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Peeve: To cause to be annoyed or resentful. synonym: annoy. These are not pet peeves at all, they are the persons pet loves. All examples are a type of "look a

Peeve: To cause to be annoyed or resentful. synonym: annoy. These are not pet peeves at all, they are the persons pet loves. All examples are a type of "look at this great example, designed not to annoy or cause resentment at all, just the opposite! Aren't they cool and amazing?"

300bps 4y ago
I studied French for four years and I'm sure there are all kinds of things that I say in that language that would confuse native French speakers as much as François Valentin confused us with an errant use of "pet peeve". I think he probably meant to say, "pet projects".
- not2b 4y ago
  My favorite is when a French colleague wanted to send some "demands" to a customer. He meant "questions", "demander" = "to ask", he didn't realize that "demand" has a very different implication in English. Fortunately this was caught before he sent that email.
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zen_of_prog 4y ago
My theory is that he misinterpreted https://xkcd.com/1138/ https://xkcd.com/1138/
jccalhoun 4y ago
I was very confused by that thread. I kept scrolling to find where he explained why it was a pet peeve of his.
- robbomacrae 4y ago
  Same. Lets not tell any SEO/journalists this technique for keeping us reading an article we might have otherwise dismissed!
test1235 4y ago
Author admits his mistake: François Valentin @Valen10Francois · 16h I realize that I've used that word completely incorrectly for ages! https://twitter.com/Valen10Francois/status/1524160721902354438 https://twitter.com/Valen10Francois/status/15241607219023544...
- irrational 4y ago
  Thank you for the link. I too was confused how this could possibly be a pet peeve. I wonder what term he actually meant? Pet project?
vehemenz 4y ago
Thank you. The overlays are enlightening, and I was confused by the title and the lack of negative commentary accompanying these maps.
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Mordisquitos 4y ago
Another more serious mistake is that further down the thread he refers to the DDR as a "former Soviet Republic", which it absolutely was not.

300bps 4y ago

I studied French for four years and I'm sure there are all kinds of things that I say in that language that would confuse native French speakers as much as François Valentin confused us with an errant use of "pet peeve". I think he probably meant to say, "pet projects".

not2b 4y ago
My favorite is when a French colleague wanted to send some "demands" to a customer. He meant "questions", "demander" = "to ask", he didn't realize that "demand" has a very different implication in English. Fortunately this was caught before he sent that email.

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zen_of_prog 4y ago

My theory is that he misinterpreted https://xkcd.com/1138/ https://xkcd.com/1138/

jccalhoun 4y ago

I was very confused by that thread. I kept scrolling to find where he explained why it was a pet peeve of his.

robbomacrae 4y ago
Same. Lets not tell any SEO/journalists this technique for keeping us reading an article we might have otherwise dismissed!

test1235 4y ago

Author admits his mistake: François Valentin @Valen10Francois · 16h I realize that I've used that word completely incorrectly for ages! https://twitter.com/Valen10Francois/status/1524160721902354438 https://twitter.com/Valen10Francois/status/15241607219023544...

irrational 4y ago
Thank you for the link. I too was confused how this could possibly be a pet peeve. I wonder what term he actually meant? Pet project?

vehemenz 4y ago

Thank you. The overlays are enlightening, and I was confused by the title and the lack of negative commentary accompanying these maps.

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Mordisquitos 4y ago

Another more serious mistake is that further down the thread he refers to the DDR as a "former Soviet Republic", which it absolutely was not.