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Pet Peeves v. 5.0

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One thing that lightly pissed me off about the iphone was hitting the symbol key to add an apostrophe, then hitting it again to return to the letters. It just seemed an unnecessary fiddling when that should be a most used key. However, I've since learned that writing the word without it mostly gets auto corrected anyway.

*Curses* I've just cancelled out my own peeve. I'll get my coat. :(
 
Busty St Clare said:
Bands that continue to tour with very few of the key original memebers and still proclaiming to be the "original". Guns N Roses is a current example with Axle Rose and no Slash. In fact Axel is sueing Slash because he is still the face in Guitar hero. Give me a fucking break. You were always the Garfunkle of that band and should be happy that any one wants to see you braided headed fail of a covers band.

Beach Boy's without Brian Wilson... ditto.

I can understand new members who have runs on the board contributing to the band such as AC/DC's Brian Johnson or Rolling Stone with Ronnie Wood.
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I agree 100% on this one. When I think of Guns and Roses, I think Appetite for Destruction and Lies.

What the hell does the current band have to do with Guns N Roses?
 
n3ophy7e said:
Ahhh the age-old debate ;)
I too use the apostrophe in such a scenario, knowing full well that it's incorrect to use it like that, but yeah just to clarify and make it easier to read :)
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Fear not :) It isn't incorrect. If you pick up a grammar guide from 1972, maybe, but not if you pick up a recent book, say, from the 1990's. :)
 
this is a midwest united states peeve: christians who, during the winter holidays, try to shove their religion at you, as if they OWN the solstice. the tilt of the earth's axis is the reason for the season. jesus was a rather distant afterthought.
 
Nerdy pedantic grammar pet peeve:

It really peeves me when people say something is "comprised of" some other things.

The word is "composed," not "comprised." Why do people insist on trying to use fancy words if they don't actually know how to use them? People who don't recognize the error won't be impressed by the fancy word, and the people who might be impressed by the fancy word will recognize the error, and thus won't be impressed.

So, it's a lose-lose.
 
^Actually the dictionary says its perfectly acceptable. How else would you use the word "comprise"?

comprise (v.)

1.form or compose; "This money is my only income" "The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance" "These constitute my entire belonging" "The children made up the chorus" "This sum represents my entire income for a year" "These few men comprise his entire army"

2.include or contain; have as a component"A totally new idea is comprised in this paper" "The record contains many old songs from the 1930's"

3.be composed of; "The land he conquered comprised several provinces" "What does this dish consist of?"
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Fjones said:
Nerdy pedantic grammar pet peeve:

It really peeves me when people say something is "comprised of" some other things.

The word is "composed," not "comprised." Why do people insist on trying to use fancy words if they don't actually know how to use them? People who don't recognize the error won't be impressed by the fancy word, and the people who might be impressed by the fancy word will recognize the error, and thus won't be impressed.

So, it's a lose-lose.
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Awww damn, I always thought "comprised of" was suitable to use in that context.....

Isn't it??
 
when people walk in the crosswalk when red hand is up. why is it that they cant wait those 3 maybe 4 seconds for the white walking man? no, they just cant wait and they walk on the red hand. that is one of my biggest pet peeves. i cant stand that.
 
lol Fjones, I think you're wrong on that one dude. Plus wouldn't it be a vocabulary issue, not a grammar issue?
 
Damien said:
Plus wouldn't it be a vocabulary issue, not a grammar issue?
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I think it could be considered either a style issue or a usage issue.

J-school people have tons of things about word choices like comprised, composed. Go drinking with a bunch of J-school graduates and say "revolves on" and watch them try to beat each other to saying "It is 'centers on' and 'revolves around'."

Given that it is a big part of their craft it makes sense. I pay a bit of attention because someday I could need some polish in some writing somewhere. Probably I'd submit to J-school friends with a request for help if I needed that sort of refinement about my writing.
 
i think fjones problem with "comprised of" is the "of" part because most definitions of comprise mean "to contain".

i think his point is that the correct usage is "the collection comprises 5 works of art" not "the collection is comprised of 5 works of art".

that said, some dictionaries define comprise as a synonym of compose or constitute in which case the "of" would be ok. however, merriam webster, on this subject, says:

"Although it has been in use since the late 18th century, sense 3 is still attacked as wrong. Why it has been singled out is not clear, but until comparatively recent times it was found chiefly in scientific or technical writing rather than belles lettres. Our current evidence shows a slight shift in usage: sense 3 is somewhat more frequent in recent literary use than the earlier senses. You should be aware, however, that if you use sense 3 you may be subject to criticism for doing so, and you may want to choose a safer synonym such as compose or make up."

your call but i understand where fjones is coming from.

alasdair
 
fizzle said:
^Actually the dictionary says its perfectly acceptable. How else would you use the word "comprise"?
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What dictionary says this?

"Comprised of" is ALWAYS WRONG. There are no exceptions.

The way to use it is:

"The hospital comprises three wings"

"The encyclopedia comprised 27 volumes."

ANd so on.

Comprised means "is composed of." Saying "comprised of" is absurd.
 
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