Errors in English

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

Ax. It is the WORST!

"Can I ax you something?"

[trillium13 84]

Another good one:

http://www.apostrophe.org.uk/

Also:

[Pooky 3,786]

Using "of" instead of "have" ... as in "This is what he should of done."

[TBoneTX 45,308]

These are all good, si man. Another of mine: "The condition manifests in the arteries..." should be "manifests itself" -- the verb takes the reflexive pronoun.

Also, I hate it when people can't spell "Canandaigua."

Edited January 30, 2011 by TBoneTX

[elmcitymaven 9,712]

Wording I am even guilty of that I don't like is the saying 'have been' instead of 'was'.

Nothing wrong with it -- it's the present perfect progressive tense, as opposed to the simple past tense. It all depends on whether or not the action is fully in the past or not.

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

These are all good, si man. Another of mine: "The condition manifests in the arteries..." should be "manifests itself" -- the verb takes the reflexive pronoun.

Also, I hate it when people can't spell "Canandaigua."

Is that in Quebec? Which, another of my pet peeves...it is KEbec, NOT KWAbec. Good grief!

Also it is Ukraine, NOT "the Ukraine"

[Pooky 3,786]

Is that in Quebec? Which, another of my pet peeves...it is KEbec, NOT KWAbec. Good grief!

Also it is Ukraine, NOT "the Ukraine"

It's still Kwebec if you're a Brit

When they get their independence from the rest of Canada, then I'll be prepared to pronounce it KAYbec, as is the correct French pronunciation.

[Empress of Groovy 373]

A couple of hypercorrection classics: "Between you and I" and "Feeling badly." *Shudder*

[trillium13 84]

Also, I hate it when people can't spell "Canandaigua."

I know it, right! It's so simple.

Nothing wrong with it -- it's the present perfect progressive tense , as opposed to the simple past tense. It all depends on whether or not the action is fully in the past or not.

I am sure I must have learned all of this at some point, but I sure don't remember it.

Edited January 31, 2011 by trillium13

[TBoneTX 45,308]

"Feeling badly."

This could be correct, technically, depending on context. Is the speaker/writer speaking/writing about losing or suffering a deficiency in his sense of touch?

Also: "asterick" instead of "asterisk," barf man.

[Empress of Groovy 373]

This could be correct, technically, depending on context. Is the speaker/writer speaking/writing about losing or suffering a deficiency in his sense of touch?

I've yet to meet a professional feeler, but I've heard they're out there.

[VanessaTony 3,567]

Most people know this pet peeve of mine... when people shorten "etcetera" to "ect" instead of "etc". i could understand it if ect occured anywhere in the word but it doesn't...

Of course everyone hates:

- they're

- there

- their

- your

- you're

Oh, also when people don't use "an" or "a" correctly before a word starting with a vowel. Such as "I had a accident" is wrong, "I had an accident" is correct.

I'm sure there's more but I'm trying really hard to be less rigid. I can ignore most but the "ect" thing makes my eye tick :S

[TBoneTX 45,308]

I've yet to meet a professional feeler, but I've heard they're out there.

"FEE-lings; nothing more than FEE-lings..."

One of my favorite sayings in Ebonics (overheard) remains: "I axxin' you: is you gonna did it?" Ecsettera, ect.

Also interesting, and logical upon thinking about it, is the difference between "I livin' in town" vs. "I be livin' in town." The first implies a more temporary residential status; the second, more permanence, si man.

In traditional spoken English, it grates on me to hear "pee-AN-ist" vs. "PEE-an-ist."

Definition for the Day: Peon, n. - someone you pee on, si man (or should that be "someone upon whom one pees, pee man"?).

[Amby 490]

Hmmmm....I hate it when people say they're "fixin" to do something

[TBoneTX 45,308]

Hmmmm....I hate it when people say they're "fixin" to do something

Well, that's an extremely common regional synonym for "preparing" or "intending." It isn't so bad (and one can see the connection in my first sentence) in the sentence "I'm fixin' dinner." Now, "I'm fixin' to make dinner" is redundant if the sense is "preparing," but not so much if the sense is "intending."

(I'm fixin' to become confused very soonly, si man.)

Edited January 31, 2011 by TBoneTX