What are your grammatical pet peeves?
Now I'm not an English major and am by no means even all that good with my grammar (see my terrible use of commas), but there are certain things that just bother me when I see or hear them. I'm leaving out some of the more obvious ones, but feel free to post them if you like.
Anyways - There should be no 's' at the end of this word. I don't know why it bothers me so much, but for some reason it does. "Towards" doesn't bother me quite as much, perhaps because I don't hear it as often.
Myself - "If you have any questions, feel free to contact Bob, Karen, or myself." I'm convinced that people who say this are just trying to make themselves sound more important. Just say "Bob, Karen, or me."
Coincidence does not equal irony. I don't have much else to say on that one.
Grammer - Okay, this is a spelling pet peeve, but I had to say it anyway. This one is especially funny when people are trying to point out other people's poor "grammer."
Okay, now feel free to rip apart my grammar in this post if you like. I'm sure I've given you plenty to work with.
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