I prefer to think I’ve moved on to focus my obsessions on more significantly misleading or meaningless misuse of language in verbal communication. For instance, the wildly popular but idiotic and illogical expression “going forward” is one that especially grates, or the use of “look” in a hortatory sense, when the speaker thinks bluster is the proper path to persuade or gain credibility.
Another that seems to vex me no end of late is compulsive insertion of “like,” not as a filler, but in the creation of an unnecessary simile when the speaker is referring to the actual thing itself. There’s a particularly comical example of this currently in public radio advertising for the language learning company, Babbel.com, where customers can “learn languages like Spanish, French or Italian.” And I always want to add, “… but not those actual languages. No, we’ll teach you Latin, Portuguese and Swahili instead.”
RAGs about 5 years ago
just a nother dum tooon.
M2MM about 5 years ago
I guess I’m a bit of a grammar nazi. I twitch when I see incorrect spelling and improper grammar.
whahoppened about 5 years ago
First one, you didn’t let him finish.
RobertTerry about 5 years ago
“Grammar nut”. You mean someone who doesn’t use 3rd grade English?
Pedmar Premium Member about 5 years ago
Defanatly
loridobson Premium Member about 5 years ago
He COULD care less if he tried.
Stocky One about 5 years ago
I’ve got a preposition for you…
Nathan Daniels Premium Member about 5 years ago
I’m going a little crazy just now….
mommavamp about 5 years ago
And don’t get me started on misplaced apostrophes!
Kaputnik about 5 years ago
Some spelling, grammar, and usage mistakes are more irritating than others. There isn’t enough time in the world, though, to correct them all.
And it’s human nature for people to blame the person who points out their mistakes rather than correcting themselves.
coffeeturtle about 5 years ago
You should see what happens at FBOFW when the kids ridicule each other by saying: “stoopid”. It’s like someone threw in a ham into a pool of piranhas!
J Quest about 5 years ago
“Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience.” ― Mark Twain
Andrew Sleeth about 5 years ago
I prefer to think I’ve moved on to focus my obsessions on more significantly misleading or meaningless misuse of language in verbal communication. For instance, the wildly popular but idiotic and illogical expression “going forward” is one that especially grates, or the use of “look” in a hortatory sense, when the speaker thinks bluster is the proper path to persuade or gain credibility.
Another that seems to vex me no end of late is compulsive insertion of “like,” not as a filler, but in the creation of an unnecessary simile when the speaker is referring to the actual thing itself. There’s a particularly comical example of this currently in public radio advertising for the language learning company, Babbel.com, where customers can “learn languages like Spanish, French or Italian.” And I always want to add, “… but not those actual languages. No, we’ll teach you Latin, Portuguese and Swahili instead.”
DCBakerEsq about 5 years ago
Ain’t botherin’ me none.
WCraft Premium Member about 5 years ago
Bad grammar makes me nauseous.
zeexenon about 5 years ago
Yes, it’s true M.S. Word grammar checker sometimes is way off base.
Phydeux about 5 years ago
Yore right.
drycurt about 5 years ago
I hate it when spelling errors are called grammar errors.
sufamelico about 5 years ago
@M2MM, That’s okay then, we’ll make sure you feel rite at hom ere! Ay warrantied dat!
RetFor about 5 years ago
“Your stupid”
“My stupid? That’s you…”