Cranky Dude thread of the day - Post english errors that bug you:

[futurelegend]

photo's when they mean photos

Or people that use an apostrophe to pluralize a word at ALL. ie. potato's, taxi's, weekday's...ugh!

Attaching Gate to a word when referring to some sort of scandal. It relates, of course, to the Watergate scandal from Richard Nixon's second term as US President. That was news in 1973, and irrelevant now.

+1 - It was referred to as such because it happened at the Watergate Office Complex. The last time I checked, there was no place named Monica-gate, Nipple-gate, etc.

A lot.

A lot of times, I forget where I set down my car keys.

There is no word alot in the English Language.

+1 - You can like someone a lot or you can allot that person some time, but alot does not exist.

further when it is farther or vice versa
"I am nauseous" when it is "I am nauseated"
"for all intensive purposes" when it is "for all intents and purposes"

+1

When the English broke their shield wall at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 to chase after the Normans.
Still bugs me, some times I just can't sleep at night.

I have a grandfather named Norman. Do you think they were chasing him?

I'll add my own as well.

1) People that say they've done a "complete 360" when they MEAN a complete 180. So what...you came all the back around to the same position??
2) People that UNTHAW things. Really?! So you went through the effort of thawing it and now you're refreezing it? That can create bacteria on the food that makes it unsafe to consume...I do not recommend this.

There are many more, but I've already made this post too long.

One more, I guess....

3) A 4+ page thread dedicated to ranting about spelling and grammatical errors that is RIDDLED with spelling and grammatical errors.

 

[Boss Nass]

Just noticed that in one of my recent posts I wrote "you're" instead of "your". Edit cleared it up, but it's quoted in replies for all to see. I hate it when that happens.

 

[Narg]

Since I never make any errors, I try to be tolerant when others screw up ...

 

[333conan]

It drives me nuts when people make the sh sounds in words that don't have it, like strength. They say shtrength. Where does that come from? And listening to Buffalo radio kills me. I'm sure they are very nice people, but they seems to be unable to pronounce the "O" sound. When the say the word dollar, they pronounce in dallar, and the name Bob becomes Bab. I know it's just their accent, but it still drives me nuts. Although I'm sure we pronounce words that may annoy them too.

 

[333conan]

Since I never make any errors, I try to be tolerant when others screw up ...

Your sentence only requires one period. Sorry, I couldn't resist.

 

[MissCroft]

Or people that use an apostrophe to pluralize a word at ALL. ie. potato's, taxi's, weekday's

Yep, and I have to agree with the wary vs. weary, the than vs. then and the 'could care less' And definitely the "'for all intensive purposes". I've seen news anchors make that mistake and I just cringe.... lol

 

[GG2]

This thread is rediculous

 

[bobistheowl]

Jeopardy! pronounced as jebbordie. I'm guilty of that one sometimes.

Pronouncing the 'th' sound at the end of a word as f: teef, youf, baff. Strangely enough, the same people can usually pronounce 'th' properly when it apperars in the middle of a word, like Mother.

As previously mentioned, the 'axe' instead of ask, and similar like excape.

For people who say both of the two most previously described, you can cure them by having them recite the following sentence as many times as is necessary to pronounce all words correctly:

I came home from the computer store with a monitor in each hand, and two hard disks in my mouth.

I'm surprised that nuculer (nuclear) hadn't appeared thus far.

 

[FatOne]

Ah grammar nazi's even when they are right...

From 2.5 men

-So,what's going on?
-Your son gave his teacher the bird.
-Jake,why did you flip Miss Pasternak off?
-Excuse me.We don't end our sentences with prepositions.We say,"Why did you flip off Miss Pasternak?"
-I think that answers your question.
-Jake,why did you flip off Miss Pasternak?

I mean really. Come on. I don't even have a clue if the writers did their research but this gives a bad name to proper grammar

 

[massman]

FebUary.

 

[sasemohan123]

Just from the FIRST page of this thread:

I confuse the he'll out of them = ......the hell...?
Errors that drive me crazy are wrong use of =......wrong uses(usage?)....?
Maybe thats it =....that's it...?
This makes them, yes, you guessed it=....yes, you've guessed....?

I don't know for sure (?), please enlighten me, professor. Those errors DO not BUG me, the ppl with attitude DO.

 

[oldjones]

Just from the FIRST page of this thread:

I confuse the he'll out of them = ......the hell...?
Errors that drive me crazy are wrong use of =......wrong uses....
Maybe thats it =....that's it...?
This makes them, yes, you guessed it=....yes, you've guessed....?

I don't know for sure (?), please enlighten me, professor. Those errors DO not BUG me, the ppl with attitude DO.

If you use a plural subject: "Errors", then you're to use a plural verb "are" [so far so good, many screw up at this point] and finish with a plural subjective completion: "uses" i.e: 'uses are errors'. Everyone of these is frequently heard, none is acceptable.

 

[MissCroft]

I'm surprised that nuculer (nuclear) hadn't appeared thus far.

I have a friend that says 'nucular' instead of nuclear and it drives me nuts. I correct him every time but he still does it probably because he knows it bugs me.

I confuse the he'll out of them = ......the hell...?

Or when people say "the hell with you!" It's supposed to be "to hell with you!"

 

[sasemohan123]

If you use a plural subject: "Errors", then you're to use a plural verb "are" [so far so good, many screw up at this point] and finish with a plural subjective completion: "uses" i.e: 'uses are errors'. Everyone of these is frequently heard, none is acceptable.

Thank you, agreed. I'm in the minority here, but i do want to stress that we should (who am i?) be a little more understanding in trying to correct those errors. Maybe a little tolerance will go a long way, for others AND for ourselves. I do not say those are acceptable, but do take into account that ppl are posting with p***y high sometimes. It is the way it had been put here: oh those pesty annoying bugging mis-use mis-spelling blah blah blah.

 

[james t kirk]

If you use a plural subject: "Errors", then you're to use a plural verb "are" [so far so good, many screw up at this point] and finish with a plural subjective completion: "uses" i.e: 'uses are errors'. Everyone of these is frequently heard, none is acceptable.

Ditto guys who say "beer" as the plural.

"I was so hammered. I drank 30 beer last night"

Something very backwater about using the word "beer" as the plural for beers. (Mind you, beers does sound awkward.)

 

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Please stay away from errors that result merely from english being a person's second language; those are fair, until I learn Spanish, Punjabi or Vietnamese...

But, in no particular order:

It's WARY, not WEARY (unless you mean tired)

It's FLOUT the law, not FLAUNT the law (unless you're showing off how great our laws are)

Mischievous does NOT rhyme with "Miss Cheesie Bus" (i.e. it's not Mischiev-I-ous)

OMFG there are so many more but I got other Cranky Dude shuff to do. Take it from here, Professor Pervy...

OOOOOOOOOOOOOMFG ...... PLEASE, EVERYONE PAY ATTENTION TO MINE..... PLEEEEEEEEEEASE .... it is NOT NOT NOOOOOT "I COULD care less" ... it is "I COULDN'T CARE LESS" because if you could NOT care any less, there is no longer ANY MORE SPACE/ROOM in order to do so in your mind ... if you COULD care less, there is!!!!! HOLY S#$%, this is the BEST thread I have seen thus far!!!

Anyone who says, "I seen this ....(whatever)" as opposed to, "I saw" ... WOW .... I know we ALL were required to pass English in grade 8 so hmmmmmm....???

Sorry ... I'm fired up, lol .... lastly, "I could have GONE to (whatever)", NOT, "I could have went to ...". PEOPLE, there IS such a thing as past, present and future tense in the English language!

 

[KylieTO]

Just from the FIRST page of this thread:

I confuse the he'll out of them = ......the hell...?
Errors that drive me crazy are wrong use of =......wrong uses(usage?)....?
Maybe thats it =....that's it...?
This makes them, yes, you guessed it=....yes, you've guessed....?

I don't know for sure (?), please enlighten me, professor. Those errors DO not BUG me, the ppl with attitude DO.

hahaha Since part of this is directed at me, anyone who has met me knows I don't have additude and there wasn't meant to be any in my post. I simply listed the errors that I find annoying. While I'm not an English major, we learn how to use 'their, they're, there', etc in grade school. My deepest apologies for having an error in my sentence.

*Side note, where are the different smilies on here?

 

[GPIDEAL]

Its vs. It's

There's also no such word as IRREGARDLESS!!!!!!! (It's irrespective goddammit!)

p.s. Sorry if both of these English problem areas have been repeated hereinbefore (just saw TeasePlease's input about that bastardization, 'irregardless').

 

[sasemohan123]

hahaha Since part of this is directed at me, anyone who has met me knows I don't have additude and there wasn't meant to be any in my post. I simply listed the errors that I find annoying. While I'm not an English major, we learn how to use 'their, they're, there', etc in grade school. My deepest apologies for having an error in my sentence.

*Side note, where are the different smilies on here?

Yours is just an example . Man , you "do" it again, probably by purpose ( see above quote). I was not saying YOU had attitude in the post, just saying we all could be grd 9 or less, and it is no REASON to be your annoyance, BY PURPOSE. So you got upset i did point it out for you, even without the criticism others have abundance of? Makes me really sad to see ppl with almost zero-tolerance: ANNOYING? BUGGED? DRIVING-ME-CRAZY?...

 

[GPIDEAL]

Ditto guys who say "beer" as the plural.

"I was so hammered. I drank 30 beer last night"

Something very backwater about using the word "beer" as the plural for beers. (Mind you, beers does sound awkward.)

They say that because they must hunt for DEER also.

Here's another one. The past tense of 'beat' is BEAT!!!!!!! (And it's pronounced the same FFS!).