My Pet Peeve- birthday "chapters" whats yours

[JadoreLeFromage]

Am I being unreasonable (AIBU)?

I KNOW this is one of those things that mean nothing in the grand scheme of things, but it really "irks" me.

When people say/write in cards/post on social media "Chapter 40" at their 40th birthdays (or whatever age).

The day you turn 40, you are now in chapter 41!

You are not entering chapter 40; you entered that at 39. 🙄

Why does this annoy me so much? 😅

Same when people write "draws" instead of "drawers." Like nails on a blackboard.

1. AIBU?
2. Share your pet peeves, please!!

Yes! Another one of these is “artisanal”. Surely “artisan” is the adjective.

But you wouldn't say "A pair of shirts", even if you were wearing it with a pair of jeans.

I don't mind them not finishing the sentence because they might go on to tell me they're confused or bewildered or, more recently, flummoxed, and I might have to give them a shake.

I don’t like “beautiful inside and out”. It makes me imagine intestines.

“London bound” “New York bound” “Scunthorpe bound” - with a photo that denotes travel.

I can’t stand the modern craze for sticking out tongues in photos. Why can’t people just smile nicely for a photo anymore? Why do they have to stick their tongue cheekily between their teeth, pop out the tip like a spiteful toddler or have it lolling out like a German shepherd? It’s disgusting.

Gifted. Urgh.

I hate “therapy speak”. Phrases like “toxic”, “narcissistic”, “lived experience” are wildly overused. Having someone say “She’s toxic and I need to take some space for my own wellbeing” has replaced “She’s doing my head in so I’m not going to see her for a week or so”.

I have also never seen the Chapters thing but would irk me! Not just the getting it wrong but the whole idea of seeing your life like that. It’s pretentious!

Ok. My pet peeve is all the pedantic, superior types who seem unable to grasp that others have (1) a different accent to them and (2) not everyone is in the position to have been able to access the same education as them, due to their upbringing, socio-economic circumstances etc. People don’t know, what they don’t know.

Fair enough I suppose, mentioning it on a thread like this, but all too often someone is posting about their problems and gets pulled up because of their spelling or grammar.

This is rife on Mumsnet. See also "setting boundaries", "flying monkeys", "grey rock" etc etc.

I did mention some SPAG on this thread but to be clear I wouldn't pull anyone up on it unless it was my job to do so...especially on here, it's not a written exam it's a chat forum.

Probably was used to that though. Didn't have to deal with bras until I was a teen.