Nadyne writes about her pet peeve #1, which involves people writing “MAC” instead of “Mac.” This is also a frustration of mine, and others don’t always see it until you explain it to them in terms that are closer to their own experience.
My corollaries to Nadyne’s comments are:
- I also dislike when people use “Mac” when they want to refer to the company, “Apple.” As in, “Why doesn’t MAC just sell the operating system to run on PCs?” I’ll forgive certain friends on this score, but the more casual the acquaintance, the more irritating it is.
- It amused me immensely a few years ago when I made a Spell Catcher X substitution to change “Windows” into “WINDOWS” automatically every time I typed it. However, the Windows people didn’t get it and it rankled my sense of style, so I gave it up. (I’m almost sure I blogged about it and I’d like to link to that, but of course, that’s bogged down in my inability to properly import my Manila data into this new Drupal site. Sigh.)
- I don’t think I could bring myself to substitute “WINDOWS” for “Microsoft” via Spell Catcher. I think that is one line I didn’t cross. (In distinct contrast to the self-proclaimed crosser-of-lines.)
[Via go ahead, mac my day.]