Most hated spelling and grammatical errors
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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.Labyrinth said:
Anyhow on my list would be...
- Rediculous
- Single letters representing a word: u instead of you for example
- Constant incorrect usage of there/they're/their and similar words
- The pronunciation of the word "ask." There is no bloody "x" in that word
- He don't instead of he doesn't/does not
- Ain't
Agreed. Definitely. It makes me feel so sad when someone uses 'u' instead of 'you'.Simski said:
I don't mind if people use things like 'ain't', as long as they're actually using apostrophes.
I hate it when I see someone saying 'Dont do that.'
Also, USE A FULLSTOP AFTER EVERY SENTENCE FOR GOD'S SAKE.
I've never liked it when people don't end an unlisted sentence with a fullstop, it just makes it sound trailed off in the mind.
And this isn't really a grammatical error, but don't end every sentence with an ellipsis. (Or however you spell that word.) It always makes me think you speak like a child molester or a rapist.
It scares me basically, and I lose quite a lot of trust in that person.
Agreed, but what really annoys me is people using random amounts of full stops to make their ellipses. An ellipsis has three 'dots'. No more, no less. Taking up half a line with your dots does not make your writing more suspenseful. Similarly, a dozen exclamation marks at the end of the sentence does not make you sound more surprised than one would have: although whenever I see it, I always imagine an idiot being given a balloon at the zoo for some reason, so maybe it does.Jonathan Hexley said:
These grammar errors only really bother me, though, when they are committed by someone who really should know better. When I read a local magazine, for example, and the grammar is atrocious; I think someone who has decided to make their living, or even their hobby, writing, should take the effort to learn to do it properly. If it's on a forum, or just a note left for me by a co-worker, I only get annoyed if the mistakes are so profuse as to make it difficult to understand.
The European Commission have just announced an agreement whereby English will be the official language of the EU, rather than German, which was the other possibility. As part of the negotiations, Her Majesty's government conceded that English spelling had some room for improvement and has accepted a five year phase in plan that would be known as "EuroEnglish".
In the first year, "s" will replace the soft "c". Sertainly, this will make the sivil servants jump for joy. The hard "c" will be dropped in favour of the "k". This should klear up konfusion and keyboards kan have 1 less letter.
There will be growing publik enthusiasm in the sekond year, when the troublesome "ph" will be replaced with the "f". This will make words like "fotograf" 20% shorter.
In the third year, publik akseptanse of the new spelling kan be expekted to reach the stage where more komplikated changes are possible. Governments will enkorage the removal of double letters, which have always
ben a deterent to akurate speling. Also, al wil agre that the horible mes of the silent "e"s in the language is disgraseful, and they should go away.
By the 4th year, peopl wil be reseptiv to steps such as replasing "th" with "z" and "w" with "v".
During ze fifz year, ze unesesary "o" kan be dropd from vords kontaining "ou" and similar changes vud of kors be aplid to ozer kombinations of leters. After zis fifz year, ve vil hav a realy sensibl riten styl. Zer vil be no mor trubls or difikultis and evrivun vil find it ezi to understand each ozer
ZE DREAM VIL FINALI KUM TRU!
In the first year, "s" will replace the soft "c". Sertainly, this will make the sivil servants jump for joy. The hard "c" will be dropped in favour of the "k". This should klear up konfusion and keyboards kan have 1 less letter.
There will be growing publik enthusiasm in the sekond year, when the troublesome "ph" will be replaced with the "f". This will make words like "fotograf" 20% shorter.
In the third year, publik akseptanse of the new spelling kan be expekted to reach the stage where more komplikated changes are possible. Governments will enkorage the removal of double letters, which have always
ben a deterent to akurate speling. Also, al wil agre that the horible mes of the silent "e"s in the language is disgraseful, and they should go away.
By the 4th year, peopl wil be reseptiv to steps such as replasing "th" with "z" and "w" with "v".
During ze fifz year, ze unesesary "o" kan be dropd from vords kontaining "ou" and similar changes vud of kors be aplid to ozer kombinations of leters. After zis fifz year, ve vil hav a realy sensibl riten styl. Zer vil be no mor trubls or difikultis and evrivun vil find it ezi to understand each ozer
ZE DREAM VIL FINALI KUM TRU!
My Science teacher got mad at me for spelling like that. He said that's not how things are spelled.Labyrinth said:
As for errors. Improper punctuation and capitalization, I can't stand it.
I cant stand either when people put a space before any piece of punctuation, or no space afterward. It really shouldn't annoy me as much as it does, but I do get a little annoyed whenever I see it.
misuse of the word irony. I do it too but it's still annoying.
i⋅ro⋅ny
?noun
1. the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning: the irony of her reply, ?How nice!? when I said I had to work all weekend.
2. Literature.
a.a technique of indicating, as through character or plot development, an intention or attitude opposite to that which is actually or conspicuously stated.
b. (esp. in contemporary writing) a manner of organizing a work so as to give full expression to contradictory or complementary impulses, attitudes, etc., esp. as a means of indicating detachment from a subject, theme, or emotion.
So often people, even literati, use it to convey an amusing coincidence, when in fact the word represents something more representative of sarcasm in an event rather than statement.
Like i said I do it too, so don't feel too bad.
i⋅ro⋅ny
?noun
1. the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning: the irony of her reply, ?How nice!? when I said I had to work all weekend.
2. Literature.
a.a technique of indicating, as through character or plot development, an intention or attitude opposite to that which is actually or conspicuously stated.
b. (esp. in contemporary writing) a manner of organizing a work so as to give full expression to contradictory or complementary impulses, attitudes, etc., esp. as a means of indicating detachment from a subject, theme, or emotion.
So often people, even literati, use it to convey an amusing coincidence, when in fact the word represents something more representative of sarcasm in an event rather than statement.
Like i said I do it too, so don't feel too bad.
When people say 'over exaggerate'. You can't add a positive prefix onto a positive word, you awful people!
And people who don't know the difference between 'you're' and 'your'. My usual retort to people who say shit like 'your stupid' on MSN, is 'My stupid?' Which confuses the idiot further.
And people who don't know the difference between 'you're' and 'your'. My usual retort to people who say shit like 'your stupid' on MSN, is 'My stupid?' Which confuses the idiot further.