I used to mock them.

[Wilber_Stool]

Now I are one. A grammar Nazi. I've been reading posts all afternoon, and if you would like to make your already fine writing even better, just use some of these:....,,,,,????'''''''''"""""""". Go ahead, take all you want, I have plenty..

[monmouth]

1. HA! Good one. I'll tell you what drives me nuts...Here/hear, Their/there

to/too.

[Raschel]

4. Irregardless, refudiate, cackle, misunderestimate.

The last three are from pyorrhea Palin.

[Raschel]

9. I think a lot (alot) of people type 'their' by mistake. I've done it myself.

Plus I know my grammar isn't the best. I'm always learning.

[Hello_Kitty]

21. Saying 'loose' when you mean 'lose'.

That's a common mistake, even among very good writers.

[Terra Alta]

2. my grammar pet peeve

misplaced apostrophes. Plurals do NOT have apostrophes, people.

There. Now I feel better. :)

[RaleighNCDUer]

3. But apostrophe's look so cool!!!! nt

[ScreamingMeemie]

6. They do if they're possessive...

:D

I was so tempted to type "there".

[superduperfarleft]

16. "The apostrophe does not mean, 'Look out, here comes an s!'"

I can't remember where I read that.

[AnArmyVeteran]

26. I use apostrophe's lot's of time's and sometime"s I use quote"s.

You have a problem with that? :)

[zorahopkins]

5. Well, Their You Go

I red you're post, and I saw it's wonderful words.

[monmouth]

15. Hahahaha...n/t

[damntexdem]

7. Their always getting it to wrong too believe. Its a hugh problem.

;-)

[Warpy]

8. Barbarians who use "impact" as a verb

because they never bothered to learn the difference between "effect" and "affect" drive me bonkers.

Likewise are the people on TV who attempt to sell jewelry to me while pronouncing it "joolery." There is even one appraiser on Antiques Road Show on PBS who is guilty of it.

But oh, those apostrophes, stuck anywhere there's a final "s" just because, the worst sin of all. Local business signage is full of that one.

On edit: http://www.asylum.com/2010/08/10/great-typo-hunt-jeff-deck-benjamin-herson-correct-grammar/?icid=main|htmlws-main-n|dl5|link3|http%3A%2F%2Fwww.asylum.com%2F2010%2F08%2F10%2Fgreat-typo-hunt-jeff-deck-benjamin-herson-correct-grammar%2F

Most common booboos are listed in descending order.

[damntexdem]

11. Yes, we should definitely refudiate them.

[immoderate]

12. Pronunciations are different. It's got body language.

Plus it's English and we don't pronounce things the way they are written. What's the rule that covers tough, trough, through, thought, and though? How do you say "iron?" Do you pronounce each state the way a native would? From N'Yawk all the way to Organ? Dictionaries even list new-ku-lar as an alternate pronunciation.

Written communication is different though. My pet peeve -- I see it ALOT!

--imm

[Ignis]

20. Oh gawd, yes. "How will that impact the synergy?"

You can't sit through a single meeting with a technical consulting company these days without hearing that word ground into a fine paste.

:argh:

Though it certainly makes me want to create a few impacts in skulls. :D

[notadmblnd]

10. I here ya. Our their any more words that bother you?

[Winterblues]

13. You do realize you are in the good ol' USA don't ya?

USA...USA...USA...We Don't Care...We Don't Care...We Don't Care

[tjwash]

14. I love spell checkers...everybody needs to use won

[pipi_k]

17. I hate when I see so many misspellings that

my brain, which knows better, keeps trying to do the same thing.

Words that I've known how to spell correctly for years, I end up being unsure about.

Maybe it's just age or something.

Whatever...it just sucks.

:(

[blogslut]

18. Wouldn't that make you a puncutation Nazi?

Well, wouldn't it?

[6000eliot]

24. I answered before reading your post.

[azmouse]

19. I hate when people use big words

when a diminutive word would suffice.

[Hello_Kitty]

22. You mean like when they 'utilize' big words?

Utilize instead of use drives me batty.

[6000eliot]

23. Punctuation, not grammar.

[Wilber_Stool]

25. True,

it should English Nazi but that sounds too political and grammar Nazi rolls of the tongue better.