Most hated grammatical error [Merged]

Whispered

"them things" drives me nuts. (feck off galva)

Also; lolspeak is just as bad a txtspk. There, I said it!

Rsaeire

I'd have to +1 they're/their/there and you're/your as I see them so often; especially on forums and always on Boards.

I don't like when people run words together and/or drop whole sections of words to make them shorter; most of the time it's as a result of being ignorant, or they're just common as muck e.g.

"Shurrup", they mean to say "Shut up"
"Sat'day", they mean to say "Saturday"
"Gis", they mean to say "Give us", though they really mean to say "Give me"

There are many more examples, but I can't think of them at the moment.

emeraldstar

- would of/could of/should of.

This makes me so angry I want to kick the person. PLEASE people, STOP. What makes it worse is that those who use it think it's right

It's only slightly worse than:

- "your" instead of "you're"

- also hate when people put an apostrophe in plurals: i.e. "photo's" (photo is what?)

- "should have went" instead of "should have gone"

- "been" instead of "being"

- "seen" instead of "saw"

- "then" instead of "than"

I know it's really sad, but bad grammar is what annoys me most in the entire world

lovemypinkhat

Kold wrote: »

Simply has to be There/Their/They're and your/you're. I could do this by age 5 only to have the same English class every year until I was 18 and still f*ckers can't do it!

I remember having to learn the same thing in English class every single year for about twelve years and still, so many people who were there with me still can't use the apostrophe correctly etc. :mad: It was drilled into us like! Sheer laziness imo.

Dinter wrote:

I'm weary of people misspelling wary.

What's worse is when people say wary when they mean weary. I heard it last week. Wanted to wring their neck.

Cannot stand CD's, banana's, you're cat etc. It makes my heart hurt even typing it.

emeraldstar

Ooh, also, "them" instead of "those", as in "Look at them shoes!"

Just, no.

Xavi6

All of the above.

Grammar Nazis ftw

javaboy

lovemypinkhat wrote: »

Cannot stand CD's, banana's, you're cat etc. It makes my heart hurt even typing it.

You cant stand banana's? But their delicious. Your been rediculous.

eve23

I hate when teenage girls use the word 'like' 10,000 times in one sentence! " and I was like... and then she was like... and I was like oh my god like......:mad:

Whispered

emeraldstar wrote: »

Ooh, also, "them" instead of "those", as in "Look at them shoes!"

Just, no.

yey someone agrees with me.

Wishbone Ash

The use of the word "robbed" when it should be "stolen".

e.g. "My car was robbed last night". :rolleyes:

MIN2511

If only we could teach everyone to speak perfect english!

I wonder if people can enrol in classes to improve their use of the English language-verbal and written.

I would definitely enrol

An Fear Aniar

lose/loose

Makes me want to kick them.


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emeraldstar

"seperately" :mad:

Das Kitty

There are some I keep seeing on here that really irk me.

People using "teh" for "the", I mean it's the easiest word to spell, get it right.
Misspelling words ending in "y" with an "eh", e.g. Fluffeh
"All your Xs are belong to us." - What does it even mean? It's the most poorly constructed sentence I've had the misfortune to read.
"Pwnd" for owned, a typo and a spelling error all in one, how horrific.

It's just bloody terrible.

Smart Bug

I should of been writin this thread sooner then now, i hadnt of seen this level off responce from you're prespectives'.

MIN2511

Smart Bug wrote: »

I should of been writin this thread sooner then now, i hadnt of seen this level off responce from you're prespectives'.

It's your!:rolleyes:

syklops

this one irks me no end:

Schedule/Scheduled.

Everyone I work with, and everyone on TV including RTE pronounce it like skedule. It drives me nuts.

I have interrupted friends and said "No, it is shed-yule", and they go "Oh no it is not! It is Sked-yule! Sharon Ni Bholain says it that way".

I want to hit people when I hear it.

/rant

Kold

Das Kitty wrote: »

There are some I keep seeing on here that really irk me.

People using "teh" for "the", I mean it's the easiest word to spell, get it right.
Misspelling words ending in "y" with an "eh", e.g. Fluffeh
"All your Xs are belong to us." - What does it even mean? It's the most poorly constructed sentence I've had the misfortune to read.
"Pwnd" for owned, a typo and a spelling error all in one, how horrific.

It's just bloody terrible.

They aren't errors. They're memes. Learn to meme.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qItugh-fFgg

Das Kitty

Kold wrote: »

They aren't errors. They're memes. Learn to meme.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qItugh-fFgg

You don't say! Gosh, there was me thinking they were terrible spelling errors, thanks for educating me!

shellyboo

Das Kitty wrote: »

People using "teh" for "the", I mean it's the easiest word to spell, get it right.
Misspelling words ending in "y" with an "eh", e.g. Fluffeh
"All your Xs are belong to us." - What does it even mean? It's the most poorly constructed sentence I've had the misfortune to read.
"Pwnd" for owned, a typo and a spelling error all in one, how horrific.

It's just bloody terrible.

You fail at teh Interwebz.

Smart Bug

I no you folk missed this one.

shellyboo

Smart Bug wrote: »

I no you folk missed this one.

Gah! That one's awful.

Also, preform. No... the word you are looking for is 'perform'.

Ooh, you know what I really, REALLY hate?! I work for a magazine, so when I send ad clients back over their edited copy for approval and they "correct" my spelling and grammar back to being wrong...

*blood boiling at the very thought*

Kold

I hate when 'an' is used before a word starting with a hard H.

Das Kitty

Kold wrote: »

I hate when 'an' is used before a word starting with a hard H.

"I ate an herring for my dinner. It was of the yum."

shellyboo

Kold wrote: »

I hate when 'an' is used before a word starting with a hard H.

Das Kitty wrote: »

"I ate an herring for my dinner. It was of the yum."

Makes you sound like a cockney

Wagon

Getting the spellings mixed up on wheather, weather. I don't care when others do it but can't stand it when i make the cock up.

Smart Bug

Kold wrote: »

I hate when 'an' is used before a word starting with a hard H.

Das Kitty wrote: »

"I ate an herring for my dinner. It was of the yum."

shellyboo wrote: »

Makes you sound like a cockney

"I ate an 'erring for me dinneh. Twere of the yum, arrrrrrr."


* I don't know why 'arrrrrrr' is in there, it just 'feels' right.

Rsaeire

Das Kitty wrote: »

"I ate an herring for my dinner. It was of the yum."

Now that one made me laugh!

Lizzykins

Councilling instead of counselling!
As well is two words as is a lot.The amount of times I see them run into each other is unbelievable.
Saw a sign on a PC in a call centre. " This computer is broke" GRHHHH.
I couldn't look at it and changed it like the grammar Nazi that I am. Myself and a friend used to have great times running highlighters through the drivel that passed for memos from team leaders. Happy days!

stovelid

Lizzykins wrote: »

Myself and a friend used to have great times running highlighters through the drivel that passed for memos from team leaders. Happy days!

Yellow or pink highlighter? I'm guessing pink for that added zealous tone of disapproval.

hullaballoo

I hate when people use 'however' as a conjunction. It's not a forking conjunction. Using commas with conjunctions also gets my goat.

I also hate when people don't properly qualify their sentences and misuse ';' and ':'.

There's also that irritating habit some people have of misplacing apostrophes, as in, 'you should'nt have...' etc. but worse than that is when people capitalise after abbreviations and don't use elipses properly.

VERYinterested

Ok in no particular order of annoyance:

How many times have you seen signs saying Off License instead of Off Licence? Try the Coach House in Ballinteer, huge letters above the door of their Off 'License' (sic)

People making words that are plural singular for some strange reason, eg, it is 6 mile down the road, and them's a lovely trouser! ffs

Using 'anymore' out of context, eg anymore if you do that I'll break your face!

Also using 'leave' instead of 'let' eg, I asked the bouncer to leave us in free!!

Text speak, lol, omg, random and other banal nonsense!

pierrot

It's means it is. Its means its.

galah

hullaballú wrote: »

I hate when people use 'however' as a conjunction. It's not a forking conjunction. Using commas with conjunctions also gets my goat.

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Hate that, too! The company I work for use American spelling rules, so we're forced to use commas before 'and' - it's so annoying.

I really can't stand incorrect spelling just to look cool, for example, 'Beanz', 'Kidz', and so on. Makes me want to scream.

(also a self-confessed grammar Nazi...)

jdivision

Wagon wrote: »

Getting the spellings mixed up on wheather, weather. I don't care when others do it but can't stand it when i make the cock up.

Hope you're being sarcastic!!

Its, it's and its'

shellyboo

Smart Bug wrote: »

"I ate an 'erring for me dinneh. Twere of the yum, arrrrrrr."


* I don't know why 'arrrrrrr' is in there, it just 'feels' right.

Now you just sound like a pirate

jdivision

VERYinterested wrote: »

Ok in no particular order of annoyance:

How many times have you seen signs saying Off License instead of Off Licence? Try the Coach House in Ballinteer, huge letters above the door of their Off 'License' (sic)

This one is subject to debate because they are referred to as the licensing laws, hence off license.

stovelid

hullaballú wrote: »

I hate when people use 'however' as a conjunction. It's not a forking conjunction.

Do you mean when it's used as a conjunct? I always thought it was OK:

The cat, however, is an interesting animal.

hullaballú wrote: »

Using commas with conjunctions also gets my goat.

I've picked up the habit of mostly using an Oxford comma before conjunctions, probably because of work. I always thought it was a matter of preference/locale, rather than incorrect grammar?

pierrot

100 PEOPLE WERE EVACUATED says the headline. I expect the picture to show crap everywhere, but I then realise that it was in fact the building, and not the people who were evacuated.

shellyboo

jdivision wrote: »

This one is subject to debate because they are referred to as the licensing laws, hence off license.

Nope. You can spell it either way. Licence is the British spelling, license is the US. You can use licencing just the same as licensing.

These are the things we have conversations about in our office. Took us half an hour to work that one out.

EDIT: Also, its' is not a word. There is no possessive apostrophe on its. Exception to the rule. It's or its. That's it :P

VERYinterested

jdivision wrote: »

This one is subject to debate because they are referred to as the licensing laws, hence off license.

I see what you mean, Noffla can't make up their mind!

http://www.noffla.ie/

On their home page, Latest News, they refer to Off Licenses and Off Licences.

shellyboo

VERYinterested wrote: »

I see what you mean, Noffla can't make up their mind!

http://www.noffla.ie/

On their home page they refer to Off Licenses and Off Licences.

OMG, the very people that always make me have to look it up! Effing Noffla. Decide which one you're going to use!!

Wagon

jdivision wrote: »

Hope you're being sarcastic!!

Its, it's and its'

Aha see what you did there....

Jay Division, you'll never cease to impress me.

stovelid

pierrot wrote: »

100 PEOPLE WERE EVACUATED says the headline. I expect the picture to show crap everywhere, but I then realise that it was in fact the building, and not the people who were evacuated.

That would be 100 people evacuated (their bowels), or 100 bowels were evacuated. I think.

Can Flutt provide a precise definition?

Smart Bug

stovelid wrote: »

That would be 100 people evacuated (their bowels), or 100 bowels were evacuated. I think.

Can Flutt provide a precise definition?

100 people were evacuated would infer that the people were subject to colonic irrigations imo.

pierrot

stovelid wrote: »

That would be 100 people evacuated (their bowels), or 100 bowels were evacuated. I think.

Can Flutt provide a precise definition?

Could get technical, this one

stovelid

Smart Bug wrote: »

100 people were evacuated would infer that the people were subject to colonic irrigations imo.

Sure. It should be 100 people were evacuated from the building?

I was pondering the scatological bit though :pac:

pierrot

the amount produced by the evacuation of 100 people would be something to behold

hco

Does be or do be

I do be freezing
It does be packed

I cry...
Where did this even come from? People! Where?!

shellyboo

pierrot wrote: »

the amount produced by the evacuation of 100 people would be something to behold

You can evacuate people from something... the headline is merely omitting where they were evacuated from. Yes, the building was evacuated... but the people were also evacuated from the building.

You'd never say 'I evacuated' to mean you emptied your bowels. When you evacuate you evacuate something (your bowels or a building), or you are evacuated from somewhere. It's a transitive verb, it requires one or more objects. In this case, the object was omitted, but it's still implicit.

(OMG, cannot believe I can remember things from my syntax class in college )

EDIT: The word evacuate has lost all meaning. And I have lost all sense of perspective.