What are your reefing pet peeves?

lol ;d

 

hehe:

woops

not sure how you noticed I do that over 3reef but thanks for setting me straight there...

I actually pronounced it chai-toe

i went to the LFS the other day and asked about croke-ee-uh's... after an odd silent moment, the dude that barely speaks english says "crow-see-uh?"

:-[

um, yeah!

 

Not being to upgrade yet! (need to move first)

 

LOL.

I wasn't speaking about you, but local folks

Crocea, I pronounce that like your LFS guy (or actually more like cro shay-uh) , but my LFS guy says croak kee uh as well. I have no clue on that one.

 

hahaha seriously!

 

Grammar lesson not over. The use of "me" in your example is improper grammar. So is "a pic of I". The proper word to use of English grammar would be "here is a pic of myself" and " here is a pic of my tank and I".

I will fedex you a grammar book.

Those people lose tank viewing privileges.

 

Not quite xmetal. Not sure if you read that too quick. Or if you need to review your grammar book But your point of 'myself' is contextually controlled.

I said "a pic of I" is incorrect, that was my point. Your last sentence is incorrect.

it would be a "a pic of my tank and me" not "and I". 'I' doesn't fit. It's not "a pic of I".

It's a pic of me; depending on the context of the sentence it could be a pic of myself. <- like right there, I used the me and myself correctly in both spots in that sentence. In neither spot would it be I.

So if you want to add the "my tank and" to the red sentence:

It's a pic of my tank and me; depending on the context of the sentence it could be a pic of my tank and myself.

 

Alright....enough school...I get enough of that AT school (yes, I am a non-traditional student - went back after 20 years). I come to 3reef to talk/read about things not school related.....;D

j/k! My English professor will love this story.

 

Evaporation. I hate having to pump out RO/DI and top off.

 

1. Agree with others on the dirty glass thing. I hate it so much that even the back wall of my tank is very clean (little OCD)
2. The smell of nori
3. The smell of SPS when they are out of the tank
4. People who don't respect other's. Everyone is entitled to a different opinion and to share it, but don't dis other opinions just because you disagree. You can disagree, but still be respectful. What works for one, might not work for another.
5. All of the power cords...drives me nuts (again with the OCD)
6. Beautiful fish, beautiful coral and nasty looking tanks and sumps....come on, a little maintenance goes a long way....and it looks so much better when it is cleaned up. And there is a lot of money invested. You wouldn't buy a BMW and hog it all up. Right?
7. People who assume all reefers are men....there are a lot of knowledgeable women in this hobby. And that brings me to one of my LFS'....some of these employees won' even acknowledge me when I come in their store, but if my husband is with me, then they are falling over themselves to help. Don't they know that I control the checkbook?

Ok, I think I am done now.....thanks for the thread. Needed to rant a little.;D