Sunday, February 3, 2013

Top ten grammar Peeves

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10) Irregardless is not a word

9) An apostrophe is never used to form a plural

8 ) “Literally” means it actually happened. Not that it figuratively happened.

7) Loose and Lose are two different words

6) Your and You’re are two different words

5) Their, They’re, and Their are actually three different words

4) Nonplus does not mean what you think it means.

3) Affect is a verb. Effect is a noun

2) It’s “I couldn’t care less.” “I could care less” actually means you care

1) “It’s” is short for “it is” and “its” means “belonging to it”
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10 comments:

  1. AnnieFebruary 3, 2013 at 11:17 AM

    I would like to question the use of capital letters in the words "They're" and "Their". The first "There" is fine as it is the beginning of a statement.The other examples do not require a capital letter as they are not beginning a sentence nor are they proper nouns. I may be wrong.. but i don't think I am.

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  2. BunnyFebruary 3, 2013 at 11:19 AM

    5. Their, they're and there*

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  3. BobFebruary 3, 2013 at 2:08 PM

    I could add "lay" and "lie" to the list, but I won't. Instead, I'll just point out that most of the items on the list have nothing to do with grammar (syntax) -- they're just a matter of choosing the wrong word. Only when the wrong word shows a problem in the underlying structure is it technically a grammar error.

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  4. Bugs bunnyFebruary 3, 2013 at 2:54 PM

    ^ @bunny:
    I'm sure you feel good when you correct the teacher's mistake ;D

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    By the way, thank you Mr/Ms Admin for the info ;)

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