03-10-2004, 12:56 AM | #121 (permalink) |
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I get seriously annoyed at people who type a letter as if they are speaking the words onto the paper. Does that make sense?
You talk a totally different language to the one you write with, don't get the two confused! I just think it's not too much to ask to try and give good grammar. (fatboss quickly proof reads his post)
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03-12-2004, 09:45 AM | #123 (permalink) |
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One of my biggest is when you see or hear a sentence that ends with the word "at".
"Where you at?" "Where are you at?" "Were are you going to be at?" ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGHH!!!!! A second is incorrect use of adverbs. L and Y are letters too folks. Learn them. Love them. Use them Often-LY.
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03-12-2004, 10:23 AM | #124 (permalink) | |
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I absolutely hate "internet speak." Some things I use myself, like "lol". But replacing words with numbers? Drives me crazy. Edit: Forgot one...people that don't use punctuation. Arg!
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03-15-2004, 07:31 PM | #125 (permalink) |
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Don't want to read through all the post so not sure if this one is already in here.
I hate it when people use to, too and two wrong. I hate it when I see someone write: I have too admit that this is to much for me. Too is about the easiest word to use correctly. |
03-17-2004, 07:26 PM | #126 (permalink) |
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When someone uses TO when it's supposed to be TOO, or HEAR when it's HERE. etc...
Also, using double negatives, it makes you sound like a hick. Saying ME and Sara went to the store, it's Sara and I...
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03-20-2004, 03:20 PM | #127 (permalink) |
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This thread could go on forever. I, too am guilty of not reading the whole thing (after the first time I posted, of course). I was just reminded of another MAJOR peeve of mine.
When you quote somebody, you have a QUOTATION. "Quote" is not a noun. It is, in fact, a verb.
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03-20-2004, 06:40 PM | #128 (permalink) |
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Used to assistant teach middle school English. Chatspeak has pervaded their lives so much that kids can't put a 3 sentence paragraph together anymore. They write 'cuz' for because, inject 'like' into every other sentence and can't spell to save themselves. But the worst offense to me is beginning the written essay with a question in the manner of, Did you ever.....?Teachers are accepting this and it is like nails on a chalkboard to me!!! One last peeve-daughter actually had alright as a spelling word!!!! ARRGGGHHH!!! (did any of you know that you never, ever say 'thank-you' at the end of a business letter? Never thank someone for something they did not do yet-say, I appreciate your prompt consideration...)
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03-21-2004, 10:19 AM | #129 (permalink) | |
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04-06-2004, 11:22 AM | #130 (permalink) |
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I don't know exactly who the 'a' or 'an' thing is supposed to work, but from what i remember 'an' goes before any word starting with a vowel. For some reason it drives me nuts to see an 'an' before a word like monkey or something. Just doesn't sound right to me. Hell I may be wrong but it still sounds stupid Any word starting with a vowel??? Do you say 'a union' or 'an union?" In Canada, our police are called RCMP members. Is he 'a RCMP member' or is he 'an RCMP member'? |
04-06-2004, 11:49 AM | #131 (permalink) | |
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Use a in front of words that start with these sounds: a "sounded" h (the ha-ha variety, as in history, horror, hotel);a "long" u (the yew variety, as in university, utopia, eulogy, European). Use an in front of words that start with these sounds: a "silent" h (hour, honor, herbal); a "short" u (uncle, umbrella, umber).
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04-06-2004, 02:02 PM | #133 (permalink) | |
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Where I come from, people use double negatives with the understanding that the sentence turns out positive in the end. So, "I don't have no interest" can mean you have some vague interest, in colloquial speech... Last edited by KnifeMissile; 04-06-2004 at 02:10 PM.. |
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04-07-2004, 05:31 AM | #134 (permalink) | |
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04-13-2004, 05:05 AM | #136 (permalink) |
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Here's two of mine:
past / passed: It bothers me when people write "I past by it on the way to work" robbed / burglarized: Robbery is the taking of something from a PERSON by using force or the threat of force. I read in the newspaper all the time "House robbed while family on vacation". A house cannnot be robbed. A house is burglarized. |
04-13-2004, 06:59 AM | #137 (permalink) |
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One thing that REALLY irks me is when people say "baby" instead of "the baby" like so:
"Baby doesn't like his bottle too hot!" or "Make sure baby gets enough sleep!" It's *THE* baby, goddamn it. A branch of this would be "The Passion of The Christ". It should be "The Passion of Christ". If I borrow a friend's ladder and this friend is named Smith, I don't say, "The Ladder of The Smith."
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04-13-2004, 07:30 AM | #138 (permalink) | ||
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04-13-2004, 07:38 AM | #140 (permalink) |
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italian versus I-talian. first one is right cuz the I is not pronouced I or then it would be I-taly as well.
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04-14-2004, 09:09 PM | #144 (permalink) | |
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HAHA. I love that! That show had its moments. Note: its, not it's /had to enter at least one peeve. |
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04-15-2004, 06:18 PM | #145 (permalink) | ||
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Sorry, but this poster just bothered me, because as a CS student I hear this ALL the time and use it all the time, and it's perfectly acceptible!
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04-17-2004, 04:59 PM | #146 (permalink) | |
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04-17-2004, 05:05 PM | #147 (permalink) | |
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04-18-2004, 07:14 AM | #148 (permalink) | |
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04-18-2004, 05:01 PM | #149 (permalink) |
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1. not choosing the proper...
there, their, they're or your, you're 2. when someone is asked how they are doing and they respond with "doing good" when they mean "doing well."
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05-09-2004, 10:12 AM | #153 (permalink) |
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People that misuse "bring" and "take." Look them up and you'll see there is a difference.Explantaion of the two
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05-13-2004, 07:27 PM | #154 (permalink) | |
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Ever talk to someone from the UK -- They have to go to hospital - (WHICH ONE?) or that girl goes to uni -- uni is annoying enough - but be specific -- which one -- there's only one university in the UK? Only one hospital?
(I really must cut back on the caffeine) When people screw up the use of Can and May Speech quirks drive me battier than any grammar usages ever could -- (Umm, Like, Ya Know - -will send me over the edge) Quote:
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05-18-2004, 08:11 AM | #159 (permalink) |
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I swear to god ever since I posted that "Baby" pet peeve in this thread, I've been hearing it at least ONCE daily. It's driving me CRAZY.
Just now, I heard someone say, "When baby is born..."
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05-18-2004, 09:06 AM | #160 (permalink) | |
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