Your single biggest grammar pet peeve?

[Anonymous]

Putting apostrophes where they are not necessary, especially in "its" (possessive). "It's" means "it is." I see this every day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:"based off of"

X 1,000,000!!!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is it "fewer" than five widgets, or "less than" five widgets?

Which is correct.

I know I is fewer widgets, it I the number that throws me.

It’s fewer. Less than is used when you are making a comparison.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There is a middle eastern guy at work who will say "you know?" after every single thing he reports on or says, a statement expressed as an unnecessary question.
Its like Simon Says its so regular and predictable.
Another guy with similar background says it also although not near as often.
"The report ran correctly you know?"
"We are off next Monday you know?"
"Their project is on schedule you know?"

Arrrrrghhh!!!!

Why does it matter they are middle eastern?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is it "fewer" than five widgets, or "less than" five widgets?

Which is correct.

I know I is fewer widgets, it I the number that throws me.

Fewer if you can count them, less if you can’t (like grains of sand.)

[Anonymous]

These ones

Those ones

I like these ones. Those ones are ugly.

[Anonymous]

HENCE WHY

This has become a thing in the last few years and I feel like I'm going to die every time I see it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Split infinitives

This is not a real grammar rule unless you are writing in latin.

[Anonymous]

Dinin’t instead of didn’t

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Irregardless

This is now correct. Language evolves; you should evolve with it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:less and fewer
And not putting punctuation inside quotation marks such as:

He called this flower a "buttercup." <--- correct
He called this flower a buttercup". <----- inccorrect *unless you're from England.

They only use a single, double quote in England? Who knew?

[Anonymous]

Oh god, I have so many.

The one that jumped out at me may not be grammar per se -- just a word misuse. I really hate "balling" used in place of "bawling."

[Anonymous]

My pet peeve is that pleaded is correct, rather than pled.

[Anonymous]

Referring to a thing as “this guy” or “ her” or “she”

Isn’t she (my new handbag) a beauty? I bought her last week. I’m going to sell this guy ( my old handbag) on the Real Real.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:"based off of"

X 1,000,000!!!!

It sounds so ignorant and is absolutely everywhere now. When did this become a thing?!