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"I's" I hate it when people say that especially in terms of pictures, "my mom, sister and I on the beach".. GRRR

I also hate "mines", "ain't" and "conversate" I cringe whenever a person says it.

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Originally Posted by WinniBug (Post 1708114)

I have to admit, I like "anyways" better than "anyway".

I don't care about that, it's when people say any hoo that drives me crazy. Now, I have a co-worker who says any hoe! She can't even get any hoo right! I cringe every time she says it.

There is one more that really makes me crazy but it tends to be only in pronunciation, not in writing and that's when someone says they are "flustrated." It's FRUSTRATED, there is no L in there.

just thought of a couple more.. when people refer to Valentine's Day as Valentime's Day and when people confuse pacific and specific

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Originally Posted by AGDee (Post 1708386)

There is one more that really makes me crazy but it tends to be only in pronunciation, not in writing and that's when someone says they are "flustrated." It's FRUSTRATED, there is no L in there.

How about "fustrated." No R. I hear it all the time from New Englanders. I don't get it.

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Originally Posted by AGDee (Post 1708386)

There is one more that really makes me crazy but it tends to be only in pronunciation, not in writing and that's when someone says they are "flustrated." It's FRUSTRATED, there is no L in there.

It's like when people say they are going to the "Libary," no you are going to the Library.

I agree with all of these, and yes I do agree with the typos. Sometimes we just have our off days, right? I cannot stand birfday and fell (meaning feel) and dat. UGHHH! No wonder our education rates are so low :mad:. Also, there are times when I want to type on the computer in text mode. I don't like to be proper ALL of the time. However, there is a time and a place for everything. :rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by preciousjeni (Post 1708397)

How about "fustrated." No R. I hear it all the time from New Englanders. I don't get it.

I'm guilty of that. You'd all be :eek: if you heard me say water. We don't drink WAHter in NJ, we drink worter. :p

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Originally Posted by AGDee (Post 1708386)

Is she trying to be funny? It would get old pretty quick, but it's might make me laugh if she varied it.

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Originally Posted by AGDee (Post 1708386)

I don't care about that, it's when people say any hoo that drives me crazy. Now, I have a co-worker who says any hoe! She can't even get any hoo right! I cringe every time she says it.

Could she possibly be trying to say "anywhore?" I know that anywhore is really popular at the moment, it seems like everyone I know has been saying it.

I hate it when people TyPe LiKe ThIs, or L1K3 TH15. It annoys me, it isn't cool, or hip.

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Originally Posted by basket96 (Post 1708247)

The one that gets the hairs on the back of my neck to stick up is the use of "no" where it should be "any". We don't have no bread for the sandwiches. My sister in law does this constantly and it just makes me crazy! I am also not crazy about "ain't", especially "we ain't got none" of _______________. ARGH!

PS Thanks for this thread and a chance to vent!

i think the issue there is the use of double negatives vs. using "no" in place of "any." the phrase would be acceptable if you took the "don't" out.

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Originally Posted by LucyKKG (Post 1708359)

Ohoh! The adverb thing! I hate it when people don't use adverbs when they should. "I ran real fast." No, you ran really quickly.

i understand the "real" vs "really" part, but why not "fast?" if someone said "I ran really fast," would that be grammatically incorrect? Fast is the opposite of slow. I mean, so is quick...

hmm, is it because you cant make "fast" into "fastly?" :lightbulb:

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Originally Posted by LttleMsPrEp (Post 1708387)

just thought of a couple more.. when people refer to Valentine's Day as Valentime's Day and when people confuse pacific and specific

:raises hand: guilty. i just couldnt get my lips/tongue around it!

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Originally Posted by luv n tpa (Post 1708429)

I'm guilty of that. You'd all be :eek: if you heard me say water. We don't drink WAHter in NJ, we drink worter. :p

hehe, yup. to me, it sounds more like "whoa-ta" which is all sorts of wrong.

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Originally Posted by irishpipes (Post 1708813)

supposably

(because of the Friends episode) supposably is just a little bit funnier than overusing air quotes in conversation. like the semi-colon, only to be used sparingly.

MINES
Oh, how I hate that word. It's NOT a real word. My ex from Philly uses that a lot; apparently, it's a colloquilism (sp?) there. He's got a college degree and still says it. *sigh*

Pacific/Specific
An old manager said this ALL the time. I would just stare at her in disbelief.

expresso, expecially, their/they're/their, supposebly, costed.

i could go on forever, i am a stickler for grammar.

I don't know if it's been posted but I hate when people say "My Bad". I want to say "My Bad what?"

Also, I don't mean to be disrespectful when did people stop staying "passed away" when someone died? I want to say "passed what"? Go, McDonalds?