Grammatical mistakes EVERYONE makes
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its and it's
they're and their
Even though that's spelling and not grammar, those type of mistakes still annoy me a bit.
they're and their
Even though that's spelling and not grammar, those type of mistakes still annoy me a bit.
God, that would be so hard to read out loud for me. It was funny but in my mind I was correcting what he was saying.LadyRhian said:
We manage... somehow...sunburst313 said:
Actually, it is a grammar mistake, because using one instead of the other results in convoluted sentences.MKScorpion said:
Its = Possessive, belonging to a singular object.
It's = It is
"The dog ate its bone." =/= "The dog ate it's (it is) bone."
They're = They are
Their = Possessive, belonging to a group of people
"Their yacht sank." =/= "They're (They are) yacht sank."
The reason that it's/its bugs me (and many others) is probably due to how easy it is to avoid if you try. There's no reason for it to occur.
I'm going to be a complete t*at and point out that the commas in the last line were not neededLadyRhian said:
People who don't understand the purpose of an apostrophe enrage me somewhat. Words like 'don't', 'can't' and 'I'll' aren't that complicated to write propperly.
For me it's the improper use of "its" and "it's". Most grammatical mistakes I see on forums all the time, and it's annoying but whatever, most people can't write.
But the whole "its" and "it's" thing I see professional writers do wrong ALL THE TIME. Most games I play or even books I read mess this up at least once. It's frustrating. The writing collective needs to get its basic grammar use in order.
But the whole "its" and "it's" thing I see professional writers do wrong ALL THE TIME. Most games I play or even books I read mess this up at least once. It's frustrating. The writing collective needs to get its basic grammar use in order.
I can't imagine anybody being able to mispronounce something that poorly.Marter said:
People saying "whom" when it shoud actually be "who" annoys me. The other way round is fine (in that it doesn't annoy me) it's just if they say "whom" you know they're just trying to be clever.
I am certainly no one to throw stones about grammar. I have the hardest time with lay/lie and manipulating words like themselves and else. But the most gross abuse of internet speech irks me; "How R U 2day?" etc.
I'm reminded of a poem I was shown once where the author intentionally didn't capitalize 'I'. It was supposed to be some sort of symbol of poor self worth, but I could only think, "No, it's a symbol of pretentious writing."
I'm reminded of a poem I was shown once where the author intentionally didn't capitalize 'I'. It was supposed to be some sort of symbol of poor self worth, but I could only think, "No, it's a symbol of pretentious writing."
I hate it when people say "He asked Tanya and I if we wanted to go to the movies with him" when it should be "He asked Tanya and me if we wanted to go to the movies with him".
Actually, people do things like that all the time and its really annoying. As for the "who/whom" thing, it's a misconception that they're interchangeable.Daveman said: