[lhkim85]

Honestly, I can forgive the occasional typo or some breaking some confusing/tricky rules, but there are just some common mistakes that really bother me. It really makes me wonder if anyone takes that person seriously. For example, I hate when people use the word "mines" when they really mean "mine"! Ugh! I also hate when people spell "definitely" with an a, "definately." It's not a word. Also, in general, I dislike "text speak," U instead of you, r instead of are, etc.

What are some of your grammar/spelling pet peeves?

[HERMIT]

No kidding. Like when people confuse synonyms and choose the wrong word in context or fail to recognize that the words their using are supposed to be contractions. So really, I totally here what your saying.

[lhkim85]

^^Ha, that is a good one. They still teach they're/their/there in school, don't they?

[cavil.]

Linguistic evolution is going that direction. Get ready for it.

LAWLZ.

[sylphid97]

Totally agree... I hate how people spell asian like azn... man, that annoys me. I've also received "scolding" emails from professors with really bad grammar or spelling mistakes... once, it came from a professor who was a linguistic/reading specialist.

[Meenuh]

Oh boy... I have a lot of these. I make a habit of correcting myself when sending texts to my bf and he tends to think that I do it because I think people will think less of me for using the incorrect word. Yeah, well I don't like text speak either. It really irks me when I see people confuse "their" and "they're" and "there". Honestly though, I think the thing that irks me the most would have to be a lack of reading comprehension skills. Atleast with incorrect grammar you can still understand one another but when you're online and the other person lacks basic reading comprehension... it just turns into a lot of wasted time.

[kissez*]

When anyone says, "Supposably." (Think Joey from Friends lol)
It's SUPPOSEDLY.

Oh.
Or when fanfic authors comment other authors on their bad "grammer".

[Hax]

your and you're is pretty bad


such a common mistake haha

[lhkim85]

When anyone says, "Supposably." (Think Joey from Friends lol)
It's SUPPOSEDLY.

Oh.
Or when fanfic authors comment other authors on their bad "grammer".

Ooh, that reminds me of another one. I don't think people realized that the term is "supposed to," not "suppose to."

[nanshi]

Definitely definately.

Unnecessary "z"s. Like azn. Putting a "z" where there is supposed to be an "s" not instantly does hardcore make.
Most texting/typing shorthand except for a handful of the most commonly-known acronyms.
Oh, and I know this is really common but it drives me insane. Alright. It's not "alright," it's "ALL RIGHT." With a space. And two "L's." Somehow, though, "alot" doesn't annoy me quite as much.

[Jiniya]

My biggest peeves are "your" and "you're", and "lose" and "loose". Especially the latter.

Lose is the opposite of win.
Loose is the opposite of tight.

People ALWAYS get this wrong!

[twinkl]

When Korean people forget to add "a" or "the"... you know... antecedents... because they don't exist in [the?] Korean language. May be true of other Asian languages. I don't know enough to know.

[lhkim85]

Definitely definately.

Unnecessary "z"s. Like azn. Putting a "z" where there is supposed to be an "s" not instantly does hardcore make.
Most texting/typing shorthand except for a handful of the most commonly-known acronyms.
Oh, and I know this is really common but it drives me insane. Alright. It's not "alright," it's "ALL RIGHT." With a space. And two "L's." Somehow, though, "alot" doesn't annoy me quite as much.

Well, "alright" has been used so long that it is in the dictionary. "Alot" is not.

[koneee]

Oh.
Or when fanfic authors comment other authors on their bad "grammer".

OMG LOOOOOOL!! My 10th grade.. wait.. was it 10th?
I don't know but one of my English teachers in high school did not know how to spell "grammar".
How pathetic was that, worst teacher ever. I did not learn anything in that class at all that year.

Here's a good one: 'Must have' vs. 'must of' LOL seriously?? That doesn't even make sense o__o.

[s13]

I found this site the other day to show my friend how "definitely" is spelled. http://www.d-e-f-i-n-i-t-e-l-y.com/

No one's mentioned "it's" and "its" yet?

But my favorite is "waist" versus "waste." I always laugh when I read "I have a 32 inch waste."

[lhkim85]

OMG LOOOOOOL!! My 10th grade.. wait.. was it 10th?
I don't know but one of my English teachers in high school did not know how to spell "grammar".
How pathetic was that, worst teacher ever. I did not learn anything in that class at all that year.

Here's a good one: 'Must have' vs. 'must of' LOL seriously?? That doesn't even make sense o__o.

I think they're trying to say "must've," but it seems like no one realizes what it is really supposed to be!

[Aziraphale]

More of general resignation when I see these:

should have v should of
would have v would of
bear (with me) v bare (with me)
a part (of) v apart (of)
prologue v prolouge

It always irritates me that people can't realise the past tense of "sink" is SANK, not SUNK (which is the past participle). So "The ship sank yesterday", not "The ship sunk yesterday". -____- Likewise with "ring, rang, rung".

Sometimes I also see people using "more" when they're trying to do comparatives, such as "more colder". WTF? I also hate it when people go "jealous much?" That's not how the word "much" is used.

And someone please explain why kids like using "Omg PWN!"?

[Love is Pain]

Most of my personal peeves have already been mentioned:

1) Their vs. there vs. they're
2) It's vs. its
3) You're vs. your <--- This one is one of the most annoying mistakes.

What annoys me even more is when people get angry at me for correcting them. They get all defensive and 'hate on me' when I'm trying to help them out. It's a pitiful situation, to be honest.

To contribute to the thread, has anyone mentioned incorrect plurals? e.g. Sheeps, fishes .... *twitch*

[incyphe]

Crappy spelling doesn't bother me too much.

But when chatting, I HATE it when people omit "?" at the end of questions.

For example:

"you there"
"can you do that for me"
"are we still going"

It sounds very rude and bossy, it makes me not want to respond.

[[HyuNi]]

Wow... I have done all of the above at one point in time.
Hate me!