Grammar mistake that shits you the most
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Ok... Need to get this one across, loud and clear.
LOSE != LOOSE
"... but the man had nothing to lose now; his fear of loose objects in the car had stripped him of his will to live."
I got this one from fanfiction. Even the very best stories, the ones which rival actual mainstream novels in quality, WILL make this mistake at least once.
I can handle most other errors, though.
LOSE != LOOSE
"... but the man had nothing to lose now; his fear of loose objects in the car had stripped him of his will to live."
I got this one from fanfiction. Even the very best stories, the ones which rival actual mainstream novels in quality, WILL make this mistake at least once.
I can handle most other errors, though.
Personally I can't stand it when people don't put any commas into their sentences and expect you to read the whole things as if it was just one big long breath of words that can just come easily flowing out it's even more anoying when they deny a pause where there definitely should be one because they're changing their point do you see what I mean it gets pretty hard to read sometimes no?
When I speak English with grammar rules of Finnish, and Finnish with grammar rules of English...
Just... people mispelling really common words, the big ones have already been mentioned (they're, your, etc.) but one I have noticed is people replacing the number 'two' with 'to' or 'too'. It really throws me off when I read that and have to go back and work out what exactly the author meant.
I totally agree, it's possibly the worst of all word crimes. At least misusing "to", "too", "their" and "they're" is somewhat understandable. "Should of" just marks you out as a prince among idiots.chstens said:
Unless, of course, English isn't your first language and your understanding of spelling comes solely through speaking... then it's ok, I guess. But only 'til you know better!
Curses! You have ninja'd me with the "Their, there and they're" part.GBlair88 said:
But I will admit, almost every grammatical mastake irks me in one way or another.
The really obvious ones just give me the shits, but the smaller, less substantial ones irk me more because if I pick up on it, I'm not sure they'll get when the hell I'm on about.
For me, it's the "your"/"you're" situation that seems to baffle the majority of souls. The thing that irritates me most, is I know that if people actually put a second thought into what they're saying/writing/typing then I'm sure they would get it right.
I also hate it when people replace "our" with "are". I'm not sure how common it is internationally but in our county it's quite a common[footnote]And yes, I mean "common" in every sense of the word.[/footnote] mistake. It's bad enough that people accidentally write it but I know several people who actually pronounce "are" distinctively.
There's also "there"/"they're"/"their" which I'm sure will pop up in the hundreds in this topic.
I also hate it when people replace "our" with "are". I'm not sure how common it is internationally but in our county it's quite a common[footnote]And yes, I mean "common" in every sense of the word.[/footnote] mistake. It's bad enough that people accidentally write it but I know several people who actually pronounce "are" distinctively.
There's also "there"/"they're"/"their" which I'm sure will pop up in the hundreds in this topic.
me to OP, me toOMGMOO said:
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personally i try to type properly, but since english isnt my mother tongue there are bound to be grammar and/or spelling and/or punctuation mistakes, i also type in the same way i text. That is with no capitalisation except first Letters in sentences and constructions like "would've" or "isn't" i type as wouldve and isnt, cause its (same thing) easier and faster on my phone to skip it than to press 90 buttons to get the "'"
"What really grinds my gears..."
Is when people don't know the meaning of the words they're writing and then using a completely wrong word or abbreviation, I think it's much worse than getting a vowel wrong. Though people confusing than with then annoys me, but I think it's excusable.
Is when people don't know the meaning of the words they're writing and then using a completely wrong word or abbreviation, I think it's much worse than getting a vowel wrong. Though people confusing than with then annoys me, but I think it's excusable.
i don't like people who do stuff like LOL and ROFL. i was chatting with a friend on facebook the other day and he managed to write the same response to everything i said, lols. so the conversation went something like this:
me: i fucking hate school since you left
them:lols
me: i hate the lessons and most of the other people.
them:lols
me: i'm going to have a breakdown if it continues like this.
them:lols
me: i fucking hate school since you left
them:lols
me: i hate the lessons and most of the other people.
them:lols
me: i'm going to have a breakdown if it continues like this.
them:lols
AH! This actually gets me too. Words like "fake" in every possible situation (youtube specially). When people use totally wrong words one can't even know if he/she is trolling or just ignorant.deadman91 said:
And other example is word "virtual". I would imagine seeing that word for example in a sanitary towel commercial: "new super duper virtual wings give you the comfort you have been seeking". Real things are not virtual!!!
The word can be describe "near real" things but it is rarely used correctly. Now I got that out of my system :')