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cwydro

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Reply to 50 Shades Of Blue (Reply #31)

Fri Oct 6, 2017, 02:57 PM

Oct 2017

See that all the time here.

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Ignorant is too harsh: 13 grammatical mistakes that instantly reveal people's ignorance [View all] mfcorey1 Oct 2017 OP

#6 to this day gets me, none of the others but that one Eliot Rosewater Oct 2017 #1

How did it affect you? leftstreet Oct 2017 #2

Sometimes, I have trouble with that one too. Alice11111 Oct 2017 #6

Autocorrect messes that one up a lot. Dave Starsky Oct 2017 #11

Actually, it is always changing meanings and spellings Alice11111 Oct 2017 #12

Isn't technology wonderful? Dave Starsky Oct 2017 #17

I've been told that my article on "affect" vs. "effect" is particularly clear and easy to read: tblue37 Oct 2017 #23

Reading now, thanks Eliot Rosewater Oct 2017 #24

That is definitely one where I tend to give people a pass. Pacifist Patriot Oct 2017 #42

"Affective disorder" is a real medical term LeftInTX Oct 2017 #65

I can see this devolving into a "I hate that word/phrase" thread mitch96 Oct 2017 #3

You can also say, "That was such fun." hedda_foil Oct 2017 #32

"different" also needs a modifier. Saviolo Oct 2017 #92

I'm not sure about that - "Well, that was different" can be a commentary csziggy Oct 2017 #132

It's amuzing, to be sure Saviolo Oct 2017 #143

#10 gives me trouble Angry Dragon Oct 2017 #4

Trump has worse ones: heel vs heal GusBob Oct 2017 #5

Bigly Alice11111 Oct 2017 #7

I Notice the Awkward Russian Ones, Too Leith Oct 2017 #13

Agreed. Suffice it to say they are much different than the 13 above GusBob Oct 2017 #22

Actually, That Is a Mistake That a Native Speaker Would Say Leith Oct 2017 #79

The trolls don't care, really. Dave Starsky Oct 2017 #25

Good points, "Dumb it down" GusBob Oct 2017 #44

Masterfully played. Dave Starsky Oct 2017 #77

I also see this on some Amazon reviews. phylny Oct 2017 #135

Yelp has it's outliers also mitch96 Oct 2017 #140

Trump's a looser. nt Buns_of_Fire Oct 2017 #84

amount vs number niyad Oct 2017 #8

I want the Big Book of GoT Grammar! Salviati Oct 2017 #18

Coincidentally, I have been keeping a list of similar mistakes I encountered on DU this week Glorfindel Oct 2017 #9

Some of Them Are Pretty Bad Leith Oct 2017 #10

My favorite right-wing stupidity: "We need less government and taxes!" Glorfindel Oct 2017 #20

One That Bugs Me ProfessorGAC Oct 2017 #36

YES!! Leith Oct 2017 #76

Yes, me vs. I TeapotInATempest Oct 2017 #51

Lol. He did that today, "for Melania and I..." Hortensis Oct 2017 #66

*I* didn't grow up in a highly educated family TeapotInATempest Oct 2017 #71

Should have phrased it better. Sounds like your family was more Hortensis Oct 2017 #125

Whoops, posted mine below but didn't see you'd already covered it. reflection Oct 2017 #63

All of them irk me. procon Oct 2017 #14

Yes "how to teachers" do that? mythology Oct 2017 #21

I taught the same lessons to both my 6th and first graders. BigmanPigman Oct 2017 #95

I know, I finally turned off the damned autocorrect. procon Oct 2017 #99

I imagine I would not like hanging around with you. nt USALiberal Oct 2017 #109

I make a lot of those mistakes in emails and texts marylandblue Oct 2017 #15

Whom ate my sangwich? n/t LuckyCharms Oct 2017 #16

That instead of who drives me nuts. Thirties Child Oct 2017 #19

Healthy instead of healthful, as in, "be sure to choose healthy vegetables." Glorfindel Oct 2017 #26

Hey, I Ain't Eating Any of Your Sick Vegetables! ProfessorGAC Oct 2017 #37

Yeah, good luck with that one. Ditto with hopefully vs. hopingly Orrex Oct 2017 #48

I think the problem with hopefully is that English doesn't have the word "hopably" Glorfindel Oct 2017 #86

You're correct, supposably! Orrex Oct 2017 #100

OMG, yes!! TeapotInATempest Oct 2017 #52

Yeah, that one gets under my skin as well Spider Jerusalem Oct 2017 #33

I work in analytics, so I see that A LOT. Dave Starsky Oct 2017 #39

I'm guilty...never knew about that one LeftInTX Oct 2017 #69

#12 drives me CRAZY. LisaM Oct 2017 #27

I have a friend with a doctorate who makes this error. spooky3 Oct 2017 #127

My mom used to charge us MontanaMama Oct 2017 #28

My mom had a thing about lay versus lie too. cwydro Oct 2017 #43

I'm curious... MontanaMama Oct 2017 #53

"I wish she were here" TeapotInATempest Oct 2017 #67

Yes she was. cwydro Oct 2017 #102

She sounds like a feisty one! MontanaMama Oct 2017 #105

Died at 90 in February. cwydro Oct 2017 #106

and dont forget 'hanged' vs 'hung' samnsara Oct 2017 #129

Omg wryter2000 Oct 2017 #138

I blame my mom, too. TeapotInATempest Oct 2017 #56

That's awesome. MontanaMama Oct 2017 #57

Well, he's 25 now TeapotInATempest Oct 2017 #60

LOL! I wasn't that hard core w/ my son, but I have to admit OldHippieChick Oct 2017 #91

Number 12 is inexcusable, and the most widely abused frazzled Oct 2017 #29

Me Thinks Your Wrong! ProfessorGAC Oct 2017 #38

inexcusable??? Really. It bothers you that bad? nt USALiberal Oct 2017 #110

i had a teacher once explain it that if you say 'me' in front of a name... samnsara Oct 2017 #131

The English language is undergoing a big change. Irish_Dem Oct 2017 #30

I blame it on the Webster's Third New International Dictionary (1961)! csziggy Oct 2017 #133

People influence language. Language influences people. Irish_Dem Oct 2017 #142

I suspect the era of "correct English" will be short period of human history csziggy Oct 2017 #146

I think you are 100% correct. Irish_Dem Oct 2017 #147

I wish I could add faze vs. phase to that list! 50 Shades Of Blue Oct 2017 #31

Yes. cwydro Oct 2017 #45

Hypocrisy vs Hypocracy Dreamer Tatum Oct 2017 #34

Some words need to be misspelled or grammar natzis would get bored Alea Oct 2017 #35

You spelled nazi wrong. cwydro Oct 2017 #46

That was bait lol Alea Oct 2017 #49

You got trolled! nt USALiberal Oct 2017 #111

Lol! cwydro Oct 2017 #112

:-) USALiberal Oct 2017 #115

Ignorance? or bad autocorrect? alarimer Oct 2017 #40

We see them all here. cwydro Oct 2017 #41

Irregardless drives me crazy. It's regardless. Period. madinmaryland Oct 2017 #47

I am almost 70 years old and in my experience some of the most ignorant doc03 Oct 2017 #50

Yep. hunter Oct 2017 #88

I had a retired teacher tell me last week the Civil War had nothing doc03 Oct 2017 #90

There list effected me alot underpants Oct 2017 #54

You're living MontanaMama Oct 2017 #55

We both are you and I. Its how we role. underpants Oct 2017 #58

Aaaaggghhhhhh! MontanaMama Oct 2017 #59

Your right. I'm some one whose better then that. underpants Oct 2017 #61

I need a drink. MontanaMama Oct 2017 #83

LOL underpants Oct 2017 #89

Less vs. fewer seems to trip up a lot of people as well. reflection Oct 2017 #62

Does it ever! kag Oct 2017 #101

Like nails on a blackboard for me mountain grammy Oct 2017 #64

What I don't understand at all TeapotInATempest Oct 2017 #70

Because it is an insult mountain grammy Oct 2017 #73

That's one reason why I will never call their sorry asses anything but "repukes" Glorfindel Oct 2017 #122

That's what they are. mountain grammy Oct 2017 #123

It's an inside joke for them going back to Joe McCarthy underpants Oct 2017 #93

My Congressman does this frequently. phylny Oct 2017 #136

Weary vs. wary. Totally different meanings. Also people who pronounce the word realtor as reel-a-tor Neema Oct 2017 #68

Ok, I have to say I love this thread TeapotInATempest Oct 2017 #72

There are no ignorant people on DU. They're elsewhere posting their nonsense. MineralMan Oct 2017 #75

Oh, I know that! TeapotInATempest Oct 2017 #78

There's nothing more beautiful than someone declaring "Your an idiot" on the internet. Tommy_Carcetti Oct 2017 #74

I always give a pass on its and it's tymorial Oct 2017 #80

When I was a young man, I almost never made these mistakes. NNadir Oct 2017 #81

Right, typos are a different matter entirely TeapotInATempest Oct 2017 #82

I always trip over insure vs. ensure. QED Oct 2017 #85

Spelling the South American country Columbia, instead of Colombia lunamagica Oct 2017 #87

Saw "Braking News!!!" here on DU a couple days ago. MindPilot Oct 2017 #94

Yep, that one presses my button too MichMan Oct 2017 #126

On the last one, I feel like "peek" may be the more common stand-in for "pique" petronius Oct 2017 #96

That last one left me stymied as well. The 'pique' portion was awkwardly worded INHO. politicaljunkie41910 Oct 2017 #144

How about could of or would of instead of could have or SaintLouisBlues Oct 2017 #97

Loose vs. lose nt spooky3 Oct 2017 #98

This is HUGH! Kingofalldems Oct 2017 #103

She went out to dinner cloudbase Oct 2017 #104

Please stand to your feet. mfcorey1 Oct 2017 #107

Bad grammar should never bother normal people. Why the whining I have no idea. nt USALiberal Oct 2017 #108

I don't know. cwydro Oct 2017 #113

Some too much. If I can read a sentence and understand what they meant, I am fine. nt USALiberal Oct 2017 #114

Well gud for yew. cwydro Oct 2017 #116

Wow, I understood what you meant and didn't whine about it! It works!! nt USALiberal Oct 2017 #119

i think because some of us have such a horrible memory of those... samnsara Oct 2017 #130

'Who' and 'whom' are the only ones that trip me up left-of-center2012 Oct 2017 #117

No one Mendocino Oct 2017 #118

This message was self-deleted by its author JonLP24 Oct 2017 #120

Its the falt of are pubic education system. Weekend Warrior Oct 2017 #121

That MSN article is extremely douchey. Oneironaut Oct 2017 #124

yay i gots them alllswrite samnsara Oct 2017 #128

"I seen it!" EarthFirst Oct 2017 #134

so my grandaughter grows up speaking well womanofthehills Oct 2017 #139

What makes me crazy wryter2000 Oct 2017 #137

Weird Al got this one! Initech Oct 2017 #141

Heard the "lay/laid" mistake on the radio today nuxvomica Oct 2017 #145

"insure" vs "ensure"... I read articles all the time mixing these up. JoeStuckInOH Oct 2017 #148

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