Grammar hang out

kimadm4
kimadm4 Posts: 68 Member
edited November 19 in Chit-Chat
I guess it's been done before on here, but what's your biggest pet peeve regarding grammar and spelling mistakes? And would you say that this extremely prevalent confusion between 'your' and 'you're' is a result of autocorrect? Or is it a new texting language that doesn't have rules of grammar? Curious!
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  • Piloteer2009
    Piloteer2009 Posts: 39 Member
    Incorrect usage of "where." "I remember a time where..." Time is not a location, but an event. "I remember a time WHEN..." This drives me up the wall.

    Incorrect use of take vs bring spins my eyeballs. Take and bring are opposites and cannot be used interchangeably.

    Your "your/you're" problem is an issue of poor proofreading and a lack of reading overall. Readers know English; all others are only familiar with it.
  • browneyedgirl749
    browneyedgirl749 Posts: 4,984 Member
    cee134 wrote: »
    Im not really not sure, because sometimes I cant think of anything until I see what there saying, you know; people that say the things that is the stuff that makes the bad grammer, but sometimes I think to many persons makes to many mistakes, but thats because I read the internet alot, so if there making mistakes I notice it, so I guess your going to have to be more pacific so I can think of an example.

    You did this on purpose!!! OMG!! The horror!
  • drawaimfire
    drawaimfire Posts: 83 Member
    cee134 wrote: »
    Im not really not sure, because sometimes I cant think of anything until I see what there saying, you know; people that say the things that is the stuff that makes the bad grammer, but sometimes I think to many persons makes to many mistakes, but thats because I read the internet alot, so if there making mistakes I notice it, so I guess your going to have to be more pacific so I can think of an example.

    My eye twitched, but I laughed. :#

  • SomebodyWakeUpHIcks
    SomebodyWakeUpHIcks Posts: 3,836 Member
    @Avocado_AS5 has a good shirt on this topic
  • beagletracks
    beagletracks Posts: 6,034 Member
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  • beagletracks
    beagletracks Posts: 6,034 Member
    :)
  • Vikka_V
    Vikka_V Posts: 9,563 Member
    Oh boy, my grammar can be bad, but I'm even worse with spelling. If it wasn't for spell check I'd be lost.

    I remember my grade 7 teacher at the hick school I went to running out of time to teach us whatever grammar lessons she was supposed to and said to us "oh well, you kids won't need to learn that anyway".
  • kimadm4
    kimadm4 Posts: 68 Member

    peppermintpudgy wrote: »
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    Love!

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  • distinctlybeautiful
    distinctlybeautiful Posts: 1,041 Member
    I always notice when people say "I know someone that..." When you're talking about a person, it should be "who," not "that."
  • GingerPwr
    GingerPwr Posts: 1,984 Member
    "I need to eat less calories in the evening." No. You need to eat fewer calories.
  • kimadm4
    kimadm4 Posts: 68 Member
    I cringe a little with "I wish I knew that before."
  • kimadm4
    kimadm4 Posts: 68 Member
    @browneyedgirl749 you nailed all of my favorites. Not that theirs anything wrong with bad grammar, because I make mistakes to.
  • kimadm4
    kimadm4 Posts: 68 Member
    @Jimb376mfp one of the more popular MFP sayings, thank you. It's difficult for me to click on those if they are in the subject line, but I try
  • Just_J_Now
    Just_J_Now Posts: 9,551 Member
    edited June 2017
    Internet grammar police literally make me cringe. By the way I hate when people misuse the word "literally" :D
  • JeepHair77
    JeepHair77 Posts: 1,291 Member
    czvanut wrote: »
    "I need to eat less calories in the evening." No. You need to eat fewer calories.

    <3

    There's a Super Target near my house, and the signs over their express lanes say "15 items or fewer." It makes me want to hug someone.
  • zcb94
    zcb94 Posts: 3,678 Member
    distinctlybeautiful wrote: »
    I always notice when people say "I know someone that..." When you're talking about a person, it should be "who," not "that."
    Precisely! My professor used the handy mnemonic "things that..., people who...," to help us with an assignment once. I wanted to hug him.
  • dc8066
    dc8066 Posts: 1,439 Member
    cee134 wrote: »
    browneyedgirl749 wrote: »
    cee134 wrote: »
    Im not really not sure, because sometimes I cant think of anything until I see what there saying, you know; people that say the things that is the stuff that makes the bad grammer, but sometimes I think to many persons makes to many mistakes, but thats because I read the internet alot, so if there making mistakes I notice it, so I guess your going to have to be more pacific so I can think of an example.

    You did this on purpose!!! OMG!! The horror!

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    'Except' it
  • dc8066
    dc8066 Posts: 1,439 Member
    JeepHair77 wrote: »
    czvanut wrote: »
    "I need to eat less calories in the evening." No. You need to eat fewer calories.

    <3

    There's a Super Target near my house, and the signs over their express lanes say "15 items or fewer." It makes me want to hug someone.

    Please 'splain'
  • TonyB0588
    TonyB0588 Posts: 9,520 Member
    I got an MFP report once for telling a user you lose weight rather than loose weight, so I don't correct anyone's bad grammar or spelling anymore. Too many points against me and I'll be banned for putting other people right.
  • Vikka_V
    Vikka_V Posts: 9,563 Member
    I like reading all the corrections here. It is helpful to me. I like learning the tips, thanks!

    Spelling especially and grammar are not one of my better skills, oh well! I never payed much attention to it.

    I don't mind being corrected, I like it. I'm learning something I didn't know, or was sloppy about. I appreciate criticism too, makes me think.
  • 1RedRoom
    1RedRoom Posts: 619 Member
    I'm a lost cause Truly
  • LittleLionHeart1
    LittleLionHeart1 Posts: 3,655 Member
    Jimb376mfp wrote: »
    I want to loose 50 pds.

    I know, I know. So your pants will get lose. You always say that. :D:noway:
  • born_of_fire74
    born_of_fire74 Posts: 776 Member
    "Could of", "should of" and "would of" are contractions that do not involve the word "of" in any way when used properly. Have you even thought about what you are trying to communicate compared to what the words you used actually mean? >.<
  • JeepHair77
    JeepHair77 Posts: 1,291 Member
    dc8066 wrote: »
    JeepHair77 wrote: »
    czvanut wrote: »
    "I need to eat less calories in the evening." No. You need to eat fewer calories.

    <3

    There's a Super Target near my house, and the signs over their express lanes say "15 items or fewer." It makes me want to hug someone.

    Please 'splain'

    "Less" is used to describe that which is measured in volume. "Less water" or "less sugar."

    "Fewer" is used to describe that which is measured by number, as in a grocery store aisle; "fewer items."

    Grocery store signs referring to "less items" make me twitchy.
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  • orangegato
    orangegato Posts: 6,572 Member
    As already stated: loose some weight; lose skin; there/their/they're *kitten*
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