Most annoying vocabulary blunders

[LuluLovesDisney]

Yes! I have seen that alot. (Not: I seen ~ which really makes my skin crawl!)

We (not: us) Americans D - e - f - i - n - I - t - y not: definAtely) have a problem with grammar. [/COLOR] (look it up if you don't believe me )

You're (not: your) probably wondering why it's (not: its) a pet peeve of mine, too (not: to). I'm from a long line of educators and British relatives who eloquently speak the Queen's English.

Regardless, (irregardless is NOT a word) this is an (not: a) excellent, educational thread. Thanks, OP!

Since we're on the topic of education ( I normally wouldn't point this out) "alot" is not word. You use "a lot" (two words) to mean "a great deal" or "many". You use "allot" when you are talking about allocating something, such as funds. "Alot" doesn't exist.

You also missed the "e" and the "l" in definitely, but that was obviously an oversight since you spelled it with the "e" and the "l" in the misspelled version.

 

[LuluLovesDisney]

Jay Leno had a program from a "Spring Rectal" on his show. It's been years, but it still makes me laugh.

Ahhh . . . the difference one letter makes!

A Chinese food menu from a restaurant in my town was on Jay Leno last week - "Ho's House". I'm sure you can imagine what Jay said! Interestingly, the proprietors changed the menus this week to say "He's House".

 

[CanBeGrumpy]

One that I see all the time is "bath" when someone means "bathe" (as in "I had to bath my dog after a skunk sprayed him"). I always wonder if the person really pronounces it "bath" or just doesn't know how to spell "bathe". The same scenario plays out with "sell" and "sale" (as in "The store had beach balls for sell." or "I'm trying to sale my item on Ebay".)

Also, I do think people sometimes make honest mistakes. I, for one, know the difference between "your" and "you're"; "hear" and "here"; and "there", "their" and "they're", but I have made typos many times with these words.

I am not going to proof-read this so you can all pick on me for any mistakes I made!!!

 

[mommaU4]

It has been very interesting to read all these posts. I learned some new things, but at the same time, I am now terrified to post!!

 

[mommaU4]

One thing I can't stand is when people refer to being pregnant as "preggers" or "preggo". It's done on purpose, so not really a blunder, but it drives me nuts!

There is a maternity store in my town that is named "Preggers". When I saw it, I started laughing because I know how some people around here feel about that word!

 

[bigmerle1966]

I'm surprised I haven't seen this one yet...advise and advice. Because people on this board are always asking for advise

I have seen that one a lot lately. I don't mind most of the mistakes I see unless it makes something unreadable. A paragraph that is one long sentence, no capitals or cases where I can tell someone has gone back in a sentence to make changes and doesn't seperate the words right.

And the word definatley, never spell that one right, don't know why. Don't even know if I spelled it right now.

 

[bigmerle1966]

My opinion (and please remember that we are all entitled to our opinions) is that threads like these are belittling and have the potential to cause hurt feelings. The last time I gave my opinion on this matter I was told "not to get my panties in a bunch" so I took them off. I am now going "commando".

I'm always going to think that when I see a post of yours, thanks a lot!

 

[tevagirl]

I'm always going to think that when I see a post of yours, thanks a lot!

You're very welcome.

 

[Miss Jasmine]

My pet peeve is when "hard" is used for "difficult". Hard things are not difficult, unless maybe you are trying to move them or they are too big.

 

[ChrisnSteph]

Unless it's a really annoying run on sentence, and as long as I can figure out what you're trying to say, I could care less how bad your grammar is. I'm not a grammar hater! Lord knows I'm grammatically challenged myself!

 

[MN Dis Fans]

I used to work with a lady who would say, "I found a few stranglers [in the piles of paper work]." She meant to say stragglers.

 

[Miss Jasmine]

I used to work with a lady who would say, "I found a few stranglers [in the piles of paper work]." She meant to say stragglers.

I have a coworker who says, "Some people ***** all the office supplies." He means, "Some people horde all the office supplies."

Edited add: For the filtered word, think lose woman who gets paid. It starts with a "w".

 

[bigmerle1966]

I have a coworker who says, "Some people ***** all the office supplies." He means, "Some people horde all the office supplies."

I think you need to go back to the non-mom jeans thread.

 

[Miss Jasmine]

I think you need to go back to the non-mom jeans thread.

Hey it pertains to THIS thread, doesn't it? And it's the truth. No matter how many times we correct him, he still says it.

 

[bigmerle1966]

Hey it pertains to THIS thread, doesn't it? And it's the truth. No matter how many times we correct him, he still says it.

 

[mommaU4]

I think you need to go back to the non-mom jeans thread.

I agree! You might be too wild for these people here.

 

[Linnie The Pooh]

These might not be exactly what the thread is about, but...

I have an aunt who always makes goofy mistakes when speaking. You can always count on her to make you either roll your eyes or laugh (not in front of her of course )

She calls "captions" captures.
Nuclear is pronounced like nuke U ler

When that big tsunami hit, she kept calling it a salami and if anyone pronounced it correctly, she actually "corrected" them and said very
snotty-like, "SALAMI" like we were just dumb...

 

[Miss Jasmine]

These might not be exactly what the thread is about, but...

I have an aunt who always makes goofy mistakes when speaking. You can always count on her to make you either roll your eyes or laugh (not in front of her of course )

She calls "captions" captures.
Nuclear is pronounced like nuke U ler

When that big tsunami hit, she kept calling it a salami and if anyone pronounced it correctly, she actually "corrected" them and said very
snotty-like, "SALAMI" like we were just dumb...

SALAMI...oh my gosh, I can't stop laughing. I literally have tears running down my face. That is hysterical.

Oh and to my herders, you can't catch me!

 

[bigmerle1966]

These might not be exactly what the thread is about, but...

I have an aunt who always makes goofy mistakes when speaking. You can always count on her to make you either roll your eyes or laugh (not in front of her of course )

She calls "captions" captures.
Nuclear is pronounced like nuke U ler

When that big tsunami hit, she kept calling it a salami and if anyone pronounced it correctly, she actually "corrected" them and said very
snotty-like, "SALAMI" like we were just dumb...

As I'm sure you can see by some of the above posts, anything goes here. Some of us have a bad habit of going WAY

 

[bigmerle1966]

SALAMI...oh my gosh, I can't stop laughing. I literally have tears running down my face. That is hysterical.

Oh and to my herders, you can't catch me!