Usage & Grammar Pet Peeves

"Maths"

Why the fuck do you Brits and Aussies call mathematics that? It sounds fucking retarded.

Edit: Whenever I see someone type "thats". That's not a word, it never has been and never will be. Another is when they do not understand the difference between "lets" and "let's".

I have a headache.

More edit: "For all intensive purposes." No, that makes no sense. "For all intents and purposes." kthx

Every anthropologist I've come into contact with pronounces "evolution" as "ee-volution" and I have no idea why.

When people use conscience and conscious interchangeably.

  On 3/26/2011 at 2:29 AM, verticalhold said:

why do you brits say "alright" as an introduction/welcome?

It's a shortened question. Basically like saying 'are you alright' / 'how are you'.

Sorry if its been mentioned already but-iregardless.

What?

Also 'one foul swoop'.

It's fell.ONE FELL SWOOP.

Similarly-'As is my want...'

WONT.

I'll be over there in the moody bitch corner,as I am wont to do.

ps.

It's not 'death nail'.It's death knell,and instead of 'bummarie' try bain-marie.

Haha, I like irregardless due to how contrary it is, though I don't know that I've ever used it. I like that it shows no regard for the rules of the english language, which is appropriate. It depends on the flow of the rest of the sentence whether I'd choose it over regardless or not. Rhythm is important in conversation.

Irregardless was in my original post.

people still say "as is my wont"?

I can picture that being used in the UK.

" . . . been wanting . . . "

Cannot stand it. It's probably correct, but it rubs me the wrong way.

  On 3/27/2011 at 1:25 AM, Zephyr_Nova said:

I can picture that being used in the UK.

I'd use it in a semi-ironic way.

  On 3/26/2011 at 8:02 PM, Indicator said:

I remember the thread some time ago about some genius kid who was very sceptical to playing video games, that was a lol too.

  On 3/26/2011 at 6:40 AM, Xyrofen said:

"Maths"

 

Why the fuck do you Brits and Aussies call mathematics that? It sounds fucking retarded.

Does it really need a more in-depth explanation?

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"For all intensive purposes." No, that makes no sense. "For all intents and purposes." kthx

I was going to post that. It pisses me off too.

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Every anthropologist I've come into contact with pronounces "evolution" as "ee-volution" and I have no idea why.

Because that's how it's pronounced?

How do you say "evil"?

Anyhow, some of you lot might be interested in this site: http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/

  On 3/27/2011 at 5:06 AM, chenGOD said:

  On 3/26/2011 at 6:40 AM, Xyrofen said:

"Maths"

 

Why the fuck do you Brits and Aussies call mathematics that? It sounds fucking retarded.

Does it really need a more in-depth explanation?

damn right

people who think "cache" is pronounced "caysh" (ie everyone)

  On 3/27/2011 at 7:42 AM, analogue wings said:

people who think "cache" is pronounced "caysh" (ie everyone)

Haha, who are you hanging out with?

  On 3/27/2011 at 1:31 AM, OneToThirtySix said:

" . . . been wanting . . . "

 

Cannot stand it. It's probably correct, but it rubs me the wrong way.

I don't mind it, because if you say you've "wanted" something, then you're saying you wanted it in the past, and if you say that you're "wanting" something it means in the very moment that you're saying it. "Been wanting" is the only correct form of a continuous state of want, or a want that has been going on for some time and never ended.

  On 3/27/2011 at 7:42 AM, analogue wings said:

people who think "cache" is pronounced "caysh" (ie everyone)

lol wat

If you're saying that saying it like "cash" instead of "ca-shay" or whatever is incorrect, then no, it's correct. If you're saying that people actually pronounce it "cayshh"

are you fucking living with Paula Deen?

Oh, I thought of a really good one. When people begin a question by saying "Question:". Fuck that, just ask the question. Even babies understand what a question is by the intonation of your voice. Christ.

  On 3/27/2011 at 10:32 AM, wake said:

Oh, I thought of a really good one. When people begin a question by saying "Question:". Fuck that, just ask the question. Even babies understand what a question is by the intonation of your voice. Christ.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lw3SOvXgAgY

Amazing.

It's not really a pet peeve so much as something I find really funny: when people throw in "fucken..." to fill in a thinking-pause, the same way other people throw in the word "like". This might be a Canadian thing.

When people say "drug" for past tense of "drag". It's "dragged".

Almost always Americans. Actually, always Americans.

I also can't stand "My bad".

  On 3/27/2011 at 1:35 PM, Zephyr_Nova said:

It's not really a pet peeve so much as something I find really funny: when people throw in "fucken..." to fill in a thinking-pause, the same way other people throw in the word "like". This might be a Canadian thing.

Definitely not just Canadian. Australians are notorious for this.

Sorry for multiple replies. Is there a time limit for editing posts?

  On 3/26/2011 at 12:38 AM, Calx Sherbet said:

i can't really help it, i do it on accident

This is one that also irks me. you do it "by" accident.

Why do people from Manchester emphasise the G on the end of some words? I don't think they do it on all words, but I have definitely heard them do it.

Mancunians are fuck-wads.