Non-clicky grammar poll

Noelle2375 · May 2010

Because I am bored and counting down the hours until I am officially on vacation...

What is the one word that drives you crazy when people us it wrong?

Mine is conversate. Conversate is NOT a word. The proper word is converse.

I have many but that one bothers me the most.

What is yours?

ToledoDeux · May 2010

When people use "impact" as anything other than a noun.

You don't impact something, you affect something. It is just so accepted as to be rampant now, especially on the news....and it makes me cringe every. single. time.

*blondie* · May 2010

I have two.

1) rEdiculous is not correct. It is r-i-diculous!!

2) If you shorten 'until' do not write 'tell'

heather_09_15_07 · May 2010

nook-you-lar

Ugh.

ivs112 · May 2010

When people use "effect" and "affect" interchangeably. They are 2 totally different words!

Same goes for "advice" and "advise". Annoys the hell out of me.

katypresson · May 2010

Hmmm...I have lots! But if I were to pick just one it would be....

You're vs Your

leahraewku · May 2010

My dad "warshes" things.

I warshed the car today.

I put your jeans in the warsh.

allioop2001 · May 2010

When people use "ignorant" as in to say obnoxious. It means without knowledge. Can't stand it.

aarice · May 2010

I have a friend who always says "anywheres" and "somewheres". She even writes it that way in emails. She HAS to know it's wrong. I'm wondering if she thinks it sounds cute?

I also hate "seen" as in "oh, I seen that guy the other day". The worst!

Tomkat8403 · May 2010

loose and lose. When people say they "loose" something I want to smack them in the face. You "lose" something, not "loose" it.

stellasmommy · May 2010

affect and effect. also then and than. and of course the infamous there, their and they're.

MaxOrTori · May 2010

Tomkat8403:
loose and lose. When people say they "loose" something I want to smack them in the face. You "lose" something, not "loose" it.

This x10,000

ljlkm · May 2010

allioop2001:
When people use "ignorant" as in to say obnoxious. It means without knowledge. Can't stand it.

This! Although at least I can bask in the irony.

C.Mo · May 2010

Flustrated.

Libary instead of library (you should be shot, seriously).

Tomkat8403 · May 2010

Or on the tri boards when people would say "dialate" instead of "dilate."

It's DILATE people! Like when they dilate your eyes!

Shlei · May 2010

It frustrates me when people say "fustrated".

dragonsmercy · May 2010

Almost anything my BFF types on MSN. Her spelling and grammar are SO BAD I almost can't read half of it. Especially when she's trying to tell me about places - I can't google what she's talking about, because it's all spelled wrong, so there's really no point unless I actually KNOW where she's talking about. She's a smart girl... but not when it comes to the English language!

BitterOldHag · May 2010

fusstrated instead of frustrated and of course orientated

NDwife07 · May 2010

aarice:
I have a friend who always says "anywheres" and "somewheres". She even writes it that way in emails. She HAS to know it's wrong. I'm wondering if she thinks it sounds cute?

I also hate "seen" as in "oh, I seen that guy the other day". The worst!

this x 1000000.

And, "the copier needs fixed". No. It's "the copier needs to be fixed".

Noelle2375 · May 2010

I agree with all of these.

JesseKhloe&Me · May 2010

Get off the car. Get down from the car. It's get out of the car.

Turn off the candle. It's blow the candle out.

Samwich instead of sandwich.

hi_dn@hotmail.com · May 2010

It is ask not aks!

kiwi443 · May 2010

This is not a grammar error, but I'm going to vent anyway. I hate when people pronounce realtor as real-a-tor. The word has only 2 syllables, people!

kes3237 · May 2010

irregardless

KacieLeigh · May 2010

Something like this: "The wind was blowing on our face." Do the two of you share a face? No? Then it's "...our faces." What is that? Pronoun-antecedent disagreement, I think. Either way, it bothers me.

Jen1231 · May 2010

allioop2001:

When people use "ignorant" as in to say obnoxious. It means without knowledge. Can't stand it.

This is mine as well!

married4love · May 2010

When people get on line instead of in line. It's let's go get in line at the register, not on line. I think this is a New Jersey thing.

And I'm not going to do that no more. It's anymore!

BelleBaby · May 2010

Ask pronounced "aks"

Anything that ends in "th" that is prounounced "f" (ex. breath becomes breaf)

When people use "seen" when they should use "saw" (ex. I seen a bird outside. AHHHHH!)

NDwife07 · May 2010

JesseKhloe&Me:
Get off the car. Get down from the car. It's get out of the car.

Turn off the candle. It's blow the candle out.

Huh? People say that and mean it (as in, it wasn't just a slip-up)?

Mrs.tlcS · May 2010

I hate when people confuse farther/further and fewer/less.

Cityplanner · May 2010

kiwi443:
This is not a grammar error, but I'm going to vent anyway. I hate when people pronounce realtor as real-a-tor. The word has only 2 syllables, people!

I think that might be a geographic thing. Because up here, I've rarely ever heard anyone say it as two syllables.

Cityplanner · May 2010

I'll start off with a confession. Despite a graduate degree and having looked it up many times, I still don't feel ever remember how to correctly use affect/effect. So, I will write these long, complicated sentences to avoid it. But at least I know what I don't know.

My peeves:

Improper use of quotation marks for emphasis, ie. "fresh" fish.

Ending a sentence with a preposition (although, if I'm being lazy I do this, but I feel bad about it).

People saying they don't believe in something when they mean that they don't agree with it. Like "I don't believe in alternative medicine." There's nothing to believe in, things like accupuncture exist. You may not think they work as well as traditional medicine, but they are real. That's a goofy example, but it comes up ALL the time.

ToledoDeux · May 2010

Mrs.tlcS:
I hate when people confuse farther/further and fewer/less.

I'm with you, sister. This one drives me batty.

kiwi443 · May 2010

Cityplanner:

kiwi443:
This is not a grammar error, but I'm going to vent anyway. I hate when people pronounce realtor as real-a-tor. The word has only 2 syllables, people!

I think that might be a geographic thing. Because up here, I've rarely ever heard anyone say it as two syllables.

I agree. I think it is a regional thing, but you made curious. I went on google hunt and found this on the National Association of Realtors website:

Irrespective of local dialect and custom, the term REALTOR? has but one pronunciation:

REAL' tor

Members are encouraged to carefully train new employees and salespeople, particularly receptionists, on the proper pronunciation of the term REALTOR?. Consistent aural use is just as important as consistent visual use to the preservation of the distinctive and recognizable character of the MARKS. Teach employees and salespeople to avoid uses such as:

"Good morning! John Doe, REAL-A-TORS." or

"Good morning! John Doe, REAL-I-TORS." or

"Good morning! John Doe, RE-LA-TERS." or

"Good morning! John Doe, RE-AL-TORS."