tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5603395821726298743.post224824731539649761..comments2023-12-24T05:07:32.912-05:00Comments on On the Write Track: Grammar Pet Peeves & CringesLynda Lee Schabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05827732317985384301noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5603395821726298743.post-57449456741145265912010-04-09T15:22:43.128-04:002010-04-09T15:22:43.128-04:00One I keep hearing a lot on the HGTV channel makes...One I keep hearing a lot on the HGTV channel makes me cringe each time I hear it. The host announces herself by saying "Hi, I'm a staging expert..." and then goes on to answer questions from the audience by saying "Her and her husband think..." Ugh! The first time I heard that I thought it was just a one-time mistake. But I hear other hosts saying it that way all the time too. Somehow it takes away from the claim to "expertise..." We all make mistakes, but that one grates on me each time I hear it. Maybe it is a regional way of saying it?Pamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5603395821726298743.post-34296264586670607102010-02-25T11:30:34.377-05:002010-02-25T11:30:34.377-05:00I must be an odd writer in that I don't really...I must be an odd writer in that I don't really have too many grammar pet peeves. Probably because I'm horrible at anything grammar related; I think that side of my brain isn't wired correctly.<br /><br />I have a difficult time speaking grammatically correct. I hardly ever do, especially with the whole me vs. I thing. I find that I talk too quickly for my mind to keep up with whether or not I'm saying something grammatically correct. <br /><br />But I'm easily irritated when co-workers don't take the time to form a proper sentence in an email. It only takes a few extra seconds to make it sound professional! Sometimes I'll get emails without any punctuation and I have to spend forever trying to read a huge paragraph with no periods in it.Darahttp://inthewritemind.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5603395821726298743.post-30768943356746714282010-02-24T16:05:11.305-05:002010-02-24T16:05:11.305-05:00Pretty much all of the ones in your graphic. LOL....Pretty much all of the ones in your graphic. LOL.PatriciaWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04572087157439187319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5603395821726298743.post-2647996867460716272010-02-24T14:26:29.894-05:002010-02-24T14:26:29.894-05:00LOL. My biggest pet peeve is when someone uses the...LOL. My biggest pet peeve is when someone uses the word defiantly in place of definitely. It's not the same word, people! :)Miahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06847210876356844336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5603395821726298743.post-4991968771680379022010-02-24T13:27:33.321-05:002010-02-24T13:27:33.321-05:00Had to chuckle over the grammar pet peeves. One th...Had to chuckle over the grammar pet peeves. One that really sticks in my "craw" is using "it's" instead of its. It's, of course, means, IT IS. But one sees this used incorrectly all the time. Its...no no NO, It's frustrating. ha! Sincerely, Susan from writingstraightfromtheheart.blogspot.comSusanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12358462881287190635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5603395821726298743.post-35843308184900328072010-02-24T12:26:32.298-05:002010-02-24T12:26:32.298-05:00"Lay" and "Lie"--not from othe..."Lay" and "Lie"--not from other people, but in my own use. I must have been absent from school the day that was covered, because my teachers focused on grammar. Can't figure out why I can't remember the rule. Come to think of it, I need to look it up again. ;-)Karen Wilberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00885502541071883725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5603395821726298743.post-29615637608390761452010-02-24T11:53:46.796-05:002010-02-24T11:53:46.796-05:00Good one, Sherry! I hate that, too. And I know lot...Good one, Sherry! I hate that, too. And I know lots of people who say it.<br /><br />Terry - yes, they really do say that. I just saw another writer actually write it that way the other day. Ugh. LoLLynda Lee Schabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05827732317985384301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5603395821726298743.post-63533944017190002792010-02-24T11:22:12.986-05:002010-02-24T11:22:12.986-05:00Ugh! My biggest pet peeve- using don't where i...Ugh! My biggest pet peeve- using don't where it doesn't belong. "He don't know what he's talking about." "She don't go to the gym 'cause she don't have time." Makes my blood boil! I tell my kids- "It is such an amazing privilege to be born in this country and know the language. We should be proud of where we came from and speak accordingly."Sherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03992373689196723496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5603395821726298743.post-22980514657410989012010-02-24T07:20:09.056-05:002010-02-24T07:20:09.056-05:00I know there are a ton and usually I find them in ...I know there are a ton and usually I find them in writing and not spoken. Do people really say that?? with the Is??Terri Tiffanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07771622379178654235noreply@blogger.com