This one occurs more in speech because they sound so similar. In written (mosty legal) documents it should not happen.
Using Your for You're or You Are
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Many people don't understand grammar. Then is a time frame, than is a comparison. They are also too stupid to realise loose isn't lose. They can't figure out loose rhymes with goose and moose instead of choose.
Seems to be mostly a 40 and under problem.
Seems to be mostly a 40 and under problem.
I hate them all. But for me the absolute worst has to be spelling loose instead of lose. They're not even pronounced the same. The other errors sound the same at least.
I gotta disagree with JTK a bit here, if somebody is routinely making these kinds of errors of the most rudimentary English, I think that they cannot be considered well educated and intelligent. Those errors and intelligent are mutually exclusive.
This one's a bit more obscure but the words "enormous" and "enormity" do not mean the same thing. Enormous indicates size. Enormity indicates something very horrible, outrageous, or wicked.
But the Merriam-Webster dictionary now accepts both to indicate size because of popular usage. The Chicago Manual of Style still frowns upon confusing the two.
But the Merriam-Webster dictionary now accepts both to indicate size because of popular usage. The Chicago Manual of Style still frowns upon confusing the two.
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'Try and get' instead of 'Try to get' and 'should of' instead of 'should've' are pet peeves of mine. Oops, oakvilleguy got that one in post #16.
The French one is ''chacun à son goût', which should not have the accent grave on the 'a'. It's not 'at', it's the verb avoir, present tense, third person.
National Geographic magazine has several different editors verifying spelling and grammar for every line of text before an issue goes to press. Many people in many countries learn written English from reading the magazine, and their reputation for accuracy is very important to the staff. The same cannot be said of The Toronto Star or The Sun. Almost every article has some grammar error.
Chomping at the bit. The correct expression is champing at the bit. Unchartered territory. The correct expression is uncharted territory. I hear both of these used frequently on radio and tv.
So is it "by accident" or "on accident"?
Older generations use "by accident" but younger use "on accident". Apparently both are grammatically correct?
Older generations use "by accident" but younger use "on accident". Apparently both are grammatically correct?
My mother's been dead for 40 years, so you might want to put a clothespin on your nose.And one Schlong in yo mamma!
