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. Here’s a collection of common English solecisms—guaranteed not to literally blow your mind:
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‘Splain *fridge* to me, then. :D
Words ending in “ist” need an “s” to make them plural. So many times, even on FR, I’ve seen, “Those feminist are ruining this country.” “We have to get all those terrorist,” etc.
Spoken no doubt by Americans who want to sound "British." On the other hand, it's perfectly OK in the USA to say something like, My son is going to college.
In other words, consistency and logic aren't always required in idiomatic English.
Well then, whatever!!!
Or the infantile un-words like ‘selfie’ and ‘vacay’ especially when used by adults.
That's an affectation by those who probably think British English is superior to American English.
“I hate that there’s no two syllable word for “dirty,lying,thieving,amoral Maoist Democrat”.”
“Barack” doesn’t count?
And “hamster” does not have a “p” in it.
*****Personally, I hate it when people let little things like this bother them.*****
Now, that’s hilarious;)
Forbidding the ending of a sentence with a preposition. I obey it in my writing, but don’t understand it.
“Axe” instead of “ask”
Overuse of the word “it” in its non-possessive form (i.e., “it rained today” vs. “the weather was rainy today”; “it is a long drive to my house” vs. “the drive to my house is long”).
Overuse of the passive tense (i.e., “the man was killed by the bull” vs. “the bull killed the man.”
‘Have went’ has consumed modern English like the Blob. Its advance was sudden and swift compared to most devolutions of the language.
‘Have gone’ is the helper-verb construction. ‘Went’ must stand alone.
‘I shoulda went to the store.’ I despair every time I hear it.
A mechanic working at the coal mine I managed had a verbal exclamation point. It went something like this:
“Well, I changed the oil in the dragline. What I did.”
Didn’t the Obamanations coin the word “selfie.”
Fridge - probably derived from ‘frigid’. Try pronouncing without a ‘d’ LOL!!!
“Viola” instead of “voila.”
“Should of”, “could of”, “would of”.
“I could care less” instead of “I couldn’t care less.”
Misuse of apostrophes, which seems universal these days
(”Open on Sunday’s”, etc....even “The Taylor’s”, “The Thompson’s”).
The people who say axe for ask can’t pronounce ask.
When Hussein speaks, he says *ta*, instead of enunciating *to*. Seems this is becoming quite common. GRRR!
Maybe this is what happens when you talk while chewing gum.
Hell, being an English teacher in this day and age is painful. Everywhere I look I see gross errors in every imaginable form. I fear I will go insane before it is all over.
Expressions like those below annoy me:
‘I seen’ instead of ‘I saw’
‘They drug’ instead of ‘they dragged’
I found this at dict.com...
1925-30; by shortening of refrigerator or Frigidaire
Now it makes sense.
I love when I hear someone call it an *icebox*.
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