Grammar Pet Peeves - Canadian TV, Computing and Home Theatre Forums

wgauci · 2010-04-04, 08:58 PM

I though I would start a grammar pet peeve thread. Feel free to add your favourite posting and writing peeves. I am by no means a grammar expert and my spelling is getting atrocious the older I get. But I notice more and more that the quality of writing in newspapers and blogs is really dropping.

My first and most noticed complaint is that most people posting in the various forums I visit, is the no one seems to differentiate between 'to' and 'too'. I know it seems trivial but in reality they're 'two' very different meaning.

cooper83 · 2010-04-04, 09:10 PM

dammit u beat me too it i cant beleive this lolz my mom is a teacher. so she get mad at me everytime i talk or right badly lolz

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most people posting in the various forums I visit, is the no one seems to differentiate between 'to' and 'too'.

Spell check!

Deckster · 2010-04-04, 09:22 PM

I guess some people just don't no that their is a difference.

talljak · 2010-04-04, 09:27 PM

Mine:
Your vs You're
Their & there

Spelling things like your texting. Using numbers instead of letters.
EG what r u up 2. OK when your texting, when you have a full keyboard please type properly.

hugh · 2010-04-04, 09:41 PM

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But I notice more and more that the quality of writing in newspapers and blogs is really dropping.

Let he who is without sin cast the first stone

ScaryBob · 2010-04-04, 10:29 PM

i h8 peepl hu rite lyk this an cant typ an yus no caps an hav bad grama

Doug30 · 2010-04-04, 10:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wgauci

is th(at) no one seems to differentiate between 'to' and 'too'. I know it seems trivial but in reality they're 'two' very different meaning.

Tiger Woods suffers from this(based on hearing about his "sexts")

Jake · 2010-04-04, 10:51 PM

alot
where, wear, were, we're and ware
is/are
through, threw

stampeder · 2010-04-04, 10:57 PM

Pet peeve #1: its and it's

Pet peeve #2: "I should of done that..." instead of "I should have done that..."

sharpnfuzzy · 2010-04-04, 11:08 PM

Using loose instead of lose.

BGY11 · 2010-04-05, 12:06 AM

I agree with sharpnfuzzy; that one drives me up a wall.

Before I started using Firefox, one word I always spelled wrong was definitely. It took a while to train myself not to type definately, but Firefox's built-in spell checker has slowly managed to change my ways.

The one I always laugh at is when someone tries to correct another person's grammer.

On a final note, one thing that I can never get used to (even though it's technically correct) is the phrase in-built. I've always said something is built-in and thus, I always thought it was the right way to refer to it.

txv · 2010-04-05, 12:27 AM

Effects in place of affects.

Allot in place of a lot.

heypeterman · 2010-04-05, 12:29 AM

In emails, my boss doesn't put a "." at the end of paragraphs, only at the end of sentences inside the paragraph.

Also, prolly instead of probably.

TechieFreak · 2010-04-05, 12:46 AM

John: I am going to the store to buy two dollars worth of candy.
Jane: Two dollars? That's too much candy. But I'd like to go too.

--------------------------------------------

John: Who owns all of these DVDs?
Jane: They're all their's.

-----------------------------------

Proper grammar is so easy to lose. Be loose, read a book, and its story will envelope you. It's the easiest way to learn.

Tezster · 2010-04-05, 07:11 AM

The use of the non-word irregardless.

2010-04-04, 09:22 PM	#3
Deckster Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Sudbury ON, and Red Lake ON Posts: 1,040	I guess some people just don't no that their is a difference. __________________ TC-P54G25, JVC Receiver, Turbosound Impact 50 speakers, Turbosound Impact 110 Sub, Sony SA-WM500 Sub, Bell TV 9200

2010-04-04, 09:27 PM	#4
talljak Moderator Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Edmonton AB Posts: 2,122	Mine: Your vs You're Their & there Spelling things like your texting. Using numbers instead of letters. EG what r u up 2. OK when your texting, when you have a full keyboard please type properly. __________________ I have a photographic memory, trouble is most times the lens cap is on.

2010-04-04, 10:29 PM	#6
ScaryBob Veteran Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: The Dandelion City Posts: 7,133	me 2 i h8 peepl hu rite lyk this an cant typ an yus no caps an hav bad grama __________________ At 20 I had a good mind. At 40 I had money. At 60 I've lost my mind and my money. Oh, to be 20 again. --Scary

2010-04-04, 10:51 PM	#8
Jake Moderator Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Gatineau and Ottawa Posts: 10,197	alot where, wear, were, we're and ware is/are through, threw __________________ Tip: See an offending post? Don't reply, report it by clicking on the 'Report Post' icon.

2010-04-05, 12:27 AM	#12
txv Veteran Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 1,740	Effects in place of affects. Allot in place of a lot. __________________ WARNING: The HVAC information I provide is not based on field experience and DOES NOT constitute professional advice.

2010-04-04, 08:58 PM	#1
wgauci Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Windsor ON Cogeco Posts: 1,072	Grammar Pet Peeves I though I would start a grammar pet peeve thread. Feel free to add your favourite posting and writing peeves. I am by no means a grammar expert and my spelling is getting atrocious the older I get. But I notice more and more that the quality of writing in newspapers and blogs is really dropping. My first and most noticed complaint is that most people posting in the various forums I visit, is the no one seems to differentiate between 'to' and 'too'. I know it seems trivial but in reality they're 'two' very different meaning. __________________ Aquos LC42D64U Yamaha HTR6080 Emotiva XPA-5 Polk CSiA6 RTiA7's RTiA1's Velodyne DLS4000R Mot. 6416 III PS3 Harmony One

2010-04-04, 10:57 PM	#9
stampeder OTA Forum Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: North Delta, BC (96Av x 116St) Posts: 23,338	Pet peeve #1: its and it's Pet peeve #2: "I should of done that..." instead of "I should have done that..."

2010-04-04, 11:08 PM	#10
sharpnfuzzy Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Ottawa Posts: 331	Using loose instead of lose.

2010-04-05, 12:06 AM	#11
BGY11 Veteran Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Calgary AB Posts: 3,168	I agree with sharpnfuzzy; that one drives me up a wall. Before I started using Firefox, one word I always spelled wrong was definitely. It took a while to train myself not to type definately, but Firefox's built-in spell checker has slowly managed to change my ways. The one I always laugh at is when someone tries to correct another person's grammer. On a final note, one thing that I can never get used to (even though it's technically correct) is the phrase in-built. I've always said something is built-in and thus, I always thought it was the right way to refer to it.

2010-04-05, 12:29 AM	#13
heypeterman Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Calgary, AB - Shaw Posts: 131	In emails, my boss doesn't put a "." at the end of paragraphs, only at the end of sentences inside the paragraph. Also, prolly instead of probably. Last edited by heypeterman; 2010-04-05 at 12:43 AM. Reason: add

2010-04-05, 12:46 AM	#14
TechieFreak Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Coquitlam, BC Posts: 265	John: I am going to the store to buy two dollars worth of candy. Jane: Two dollars? That's too much candy. But I'd like to go too. -------------------------------------------- John: Who owns all of these DVDs? Jane: They're all their's. ----------------------------------- Proper grammar is so easy to lose. Be loose, read a book, and its story will envelope you. It's the easiest way to learn.

2010-04-05, 07:11 AM	#15
Tezster Veteran Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Mississauga Posts: 1,984	The use of the non-word irregardless. __________________ My Living Room HT setup

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