What's the #1 grammar/punctuation/spelling mistake that you know is wrong but constantly make anyway

userdeleted · July 2009

I am always putting apostrophes where they don't belong. For example, in the previous sentence I typed "apostrophe's" and had to go back and change it. For some reason I have a really hard time getting rid of this habit! I'm always going back and editing errant apostrophes out of my posts.

What do you guys do?

Mrs.tlcS · July 2009

grammar mistakes?

I split infinitives, and it bothers me that I do it, but I still do it.

CMDR513 · July 2009

When typing they, I sometimes leave the -y out and have to reread my posts/e-mails to fix the mistake.

carolinag · July 2009

two things. i rarely capitalize when i'm on the nest/fb/etc. however in emails and such i always do. i also use hyphens more than i should.

*blondiem* · July 2009

There are probably too many to count. I kind of suck in this department, but I don't really care that much.

userdeleted · July 2009

Mrs.tlcS:
grammar mistakes?

Dangit! It's early - I get one free pass!

fixed

laur1120 · July 2009

It's kinda more my spelling/typing skills. I type pretty fast but a lot of times I reverse the g and n in words like morning. I type mornign all the time! Sometimes I fix it on here, sometimes I don't. I'm like eh they know what I mean.

I see you picked a name for the baby! I love it- Charlie is such a great name!!

ETA: I also do the hyphen thing. I get a little hyphen happy sometimes!

Jessibell · July 2009

I have ended a sentence in a preposition.

ElizC · July 2009

I screw up everything. I am awful at grammar/punctuation/spelling. I tried like everything to deal with the problem during college. I even had a writing prof telling me that she thought I had a learning disability. The only way I found to deal was to find people I trusted to proof my papers. I finished college, despite a writing prof telling me I never would. I would give a speech any day over writing something.

userdeleted · July 2009

laur1120:

I see you picked a name for the baby! I love it- Charlie is such a great name!!

Thanks! We really like it too. It's fun to be able to call him by his name now

ncbelle · July 2009

I can't spell; I mix up vowels and leave out syllables - very sad but at least I'm aware of it and always spell check.

In posts and emails I overuse the dash - it just makes typing more "speech" like.

Heather R · July 2009

pronoun-antecedent agreement:

If someone messes with kittengator, she'll kick their butt. Should be "his or her" butt. But we all do it. It's gender-neutral and less wordy.

JessMil10 · July 2009

Commas. I use them a lot for some reason.

userdeleted · July 2009

Heather R:
pronoun-antecedent agreement:

If someone messes with kittengator, she'll kick their butt. Should be "his or her" butt. But we all do it. It's gender-neutral and less wordy.

You know I think when I was finishing up with college this was starting to become more the norm/acceptable. I think it was even listed as "correct" in a manual somewhere!

MegGary · July 2009

*blondiem*:
There are probably too many to count. I kind of suck in this department, but I don't really care that much.

This. Things I know I do that bother me are, run on sentences, I spell for crap & I know the difference between you're & your but I screw it up all the time by just typing to fast & not proofreading. <-----case in point.

k8elee03 · July 2009

Rach03k:
Heather R:

pronoun-antecedent agreement:

If someone messes with kittengator, she'll kick their butt. Should be "his or her" butt. But we all do it. It's gender-neutral and less wordy.

You know I think when I was finishing up with college this was starting to become more the norm/acceptable. I think it was even listed as "correct" in a manual somewhere!

I wrote a whole paper about the acceptance of singular "they" for a linguistics class. Interesting stuff for a word nerd.

MrsJuneHawk · July 2009

Well, I know quotation marks are only supposed to be used when you are directly quoting someone. However, because there is really no other way to emphasize a word when typing, I have sort of given into the colloquial use of quotation marks. I still do hate air quotes IRL since there ARE ways to emphasize words without them when you are talking.

SpecialWife · July 2009

I end sentences with prepositions all the time. I drive myself crazy when I see what I've written or hear myself speak.

Gramyson · July 2009

i use lower case letters, too many commas, and apostrophes.

punkfiction · July 2009

carolinag:
two things. i rarely capitalize when i'm on the nest/fb/etc. however in emails and such i always do. i also use hyphens more than i should.

this.

and no matter if i was an english major or not - i still have to think before i write affect and effect.

sunnygyrl · July 2009

I use ellipses way, way too much ... Wink

MrsJuneHawk · July 2009

English is my second language and I have to admit I just had to look in a dictionary to find out what a preposition was. Of course I already knew you are not supposed to finish sentences with those words, I just didn't know the terminology. Truth be told, I don't know a lot of English grammar terminology but I do know what is and isn't grammatically correct most of the time.

ameliasmom · July 2009

MrsJuneHawk:
Well, I know quotation marks are only supposed to be used when you are directly quoting someone. However, because there is really no other way to emphasize a word when typing, I have sort of given into the colloquial use of quotation marks. I still do hate air quotes IRL since there ARE ways to emphasize words without them when you are talking.

And if you are Joey on Friends, he never knew how to properly use them IRL in the air!

mustangsallie · July 2009

MrsJuneHawk:
Well, I know quotation marks are only supposed to be used when you are directly quoting someone. However, because there is really no other way to emphasize a word when typing, I have sort of given into the colloquial use of quotation marks. I still do hate air quotes IRL since there ARE ways to emphasize words without them when you are talking.

Air quotes aren't really used to emphasize, they are used to point out something sarcastic or ironic.

PS - I use underlining to emphasize instead of quotes, so there are other ways to do it.

bstngrl578 · July 2009

*blondiem*:
There are probably too many to count. I kind of suck in this department, but I don't really care that much.

This. On here I don't even bother to check, if I am writing something for work I pay close attention and triple check everything.

MrsJuneHawk · July 2009

mustangsallie:
MrsJuneHawk:
Well, I know quotation marks are only supposed to be used when you are directly quoting someone. However, because there is really no other way to emphasize a word when typing, I have sort of given into the colloquial use of quotation marks. I still do hate air quotes IRL since there ARE ways to emphasize words without them when you are talking.

Air quotes aren't really used to emphasize, they are used to point out something sarcastic or ironic.

PS - I use underlining to emphasize instead of quotes, so there are other ways to do it.

When you are pointing something out you are emphasizing it.

longhorn14 · July 2009

I am a huge comma whore.

mustangsallie · July 2009

MrsJuneHawk:
mustangsallie:

MrsJuneHawk:
Well, I know quotation marks are only supposed to be used when you are directly quoting someone. However, because there is really no other way to emphasize a word when typing, I have sort of given into the colloquial use of quotation marks. I still do hate air quotes IRL since there ARE ways to emphasize words without them when you are talking.

Air quotes aren't really used to emphasize, they are used to point out something sarcastic or ironic.

PS - I use underlining to emphasize instead of quotes, so there are other ways to do it.

When you are pointing something out you are emphasizing it.

Hmm, I think you are "missing my point" but whatever.

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