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Pet Peeves
What are some of your pet peeves? I have many, but here are a few of the most annoying to me personally, which I'm sure everyone here has been exposed to at one time or another.
1) Using the word "load" to replace any number of technical terms. Some people abuse this word to the point where you cannot understand a thing they are talking about, and "load" could mean anything, and everything, to the point where the word becomes essentially meaningless. It's like "load" actually means "fill in the blank(s)." We no longer boot our computers, we "load" Windows. You don't refresh your browser, you "load" Internet Explorer. The list goes on and on, ad nauseam. This one drives me absolutely nuts!
2) Giving advice that has absolutely nothing to do with the question. For instance, someone asks how to do something in Internet Explorer, and is given an answer in the form of "download and install Firefox." Or someone asks something like how do I play .flv files in Windows Media Player, and is given a response like "Download and install FLV Player." Why would someone want to install a crapload of bloatware, and another entire media player just to play one single video format, when they just need a codec pack? This is NOT an answer to the question! This one drives me absolutely bonkers too.