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

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