Does not knowing what a word means count as a grammatical error? Browse around enough topics and you'll see people confusing "irony" with "coincidence." It irks me because they think they are so smart utilizing a word that just doesn't relate in the situation they are talking aboot, eh.
Sometimes it gets annoying when people use a French and/or Latin phrase in an English sentence. It's not a pet peeve, per se, just an annoyance 
One thing I wish people would do more often is use "i.e." and "e.g." in the correct manner.
One thing I wish people would do more often is use "i.e." and "e.g." in the correct manner.
Originally posted by: 3point14
Sometimes it gets annoying when people use a French and/or Latin phrase in an English sentence. It's not a pet peeve, per se, just an annoyance
One thing I wish people would do more often is use "i.e." and "e.g." in the correct manner.
A very LARGE amount of "English" words now being used were originally taken from other languages.
Originally posted by: Brutuskend
Originally posted by: 3point14
Sometimes it gets annoying when people use a French and/or Latin phrase in an English sentence. It's not a pet peeve, per se, just an annoyance
One thing I wish people would do more often is use "i.e." and "e.g." in the correct manner.
A very LARGE amount of "English" words now being used were originally taken from other languages.
I know that our language is based off of Latin. I just hate it when it becomes obtrusive in the sentence. Like my example "It's not a pet peeve, per se, just an annoyance."
Originally posted by: Brutuskend
Originally posted by: 3point14
Sometimes it gets annoying when people use a French and/or Latin phrase in an English sentence. It's not a pet peeve, per se, just an annoyance
One thing I wish people would do more often is use "i.e." and "e.g." in the correct manner.
A very LARGE amount of "English" words now being used were originally taken from other languages.
Actually, amount refers to a measure of weight, volume, mass, etc. The correct verbage used should have been "A very large number of..."
Thank you, and have a nice day.
Originally posted by: FFMCobalt
Originally posted by: Brutuskend
Originally posted by: 3point14
Sometimes it gets annoying when people use a French and/or Latin phrase in an English sentence. It's not a pet peeve, per se, just an annoyance
One thing I wish people would do more often is use "i.e." and "e.g." in the correct manner.
A very LARGE amount of "English" words now being used were originally taken from other languages.
Actually, amount refers to a measure of weight, volume, mass, etc. The correct verbage used should have been, "A very large number of..."
Thank you, and have a nice day.
Much better.
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One word that grates on my nerves is : Height. Why,oh why, do people insist on pronouncing it Hithe? It sounds so damn illiterate to me.
The -gh is silent numbnuts! Has the English language degraded this far? I don't say lithe for light, or hithe for height, then why do these fools say hithe?
Yes, I am totally insane. Thank you for your time.
Peace
Lounatik
The -gh is silent numbnuts! Has the English language degraded this far? I don't say lithe for light, or hithe for height, then why do these fools say hithe?
Yes, I am totally insane. Thank you for your time.
Peace
Lounatik
I was just giving my husband crap about that the other day. We figured out that when you say "weight and height" you end the words naturally with a "T" sound, but when you're saying "length, width, height" you might accidently end it with "TH" if you weren't thinking about it.
I can see that possibly happening, but I hear hithe out on its own, being bandied about like it is the correct pronunciation. I know that I am being anal about it, but it sounds so damn ignorant to me.
Peace
Lounatik
Right on - that's probably my biggest.
Less money = correct
Less dollars = INCORRECT
This is an incredibly widespread problem.
I agree with you, it sounds ignorant. I gave my husband crap about it because he knows the correct pronunciation. I hear many (I swear, sometimes most) people mispronounce it. It's on my top 5 list of verbal annoyances right now.
Edit: Happy now?
I can't stand reading something that has an ellipsis thrown into the middle of a sentence...as though it is some sort of prelude to a profound idea or deep thought. It's just as bad...or maybe worse...when it is used as a substitute for a comma. Some people even use them in place of periods at the end of sentences and then start the next sentence without capitalization...what are people reading that makes them think these are correct usages?
lol i'm guilty of that... i know it's not correct usage but i still do it because it seems to connect thoughts more smoothly. the "." is quite abrupt...
of course, i don't do this in formal writing.
Originally posted by: FFMCobalt
Originally posted by: Brutuskend
Originally posted by: 3point14
Sometimes it gets annoying when people use a French and/or Latin phrase in an English sentence. It's not a pet peeve, per se, just an annoyance
One thing I wish people would do more often is use "i.e." and "e.g." in the correct manner.
A very LARGE amount of "English" words now being used were originally taken from other languages.
Actually, amount refers to a measure of weight, volume, mass, etc. The correct verbage used should have been "A very large number of..."
Thank you, and have a nice day.
You will have to excuse me, I attended public schools...a LONG time ago.
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