I had a writing professor in college who hated the word "the." She instructed us to strike "that awful, unnecessary word from your vocabulary." I still haven't mastered The Art of Writing without Articles, but I suppose we all have our quirks.I have a coworker who hates it when writers talk about "journaling" instead of "writing in a journal." My Dad doesn't like it when people say "ain't" (do people still say that? who are these people?). This girl hates it when others abuse fonts. Call me Miss Snark, but I cringe when someone asks "where're you at?" Ugh! What words or phrases makes your skin crawl with indignation? I know we all have our linguistic pet peeves, so let them out!