Spelling Pet Peeves

bigbluepuma wrote:
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...!

Yes, it should actually read:



"President Obama and his teleprompter said..."

CougarPeasant wrote:

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...!

Yes, it should actually read:



"President Obama and his teleprompter said..."

I stand corrected. :lol:

Refudiate...oh wait that is how you spell it my bad

"disconcerning"

The word is disconcerting. Something can be "concerning" (although it's kind of a clumsy use of the word), or it can be "disconcerting", meaning "to disturb the self-possession of; perturb; ruffle."



(definition from dictionary.com)

OK, I just had to get on and point out one more item. This is regarding usage rather than spelling, but it's still annoying.



"Less" and "fewer". I keep seeing statements like "they would have less losses if...." It should be "fewer losses". I'm even seeing this from professional writers.



OK - one more: "woken up". Did everyone forget the word "awakened"?

IowaCougar wrote:
OK, I just had to get on and point out one more item. This is regarding usage rather than spelling, but it's still annoying.



"Less" and "fewer". I keep seeing statements like "they would have less losses if...." It should be "fewer losses". I'm even seeing this from professional writers.



OK - one more: "woken up". Did everyone forget the word "awekened"?

Actually never heard of that one. :P

declocoug wrote:

OK, I just had to get on and point out one more item. This is regarding usage rather than spelling, but it's still annoying.



"Less" and "fewer". I keep seeing statements like "they would have less losses if...." It should be "fewer losses". I'm even seeing this from professional writers.



OK - one more: "woken up". Did everyone forget the word "awekened"?

Actually never heard of that one. :P

OK - I fixed it. What a place for a typo!

Here's a grammar pet peeve I heard on sports radio: "My point being is that..."

How about: "The thing is,is..."

or: 'I miss not being there" ??????

or: " I'm feeling nausious." What, you're feeling like you're making people sick? ( should be Nausiated)

:roll:

OK, I meant to get a picture of this, but the Iggy's by my office (400 West 300 South) has the following sign painted on the window:



"Utah Utes Original BCS Buster's"



"Iggy's Bleed's Red"



I find Iggy's overly possessive.

Schmoe wrote:
"We're going to loose to TCU." LOSE

"Could of, Would of, Should of." HAVE

"Our offense needs fixed." TO BE

The team needs to be loose so they don't lose to TCU