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Posted: 4/16/2006 1:39:20 PM EDT
[#1]
Improper use of "then" and "than".
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Posted: 4/16/2006 1:45:18 PM EDT
[#2]
+1000 |
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Posted: 4/16/2006 1:47:16 PM EDT
[#3]
How about spelling tomorrow as tomarrow?
Israel as Isreal... Inability to differentiate between their, they're and there... |
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Posted: 4/16/2006 1:49:08 PM EDT
[#4]
Loose and lose.
You're and your. They're, their and there. Brake and break. |
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Posted: 4/16/2006 1:49:57 PM EDT
[#5]
I could care less about your pet peeves
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Posted: 4/16/2006 1:50:41 PM EDT
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The use of random apostrophe's where they shouldnt bee. Why do some fool's think every word that end's in s ha's to have an apostrophe before it?
 ETA: Brake and break. The breaks on your car are going out? Really? 
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Posted: 4/16/2006 1:51:14 PM EDT
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Really who gives a flying fuk unless your writing a book, book report 4 school, or trying to impress someone. Sorry 4 you pet peve.....hope it dosent make U go grey or bald prematurly!
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Posted: 4/16/2006 1:51:37 PM EDT
[#8]
Inability to speak homie.
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Posted: 4/16/2006 1:52:24 PM EDT
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Posted: 4/16/2006 1:52:31 PM EDT
[#10]
I have a problem with the overuse of the word "incredible".
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Posted: 4/16/2006 1:53:04 PM EDT
[#11]
Horde and hoard. No one these days seems to know how to use these words correctly, and it drives me batty.
Or when people use the word "literally" to describe something, then follow it with an exaggeration or say something figuratively. That doesn't annoy me as much because it doesn't happen as often. |
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Posted: 4/16/2006 1:53:37 PM EDT
[#12]
Werd. |
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Posted: 4/16/2006 1:53:41 PM EDT
[#13]
Me "How are you today?"
answer "Good"  But really that's just about it. In the words of Winston Churchill "This is the sort of pedantry up with which I will not put." |
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Posted: 4/16/2006 1:54:23 PM EDT
[#14]
Site and sight.
Oh and  @ you guys
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Posted: 4/16/2006 1:57:28 PM EDT
[#15]
There's too many to name, and they all seem to be used here on a regular basis. My #1 is irregardless.
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Posted: 4/16/2006 1:58:44 PM EDT
[#16]
"to" and "too"
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Posted: 4/16/2006 1:59:38 PM EDT
[#17]
Fo shizzle. 
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Posted: 4/16/2006 2:00:33 PM EDT
[#18]
+1 |
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Posted: 4/16/2006 2:00:41 PM EDT
[#19]
my nizzle |
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Posted: 4/16/2006 2:01:44 PM EDT
[#20]
teh ghey
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Posted: 4/16/2006 2:03:16 PM EDT
[#21]
Respect. |
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Posted: 4/16/2006 2:03:24 PM EDT
[#22]
The instinctual use of the word "pet" as a prefix for "peeve". All peeves aren't "pet peeves" even though some people call any prospective peeve a "pet peeve".
A "pet peeve" is a rare sort of peeve that gripes your ass to a degree much greater than all other ordinary peeves. The You’re/Your thing is sickeningly common. Mute point. |
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Posted: 4/16/2006 2:04:58 PM EDT
[#23]
My authoritah |
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Posted: 4/16/2006 2:06:27 PM EDT
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Posted: 4/16/2006 2:07:23 PM EDT
[#25]
waht?
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Posted: 4/16/2006 2:08:01 PM EDT
[#26]
The gratuitous use of,,,,,,,,,well that would be,,,,,,,,commas. I really,,,,,,,,,really hate that.
They prolly shouldn't do that. |
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Posted: 4/16/2006 2:08:25 PM EDT
[#27]
“End's” would be contraction for "End Is". In your case, you misused the apostrophe. It should have been "ends". And it’s “be”, not “bee”. Or, maybe you were just being sardonic. |
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Posted: 4/16/2006 2:08:37 PM EDT
[#28]
"your" and "you're" |
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Posted: 4/16/2006 2:10:02 PM EDT
[#29]
I've never seen that. Maybe you're thinking about the perpetual misuse of ellipses? That's pretty common... |
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Posted: 4/16/2006 2:10:05 PM EDT
[#30]
My current favorite, is not a misspelling, but a mispronunciation. EVERYONE, says "weapons cache" like "weapons cachet". A secret storage area is supposed to be pronounced "cash". They're originally Froglish words, and the last letter is silent in both.
ETA: gratuitous commas |
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Posted: 4/16/2006 2:10:28 PM EDT
[#31]
Like, when, people, use a, lot, of, commas, in, their, sentences, like, this, you mean? OR looooong blocks of text. Paragraphs are your friend. |
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Posted: 4/16/2006 2:10:29 PM EDT
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Posted: 4/16/2006 2:15:30 PM EDT
[#33]
I would use irrespective |
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Posted: 4/16/2006 2:16:57 PM EDT
[#34]
"you keep using that word, perhaps it does not mean what you think it means"
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Posted: 4/16/2006 2:17:12 PM EDT
[#35]
mainly this one |
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Posted: 4/16/2006 2:17:17 PM EDT
[#36]
What really chaps my ass.....is when some people.......have to use multiple,,,,,,,,periods and,,,,,,,,commas to seperate their thoughts........it makes me almost as nuts as........people who use no puctuation, capitals, or paragraphing. And no, being in a hurry isn't an excuse for poor grammer. Of course, being drunk is.
 Another thing that used to bug me was the incorrect use of the word "decimate", which means to kill one out of every ten. But it's been misused for so long now the incorrect meaning, to destroy utterly, has found it's way into the dictionary, so I've stopped bitching about that one. Here's another that drives me nuts, it can be seen almost daily in the tech forums, and that is the using the term "tolerance" when what you mean is "clearance". When someone says "the gun is reliable because it has loose tolerances", it's meaningless. "Tolerance" is the amount over or under a specifed size that will pass inspection. For example, if a part spec is 1", and the tolerance is + or - .15, then an acceptable part would range in size from .085" to 1.15". Clearance is the distance between to seperate but adjacent parts. To make a mechanical device "loose", you don't make the tolerances looser (which could result in no clearance at all and a device that won't even fit together), you make the clearances larger by making the part spec smaller. Sorry, just a PET PEEVE of mine! 
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Posted: 4/16/2006 2:18:24 PM EDT
[#37]
Their, they're, there
your, you're boarder, border brake, break loose, lose misuse of 'me' in place of 'I' in general accept, except affect, effect farther, further underlying, underlining I can go on... |
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Posted: 4/16/2006 2:19:52 PM EDT
[#38]
Actually, "irregardless" is recognized as being a regional colloquialism; a portmanteau of the words "irrespective" and "regardless". I think it came from the midwest.
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Posted: 4/16/2006 2:21:08 PM EDT
[#39]
+1
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Posted: 4/16/2006 2:22:01 PM EDT
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Posted: 4/16/2006 2:23:37 PM EDT
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Posted: 4/16/2006 2:27:52 PM EDT
[#42]
Haha.. I didn't even notice that. But then of course I'm Texan. ETA: Even though it's not a real word, it's crazy that people spell it ya'll. Makes no sense. It's a made-up contraction short for "you all." |
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Posted: 4/16/2006 2:31:29 PM EDT
[#43]
The use of the phrase "hive mind".
 This is not really a misuse but it's use is annoying.
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Posted: 4/16/2006 2:31:59 PM EDT
[#44]
Wow, this place must really make you pop a vane… Huh? Definitely must be stressful. Then again; I could care less. You know, I could continue in this vain for hours but that would be vein of me. |
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Posted: 4/16/2006 2:36:26 PM EDT
[#45]
Many people do not feel the ability to spell correctly is important. This often can be attributed to a mediocre education system that just herds students through school, then hands them a diploma when they turn 18.
 A lot of otherwise intelligent posts here are often difficult to comprehend because the poster either does not know how to spell or just doesn't care enough to spell correctly. 
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Posted: 4/16/2006 2:38:44 PM EDT
[#46]
Were and Where.
If you type "They did not know were they might find one." then its possible that you just missed the h. If you type "They did not know if they where ever going to find one" then you need to go back to school and get some serious help. Oh and PS THERE IS NO SUCH WORD AS NOONE! |
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Posted: 4/16/2006 2:38:59 PM EDT
[#47]
As a teacher, and tacit member of the 3rd SchpellingGruppen und GrammarWaffen, by far, the most egregious misuse of a word on this board is the substitutiion of 'then' for than.
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Posted: 4/16/2006 2:48:07 PM EDT
[#48]
its
it's |
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Posted: 4/16/2006 2:59:34 PM EDT
[#49]
Another one is "YMMV." So is "school me." |
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Posted: 4/16/2006 3:10:28 PM EDT
[#50]
Another word commonly mispronounced is "sabot." Some people say SABBOT when it should be SAY-bow, or suh-BOW. Gun-savvy people should know this. |
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