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What pointless little things annoy you? (yiffit.net)

submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by l_b_i@yiffit.net to c/casualconversation@lemm.ee

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I just got invited to a meeting for a time zone that doesn't exist this time of year. In the US EST does not stand for Eastern time, it stands for Eastern Standard Time (~November-~March), EST is not an active time zone, it is EDT Eastern Daylight Time. Its a pointless thing, most people probably don't notice, but its wrong.

Fake internet points to anyone who knows why DB-9 bothers me.

Edit: corrected a missing n in an eastern

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[–] motor_spirit@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago (2 children)

seeing "whoa" as "woah" has never sat right with me

[–] cRazi_man@lemm.ee 12 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Same...... except the other way round.

[–] motor_spirit@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

so how do we proceed amicably? It just seems like a spelling that isn't family-friendly or wholesome. I don't know where it came from or why, but it makes me uncomfortable

[–] cRazi_man@lemm.ee 7 points 3 months ago

so how do we proceed amicably?

We can't. This calls for violence.

[–] BugleFingers@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

What about "Whoah"?

[–] motor_spirit@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

I had to walk out of work after that