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JesterCS

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25. that is my biggest spelling/grammar pet-peeve right there.

Sat Sep 15, 2012, 04:35 PM

Sep 2012

People and their misuse of them, makes me twitch. They're either too lazy or just that uneducated. Wonder what school was like for them, did they learn anything there?

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I'm begging you! If we want to laugh at the "Moran" guy, and poke fun at the hilarious ... [View all] 11 Bravo Sep 2012 OP

I don't like where your going with this. Its not entirely they're fault. Alduin Sep 2012 #1

I don't think their's any there they're catbyte Sep 2012 #5

Their is two! dmr Sep 2012 #14

That's two funny. nt Courtesy Flush Sep 2012 #23

Jersey equivalents, respectively, are Dere, Deir, and Dey're. valerief Sep 2012 #2

thought that was Wisconsin! blueamy66 Sep 2012 #18

Good things travel, I guess! nt valerief Sep 2012 #19

Agreed! Still, because it fits so perfectly in this topic: Curtland1015 Sep 2012 #3

Love the poster! 11 Bravo Sep 2012 #8

Agree again. Curtland1015 Sep 2012 #10

most of my edits on DU barbtries Sep 2012 #17

mine are usually to remove "extra" letters & add apostrophes SoCalDem Sep 2012 #50

I find it helpful to locate my post after posting. randome Sep 2012 #20

We revel in our ignorance ..... oldhippie Sep 2012 #64

Agreed! But one of my pet peeves Freddie Sep 2012 #9

So true, Freddie. Especially if it's a reputable source of Surya Gayatri Sep 2012 #24

I would expect Lucy, or even Linus hfojvt Sep 2012 #12

Shouldn't that be spelled: "Grammer"? Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2012 #35

Their, their, don't get so upset lunatica Sep 2012 #4

Yure know fuhn pinboy3niner Sep 2012 #6

You forgot Thayer. You know, the academy. nt valerief Sep 2012 #7

or the painter.... thecrow Sep 2012 #29

I dunno. Never heard of the painter. I'm not that smart. Lemme see. valerief Sep 2012 #53

I have changed my mind about this hfojvt Sep 2012 #11

Says the guy who left most of the vowels out of his username and forgot to edit pinboy3niner Sep 2012 #13

It's a simple cypher. Just shift each letter one spot earlier in the alphabet. Electric Monk Sep 2012 #21

Aha! dragonlady Sep 2012 #68

Grammar vs. Irony ToxMarz Sep 2012 #15

and people who use "series" instead of "serious" probably will not even notice our perfect SoCalDem Sep 2012 #51

it's and its barbtries Sep 2012 #16

But it *is* 'looser', if you forgot to tighten it. Ikonoklast Sep 2012 #46

11 Bravo, you're (not your) a person after my own heart... Surya Gayatri Sep 2012 #22

that is my biggest spelling/grammar pet-peeve right there. JesterCS Sep 2012 #25

"Should have", not "Should of" - and random apostrophes and possessives CakeGrrl Sep 2012 #26

Apostrophe abuse is my main pet peeve Mad_Dem_X Sep 2012 #28

Could of, would of, should of, take your pick... Surya Gayatri Sep 2012 #33

Ah - I'll get used to that one then! CakeGrrl Sep 2012 #54

Sorry, theirs no "there" they're. nt eppur_se_muova Sep 2012 #27

Don't forget then and than n/t socialindependocrat Sep 2012 #30

One of the most pernicious and ubiquitous usage mistakes! Surya Gayatri Sep 2012 #34

My grammar peeve is... Oilwellian Sep 2012 #31

Yes, bothers the hell out of me also. n/t RebelOne Sep 2012 #36

You mean the plural isn't "wimmen"?? TahitiNut Sep 2012 #39

It's either "wimmens" or "wimmenfolk". progressoid Sep 2012 #61

Personally, I think there should be some kind of severe SheilaT Sep 2012 #32

Another grammatical error that totally pisses me off. RebelOne Sep 2012 #40

There's also the difference betwee "breathe" and "breath", which many people miss. WillowTree Sep 2012 #37

What's betwee? malokvale77 Sep 2012 #59

ROFL!! WillowTree Sep 2012 #62

I used to make grammar and spelling corrections on memos that came down from managment SheilaT Sep 2012 #65

I know. When I see that sort of thing, it makes me loose it. onenote Sep 2012 #38

Hope you are kidding about loose it. n/t RebelOne Sep 2012 #43

You have to ask? onenote Sep 2012 #66

Giving it some Air? formercia Sep 2012 #56

This bugs me too. emmadoggy Sep 2012 #41

Here here! (Just kidding.) Bossy Monkey Sep 2012 #42

Maybe people can quit thinking "alot" is a word also. Its "a lot", TWO WORDS!!!!nt LittlestStar Sep 2012 #44

Question. Auntie Bush Sep 2012 #45

Maybe it should be... malokvale77 Sep 2012 #60

Being partially raised by an English major, I sympathize. moriah Sep 2012 #47

My father used - irregardless all the time. socialindependocrat Sep 2012 #52

What bugs me is people who think "Jim and I" is always correct grammar. Flying Squirrel Sep 2012 #48

Oops, forgot to add mine: "I could care less" Curtland1015 Sep 2012 #49

No, actually you can never truthfully say "I couldn't care less"... ElboRuum Sep 2012 #70

Spelling, punctuation, and grammar. Brigid Sep 2012 #55

they're you go again! spanone Sep 2012 #57

Huh ladym55 Sep 2012 #58

I don't know if this has already been posted Sugarcoated Sep 2012 #63

Please address its and it's and here and hear too. n/t ProfessionalLeftist Sep 2012 #67

Grammarianism is a religion deserving of blasphemy ElboRuum Sep 2012 #69