FR Grammar Pet Peeves (Shameless Vanity)

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

[MozarkDawg]

I've had a million of 'em over the years, not just reading through posts, but listening to ads on television, the grammar is atrocious. The last several years, my number one peeve has been reason is because. No matter that the speaker will sometimes insert other words after reason, some kind of description language, when he follows it with is because he is REDUNDANT. Reason is happens to be the definition of because!!

It's all over, everywhere I read, listen, no matter the education level, high school student to professional journalist. When I'm listening to a news broadcast and hear "The reason is ..." my teeth begin to grind because I know I will not be hearing the appropriate "that" or "due to" but inevitably, I hear "because" -- ARGH!!

[Straight Vermonter]

That reminds me of my very liberal history teacher who said. “Guns don’t kill people. People who say ‘guns don’t kill people, people kill people’ kill people.”

[Straight Vermonter]

Another awful one that nearly everyone uses is “try and do something” instead of “try to do something”.

[Turret Gunner A20]

And I’ll bet you love it when somebody ssys, “Let’s do lunch sometime.” .

[Uncle Miltie]

My dogs is tired.

[N. Theknow]

What is another word for thesaurus ?

Synonymnal?

Synonymnary?

Synonymnionary?

[Revolting cat!]

Please chime in with your pet peeves.

Clichés. Like "chime in", like "pet peeves".

Or misspelling of that actor's last name. It's Kelsey Grammar!

[Brad’s Gramma]

Mines is hungary, probably. But they want to stay with their daddie so hey. They’ll eat when they hungary, right?

:)

[TChris]

> What is another word for thesaurus ?

Synonymnal?

Synonymnary?

Synonymnionary?

LOL!

Substitutionary?

[Revolting cat!]

“Pro-active” is not a word. You mean either “anticipatory”, or “a professional practicing his profession”.

[N. Theknow]

Has anyone mentioned the word "do" being used instead of "due" as in "do to unforseen circumstances?"

Another is "tow the line" when it should be "toe the line."

[TheConservativeParty]

Your and you’re.

Your is possessive of course.

You’re = contraction of you are.

So simple.

Many people, not on FR especially, but the general public, have no clue there is a “you’re”. They seem very ignorant when they incorrectly use “your” for everything.

For really bad spelling and grammar, Ebay listings are especially revealing of the poor education that the public school system provides. It is astounding how people can’t spell the most simple of words.

[N. Theknow]

Very good!

[Squantos]

Metonym !

[George Smiley]

AUNT FARM gave me a very frightening mental image...

[N. Theknow]

Aswellonym?

[Squantos]

LOL...... Stay Safe !!

[don-o]

party pooper

[Straight Vermonter]

Another is "tow the line" when it should be "toe the line."

Also "cut the mustard". When it should be "cut the muster".

[sionnsar]

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

In the 90's what? *\;-)