Posted on 09/08/2014 6:29:29 AM PDT by PeteePie
Discussions of English Language pet peeves provide an entertaining forum for the expression of ire. In fact, if a pet is something we cherish, and a peeve is something that annoys us, pet peeves are what we love to hate. Heres a collection of common English solecismsguaranteed not to literally blow your mind:
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Dave commits one of my own pet peeves.
Comprise: "consist of; be made up of."
"Comprised of" is redundant - that would be simply, "comprised" or "comprises" or "composed of", if you just have to use the word "of".
‘could of’
should be ‘could have’
On here?
Loose vs lose
I wouldn’t even say I “love” to hate it. I just hate it.
on accident
The word, “utilize.”
That is mine as well...
I’ll side with John Derbyshire—data is singular.
Every time I hear Paul McCartney sing, In this ever-changing world in which we live in, I cringe. Correct usage is in which we live.
My third grade teacher said ‘Prepositions aren’t to end sentences with.”
Ha!
Forget proper English... no one is teaching it anymore.
When people say “times it by ten” instead of “multiply by ten.” That may just be a Baltimoron thing. I haven’t heard it since moving from MD in 2007.
“...at the end of the day...”
“...it is what it is...”
“...moving forward...”
...and all those stupid cliche catchphrases talking heads repeat endlessly as fillers for actual content.
The confusion of “bring” and “take” bothers me. And so does the all-too-common double-negative “irregardless.”
Gender vs Sex
Gender is a grammatical term.
Sex refers to Male and Female.
You are correct...proper English is raciss...
Or “could’ve”
Whether singular or plural, Derby can’t tell when it’s ouija.
>>Or couldve
Or the Mississippi derivative, “might could.”
You’re talking about a different word entirely.
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