Pet Peeve: Seen vs. Saw

[JaneBanks]

I hate it!

I also HATE libary instead of libRary!!

 

[Kycha]

The one that really gets me is interchanging words with other words. Like a pp posted...advice and advise, than and then, to, too and two, except and accept. And the one that drives me nuts is borrow and lend. I see this on Judge Judy a lot.

"My friend borrowed me $500" instead of "My friend lent me $500".

 

[briannesmom]

Drives me crazy too. The worst one for me is the incorrect use of loose, lose and loss. One of the weight loss boards I use is full of posts from people wanting to loose some weight.

 

[jc040404]

There's one posted over and over on the DIS that makes me nuts. I could OF gone to that park. I should OF done something else... That OF thing makes me want to scream! Do people really not understand what they're saying??

 

[Tinijocaro]

Yup-"I seen" it in a thread today and it makes my skin crawl.

 

[Tinijocaro]

Let's face it, the people who could learn from this thread are probably not going to read this thread!

 

[Candace]

There's one posted over and over on the DIS that makes me nuts. I could OF gone to that park. I should OF done something else... That OF thing makes me want to scream! Do people really not understand what they're saying??

LOL! You are so right!

 

[S. C.]

Let's face it, the people who could learn from this thread are probably not going to read this thread!

Oh, I read it. But I have bigger things in life to worry about. I don't care if I sound uneducated. Gives everyone something to talk about.

 

[wendylady36]

My best friend uses "seen" instead of "saw" all the time. It makes me cringe every time.

 

[Robmom]

My DH uses "seen", and I'm always correcting him. But, I tend to correct everyone (at least in my head). English is a big subject for me. I had one English teacher in my life that really drilled everything into my brain.

 

[LuvOrlando]

It's noticeable but cute, I like when people show who they are and where they come from through speech patterns and accents.

I like youse, seen, Y'all, You know what I mean (locals in Pa do this one), Mam/Sir, wicked, Bouboula, delic, there are so many and I love them all. These little language quirks are like spices and herbs added to a dull salad, they add pizazz and give people color. I like artsy flair in my language, no doubt why I adore Shakespeare.... he made up words all over the place.

 

[castmemberb4]

How about 'that' instead of 'who'

"People that want to go should sign up by tomorrow"

I have a friend who sends out a newsletter for her
business and she uses that all of the time,
and she's a former teacher

 

[krcit]

There's one I've been noticing more often and I don't know if it's a typo or not. Using 'and' instead of 'an' ie. "We saw and alligator."

 

[Kathi OD]

Makes me absolutely nuts to hear someone use "seen" when they should be using "saw." My dear MIL, who holds a Master's degree from the University of Pennsylvania says it all the time. For almost 40 years, every times she says "I seen it" or "you know what I seen at the store," I want to scream "you are an educated woman! Speak like one."

As for "youse," "y'all," "ya know what I mean," and others, those are different because generally they are unique to a geographic area. Using "seen" instead of "saw" occurs all over, and it's just poor grammar.

The other thing that drives me nuts is when someone wants to "axe me a question." MIL uses that one too! UGH!

However, in the spirit of full disclosure, I have a bad habit of saying "a whole 'nother," instead of a "whole other." I'm sure that drives some people nuts, too.

 

[MrsPete]

But in my mind, the #1 grammar mistake that just makes my skin crawl, makes me think "this person genuinely doesn't know any better" is ALOT. That is not a word. Not in any way, shape or form!

 

[golfgal]

I don't even like using "seen" when it is used correctly "I have seen..." I try to reword it so I don't use seen, unless I am in a hurry and I seen I was late for something

 

[snapppyd]

Come to think of it, no one I know talks like that. It sounds ghetto.

 

[snapppyd]

My DH uses "seen", and I'm always correcting him. But, I tend to correct everyone (at least in my head). English is a big subject for me. I had one English teacher in my life that really drilled everything into my brain.

You must be fun at parties

(kidding!)

 

[elgerber]

Does it drive anyone else crazy when you're talking to someone and they'll say something like "oh yea I seen that one" instead of "I saw it/I've seen it"?

So many people I know do this, even people who I went to school with from elementary though high school, we had the same education .

Yes, one of my biggest pet peeves!!!!

 

[Victoria3]

But in my mind, the #1 grammar mistake that just makes my skin crawl, makes me think "this person genuinely doesn't know any better" is ALOT. That is not a word. Not in any way, shape or form!

Agree! I see it all the time on forums.