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Originally posted by RubberSoul
Oh, and I have thought of another one...........HUGE pet peeve. Why do people think that ALOT is a word? Does everything with the article "a" in front of it just morph into one word? As in, "Well, I have to head down to the dealership today, because I'm looking to buy ACAR." "Gee, Sam, I'll be glad to give you ARIDE." "That's very nice of you, Dave.....you're APAL!!!!!!!!" "Well, really I just want to make sure you don't spend ALOT of money..........." AAAAAAAAAAARGGGGGGGGGHHHHHH
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For the same reason that people don't use the apostrophe-s properly. Bugs the living crap outa me when people use " 's" in front of things that are supposed to be pluralized, not made possessive.
For example "Dog's for sale." That would be perfectly fine if the dog had something to sell. But its just plain wrong if you are trying to say that you have more than one dog to sell.
Its especially annoying when I see all the big/little stuff going on around campus - stuff that says YBS (heart)'s you. NO NO NO! Don't use an apostrophe!
RubberSoul, I think you and I were the only two that paid attention in 3rd grade English!