I'd forgotten about loose/lose. That annoys the hell out of me as well. >:(
I think it's sad in a way that these problems seem so prevalent. Then again maybe it's always been like this, but because of things like forums, texting, Facebook, email etc we see more of people's spelling on a day to day basis than we would of (;-)) in the past.
Someone who has left school without knowing the differences between there, their and they're (for example) has surely been failed by the education system!
I don't think it's just that. Some of it is because there are more people typing who are not professional or skilled typists. That's how some particular errors creep in. An example might be seeing on typed instead of one. Sloppy typing. It doesn't explain some others, though, such as those who cannot tell their huge from their Hugh. Heh.
Yes, it's amazing that people can spend eleven years in education and come out writing then instead of than. What's that about? It's even worse than getting definitely wrong.
Recently I have lost count of the amount (sic) of people who now say or write amount instead of number in the phrase number of people.
I have noticed whenever people complain about grammar they usually come up with something piddling like a spelling error. Rather than say, getting tenses completely up the wall as practically everyone who has ever played professional football does.
Also no one has mentioned the error when choosing "me, myself or I". Apparently educated TV presenters, get this wrong all the time.
I don't want that in my everyday life.
I don't want that every day.
Sorry I didn't make myself clear.
Yes of course it depends but all I seem to see is 'everyday' and not 'every day'. For example I saw a sign outside a bar that read 'happy hour 5pm - 7pm everyday'.
It seems to have become commonplace to just use it as one word and not two, even when two words are required.
"Everyday" and "every day" mean two different things.
My pet peeve is the use of "try and" instead of "try to". "I'm going to try and be more careful." Argh!
Yes I know they mean two different things, sorry I didn't make myself clear that I was moaning about everyday misuse of everyday in instances where it should read every day
Yes of course it depends but all I seem to see is 'everyday' and not 'every day'. For example I saw a sign outside a bar that read 'happy hour 5pm - 7pm everyday'.
It seems to have become commonplace to just use it as one word and not two, even when two words are required.
I haven't seen that yet, which is why I failed to catch your drift earlier. Sorry about that. Thanks for clarifying. And for putting fear in me that I'll see it some day. *sob*
I haven't seen that yet, which is why I failed to catch your drift earlier. Sorry about that. Thanks for clarifying. And for putting fear in me that I'll see it some day. *sob*
It drives me nuts! Once you see it, you'll see it all the time
Yes of course it depends but all I seem to see is 'everyday' and not 'every day'. For example I saw a sign outside a bar that read 'happy hour 5pm - 7pm everyday'.
It seems to have become commonplace to just use it as one word and not two, even when two words are required.
You did!
Everyday reminds me of a sign painted on a road near me which says Look bothways (sic) before crossing.
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!
The usual.
Misuse of their/there/they're.
Misuse of your/you're.
Misuse of its/it's.
It's different from, not different to.
It's compared with, not compared to.
It's should have, not should of.
Fewer and less used incorrectly. As in less money, not fewer money, as an extreme example.
Using viable when they mean feasible.
It's choices not alternatives, when you have more than two answers, or it used to be. Alternative traditionally is one or the other, i.e. two options (only).
It's 00:00 not 24:00 hours.
Text speak.
Leet speek.
People that don't know where the shift key is when typing what should be a capital letter.
Top posters.
Block posters. Use a fecking paragraph.
Using , instead of '.
Using no instead of know.
I'll (I will) not Ill, as in being ill, not well.
I'll probably think of more later.
There are so many people that murder the English language nowadays, are semi-literate, including on DS, that it's a bit embarrassing.
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!
Pedants who think childish names such as "Hugh Jboobs" are clever or witty!
Other people's spelling and grammar mistakes don't really bother me unless the mistakes are to the extreme. The important part for me is that people's posts are easily readable.
Comments
Only for the very few.
People who use 'women' (plural) when it should be 'woman' (singular).
The most? Hmmm... I think being labelled as a pedant simply for having standards.
I saw it in an article in yesterday's Evening Standard! That's a new low for the press.
http://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/nurse-murdered-in-street-by-exlover-9900082.html?origin=internalSearch
"At first she did not acknowledge she was being followed, but witnesses said she must of (sic) been aware of it as she turned and confronted the man."
Methinks one should read between the lines here?
In what way?
I'm talking about the people who write "A women has......." or whatever.
I don't think it's just that. Some of it is because there are more people typing who are not professional or skilled typists. That's how some particular errors creep in. An example might be seeing on typed instead of one. Sloppy typing. It doesn't explain some others, though, such as those who cannot tell their huge from their Hugh. Heh.
Yes, it's amazing that people can spend eleven years in education and come out writing then instead of than. What's that about? It's even worse than getting definitely wrong.
Recently I have lost count of the amount (sic) of people who now say or write amount instead of number in the phrase number of people.
Really? I've never encountered that. Anyway, it must pale into insignificance versus people who refer to women as females, thus nouning an adjective.
It depends, surely?
I don't want that in my everyday life.
I don't want that every day.
Also no one has mentioned the error when choosing "me, myself or I". Apparently educated TV presenters, get this wrong all the time.
"Everyday" and "every day" mean two different things.
My pet peeve is the use of "try and" instead of "try to". "I'm going to try and be more careful." Argh!
or "fort" and "fink".
Sorry I didn't make myself clear.
Yes of course it depends but all I seem to see is 'everyday' and not 'every day'. For example I saw a sign outside a bar that read 'happy hour 5pm - 7pm everyday'.
It seems to have become commonplace to just use it as one word and not two, even when two words are required.
Yes I know they mean two different things, sorry I didn't make myself clear that I was moaning about everyday misuse of everyday in instances where it should read every day
I haven't seen that yet, which is why I failed to catch your drift earlier. Sorry about that. Thanks for clarifying. And for putting fear in me that I'll see it some day. *sob*
It drives me nuts! Once you see it, you'll see it all the time
Everyday reminds me of a sign painted on a road near me which says Look bothways (sic) before crossing.
The usual.
Misuse of their/there/they're.
Misuse of your/you're.
Misuse of its/it's.
It's different from, not different to.
It's compared with, not compared to.
It's should have, not should of.
Fewer and less used incorrectly. As in less money, not fewer money, as an extreme example.
Using viable when they mean feasible.
It's choices not alternatives, when you have more than two answers, or it used to be. Alternative traditionally is one or the other, i.e. two options (only).
It's 00:00 not 24:00 hours.
Text speak.
Leet speek.
People that don't know where the shift key is when typing what should be a capital letter.
Top posters.
Block posters. Use a fecking paragraph.
Using , instead of '.
Using no instead of know.
I'll (I will) not Ill, as in being ill, not well.
I'll probably think of more later.
There are so many people that murder the English language nowadays, are semi-literate, including on DS, that it's a bit embarrassing.
Pedants who think childish names such as "Hugh Jboobs" are clever or witty!
Apparently there is history behind that.
http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showpost.php?p=75885102&postcount=346