i've also seen someone use "accept" when they should have used "except". i facepalmed.
What has been barely mentioned in this thread:
it's vs its
The surprising thing is it's not been mentioned because most still simply don't know any better. I even came upon a contractor yesterday who had professional graphics on his truck and misused it's.
What has been barely mentioned in this thread: it's vs its
Heh, I didn't know that, thank you for learning me somethingIn real life, I hate when people pronounce 'forte' as 'fort-ay' when they mean specialty or strong-suit. That word should be pronounced 'fort' When you use the word 'forte' to mean loud it is pronounced 'fort-ay.' They are two different words with the same spelling and different pronunciations, like 'present' (to show) and 'present' (now). Sadly, this mispronunciation has become so common that it is almost accepted practice.
it's - its
I also hate it when people 'beg the question' when they mean 'raises the question'
In real life, I hate when people pronounce 'forte' as 'fort-ay' when they mean specialty or strong-suit. That word should be pronounced 'fort' When you use the word 'forte' to mean loud it is pronounced 'fort-ay.' They are two different words with the same spelling and different pronunciations, like 'present' (to show) and 'present' (now). Sadly, this mispronunciation has become so common that it is almost accepted practice.
Holy christ, what was up with that huge babble about it not being a sentence? Hahahaha.than/then. your/you're. their/they're. good/well. bad/badly.
i've also seen someone use "accept" when they should have used "except". i facepalmed.
i forgive people for "less than" vs "fewer than" but it's still fun to point out
press 1 for english is a valid sentence.
Does "it's" even exist?? i remember a friend of mine who proof reads telling me that "it's" does not exist. It is supposed to be "its".
She could be wrong though because i've come across a lot of books where i've seen "it's".
The hell, you have a friend who proofreads and doesn't know what the contraction of it is or it has is?!Does "it's" even exist?? i remember a friend of mine who proof reads telling me that "it's" does not exist. It is supposed to be "its".
She could be wrong though because i've come across a lot of books where i've seen "it's".
No! http://esl.about.com/od/grammarintermediate/a/cm_its.htmIt's implies ownership...no?
Sticking 's on the end of a noun can also be used to imply ownership.
The hell, you have a friend who proofreads and doesn't know what the contraction of it is or it has is?!No! http://esl.about.com/od/grammarintermediate/a/cm_its.htm
The hell, you have a friend who proofreads and doesn't know what the contraction of it is or it has is?!
People using apostrophes to make nouns plural. It look's ridiculou's to put apostrophe's after all your word's that end in esse's. Pro-tip: Never use apostrophes to make anything plural. Yes, there is a single exception regarding individual letters or numbers, but that doesn't come up frequently enough to warrant putting apostrophes after every plural just in case. Just don't do it.
Inconsistent capitalization is a minor pet peeve. I don't mind if you call it america or America, or north versus North, but pick one and stick with it. I know there are rules about when you should use capitals and when you shouldn't, but it bugs me more when people just arbitrarily use either without any consistency.
There, their, they're. To, too, two. Then, than. Should've, could've, would've (as opposed to the "should of" varieties). This is shit they teach 5-year-olds. It's really not that complicated. I can understand not remembering the quadratic formula or the periodic table, but not knowing how to communicate effectively in a language you claim to be fluent in is inexcusable.
Honestly, I don't understand spelling mistakes at all at this point. Most browsers offer a basic spell-check, and even if you're a lousy speller or you're dealing with a complicated word, you can Google that shit in a couple seconds. For example, I thought the word was spelled "mituration," but I wasn't sure, so I Googled it and realized it was "micturition." I learned something and I got to avoid setting myself up for looking foolish for using obscure vocabulary incorrectly.
In this day and age, where most people have taken some form of typing class, work with keyboards on a daily basis, and generally average 60 words per minute or greater, there's not a significant difference in the time it takes to type "should have" as compared to "should of," not to mention "should've" which is the exact same number of keystrokes. Laziness is not a good excuse to be willfully ignorant or make yourself look foolish. And I'll forgive it more in texts or tweets, but on an internet forum you've got enough time to do a quick check of your post before submitting it to make sure it's grammatically accurate. For example, I deleted an unnecessary comma out of this post before submitting it. I didn't need to; I would've gotten my point across either way. But if you can't be bothered to check your writing for basic errors, why should I be bothered to read it?I can see past it so it never really bothers me. And I never got the big deal with "should of" or "would of" or "could of" etc... It's typical to write like you talk when writing real fast, even though it may not be the proper professional convention when it's written, it's generally acceptable. It's faster to write "Should of" than "should have" and gets the same point across. People get hung up on the stupidest crap. They are usually miserable people who have nothing better to do than find things to get mad about.