Grammar Pet Peeves - Page 7

Tom Earp · #1 08-29-2008, 03:27 PM

Amazing how so many are so correct when they dish people for spelling or making typing errors!

I am sure you are being helpful!

Be, Bee, Bea.

To, Too, Two.

Please keep up the great work!

epchick · #2 08-29-2008, 04:41 PM

I'll admit there are many times that I misspell words or use incorrect punctuation, but what bugs me is when people spell words incorrectly when they know how to spell.

Some popular ones are: knoe (as in know), luv yeah (as in love ya or love you).

SWTXBelle · #3 08-29-2008, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Tom Earp

Amazing how so many are so correct when they dish (SIC) people for spelling or making typing errors

Perhaps you mean "dis" as in "disrespect"?

That is now my new pet peeve. People who use "dish" instead of "dis", or even "diss", when they mean disrespect.

Tom, you may wish to steer clear of this particular thread. It is for people to express their pet peeves, not for those who cannot manage the English language to come and flaunt (not "flount", btw) their ignorance. We haven't been naming names, but if you come here and post in an ignorant fashion, yes, you will be "called out". Okay? Thanks.
SMILIE TIME -

basket96 · #4 08-29-2008, 07:05 PM

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!

sjsoffer · #5 08-29-2008, 09:18 PM

using "their" for "his or hers"

Leslie Anne · #6 08-29-2008, 09:55 PM

Just came across another frequent mistake: "I would of" instead of "I would have."

LucyKKG · #7 08-29-2008, 10:32 PM

Oooh yeah! "I's" makes me die a little each time I hear it.

You know what's funny about the unnecessary quotation thing? I didn't even realize it was meant to add extra emphasis until someone pointed it out here. I seriously had no idea why those words were in quotes. It makes more sense now, but it's still wrong!

ETA: Ok, not all unnecessary quotes are for emphasis. Some are still just randomly odd.

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.

LttleMsPrEp · #8 08-29-2008, 10:50 PM

"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.

irishpipes · #9 08-29-2008, 11:05 PM

Exspecially

LttleMsPrEp · #10 08-29-2008, 11:12 PM

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

irishpipes · #11 08-30-2008, 07:39 PM

supposably

tld221 · #12 08-30-2008, 08:06 PM

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Originally Posted by basket96

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

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

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

I'm guilty of that. You'd all be

if you heard me say water. We don't drink WAHter in NJ, we drink worter.

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

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Originally Posted by irishpipes

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.

nikki1920 · #13 08-30-2008, 09:32 PM

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.

FlaGirl07 · #14 08-30-2008, 09:40 PM

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

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

AGDLynn · #15 08-30-2008, 09:53 PM

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?