Story: 10 flagrant grammar mistakes that make you look stupid

Story: 10 flagrant grammar mistakes that make you look stupid

1. A sentence should not end with a verb! 336657
2. Online grammar checker tnadasdi
3. What bugs me : tara123
4. -Whose / Who’s No: Who’s owl is biggest? Yes: Who... Dean
5. No: I could care less Yes: I couldn't care le... Anonymous
6. (Note: Outlook picks up on each of these erro... Bubba
7. Urgent, british people help needed!!! Doris W
8. -Whose / Who’s No: Who’s owl is biggest?... Goodbattery
9. The "could of/ would of/ should of" error results... Ben M. Mullen
10. How about an error that appears in nearly eve... C. Deruisseau
11. The number of comments this article has... Writer
12. [Quote] Note: The term i.e. means "that is"; e.g.... Anonymous
13. Personally, I avoid commas with i.e. because... Anonymous
14. "Not at thing." Who wants to be the first to... miya garza
15. Marc Koltun 1000220092
16. Um...impact is most certainly a verb. Check the OE... MAB
17. Though "impact" should have minimal uses as a... Joseph Myers
18. One of my biggest pet peeves is using "good" when... Rob
19. How about "unique"? No such thing as very, r... Anonymous
20. More common errors: Word's for plural instead of w... Anonymous
21. No: what are you inferring? Yes:what are you imply... Robert Morley
22. Yeah, see my web page (created July 1998) that cov... David Tribble
23. When it comes to "impact" not being a verb, the au... Bill
24. You've created a great list, but I can't believe y... Ed Vanderlinden
25. Many of these are homophones; they only show... J CHIARAVALLOTI
26. What about "myself?" We've all been taught t... David Honsinger
27. I cannot believe that there has been no menti... Anonymous
28. -Whose / Who’sNo: Who’s owl is biggest? Yes:... leon0909
29. In general your article points out some common uni... Anonymous
30. For the "its / it's" mistake, there is an easy rul... Larry Pedrick
31. For a description of the "impact" issue, see the u... Fitz
32. My favorite grammer faux pas, in speech not w... David
33. I have always been confused about "insure" and "en... Brenda Helverson
34. To Guard or Guarantee; Both are confused with... bookbabe
35. Great article. I wish it was the top 15 or 20 gram... Anonymous
36. If I were you, I wouldn't forget the subjunctive.... Zurg the Merciless
37. Re: "insure" vs. "ensure:" To insure somethin... Anonymous
38. According to Merriam-Webster, both insur... Peeved
39. Remember though 351668
40. Good article. A common mistake I notice, mostly i... Cathy
41. But what about: That's me? And You and me? Herbert Brenne
42. I agree that people's dependence on spell checkers... Jody Hudson
43. Great article, and oh, so true. However, I would... Anonymous
44. I kind of question the wisdom of writing an articl... Anonymous
45. "Begs the question". My teeth begin to automatica... grammar nazi
46. I am so relieved to see that someone else kno... Anonymous
47. YES! It is so nice to know someone else cares abou... Craig Durham
48. "Could care less"- if that is the case, then... B Durham
49. Few people really know the difference between i.e.... Jason Coleman
50. I agree wholeheartedly with all but item #4. In co... John Albrecht
51. Ending sentences in 'at" is one I see frequen... Patrick
52. The most common error I see is using "to" for "too... Michael Westbrook
53. Using the word gender where sex is correct. People... David Denny
54. You should live here in NC, where they say "... Carol Ellis
55. Education, Education, Education... 67435
56. My personal pet peeve: "congradulations" instead o... Anonymous
57. My pet peeve, and it's not so much grammar as gene... Anonymous
58. No: "don't set children on the counter"; Yes:... hikinthru
59. I really like number 10. It shows how what we say... Graham
60. This is nuts (nut'z). So, you expect everyone to w... Gerard ter Beke
61. Gerard, We do not expect non-native English s... Chris Cosby
62. If we -as non native English speakers/writers... DarthDarka
63. The contractions are easy, and I'm amazed tha... Markus Berg
64. People who confuse Do and Have. There us... David B. Wildgoose
65. You forgot the posessive "apostrophe s" misused on... Anonymous
66. How about "where it's at" instead of "where it is"... Anonymous
67. how about the old "you and I" vs. "You and me"? Ja-el
68. RE: Larry Pedrick's comment - "One never uses... Adrian
69. Here, here... 67435
70. I have noticed that people are saying bring when t... Peter
71. Dear Jody, That is a great article. Unfortunately... Lester Zan
72. A glaring omission: "Breath" for "Breathe". As in... Joe Meredith
73. What is the difference between, "everyone" and "ev... Anonymous
74. There is no difference between everyone and e... Grammar Queen
75. No: "try and" - Yes: "try to" - This one annoys me... George
76. Oh, Joe.....this could be an entire show! But, be... Anonymous
77. If an author inflicts one of his pet peeves on the... Extra Character
78. Given the dumbbing of America, it is pointles to p... Jonathan Swift
79. Thank you for publishing this article. We need ref... Paul Buchman
80. Many people don't know when to use "fewer" and whe... Dan
81. The author, Jody Gilbert, states that "impact is n... Mike Abbott
82. Gadfly wrote "Given the dumbbing of America, it is... Peter
83. Shouldn't your title have been "10 flagrant gramma... TPua
84. The most ubiquitous sin is the mistake of using "m... Anonymous
85. I/Me - You need a subject, a verb and an obje... 1000010331
86. You need a comma in this sentence since you have t... Chris Biermann
87. You left out my #1 pet peeve of all time, plurals.... Chip Stone
88. I've noticed people don't use adverbs anymore... Geoff
89. Grocers' plurals 1000177273
90. You missed another primary mistake people make all... Arthur T. College II
91. I love the article and it's about time someone wro... Stevo Danger
92. Excellent report. However, you left out the I/me s... Anonymous
93. see, saw, have seen. This drives me crazy. People... jim kittelberger
94. Wrong: SUV's. Also wrong: CD's. when will people r... Anonymous
95. Apostrophes Only for Contraction and Ownershi... Sakinah77
96. You missed the most prevalent mistake: using an ap... Anonymous
97. There is another mistake I commonly see even on bu... Melanie Cummings
98. THANK YOU!!! "Would of" has been one of my pet pee... Susan Grenier
99. I don't see what the major issue is. So peopl... Who cares?
100. Part of the problem, not the solution badbart
101. With the exception of number 9, all of the suppose... Ed Tapanes
102. okay here are mine: 'monies' the pleural of money... erin kennedy
103. Yikes, Erin Kennedy. I think you're misinform... Stella Cotton
104. The worst is Wan't. Where do they go to school? Anonymous
105. Bring/Take are opposite of what I learned in high... Anonymous
106. I haven't seen anyone post this pet peeve: u... Anonymous
107. my personal favorite annoyance is when people say... Justin
108. "Setup" vs. "set up". I see this all the time! T... Anonymous
109. Great Article... I'm glad IT'S not such a small gr... ahoooi
110. "...really helped me alot." - no, it's "a lot" "..... Flagrant Wordpick
111. Good article - here's one more: 'less' used when '... Ken Burgin
112. On "fewer" vs. "less" -- Use the former for coun... Tim Mc
113. On a can of Pringles Fat Free chips, the bann... Anonymous
114. I was really starting to think I was the only one... Alan
115. how about using insure when you mean ensure? that... Anonymous
116. I don't agree that i.e. and e.g. always requires a... Mark B. Boen, J.D.
117. "All the time cards must be with no corrections" H... Anonymous
118. Surely the key issue here is that the whole p... Conan the Grammarian
119. How about the midwestern US favorite -- I borrowed... Anonymous
120. My biggest pet peeve: lists of pet peeves that the... Anonymous
121. Calvary and cavalry. Calvary is a place, John Way... Phil Wade
122. #10 is my personal peeve out of that list. Here is... Anonymous
123. You are incorrect in your statment about different... Anonymous
124. different than/from 1000030281
125. youre right. They're are so many stupid poeple wh... Alawishus McAllibur III
126. In the following, there should be a period after '... Alawishus McAllibur III
127. I once wrote 'admired by his piers' on a guy's eva... Alawishus McAllibur III
128. I like you Brits humor. Funny reading your remark... Alawishus McAllibur III
129. I hate that leet speak crap. lol Alawishus McAllibur III
130. 'You've got mail' should be 'You have mail'. Alawishus McAllibur III
131. It is rebellion that causes each generation to dep... Alawishus McAllibur III
132. I'm going to bring it where I'm going at. That's... Alawishus McAllibur III
133. David Wildgoose wrote: People who confuse Do and H... Alawishus McAllibur III
134. How about 'verbal' rather than 'oral' - this is no... Jenny Cant
135. You should add the incorrect use of "As per". It... Rick Brown
136. You wrote: These days, we tend to communicate via... Marc Lombart
137. Verbal versus Oral katmann
138. Attempting to use "leverage" as a verb. Shows you... Anonymous
139. Thank you thank you THANK YOU for your entry "Impa... M D Spangler
140. How many times do you inform others that, "I am on... KenD
141. No: "I am waiting on line for tickets." Yes: "I a... Alawishus McAllibur III
142. "A better way to Internet" says peoplepc online.... Alawishus McAllibur III
143. Brought instead of bought? Where, UK only? I kno... Alawishus McAllibur III
144. "Brought instead of bought? Where, UK only?"... Nina
145. Nina - you would only say "I brought a f... Bob Fry
146. Thank you for the article, I am thrilled to see at... Anonymous
147. I see this all the time katmann
148. NO: We have been lead to this conclusion. YES: We... Ant
149. "Brought instead of bought? Where, UK only?" Hi N... Alawishus McAllibur III
150. This is obviously not a site for people who don't... Alawishus McAllibur III
151. Why care? If for no other reason, you should... Bob Fry
152. I can make up bad sentences and then put them thou... sadfsdfsdafg
153. If a person's content is good I overlook grammer m... Aerek
154. It is interesting, but not unexpected, that the pe... Alawishus McAllibur III
155. How about people using 'less' when they mean 'fewe... Darren Stephens
156. I cringe whenever supposedly learned people u... saul
157. Totally! I can get a bee in my bonnet seeing commo... Anonymous
158. Dear Peeved: Merriam-Webster actually says: ENSURE... Alawishus McAllibur III
159. Also, please note that Merriam-Webster is a libera... Alawishus McAllibur III
160. OK, I will. "Not at thing." 1) is not a sentence,... Alawishus McCalibur III
161. They're laying their heads over there, where the w... bookbabe
162. I could go on and on... 18302
163. "Data is" or "Data are" ZorbaEisenhower
164. ie & eg 68181
165. 10 flagrant grammar putu
166. More Brain Stuff . . From Cambridge University . glenburdis
167. Online Versus In Line katmann
168. The Difference Between a Subject and the an Object... Sakinah77
169. Author makes more mistakes than he indicates stonecypher
170. Author keeps removing comments pointing out their... stonecypher
171. "Data" *is* a mass n... Butaneko
172. erm, excuse me but tara123
173. "Data" is not a mass noun... 1000091309

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