the phrase “lol” (for those of you unfamiliar with “lol”, in the instant messaging/ text realm, it stands for ‘laugh out loud’). I know, I know, it may seem a bit ridiculous, but you have to understand where I’m coming from before you jump to a conclusion. Sure if I’m texting someone and he/she/ or I text something quite humorous, go ahead and throw your beloved “lol” in there. My only issue comes into play when my 21st century pen pal and I are discussing a topic not even relatively funny, but yet they still have the nerve to insert the lackluster acronym for a phrase. Unless “what are you doing?” is some comedian’s new punchline and I’m the only one unaware, then what about it is so funny to where I would seriously laugh out loud? Trust me, I understand that 83.23% of the time it’s used as an ice breaker or applied for comedic relief, and not supposed to be taken literally, but why even use it at all? I move that we, as a human race, abolish this horrendous saying and replace it with something with more substance, like I don’t know, actual conversation! You be the judge, I’m only writing MY opinion.
This brings me to number two: the phenomenon simply recognized as “:)”. Oh yes! The highly contagious smiley face that’s popularity spread faster than hope once Obama took office. Truthfully, I don’t have a problem with it as a whole, I just find it odd when people of the male species text the universal symbol for jubilation. I honestly don’t partake in the new “cool” thing, but it’s been made apparent that I’m one of “the few, the proud, the people who don’t send smiley faces!” Though, I wouldn’t mind meeting the person who had the pure genius to put two seperate gramatical symbols together in order to create a new category of punctuation. Whoever it was, he or she has to be in the company of Tom from myspace and the person responsible for facebook. It’s almost like the Frankenstein of grammar and composition, crafted for the forces of good, but still managed to take a sharp left turn to the dark side.
Last but far from least, the overly repeated, ditzy, valley girl esque saying, “I know right.” To me, this has seemed like a national plague, affecting anyone intrigued by the latest fad, or any trend followers. It may not even be the words themselves, but instead the manner they’re presented in. To me, when someone uses those three words, it comes off as some arrogant, lack of brain matter, remark. I honestly can’t stand it!
Maybe I am a little too picky when it comes to my pet peeves, but then again, they are MINE so I’m entitled to my own opinion.
