FR Grammar Pet Peeves (Shameless Vanity)

My Fertile Mind | 12/30/08 | Your Uncle Miltie

[I see my hands]

"Admin Mod: Please move this thread as appropriate."

Are you happy with that sentence? Is it a complete sentence?

[Uncle Miltie]

Thats not it’s problem. Its bones is.

[JennysCool]

Where did this “loose” for “lose” thing come from, anyway? I never saw it until I began FReeping.

[Senator Goldwater]

“Would of” or “Could of” instead of the contractions “Would’ve” or “Could’ve.”

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Weren’t we looking for “would have” or “could have”?

[LimberJim]

But, can we please use apostrophes for possessives and not use apostrophes for plurals?

Help stamp out apostrophe abuse.

[Ron Jeremy]

Where did this “loose” for “lose” thing come from, anyway? I never saw it until I began FReeping.

It seems to have originated from idiot day traders on Motley Fool and other boards in the 90's.

[djf]

I’d end up angering myself if I said “I could care less!”.

[Turret Gunner A20]

to for too

Could care less for Couldn't care less.

[Uncle Miltie]

Insure, ensure, assure. Learn the difference.

[redhead]

Mixing up "their," "there," and, "they're"

Its (means belonging to "IT") and it's (means "IT IS")

Replacing "E" with "A"

[reagan_fanatic]

Incorrect: “Obama, he gonna save the economy and pay my mortgage!”

Correct: “What the hell was I drinking??”

[SumProVita]

Great guide.....and good tag line to boot! ;-)

[PistolPaknMama]

Mine is trying to figure out where in the heck the article is talking about. Seems people could put a state abbreviation in parentheses in the title.

[mysterio]

But, can we please use apostrophes for possessives and not use apostrophes for plurals?

Agreed. That's annoying.

Others :

"it's" means "it is." The possessive is "its."

Please also consider using "you're" and "your" correctly. The life you save might be mine.

[KoRn]

"mine is definitely - DEFINATLY"

You won't get that from FireFox users. We have a built in spell checker. :p

[PrairieRoot]

My’s response’s prove’s I have les’s to do today than you do’s.

[Liberty Valance]

there - their - they’re

should of been - should have been

lose - loose

another words - in other words

And the list goes on and on.

[lilycicero]

“Its” your lucky day.

[N. Theknow]

“Could care less” is made even more egregious when it becomes past tense and is written “could of cared less.”

[freedomlover]

Here's a grammar that annoys me