Grammar police, pet peeve.

[Pablo]

I seen it to.

Too, to, two, eat tu, Belut

Fixed that one. Free.

 

[vavavroom]

I seen it to.

Too, to, two, et tu, Beirut.

Here's one I really despise: "Chow" as in "Chow Baby." It almost sounds dirty.

 

[mr_boring]

Here's one I really despise: "Chow" as in "Chow Baby." It almost sounds dirty.

Oh man, how about "saleing my 2014 Bullet proofed F250 with 6' hi Country lift"

I mean, are you sailing it or selling it? Did you really proof it like bread? Is that how it lifts? All 6 feet?

 

[jhellwig]

Cadillac converter

That is part of GMs badge engineering.

Should vs. Shall if I remember right, shall has only one legal definition and should does not.


And lastly if the English language wasnt so stupidly complicated to the point spell check cant guess a phonetic spelling of something we wood knot speck soo bad

 

[Fitter30]

Sorry i ain' t got no good cents only dollars.

 

[ARCOgraphite]

Here's one I really despise: "Chow" as in "Chow Baby." It almost sounds dirty.

Now you have me concerned about what I was really eating at Chili's the other night! Something-back something ... .

On another note, I see this in the oil forum constantly, "I had ran that filter for two oil changes and ..."

Casual conversation should get a grammar police "hall pass" with the exception of grievous errors.
Colloquialisms should be considered quaint and defining in informal chatter.

This ain't no thesis, Willis!

 

[Sonic]

The pronunciation of the word ambidextrous. Morons throw in an extra syllable. I read a lot of posts on this site where people ask for advise. Another that I hate is when people use the word I when they should use me. A women I work with always tells people or writes, “if you have any questions ask Mike or l. When you’re finished with that paperwork give it to Jeff or I”
I see this mistake quite often on this site too. When I hear it in a tv show I can’t believe it.

 

[Brons2]

It's a mute point. (snicker)

 

[Brons2]

wa-lah
It's voila and it's French, you (redacted) idiot.

 

[Starman2112]

Insure and ensure. Your and You’re. To, too and two.

 

[853okg]

One thing I've noticed is that Americans are now, more often then not, dropping the "ly" from most adverbs. For example, people often will say, "Get it done quick" instead of "Get it done quickly." It's not exactly an error, but it just sounds incorrect to my ears.

I notice the opposite. They add an ly when unnecessary. “Most importantly.” That and replacing effect with impact (“How will this Water Pick impact my molars?”) grinds my gears.

 

[ripcord]

I notice the opposite. They add an ly when unnecessary. “Most importantly.” That and replacing effect with impact (“How will this Water Pick impact my molars?”) grinds my gears.

This is an example of how language changes. Previous generations most always used the ly, but it sounds weird to you now. "Most importantly" and "most important" are both considered correct.

 

[Kira]

My grandmother concocted an exercise.
"Rebuke, refute and repudiate. Look 'em up and know the difference", she'd say.

 

[Pablo]

My grandmother concocted an exercise.
"Rebuke, refute and repudiate. Look 'em up and know the difference", she'd say.

Rebuke is the more outlying of the three, just in my opinion.

People (2024 writers) seem to run repudiate and refute as one word in the same, but granny was right.

Is this your take, so to speak?

 

[John105]

I can’t stand it when people say, “Between you and I,” or, “Just you and I.”

Although I do like the duet

 

[I<3oil]

You can have my job.

I have to proofread reports that could well be subpoenaed in court, written by kids that have recently graduated our public school system and were raised texting each other.

Needless to say, it hurts my brain immensely, on a daily basis.

Could be worse, could be a teacher. Some of the essays I get.....are....fun....

 

[Number_35]

The pronunciation of the word ambidextrous. Morons throw in an extra syllable. I read a lot of posts on this site where people ask for advise. Another that I hate is when people use the word I when they should use me. A women I work with always tells people or writes, “if you have any questions ask Mike or l. When you’re finished with that paperwork give it to Jeff or I”
I see this mistake quite often on this site too. When I hear it in a tv show I can’t believe it.

I worked as a specification writer for a few years, and proofread weekly bulletins for a friend. He does pretty well, but does trip up on "I" vs. "me".

My advice is drop out the other party, and try the sentence again.

To use your example:

"If you have any questions ask Mike or I."

Drop Mike out.

"If you have any questions ask I."

Oops! Let's try it with "me" instead of "I".

"If you have any questions ask me."

Much better.

 

[opus1]

It's a mute point. (snicker)

That one makes my teeth itch.

I keep my phone on moot during meetings so people don't hear me lose it when I hear someone say that. See what I did there?

 

[John105]

How about when someone misspells the model of their car?

“This 2016 Toyota Camary is our family’s 5th Camary, and they are the greatest cars ever built! Won’t last!”

 

[PF52]

How about when someone misspells the model of their car?

“This 2016 Toyota Camary is our family’s 5th Camary, and they are the greatest cars ever built! Won’t last!”

It's not as fast as my Chevy Camero.