Your single biggest grammar pet peeve?

[Anonymous]

If you could only list one. Mine is using her/him in place of he/she. For example, "Her and her husband are going on vacation next week." It is like nails on a chalkboard to me.

What is yours?

[Anonymous]

People who have pet peeves about grammar.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:People who have pet peeves about grammar.

That's not a grammar pet peeve. Its a generic pet peeve, but you are free to start your own thread!

[Anonymous]

Seen instead of saw. "I seen him at the grocery store." I'm about as anti grammar grump as possible but it just sounds so silly.

[Anonymous]

Probably when someone says I could care less, when they meant I could not care less.

[Anonymous]

Unnecessary apostrophe's.

[Anonymous]

People who use "and I" incorrectly and it should be "and me" but they're being pretentious

[Anonymous]

less/fewer
Oxford commas (keep the comma! It changes the meaning of the whole sentence!)

I know the rule for she/her vs. him/her, but sometimes slip up in casual conversation. I didn't learn it correctly growing up and do my best.

[Anonymous]

Using I instead of me: "Beth went to the party with Sarah and I."

[Anonymous]

I know it’s common now, but I hate when people say “myself” when they mean “me.”

“Please come talk to Sarah or myself. Thank you!”

[Anonymous]

The towels "need washed" or the baby's diaper "needs changed." I understand this is a regionalism but it sounds so uneducated.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The towels "need washed" or the baby's diaper "needs changed." I understand this is a regionalism but it sounds so uneducated.

Where do you hear this? Trying to remember if it's a baltimore thing

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Probably when someone says I could care less, when they meant I could not care less.

Yes!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The towels "need washed" or the baby's diaper "needs changed." I understand this is a regionalism but it sounds so uneducated.

Where do you hear this? Trying to remember if it's a baltimore thing

My ILs in Pittsburgh all say this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The towels "need washed" or the baby's diaper "needs changed." I understand this is a regionalism but it sounds so uneducated.

Where do you hear this? Trying to remember if it's a baltimore thing

My ILs in Pittsburgh all say this.

I grew up in Pittsburgh and said this until college. My boyfriend pointed it out and I had no idea it was incorrect. Pittsburgh has a lot of regional quirks.