What are some small, meaningless things that annoy you?

Whaat ? ?
my teacher wrote “use proper grammar,” instead of “use proper grammar.”

I tried to highlight the comma vs the period but Fluther doesn’t let me emphasize punctuation.

It was the end of the sentence. So it should have been “use proper grammar(period)” not “use proper grammar(comma)”

People sometimes rake tree leaves up in piles and then don’t remove the piles. They just leave the leaves in piles. Like the pile fairy is going to take them away.

For a teacher to emphasize that you use proper grammar but misses using proper punctuation in the same assignment… I think you should call them on it! It wouldn’t hurt to suggest they give you extra credit for noticing.

My hub read that one way to lose weight is to not eat everything on your plate, so I have have to throw away the last two bites on his plate.

@YARNLADY Does he take larger portions to account for the last bites he’s going to throw away?

@snowberry No, in fact he leaves two or three bites in the cooking container as well. I usually try to save the “left overs” for my lunch.

That my husband doesn’t care if dishes and glasses are touching in the dishwasher.

That some people see fit to talk at concerts, talk on Disney rides that have narration, talk when someone else is giving important information to a crowd.

@YARNLADY That’s funny. I would be annoyed by that too, but it’s still funny.

People taking their cell phones out during theater and movies.

People talking during movies, as if they’re in their own living room. I’ve asked people to stop talking, and they have.

Automated answer things when calling doctors and for customer service, for example the cable company. They always try to get you to use their online portal, online chat, but since those things are AI now, they don’t always help and you need to speak to someone. Press 1 for this, press 2 for that, press 3 for this.

Stop signs and some traffic lights. Many of them were put there because traffic engineers did a shitty job of road layout.

I have another kitchen related. My kitchen faucet doesn’t move left to right easily, screwed in too tight or something. For some reason my husband and parents see fit to put dirty cups and bowls right below it, so when I turn on the water it splashes back up with dirty water. It’s annoying when I come over to the sink to wash something like a piece of fruit.

It bugs me when people use “floor” and “ground” interchangeably. One is inside and one is outside. I see it most frequently in tv shows, movies and in books. duhhh

@smudges I haven’t noticed on shows, that’s interesting. My husband uses it incorrectly sometimes, but I figure it’s because English is his second language. There are two separate words in Spanish, but I don’t know if Mexico maybe uses them differently or interchangeably. Sometimes Mexico is different than most Spanish speaking countries.

Someone opening the microwave door before turning it off first.

@JLeslie I notice it frequently, maybe because I’m sensitive to it I’m more likely to pick up on it. Drives me nuts…I actually correct them out loud. Yeah right…scolding a tv. :\

@RedDeerGuy1 So their entire skeleton is momentarily lit up. Crazy

When I’m pulling into a parking space, and a passenger unfastens their seatbelt. I’m not even stopped! Tempted to slam on the brakes just to make them fall forward.

@RocketGuy except if they’re harmed, your car insurance is going to be paying for their medical bills.