Language.

I tire of seeing tyre spelt tire.

I detest the lack of punctuation and paragraphs in posts, ALL CAPS are another pita.

Very American (and Canadian) spelling. Along with "check" as in money payment, but not "cheque"

Thank you all, I needed a good chuckle today! Irregardless of the fact that it has been a quiet lovely day with the Hubby (My absolute pet peeve!!)

I have people in forums say I have spelt the acronym QANTAS wrong when I have mentioned it, as it does not have a U in it after the Q.

As we know it's an acronym, not a real word

Mike D said:

As we know it's an acronym, not a real word

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It's surprising the amount of people that spell it Quantas though.

Mike D said:

Very American (and Canadian) spelling. Along with "check" as in money payment, but not "cheque"

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I'm Canadian and use cheque when I write (not right) a cheque, and I also check my chequing account regularly. Sadly the majority of the population can no longer spell. Sign of the times.

bangkokdiabetic said:

Program and progamme .

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Two different meaning I think.

Program as in computing.
Programme as in televison.

bangkokdiabetic said:

or maybe when you set your computer at U.K. English the spellchecker stays American .

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I have my spellchecker in Chrome set to English (Australia).

I get very annoyed by the misuse of the word "QUIRKY".

bangkokdiabetic said:

now thats a contradiction in and of itself English/Australian two polar opposites.

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It's not realy, because there are no aboriginal place names / words in the straight pukka sahib English spellchecker.

Always have been fussy about this confusing word. Simplified it to the point that (to me) program is a noun, programme, a verb. One is static, the other is not. That from someone who is very religious about grammar and words ... i.e. how would you spell the title of a PC software / hardware developer? It is not "programer"

Mike D said:

Always have been fussy about this confusing word. Simplified it to the point that (to me) program is a noun, programme, a verb. One is static, the other is not. That from someone who is very religious about grammar and words ... i.e. how would you spell a PC software / hardware developer?

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For software development: (Computer) systems analyst/developer

And a programmer does the coding for the actual program.

Robbity

Don't take me quite so literally .... trying to point out my word distinction, not work titles. Yes, I've worked for years in IT

Tipetoo said:

Two different meaning I think.

Program as in computing.
Programme as in televison.


I have my spellchecker in Chrome set to English (Australia).

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I spent more than 20 years working with computers in television broadcasting. I have always used the two words like that but it seems I was wrong it's really a country thing.
https://www.dailywritingtips.com/get-with-the-programme/

Grant_Vicat said:

I think it depends in what era you were diagnosed. I grew up being called a diabetic, so I find it amusing when people coyly say "A patient with diabetes". It doesn't camouflage us!

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Personally, I love how our language evolves.
There are words which used to be common but are now considered racist or sexist or homophobic. Although these used to be fine (and many people grew up with them), they are not considered appropriate today.
Describing someone as "a diabetic" is probably not the same level as using any of those terms but just because it was the correct language used, does not mean it will remain the correct language to use.
Today, there are many people who are happy to be described as "a diabetic" and, like you find "a person* with diabetes" amusing or strange. On the other hand, there are people who do not like this term.
Another thing I love about our language is how varied it is: how there are so many different ways there are to describe the same thing.

*I was intrigued that you used the example "a patient with diabetes". Personally, I find "a diabetic" to be more acceptable in a medical scenario because, in that environment, their diabetes is the most significant thing about them. It is describing someone as "a diabetic" in a day-to-day scenario where having diabetes is less relevant that other parts of their character.

But now I am picking nits that are so small you can only see them under a microscope.

As I say, I love that we are all different with different loves and loathes ... I even use txt speak sometimes