Things That Drive Me Crazy
-People who wear so much perfume/cologne that they leave a trail of scent behind them. Negative bonus points to those who choose cheap or not so nice smelling scents.-People who stop in the middle of a hallway/walkway to look around and/or carry on a conversation that could otherwise happen not in the way of where crowds of people are trying to walk.
-The constant use of disorientated in place of disoriented. Just because a word is technically in the dictionary, doesn't mean you should use it. I would be pleased if editors would make note of this.
-Equally disturbing is the constant misspelling of definitely. Let's all stop with the definately please. Makes me think you've spelled defiantly wrong and then I get really confused.
-Authors who write very well in their chosen genre changing genres to fit with the "popular" mold. Most authors aren't very good at this - particularly when they wrote historical fiction and are now writing contemporary novels. The characters are mostly anachronistic and annoying. It spoils their novels and makes me never want to read anything they've published ever again.
-Also included in the novel category is the ridiculous trend of writing about vampires. Anne Rice has a lot to answer for. Incidentally, apparently she's realized this as well and has stopped writing vampire novels. Let's just pretend this is due to her realization that she is responsible for the horrid trend toward vampire novels and not due to her finding Jesus.
posted by E @8:54 AM