pet peeves

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We all have them. It might be the passengers who sit idly waiting for a bus for fifteen minutes and then hold everybody up for five minutes as they rifle through their bag for the ticket or the money which they could have looked for whilst sat idly waiting for a bus for fifteen minutes ... And *breathe* ... Or it may be those new-fangled lights at pedestrian crossings. Once upon a time one only had to look straight ahead and the green man would beckon you from over the road. Now you have to keep your head at a ninety degree angle so that you know when it’s safe to cross. This isn’t helped by the lack of beeping at some crossings. *sigh* Perhaps it’s the way that American English is creeping into Britain and tricking people into thinking it’s been the norm over here for ever. No, it’s a film not a movie. No, it’s a cinema not a theatre. No, it’s July the 4th, not July 4. No, it’s through not thru. No, it’s z{ed} not z{ee}. No, it’s doughnut not donut. And even I inadvertently catch myself saying gotten sometimes. *slaps self* What’s your pet peeve?