Pet peeves: minor annoyances that can create extreme frustration in even the calmest of people.

It usually comes in the form of something fairly insignificant, like the constant clicking of a pen or the irritating sound of gum being popped.

Some people will not admit to something that always seems to get them to cringe with displeasure.

In recent years, cell phones have caused an increasing stir of annoyance among both young and old.

A pet peeve of freshman Samantha Woodward’s is when she is out with friends and texting is the main topic of conversation.

“I hate it when you are hanging out with people, and they spend more time texting than actually talking to you,” she said.

Even though in Woodward’s case silence may not be golden, movie theaters are supposed to be a place where people can go to relax and enjoy a show.

However, despite the number of warnings, there always seems to be that one person who decides to flip out his or her phone.

This causes a distraction for other audience members.

“What peeves me, is when you are at the movies and someone decides to take out their phone,” freshman Kim Baker said. “It is annoying because all you can see is the phone’s light, and you cannot focus on the movie.”

Baker University Bookstore Manager Teresa Arnold has her own views on cell phones being a nuisance to cashiers trying to help a customer.

“I dislike it when people are talking on their cell phones while making a transaction,” Arnold said. “I think it is just rude.”

These pet peeves that are so trivial, yet still drive us crazy, come in a number of different forms besides just cell phones.

For instance, what one person may see as a cool way to wear clothes another sees as ridiculous.

This is the case with junior Brad Thimmesch.

“It really bugs me when people wear too low of pants,” he said. “I think it is just ridiculous, and they should just pull them up.”

Kaitlin Emig, coordinator of service-learning and volunteering, used to not let anything really get to her.

That was until she started working at Baker. It was then she realized something about nail biting just seems to rub her the wrong way.

“One of my new pet peeves is when people bite their fingernails,” Emig said. “I only really started noticing how much it bothered me this year when students would come into my office, and I have to watch them bite away. It is really gross because of all the dirt, germs and who knows what else they may have touched throughout the course of the day.”

Nail biting is a fairly common pet peeve. It is right up there with junk mail and sales calls.

Freshman Matt Wiest places improper grammar at the top of his peeve’s list.

When he spots a mistake, it is difficult for him to let it go.

“I am a stickler for grammar,” Wiest said. “I cannot stand it went people mix up there, their and they’re. When I see a grammatical error, I have to fix it.”