My three biggest spelling/grammar pet peeves are:

1. Failing to distinguish between simple homophones like your/you're and there/their/they're. This drives me craaaazzzzzy! :crazy: Your and their are the possessive forms of you and them. You're and they're are the contractions for you are and they are. There talks about a place, like over here and over there. No matter how many times I tell my students this, they still mess them up.

2. Not using capital letters and punctuation. this is basic 1st grade people come on please at least start ur sentence with a capital and use a period so its easier to read im not even going to waste my time trying to figure out what u want to say its especially annoying when u use abbrev like u r and 4

3. Sticking apostrophes where they don't belong. Yes, apostropes are cute when they're used correctly in a contraction or to show possession; however, they are not neccessary to form the plural of a verb.

1. Failing to distinguish between simple homophones like your/you're and there/their/they're.

I would never correct someone on this unless they asked me to edit a paper or something for them, but I have to admit that this one drives me nuts, too.

I would never correct someone on this unless they asked me to edit a paper or something for them, but I have to admit that this one drives me nuts, too.

Oh, same here. I would never correct someone unless they asked. I'm not that anal :D

I try to overlook errors in grammar because I make them myself but it amazes me at the number of people on eBay that spell receive r-e-c-i-e-v-e. :rolleyes:

This was clearly explained on The Andy Griffith Show.

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Ughhh, I'm such a grammar whore but I'm not a jerk about it. Of course, I'm probably guilty of screwing up a lot of the time too, but I think I'm generally pretty good with grammar. I'm sorry, though, but people really need to learn their/there/they're and your/you're. It's really not that hard to understand. The placement of commas is a bit more understandable because it's a bit more confusing, but I still get irritated when people mess it up. :o But yeah, it's pretty rude to correct people so I make sure not to.

I also don't like it when a person doesn't capitalize at least the first letter of the sentence or end it with a period. Run-on sentences are annoying. I also don't like it when someone writes something lengthy and doesn't break it into paragraphs. The overuse, of commas, also, gets on, my nerves, lol.

I don't care about poor spelling. For example, when someone writes, "I lose patients with that." I know they mean patience. As long as I can understand it, I'm fine. However, when mistakes interfere with my understanding or ruin the flow, that's when I get aggravated. I can understand your frustration as a teacher.

When the word "a lot" is spelled "alot." It is two words!

When the word "paid" is spelled "payed."

No paragraphs and run-on sentences.

No capitals at the beginning of a sentence.

As long as I can understand it, I don't care.

As long as I can understand it, I don't care.

:yeahthat

When the word "a lot" is spelled "alot." It is two words!


Concerning that word, I do that alot... um.. a lot.. :lol:

Seeing "no" and "one" combined as one word.

Poorly placed apostrophes. "There are lots of ant's crawling on the ground."

People who use "trendy" words.

I totes legit had a killer day at school!!!!!!111

"Totes" means two or more large canvas bags. "Legit" means you have a good singing voice, or is the shortened form of "legitimate." Still, YOU DO NOT USE "LEGIT" AS A PREPOSITION -- I.E., IN THE PLACE OF "LIKE." STOP IT. :mad:

Seeing "no" and "one" combined as one word.

Poorly placed apostrophes. "There are lots of ant's crawling on the ground."

Um.. guilty I tells ya!! Noone made-- No one made me!! :lol:

I think sometimes you can tell if the person is just typing to fast with words they mix up and don't correct it but you know they can actually spell it.

I type fast and don't really go back and read what I wrote.

Sometimes it's like the that is mixed to teh. Spell checker with Firefox is great when I see the word that is wrong. It has the word underlined in red.

Concerning that word, I do that alot... um.. a lot.. :lol:
:livid:




:D

Oh God, the your/you're thing annoys me to no end! For some reason there/their/they're doesn't bug me as much, but if someone does it constantly, it does get on my nerves.

What about "and me" vs. "and I"? That bugs me, b/c it's so easy to figure out which one to use. You just take the other person out of the sentence, and you can tell right away if it's "me" or "I."

Oh, and one more: people who end questions with periods. For some reason that really bothers me, too.

My mom hates it when I stand next to her when she's typing on the computer. I can't help pointing these things out to her. LOL.

the past tense of "see" is SAW, not SEEN. "i seen that" is not a proper sentence. that one drives me crazy.

you + are = you're.

the verb form of "breath" is spelled differently than the noun. it's breathe.

i agree about the runon sentences too the least they can do is use commas its even worse when theres no conjuctions between the fragments it can easily create double meanings basically its really annoying see you cant tell whether the period should have gone after "meanings" or after "basically"

grammatical and spelling errors only irk me when the author thinks they're correct (or readable). i don't bother capitalizing much while typing informal messages (i used to but my OCD interfered too much), so i don't hold others up to higher standards. but nonetheless, as long as i can easily understand a message, i don't point out the flaws.

Using the wrong pronoun such as "Her and I went to the store" and the like.

One that is used a lot here in Michigan is "I seen" instead of "I saw".

Saying "crick" instead of creek.(Another common Mich. thing)

Another thing is in Northern Michigan they say "youse" instead of you.

When people say "Valentimes" its Valentines, why do they put times in there.

Or when people say "Them are cute shoes" instead of "Those are cute shoes"

When people say "My bad".

It's only an extra syllable to say "My mistake".

This has to be my all-time favorite spelling blunder.

I dont know if this counts , but when people say "Can you talk mexican?" there is no such language as mexican:rolleyes:

When people say "Valentimes" its Valentines, why do they put times in there.

Or when people say "Them are cute shoes" instead of "Those are cute shoes"


:brent I know what you mean.

Incorrect use of pronouns drives me crazy too, as well as using "me and <person>" instead of the other way around.

I also, like, can't stand it when, like, people, like, think it's, like, appropriate to, like, stick the word "like" after, like, every like third word. My younger sister does this constantly, as well as saying "ummm". I've tried pointing out that her way of speaking makes her appear so much less intelligent than she really is, but she ignores me.

"Where you at?" (instead of "Where are you?") always bugs me. :rolleyes:

Spelling dosent bug me much because even some of the great writers are not good spellers(thats why they have proof readers).


Bad grammar gets me


When people say "fo" instead of four, or "po" instead of poor.


"Where you at"

"Yo what up"

total earsores.

Another one that gets to me is when people say "unthaw" when they mean thaw. Unthaw means freeze people!:rolleyes:

spelling and grammar?

eye aint gawt nun ;)

Bad grammar is all around us even in song. :crazy:

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Neil Diamond's song "Play Me" includes this lyric:

Songs she sang to me
Songs she brang to me

Not the best grammar. :lol:

Saying "crick" instead of creek.(Another common Mich. thing)


OMG my grandma calls a creek a "crick" and it always drove me crazy. LOL I once asked her if a creek is a crick, then does that make a brook a brick? :lol:

Bad grammar is all around us even in song. :crazy:

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"...But in this ever changing world in which we live in..."

Paul McCartney - "Live and Let Die" lyrics wins the "Let's throw-in-an-extra-preopsition-and-call-it-artisitic-license" award.

Seeing "no" and "one" combined as one word...[/i]"

Im glad noone does that hear at sitcoms on line.

oooops, my bad!

My three biggest spelling/grammar pet peeves are:

1. Failing to distinguish between simple homophones like your/you're and there/their/they're. This drives me craaaazzzzzy! :crazy: Your and their are the possessive forms of you and them. You're and they're are the contractions for you are and they are. There talks about a place, like over here and over there. No matter how many times I tell my students this, they still mess them up.

2. Not using capital letters and punctuation. this is basic 1st grade people come on please at least start ur sentence with a capital and use a period so its easier to read im not even going to waste my time trying to figure out what u want to say its especially annoying when u use abbrev like u r and 4

3. Sticking apostrophes where they don't belong. Yes, apostropes are cute when they're used correctly in a contraction or to show possession; however, they are not neccessary to form the plural of a verb.
All sound good to me, especially number one. Misspelling annoys me when it's a simple, easy to spell word.

I try to overlook errors in grammar because I make them myself but it amazes me at the number of people on eBay that spell receive r-e-c-i-e-v-e. :rolleyes:

This was clearly explained on The Andy Griffith Show.

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lol...yeah, I've seen a lot of simple errors on ebay and it's like, wow, you can't even spell *some simple word* right? Either that or there are a lot of real lazy people out there who refuse to edit before pushing List My Item.

I totes legit had a killer day at school!!!!!!111



:confused: That's English?

the past tense of "see" is SAW, not SEEN. "i seen that" is not a proper sentence. that one drives me crazy.


omg...I hear that one a lot. It sounds so hickish and uneducated. :wallbang

Last night in the airport, this family was having a discussion over "sneeked" and "snuck." I had to chuckle.

Last night in the airport, this family was having a discussion over "sneeked" and "snuck." I had to chuckle.
:rofl: I HAD THE SAME DISCUSSION WITH SOMEONE YEARS AGO. :lol:

She said she used "sneaked." I told her I used "snuck." Then I did a poll on LJ, and all but (I think) one person said they also used "snuck." They're both spelt correctly, though.

This is a mistake I see people make daily.

"This cost me $100 dollars."

"I'm going to the ATM machine."

"Could I get your PIN number, please?"

:wallbang

I have the usual ones, but I also am becoming more irritated by the misuse of urban slang by teenagers and stans. The one I'm most irritated and over is "Haters" Hatin'", "Haters to the Left" or any variation thereof. The "haters" slang originally derived from playa culture and it had to do with hating on the game. Hilary Duff adopted and skewered the term in 2004 for her song 'Haters' and it hasn't been used the same in music or anyplace else since then.
I spend a lot of time over at Oh No They Didn't!, so here's one that gets to me frequently: The overuse of onomatopoeia. I'm sorry but using "unf" as a reply to a set of photos of a hot guy just makes you sound stupid. BB in place of baby is stupid, too.

I hate ebonics or whatever the hell they call it. People should not be proud to speak like that because its the worst grammar ever.

A big big earsore.:mad: :mad:

The word "anyways." It's not anywayS, it's anyway. STOP PUTTING THE S ON THE END.

This is a mistake I see people make daily.

"This cost me $100 dollars."

"I'm going to the ATM machine."

"Could I get your PIN number, please?"

:wallbang

That drives me nuts, too! That's like saying Automatic Teller Machine machine or Personal Identification Number number. In Upper Michigan where we vacation a lot they have a little hospital with an ER. I'm not sure if it still says it but their sign years ago for the ER said "ER Room".

This is more about pronunciation than spelling or grammar, but it's the first thing I thought of when I saw this thread. I have always pronounced the word "Exit" just how it looks "EX-IT" and it always drives me crazy when people say it like "EGG-ZIT". I know most people say it like that, but there's not G in the word Exit!

This is a mistake I see people make daily.

"This cost me $100 dollars."

"I'm going to the ATM machine."

"Could I get your PIN number, please?"

:wallbang


Do you have the VIN number of your automobile?

This is a mistake I see people make daily.

"This cost me $100 dollars."

"I'm going to the ATM machine."

"Could I get your PIN number, please?"

:wallbang

Another one is "Easter Sunday". :confused: Isn't Easter always on Sunday?