Unusual Pet Peeves (phone, daughter, Walmart, how to)

[I LOVE PA!]

OK! Not really a pet peeve, please forgive me for getting off topic. There seems to be a lot of grammar police here so I have a question.... (Yes, I frequently type...after a few words...don't know why...please don't shoot me!!!)
I currently live in Pa. and someone pointed this out to me and said that a lot of people from N.Y. say this and it is incorrect:
I seen the lady across the street. I was told it should be:
I saw the lady across the street.
My question!
When is it proper to use seen or saw?

I must add a pet peeve to stay on top topic. I once wanted to write a book about pet peeves but didn't think it would interest anyone as much as myself. I had secretly started to jot them down when I worked at a bank, most were bank related.

Lady comes to the bank with a check for $565.98. You say, "How would you like that?"
She says, "mostly large bills", so you proceed to (wait! there is another pet peeve! why is proceed spelled with a 'ceed' and precede is spelled with a 'cede'?) anyway...I proceed to cash the check with mostly large bills. Then the lady says, "Oh! I don't want all those large bills, just give me 2 100's" You then count out $365.00 in smaller bills. She then says "Oh, I can't fit all those small bills in my wallet." So you take back 10 20's and give her 4 50's, and she then says....you get the picture. You would be surprised how often that happens!

[tet tea]

People who bring doggie bags home, then leave the contents in the fridge FOREVER! Why bother bringing it home if it's just going to sit there and fester. YUK!

[115db]

Well said. I just remembered another one, and some of you have experienced this at one time or other:
People who think they need to know private information about your life for no reason. If I want someone to know my kids' initials or my mothers maiden name, or what my plans are for 10 years from now, I'll flipping tell ya!

[dullnboring]

People who don't say "thank you" when you go out of your way to hold a door for them. Yeah, because I'm just holding this big door for fun, dumbass.

If you are right behind the person opening the door and it's unclear whether or not they are holding the door for you or you're just benefiting from a heavy push or pull of the door, then that's one thing; but when it is made very clear, when I stop, look behind me, see you, and then stand there for an additional five seconds waiting for you to catch up, the polite thing to do is to say "thank you".

*snarls*

[I LOVE PA!]

Originally Posted by dullnboring

People who don't say "thank you" when you go out of your way to hold a door for them. Yeah, because I'm just holding this big door for fun, dumbass.

If you are right behind the person opening the door and it's unclear whether or not they are holding the door for you or you're just benefiting from a heavy push or pull of the door, then that's one thing; but when it is made very clear, when I stop, look behind me, see you, and then stand there for an additional five seconds waiting for you to catch up, the polite thing to do is to say "thank you".

*snarls*

What about the people who can't open their own door or even grab it while you are holding it because they have something in one hand and their CELL PHONE in the other. Then they can't say Thank You either because they are on the phone.

Oh, here in Pa I get this a lot...
I say..."Thank You"
reply..."YUP"

[PinkString]

Originally Posted by I LOVE PA!

I currently live in Pa. and someone pointed this out to me and said that a lot of people from N.Y. say this and it is incorrect:
I seen the lady across the street. I was told it should be:
I saw the lady across the street.
My question!
When is it proper to use seen or saw?

"I saw the lady across the street" would be the proper term no matter where you live.

I think people who use "I seen" aren't very educated. Or maybe it's a certain area of the country. If they all understand each other, and they all stay there, then what do I care? lol

The season finale of "fat march" was SEEN last tuesday.
There's a good way to use seen. There are many more.

What I would like to know is, who is teaching all these kids who become adults? Are they all products of home schooling? Home schooling is a big thing out here in Las Vegas, and it seems the majority of people out here cannot put together a proper sentence if their life depended on it.
People from all area's of the country move out here, it could also be that problem.
I cringe thinking about the future. There will be a whole new language for future generations. At the rate it's going, it will be something like ebonics.
Please don't let me reincarnate! please! lol

[tet tea]

Originally Posted by dullnboring

People who don't say "thank you" when you go out of your way to hold a door for them. Yeah, because I'm just holding this big door for fun, dumbass.

If you are right behind the person opening the door and it's unclear whether or not they are holding the door for you or you're just benefiting from a heavy push or pull of the door, then that's one thing; but when it is made very clear, when I stop, look behind me, see you, and then stand there for an additional five seconds waiting for you to catch up, the polite thing to do is to say "thank you".

*snarls*

I say as loud as possible ... YOU'RE WELCOME! That normally gets a reaction, normally of shock and embarrassment, out of them

[Pixie Dust]

Originally Posted by dullnboring

People who don't say "thank you" when you go out of your way to hold a door for them. Yeah, because I'm just holding this big door for fun, dumbass.

If you are right behind the person opening the door and it's unclear whether or not they are holding the door for you or you're just benefiting from a heavy push or pull of the door, then that's one thing; but when it is made very clear, when I stop, look behind me, see you, and then stand there for an additional five seconds waiting for you to catch up, the polite thing to do is to say "thank you".

*snarls*

That one really gets to me. Better yet they look at you as if its your job to open the door. No thank you nothing. On occasion I'll do the "your welcome" loudly, with a dirty look added.

[DC at the Ridge]

I would use "seen" with "have" or "has".

I have seen many people wear hats during rainstorms.

Has anyone seen my hat?

Or....

The convict was last seen running away from the bank with the money bags dragging behind him.

I thing I vaguely remember that "seen" is the past perfect tense of "see". Is this right?

DC

[Think (Freedom)]

-People who don't know when/how to use they're, their, and there.. same thing with you're and your.
-People who drive slow on the left lane on the highway.
-People who hold up traffic at a light cause they're either doing something they shouldn't be doing, or talking on their effing phones.

I think I have a few more but I don't remember them at the moment =P