Common misuse of the English Language examples

[Dris]

Now obvious 'typos' are exempt.We all all make them.

ect for 'etc' .

of cause for of course .


Any more glaringly obvious ones?

[boxtops]

agree MR, it seems to be perceived as "bad form" to say, "he met my colleague and me", but you wouldn't say "he met I" or "he met myself".

[DTCwordfan]

split infinitives

to gently caress

[DTCwordfan]

ah Americans get caught out on that one - as well as the s and z - privitisation versus privitization, optimisation versus optimization etc etc

[MarkRae]

"Anything else for yourself today?"

[joko]

myselth
yourselth

death instead of deaf

[MarkRae]

http://www.northmiddl...?q=content/green-fees

[boxtops]

^ sharp intake of breath, MR.....

[karenmac60]

One I wasn't aware of till I came on here - draw instead of drawer.

[Prudie]

What I done rather than what I did

[pretty_snowdrop]

I won him instead of I beat him.

[factor-fiction]

Most of mine have already been covered, but here's another common one: 'aswel' or 'aswell' instead of 'as well'.
And I always cringe when people say "I've took" instead of "I've taken".
On MOTD Alan Shearer makes a double slip when he says" he should of went for that ..." when he thinks a player should have been sent off.

[Buenchico]

Factor30 has come up with the one I was struggling to remember. I hate to hear/read 'of' being used instead of 'have'. (e.g. "I know I should of done it"). It's worrying to see just how often that appears here on AB!

However, since Factor30 has introduced sporting quotes, I've got to mention this gem from Geoff Boycott (referring to Kevin Pietersen, and which I'm still trying to make sense of!):
"He thinks he's better than he is - and I agree with him!"

[gingejbee]

Those who say EX SETRA for et cetera

[tiggerblue10]

Definately / Definitely

[supapapa]

People often talk about car breaks

[DTCwordfan]

One just in on the Froebel Kindergarten thread

definately...........ouch=, see this so many times!

[MarkRae]

I never realised that:

the day between Tuesday and Thursday is pronounced WENS-dee
the real name for the boys in blue is the PLEECE
the second month of the year is pronounced FEB-yoo-er-ree
a building with books is called a LIE-bree

Etc. Or even ect, according to some... :-)

[tiggerblue10]

Who's / Whose

[DTCwordfan]

Oh, one more; the Duchess of Pork has used this one, illiterate sow that she is.

"Bestest" - how the "feck" can you have a superlative of a superlative? That one gets right up my right nostril.

[tiggerblue10]

Restauranteur / Restaurateur