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Joined 2012-08-20 Posts: 4 |
August 20, 2012 16:40
Irregardless?????????????????????? Regardless!!
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Joined 2012-04-20 Posts: 4 |
August 20, 2012 16:40
Affect and effect always causes a problem for me. I always have to look them up to make sure I use them correctly.
Edited by mrsbmccaw On August 20, 2012 16:41
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Joined 2012-06-04 Posts: 12 |
August 20, 2012 16:42
To, two, and too.
Your and you're. their, there, and they're. Also, when people say ''funner'' rather than, ''more fun'' ! (and other variations) It amazes me! These people went to school just as long as I did, yet they still don't know how to correctly speak.
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Joined 2011-10-29 Posts: 64 |
August 20, 2012 16:56
"I could care less."
"I feel nauseous." |
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Joined 2011-10-29 Posts: 64 |
August 20, 2012 17:44
"to correctly speak."
and split infinitives |
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Joined 2012-08-10 Posts: 48 |
August 20, 2012 20:37
"should of" instead of "should have"
I see it ALL the time, it bugs me soo much! I don't understand how or why people think that makes sense...
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Joined 2012-05-03 Posts: 1,268 |
August 20, 2012 20:52
When people say "I still have "a ways" to go, my mind just feels uneasy.
I still have a long way to go <~~~ how about that? gosh! |
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Joined 2011-09-12 Posts: 518 |
August 20, 2012 21:05
When "loose" is used instead of "lose".
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Joined 2011-09-12 Posts: 518 |
August 20, 2012 21:08
QUOTE: "to correctly speak." and split infinitives Ouch.
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Joined 2012-06-14 Posts: 251 |
August 20, 2012 21:08
biznitch instead of biotch
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Joined 2012-05-21 Posts: 464 |
August 20, 2012 21:09
QUOTE: To, two, and too. Your and you're. their, there, and they're. Also, when people say ''funner'' rather than, ''more fun'' ! (and other variations) It amazes me! These people went to school just as long as I did, yet they still don't know how to correctly speak. Just gotta say - your profile pic (at least the one that's showing right now) is hilariously apropos.
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Joined 2011-03-01 Posts: 505 |
August 20, 2012 21:11
Supposably. It's not a word, people.
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Joined 2011-03-01 Posts: 505 |
August 20, 2012 21:12
QUOTE: "should of" instead of "should have" I see it ALL the time, it bugs me soo much! I don't understand how or why people think that makes sense... THIS - with a passion. I HATE IT!
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Joined 2011-03-01 Posts: 505 |
August 20, 2012 21:14
QUOTE: When people say "seen" when it should be "saw" Someone just posted on my FB about this lol
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Joined 2011-03-01 Posts: 505 |
August 20, 2012 21:16
QUOTE: "could" + "have" DOES NOT = "could of" ...What the heck does "could of " mean? It's "could've, would've, should've" Not understanding why this is so hard. Do they not teach contractions in grade school English anymore? Unfortunately people are sounding it out and that's what it sounds like. Uneducated? In England it's worse - could uv. WTF. But I cringe every time :-(
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Joined 2008-01-10 Posts: 9,595 |
August 20, 2012 21:16
QUOTE: QUOTE: people who have nothing better to do than moan :) GET A LIFE!!! Where is the grammar problem there? The first word of a sentence should be capitalized and there should be a period at the end of the sentence. Ok, so they're not grammar errors but they're still errors.
Edited by mommared53 On August 20, 2012 21:33
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Joined 2011-09-15 Posts: 697 |
August 20, 2012 22:38
when people axe me something instead of asking me something
"lemme axe you somthin right quick" ****ing irritating! |
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Joined 2011-06-05 Posts: 127 |
August 20, 2012 22:40
Witch and which
Whether and weather It just drives me crazy!
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Joined 2011-01-25 Posts: 1,721 |
August 20, 2012 22:46
wud=would
lyk=like dat=that etc... |
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Joined 2012-08-07 Posts: 144 |
August 21, 2012 01:28
whose - who's
its- it's his-he's your-you're to-too lose-loose irregardless advices equipments
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Joined 2012-01-03 Posts: 1,311 |
August 21, 2012 02:05
Definately
THERE IS NO 'A' IN DEFINITELY! Summat/Sumat/Summit, and the worst I've seen, Sumert , as a substitute for 'something'. It's not hard to type something...
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Joined 2012-07-23 Posts: 290 |
August 21, 2012 02:10
The worst one for me is "I could care less". I don't know how much more to stress it, if you COULD care less then you obviously DO care, thus you're not saying what you mean when you say "I could care less".
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Joined 2012-01-03 Posts: 1,311 |
August 21, 2012 02:12
QUOTE: The worst one for me is "I could care less". I don't know how much more to stress it, if you COULD care less then you obviously DO care, thus you're not saying what you mean when you say "I could care less". Ah this has always annoyed me. I have always said "I couldn't care less" (which makes total sense, right?) and people always correct me...
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Joined 2010-09-25 Posts: 940 |
August 21, 2012 02:13
Bought and brought.
"I just brought a new car." Oh really? Where did you bring it from? I'm also noticing a lot of people saying 'pacifically' rather than 'specifically'. The Pacific is an ocean, you utter retard.
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Joined 2010-05-17 Posts: 88 |
August 21, 2012 03:41
This list could run and run!
* Getting your and you're mixed up * Getting there, their and they're mixed up * Saying "I will try and..." when it should really be "I will try to..." * Saying "I wish I was" instead of "I wish I were" * People not understanding when to use "if I were" and "if I was" (if I was being rude last night, I apologise) (if I were being rude last night, believe me you'd know about it!). * Saying "I should of..." instead of "I should have" * Getting me, myself and I totally mixed up (our neighbours have invited my partner and me to a party) (my partner and I can't wait to attend next-door's party) * Confusing when to use if and when to use whether As I say, the list runs and runs. But another pet peeve of mine is the incessant overuse of the words "actually", "basically", "like", "obviously" and "y'know". So frequently every single one of those words can be dropped and the sentence would read or sound more fluent. Oh and also the overuse of saying "the ones". It's nearly always true that a better word to use is 'those'. Right, rant over!!
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