Petty criticisms

…people use the term "actionable" to mean "can be put into action" when really it means "subject to or affording ground for an action or suit at law." Assholes.

…so many people use a term incorrectly that the incorrect meaning becomes adopted. For instance, according to one online dictionary, a secondary meaning of "actionable" is now listed as "capable of being acted on." This is a new development.

…a waiter says, winkingly, "You hated that, didn't you?" just because your plate is empty. Some of us were brought up to believe that wasting food is a bad thing. It's not a license to go sending compliments to the chef.

…people complain about the Julia Allison phenomenon. To speak about it at all is to encourage it.

…wearing a hat and scarf in a cab somehow makes you carsick. Why is this?

…your Starbucks doesn't write the name on the cup. Drink theft is a reality, and it can ruin a morning.

…restaurants and coffeeshops have only sugar and Sweet n Low. Do you know anyone who uses Sweet n Low? Seriously, how long have they carried those pink packets?

…educated people, who clearly know better, still use "literally" the wrong way. It literally happens all the time.

…passive-aggressive people bitch about others' passive aggression.

…creatives at ad agencies correct you by saying they're actually in "branding" or "strategic reinvention" or somesuch. You are corporate whores; get over it.

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