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Spelling Pet Peeves

by Mars · 9/24/2010

Schmoe

9/28/2010, 2:23:30 AM

Using nouns as adjectives: A good old fashion wagon, a return missionary, etc.

mraven

9/28/2010, 6:34:58 PM

My biggest pet peeve: "I could care less if . . . "

Should be: "I couldn't care less if . . . "

Cougy_Monster

9/29/2010, 4:49:01 AM

"Utes" should be "yewts"

yoot-hole is also acceptable

CougarClaw

9/29/2010, 3:43:46 PM

I thought of the one that really gets me...

"rediculous."

Dood! It's RIDICULOUS how often that one is wrong.

Mars

9/29/2010, 6:46:35 PM

CougarClaw wrote:
"rediculous." ...It's RIDICULOUS how often that one is wrong.

A lot! (good call)

Schmoe

9/29/2010, 7:11:18 PM

"Here, here!" HEAR, HEAR! "For all intensive purposes." INTENTS AND PURPOSES.

urroner

9/29/2010, 8:30:08 PM

CougarClaw wrote:
I thought of the one that really gets me...

"rediculous."

Dood! It's RIDICULOUS how often that one is wrong.

Dood, it is "rediculous." "red" is the color of the :utard: , and how much more rediculous can one get.

Metallicat

9/30/2010, 5:24:16 AM

I hate when people say "Austin Collie is a douche bag" when they really mean "Austin Collie is straight up proving the naysayers wrong" ;)

Mars

9/30/2010, 6:24:56 AM

Metallicat wrote:
I hate when people say "Austin Collie is a douche bag" when they really mean "Austin Collie is straight up proving the naysayers wrong" ;)

Why can't he be both? :D

Mars

9/30/2010, 9:44:23 PM

Getting players' names wrong. It's bad from fans of that team, but it's even worse from journalists (or stadium/TV/radio announcers).

Dick Harmon is particularly guilty at this. Loyd, O'Neill, and Bryan (Kariya) are commonly spelled wrong. It's not Lloyd, O'Neil, or Brian (unless it's Logan).

Though it took me forever to remember how to spell "Abouo". Manumaluena is much easier...

Mars

9/30/2010, 10:07:48 PM

Mars wrote:
Dick Harmon is particularly guilty at this.

LOL!

Literally minutes later Harmon posts an article misspelling "Quezada" (there's no 's' Dick!).

http://www.deseretnews.com/blog/60/10010190/Harmons-halftime-Cougars-Aggies-QBs-and-streaking-Austin-Collie.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

:lol: :lol:

Schmoe

9/30/2010, 10:23:10 PM

"Alot" A lot. "Definately" Definitely.

Guest

10/1/2010, 1:00:12 AM

Mars wrote:

Getting players' names wrong. It's bad from fans of that team, but it's even worse from journalists (or stadium/TV/radio announcers).

Dick Harmon is particularly guilty at this. Loyd, O'Neill, and Bryan (Kariya) are commonly spelled wrong. It's not Lloyd, O'Neil, or Brian (unless it's Logan).

Though it took me forever to remember how to spell "Abouo". Manumaluena is much easier...

Yes, some of our own posters seem to think some of our key players are video game characters ;)

Schmoe

10/1/2010, 8:31:19 PM

"I need some advise." ADVICE!

snoscythe

10/4/2010, 2:31:39 AM

People really need to learn the difference between reign and rein.

Mars

10/4/2010, 8:02:35 AM

"I hope BYU gets a bowl birth."

Why? Is Cosmo having kittens?

The word is "berth". Even reporters, who supposedly have a college degree in something, seem to get this wrong frequently.

mizzoucoug

10/5/2010, 3:41:18 AM

Schmoe wrote:
A grammar pet peeve from life in general is the use of the word "myself," when people aren't sure whether to use "me" or "I." For example "The three contestant will be Bill, Bob, and myself." It should just be "me."

Also, the use of "...and I" always, as opposed to only when you're the subject of the sentence. Example "He gave it to Shawn and I" or "This is between you and I."

We have a winner. This one is the best because almost everyone has a faint idea about how it works and most know that you should say the other person "and I" somewhere in their diction, but they have no clue when, where or how. People usually try to get it right in public speaking but look like total fools because they invariably screw it up. Whenever new couples get up to talk and they say "I'd like to introduce my wife and I today" :gross: Ah, you were so close, but your offensive grammar just made me punch my chair! Or "After priesthood get with the president and myself and we'll set you apart." Say it right, D&)m it or I won't be coming!

bigbluepuma

10/8/2010, 10:20:13 PM

"I" or "me" is really very easy to sort out. Just take out the other name, and it becomes very obvious.

"He gave it to Fred and I" sounds pretty stupid when you take Fred out of the sentence. "He gave it to I"

"Me and Fred did it" (wrong order here) or "Fred and me did it" (right order, but wrong case [objective]) sounds just as stupid when Fred is taken out. "Me did it"

I, we, and they are subjective, and me, us and them are objective, as used in a sentence (subject- verb- object). That is sometimes a little hard to sort out, so my mother's little trick (above) is the easy way to tell. 8)

bigbluepuma

10/8/2010, 10:26:37 PM

To- too- two. People have a hard time getting these sorted out, and some can't believe that "too" is correct in any sentence in which you cannot simply substitute "also". (There is too much salt in this food)

bigbluepuma

10/9/2010, 12:05:05 AM

I hear one of my biggest grammar pet peeves almost daily, from professional journalists doing news reports, both locally and nationally. President Obama, he said... PRESIDENT OBAMA SAID...!

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