As everyone knows, humans have pet peeves. We all have those certain things that really grind our gears and get us going. I have to admit that when it comes to this, I’m not quite “normal.” I let weird and unusual things bug me that people normally wouldn’t think about. I could probably write about this all night, but I’ll try and keep the list to a minimum!
1. The way people use your and you’re. It GRINDS MY GEARS when someone puts “YOUR amazing” “YOUR beautiful” “YOUR immature” PEOPLE. When YOU’RE saying something IS something, it is YOU’RE, the contraction for YOU ARE! It is a helping verb. “YOU ARE beautiful” “YOU ARE amazing” “YOU ARE immature.” On the other end, YOUR is a possessive pronoun, expressing something that belongs to you. So therefore, “beautiful, immature, and amazing” do NOT belong to you! A proper way to use YOUR would be “Your dog barks a lot.” “Your mom is a kind woman.” A simple way to avoid using YOUR/YOU’RE the wrong way is to think to yourself, is this a situation where I would actually say, “YOU ARE”, or is it not? It’s a simple fix, yet it is abused sooooo much!
2. I know as humans, we are not supposed to judge people, but I have to mention a pet peeve of mine in regard to clothing and hygiene of people I see at school. It really bugs me that I know girls who actually take the time to look like they’ve just rolled out of bed. They literally get up and take time to try to pull off that bed head look. Why? If you’re… (Yes, proper usage of you’re… wink) going to take all that time to look like trash, why not take the time and look presentable? They style their hair in messy ponytails and still take time to put on makeup. Hmm. I just don’t get it. Also, I can’t stand when they wear those Ugg boots with sweat pants or shorts. It looks ridiculous, and it’s the typical sorority girl look. Let me make myself clear. I’m not dissing on the Greek community – I just tend to notice that the majority of girls who try to pull off this look belong to a sorority. I’ll be the first to admit that I don’t go to school everyday dressed up, but my point is that I don’t take hours with a goal to look worn out. If I look worn out, it’s because I am, not because I took the time to make myself look that way.
3. As a student at a very large campus, I have to walk pretty far distances to get to class. As you enter campus, there are an immense amount of pedestrian signs and warnings for drivers to yield to walkers. There are crosswalks in various places, but really, what’s the point of finding one? There have been times that I’ve stood at the crosswalk, waiting as traffic goes, only to find that NO ONE yields for us. Buses, bikers, and even the campus cops refuse to stop and allow a walker to go across. I’m now in my fourth semester at Tech and have learned that you pretty much just have to walk out and hope the drivers see you in time to stop if you ever want to get across the street. What really gets me is that I have seen cops give jaywalking tickets to people for not using crosswalks. HUH? Why does this happen? Shouldn’t people be getting in trouble for not yielding for pedestrians as the law states? Campus police is another topic I will not talk about right now. That will get me on a whole other rant that should be saved for another day.
These are just three pet peeves I have been noticing a lot lately. My list could go on forever on things that really bug me. Don’t get the wrong idea from this blog entry. I might sound like this grumpy old person who just sits around and finds the negative in stuff, but I’m not. Sometimes it’s fun to toss around certain things that get under people’s skin. A lot of times, I try to find the humor in it all and get a laugh out of it. I have friends and family that know the things that frustrate me and go out of their way to point things out, just to turn a potentially “GRRR” situation into a silly one.
One thing I hope you can pull away from this is the YOUR/YOU’RE thing. It’s a simple fix, and one that seems to be getting worse. Then again, maybe I’m just noticing it more for other reasons.
YOU’RE (you are) amazing for taking the time to read this blog and YOUR brain (possession) will thank you for the new, crazy knowledge you have acquired in the time it took you to read this!
Seriously folks, let’s get a grasp on the your/you’re thing. Happy reading!
