When people mess with the English language...

fbc

Sun, Aug 15 2021, 6:31 pm

It bothers me so much!! I mean, I'm no professional, but people mess up words or phrases that seem so elementary:
Should of
Could of
Would of
Expecially (in pronunciation, instead of saying especially)
Supposebly
Can't Believe It

hodeez

Sun, Aug 15 2021, 6:33 pm

Defiantly instead of definitely
Axe instead of ask
Irregardless!! 🤦‍♀️🤦🤦‍♂️

Living Princess

Sun, Aug 15 2021, 6:34 pm

Loose instead of lose (so many times on this forum!)

blessedflower

Sun, Aug 15 2021, 6:37 pm

And here I don't even know what's wrong with could of, should of or would of. But I speak a bunch of other languages fluently Tongue Out

fbc

Sun, Aug 15 2021, 6:38 pm

Oh, and I once heard someone say she looked through something "very throughoutly" 😬😬😬

vintagebknyc

Sun, Aug 15 2021, 6:42 pm

As an editor, I spend my days cleaning up these messes.

My current pet peeves are a: using that instead of who, and b: people who misspell ridiculous.

fbc

Sun, Aug 15 2021, 6:44 pm

vintagebknyc wrote:

As an editor, I spend my days cleaning up these messes.

My current pet peeves are a: using that instead of who, and b: people who misspell ridiculous.

Oh boy! I'm sure you have long lists of mistakes you've seen!!

Living Princess

Sun, Aug 15 2021, 6:45 pm

blessedflower wrote:

And here I don't even know what's wrong with could of, should of or would of. But I speak a bunch of other languages fluently Tongue Out

could've (could have)

hodeez

Sun, Aug 15 2021, 6:47 pm

fbc wrote:

Oh, and I once heard someone say she looked through something "very throughoutly" 😬😬😬

That would've sent me straight to my coffin 😂

blessedflower

Sun, Aug 15 2021, 6:54 pm

Living Princess wrote:

could've (could have)

oh right lol
Thanks

vintagebknyc

Sun, Aug 15 2021, 7:02 pm

fbc wrote:

Oh boy! I'm sure you have long lists of mistakes you've seen!!

Yes, although my own boss finds plenty of mistakes in my own work. So…

ohmygosh

Sun, Aug 15 2021, 7:05 pm

"Alot" drives me nuts.

It's two words.

zaq

Sun, Aug 15 2021, 7:17 pm

blessedflower wrote:

And here I don't even know what's wrong with could of, should of or would of. But I speak a bunch of other languages fluently Tongue Out

It's would HAVE, could HAVE, should HAVE, which is elided into would've, could've, should've when it's not woulda, coulda, shoulda. People who don't read much and therefore only HEAR would've could've should've interpret it as would OF could OF should OF.

Rosie89

Sun, Aug 15 2021, 7:38 pm

vintagebknyc wrote:

My current pet peeves are a: using that instead of who, and b: people who misspell ridiculous.

Those are two of my biggest pet peeves too, along with using “less” instead of “fewer,” and “I” when they should say “me.”

vintagebknyc

Sun, Aug 15 2021, 9:26 pm

Rosie89 wrote:

Those are two of my biggest pet peeves too, along with using “less” instead of “fewer,” and “I” when they should say “me.”

I also hate when you ask people how they are and they say “Good.”

Plonis

Sun, Aug 15 2021, 9:34 pm

ohmygosh wrote:

"Alot" drives me nuts.

It's two words.

My 4th grade teacher gave us a spelling list to study one week. I will never forget the first two words:

1. A
2. Lot

She told us it was to remember that it is TWO words. I have never forgotten!

vintagebknyc

Sun, Aug 15 2021, 9:38 pm

Plonis wrote:

My 4th grade teacher gave us a spelling list to study one week. I will never forget the first two words:

1. A
2. Lot

She told us it was to remember that it is TWO words. I have never forgotten!

It’s like, is alittle a word?

BrisketBoss

Sun, Aug 15 2021, 11:08 pm

mommy9 wrote:

My pet peeve is the word "being"

Kiwi13

Sun, Aug 15 2021, 11:09 pm

hodeez wrote:

Defiantly instead of definitely
Axe instead of ask
Irregardless!! 🤦‍♀️🤦🤦‍♂️

Don't mess with irregardless!!! It's fetch!!!