7 Spelling and Grammar Errors that Make You Look Dumb

work.lifegoesstrong.com ^ | August 5, 2011 | Leslie Ayres

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Was his name Ricky Ricardo ?

[al_c]

I’ve got or you’ve got. Those two drive me batty - especially in marketing verbiage.

Those types of contractions seem to baffle many folks in online forums. Too many times here in FR and other locations I see "should of" or "could of."

It's basic grammar, folks, not rocket surgery.

[Revolting cat!]

My one time boss, a U.C. Berkeley graduate, would say “wolla” for “voila”, and “another words” for “in other words”, among many such malapropisms that I should of thought of jotting down.

[al_c]

That’s funny!

On a similar note, I used to get a kick out of my cousins when we were young. They use to ask “Where at is it?”

Yeah ... rednecks.

[al_c]

Irregardless and hisself send me into arrears.

Yes, those are expecially bad.

[trisham]

Also, big name news readers mispronounce words. I hate it when Britt Hume says “On Tuesdee the candidit said he would make an announcement on Thursdee.”

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I believe that's a regional accent, not a mispronunciation.

[berkley]

tghe one that irritates me is “I’m waiting ON Joe to come out. It should be “I’m waiting FOR Joe, (unless you work in a restaurant and wait ON people.

[Revolting cat!]

My per peeve is when a patient tells me he/she is “nauseous”. I usually tell them (with a really big smile) that , yeah , their face is making me want to vomit.

One patient, doctor, but you tell "them", that "their" "face", one face, but not multiple faces since it is "them", i.e. more than one? I'm confused.

[Melas]

Not to split hairs, but there is no right or wrong when it comes to the day/dee ending of the days of the week. Both have been around forever, and both are correct. Just checked the Oxford to make sure I was correct, and indeed I am.

Monday(Mon·day)

Pronunciation:/ˈməndā, -dē/

[Revolting cat!]

“and no religion too”? Sorry, Mr Lennon, your Queen would say (or sing) “and no religion, EITHER!”

[trisham]

Artistic license. :)

[Revolting cat!]

“Lie, Lady, Lie,” Mr Zimmerman. (Not only better grammatically, but more in line with the female character!

[trisham]

It’s obvious. The “H” is for “Heartless”.

[Melas]

Which and that are fairly simple. Which is all inclusive, and that is not. “I have a diamond that is expensive” expresses that my diamond is an expensive diamond while other diamonds may or may not be expensive. If I say, “I have a diamond which is expensive” I’m saying that my diamond is expensive as are all diamonds.

[philman_36]

My personal favorite...weather / whether

[Revolting cat!]

Tenses. How many here and elsewhere say:

“I would call you if I would have a dime”, instead of “I would call you, if I had a dime”?

It’s a common error of grammatical illiteracy that drives me up the wall.

[SandwicheGuy]

Quit reading when he misused ‘Dumb’ to mean ignorant.

[Revolting cat!]

Artistic license

Or, just syllable counting!

[Lancey Howard]

One thing that always scrunches my eyes is when people enunciate the silent ‘t’ in “often”.

[Inyo-Mono]

It all makes cents to me.