Is there anyone left who knows the difference?

[TimandTanya]

PULL OVER!!!!!!

Poor grammar and spelling is also a pet peeve of mine, but I couldn't resist.

 

[MickeyMomOfThree]

Gosh, how freaky. My DD10 was talking about this about 20 minutes before this thread started. She was talking about how a bunch of kids in her class mess this (there, their, they're) up and how she thinks it's easy. I remember the time because she was brushing her hair after her shower, before bed tonight. WEIRD...

 

[Pugrpooh]

I agree with all of these! Although I'm a bit puzzled by the "try and". I've never really thought about this one. Maybe it's a regional thing.

Something else that really grates on my nerves is the increasing use of "he and I" or "you and I". People say "The man gave the tickets to he and I." But do they say "The man gave the tickets to he."? Or "The man gave the tickets to I."? So why would you say "to he and I"? Drives me nuts!!

Another thing I see on here a lot is "definately" and "dinning".

 

[Tistal]

Robo, as an English major, you are my best friend.

their/they're/there
hear/here
affect/effect
too/to/two

ur is never your

cuz is never because

I could keep going, but I don't have all evening. However, I will say that these boards don't make me half as sad as my students. (I teach undergraduate composition)

 

[duffy]

Yes, I know the difference.

I also know how to pluralize, and it bugs me when others don't.

 

[mollygirl13]

A huge pet peeve of mine is the misuse of their, there and they're! It is really not that hard to use them correctly!

I thought I was the only one who gets annoyed by the misuse of these!!

I'm happy to know I'm not alone!

 

[bwilcox]

How about this one:
"I could care less."
I NEVER hear that one the right way anymore.
It's COULDN'T, people. I couldn't care less.
Ahh, thanks for letting me get that off my chest.

 

[Claire&TheBoys]

I have found MY PEOPLE!

They're/their/there drives me crazy, too. However, nothing irritates me more than the rampant overuse of apostrophes, just as previous posters have stated. It drives me to distraction. I consider it a sign of intelligence if one can use apostrophes correctly in written text.

Sadly, I do agree with another poster who stated that DIS posters are more literate than those on other boards I frequent, where "ridiculous" is often "rediculous," and "probably" turns into <shudder> "prolly."

 

[SheenaXena21]

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There

Their

They're


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This has been a public service announcement.

Thank you.

I should have been an English major!!!! It's drives me insane too!!!!

 

[shellybaxter]

I know no one here intends to be hurtful - but your pet peeves can be hurtful to those of us who have processing disorders like dyslexia. When you point out all of the mistakes we make - which we work so hard to try not to make - it makes us feel like we are somehow "not worthy" of your conversation and attention. Please be kind and less judgemental

 

[Rosanne]

I'm walking through the hall at the elementary school where I teach and one of the bulletin boards said "Fallen' for Fall." I mentioned this quietly and privately to the teacher that it should be Fallin' as the apostrophe is meant to replace the g in falling while fallen is a complete word... I mean they could have put it as I've Fallen for Fall and that would have been fine if it had no apostrophe. The teacher said a parent volunteer had done it and she didn't want to make them feel bad by changing it. I guess it's better for 600 students plus parents and staff to walk by it every day for a month then hurt someone's feelings. Really, I understand that no one can get it all right all the time... I don't, but a hall bulletin board should be correct.

Hahaha! See I messed up right there. I should have said "walk by it every day for a month than hurt someone's feelings." At least I didn't put it on a bulletin board

 

[SheenaXena21]

How about this one:
"I could care less."
I NEVER hear that one the right way anymore.
It's COULDN'T, people. I couldn't care less.
Ahh, thanks for letting me get that off my chest.

Not necessarily. Someone could be saying that they "could care less". Meaning that they could care less. I'm southern, and I say this. It might be a southern thing.

 

[famsen]

Seriously, I know the difference of their, they're and there and it bugs me when I see it used incorrectly. The problem is that sometimes I type so quickly that my mind skips a beat and I type the wrong spelling just because my fingers are going on muscle memory and they don't catch up to my brain.
I am embarrassed as all heck when I find that I sent an email or response to a thread with the wrong spelling or grammar usage.

 

[vicki_c]

"I need adjusted" or "the light bulb needs changed" happens in British English, it might just have not shifted in Pennsylvania the way it did in the rest of the US.

I'm going to show this to my DH -- he thinks it's just lazy! But I spent the first 15 years of my life in Western PA and I still (28 yrs later) have to work hard to not say "need(s)" without a "to be" after it!

Well I have to go red up my kitchen now! LOL!
(And I know yinz all know what I mean.)

 

[mom of 3G's]

I didn't get a chance to read through all the posts, so forgive me if this was brought up. But i cannot stand it when people type in all capital letters. I have a hard time deciphering the words when it is screaming at me.

 

[Robindianne]

The house is over there.....

I believe you just took their stroller......

They're going to WDW in April......

And OMG that drives me insane too!!!!! its hard to take someone seriously when they can't spell!

Don't forget the plurals made by adding 's. Makes me nuts. My favorite signature on the Dis is the one that says (something like): Everytime someone pluralizes (?) a word God makes a kitten cry or some such thing

 

[rie'smom]

I'm walking through the hall at the elementary school where I teach and one of the bulletin boards said "Fallen' for Fall." I mentioned this quietly and privately to the teacher that it should be Fallin' as the apostrophe is meant to replace the g in falling while fallen is a complete word... I mean they could have put it as I've Fallen for Fall and that would have been fine if it had no apostrophe. The teacher said a parent volunteer had done it and she didn't want to make them feel bad by changing it. I guess it's better for 600 students plus parents and staff to walk by it every day for a month then hurt someone's feelings. Really, I understand that no one can get it all right all the time... I don't, but a hall bulletin board should be correct.

Hahaha! See I messed up right there. I should have said "walk by it every day for a month than hurt someone's feelings." At least I didn't put it on a bulletin board

That was 600 kids. This school's sign was on a major highway in the community:

 

[snowwhitenyc]

Amen, Robo!

Here's one that I see all the time: alot. That is not a word! It is "a lot". Always.

 

[duffy]

I'm going to show this to my DH -- he thinks it's just lazy! But I spent the first 15 years of my life in Western PA and I still (28 yrs later) have to work hard to not say "need(s)" without a "to be" after it!

Well I have to go red up my kitchen now! LOL!
(And I know yinz all know what I mean.)

I know yinz are jaggin' wit me. And I know how to red up my house too, even if I'm in Johnstown.

 

[JeffGoldblum]

While we are on the subject, I also can not stand the use of "?" when people mean "question".

"Main Street ?"

"I have a quick ? about Epcot!"

Also the use of "????????????????????????" and "!!!!?!??!?!??!!!!!!?!"