Minor things that bother you

[allniter89]

Things COVID taught us: Coughing in public is now as bad as, or worse than, farting in public.

Sneezing too: I can think of a handful of times where I've sneezed in a grocery store and instantly got a few dirty looks...

bonus points if you cough to cover up a fart.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBx4Kak9TDc

COPD causes me to cough at random times, altho I always cover my pie whole I get dirty looks. I say its from smoking not COVID.

[The Nature Boy]

When someone says "my work" to refer to their place of employment instead of "my job."

Ex. "I went to my work today to pick up some papers."

It hits my ears wrong and sounds grammatically incorrect. There is already a perfectly good English phrase to describe the place to which you're referring.

[TheHighwayMan3561]

When someone says "my work" to refer to their place of employment instead of "my job."

Ex. "I went to my work today to pick up some papers."

It hits my ears wrong and sounds grammatically incorrect. There is already a perfectly good English phrase to describe the place to which you're referring.

The way I think of it, "my job" is my role within "my work" which is the physical space where I do my job. Typically when someone says "I went to my work to do X" I take that to mean they were going to the physical location of their job while not working (such as if they forgot their phone or something that they need to go back and retrieve), or were stopping by briefly while assigned elsewhere that day. In your example, the person going to pick up papers ostensibly to take them somewhere else.

[ethanhopkin14]

When someone says "my work" to refer to their place of employment instead of "my job."

Ex. "I went to my work today to pick up some papers."

It hits my ears wrong and sounds grammatically incorrect. There is already a perfectly good English phrase to describe the place to which you're referring.

The way I think of it, "my job" is my role within "my work" which is the physical space where I do my job. Typically when someone says "I went to my work to do X" I take that to mean they were going to the physical location of their job while not working (such as if they forgot their phone or something that they need to go back and retrieve), or were stopping by briefly while assigned elsewhere that day. In your example, the person going to pick up papers ostensibly to take them somewhere else.

If I forget something at work, I say "I have to go to my office to pick up______".  The office has a double meaning.  It can be the physical room you do the work in, or it can mean the entire building that houses the company you work for.  I never call it "my work".  I call it "the office" or "my office" or "I have to go to work".  The first two mean I am going there to do something, but I am not traditionally clocking in, and the latter means I am going to the office to actually work. 

[1995hoo]

When someone says "my work" to refer to their place of employment instead of "my job."

Ex. "I went to my work today to pick up some papers."

It hits my ears wrong and sounds grammatically incorrect. There is already a perfectly good English phrase to describe the place to which you're referring.

The way I think of it, "my job" is my role within "my work" which is the physical space where I do my job. Typically when someone says "I went to my work to do X" I take that to mean they were going to the physical location of their job while not working (such as if they forgot their phone or something that they need to go back and retrieve), or were stopping by briefly while assigned elsewhere that day. In your example, the person going to pick up papers ostensibly to take them somewhere else.

If I forget something at work, I say "I have to go to my office to pick up______".  The office has a double meaning.  It can be the physical room you do the work in, or it can mean the entire building that houses the company you work for.  I never call it "my work".  I call it "the office" or "my office" or "I have to go to work".  The first two mean I am going there to do something, but I am not traditionally clocking in, and the latter means I am going to the office to actually work. 

Agreed with all of this, except that I also jokingly use "the office" to refer to the place where the real work gets done–that is, the restroom.

[ethanhopkin14]

When someone says "my work" to refer to their place of employment instead of "my job."

Ex. "I went to my work today to pick up some papers."

It hits my ears wrong and sounds grammatically incorrect. There is already a perfectly good English phrase to describe the place to which you're referring.

The way I think of it, "my job" is my role within "my work" which is the physical space where I do my job. Typically when someone says "I went to my work to do X" I take that to mean they were going to the physical location of their job while not working (such as if they forgot their phone or something that they need to go back and retrieve), or were stopping by briefly while assigned elsewhere that day. In your example, the person going to pick up papers ostensibly to take them somewhere else.

If I forget something at work, I say "I have to go to my office to pick up______".  The office has a double meaning.  It can be the physical room you do the work in, or it can mean the entire building that houses the company you work for.  I never call it "my work".  I call it "the office" or "my office" or "I have to go to work".  The first two mean I am going there to do something, but I am not traditionally clocking in, and the latter means I am going to the office to actually work. 

Agreed with all of this, except that I also jokingly use "the office" to refer to the place where the real work gets done–that is, the restroom.

Hahaha!  George Costanza.

[Scott5114]

I've gotten in the habit of referring to my work with whatever city it's in. This is probably because my last long-term job was at a business that bore the name of the city it was in, so the two were already synonymous. So when I'm working on the building I'm remodeling for my business, I don't say I'm going to work or to my job, but just "I'm going out to Blanchard". (I don't have any other reason to go elsewhere in Blanchard.)

I'm also doing work for someone else on a contractor basis, and get sent to job sites that can theoretically be anywhere in the metro, and those I usually refer to by the street name (e.g. "the place on Waterloo").

[CtrlAltDel]

When someone says "my work" to refer to their place of employment instead of "my job."

I don't like either of them. For me both "work" and "job" are things that you do and not places that you go to.

[hbelkins]

When someone says "my work" to refer to their place of employment instead of "my job."

I don't like either of them. For me both "work" and "job" are things that you do and not places that you go to.

The common phrase around here is "I'm going to work" or "I'm leaving work," not "I'm going to the office" or "I'm leaving my job." The latter, in these parts anyway, conveys that you're giving up your employment.

[wanderer2575]

I refer to my place of employment away from my home as "the office"; i.e. either I'm working from home or I'm going to the office.  If I were working a blue-collar job that couldn't be done from home, I probably would simply say "I'm going to work."

[Scott5114]

I refer to my place of employment away from my home as "the office"; i.e. either I'm working from home or I'm going to the office.  If I were working a blue-collar job that couldn't be done from home, I probably would simply say "I'm going to work."

Yeah, that's the main issue I'd have. I've only worked a job where I had use of an office for about six months. In order, my job locations were: restaurant drive-thru window, restaurant office (that I shared with several other managers), casino slot floor, casino cash cage, barn, marijuana grow facility.

If I ever told my wife I was going to the office, she'd assume I was going to the home office at the end of our hallway.

[tolbs17]

*Tolbs plays darts as he eats popcorn and gets a bullseye!*

[hotdogPi]

*Tolbs plays darts as he eats popcorn and gets a bullseye!*

As long as they're not lawn darts.

[Scott5114]

*Tolbs plays darts as he eats popcorn and gets a bullseye!*

Why does that bother you?

[tolbs17]

*Tolbs plays darts as he eats popcorn and gets a bullseye!*

Why does that bother you?

Cause one time I choked...

[hotdogPi]

Back on topic: yelling at things that don't deserve being yelled at.

Example: "Get the cat out of the stupid refrigerator!" (or possibly with a swear word instead of an insult) The refrigerator didn't do anything wrong; you're probably trying to yell at the cat, not the refrigerator.

[Scott5114]

Back on topic: yelling at things that don't deserve being yelled at.

Example: "Get the cat out of the stupid refrigerator!" (or possibly with a swear word instead of an insult) The refrigerator didn't do anything wrong; you're probably trying to yell at the cat, not the refrigerator.

I'm much more likely to yell at an inanimate object than a person. The fridge isn't going to be mad, scared, or upset if I yell at it. My cat, or my wife, is. So if I'm angry I'd rather direct that into an inanimate object than a living creature.

[kkt]

I haven't heard yes sir or yes ma'am in years. Not sure if I've ever called anyone that.

Your part of the country doesn't exactly have a reputation for being the most polite...

Different regions have different words to show respect.  It doesn't mean one region's way is Polite and the others are all Rude.

[Scott5114]

I haven't heard yes sir or yes ma'am in years. Not sure if I've ever called anyone that.

Your part of the country doesn't exactly have a reputation for being the most polite...

Different regions have different words to show respect.  It doesn't mean one region's way is Polite and the others are all Rude.

Also different ideas of what is polite and what is rude. In some countries if you don't kiss your friends it means you don't care about them. In some countries if you eat with your left hand that's rude, as that's the hand you're supposed to wipe your ass with.

[tolbs17]

That I don't know how to find imagery after 1992.

https://connect.ncdot.gov/resources/Photogrammetry/Pages/Aerial-Imagery-Assets.aspx

[kphoger]

I do use ma'am and sir to get the attention of strangers if those situations arise, mostly because I don't know how else to do so.

Really, what do other people say in such situations?  "Hey, lady over there!"  "Excuse me, dude?"

I refer to my place of employment away from my home as "the office"; i.e. either I'm working from home or I'm going to the office.  If I were working a blue-collar job that couldn't be done from home, I probably would simply say "I'm going to work."

I have a desk job, but it's also "home base" for cable guys.  There's a parts room, a warehouse, etc.  So I often refer to it as "the shop".  So, I might tell me wife, "I need to go up to the shop to make some copies", even though it's just computer work.

[J N Winkler]

I do use ma'am and sir to get the attention of strangers if those situations arise, mostly because I don't know how else to do so.

Really, what do other people say in such situations?  "Hey, lady over there!"  "Excuse me, dude?"

I normally don't call out unless it is some type of emergency.

Generally I insert myself into the other person's visual field and make a bid for attention (often by raising my hand, making eye contact, and starting to speak) when an opportune moment arises.

[TheHighwayMan3561]

I do use ma'am and sir to get the attention of strangers if those situations arise, mostly because I don't know how else to do so.

Really, what do other people say in such situations?  "Hey, lady over there!"  "Excuse me, dude?"

I normally don't call out unless it is some type of emergency.

Generally I insert myself into the other person's visual field and make a bid for attention (often by raising my hand or starting to speak) when an opportune moment arises.

Usually when this happens for me it's because someone dropped something and didn't realize it, so I want to make sure they know I'm coming from behind them.

[J N Winkler]

Usually when this happens for me it's because someone dropped something and didn't realize it, so I want to make sure they know I'm coming from behind them.

In that case, I usually try some variant of "Excuse me" or "Pardon me" at louder-than-usual volume and hold up the dropped object.

[tolbs17]

That I feel funny today.