things that irk me

i've had two things plaguing me lately that annoy the bejeezus out of me. that's right, the bejeezus. so here i shall post them and encourage you to be annoyed by them, too:

first is the use of the phrase 'PIN number.' this translates, when the acronym is lengthened, to 'personal identification number number.' AHH! unacceptable!

the other is the severe mispronunciation of a certain word. in order to make it a bit more interesting than just revealing said word, i'll give a few examples of it's misuse:

"yes, i'm looking for information on a very pacific type of toenail fungus."

or

"hey buster, i've got some pacific questions for you."

in case you haven't figured it out, this is a bastardization of the word 'specific.' a horrible, horrible contortion. how do these people think 'specific' is actually spelled?? do they even know the word 'specific' exists, or do they think that 'pacific' just has multiple meanings?

ugh. heinous.