Grammar pet peeves
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I'm sorry to say something against what you're talking about. But there are likely people here with learning disabilities that may be hurt by what you're saying here. Also there could be people here that english is not their first language.
Finding specific examples of folks who are somehow remain victimized by their education or laziness or ability doesn't make having pet peeves a bad thing.
Most people can tell with somebody is struggling through, honestly. Most people will be helpful and graceful. Over the course of my 99 years I met people from literally the world-over. When they speak english to me, I show them grace and understanding and appreciation. When I speak Russian, or Arabic, or Germany, Or whatever to them, they return the grace.
Even the most 'learning disabled' person can learn if they care enough. This thread isn't to poke fun of, but to encourage folks to try a little bit harder to be well-spoken/written.
With my tongue firmly in my cheek, I could point out that to a begin a thread regarding grammar ought to imply being 100% accurate in one's own postings ;-)
In the reply, above:
* "world-over" should not have a hyphen
* "Germany" should read German
* "Or whatever" should be or whatever
* "Learning disabled person" should be learning-disabled person
Just saying ;-)0 -
The worst one for me is "I could care less". I don't know how much more to stress it, if you COULD care less then you obviously DO care, thus you're not saying what you mean when you say "I could care less".
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I'm sorry to say something against what you're talking about. But there are likely people here with learning disabilities that may be hurt by what you're saying here. Also there could be people here that english is not their first language.
Finding specific examples of folks who are somehow remain victimized by their education or laziness or ability doesn't make having pet peeves a bad thing.
Most people can tell with somebody is struggling through, honestly. Most people will be helpful and graceful. Over the course of my 99 years I met people from literally the world-over. When they speak english to me, I show them grace and understanding and appreciation. When I speak Russian, or Arabic, or Germany, Or whatever to them, they return the grace.
Even the most 'learning disabled' person can learn if they care enough. This thread isn't to poke fun of, but to encourage folks to try a little bit harder to be well-spoken/written.
With my tongue firmly in my cheek, I could point out that to a begin a thread regarding grammar ought to imply being 100% accurate in one's own postings ;-)
In the reply, above:
* "world-over" should not have a hyphen
* "Germany" should read German
* "Or whatever" should be or whatever
* "Learning disabled person" should be learning-disabled person
Just saying ;-)
Jumpin on the band wagon.... why is there a capital after a comma.....
Yours Crankily,
Grammar Nazi.
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Axe instead of ask.0
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I feel your pain. (hug)The worst one for me is "I could care less". I don't know how much more to stress it, if you COULD care less then you obviously DO care, thus you're not saying what you mean when you say "I could care less".
Ah this has always annoyed me. I have always said "I couldn't care less" (which makes total sense, right?) and people always correct me...0 -
Haven't read the whole thing but I really hate "dis" and "dat" it grates on me so bad!! It's "this" and "that." Another thing is people who pronounce "three" as "free" and "the" as "vuh" if that makes sense? Makes me wanna scream haha0
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too, to, and two
bye, buy, and by
there, they're, and their
Your and you're << probably my biggest one
Where and wear
All of the above (especially there, their & they're)
However I live in Newport (South Wales) where they say things like "where to is you?" and "who's coat is that jacket?"...there are so many more it's not funny!0 -
I hate it when people write "should have" as "should of". They are clearly hearing "Should've" and writing complete crap.
This needs to stop. I hate it. It's an epidemic among young people.0 -
I hate it when people write "should have" as "should of". They are clearly hearing "Should've" and writing complete crap.
This needs to stop. I hate it. It's an epidemic among young people.
AGREE!0 -
I haven't read them all so i apologise if this one has been said.
I HATE HATE HATE when people say they give 110%. You can only give 100%. If you think you are now giving 110% then you weren't really giving 100% before. I don't know why but it really really annoys me.
probably not a grammar thing but it really bugs me.0 -
"...and I"
"here's a photo of my friend and I."
Ugh. Like nails on a chalkboard. "Here is a photo of my friend and me" is the right way.
Confusing anxious with eager.
"I am anxious to go to the carnival!" - I want to ask "Why the anxiety? have you never been? Something there going to scare you?"
"I am eager to go to the carnival" - Me too! Will be fun!
What are some of your grammar pet peeves?
There are times where it should be "and I"...so my pet peeve would be making absolutes when a lot of grammar is anything but black and white...there are exceptions and variations to almost every rule.0 -
I haven't read them all so i apologise if this one has been said.
I HATE HATE HATE when people say they give 110%. You can only give 100%. If you think you are now giving 110% then you weren't really giving 100% before. I don't know why but it really really annoys me.
probably not a grammar thing but it really bugs me.
That's been a bug bear of mine for quite some time. If you've ever watched the UK's X Factor then you'll see some particularly bad examples. Last year they reached the ridiculous heights of putting people through their auditions with "one million percent yes".
Still, they can't be *that* good. If they were, then surely they'd have been given ten million percent. Nothing less will do.0 -
I feel your pain. (hug)The worst one for me is "I could care less". I don't know how much more to stress it, if you COULD care less then you obviously DO care, thus you're not saying what you mean when you say "I could care less".
Ah this has always annoyed me. I have always said "I couldn't care less" (which makes total sense, right?) and people always correct me...
This is probably my biggest pet peeve. That being said, I know that my grammar is far from perfect but I try. I never know whether to use affect or effect, who or whom, and I'm sure there are a few others. I read this post with interest because I am always trying to learn (remember) the correct way of saying things. Thanks to all that have posted here with correct grammar.0 -
"...and I"
"here's a photo of my friend and I."
Ugh. Like nails on a chalkboard. "Here is a photo of my friend and me" is the right way.
Confusing anxious with eager.
"I am anxious to go to the carnival!" - I want to ask "Why the anxiety? have you never been? Something there going to scare you?"
"I am eager to go to the carnival" - Me too! Will be fun!
What are some of your grammar pet peeves?
There are times where it should be "and I"...so my pet peeve would be making absolutes when a lot of grammar is anything but black and white...there are exceptions and variations to almost every rule.
Yes there are many examples of when "and I" is correct, but there is never an exception as to when that time is.
The cast-iron rule is this: take the other person out of the equation, and use whatever term is correct when you're on your own.
For example:
"I am going to the park". So, if you were going with your friend, you would say "My friend and I are going to the park". You wouldn't say "Me and my friend are going to the park", because on your own, you would never say "Me am going to the park".
It's a rule which is always and without fail 100% accurate.
With the initial poster's post, it would be correct to say to someone "This is a photograph of me". You should never say "This is a photograph of I", which sounds simply ridiculous anyway. And therefore, if there is someone else on that same photo, you would say "This is a photograph of my dog and me", not "This is a photo of my dog and I".
It really is a very easy rule to follow and, once understood, makes complete sense.0 -
Oh and as well as the affect/effect mix-ups, there's also the practice (noun) against practise (verb).
"I went to tennis practice to practise my tennis"
Looked practise/practice up in the Merriam-Webster Dictionary and it shows practice as a noun or a verb. I think it can be used either way.0 -
Oh and as well as the affect/effect mix-ups, there's also the practice (noun) against practise (verb).
"I went to tennis practice to practise my tennis"
Looked practise/practice up in the Merriam-Webster Dictionary and it shows practice as a noun or a verb. I think it can be used either way.
Ah it seems it's yet another Americanism:
http://grammarist.com/spelling/practice-practise/
It would appear that in nearly all English-speaking countries it's different, but North America doesn't make the distinction. Yet another dilution of the English language :grumble:0 -
"...and I"
"here's a photo of my friend and I."
Ugh. Like nails on a chalkboard. "Here is a photo of my friend and me" is the right way.
Confusing anxious with eager.
"I am anxious to go to the carnival!" - I want to ask "Why the anxiety? have you never been? Something there going to scare you?"
"I am eager to go to the carnival" - Me too! Will be fun!
What are some of your grammar pet peeves?
From Merriam-Webster (http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anxious):
Definition of ANXIOUS
1
: characterized by extreme uneasiness of mind or brooding fear about some contingency : worried <anxious parents>
2
: characterized by, resulting from, or causing anxiety : worrying <an anxious night>
3
: ardently or earnestly wishing <anxious to learn more>0 -
I haven't read them all so i apologise if this one has been said.
I HATE HATE HATE when people say they give 110%. You can only give 100%. If you think you are now giving 110% then you weren't really giving 100% before. I don't know why but it really really annoys me.
probably not a grammar thing but it really bugs me.
Whenever anyone tells me they are going to give 110% / 200% / 1,000% I simply state that won't be enough if they are up against someone willing to give 120% / 300% / 2,000%. It usually makes them think about it.0 -
Oh and to those of you who've mentioned the "could care less" against the "couldn't care less", I looked into that a while ago.
I quite agree that the saying only makes sense if you say "I couldn't care less", and this was the original saying. But, apparently, it's something of an Americanism whereby "I could care less" was deemed a 'softer' or 'less offensive' thing to say, and as it's therefore being said in more and more films via Hollywood, the (incorrect) saying is spreading.
But I wholly agree that to say "I could care less" implies that you must care to some degree if you're able to care less than you currently do now. Whereas "I couldn't care less" means that you're already at rock bottom and really couldn't give a **** ;-)
I always assumed this came from people saying things like "Sorry, you are confusing me with someone who cares" etc and then would say "Sorry, do you really think I could care less?" which eventually became "I could care less." But just me guessing.0 -
Besides, spelling and grammar are two different things. Spellng errors are not grammatical errors.
^^^^agreed
But I did work with a guy, senior to me, who got upset when I pointed out he didn't want to suggest our customers compliment their existing portfolio but rather would like to complement it. He argued so vocally, to the point it became a bad situation. I didn't want our firm's name on top of such a mistake but he clearly didn't want a junior guy correcting him.
Funnier was when another colleague stood up in the middle of typically (for that office) right wing ranting session to point out that he was deep down, really a "libertine." I was s******ing away as he was standing up, proudly announcing this to the whole office. He laughed too when I sent him the definition of libertine and Libertarian. I think he might have considered himself both. 0 -
I was s******ing away as he was standing up, proudly announcing this to the whole office.
oops. Sorry. I had no idea. What do people in the US call the type of "tee hee" laughing one does when trying not to laugh out loud?
surely not tittering?0 -
I was s******ing away as he was standing up, proudly announcing this to the whole office.
oops. Sorry. I had no idea. What do people in the US call the type of "tee hee" laughing one does when trying not to laugh out loud?
surely not tittering?
Oh I wondered what that word was meant to be and now I know - ha ha! It seems the system is a little over-eager on guarding for certain words. Checking the Oxford English Dictionary it would seem that it's a predominantly British word that you're using, so the American algorithms possibly can't account for it and just think it's a potential racist slur (which you never intended).
http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/s******?q=s******ing0 -
I was s******ing away as he was standing up, proudly announcing this to the whole office.
oops. Sorry. I had no idea. What do people in the US call the type of "tee hee" laughing one does when trying not to laugh out loud?
surely not tittering?
Oh I wondered what that word was meant to be and now I know - ha ha! It seems the system is a little over-eager on guarding for certain words. Checking the Oxford English Dictionary it would seem that it's a predominantly British word that you're using, so the American algorithms possibly can't account for it and just think it's a potential racist slur (which you never intended).
http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/s******?q=s******ing
Perhaps snickering would be better for the purpose of this site 0 -
"could" + "have" DOES NOT = "could of" ...What the heck does "could of " mean?
It's "could've, would've, should've"
Not understanding why this is so hard. Do they not teach contractions in grade school English anymore?
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THIS!!!0 -
Misuse of the word literally.
It is very hot, but you are not literally melting. You are figuratively melting,
This one drives me crazy.0 -
"...and I"
"here's a photo of my friend and I."
Ugh. Like nails on a chalkboard. "Here is a photo of my friend and me" is the right way.
Confusing anxious with eager.
"I am anxious to go to the carnival!" - I want to ask "Why the anxiety? have you never been? Something there going to scare you?"
"I am eager to go to the carnival" - Me too! Will be fun!
What are some of your grammar pet peeves?
There are times where it should be "and I"...so my pet peeve would be making absolutes when a lot of grammar is anything but black and white...there are exceptions and variations to almost every rule.
Yes there are many examples of when "and I" is correct, but there is never an exception as to when that time is.
The cast-iron rule is this: take the other person out of the equation, and use whatever term is correct when you're on your own.
For example:
"I am going to the park". So, if you were going with your friend, you would say "My friend and I are going to the park". You wouldn't say "Me and my friend are going to the park", because on your own, you would never say "Me am going to the park".
It's a rule which is always and without fail 100% accurate.
With the initial poster's post, it would be correct to say to someone "This is a photograph of me". You should never say "This is a photograph of I", which sounds simply ridiculous anyway. And therefore, if there is someone else on that same photo, you would say "This is a photograph of my dog and me", not "This is a photo of my dog and I".
It really is a very easy rule to follow and, once understood, makes complete sense.
Yes I know of the rule...I just didn't have time to post something elaborate enough to get my point across. I admit I could have used better wording to make my point clear, but I thought people would understand what I meant without needing to critique me...I guess I was wrong...0 -
Misuse of the word literally.
It is very hot, but you are not literally melting. You are figuratively melting,
This one drives me crazy.
Exactly. That literally chaps my hide.0 -
Spelling errors drive me crazy. Misuse of similar words do too, such as "complement" instead of "compliment," or "hole" instead of "whole." Of course, the worst is when people say "irregardless."0
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Coths instead of clothes0
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Ha ha I meant cloths instead of clothes0
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