What grammatical error drives you nuts?

[Robin'sBrood]

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Sounds like a first grader. Are you a teacher?

Doesn't if feel good to get this out? I never correct people (other than my kids) so the frustration just builds and builds....

 

[eggsrcool]

Robin'sBrood :

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Sounds like a first grader. Are you a teacher?

Doesn't if feel good to get this out? I never correct people (other than my kids) so the frustration just builds and builds....

Nope, I'm not a teacher, but I would like to be.
However, some 12 and 13 year olds still say it- I'm pretty sure I know some adults who say it too

 

[Opa]

They're going there to get their stuff. Now that wasn't hard was it? Wish people could fiqure out their theres.

 

[Robin'sBrood]

Me too, Opa!


Don't forget "your" and "you're"...

 

[eggsrcool]

Robin'sBrood :

Don't forget "your" and "you're"...

Urgh, that drives me crazy too

I also agree with Opa​

 

[DuckLady]

I speak ungrammatically and mispronounce things to annoy my retired teacher husband.

Other than that, I don't worry about it.

 

[debilorrah]

Robin'sBrood :

This is an example of the one that probably gets to me the most... (and I see it and hear it EVERYWHERE!)


"This is a photo of Bob and I."

Would you say "this is a photo of I"? NO, so say, "this is a photo of Bob and me" if you would use "me" alone! However, "Bob and I are in this photo" is correct because you would say, "I am in this photo" if Bob wasn't there.

Whew, felt good to get that off my chest.

Next...

"prolly".

 

[rainplace]

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The double negative is a bunch of hogwash. SOME MAN wrote a grammar book and decided he didn't like the sound of the double negative. It then became a way for those that could read to differentiate themselves from those that could not read (think social class prejudice) Many languages use the double negative to emphasize the negative.

http://www.askoxford.com/worldofwords/wordfrom/negative/?view=uk

http://beingbaumbastic.wordpress.com/2009/03/20/a-little-double-negative-never-hurt-anyone/

http://crankylinguist.blogspot.com/2009/02/double-negatives.html

 

[Robin'sBrood]

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[Camelot Farms]

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