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Spelling, punctuation and grammar pedants: What annoys you the most?

Hugh JboobsHugh Jboobs Posts: 15,316
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Just for a bit of fun! :)

I'm a SPAG pedant, I don't mind admitting it. There are plenty of mistakes I see on this forum, Facebook and elsewhere which get my blood boiling.

But there are two particular ones that annoy me more than anything else. When I see either of them, I want to punch the nearest wall.>:(

Breath instead of breathe. >:(>:(>:(

Using a grave accent instead of an apostrophe. >:(>:(>:(

There are of course others, but these two make me the angriest! I can't explain why.

What are yours?

I repeat, this is just a bit of fun. ;-) I am sure I have made at least one spelling or grammar mistake in this very post, so please feel free to point it out! :D
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    gomezzgomezz Posts: 44,752
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    Hugh Jboobs wrote: »
    When I see either of them, I want to punch the nearest wall.
    Unnecessary comma?
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 1,249
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    Mixing up your/you're instantly makes you look thick.

    Writing in text speak on a forum. You just saved a nanosecond writing 'u' instead of 'you', well done. Makes you look even more thick than mixing up your/you're.

    Using an apostrophe incorrectly with a plural: grammar Nazi's >:(
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    Flat MattFlat Matt Posts: 7,023
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    Should of instead of should have is mildly irritating.
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    Si_CreweSi_Crewe Posts: 40,202
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    Flat Matt wrote: »
    Should of instead of should have is mildly irritating.

    Beat me to it.

    I'm convinced that everybody who's guilty of this is still wearing an item of burberry clothing. :blush:
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    joanne8546joanne8546 Posts: 95
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    Flat Matt wrote: »
    Should of instead of should have is mildly irritating.

    I have to disagree on this. It's not mildly irritating, I find myself becoming infuriated at this one.

    Text speak annoys me too but not as much seeing all vowels removed from words e.g lyk, skwl etc. >:(
    Surely it's harder to misspell words deliberately than to type the word correctly?

    Maybe I'm just a grumpy old woman? :D
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    gomezzgomezz Posts: 44,752
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    Non-capitalisation of the initial letter of proper nouns.
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    gomezzgomezz Posts: 44,752
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    Omission of a question mark from a query especially in a thread title.
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    jrmswfcjrmswfc Posts: 5,644
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    Flat Matt wrote: »
    Should of instead of should have is mildly irritating.

    This, every time and it seems to be getting more and more prevalent.

    It doesn't even work phonetically so I don't know why the buffoons who do it even bother.
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    Eater SundaeEater Sundae Posts: 10,000
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    Flat Matt wrote: »
    Should of instead of should have is mildly irritating.

    It's worrying that they don't know any better.
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    researchshirleyresearchshirley Posts: 2,978
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    People who spell the word definitely "definately" need to be killed.
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    shankly123shankly123 Posts: 598
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    Misplaced apostrophes. They're like a slap in the face.



    Pedant: Noun. Someone who knows more than you do.
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    Hugh JboobsHugh Jboobs Posts: 15,316
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    gomezz wrote: »
    Unnecessary comma?

    :blush::blush::blush:

    I'll give you that one! Jolly well played! :D
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    shelleyj89shelleyj89 Posts: 16,292
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    People who write "his" instead of "he's" or "your" instead of "you'll." Why? Where did that come from?!
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    Si_CreweSi_Crewe Posts: 40,202
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    Dunno how much it bugs other people but the shift key on my keyboard has started acting up and I keep noticing that I've failed to capitalise various words and that is REALLY getting on my tits at the moment.

    At this rate, my shift key may not survive the day unharmed. >:(
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    joanne8546joanne8546 Posts: 95
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    researchshirley wrote: »
    People who spell the word definitely "definately" need to be killed.

    This. Also fairly recently I've seen definitely spelled as "defiantly". Phonetically it makes no sense whatsoever.
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    mrsgrumpy49mrsgrumpy49 Posts: 10,063
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    People who spell the noun licence (as in TV LICENCE) license.
    'License' is the American spelling. Are we being taken over or what? :confused:

    Drives me nuts :o
    Oh and text speak. I would never have a relationship with a man who writes in text speak. What else is he going to take short cuts over? ;-)
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    franciefrancie Posts: 31,089
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    Lose and loose.
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    Bedlam_maidBedlam_maid Posts: 5,922
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    Should of' (could this be because that's what is heard when people say 'should've' and it is then written phonetically?)

    'Lose' and 'loose'

    'effect' and 'affect'
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    LostFoolLostFool Posts: 90,688
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    The most annoying for me is less/fewer. I find myself screaming at the TV when a presenter, politician or someone else who should know better gets it wrong.

    There really is no excuse not to know the difference between its/it's, there/their/they're and lose/loose.

    However, I will admit to always getting confused with affect/effect.
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    franciefrancie Posts: 31,089
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    Another one... stationary / stationery :(
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    Smiley433Smiley433 Posts: 7,923
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    "I've just brought a new car." I've read it so often I'm actually beginning to say it in conversation and having to correct myself.
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    ~Jane~~Jane~ Posts: 2,338
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    When (generally) chavs type "ov" instead of "of", I mean, what's the point? You've saved no time, it's a two letter word originally and it's still a two letter word. So all you have achieved it making yourself look chavvy.

    Your/You're
    There/Their/they're
    To/Too

    I agree with the poster above, it just makes them look thick and most people I see doing it on Facebook are people who I went to the same school as so we all had the same level of education.
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    InkblotInkblot Posts: 26,889
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    People who say things like "he run away" or "I done that" or "she couldn't have went" make me quite tense.
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    franciefrancie Posts: 31,089
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    mrsgrumpy49 wrote: »
    People who spell the noun licence (as in TV LICENCE) license.
    'License' is the American spelling. Are we being taken over or what? :confused:

    Drives me nuts :o
    Oh and text speak. I would never have a relationship with a man who writes in text speak. What else is he going to take short cuts over? ;-)

    I'm finding having used the Internet so much my spelling has been affected, subconsciously absorbing American spellings I feel. Just fed "watercolour" into Google UK and the first item to appear is "Watercolor painting - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia"

    Even on DS I find my spell checker shows my English spellings as a mistake (check my settings?)
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    franciefrancie Posts: 31,089
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    My sister used to drive me nuts "can you borrow me a few..."
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