See if you share any of my pet peeves. Or whether some of mine become yours.
Invariably, on "Jeopardy!" when the answer is Scottish poet Robert Burns, Alex Trebek insists on saying "Robbie Burns" with a Scottish burr. It doesn't exactly get under my (thin) skin; I'd call it more like a major eye-roller. ("Oh, no. He's gonna say it again. Yup.") It really is laughable. I wouldn't be surprised if the writers are aware of this, and that's why they provide this answer with great frequency - seemingly every few weeks.
Trebek also has a habit of pronouncing "Shakespeare" as "Shakespeah," as if he's imitating some great actor.
And why, when it's a category such as "PO"-POURRI, does Trebek almost always point out that "PO" is in quotes? (Sometimes he also adds that "Those letters will appear in every correct response.") Does he believe that either the contestants or the audience are not observant enough to pick up that fact? Those of us who have been watching "Jeopardy!" for years understand the importance of the punctuation in this case; newcomers should be able to pick up that fact pretty quickly. But he seems to contradict that theory when he follows it with "We all know what that means."
Hearing the Queensboro Bridge called the 59th Street Bridge - even by supposed experts who report the traffic. Who's at fault for this? Simon and Garfunkle for their "The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)?" Or did this error predate that song's popularity? (I suspect so.) They don't call the Triboro Bridge the 125th Street Bridge; they know that it's the Manhattan Bridge, and not the Canal Street Bridge; and they don't dare refer to the Brooklyn Bridge as the Park Row Bridge. So why can't these geniuses get this one right already? [For the record, the main approach to the Queensboro Bridge on the Manhattan side is at Second Avenue, between 59th Street and 60th Street.]
Hearing "February" pronounced "Febyuary." (Also "nuclear" pronounced "nucyular," and "aks" instead of "ask.")
I'd go so far to call this next one a major annoyance. Some people might consider it a bonus, but when I ride a casino bus I would rather not be "treated" to a movie along the way. I'd prefer to just stare out the window in silence or to try to catch a nap. However, most of the time I'm forced to watch a tape of a film against my will. Actually, it's not the watching but the listening that gets to me. At least if you are given the opportunity of watching an in-flight movie, the airline will require you to purchase a set of headphones; if you prefer to forgo the chance, you aren't subjected to listening to - and being distracted by - the feature. Such is not possible on the buses which I have taken.
Here, in no particular order, is a list of some of the movies which I can recall having caught over the years:
Seeing the word "employee" spelled "employe."
Seeing the word "newstand" spelled "newsstand."
Seeing the word "threshold" spelled "threshhold."