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( Mstandot, Tue 6 May 2008, 16:55, archived)

Ohhh that's just reminded me of a pet peeve....

( Mrs Trellis is returning to fuhldom, Tue 6 May 2008, 16:56, archived)

go on then.
is it the fact that that is what specific actually means?
( Aphex The Mink glasjay.blogspot.com, Tue 6 May 2008, 16:57, archived)

But look at the pic....it's a specific ocean.

( Mstandot, Tue 6 May 2008, 16:58, archived)

it doesn't say specific ocean
it says specific, with the definition of specific under it
( Aphex The Mink glasjay.blogspot.com, Tue 6 May 2008, 17:02, archived)

It is, however,
specifically the Pacific Ocean. It's pacified in the file name.
(Fles is a man amongst gods., Tue 6 May 2008, 17:05, archived)

Yes I know,
but it doesn't take a genius to work out the joke is Pacific. ;)
Actually I messed up and typed specific instead of Pacific, but it still kinda works!
( Mstandot, Tue 6 May 2008, 17:05, archived)

ah
it would have made more sense if it had said pacific
( Aphex The Mink glasjay.blogspot.com, Tue 6 May 2008, 17:06, archived)

A pacific pet peeve?

( Mstandot, Tue 6 May 2008, 16:57, archived)

*grinds teeth*

( Mrs Trellis is returning to fuhldom, Tue 6 May 2008, 17:04, archived)

sometimes being a pendant makes life tough
:D
( Discomeats fish fingers are READY!, Tue 6 May 2008, 17:22, archived)

Every time that I am pedantic
my dad always says "Stop being such a pident"

It takes incredible restraint to prevent myself from correcting him...
(Mr._Pickles Yiff! Yiff! Grrr! Miaow!, Tue 6 May 2008, 17:38, archived)

I've already
had a moan about that :P
( baw__bag contains traces of nuts on, Tue 6 May 2008, 17:33, archived)

I hate it when people get that wrong
If somebody tells me something Pacifically then I always take them literally: that they're kinda peaceful and laid-back about it, not really bothered.
(Fles is a man amongst gods., Tue 6 May 2008, 16:57, archived)