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What's the most petty/pointless/pedantic hill you're willing to die on? (programming.dev)

submitted 3 months ago by notnotmike@programming.dev to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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For me, it may be that the toilet paper roll needs to have the open end away from the wall. I don't want to reach under the roll to take a piece! That's ludicrous!

That or my recent addiction to correcting people when they use "less" when they should use "fewer"

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[-] ulkesh@lemmy.world 76 points 3 months ago

The Oxford comma.

[-] Drusas@fedia.io 15 points 3 months ago

That was my first thought as well, but it's not pointless, so I don't think it belongs in this thread.

[-] Angry_Autist@lemmy.world 11 points 3 months ago

It... just makes sense?

Eats bushes and leaves

Eats bushes, and leaves

[-] BalooWasWahoo@links.hackliberty.org 6 points 3 months ago

Eats, bushes, and leaves.

[-] proudblond@lemmy.world 10 points 3 months ago

I’m so irritated because I allowed myself to get out of the habit. I worked at a place for eight years where the marketing department insisted on not using it as part of their style guidelines and we were all supposed to follow suit. I disagreed in principle (and actually I’m pretty sure the marketing director agreed with me, but was overruled by the executive director) but still had to adapt, and I guess eight years was long enough that I don’t automatically put it in anymore and it pisses me off that I now have to think about it.

[-] Zozano@lemy.lol 7 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I'll go a step further.

I regularly use ~~comma's~~ commas where they don't belong, just to reflect my speech patterns IRL.

[-] Ixoid@lemm.ee 16 points 3 months ago

And, apparently, apostrophes too.

[-] Zozano@lemy.lol 6 points 3 months ago

Dammit

[-] Ixoid@lemm.ee 4 points 3 months ago

I thought it was deliberate for the LOLs

[-] Zozano@lemy.lol 9 points 3 months ago

Nope, I'm just a bit stupid from time to time.

[-] Maeve@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 months ago

This was the most refreshingly honest answer I've read in a long time. And it made me laugh. Thanks for both.

[-] Welt@lazysoci.al 3 points 3 months ago

Seconded

[-] mr_satan@monyet.cc 1 points 3 months ago

This, but also I just use my native language punctuation rules and hope for the best.

[-] loweffortname@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 3 months ago

A weird nit for me...but isn't that what ellipses are for? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellipsis

Depending on context, ellipsis can indicate an unfinished thought, a leading statement, a slight pause, an echoing voice, or a nervous or awkward silence.

[-] Bluetreefrog@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

Woah, woah, woah. Let's not get too carried way here. Some things we just shouldn't talk about.

[-] ulkesh@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

I know it’s a touchy subject. I’m sorry :(

[-] ulterno@lemmy.kde.social 0 points 3 months ago

New find.

I also realised that it could actually be useful in this Grammarly page. The last section "Oxford comma confusion".

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