Your single biggest grammar pet peeve?

[Anonymous]

I could care less is an idiom. It’s not a grammar exercise yo.

[Anonymous]

I could care less.

Makes no sense!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I could care less is an idiom. It’s not a grammar exercise yo.

I don't think it's an idiom. The phrase is "I couldn't care less." It means what it sounds like it means. That's it. I could care less doesn't mean the same thing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Didn’t read all 23 pages but it’s seeing apostrophes in dates and ages, eg. “In my 20’s” or “Back in the 80’s”. Makes my eyes bleed.

I dislike this. Also when people write it “20ies.” If you wrote that out in letters, it would be “twentyies.”

[Anonymous]

I haven't read the whole thing, so somebody probably already said this: Emergent does NOT mean emergency. If something is emergent, it's beginning to emerge, or come out. An emergency is a situation that needs to be dealt with right away.

I really hate the "my dog likes to be pet" trend, too. No. Your dog may like to be a pet. Your dog may like to be petted. When you say that your dog likes to "be pet," you sound like a demented idiot.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The use of the word "myriad" NEVER requires an article preceding it. For example, "A myriad of problems" is not proper use; "myriad problems" is the correct form.

Two pronunciation peeves: fentanyl is pronounced "fen-tan-ill" not "fen-tan-awl." Nuclear is "knew-klee-ar" not "new-kew-lar."

Thank you. The normalization of “a myriad of” is killing me.

Not everyone agrees with you on "myriad."

https://www.dictionary.com/e/how-do-you-use-the-word-myriad/

https://www.writersdigest.com/write-better-fiction/myriad-vs-myriad-of-grammar-rules

+1 both are now deemed correct but “a myriad of” is actually the more traditional usage.

[Anonymous]

"Ladies and gentlemen, we have a completely full flight."

As opposed to...an incompletely full flight? A plane is either full or not full. ARGH.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I could care less is an idiom. It’s not a grammar exercise yo.

I don't think it's an idiom. The phrase is "I couldn't care less." It means what it sounds like it means. That's it. I could care less doesn't mean the same thing.

It's an old timey idiom, meaning "English ain't algebra. Logic doesn't enter into it." Nobody uses it.

[Anonymous]

Improper use of quotes, specifically putting quotes where they do not belong. For example:

Everything on "Sale" for one week only!
Please be "extra careful" on the stairs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I haven't read the whole thing, so somebody probably already said this: Emergent does NOT mean emergency. If something is emergent, it's beginning to emerge, or come out. An emergency is a situation that needs to be dealt with right away.

I really hate the "my dog likes to be pet" trend, too. No. Your dog may like to be a pet. Your dog may like to be petted. When you say that your dog likes to "be pet," you sound like a demented idiot.

Yikes. You’re wrong. This is why it’s smart not to get too cocky about your “pet peeves”.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I haven't read the whole thing, so somebody probably already said this: Emergent does NOT mean emergency. If something is emergent, it's beginning to emerge, or come out. An emergency is a situation that needs to be dealt with right away.

I really hate the "my dog likes to be pet" trend, too. No. Your dog may like to be a pet. Your dog may like to be petted. When you say that your dog likes to "be pet," you sound like a demented idiot.

Yikes. You’re wrong. This is why it’s smart not to get too cocky about your “pet peeves”.

I suspect we need to start a new thread with the correct usage of certain words. We can then submit this to the OED in hopes of getting their faulty dictionary corrected.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I haven't read the whole thing, so somebody probably already said this: Emergent does NOT mean emergency. If something is emergent, it's beginning to emerge, or come out. An emergency is a situation that needs to be dealt with right away.

I really hate the "my dog likes to be pet" trend, too. No. Your dog may like to be a pet. Your dog may like to be petted. When you say that your dog likes to "be pet," you sound like a demented idiot.

You're wrong.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I haven't read the whole thing, so somebody probably already said this: Emergent does NOT mean emergency. If something is emergent, it's beginning to emerge, or come out. An emergency is a situation that needs to be dealt with right away.

I really hate the "my dog likes to be pet" trend, too. No. Your dog may like to be a pet. Your dog may like to be petted. When you say that your dog likes to "be pet," you sound like a demented idiot.

Yikes. You’re wrong. This is why it’s smart not to get too cocky about your “pet peeves”.

I suspect we need to start a new thread with the correct usage of certain words. We can then submit this to the OED in hopes of getting their faulty dictionary corrected.

Keep up with the cockiness. It makes you look ridiculous.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:"Ladies and gentlemen, we have a completely full flight."

As opposed to...an incompletely full flight? A plane is either full or not full. ARGH.

You can have a very full flight, or a moderately full flight. It’s not a binary, I think you’re wrong on this one.

[Anonymous]

People who start a sentence with “So”.