What are your pet peeves re English usage?

You haven't learnt much, then?

Just for amusement, I reproduce a JTT post here, addressing another contributor, with some of the text removed for illustrative purposes:

What do you think, bearing in mind he is developing a rant based upon a remark of mine which he has, perhaps wilfully, misunderstood.
The remark was "An alternative? We live and learn.", which was followed by an obvious joke. (no emoticon, though. Some people seem to need those.)

and develops something to blindside people we Ignore, so they can't see our posts. Damn good idea.

I will certainly answer any honest, helpful, worthwhile question.

One of the reasons I no longer interact with JTT is its inability even have a moderate discussion without being introduced to its deranged view on world politics and US and UK"genocide" in particular.

JPB: ci asks what the NSA has done to me personally. They've proven that JTT has been right all along. You can imagine how much that pisses me off.

Post: # 5,375,662

http://able2know.org/topic/217301-6

On the same note though, it is completely condoning ofthe acts of genocide by GErmany and Japan during the pre WWII days..

I find it sad that I can carry on gut busting arguments with all sorts of nastiness and differences of opinions with , say, gungasnake, and gunga and I don't seem to HATE.

Im waiting for Robt to initiate the new :ignore" where,if I ignore someone, they cannot see any of my posts. Imagine, JTT will just disappear into the ether.

Damn good idea. JTT is a ******* BORE who repeats the same refrain a million different ways.

You won't even admit to the Japanese position on same sex "marriage" because it is not your position despite you being Japanese.

Who was prescriptive in our discussion? Who was descriptive?

I know I complimented, in jocular terms, a guy for spelling "minuscule" as I spell it.
That's a plus in my book.
Had I known, however, about the arrival of the Spanish Inquisition, I doubt I would have had the temerity to utter such an inflammatory statement.

As McTag and I discussed in a post prior to this one of his, and he has failed to mention, he and I had a discussion on the same thing, the spelling of 'miniscule/minuscule' months ago or even a year or so ago. ...

Do you remember this?

I do not remember this, although you have referred to it a couple of times recently. I am happy to believe it happened, though.

Although its happening is not disputed by me, I have not changed my view that "minuscule" is the spelling preferred by me, and seeing it in print gladdens me. I'm not liable to change in that respect, and I reserve the right to mention it if the spirit moves me.

I guess I'd like the new Ignore to have temporary and full aspects.

JTT, a very high percentage of your responses consist of direct and pointed rudeness. usually unprovoked. Don't be surprised if you get it back.

If you don't think that's the case, just read thru your responses in your profile.

Oh, and I wish many would learn to not quote all the time. All you have to do to see what someone said is check the little green/blue letters at the top of a reply.

Talking to you, Farmer. Why do you insist on quoting someone many ignore?

You seem to ignore your highly selective use of information yourself, JTT.

You repeatedly cite dictionaries, but when every dictionary's definition of a word disagrees with you, then you start claiming that dictionary compilers are prone to mistakes

(I'm thinking here of "probably", which you blew big time.)

You also refuse to even countenance the fact that "could" functions as the past tense of "can", though numerous dictionaries and grammarians disagree with you.

You have your own little coterie of ESLians whose word you accept slavishly, and you give no credence to the legions who disagree with you. You are estraordinarily[sic] selective yourself.