Random Irritations

[rulefan]

Why is "spellchecker" in inverted commas?

Both with and without a blank were acceptable so was trying to indicate there may be doubt.

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

Surely it should be neither as spell checker is a real thing, not an implied or suggested thing.

Plus I thought that “” are called ‘speech marks’…so to be used when indicating or quoting someone speaking the words they enclose. Might be totally wrong of course…

And in the above sentence I use single quotes to identify the subject of the sentence and to indicate that the words are not to be read as simply part of the sentence. I suppose I could equally have italicised the two words and not bothered with the single quote marks.

But hey…the sun is out and the snow is melting up here in the north midlands.

 

[Neilds]

Calling a company and entering/speaking loads of security questions before talking to an advisor, who then asks the same questions to check who you are. What is the point of the automated check which always takes a few goes to get through as you aren't speaking in a way it can understand.

I may have been a bit hasty with my original irritation, currently 50 minutes into the call and still no answer from a human being

 

[GreiginFife]

Plus I thought that “” we’re speech marks…so to be used when indicating or quoting someone speaking the words they enclose. Might be totally wrong of course…

They can be used when inferring or implying something or indicating no-standard, odd or highlighting language.

Inference or implication can also be shown with italics.

Or at least that’s what higher English literature taught me 30 years ago…

 

[rulefan]

Inference or implication can also be shown with italics.

Usually, that is what I do. Not sure why I didn't this time. But at least it prompted a bit of conversation whilst we waited for the snow to clear.

 

[Imurg]

I thought I left English lessons at the school gate in 1980..........

 

[Beezerk]

Buying a Swedish ice scraper thing and the snow has gone before it has been delivered

 

[Bunkermagnet]

Usually, that is what I do. Not sure why I didn't this time. But at least it prompted a bit of conversation whilst we waited for the snow to clear.

Some have nothing better to do

 

[Fade and Die]

They can be used when inferring or implying something or indicating no-standard, odd or highlighting language.

Inference or implication can also be shown with italics.

Or at least that’s what higher English literature taught me 30 years ago…

But these quotation marks make me scared for Timmy….

 

[GreiginFife]

But these quotation marks make me scared for Timmy….

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And so they should... that's implication personified right there!

 

[KenL]

Bluddy shrug emoji - enough already!

The phrase “enough already”.

 

[AmandaJR]

The phrase “enough already”.

I have to agree but it seemed an appropriate time to use it

 

[Pants]

Thought I'd watch some sim racing to see if it was authentic. Michelin 240 @ Daytona, and starting in 3rd place is a guest team with a certain Max Verstappen driving the first leg. Good start, but guess who is going too fast up the inside of T1? Guess who forces the championship leader off the track?
Yep, it's authentic.

 

[Bunkermagnet]

Thought I'd watch some sim racing to see if it was authentic. Michelin 240 @ Daytona, and starting in 3rd place is a guest team with a certain Max Verstappen driving the first leg. Good start, but guess who is going too fast up the inside of T1? Guess who forces the championship leader off the track?
Yep, it's authentic.

That is an awesome track. The banking is amazing

 

[Sid Rixon IV]

Buying a Swedish ice scraper thing and the snow has gone before it has been delivered

Making you the only person watching the Weather Forecast shouting "Freeze, you ba***ards, freeze!!"

 

[Orikoru]

My work seems to have updated our laptops to a new version of Windows. It looks terrible, isn't working properly and I can't find anything. Terrific.

 

[Neilds]

I am trying to transfer a small old pension into my new employee pension and keep getting fobbed off by each company saying it is waiting for information/forms from the other. I spend about an hour on hold to each one and they just blame the other with me being no further forward. I need to get this sorted by mid March otherwise I can't do the transfer (12 month limit) and could possibly lose money. I initiated the transfer the week after I started my new job and am no further forward after 10 months.

 

[Bunkermagnet]

I am trying to transfer a small old pension into my new employee pension and keep getting fobbed off by each company saying it is waiting for information/forms from the other. I spend about an hour on hold to each one and they just blame the other with me being no further forward. I need to get this sorted by mid March otherwise I can't do the transfer (12 month limit) and could possibly lose money. I initiated the transfer the week after I started my new job and am no further forward after 10 months.

Pension Ombudsmen time?

 

[Neilds]

Pension Ombudsmen time?

Need to wait 8 weeks to let them deal with original complaint but I have all details ready

 

[cliveb]

Need to wait 8 weeks to let them deal with original complaint but I have all details ready

I presume you've already tried the pensions advisory service?