Your single biggest grammar pet peeve?

[Anonymous]

There is a Youtube fitness guru who always says "relish in this moment of relaxation." You do not relish in something. You can revel in something, or relish something, but you do not relish in it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I work in an industry that involves writing about businesses and I hate when someone uses the pronoun "they" instead of "it."

I also hate when people put the periods and commas outside the quotation marks instead of inside. In the sentence above, more than half of the people with whom I work would have incorrectly ended the sentence with "it".

These are small things; I have no idea why they bug me. Even so, I would never correct someone unless it is an important because I also hate when people spend their time correcting other people's perfectly understandable grammar in casual contexts.

Not an excuse but, as both of those usages concern a split between British English and American English, are your coworkers from the Commonwealth?

[Anonymous]

Will the “following” customer please come to the register?

Every time I hear this it grates. Shouldn’t it be:
Will the “next” customer please come to the register?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I work in an industry that involves writing about businesses and I hate when someone uses the pronoun "they" instead of "it."

I also hate when people put the periods and commas outside the quotation marks instead of inside. In the sentence above, more than half of the people with whom I work would have incorrectly ended the sentence with "it".

These are small things; I have no idea why they bug me. Even so, I would never correct someone unless it is an important because I also hate when people spend their time correcting other people's perfectly understandable grammar in casual contexts.

Not an excuse but, as both of those usages concern a split between British English and American English, are your coworkers from the Commonwealth?

(Indicating the reference.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Irregardless

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

No, thank you. It sounds dumb.

[Anonymous]

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

I just came here to say this. DC’s teacher sent an email using “and I” incorrectly and I wanted to cry.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:1. So many people seem to have forgotten how to conjugate short i verbs like sink and sing correctly. The past tense of sink is not sunk.

2. Disinterested and uninterested do not mean the same thing.

3. Fewer is a perfectly good word. I wish more people used it.

This one is interesting because the definitions of the two words has switched over time. Maybe they are simply refuseniks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: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!”

Ugh! I hate this too. I hear it all the time from educated people.

[Anonymous]

Usage issue: Using the word "impact" in lieu of
"affect."

[Anonymous]

"cutting" out a light
SEEN instead of saw

[Anonymous]

Your and You're. I'm appalled at how many people don't know the difference.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: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.

+10,000! I hate this too

[Anonymous]

Saying "on tomorrow"

[Anonymous]

Not sure if it's incorrect or not, but it sure grates on my nerves when people say "get a coffee" or "grab a coffee." It should be "get a cup of coffee" or "grab a cup of coffee."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not sure if it's incorrect or not, but it sure grates on my nerves when people say "get a coffee" or "grab a coffee." It should be "get a cup of coffee" or "grab a cup of coffee."

Ok, that's overly pedantic imo. And I'm plenty pedantic as a rule!