Pet Peeves

What Restaurants Think About Bending The Rules

Meathead | Posted 06.02.2012

Read More: Restaurant Hospitality Magazine, Pet Peeves, Food, Dining Out, Michael Sanson, Restaurants, Food News

My friend was willing to spend $36 on four tacos that would have cost $8 if they were eaten in the restaurant. On the surface, it appears to be a tidy profit for the restaurant to decline.

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What Restaurateurs Think About Menu Substitutions

Meathead | Posted 05.13.2012

Read More: Restaurant Hospitality Magazine, Food, Pet Peeves, Dining Out, Michael Sanson, Restaurants, Food News

Here's a controversial editorial from Restaurant Hospitality magazine I thought I would share with you along with a few of the responses from the many received.

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Are Words Appreciated Anymore?

Richard Laermer | Posted 03.24.2012

Read More: Death of English, Writing, Human Interaction, Attention Span Disorder, Laermer.com, Listening Difficulties, Bad Communications, Email Madness, Pet Peeves, Grammar, Business News

These days people communicate in funny ways. I often wonder if anyone is paying attention to the words they write down (forget what they say -- we eit...

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I Have To Ask: What Drives You Crazy At Work?

Posted 01.11.2012

Read More: Marlo Thomas, Pet Peeves, Video, Work, I Have to Ask, Women News

Is it people wanting too much too quickly? Lack of teamwork? Microphone in hand, I set out to ask perfect strangers one question that I just had to as...

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Hate Your Coworkers? The World's Most Annoying Office Pet Peeves

The Huffington Post | Tara Kelly | Posted 11.28.2011

Read More: Workplace Conflict, Pet Peeves, Linkedin, Annoying Coworkers, Conflict Management Workplace, Linkedin Annoying Coworkers, Office Workers Pet Peeves, Video, Business News

The perils of working a nine-to-five can test even the sanest of office workers. Americans find people who steal their food the most irritating, w...

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Minor Hates

Valerie Frankel | Posted 11.14.2011

Read More: Stress, Slidepollajax, Cell Phone Etiquette, It's Hard Not to Hate You, Cell Phone Anger, Pet Peeves, Cellphone Anger, Cell Phone, Restaurant Pet Peeves, Comedy News

Minor hates have a major impact on mental health. The smallest annoyance can make your blood pressure rise. Here's a list of eight petty grievances of modern life. Rate your hate.

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A Compilation Of The Most Irritating Words/Phrases Ever

nytimes.com | RACHEL NOLAN | Posted 07.26.2011

Read More: Irritating Phrases, New York Times, Pet Peeves, Kurt Anderson, Words We Don't Say, Annoying Words, Irritating Words, New York Times Magazine, Books News

The Times magazine staff enjoyed readers' response to our post about Kurt Andersen's "Words We Don't Say" so much that we posted an unabridged list of...

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Fashion Pet Peeves, From Isaac Mizrahi

Posted 09.14.2011

Read More: Marlo Thomas, Pet Peeves, Video, Fashion, Style, Isaac Mizrahi, Women News

Fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi talks about the beauty and style choices people make that get on his nerves. if(typeof AOLVP_cfg==='undefined')AOLV...

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Windows Phone 7 Goes on Sale at AT&T and T-Mobile

Ramon Nuez | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Prevalence, Hype, Cushions, Microsoft Claims, Mobile Phone Owners, Pet Peeves, Windows Phone, Launch Party, Harris Poll, Steve Ballmer, Ralph De La Vega, Star Power, Distraction, Handset, Microsoft Store, Generation Y, Hd7, Technology News

You won't have to look to far for your Windows Phone 7 fix. It is being sold at T-Mobile -- HTC HD7 for $199.99 with a two-year contract. You can also pick one up from AT&T.

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Grammar Pet Peeves

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Slidepollajax, University of Winchester, English Language Day, Arianna, Spelling, Pet Peeves, Grammar, Bad Grammar, Punctuation, Grammar Mistakes, Books News

Still, there's always more mischievous mistakes making way into our language and you -- HuffPost contributors and commenters -- have never been shy with sharing.

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Chicago Manual Of Style Guide Changes Grammar Rules

Glendale News Press | June Casagrande | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Style Guide, Gramar, Chicago Style Guide, Writing Rules, Chicago, Chicago Rules, Grammar Pet Peeves, Pet Peeves, Writing Style, Chicago Manual, Books News

But every once in a while, the people overseeing what you read change the rules, as the "Chicago Manual of Style" did recently when it released its 16...

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What Drives You Absolutely Bonkers?

Julia Moulden | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Pet Peeves, Aging, Bad Habits, New Radicals, Julia Moulden, Annoyances, Dislikes, Healthy Living News

Now, it's your turn. What drives you bonkers? And let's make this a good natured game, OK? Our intention is not to do harm, but to blow off a little steam.

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Yes, I Found Everything I !@#!$# Wanted!

Fortune's Stanley Bing | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Business Life, Pet Peeves, Airport Stores, Airports, Business Travel, Airline Travel, Peeves, Business News

China is growing triple digits, Sarah Palin is topping the charts, winter is coming and my 401K is still under water. And none of these things bother me as much as the guys who run the stores at the airport.

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10 Words You Need To Stop Misspelling

The Oatmeal | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Missspelling, Writers, Effect, Oatmeal, Affect, Loose, Mispelling, Spelling, Grammar, Editors, Lose, Spell, Spel, Pet Peeves, Books News

Spelling pet peeves--everyone has got them. Here are 10 that drive people nuts. Which bug you the most? Any not on this list? Get HuffPost Books On...

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FACE IT: We All Have Our Pet Peeves

Michele Willens | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: 2010, The Balanced Life, Relationships, Annoying, Pet Peeves, Opinion, New Year's Commentary, Media, Pop Culture, Face It, Healthy Living News

Let everyone else do their Ten Best lists and their Persons of the Year. I say it is time to own up to some of the stuff that is really bugging us.

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Grammar Pet Peeves: Know How To Use An Apostrophe?

The Oatmeal | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Plural, Possessive, Oatmeal, Arianna Blog, Arianna, Grammar, Huffington Post, Apostrophe, Arianna Huffington, Contraction, Pet Peeves, Books News

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No-Drama Obama's Rules to Live by

Julie Farby | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Obama White House, White House, Obama, Pet Peeves, White Sox, Barack Obama, Politics News

Turns out even an unflappable man-God like Obama is human after all: he even has a list of pet peeves (gasp!).

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Pet Peeve Week

Michael DeJong | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wind Power, Gas Prices, Al Qaeda, Alternative Energy, Lobbyists, Washington, Veep, Spandex, Pet Peeves, Iraq, Mccain, Obama, Rant, Global Warming, Dc, Carbon Footprint, Julie Andrews, Environment, Trash, Climate Change, Solar Power, Torture, Git-Mo, Crackberries, Green News

I know that everyone reading this has a laundry list of things that leave them twisted and bitter just like me -- and this is your week to let it all out -- it's National Pet Peeve Week.

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