20 Common Grammar Mistakes That (Almost) Everyone Makes

LitReactor.com ^ | January 31, 2012 | Jon Gingerich

[cuz_it_aint_their_money]

Like dude like why do we even like worry like totally about like minutia when like the government skool indoctrinated like totally can't like speak anyway?

Here is why the government skool indoctrination is so poor.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

That is *not* what moot means and misusing it is a usage mistake, not a grammatical mistake. Moot means “not of practical interest”, merely of academic interest or intellectual curiosity. A court finds a point is moot, if deciding it would not lead to a judicial action. For instance, if a defendant in a criminal case dies, the case is moot. He may have been unequivocally guilty, or innocent, but there is no longer a case at law.

[Tenacious 1]

Funny you should mention that (or this). :o)

I take my business writing seriously. In my career, I have had discussions with clients and colleagues about my use and incorrect use of the semicolon.

In one case, a client argued that it wasn’t necessary. In another case I was commended for using it properly. In his words it was “...a demonstration of good ariculation.”

I nodded and just said thank you.

[nodumbblonde]

Great list!

My pet peeve is the misuse of the word “literally”. *sigh*

[Constitution Day]

Alot(not a word)

The Alot is Better Than You at Everything

[WilliamofCarmichael]

Thanks for the post.

Get it right. Indeed! Especially Latin.. or else!

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

I would also add advice and advise.

As well as "then and than" and "lose and loose". Those drive me nuts when I read them used improperly.

[headsonpikes]

Of course, this beg’s the question - whom cares?

[Tenacious 1]

That’s why they are math maticians and not english teachers. Lol

They have obviously corrupted us all.

[society-by-contract]

This is one of the most common mistakes

One of the most? Can there be more than one of a superlative? No! Better construction is, "One of the more" or just sin bodly and say, "the most." The qualified superlative is junk. Here's a big one for the my fellow Freepers: One or two spaces after a period?

[society-by-contract]

This is one of the most common mistakes

One of the most? Can there be more than one of a superlative? No! Better construction is, "One of the more" or just sin bodly and say, "the most." The qualified superlative is junk. Here's a big one for the my fellow Freepers: One or two spaces after a period?

[Jack Hydrazine]

Grammar Nazis Untie!

[Quality_Not_Quantity]

Where is the lesson on run-on sentences that people always use incorrectly and is even common in legal documents written by smart people that passed a bar exam following degree achievments in Ivy League schools?

And can somebody PLEASE invent a time machine so I can go back and tell Edgar Allen Poe to put some paragraphs in his writing? EGAD!

That being said, I absolutely love his writing. It's not so much his subject matter that captures my imagination but his command of the English language. (That is why I love British literature - even the modern stuff, like http://www.thingsmygirlfriendandihavearguedabout.com/.

[Tenacious 1]

i love proper grammar when i am allowed by my little boss more than 2 fingers to type, but i am guilty of the moot and the nauseous errors!

Now that ain't good grammar at all to speak of anyway.

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

Its well.

It has a well? Is the water potable?

[Raebie]

Freepers: One or two spaces after a period?
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Two. What do I win?

[Daffynition]

Punctuation Junction

[Drawsing]

Little Johnny sat on the front porch of his house. Just then, his English teacher happened to walk by.

“Hi Johnny” she said, “Is your mother home?”

“Nah...she ain’t home.” said Johnny.

“Johnny!” exclaimed his teacher. “Where is your grammar!”

“She’s out back, hangin’ up the clothes.” replied Johnny.

[CatherineofAragon]

Pet peeve:

“Should (or could) of” instead of “should have.”

[Revolting cat!]

Bad grammar can impact your strategic fit proactively!