Pet Peeves (Well, a few of them

  During my years in Sara's store. business was often slow, and I loved to read and so spent a lot of time reading: Magazines (some), Comic books (also some), and always the daily newspapers, the ones my father would have disparaged as "rags."  Those were THE DAILY NEWS and THE MIRROR. They had the sensational headlines and the seamy and sexy side of the stories of the day. They also had short featured articles which I diligently read. I forget which newspaper carried which article, but they were titled, "Embarrassing Moments," "The Urge to Kill," and "Pet Peeves."
        I was too young then to have any such moments, urges, or peeves, but they did appear as the years advanced, and the least harmful or dangerous of the three would seem to be pet peeves, rather benign little annoyances, as recounted in those long ago articles. So here are a few, now that I've lived long enough to qualify as being peeved.
     * I dislike the way today's writers often express emphasis by abusing the use and placement of the period.
               I told her to Stop. It. This. Instant.
               Do. Not . Go. There.
     * I have nothing against the words "ahead of" but why have so many writers for the media and print abandoned the word "before."
              "The moderator will hold a brief meeting AHEAD OF the session."
               " Tune in to the station AHEAD OF  the regularly scheduled program."
               Reuters:  Barr: U.S. scrutinizing information AHEAD OF 2020 election.
       This word-construction appears to have become common only in the last year or so, but has rapidly become prevalent. Pay attention. You're sure to hear or read it in the next 24 hours.  See  Oceania's Newspeak in "1984."
So:
 "Pride goeth ahead of a fall."  "Age ahead of beauty"   "The calm ahead of the  storm"  "Two Years Ahead of the Mast"  (No, that can't happen.)
   * I realize the Venn Diagram has its place but, please, do not use to teach paragraph development. And yes, I've see it done
  *  I really don't like the word "algorithm" used in any context, but that's just me.
***And also, the theme music from the Sunday show,"America's Heartland" makes me feel slightly sick in an unspecified way.
****The use of the word "twin" to describe resemblances in people. e.g. "Your five-year-old daughter is your twin."