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Pet Peeve of the Week:

MotionMan

MotionMan

Lifer
"UBS" cable

I cannot tell you how many times I have heard someone refer to a USB cable as a "UBS" cable this past week - and I do not even work in IT!!!

Has anyone else heard this and, if so, why does it seem to be such a common mistake by the non-computer folk?

MotionMan
 
Meh...if that's the worst you can come up with as a "pet" peeve...you need to find a wild peeve. I understand they're much more interesting...😛
 
Arrgh a co-worker of mines keeps referring to AGP video cards as APG. Drives me nuts, especially since he is a very good tech...
 
Somewhat unrelated, but you'd be amazed at how many people in this country pronounce "lozenges" as "lozengers" :|
 
Originally posted by: MotionMan
"UBS" cable

I cannot tell you how many times I have heard someone refer to a USB cable as a "UBS" cable this past week - and I do not even work in IT!!!

Has anyone else heard this and, if so, why does it seem to be such a common mistake by the non-computer folk?

MotionMan
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My biggest pet peeve is stupid people who ask stupid questions (and yes, contrary to what some people will say, there ARE stupid questions).

My most recent pet peeve is how the instructer of the birthing class my wife and I are attending pronounces the word "centimeters" as "sonometers."

 
Originally posted by: soxfan
Originally posted by: MotionMan
"UBS" cable

I cannot tell you how many times I have heard someone refer to a USB cable as a "UBS" cable this past week - and I do not even work in IT!!!

Has anyone else heard this and, if so, why does it seem to be such a common mistake by the non-computer folk?

MotionMan
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My biggest pet peeve is stupid people who ask stupid questions (and yes, contrary to what some people will say, there ARE stupid questions).

My most recent pet peeve is how the instructer of the birthing class my wife and I are attending pronounces the word "centimeters" as "sonometers."
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Maybe he's trying to tell you that you are going to have a son? 😕

 
My Mom keeps calling the GPS she got me a GSP. I don't bother to correct her anymore.

KT
 
My bigger pet peeve is the people on craigslist who could only respond with "you're number 9 on the list" and "you're number 13 on the list". (The 2nd time was a follow-up email from me.) Took them forever to get around to responding to either, and they clearly didn't read them; just replied with a number rank of apparently the order in which they received the emails. Then, this morning at 7:03, we got an email that the item was available again. My wife responded within 3 or 4 minutes & also asked for a better picture. (and 3 minutes from the moment she got a message on her blackberry to bring a computer out of standby, open an email program, and compose a reply is pretty darn good.) 2:41 in the afternoon, I got another email back. Someone else had responded this morning as well to their email, and wants the item, sight unseen. They haven't dropped off a deposit yet, so if we drop off a deposit first, we get them. Now, if they had only read their original email, they'd have seen that I was willing a few days ago to have gotten a u-haul and picked it up today, even bringing tools to help uninstall the item, saving them some money that they'd otherwise have spent on a contractor, and I was willing to pay their asking price.

Sorry, but when I'm put in the position of having to drive 3 1/2 hours, give them $750 IF I arrive before the other person, then drive 3 1/2 hours back home, then pick them up another day?? You've gotta be kidding me! Enjoy your game of hard ball, I'm no longer on the playing field. I found the item in better quality, for just a little more money (albeit a 5 hour drive each way instead.)
 
Originally posted by: DrPizza
My bigger pet peeve is the people on craigslist who could only respond with "you're number 9 on the list" and "you're number 13 on the list". (The 2nd time was a follow-up email from me.) Took them forever to get around to responding to either, and they clearly didn't read them; just replied with a number rank of apparently the order in which they received the emails. Then, this morning at 7:03, we got an email that the item was available again. My wife responded within 3 or 4 minutes & also asked for a better picture. (and 3 minutes from the moment she got a message on her blackberry to bring a computer out of standby, open an email program, and compose a reply is pretty darn good.) 2:41 in the afternoon, I got another email back. Someone else had responded this morning as well to their email, and wants the item, sight unseen. They haven't dropped off a deposit yet, so if we drop off a deposit first, we get them. Now, if they had only read their original email, they'd have seen that I was willing a few days ago to have gotten a u-haul and picked it up today, even bringing tools to help uninstall the item, saving them some money that they'd otherwise have spent on a contractor, and I was willing to pay their asking price.

Sorry, but when I'm put in the position of having to drive 3 1/2 hours, give them $750 IF I arrive before the other person, then drive 3 1/2 hours back home, then pick them up another day?? You've gotta be kidding me! Enjoy your game of hard ball, I'm no longer on the playing field. I found the item in better quality, for just a little more money (albeit a 5 hour drive each way instead.)
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This post is number 7 on my list of posts to read.
 
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