Peeves

Petzal: Some Peeves from a Gunsmith | Field & Stream

Some Peeves from a Gunsmith 2009

"Peeves," he said, in a hoarse whisper, "the Bloody Baron has his own reasons for being invisible."

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Rowling, J. K. 1997

In any case, I was gratified to see that the NYT's Opinionator column has instituted a category of "Peeves", though so far the call netted 1,122 comments - and many of these are more conventional linguistic peeves that we've discussed in earlier posts, like "went missing" (discussed in ecently), "Your call will be answered in the order in which it was received", etc.

Language Log 2009

So, with an affectionate nod to Peeves the Poltergeist of Harry Potter, here are a few book-related pet peeves that aren't the authors' fault.

Dave Astor: Don't Blame These Book Problems on the Author! Dave Astor 2011

Every time we post a slide show of new Grammar Pet Peeves, we hear from you in massive waves, bringing ever more notice of favorite blunders that we just love to hate.

Grammar Pet Peeves: Huffington Post Readers Pick 7 Really Annoying Language Blunders (PHOTOS) The Huffington Post News Team 2010

Evelyn David will be appearing on two panels at Mayhem: Friday 3: 00 pm - "Casting Call: Creating Real Characters;" Saturday 1: 30 pm – "Pet Peeves: Killing Animals vs. Killing People in Mysteries"

Omaha Bound | The Stiletto Gang The Stiletto Gang 2008

Just finished my panel on "Pet Peeves: Killing Animals vs. Killing People in Mysteries."

More Mayhem! May 24, 2008 | The Stiletto Gang The Stiletto Gang 2008

Peeves vary in scale, but all are attributable to faulty design, questionable construction standards, misunderstood human needs and behavior, and sometimes poor maintenance.

Roger Lewis's pet peeves about the District and its architecture Roger K. Lewis 2010

Burrows said that the blog post titled, "Toronto's Pet Peeves For Driving" began three days of wall-to-wall interviews with media from all over wanting to know more about it.

Lon S. Cohen: By Helping Cops With Social Media, Mainstream Media Helps Itself 2010

Burrows said that the blog post titled, "Toronto's Pet Peeves For Driving" began three days of wall-to-wall interviews with media from all over wanting to know more about it.

Lon S. Cohen: By Helping Cops With Social Media, Mainstream Media Helps Itself 2010