Grammar Pet Peeves

[tld221]

Originally Posted by SWTXBelle

lol - (and it's "damn it") YES - there are far too many comma-crazed writers out there.



(as you can tell, i need to up my apostrophe game when i type.)

eta - although maybe you used "dammit" in a colloquial sense. If so, I apologize.

I also dislike the mailboxes that say "The Brown's". Again with the apostrophe! What is it The Brown owns? Do you perhaps mean The Browns, as in more than one Brown?

i agree. and im gonna throw in semi-colons. theyre the underdog of getting used correctly, and it hurts my heart when theyre thrown in all willy-nilly.

Originally Posted by DSTRen13

I've noticed lately people keep using quotes to emphasize things - for example, a sign will read "OUR PRICES ARE THE "LOWEST" IN TOWN!!" instead of "OUR PRICES ARE THE LOWEST IN TOWN!!" It looks so stupid, and I see it all the time. Drives me nuts.

Originally Posted by VandalSquirrel

Irregardless

irregardless is just dumb. seriously.

as for the misuse of quotemarks:

http://quotation-marks.blogspot.com/

[MSKKG]

So many good ones after my other post.

One of my sons had an English teacher who would correct signs in restaurants. I think she used a red pen or marker!

What about whose/who's? Guess we can include them in the homonym category.