March 3, 2000    
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What mannerism, speech habit of other people annoys you the most?

Preempting the conversation, particularly when the monologue isn't related to the previous discussion.  Even more exasperating is an uninformed fool, professing knowledge that he does not possess.

Jill, 59
Saylorsburg, PA

Hypocrisy, first of all. I can't stand people who preach and lecture about their religion, beliefs, etc., but have no qualms about treating people awful.  I also cannot stand rude drivers. Just let someone in during traffic  already!! It won't kill you!

Amy, 23
Baton Rouge, LA

I guess I don't see the point of letting other people bother me a whole lot. They do, sometimes, but the beautiful thing about other people is that you can usually get away from them. I can't get away from myself, though, so I try to make myself as tolerable as possible.

Karen, 20
Marshelltown/Ames, IA

It used to be whenever someone would say "axe" instead of "ask". Like when they would axe a question. I thought it was a sign of ignorance, but now realize that its more like a regional thing.

Cindy, 41
Lowell, MA

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Doug
Lowell, MA

I don't understand why people can't speek their mind and are threatened by those who do. 90% of the conversations I find myself in end up sinking to the level of "cooooo cooooo". Where as, when I find an excuse to start a conversation, I tend to bring up Anthony's top 4: Suicide of the species, eugenics, revolting against "THE MAN", and sex. I don't have many friends anymore. F*ck'em.

Anthony, 24
Baton Rouge, LA

People who talk in halting, nervous, or strained manners tend to trigger an emotional response in me that is akin to primordial rage.  Although you would never know this if you were such a person in a coversation with me.

Felicia, 34
Somerville, MA

People who flutter their eyes when they talk annoy me the most.  This isn't very common, but when I come across it in someone, I want to slap them silly.

Laura, 35
Lowell,
MA

From my own personal opinion (I don't know if this qualifies as one of the above), but I work in a place that requires me to work with people constantly all day long, which also includes answering phones. One of the things that annoys me the most is when someone calls for someone that's not in, and when I ask if they'd like their voicemail, it turns into this major decision. "Ummm....gee....I don't know...hmmm...(sigh)..." C'mon people, it's not like you're choosing a new car, it's voicemail.

Nicole
Elk Grove, CA

Spitting, stuttering, "homey" talk, overused sarcastic tone, overobsessive gayness slander, "valley-girl" (or boy) snob sighs, and the "I'm all that" cockyness.

Ray, 17
Toronto  CANADA

When they say they "could care less" when they mean they couldn't.

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Janet, 42
E. Brunswick,
NJ

The stupid pride in ignorance that comes from the insecure feelings of inadequacy uneducated people insist on embracing to define themselves. Using "ain't" and double negatives with even the slightest bit of self-consciousness that you are not speaking in a grammatically correct way, and trying to swagger an attitude around it of not caring when it's closer to the truth that the person believes they are probably incapable of getting the simple conventions of diction and grammar down correctly.

mothmc, 35
Pensacola,
FL

When people don't say words right, I can't restrain myself from telling them. "Americans Online" is one of the worst. I hate AOL, but people should at least know how to say it. My mother's boyfriend says "oynge" instead of orange, "Dathenport" instead of Davenport (a city about 60 miles from here, or a couch), "liberry" for library, and all manner of other crap. On the subject, I also have it when people misuse apostrophes. There was a big sign above a store in town that read "Video's and More". I just wanted to walk in there and ask them if they ever read their sign. I mean, several different people would have seen that sign before it even went up on the building.  The people who named the store, the people who made the sign, the people who put it up, etc. I find it hard to believe that there wasn't a single intelligent person involved in the whole situation.

Kristin, 20
IA  USA

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