The Grammar Nazi in You!

[DANEgerous]

Alot. This is not aword it is a lot.

irregardless. Who made this a word? it is just regardless. Regard+less means without regard. irr+regard would mean but that yet it is not proper English so irregardless is without without regard. AND THAT IS DUMB!

your dumb (or other insult). Your for you're is annoying on it's own but making while being insulting makes you look like a total moron while trying to make someone look like a moron. Your a failure.

Also yes I did intentionally make the errors i was talking about as i was making them.

 

[Total LOLige]

People that use then instead of than, I've noticed this quite a bit on the internet. Everytime I see it it just makes me want to say "Your such a fucking idiot, go back to school". It makes me wonder how they're parents feel knowing that they've raised such a moron.

Edit: The above mistakes are intentional. Some people didn't get the joke.

 

[purf]

Alot. This is not aword it is a lot.

You know, for a second...
edit: raeyll pepoel, ctu hte iroyn, I am geittgn sirueosyl cnofsued hree

 

[King of Asgaard]

And everyone around here seems to use it.

But I don't like using it myself.

Now, see, this thread's about grammar, so you've gone and set me off on a correction spree. Sorry about that.
Starting a sentence with 'and' or 'but' is a breach of written grammatical rules. Spoken rules are far more lenient, as such foul ups are classed as colloquialisms.

It's more descriptive and better! It's existence infuriates me!

The first "It's" is correct, but the second one should be "Its". Possessive, and all that.

Naturally, I realise these are just oversights, but I couldn't resist being a ponce.

OT:

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TL;DR: What words, phrases, or misspellings get your goat?[/HEADING]​

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Its/It's, then/than, your/you're, they're/their/there and were/where.
The fuck up that brings my blood to a boil, though, is indubitably 'I could care less' because it is the very opposite of the intended meaning of 'I couldn't care less.' It's especially aggrieving when prominent media make that mistake, like Game of Thrones, because it just propagates and prolongs the lifespan of the error.

Then again, I think I take grammar more seriously than most.

 

[StriderShinryu]

My biggest pet peeves are:

Text speak being used in forum posting
I can't stand when someone decides they are going to make a post on a forum but then does so as if they are sending a text message to a 13 year old teenage girl.

Rouge instead of Rogue
It's a seemingly minor one, but it's just something that I find so extremely annoying.

Capcha: idk my bff jill
... really Capcha? Really?

 

[ZZoMBiE13]

I can forgive much of the grammar problems I see, so long as there is a logical conclusion to why they existed. Someone putting "your" when they needed "you're" for example. I don't get too mad at that. It's a simple oversight.

What DOES burn me up however, is poor punctuation. Or rather, a distinct lack of it. The internet is a great tool for communication. But running two paragraphs into one long run-on sentence simply because you cannot be bothered to even try? That will get me to turn red.

 

[Lilikins]

hmm, Im usually tolerant to language, seeing as even though Im a native speaker, I had to move as a child I didnt get into advanced grammar classes in a 'pure' english school Ill say. Though there was this one post I found online just recently that made me giggle, I shall just write 'person 1/2/3' but I found it quite enjoyable hehe. I believe it was on one of the Jimquisition episodes here on Escapist if memory serves.

Person 1: My main criticism is that your podium is to crowded...Thats about it tho, keep up the good work!
Person 2: It's 'too', not 'to'. You also spelled 'though' wrong <---that grammar chap.
Person 3: 'Wrong' is an adjective not an adverb. You should have written 'incorrectly'.<---that chap who deserves a medal haha.

I found that to be quite amusing.

That aside though, as spoken, Im quite tolerant to the written language. The only thing that irks me is when people have the need to speak 'lol' out loud..why not just laugh...instead of yelling 'lol' as loud as you can..?

 

[Daverson]

I have... issues... with the LGBT[insert whatever other letters you deem appropriate here] movement's "use" of Latin and Greek. In particular "Homophobia" (the fear of Hominids) and "Pansexuality" (being sexually attracted to literally everything.)

Cisgender, though, the one which gets everyone else's collective goats, that's one's ok.

 

[Barbas]

OP wants me to rant about "alot" as well, but I've already done that before and I don't care to get a bunch of responses making excuses about how "language is just changing, maaaaan, get used to it!" again.

Can we rant about "apart"/"a part" instead, then?

That one gets under my skin, since it can completely change the meaning of what someone is trying to say.

My biggest pet peeves are:

Text speak being used in forum posting...

Does that include the irksome phenomenon known as "greentext"? I hate that stuff.

...Then again, I think I take grammar more seriously than most.

I wish more people I've met treated it with a similar level of seriousness and didn't consider it taboo to correct someone's grammar, even if the mistake had a relatively adverse effect on their articulation. I don't know why so many people expect to excel at their chosen profession without the ability to communicate effectively.

I've been learning steadily for a time now. If you don't mind me asking, were there any errors in the post above?

 

[shrekfan246]

And everyone around here seems to use it.

But I don't like using it myself.

Now, see, this thread's about grammar, so you've gone and set me off on a correction spree. Sorry about that.
Starting a sentence with 'and' or 'but' is a breach of written grammatical rules. Spoken rules are far more lenient, as such foul ups are classed as colloquialisms.

I don't know about you, but I tend to type out forum posts as I would speak them.

Generally it comes across more clearly than as if you're writing a scientific thesis or an essay on the works of Lovecraft.

Then again, I think I take grammar more seriously than most.

Personally, I see very little point in taking it too seriously over the internet. I hope to become an author and/or English teacher someday, but until then I'm not in a position where anything I say is actually going to impact people who make mistakes, so why bother?

OP wants me to rant about "alot" as well, but I've already done that before and I don't care to get a bunch of responses making excuses about how "language is just changing, maaaaan, get used to it!" again.

Can we rant about "apart"/"a part" instead, then?

That one gets under my skin, since it can completely change the meaning of what someone is trying to say.

I'm not sure I've ever seen that before.

 

[Dimitriov]

When someone writes "of" instead of "have" I want to throttle something.

*Snip*

Also, while I don't much like it myself, there is a reason for kitty-corner.

catty-cornered (adj., adv.)1838,
earlier cater-cornered (1835, American English), from now-obsolete cater "to set or move diagonally" (1570s), from Middle French catre "four," from Latin quattuor.

From there it was infantilized(?) to "kitty."

 

[King of Asgaard]

OP wants me to rant about "alot" as well, but I've already done that before and I don't care to get a bunch of responses making excuses about how "language is just changing, maaaaan, get used to it!" again.

Can we rant about "apart"/"a part" instead, then?

That one gets under my skin, since it can completely change the meaning of what someone is trying to say.

My biggest pet peeves are:

Text speak being used in forum posting...

Does that include the irksome phenomenon known as "greentext"? I hate that stuff.

...Then again, I think I take grammar more seriously than most.

I wish more people I've met treated it with a similar level of seriousness and didn't consider it taboo to correct someone's grammar, even if the mistake had a relatively adverse effect on their articulation. I don't know why so many people expect to excel at their chosen profession without the ability to communicate effectively.

I've been learning steadily for a time now. If you don't mind me asking, were there any errors in the post above?

Your post is absolutely perfect, mate.
I especially liked "a relatively adverse effect on their articulation." It's a fine turn of phrase, and well implemented in the sentence.
Be proud; I wish more people spoke/wrote at your level.

 

[RoonMian]

The only thing that bothers me is when people link being peculiar about grammar to war, mass murder and genocide...

Other than that I'm pretty laid back about grammatical errors. I make enough of them myself in English and my native language German is so fucked up that anyone cursed with it gets my instant sympathy anyway.

 

[King of Asgaard]

And everyone around here seems to use it.

But I don't like using it myself.

Now, see, this thread's about grammar, so you've gone and set me off on a correction spree. Sorry about that.
Starting a sentence with 'and' or 'but' is a breach of written grammatical rules. Spoken rules are far more lenient, as such foul ups are classed as colloquialisms.

I don't know about you, but I tend to type out forum posts as I would speak them.

Generally it comes across more clearly than as if you're writing a scientific thesis or an essay on the works of Lovecraft.

Then again, I think I take grammar more seriously than most.

Personally, I see very little point in taking it too seriously over the internet. I hope to become an author and/or English teacher someday, but until then I'm not in a position where anything I say is actually going to impact people who make mistakes, so why bother?

I take grammar seriously more on a personal level than anything else. I take great pride in having impeccable grammar, to the point where I'll edit a post if I notice a spelling mistake or grammatical hiccup, but it's just a personal quirk. However, as a student of English and Philosophy, I've been taught to rigorously iron out kinks in grammar and sentence structure in order to produce essays of the highest possible quality, which I think partially explains my semi-obsession. If I had to guess, the other aspect to it would be the fact that where I live, English is ostensibly the country's second language, but few are able to speak it with any kind of aptitude. Those who do write and speak English nigh on flawlessly, but the rest are woefully inadequate.

With that said, I have no problem with starting sentences with linking words such as 'and' or 'but', as long as the sense is clear and aptly conveyed. I was simply stating the rule in my original post because it was the first thing that came to mind. Frankly, such an infraction doesn't detract from the overall quality of a given text, so it doesn't bother me in the slightest.

 

[shrekfan246]

And everyone around here seems to use it.

But I don't like using it myself.

Now, see, this thread's about grammar, so you've gone and set me off on a correction spree. Sorry about that.
Starting a sentence with 'and' or 'but' is a breach of written grammatical rules. Spoken rules are far more lenient, as such foul ups are classed as colloquialisms.

I don't know about you, but I tend to type out forum posts as I would speak them.

Generally it comes across more clearly than as if you're writing a scientific thesis or an essay on the works of Lovecraft.

Then again, I think I take grammar more seriously than most.

Personally, I see very little point in taking it too seriously over the internet. I hope to become an author and/or English teacher someday, but until then I'm not in a position where anything I say is actually going to impact people who make mistakes, so why bother?

I take grammar seriously more on a personal level than anything else. I take great pride in having impeccable grammar, to the point where I'll edit a post if I notice a spelling mistake or grammatical hiccup, but it's just a personal quirk. However, as a student of English and Philosophy, I've been taught to rigorously iron out kinks in grammar and sentence structure in order to produce essays of the highest possible quality, which I think partially explains my semi-obsession. If I had to guess, the other aspect to it would be the fact that where I live, English is ostensibly the country's second language, but few are able to speak it with any kind of aptitude. Those who do write and speak English nigh on flawlessly, but the rest are woefully inadequate.

With that said, I have no problem with starting sentences with linking words such as 'and' or 'but', as long as the sense is clear and aptly conveyed. I was simply stating the rule in my original post because it was the first thing that came to mind. Frankly, such an infraction doesn't detract from the overall quality of a given text, so it doesn't bother me in the slightest.

Well, yes, I can understand that. I don't like leaving spelling or grammatical errors in my posts either if I can help it. I'm relatively lenient on my own grammar in an average forum post because, as I mentioned, I type as I would speak, but I do try to ensure that my words make as much sense as I can convey.

Still doesn't stop people from completely misinterpreting them or trying to stuff words in my mouth, though...

 

[King of Asgaard]

And everyone around here seems to use it.

But I don't like using it myself.

Now, see, this thread's about grammar, so you've gone and set me off on a correction spree. Sorry about that.
Starting a sentence with 'and' or 'but' is a breach of written grammatical rules. Spoken rules are far more lenient, as such foul ups are classed as colloquialisms.

I don't know about you, but I tend to type out forum posts as I would speak them.

Generally it comes across more clearly than as if you're writing a scientific thesis or an essay on the works of Lovecraft.

Then again, I think I take grammar more seriously than most.

Personally, I see very little point in taking it too seriously over the internet. I hope to become an author and/or English teacher someday, but until then I'm not in a position where anything I say is actually going to impact people who make mistakes, so why bother?

I take grammar seriously more on a personal level than anything else. I take great pride in having impeccable grammar, to the point where I'll edit a post if I notice a spelling mistake or grammatical hiccup, but it's just a personal quirk. However, as a student of English and Philosophy, I've been taught to rigorously iron out kinks in grammar and sentence structure in order to produce essays of the highest possible quality, which I think partially explains my semi-obsession. If I had to guess, the other aspect to it would be the fact that where I live, English is ostensibly the country's second language, but few are able to speak it with any kind of aptitude. Those who do write and speak English nigh on flawlessly, but the rest are woefully inadequate.

With that said, I have no problem with starting sentences with linking words such as 'and' or 'but', as long as the sense is clear and aptly conveyed. I was simply stating the rule in my original post because it was the first thing that came to mind. Frankly, such an infraction doesn't detract from the overall quality of a given text, so it doesn't bother me in the slightest.

Well, yes, I can understand that. I don't like leaving spelling or grammatical errors in my posts either if I can help it. I'm relatively lenient on my own grammar in an average forum post because, as I mentioned, I type as I would speak, but I do try to ensure that my words make as much sense as I can convey.

Still doesn't stop people from completely misinterpreting them or trying to stuff words in my mouth, though...

Forgive me if I've done so; it's rather late here so I'm not as sharp as usual. I never meant to imply any negative connotations in my reply above, only putting forward my modus operandi when it comes to grammar.

 

[Voulan]

Honestly, what grammar issue doesn't make me angry these days? From people using the wrong their/there/they're, your/you're, too/to, saying defiantly instead of definitely, and using any form of abbreviating words like u or 2 or wat. I've read printed books that have a missing " at the end of a spoken sentence so that you now have to assume the entire rest of the book is spoken aloud by a single character. My favourite is when people forget to use full stops for some unfathomable reason so you have to read an entire paragraph as one sentence without any pause.

It's not even hard to understand, I have no idea why people struggle to write in the language they use consistently every single day, be it speaking, reading or writing. You get taught this when you're six for crying out loud!

It's why I'm now employed as an Editor, because I can't stand bad grammar. Seriously, if you don't write posts with any capital letters or full stops, I will not read it. There's so many Facebook posts my friends put up that have me seething.

 

[shrekfan246]

Forgive me if I've done so; it's rather late here so I'm not as sharp as usual. I never meant to imply any negative connotations in my reply above, only putting forward my modus operandi when it comes to grammar.

Oh, no, that was an aside that had no actual relevance to what I was saying. It was simply me ruminating on experiences I've had in these forums in the past. XD

 

[King of Asgaard]

Forgive me if I've done so; it's rather late here so I'm not as sharp as usual. I never meant to imply any negative connotations in my reply above, only putting forward my modus operandi when it comes to grammar.

Oh, no, that was an aside that had no actual relevance to what I was saying. It was simply me ruminating on experiences I've had in these forums in the past. XD

Ah, I understand. Glad I didn't offend.
To be honest, I can relate to that. Maybe not on the forums, but definitely in my daily life.
I swear, having proper discussions is mostly a lost art nowadays...

 

[Gamer87]

People writing "should of" instead of " should HAVE" is slowly driving me mad. And I'm not even a native speaker. Maybe that only makes me more sensitive to atrocious grammar.