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What really grinds your gears?

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Apr 2017
2:41pm, 27 Apr 2017
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McGoohan
One issue is that spell checkers (or spellcheckers) on mobile phones, don't recognise compound nouns. I tried to be grammatically correct for so long... and then just gave up. It was taking too long.
Apr 2017
6:32pm, 27 Apr 2017
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CharlieP
People who take great umbrage at your not pronouncing or spelling their, or, more usually, their offspring's name(s) correctly. Even though you've never heard it said or seen it written, respectively.
Apr 2017
6:53pm, 27 Apr 2017
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cackleberry
The man in the next office with a really loud, droning voice. Especially when he's droning on and I am trying to count.
Apr 2017
8:30pm, 27 Apr 2017
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Eynsham Red
Newspaper websites. So slow to load and peppered with pop up ads.
Apr 2017
8:52pm, 27 Apr 2017
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Fierce and Fearless Fleecy
Headphones. Always fucking breaking, if they're not they are stolen by family members...
Apr 2017
9:07pm, 27 Apr 2017
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Diogenes
The refill packs for the instant coffee we have are more expensive than the glass jars.
Apr 2017
9:14pm, 27 Apr 2017
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Rosehip
Charlie, how do you pronounce this girl's name ? La-A ....
Apr 2017
9:15pm, 27 Apr 2017
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Diogenes
Guesses Leia, like the princess
Apr 2017
9:43pm, 27 Apr 2017
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Rosehip
unfortunately not, the poor little princess is call Ladasha!
Apr 2017
9:54pm, 27 Apr 2017
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Diogenes
Of course, I've heard that before

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