Grammar pet peeves
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I just saw someone post on facebook that she has "soul custody" of her children...LOL! She also used "your" instead of "you're" in the same rant....:ohwell:
It might have been that she was angry...but just made me laugh, because this person has called herself "educated" on more than one occasion.0 -
how about definately instead of definitely? I see this almost every day!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 -
"...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?
The easiest way to remember whether to use "me" or "I" is to take the other person out of the sentence. eg: "Here is a photo of me" not "here is a photo of I" BUT "My friend and I went to the park" equals: "I went to the park" NOT "me went to the park"0 -
:laugh: ouch!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 -
I want to smack anyone who uses irregardless in the face.
Also, any time I see "First Annual...." on anything it makes my eye twitch.0 -
Starting a sentence with "so".0
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using a 's to indicate plural.... as in an email I received today..."this is why I don't like the Obama's". The Obama's what? or did you mean the ObamaS. plural.
posting "Awe" when seeing a cute picture. Did you mean "awww"?
Than for then..."After the meeting, than I will call you."
using "lightening" for "lightning". LightENing is what you do to your hair. Lightning is what happens in a storm. I realize this is a spelling pet peeve, but you would not believe the educated people that misuse this.
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Starting a sentence with "so".
I do this ALL THE TIME on my blog. So I should stop?0 -
So what?0
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I just saw someone post on facebook that she has "soul custody" of her children...LOL! She also used "your" instead of "you're" in the same rant....:ohwell:
It might have been that she was angry...but just made me laugh, because this person has called herself "educated" on more than one occasion.
Along the same lines as soul vs sole.
Using fowl when you mean foul. I end up picturing whatever is described as fowl with wings.0 -
Starting a sentence with "so".
What's wrong with that? I see a lot more mistakes where it should be at the start of a new sentence but isn't.
"I like food so I eat it." Incorrect
"I like food. So, I eat it." Correct.0 -
Using an adjective when an adverb is called for.
"Don't take it personal." "Think different." "Treat yourself good." "Shop local."0 -
your and you're
its and it's
there and their
lose and loose
affect and effect
too and to
definitely and definatly...
(I keep coming back to add more!)0 -
"This is the last and final call..." Can it be the last call without being the final call?
"They have got some great deals at..." How does the "got" add to the sentence? What changes if it is dropped?
"French Champagne." Champagne is in France. There is no other type of Champagne.0 -
Oh! Oh! Got one more!!
I SAYS!!0 -
"Gotten" grates to my UK ears but apparently is not always wrong. But "got" is often sloppy.
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Is_gotten_correct_grammar0 -
wrong usage of the word: your, you're, their, there, they're.0
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too, to, and two
bye, buy, and by
there, they're, and their
your and you're
where and wear
here and hear
probably- Prolly
definitely- Definately
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Amongst the many already herein listed:
"I'm going to Walmarts/Krogers/etc." There is no "s" on the end!!!!!!!!!!0 -
Apostrophes and quotations where they aren't needed.
Merry Christmas from the Smith's
(From the Smith's what?)
"Big" Sale
(Whom are you quoting?"
Of all my spelling, grammar, and punctuation pet peeves, these are two of my biggest!
There is a Tahoe Joe's here with a big mural on the wall with a description next to it. I counted at least six instances of 'it's' instead of 'its'. I nearly broke out in hives just looking at it.
Unnecessary quotation marks crack me up. Perhaps people think it looks more "professional".
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Amongst the many already herein listed:
"I'm going to Walmarts/Krogers/etc." There is no "s" on the end!!!!!!!!!!
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This! When I hear 'JC Penneys' or 'Nordstroms', it bugs me a little.0 -
When people say, "Should of" or, "Could of"
.....It should be, "Should've" and "Could've"
It's a contraction from "Should have" and "Would have" !
Or the more obvious....your, you're, were, we're, where, their, there, they're
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Amongst the many already herein listed:
"I'm going to Walmarts/Krogers/etc." There is no "s" on the end!!!!!!!!!!
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This! When I hear 'JC Penneys' or 'Nordstroms', it bugs me a little.
I never do that with Walmart or Target or stores like that, but I totally do with department stores. Note to self quit pluralizing (is that a word?) department store names.0 -
My degree is in journalism. I have been a copy editor for over five years.
Do you see what I did there? That was my biggest pet peeve.
"Over" is a measurement of height. "More than" represents a numerical measurement.
Using "over" in that situation denotes that I have been a copy editor for above, or on top of five years. That is not grammatically correct.
It should read, "I have been a copy editor for more than five years." That's a very common mistake that many people make, including writers who make a lot of money to be grammatically correct.0 -
How about "I axed her a question". it is ASKED.0
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This is more of a usage pet peeve than a grammar pet peeve. Lately I've noticed that car dealers never have "sales"; they only have "events." Clearance event, instead of a clearance sale. Summer sales event vs. a summer sale. Presidents Day event vs. Presidents Day sale. I'm guessing they do this because the FTC has some definition of sale that they don't actually meet . . . like an actual reduction in prices.0
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The pronunciation 'birfday'
People who call out other people on their grammar mistake and it contains grammar mistakes.0 -
"I seen that"0
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i hurd dat."I seen that"0 -
Probably when people go out of their way to make me feel like an idiot even though my point has clearly been made and correct my grammar. :laugh: Jus' Sayin' ! I always mix up there/their without thinking, Oops!0
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