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FAQ'S Grammer mistakes People make (Original Post) packman Jul 2017 OP
K&R! nt Guy Whitey Corngood Jul 2017 #1
19. Per say or persay asiliveandbreathe Jul 2017 #2
I know I am guilt of a lot of those points. DK504 Jul 2017 #3
i had to look it up barbtries Jul 2017 #7
Your (you're) California_Republic Jul 2017 #4
All of those drive me nuts Ms. Toad Jul 2017 #5
There could be 5 errors in your OP if you include starting a sentence with a number chia Jul 2017 #6
True - Never start a sentence with a number given as a number packman Jul 2017 #8
Why? What's wrong with using numerals? muriel_volestrangler Jul 2017 #11
Well, sometimes just because packman Jul 2017 #18
Another usage/spelling/pronunciation error I have... 3catwoman3 Jul 2017 #9
You'll want to change "Grammer" to "Grammar" in your title ProfessorPlum Jul 2017 #10
OMG YOUR A NATZIE maxsolomon Jul 2017 #13
That is spelled Nazi! MiniMe Jul 2017 #21
This message was self-deleted by its author pnwmom Jul 2017 #23
You got 1 of the 6 errors - Congrats packman Jul 2017 #14
lol, you got me ProfessorPlum Jul 2017 #16
I wish I could staple that article to the Internet's forehead. maxsolomon Jul 2017 #12
What gets me is.... fun mitch96 Jul 2017 #15
To "redouble" is to greatly increase; Codeine Jul 2017 #34
All time fave: Gabi Hayes Jul 2017 #17
OMG consider the source... mitch96 Jul 2017 #22
There are more than four errors. TheBlackAdder Jul 2017 #19
This is all penny-ante stuff, next to the huge elephant marybourg Jul 2017 #20
Diagramming sentences in Catholic school drummed this into our brains! LuckyLib Jul 2017 #30
This one just irritates the hell out of me. 3catwoman3 Jul 2017 #32
I have spent years correcting that one Codeine Jul 2017 #35
Should have, not should of! shanti Jul 2017 #24
Unthaw is a funny one. Zing Zing Zingbah Jul 2017 #25
Soon, the internet will have everyone communicating with only emojis. Buns_of_Fire Jul 2017 #26
... CrispyQ Jul 2017 #27
Fuck Grammar Nazis. hunter Jul 2017 #28
Yep, that's one of the erorrs packman Jul 2017 #33
I still mess up further and farther in casual conversation. Freethinker65 Jul 2017 #29
Another one people miss a lot. padfun Jul 2017 #31
Please spell separetly like this: flamingdem Jul 2017 #36
'Per say' and 'mute point' have always been two of my faves. WillowTree Jul 2017 #37
Handy grammar hints...er rules. Bookmarking. oasis Jul 2017 #38
Apostrophe overload Awsi Dooger Jul 2017 #39

asiliveandbreathe

(8,203 posts)
2. 19. Per say or persay
Tue Jul 18, 2017, 11:15 AM
Jul 2017

19. Per say or persay

Both are incorrect because the Latin phrase which means "in itself" or "intrinsically" is spelled "per se." The best communicators speak and write clearly and concisely and probably avoid phrases like this one anyway.

I laughed when I saw this - I had a fellow in csr svc use this all the time - like nails on a chaulk board to me...I could hear him from my cubical...I never corrected him - he was good at taking care of his csr...

Another that bites - when someone uses "anyways" - why? - drop the "s" PULEEZ.....my son did this until I mentioned it..now he does it on purpose..too funny....

DK504

(3,847 posts)
3. I know I am guilt of a lot of those points.
Tue Jul 18, 2017, 11:21 AM
Jul 2017

One of my sources of irratation is a; 'a moot point'. Moot means something is open for debate rather than the debate is over and nothing more need be said.

And I know my grammer sucks.

barbtries

(28,702 posts)
7. i had to look it up
Tue Jul 18, 2017, 11:38 AM
Jul 2017

because i tend to use the latter definition when i say something is moot:
moot point. A debatable question, an issue open to argument; also, an irrelevant question, a matter of no importance. For example, Whether Shakespeare actually wrote the poem remains a moot point among critics, or It's a moot point whether the chicken or the egg came first.

https://www.google.com/search?q=+moot+point&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8

Ms. Toad

(33,915 posts)
5. All of those drive me nuts
Tue Jul 18, 2017, 11:27 AM
Jul 2017

But so does labeling a phrase that is grammatically correct as grammatically incorrect merely because it is a mangled idiom.

chia

(2,235 posts)
6. There could be 5 errors in your OP if you include starting a sentence with a number
Tue Jul 18, 2017, 11:33 AM
Jul 2017

Recommended: Reword the sentence (preferable) or spell out 43.

But a great link. Thank you!

 

packman

(16,296 posts)
8. True - Never start a sentence with a number given as a number
Tue Jul 18, 2017, 11:41 AM
Jul 2017

Always spell it out at the beginning.

1st thing I learned at school.


BTW - There are six mistakes

muriel_volestrangler

(101,154 posts)
11. Why? What's wrong with using numerals?
Tue Jul 18, 2017, 11:59 AM
Jul 2017

Why should it make a difference at the start of a sentence? I think you may be talking about *style*, not grammar.

3catwoman3

(23,815 posts)
9. Another usage/spelling/pronunciation error I have...
Tue Jul 18, 2017, 11:46 AM
Jul 2017

...increasingly seen and heard is various bastardizations of voila (sorry, don't know how to get the proper "thingy" over the the 'a').

The one that I can remember right now is "walla," but I know I have seen others. The first time I saw "walla," it took me quite a while to figure out what it was supposed to be.

My husband pronounces the "t" in often, and says "acrosst" instead of across. Annoys me every time I hear him do it.

Off-topic, but discussing "voila" reminds me that I am always frustrated when an author includes dialog bwtween characters in French, or some other language besides English, and does not translate for the reader. I feel like I must be missing something that is probably worth knowing.

Response to MiniMe (Reply #21)

maxsolomon

(32,989 posts)
12. I wish I could staple that article to the Internet's forehead.
Tue Jul 18, 2017, 12:09 PM
Jul 2017

Kudos to the author.

BTW, "Kudos" is not the plural of a "Kudo". It's Greek. It just means praise.

mitch96

(13,818 posts)
15. What gets me is.... fun
Tue Jul 18, 2017, 12:14 PM
Jul 2017

When I hear "Oh its so fun".. .grrr Isn't it so MUCH fun???? I sucked in english so all my grammar is OJT... I don't know what grammatical name FUN is but doesn't it need a modifier in front of it??
Like MUCH??
Or the term, REdouble... Doesn't RE mean to do over??? and double is twice. So redouble is to do something four times??? Correct me if I'm wrong... I'm better with a wrench (wench?) than a predicate/noun/verb/past participle..
m

 

Codeine

(25,586 posts)
34. To "redouble" is to greatly increase;
Tue Jul 18, 2017, 11:13 PM
Jul 2017

so you're basically correct -- when you redouble you're doubling an already doubled effort.

mitch96

(13,818 posts)
22. OMG consider the source...
Tue Jul 18, 2017, 08:05 PM
Jul 2017

Almost as bad as mr spelling bee potatoe Quayle.. God that would be funny if they named a variety of potato, Quayle.. Like Idaho or Yukon gold... Sir, what kind of potatoe in your word salad???
The Quayle..

m

TheBlackAdder

(28,073 posts)
19. There are more than four errors.
Tue Jul 18, 2017, 12:23 PM
Jul 2017

1) It's a sentence fragment, perhaps start with "Here are..."

2) Forty-three or (forty-three if #1 is used).

3) grammar

4) whet

5) pique

6) your

7) interest.

marybourg

(12,540 posts)
20. This is all penny-ante stuff, next to the huge elephant
Tue Jul 18, 2017, 05:27 PM
Jul 2017

in the room, which is that people no longer seem to know the difference between the SUBJECT "I": as in "Jerry and I went shopping"

and the OBJECT "ME": as in "They gave it to my wife and me".

So we get such abominations as: "Me and Jerry went to the store" (Thank goddess, I haven't yet heard "Me went to the store". It's the presence of a second subject that throws them.

and: "They gave it to my wife and I". Again, have never heard (yet) "They gave it to I".

C'mon folks. If you wouldn't say it that way with a singular subject or object, it's just as wrong with a compound subject or object. It sounds dumb!

3catwoman3

(23,815 posts)
32. This one just irritates the hell out of me.
Tue Jul 18, 2017, 09:12 PM
Jul 2017

What is so puzzling is that no one ever does it wrong in the singular, as you noted. What is so hard about compound subjects?

And how about the abomination of making a possessive out of "I." I cringe every time I hear someone ay something like "John and I's vacation."

And as long as we are at it, making a plural possessive out of a noun that ends in "s." I am hearing people saying things like, "What tiem shall we come over to your 'guyses' house?" (Pronounced like "guises.&quot I don't even know how one would spell this.

 

Codeine

(25,586 posts)
35. I have spent years correcting that one
Tue Jul 18, 2017, 11:17 PM
Jul 2017

with my wife and both of the kids. The girl-child has grokked it and in the main uses the terms correctly. The other two are just never going to get it.

shanti

(21,670 posts)
24. Should have, not should of!
Tue Jul 18, 2017, 08:14 PM
Jul 2017

I've mainly seen this in the last ten years or so, but it drives me nuts!

Buns_of_Fire

(17,119 posts)
26. Soon, the internet will have everyone communicating with only emojis.
Tue Jul 18, 2017, 08:32 PM
Jul 2017

I'm not going to loose much sleep over it, though.

hunter

(38,264 posts)
28. Fuck Grammar Nazis.
Tue Jul 18, 2017, 08:34 PM
Jul 2017

"0. FAQ'S Grammer mistakes People make"

You spelled "Grammer" wrong in your O.P.


WillowTree

(5,325 posts)
37. 'Per say' and 'mute point' have always been two of my faves.
Wed Jul 19, 2017, 12:23 AM
Jul 2017

And yes, poor grammar and lousy spelling still irritate me, but I usually refrain from saying anything.

 

Awsi Dooger

(14,565 posts)
39. Apostrophe overload
Wed Jul 19, 2017, 01:12 AM
Jul 2017

I never understand the attraction. In Las Vegas I worked at a casino with dozens and dozens of homemade informational signs. They were in every department. The woman in charge had a public relations degree but absolutely no clue about apostrophes. It was as if she had a minimum requirement of 5 superfluous apostrophes on every sign. She hated me because I would point out the errors to management and provide the correct grammatical version.

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