Grammatical mistakes EVERYONE makes

[2012 Wont Happen]

I was talking to someone earlier, and I was about to put, in response, simply the letter "k". Figuring that they deserved at least two letters, I revised that to "ok" and sent it. As Google Chrome's spell check has just informed me, and as my seconds late brain informed me then, it should have been revised to the four letter "okay".

Ok, is not a word. if it were, it would probably be pronounced like "rock" without the "r" sound. O.K. was originally used as a funny way to shorten the word "okay" (haha- "kay" sounds like "K" and "O" sounds like... well, you get the point). Now its become so accepted that most people seem to simply think that is how the word is spelled.

What are some accepted grammatical mistake you frequently see people making?

 

[The Amazing Tea Alligator]

Irregardless, I still like to say OK.

 

[2012 Wont Happen]

Irregardless, I still like to say OK.

That is a good one, and actually a confusing one considering that it makes the word longer instead of shorter.

 

[The Amazing Tea Alligator]

Irregardless, I still like to say OK.

That is a good one, and actually a confusing one considering that it makes the word longer instead of shorter.

I got it from here: http://www.hlcomic.com/index.php?date=2005-06-08

 

[Marter]

Not quite a grammatical mistake, but I think this would fit here.

People always seem to pronounce the word "have" the same as the word "half". As in "I half to do this."

That always frustrates me.

And there are always people who will mess up the words "effect" and "affect".

 

[2012 Wont Happen]

Irregardless, I still like to say OK.

That is a good one, and actually a confusing one considering that it makes the word longer instead of shorter.

I got it from here: http://www.hlcomic.com/index.php?date=2005-06-08

Hilarity in the highest degree.

 

[Latinidiot]

you know, the usual. they're and there.

 

[LadyRhian]

Honestly, I could care less. Implies you care. I couldn't care less is more correct, as it is saying you don't care at all.

Your/You're- there is a difference, please learn it.

Eats, Shoots and Leaves is great book about grammatical errors. If you haven't read it, the title is a joke about a panda who comes into a restaurant, orders a sandwich, eats it, pulls out a gun, fires off a few rounds, and heads for the exit. A waiter confronts the panda, asking, "Why?" The Panda pulls out a badly-edited wildlife manual, tosses it at the waiter, and says, 'I'm a Panda, look it up." He then walks out.

The Waiter turns to the "P" section on animals and reads, "Panda. Black and White bear-like animal native to Southeastern Asia. Eats, shoots, and leaves."

 

[The Night Shade]

I think ok is better than okay in spanish you could say "ok" or "okey"(spelled with and e instead of an a) and ok is generally more accepted

 

[Mr Montmorency]

"I could care less".

Please see David Mitchell's rant on this.

Also, I want to stab anyone in the eye who says "loose" instead of "lose".

 

[sunburst]

People tend to grossly misuse and overuse commas, especially on the internet. The OP contains several offenses. I don't often notice errors in grammar anymore. I cannot imagine how Grammar Nazis on the internet keep their sanity.

 

[The Austin]

The difference between "there", "their", and "they're" seem to confuse some people.
[small]Also, irregardless isn't a word, and "alot" is spelled "a lot".[/small]

 

[Pipsquid]

Look for the history of OK. Sorta makes sense. That's where it comes from.

Still, OK looks like a little sideways person and is better than okay

 

[Withall]

you know, the usual. they're and there.

Yep. I notice these mistakes, too. "Their", "they're" are apparently interchangeable to some people. I'm also annoyed over people's usage of numbers instead of proper words. "too" or "to" becomes "2", or, in some cases: "two". I understand what they say, but it irks me, badly.

 

[Jack and Calumon]

"I could care less".

Please see David Mitchell's rant on this.

Also, I want to stab anyone in the eye who says "loose" instead of "lose".

I have, and I want everyone to understand what this Man/Woman/Computer is on about, and so, here is David Mitchell and his open letter to America.


Calumon: Bulldogs sponsor soapboxes? Ohhhh... My head hurts.

 

[LadyRhian]

lay/lie. Comma Splices. Run-on sentences (oh, the run-on sentences!). If you read fan fiction online, (and I no longer can, because I usually end up wanting to strangle the writer), you have epic word diarrhea, and many times, two people talking in the same paragraph. Pfeh.

to, too and two.
Desert (big sandy/rocky area) and Dessert (something sweet you eat after dinner)
Basically, homophones.

 

[enzilewulf]

I don't really care. I saw a guy where he used "u" and didn't capitalize this I. Yet when I read his argument it was very convincing on the thread. ( It was the UFO over china thread ). I was ready to kill anyone who said anything. Yet I do see a lot of the time people making run-on sentences. Thats a bit annoying but I can usually tell what they mean. I don't see much point for pointing it out. Stop bitching if its readable then its acceptable is what I always say. Also how do you know that the person doesn't have a hand or something, the odds are vast, but still.

 

[Dags90]

Basically, homophones.

Homophones are really a problem on the internet.

Puns aside, I've mentioned the word "whom" before. It still irks me, for some reason I get more annoyed by inappropriate use rather than its absence.