Most hated grammatical error [Merged]

"Should of" is terrible but "I seen" is just infuriating. At least "should of" sounds a little bit like "should've", saw and seen are two completely different words. Jesus.

You didn't seen anything, you fecking well saw it.

- Using "amount of" instead of "number of" when referring to countable items, e.g. "there was a huge amount of people at the match today".

- Using inappropriate adjectives, as in "fast speed" (should be "high"), "expensive price" (ditto), "cold temperatures" (should be "low") etc.

- The inability to know the difference between adverbs and adjectives, as in "the train was travelling really quick" (should be quickly).

- Using "rob" instead of "steal" (You rob people, you steal things).

- Using "lend" instead of "borrow" (You lend things to people, you borrow things from people).

- All the usual ones "would of", "been" instead of "being", their/they're/there, its/it's etc.

- A Motors forum specific one that always gets me is the use of "brake" instead of "break".

fonpokno wrote: »

"Should of" is terrible but "I seen" is just infuriating.

You didn't seen anything, you fecking well saw it.

Oh, oh, and 'been' instead of being.

And, and, and... 'I was looking at the telly'... Oh really? Was it off? Or were you actually watching a programme?

And for the love of god, please, internet: It's 'discreet', not 'discrete'. Unless you're having an in-depth discussion about phonology and word sounds, it's discreet.


Oh, and btw: Has anyone seen Tesco's discounted "confectionary" promotion? There's 25% off badly-spelled sweets in your local supermarket NOW!

Double negatives...

"I didn't do nothing"

"We don't need no education"

etc

Drives me cracked.

I can let most grammar and spelling errors go without bothering me too much. It's only when people deliberately misspell words e.g. when using text speak, or when people make mistakes while correcting someone else. Then they're fair game.

I can't stand double negatives; I didn't do nothing, etc.

I also hate when people pronounce eat 'ate', and one 'wane'.

While not technichally a grammatical error, persons who refer to themselves in the third person should be shot.

ronnie3585 wrote: »

While not technichally a grammatical error, persons who refer to themselves in the third person should be shot.

And eaten. Mmmm.... sausages!

To be pacific. The word is specific please get it right!

I'm surprised nobody mentioned that yet, it drives me mad. I have to bite my tongue any time I hear people who think they're great telling me to be pacific.

Alun wrote: »

- Using "amount of" instead of "number of" when referring to countable items, e.g. "there was a huge amount of people at the match today".

- Using inappropriate adjectives, as in "fast speed" (should be "high"), "expensive price" (ditto), "cold temperatures" (should be "low") etc.

- The inability to know the difference between adverbs and adjectives, as in "the train was travelling really quick" (should be quickly).

- Using "rob" instead of "steal" (You rob people, you steal things).

- Using "lend" instead of "borrow" (You lend things to people, you borrow things from people).

- All the usual ones "would of", "been" instead of "being", their/they're/there, its/it's etc.

- A Motors forum specific one that always gets me is the use of "brake" instead of "break".

So, the train was travelling highly?

Terodil wrote: »

You can't have no satisfaction.

Wonderful classics here, I personally also like wild apostrophes (esp. after abbreviations), such as CD's, PC's, chip's...

My second year English teacher told me that I have apostrophe-itis.
I used to put them everywhere.

My contribution would be to tell people that alot is not a word.