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There is a huge difference between THAN and THEN. I see misuse of this everywhere.

"I am taller then he is." Just typing that drove me nuts!!!

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Originally Posted By: Tbunny
My personal peeve is the use of apostrophes in place of a plural, such as "tree's" instead of "trees."


This is mine as well. Also to and too. Usually people get two right.


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This is a great thread; abuse of the written word really pains me! I identify with all the peeves listed here and have one to add. I have noticed a growing tendency by Brits to use 'gotten' instead of the gramatically correct 'got', as in 'I've gotten some bad news' rather than 'I've got some bad news'. This was once a legitimate part of British English which has survived in American English but now seems to be crossing the Atlantic back again. I blame the ubiquitousness of American films and TV, together with the Internet, which is making these Americanisms creep in without people even noticing. wink


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I've just been reminded of another pet peeve: the misuse of 'literally', as in 'I literally died when I heard that' (no, you certainly didn't!). It's become a sort of emphatic filler which I find really grating.


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Manatee, I never thought about the use of "literally" until someone did an essay on the misuse of it (I think it was on the Grammar Girl podcast). I have to admit that I was guilty of misusing it in the past. Now it bothers me when I hear it.


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How about hearing someone saying, "I am going 'somewhere'. Do you want to go WITH?" Can't they say "...with ME or US?" They are even saying it a LOT on television.

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Here's another one (oh dear, I seem to be on a roll): 'I was sat at my desk' instead of 'I was sitting'. I always have a mental image of a giant picking the speaker up and plonking him down in front of his desk!

I think this may be a UK phenomenon - have any non-UK posters noticed this?


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Here are a few more:

"Not for nothing." What does this mean???

"I'm just saying." What? What are you just saying?

Referring to our school's new program for autistic children- people call it the "autistic program." The program is not actually autistic...

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Originally Posted By: Manatee
I've just been reminded of another pet peeve: the misuse of 'literally', as in 'I literally died when I heard that' (no, you certainly didn't!). It's become a sort of emphatic filler which I find really grating.


Ohhh that one drives me INSANE! I see it used all the time on daytime t.v., I want to reach through and actually DO what "literally" happened to them. I remember someone saying "I was so [censored] off, literally!" Well then, I hope you had a change of pants, moron.

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seen vs. saw

It drives me crazy when I hear someone use seen when it should be saw.

"I seen her walking the dog."

Ugh!

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