# 21 annoying things.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/21-annoying-things/232449>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [March 4, 2004, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/21-annoying-things/232449 "2004-03-04T02:43:25Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2004, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/21-annoying-things/232449/61 "2004-03-09T11:54:14Z")

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Spending craploads of money on PC upgrades only to find out that I’m going to need to spend even more because now my graphics card (geforce 4ti 4600) can’t cope with the upgraded parts.

(It may be overheating on graphically intensive games)

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**Author:** ![Spiff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiff/32/9852_2.png) [@Spiff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiff)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2004, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/21-annoying-things/232449/62 "2004-03-09T16:38:20Z")

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> [@Lobsang](#):
>
> I know it’s accepted now, but it bugs me, and this is worth the flames, when Americans miss ‘of’ and ‘to’ from certain things.
> 
> “A couple beers”
> 
> “Write me”
> 
> To this brit it sounds wrong. It should be “A couple of beers” and “Write to me”.

Dear **Lobsang** ,

Please send me a couple of beers.

Thank you.

Your friend,

**Spiff**

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