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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 10:29 AM Original message |
rediculous. just rediculous. |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 10:31 AM Response to Original message |
1. ah hahahahaha. i was going to say, ridiculous. ridiculous. my pet peeve |
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Brickbat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 10:33 AM Response to Original message |
2. Tow the line. That one always gets me hoppin'. |
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mwb970 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 10:38 AM Response to Reply #2 |
10. Like many of these errors, "tow the line" results from listening but not reading. |
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Lance_Boyle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 10:33 AM Response to Original message |
3. irregardless of weather your rite or not |
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petronius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 12:04 PM Response to Reply #3 |
31. I really like "assnine" - it makes me smile every time... (nt) |
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ellenfl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 12:35 PM Response to Reply #3 |
39. irregardless!!! my grammar pet peeve. ok, one of them. |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 10:33 AM Response to Original message |
4. Waist of bandwith? |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 10:35 AM Response to Reply #4 |
7. c'mon. I happen to know this bugs you too. |
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mwb970 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 10:34 AM Response to Original message |
5. The most common error is using "it's" for "its". |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 10:38 AM Response to Reply #5 |
9. that's definitely a contender but using it's for its is not a spelling error |
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mwb970 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 10:46 AM Response to Reply #9 |
14. I hate the apostrophized plurals too! |
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EOTE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 12:07 PM Response to Reply #5 |
34. I think the its/it's misspellings has a lot to do with the confusing nature of English. |
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mwb970 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 02:08 PM Response to Reply #34 |
48. If it's any comfort, this "error" will eventually be deemed "correct". |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 10:34 AM Response to Original message |
6. "Road to hoe" instead of the correct "row to hoe" really gets my goat. |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 10:37 AM Response to Reply #6 |
8. And while I'm at it: The overuse of the terms: "At the end of the day" ... |
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Caoimhe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 12:04 PM Response to Reply #8 |
32. It is what it is.... |
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NoSheep (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 01:44 PM Response to Reply #32 |
47. "To be perfectly honest..." or "I'll be honest with you..." |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 10:39 AM Response to Original message |
11. My favorite for a while was "going ROUGE". |
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Hekate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 12:05 PM Response to Reply #11 |
33. That'd make me red in the face, LOL. |
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SidDithers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 10:42 AM Response to Original message |
12. Depends on the poster making the error... |
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polmaven (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 01:39 PM Response to Reply #12 |
42. Then their our the times that |
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lwcon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 10:43 AM Response to Original message |
13. No. There's another spelling error that happens alot more than the others, I think. |
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subcomhd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 10:46 AM Response to Original message |
15. flame bait |
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yesphan (295 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 10:47 AM Response to Original message |
16. Around here |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 10:49 AM Response to Original message |
17. This thread is a looser. |
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lillypaddle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 11:06 AM Response to Reply #17 |
18. Thanks. Your welcome. |
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Obamanaut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 11:14 AM Response to Original message |
19. "tongue and cheek" nt |
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LuvNewcastle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 11:20 AM Response to Original message |
20. There, their, and they're mixups |
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EOTE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 12:15 PM Response to Reply #20 |
37. During my junior year of High School... |
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polmaven (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 01:41 PM Response to Reply #20 |
44. Oh, yes... |
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TheMadMonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 11:23 AM Response to Original message |
21. Spelling I can live with. It's the bloody homonym abuse that really gets my goat. nt |
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Ron Green (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 11:24 AM Response to Original message |
22. "Spitting image" |
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tabatha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 11:53 AM Response to Reply #22 |
25. spitting image |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 11:36 AM Response to Original message |
23. I see that alot. n/t |
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Prism (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 11:42 AM Response to Original message |
24. Hipocracy |
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Pool Hall Ace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 11:53 AM Response to Original message |
26. My irritation is nevermind. That is a title of a Nirvana album. |
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scheming daemons (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 11:53 AM Response to Original message |
27. Your such a looser |
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CakeGrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 11:55 AM Response to Original message |
28. "Whinning". It's WHINING. |
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Caoimhe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 12:02 PM Response to Original message |
29. tounge, looser |
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Lilyhunter (9 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 12:04 PM Response to Original message |
30. I am so , SO glad I joined DU! |
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MissMarple (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 12:11 PM Response to Original message |
35. Apparantly, definatly not. |
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Starbucks Anarchist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 12:14 PM Response to Original message |
36. I thought "marshall law" was the big offender. |
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EOTE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 12:19 PM Response to Reply #36 |
38. I love Marshall Law!! |
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NoSheep (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 01:41 PM Response to Reply #38 |
45. I'm guilty of THAT one. |
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NoSheep (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 01:43 PM Response to Reply #45 |
46. Using IS for ARE. "There's a lot of fish in the sea." Argggghhh. |
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bulloney (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 01:02 PM Response to Original message |
40. It's the use of apostrophes on every word that ends with the letter "S". |
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enuegii (624 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 01:04 PM Response to Original message |
41. "Phase" for "faze" gives me the howling fantods. |
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Zoeisright (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 01:40 PM Response to Original message |
43. 'Your' for 'you're' really gets me. |
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