Just a small rant...

[CheshireVal]

A bit of local color from the South:

The pantry is low this morning so I'm fixin' to pass by the store and make groceries but I need to save the clothes before I go.

(For those of you not from Louisiana: The pantry is low this morning so I'm going to Albertsons to shop for groceries. I need to fold and put away the laundry before I go. Our Russian exchange student spoke very good English but we might as well have been speaking Navaho for all she could make out.)

I've never even heard the phrase "the pantry is low," though I can figure out it means you need groceries!

 

[AllyandJack]

My mother always says "It's a Doggy Dog World".

My DH swears it's the CAT that called the Kettle black. I tell him there is no cat. He doesn't believe me because, in his words, "The Pot can't speak." It is very frustrating. He actually said, "Fine, then. What does the Cat say?" OMG! There is NO CAT!

 

[cinmell]

A bit of local color from the South:
I need to save the clothes before I go.

(For those of you not from Louisiana: The pantry is low this morning so I'm going to Albertsons to shop for groceries. I need to fold and put away the laundry before I go. Our Russian exchange student spoke very good English but we might as well have been speaking Navaho for all she could make out.)

I'm from Boston, I've lived here all my life and I am the only one in the entire family and the only one of my friends who says, "I have to save the clothes." I also tell my daughter to save her toys. Everyone is always making fun of me. They tell me, "you don't save them, you put them away!!"

 

[DebIreland]

AllyandJack, that is hilarious! Damn those interfering cats!!

 

[Crankyshank]

After reading the illegal immigration threads that have popped up recently, I have to thank the OP for this thread. A "boarder" is someone that rents a room in your house. When you are talking about the separation between our country and another country it's "border"

When you surf online you are going to a site - not sight.

 

[CarolG]

I have a good friend who uses "supposively" instead of "supposedly". She also shops at Krogers instead of Kroger, but apparently that's a regional thing.

Lately I've seen someone use "wala" when they meant "voilà"; I'm guessing that poster had no clue what the word should have been.

 

[Holly]

I have a good friend who uses "supposively" instead of "supposedly".

There is a girl on another board that types 'supposably' and 'probly'. It's actually endearing.

I am not one to nitpick, because I tend to be very lazy when it comes to my spelling and grammar (which I sometimes spell 'grammer').

 

[JulieEck]

How about Y'ALL not YA'LL. That one drives me crazy. It's short for YOU ALL.

And my grandmother (and a lot of people around here) adds an S onto the end of places - Krogers, Penneys, Belks, Targets, WalMarts, etc.

 

[taximomfor4]

My mother always says "It's a Doggy Dog World".

My DH swears it's the CAT that called the Kettle black. I tell him there is no cat. He doesn't believe me because, in his words, "The Pot can't speak." It is very frustrating. He actually said, "Fine, then. What does the Cat say?" OMG! There is NO CAT!

Too funny!

I was waiting for the ValenTIMES Day to come up....I see that it finally did. My MIL is adamant that it's pronounced that way.

I hate the name of my city -- Mentor on the Lake. Next to the city, Mentor. Everyone says "Menner." If someone not from here says "Men-tore" it sounds strange and ridiculous and snooty.

DH cracks up whenever he hears "irregardless" -- which was already mentioned. I always cringe when I hear hanging prepositions...."Where's the _______ at?"

 

[disneymom3]

Okay, my #1 pet peeve.............

Good is an adjective, well is an adverb.

There, I feel so much better .

Okay, no way can you make this statement on this thread without explaining what the heck it means. I stuggle with adverbs all the time...doing mad libs with my kids, the adverbs get me everytime! Lolly, Lolly, Lolly, get your adverbs here.....that's about as far as I go.

My other favs are it's, and orientate. That one makes me insane.

I have learned about 'Ohana today. Not an Irish restaurant--got it!


The cat and the kettle has me doing this I think that was the best post on this very funny thread!

 

[DisneyDotty]

This is my new favorite thread! Please allow me to add a couple.

What exactly is a "hampster?" Is it a rodent-shaped device for holding dirty clothes? The rodent is "hamster."

No apostrophes for plurals! Ever! Stop it right now! It's "rides" NOT "ride's." "Shops" not "shop's." Use apostrophes to show possession.

Thank you. I feel so much better now.

 

[JCJRSmith]

Should OF
Would OF
Could OF
Must OF


instead of should've, could've, would've and must've

 

[Darth Cupcake]

Okay, my #1 pet peeve.............

Good is an adjective, well is an adverb.

There, I feel so much better .

I agree. It annoys me when people use "good" as an adverb.

I'll ask "How are you today?" Most people will answer "I'm doing good." Wrong, wrong, wrong.

"She ran the race good." Incorrect. "She ran a good race." Correct.

I'll end my rant made in my glass house since I make my share of grammar and spelling errors.

 

[wvjules]

My question is this. . . if no one is allowed to "correct" it, then how are people supposed to learn correct usage? If people have done something wrong your entire lives and no one has ever pointed out that they've been doing it incorrectly, then they're never going to know that they've got it wrong.

A little OT but many, many years ago I worked for a company that dealt with Mylan Pharmaceuticals. I typed up a letter to send to him. It was proofed by my boss before it went out.

A few days later the CEO/president (whatever he is these days) called and asked for the person with my initials. I informed him that it was me. He said that he just wanted me to know that every time it was supposed to be "FROM" I used "FORM". Obviously the spell checker didn't catch it. He told me that he just wanted me to know because if no one pointed it out to me it would happen again and thats the best way to learn. (BTW, he was really nice about it and was just giving me a tip lol). Anyway, to this day I have never interchanged FORM and FROM.

Back OT: "irregardless" drives me insane. As do "loose" and "lose".

 

[ashjohnson80]

Eye, to, bekome inraged wen eye cee howe iliterate peeple ar thees dais, end eye hav alsough turnd intwo a bitt ov a stikler wen itt komes two pointting owt misteaks. Mye biggesst pett peev, howevr, is pronounciation, lyke saiing "julery" wen ewe meen "jewelree", or "nukular" wen ewe mean "nuklear". Az mye Englisch teecher uzed two saye, itt wont bee longue befor wee gow bak two comunikating wyth gruntz and skreems.

I say, "juuree" for jewlery and my friends like to make fun of me for it, would that bother you?

 

[CJK]

Hi everyone! This is a fun thread. I hope people don't get offended by it. Goodness knows I make mistakes too. It's just interesting hearing what pet peeves people have, and maybe learn a thing or two in the process!

For me.....a pet peeve is when people type the word "desert" when they mean "dessert"! The meanings behind the two words are quite different! hehe

 

[BeNJeNWaFFLe]

What exactly is a "hampster?" Is it a rodent-shaped device for holding dirty clothes? The rodent is "hamster."

I just about spit out my soda!

Disclaimer: I am an engineer. Correct spelling and grammar are not necessary in my work. Most grammar mistakes don't bother me because I know that I make the same ones constantly. There are probably a few in this post.

It has already been pointed out but using "I could care less" just annoys me. I know a lot of people use it because it is a very common mistake. But read it back to yourself. It doesn't make any sense.

Another is using "prolly" for "probably". DBF does this and I correct him every time. I just don't understand where that even came from.

I don't remember seeing this one here yet. Using "ax" for "ask".

 

[Squirlz]

Also, the abbreviation for etcetera is etc., not ect. See that one all the time.

 

[kaytieeldr]

Loose and lose drive me crazy. The airlines don't loose your luggage. They LOSE it.

Well, no, of course not - usually they're simply misdirecting it.

Teh Itenrent rnuis ppeoels aliibty to slepl clorrtcey, but it deos not maen taht poelpe c'nat raed the mssilleigns

Um, shouldn't that be 'mssillepigns'?

Her biggest pet peeve from guests were people who said "queue line" - she'd go on a mini rant telling anyone who'd listen about how all she wants to do is grab them, shake them, and ask them if they realize they're essentially asking where the line line is.

Is that the general consensus? Never mind that 'consensus' is defined as a general agreement. "The general general agreement on this issue is..." And what about 'close proximity'? Proximity is defined as The state, quality, sense, or fact of being near or next; closeness , so close proximity is close closeness?

You know what bugs me --- people who make fun of other people’s spelling and grammar mistakes. Especially since many of those mistakes are made by people like myself who have learning disabilities like dyslexia. So sorry our mistakes cause you such grief.

There's a huge (or, as Donald Trump says, yooge) difference between a learning disability such as dyslexia, and simply not caring enough to 'get it right'.

I am one of those who is continuely (is it 'ely or 'aly?)

At the risk of getting whacked upside the head, it's 'continually'

One girl in class posted under a discussion of morphemes about how "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" has no real words in it except for "super" . . . however she had a VERY funky spelling of the word.

How funky? Surely not as bad as super calloused fragile mystic hexed with halitosis?

Interesting, no one has tackled the lie/lay/lain yet - that's the one my mother fought with me the most about, and I still struggle with it! I do know that everyone else "lays out" in the sun, but in my family we "lie out" in the sun!

Or further/farther; or one of my favorites, less/fewer.

Okay, my #1 pet peeve.............
Good is an adjective, well is an adverb.
There, I feel so much better

So, do you now feel good, or well?

WOW! 2 much time on hands hear.

Better than having too much thyme on one's hands, though...

4) This has already been noted, but it bears reiterating: When used as a verb, "affect" means to change,

: I know I have, in the not too distant past, seen the phrase "...affect a change..."

I was adament (in a very nice way)

Um, er... it's 'adamant'

The phaonmneal pweor

Um, er... phaonmneal should have two "e"s and only one "a" (and yes, I know you didn't write the paragraph )

How about Y'ALL not YA'LL. That one drives me crazy. It's short for YOU ALL.

You forgot to mention that "y'all" refers to one person; a group of people is "y'alls".

I say, "juuree" for jewlery and my friends like to make fun of me for it, would that bother you?

Actually, yes, it would bother me that your friends make fun of your pronunciation.


And now, my usage peeve not already mentioned in this thread (aside from beginning a sentence with a conjunction, or ending one with a preposition {see below}) is when someone refers to "the husband" or "the wife". I wasn't aware there was only one of each in the world, but then, I don't know quite everything... yet

Never end a sentence a preposition with - even, for example, "What did you bring that book I didn't want to be read to out of up for?"

 

[LindsayDunn228]

This is the only peeve I have that hasn't yet been addressed: would've, could've, should've or would have, could have, should have. Not would of, could of, should of.

This one has been brought up already.