Here are a few things I’ve found annoying over the last few months.
- I’ve noticed this disturbing trend of people watching movies or videos on their phones…without headphones or earphones. In other words, you get to hear every piece of dialog in whatever they’re watching. Are we to the point now where your ability to watch whatever you want when you want it trumps my desire to not be disturbed by it?
- Here’s another trend I’ve noticed: someone will say “That’s 10 times less than something else.” Huh? Multiplication (i.e. “times”) is additive, not subtractive. I don’t even know what 10 times less than something even is.
- Related to that is this: “This product has 80% fewer calories than brand X” or some such. Do you mean it has 20% of the calories than brand X? If so, just say it.