Guest wake Posted March 25, 2011 Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 Some of mine: Using 'literally' as an intensifier. Irregardless. I could care less. Now share your favorites! Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/64790-usage-grammar-pet-peeves/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Calx Sherbet Posted March 25, 2011 Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 the literally one, yes i hate that too. "i could care less". why even say that? just go balls to the wall and say "i couldn't care less". much more effective and insulting Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/64790-usage-grammar-pet-peeves/#findComment-1542780 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremymacgregor87 Posted March 25, 2011 Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 they're, their, there | it's, its | too, to | we're, were | you're, your also, "defs". fuck you if you can't be arsed spelling out the whole word. and fuck you more if you truncate the word because you aren't sure if it's "definitely" or "definately". and I'm with Calx on the "I could" situation. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide jeremymacgregor87's signature Hide all signatures profundity Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/64790-usage-grammar-pet-peeves/#findComment-1542781 Share on other sites More sharing options...
modey Posted March 25, 2011 Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 when people say 'devo' instead of devastated. makes me think they've become an awesome post-punk band. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide modey's signature Hide all signatures youtube | bandcamp | soundcloud | twitter | facebook 0F.digital Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/64790-usage-grammar-pet-peeves/#findComment-1542786 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremymacgregor87 Posted March 25, 2011 Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 On 3/25/2011 at 9:13 AM, modey said: when people say 'devo' instead of devastated. makes me think they've become an awesome post-punk band. Australia rage Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide jeremymacgregor87's signature Hide all signatures profundity Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/64790-usage-grammar-pet-peeves/#findComment-1542789 Share on other sites More sharing options...
modey Posted March 25, 2011 Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 lol, is it solely an australian thing? i guess adding "o" to a shortened name/word is pretty australian. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide modey's signature Hide all signatures youtube | bandcamp | soundcloud | twitter | facebook 0F.digital Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/64790-usage-grammar-pet-peeves/#findComment-1542791 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gary C Posted March 25, 2011 Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 (edited) 'I can't wait 'til (add set occasion here)'. Well, what are you going to do about it? Unless you've got a time-machine, you're going to have to wait. Obviously, '110%' is also an annoyance. Maths doesn't work that way. 70% of my job is proof-reading and it all just washes over me now. I'm a correction-machine. The sign outside my favourite curry house needs an apostrophe, one day maybe I'll correct that. Oh, and how does everyone feel about decades? 80's or 80s? I've started going with the latter as I think it makes more grammatical sense. Edited March 25, 2011 by Gary C Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/64790-usage-grammar-pet-peeves/#findComment-1542801 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Member Posted March 25, 2011 Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 Interchanging of/have, it's so fucking weird. Example: he could of done it. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide Silent Member's signature Hide all signatures Some songs I made with my fingers and electronics. In the process of making some more. Hopefully. Reveal hidden contents Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/64790-usage-grammar-pet-peeves/#findComment-1542806 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Iain C Posted March 25, 2011 Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 (edited) On 3/25/2011 at 10:06 AM, Gary C said: Oh, and how does everyone feel about decades? 80's or 80s? I've started going with the latter as I think it makes more grammatical sense. no apostrophe in standard usage, i believe Edited March 25, 2011 by Iain C Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/64790-usage-grammar-pet-peeves/#findComment-1542808 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gary C Posted March 25, 2011 Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 Sweet. Same with DJs instead of DJ's. In honesty, they look better with an apostrophe, but I'm a travel-brochure pedant. Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/64790-usage-grammar-pet-peeves/#findComment-1542813 Share on other sites More sharing options...
modey Posted March 25, 2011 Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 On 3/25/2011 at 10:06 AM, Gary C said: 70% of my job is proof-reading and it all just washes over me now. I'm a correction-machine. hah! i'm about to start a job doing corrections, but i'm already the guy at my current work who spots typos when nobody else does! On 3/25/2011 at 10:06 AM, Gary C said: Oh, and how does everyone feel about decades? 80's or 80s? I've started going with the latter as I think it makes more grammatical sense. definitely 80s. no apostrophe. you don't say eightie's! Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide modey's signature Hide all signatures youtube | bandcamp | soundcloud | twitter | facebook 0F.digital Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/64790-usage-grammar-pet-peeves/#findComment-1542814 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest analogue wings Posted March 25, 2011 Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 '80s Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/64790-usage-grammar-pet-peeves/#findComment-1542824 Share on other sites More sharing options...
modey Posted March 25, 2011 Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 ah, good point. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide modey's signature Hide all signatures youtube | bandcamp | soundcloud | twitter | facebook 0F.digital Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/64790-usage-grammar-pet-peeves/#findComment-1542828 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gary C Posted March 25, 2011 Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 On 3/25/2011 at 10:39 AM, analogue wings said: '80s Oof. Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/64790-usage-grammar-pet-peeves/#findComment-1542830 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gravity Posted March 25, 2011 Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 On 3/25/2011 at 8:36 AM, verticalhold said: and fuck you more if you truncate the word because you aren't sure if it's "definitely" or "definately". Hahahahahaha. Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/64790-usage-grammar-pet-peeves/#findComment-1542832 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gary C Posted March 25, 2011 Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 I used to get emails from a woman who ended every sentence with an exclamation mark! Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/64790-usage-grammar-pet-peeves/#findComment-1542837 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Coalbucket PI Posted March 25, 2011 Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 All the mentioned ones irritate me. I was in a restaurant where they had a neon sign saying "Live DJ's" flashing in my line of sight for the whole time I was there. It drove me crazy, not only the strange use of the world live which didn't serve any purpose, but of course the nasty little apostrophe. When people say 'real' instead of 'really'; like 'I had a real nice day'... Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/64790-usage-grammar-pet-peeves/#findComment-1542839 Share on other sites More sharing options...
essines Posted March 25, 2011 Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 On 3/25/2011 at 10:18 AM, Gocab said: Interchanging of/have, it's so fucking weird. Example: he could of done it. if i saw somebody doing that, physically, i would actually attack them and try to kill them. could of..... fuck you. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide essines's signature Hide all signatures On 8/19/2011 at 11:51 PM, Luke Fucking Hazard said: Essines has, and always will remind me of MacReady. Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/64790-usage-grammar-pet-peeves/#findComment-1542840 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest analogue wings Posted March 25, 2011 Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 Tom Cruise is a well know actor Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/64790-usage-grammar-pet-peeves/#findComment-1542841 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wake Posted March 25, 2011 Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 Oh, here's one. "What the shit." Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/64790-usage-grammar-pet-peeves/#findComment-1542864 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Adjective Posted March 25, 2011 Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 Realy irks my clit when people say "consarn it!" in the place of "tarnation!" Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/64790-usage-grammar-pet-peeves/#findComment-1542872 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wake Posted March 25, 2011 Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 Words of the same meaning combined to create new words: Prexactly, Ginormous. Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/64790-usage-grammar-pet-peeves/#findComment-1542884 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Coalbucket PI Posted March 25, 2011 Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 On 3/25/2011 at 11:45 AM, wake said: Words of the same meaning combined to create new words: Prexactly, Ginormous. in the same vein; guestimate Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/64790-usage-grammar-pet-peeves/#findComment-1542889 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wake Posted March 25, 2011 Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 (edited) On 3/25/2011 at 11:58 AM, Coalbucket PI said: On 3/25/2011 at 11:45 AM, wake said: Words of the same meaning combined to create new words: Prexactly, Ginormous. in the same vein; guestimate Ew yes, these are called portmanteaus. My particular pet peeve is when the combined word has no different meaning. I don't mind portmanteaus like spork or blaxploitation cause they're both awesome. Edited March 25, 2011 by wake Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/64790-usage-grammar-pet-peeves/#findComment-1542893 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gary C Posted March 25, 2011 Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 How ricockulous. Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/64790-usage-grammar-pet-peeves/#findComment-1542894 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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