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 ITT: We rant about common errors in the English language. 
#11913326 - 01/27/10 04:38 PM (2 years, 3 months ago) |
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For any other language Nazis here, post about any common errors you hear/read day to day. I'll start:
When people say "could care less", when they mean "couldn't care less". I think it might be an American phrase, because I've only ever heard it from my American friend and on the internet. Either way, I don't see how this came around... it doesn't even make any sense! You use it to express indifference, yet saying you could care less implies that it bothers you in some way because it is possible that you could feel less strongly on the subject. Simply enough, saying you "couldn't care less" shows the intended apathy; there is simply no way that you could care any less.
I choose that one because I just read someone say it on another topic. I have a whole host more to complain about, though. Your turn!
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Re: ITT: We rant about common errors in the English language. [Re: Sheeno]
#11913418 - 01/27/10 04:51 PM (2 years, 3 months ago) |
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This threads gonna go far.
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Re: ITT: We rant about common errors in the English language. [Re: Sheeno]
#11913451 - 01/27/10 04:56 PM (2 years, 3 months ago) |
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I hate defiantly over definately, ect over etc., wat over what...
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Re: ITT: We rant about common errors in the English language. [Re: Sheeno]
#11913459 - 01/27/10 04:57 PM (2 years, 3 months ago) |
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affect / effect
who / whom
'They' instead of 'he or she' &tc.
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Re: ITT: We rant about common errors in the English language. [Re: Wasteland]
#11913499 - 01/27/10 05:06 PM (2 years, 3 months ago) |
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bossocto said:
I hate defiantly over definately, ect over etc., wat over what...
It's "definitely". This was actually a common error I was going to mention. 
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Wasteland said:
This threads gonna go far.
Not sure if that's sarcasm or not, but if it is, then I have enough complaints to make this thread go far enough, even if not another person participates.
For example, "a lot" and "more so" are always two words, contrary to what some people think.
And, this one's a bit dated, but "partake" should actually mean eat/drink. You can partake of a meal, but technically you cannot partake of a game of football. I reckon this nuance is one that is soon going to be lost in our language, though. Everyone assumes it means "take part".
Anyway, I'll let some other people talk before I post any more - the difference between "anymore" and "any more", there's another one.
And yeah, gotta agree on the first two Dystopia (what's even worse is people who use "whom" when it's incorrect; I don't mind people using "who" even though it's an object because "whom" now is perceived as very formal, but you just seem pretentious and ignorant if you attempt to use "whom" and fail).
I admit I am guilty of using "they" when the gender is unspecified though, as I just find "he/she" to be too stilted.
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Re: ITT: We rant about common errors in the English language. [Re: bossocto]
#11913513 - 01/27/10 05:08 PM (2 years, 3 months ago) |
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Is there anything worse than ghetto talk in print? I think you need a P.H.D. in gangology to understand some of it.
I'm far from a prude but if you need to curse 4 or 5 times in 1 paragraph without good reason, you just might be a little ignorant. I could go on forever. I think I'll have a lil toke instead.
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Re: ITT: We rant about common errors in the English language. [Re: Sheeno]
#11913884 - 01/27/10 06:03 PM (2 years, 3 months ago) |
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I'm on your side. It's hard to take a person seriously when they clearly don't know the difference between weather and whether. To, too and two. Their, there and they're.
Two that bug me here in the N.E. are "so didn't I" and "it weren't me".
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Re: ITT: We rant about common errors in the English language. [Re: luvdemshrooms]
#11913937 - 01/27/10 06:09 PM (2 years, 3 months ago) |
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Misusing comparatives sometimes annoys me. "more stronger", for example; it's either more strong or stronger! Generally the latter.
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Re: ITT: We rant about common errors in the English language. [Re: luvdemshrooms]
#11913940 - 01/27/10 06:10 PM (2 years, 3 months ago) |
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your/you're, lose/loose, it's/its
These are the only ones that really bother me.
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Re: ITT: We rant about common errors in the English language. [Re: Sheeno]
#11913956 - 01/27/10 06:11 PM (2 years, 3 months ago) |
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yeah usually i say "i couldn't care less"
"i could care less" seems retarded
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Re: ITT: We rant about common errors in the English language. [Re: beneath]
#11913980 - 01/27/10 06:14 PM (2 years, 3 months ago) |
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they both make sense
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Re: ITT: We rant about common errors in the English language. [Re: Sheeno]
#11913988 - 01/27/10 06:15 PM (2 years, 3 months ago) |
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some ppl say how instead of why.
"I don't like that chicken"
"how?"
"Damn i can't find my other fuckin' shoe"
"How?"
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Re: ITT: We rant about common errors in the English language. [Re: beneath]
#11914002 - 01/27/10 06:18 PM (2 years, 3 months ago) |
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"shut/close the lights"
a lot of europeans say that
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Re: ITT: We rant about common errors in the English language. [Re: Big_Whoop]
#11914006 - 01/27/10 06:18 PM (2 years, 3 months ago) |
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Quote:
Big_Whoop said:
they both make sense
How does "I could care less" work?
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Big_Whoop said:
"shut/close the lights"
a lot of europeans say that
Hmm, never heard that myself. I know Britons tend to say "turn off the lights", whilst I think Americans say "turn out the lights"? Correct me if I'm wrong on that one.
I don't really deem either more correct than the other, though.
Edited by Sheeno (01/27/10 06:20 PM)
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Re: ITT: We rant about common errors in the English language. [Re: Sheeno]
#11914022 - 01/27/10 06:20 PM (2 years, 3 months ago) |
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i could care less about what you are saying right now y'know
not AS effective but its still proper english it seems
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Re: ITT: We rant about common errors in the English language. [Re: Sheeno]
#11914030 - 01/27/10 06:22 PM (2 years, 3 months ago) |
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Quote:
Sheeno said:
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Big_Whoop said:
they both make sense
How does "I could care less" work?
I wonder that also. I brought this very thing up to a friend of mine a long time ago.. he was convinced "I could care less" was the right way to say it. "I could care less, but I won't" maybe? I dunno.
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Re: ITT: We rant about common errors in the English language. [Re: Big_Whoop]
#11914031 - 01/27/10 06:22 PM (2 years, 3 months ago) |
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eye fuking hat poeple hu can'd spel gud
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Re: ITT: We rant about common errors in the English language. [Re: Big_Whoop]
#11914038 - 01/27/10 06:23 PM (2 years, 3 months ago) |
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Quote:
Big_Whoop said:
i could care less about what you are saying right now y'know
not AS effective but its still proper english it seems
Um, yeah, proper English technically.. but.. it doesn't make the point that it's supposed to make.
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Re: ITT: We rant about common errors in the English language. [Re: Big_Whoop]
#11914040 - 01/27/10 06:23 PM (2 years, 3 months ago) |
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Quote:
Big_Whoop said:
i could care less about what you are saying right now y'know
not AS effective but its still proper english it seems
I don't see how it is, though. Well, it's not that it's improper English, I just don't understand how it shows indifference at all. It shows the opposite to me...
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Re: ITT: We rant about common errors in the English language. [Re: Sheeno]
#11914078 - 01/27/10 06:29 PM (2 years, 3 months ago) |
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thats why i said they both make sense. they dont have the same sarcastic edge, but they could be used in similar situations.
whatever suits your fancy
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