Most hated spelling and grammatical errors

[bue519]

This is question to all spelling and grammar nazis on this site:
What spelling and grammatical errors really make your skin crawl.

I'm normally pretty laid back about this sort of thing, but when I see "a lot" spelled as one word, it drives me insane. I know it's a common mistake, and shouldn't seem that big a deal, but I have had teachers drive this correction into me like a steak to the brain, and now I can't stand to see it happen.

Wait you like putting meat inside you brain? Because i enjoy a good steak now and again but I usually put in my mouth.
ITS SPELLED STAKE! YOU ILLITERATE BUFOON!

I was waiting for someone to catch that.

Sorry, bad spelling makes me crazy. Plus, I was hungry.

 

[Labyrinth]

Those in bold are neither incorrect nor grammatical errors. It is only the United States if I recall that does not add a 'u' to various words such as Colour, although I personally never found the point despite being Canadian. As for "Dialogue", that is the correct spelling of the word.

Hence the joke.

 

[JBarracudaL]

Errors of spelling and grammar don't really bug me online.
I understand that people are flawed and lack comprehension of the only language they know. (Most of the time.)
People have a terrible habit of matching the intelligence of an eggplant; so I don't go about expecting things like grammar from them.
I try not to expect anything from people until they've proven otherwise.
Doing so makes life easier on me.

 

[lenin_117]

SAME DIFFERENCE. Just no. It's "Same thing". AGHRR!

 

[wombatish]

The constant misuse of the word literally. Example: I literally ran into John at the mall.
My step-sister constantly does this, as does my step-mom. I always respond with something along the lines of, "As opposed to figuratively?"

Also, to those who thought the EU post was serious, do a little research. Great Britain isn't a full member of the EU because they don't want to change currency, do you really think they would allow the EU to alter their language?

I think you'll find Britain is in the EU. Not being part of the single currency has nothing to do with our participation in the European community. Like I said the idea of changing our spelling has been raised before. I gathered it was a joke but with the EU it's always good to make sure.

Yeah Britain is an important part of the EU.

Britain isn't a full member, at least not the last time I checked. I very well may be incorrectly remembering my comparative politics class, or just confusing their membership with the unified currency.

 

[Vivaldi]

Honestly I only care about the I & ME rule.

Example:

"Me and Jeffery are going to the store"

Is supposed to be

"Jeffrey and I are going to the store"

It just bugs me how many people do not know this rule.

 

[Mariena]

Welcome to the internet, my friend! How can I help you?

 

[The Kind Cannibal]

Double negatives bug me to death. Except when my dad says them, then I laugh my ass off.

Though I shouldn't be one to talk, I'm functionally retarded when it comes to forming a proper sentence.

 

[perfectimo]

Wait, you like putting meat inside your brain? Because i enjoy a good steak now and again but I usually put it in my mouth.
IT'S SPELLED STAKE! YOU ILLITERATE BUFOON!

I was waiting for someone to catch that.

Sorry, bad spelling makes me crazy. Plus, I was hungry.

Bad spelling and bad grammar annoys me too, sometimes the people don't even realise they have made a mistake.

EDIT: Snip. Fix . Add or remove.

 

[jim_doki]

If you're trying to be possessive then it's just "ITS"
but if it's supposed to be a contraction it's "IT apostrophe S
Scallywag"

 

[Milford Cubicle]

Omitting the letter U from colour/neigbour/vigour/etc and using the suffix -ize instead of -ise.

And calling it Aluminum.

 

[Molikroth]

"Could of" and "could care less" are two horrible mistakes that make me instantly lose all respect I may have had for the speaker.

 

[Lukeje]

Omitting the letter U from colour/neigbour/vigour/etc and using the suffix -ize instead of -ise.

And calling it Aluminum.

I'll agree with the 'u' bit, but you realise that some words that the British spell with an 's' should in fact be spelt with a 'z'? People changed the various spellings

• (a)in response to America standardising it to 'z'
  (b)so that people didn't have to remember a word's etymology to know how to spell it. (-ize is Greek/Latin, -ise is French).

Also, the element Al was originally spelt 'Aluminum' but was then changed to reflect the names of the other metallic elements (which mostly end in 'ium').

 

[RhinoTuna]

When people say looser instead of loser. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

 

[Milford Cubicle]

Can you give me some examples please?

Aluminium is the accepted spelling internationally. Only Americans (possibly Canadians too) call it Aluminum.

 

[Solo508]

I'm no grammar nazi but when people put full stops in the title of their thread (like you did in this one) its quite annoying. It sort of gives me the impression you just worked out what that little dot does and you think plonking it here and there will make you look intelligent... argh! I'll stop now.

I'd never call anybody on it though, out of fear of a giant cock sprouting from my fore-head.

 

[Milford Cubicle]

You aren't a spelling nazi either, are you?