6 Grammatical Errors That Need to Stop Now

July 09, 2015 | Jonathan Long

[Genoa]

I meant writes "your an idiot." Your a troll.

[redshawk]

I’m sorry, what did you Axed me?

Please gimme a dolla Woof-of-gas.

God Bless the school system, It’s working. Right?

[euram]

How about further and farther? That’s much more confusing to most people than it’s and its, isn’t it?

[RegulatorCountry]

“Grammer.” I see it all the time, from people attempting to correct someone else.

[COBOL2Java]

Just about everyone on the in r internet writes “Let me give you my “advise” rather than “advice”. I think this is stupid. Can’t figure out where it came from.

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[Duchess47]

I love irregardless. ;)

[Jane Long]

#5 is the one that gets me.

[ladyjane]

You wouldn't want them to feel badly. cringe

[Oklahoma]

One example I hear in speech more than written is using “have “ and “got” together, i.e..”I’ve got more today than yesterday.” That one really grates.

[Vendome]

Resist you much

[Attention Surplus Disorder]

“I’ve always had a problem with #6. I understand the use of the apostrophe for the contraction of “it is” - but the non-use of it when dealing with possession has always puzzled me.”

That had me baffled for many years as well. I’ve always sort of sensed that an apos would be right, but it’s not.

And: ONLY PEOPLE can possess things or attributes requiring an apostrophe. Not in real life, only in punctuation convention.

WRONG: The companys’ policies affected morale.

No apostrophe on non-human things.

Wrong: The frogs’ eyes followed me about the room.

[sagar]

Your such a grammer nazi. May bee if you’re mother liked u to, than u wouldn’t be talking like that. Their, I said it.

[AnotherUnixGeek]

This one is really just pure laziness rather than a grammatical mistake.

Or the fact that there are usually number-of-character limits on text messages. Abbreviations definitely help in squeezing in whatever u need to say =).

[elcid1970]

See Weird Al’s “Word Crimes” for caring less.

:^)

[piytar]

In all seriousness, I deal with a lot of otherwise brilliant engineers who simple do not know basic grammar. Their inability to write clearly or even somewhat comprehensibly eventually becomes a serious impediment to their careers.

Now, I also know some brilliant engineers who write at least as well as many lawyers whom I know. Why do I compare those engineers to lawyers? Because most lawyers make their livings via the written word, so they tend to be pretty good writers.

Guess which engineers get the better promotions?

PS Most engineering schools require fewer English credits for engineering degrees than most nontechnical degrees. If the curriculum was up to me, the engineers would have to take more English credits!

[arthurus]

The most widely used grammar solecisms involve the total inability to distinguish possessives and plurals and how to use apostrophes. Next is the ignorance of the use of pronouns in English or, in many cases, the conscious refusal to use them correctly.

[COBOL2Java]

You wouldn't want them to feel badly. cringe

Well...perhaps the individual suffers from diabetic neuropathy

(runs for cover)

[Cowboy Bob]

Bump

[cynwoody]

I understand the use of the apostrophe for the contraction of “it is” - but the non-use of it when dealing with possession has always puzzled me.

[This_far]

Well Done!

2 Wordgirl points for YOU!
bonus points for semi-humility

[you get a semi-for]

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