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Even if you’re not a grammar “enthusiast” like some people we know here, what is a grammatical error that drives you absolutely crazy? [~]

 






Companion question: https://answermug.com/forums/topic/134998/for-you-grammar-enthusiasts-here-what-is-a-commonly-committed/view/post_id/937086#siteforum_post_937086

Posted - December 1, 2021

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  • 19937
    When someone says:

    "I would have went."
    "I could care less."
    "Welp, now you've done it."  When did "welp" become acceptable for "well?"
    "All of the sudden."

      December 1, 2021 9:30 PM MST
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  • 53503

     

      Supposably, for all intensive purposes, sum peeple doesnt talk american as good ore even gooder then other’s ,rite ?

      December 1, 2021 9:33 PM MST
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  • 19937
    There are too many to list!
      December 2, 2021 7:34 AM MST
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  • 13277
    "I would have of went." LOL.
      December 2, 2021 8:21 AM MST
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  • 16763
    Different than. Makes me want to beat the perp about the head and shoulders with an unbated ablative absolute.
      December 2, 2021 3:44 AM MST
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  • 53503

     

      That is something up with which we should not have to put.
    ~

      December 2, 2021 6:30 AM MST
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  • 44602
    Nice one, Yoda.
      December 2, 2021 11:02 AM MST
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  • 44602
    I found this article. It's a fun read if you have five minutes to waste.
      December 2, 2021 11:36 AM MST
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  • 13277
    "I would of been like, what? I seen way worst things."
      December 2, 2021 7:51 AM MST
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  • 53503

     

      “That’s my brother and I’s race car.”

      “We have took her to the E.R. before.”

      “The baby is already one years old.”

      December 2, 2021 8:12 AM MST
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  • 13277
    Grrrrr.
      December 2, 2021 8:19 AM MST
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  • 7792
    Misuse of Homophones:

    there-their-they're

    accept-except

    lose-loose

    it's-its

    bear-bare

    carat-caret-carrot

    to-two-too

    week-weak

    prey-pray

    weather-whether
    This post was edited by Zack at December 2, 2021 11:16 AM MST
      December 2, 2021 7:56 AM MST
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  • 53503

     

      Owe, eye agree, bee cause ewe no yore write about every single won off thee’s.
    ~

      December 2, 2021 11:45 AM MST
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  • 44602
    "Me and him/her went..."
    My students used to spell the word 'does', 'dose'. Grrr.
      December 2, 2021 11:05 AM MST
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  • 53503

     

      “My ant Theresa was born in Souf Carolina.”

      “I had looked* to see if the bus was coming up the street.” *Pronounced as a two-syllable word instead of one.

      December 2, 2021 11:23 AM MST
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  • 10635
    While it may not be considered a grammatical error, I find it ... um ... "annoying" when a sentence lacks syntax.  Examples -

    "Would you meet me by the?"


    "Fall mint before the you next Tuesday."

      
      December 2, 2021 11:21 AM MST
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  • 13277
    Your first example is an incomplete sentence, which is a kind of grammatical error.
      December 2, 2021 11:48 AM MST
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  • 13277
    Find all you want in this little tome.
      December 2, 2021 11:49 AM MST
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  • 10996
    I dislike the misuse of reflexive pronouns. "If you have any questions, call my assistant or myself."
      December 3, 2021 6:49 PM MST
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