or "their" and "there" and "they're".
or "right" and "write".
Is anyone else annoyed by this?
2006-10-03 20:10:39 · 6 answers · asked by anonymoususer987876 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
The constant misuse of "their","there" and "they're" really annoys me, too!!! Also, how about when people say something like: "They had a hard life," instead of "hard lives." Grrrrr! Or trying to sound smart by saying, "It was a great experience for Bob and I," instead of "me." Prepositions people!!!
I understand... :-(
2006-10-03 20:22:11 · answer #1 · answered by Smart Kitty 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why stop there? The "your"/"you're" problem is rife. "To, too and two" are no picnic. And my personal favorite is "Its" possessive versus "It's" the contraction for "it is". Knew/new is becoming altogether too common a confusion. Then there are the more understandably confused, but still annoying word pairs that crop up in writing: "Discreet/Discrete", "Infer/Imply",
"Uninterested/Disinterested", etc.
2006-10-04 03:17:38 · answer #2 · answered by Rico Toasterman JPA 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
OMG that annoys me incredibly. Especially when people use YOUR instead of YOU'RE. For some reason it just bugs the hell out of me.
I suppose it's because people who use the words wrongly don't get corrected by their peers because it would seem petty? Or nerdy? Whatever. It drives me crazy too.
2006-10-04 03:17:39 · answer #3 · answered by Over it. 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
That is because they sound the same. I think one should not be annoyed because it is just ignorance. What is so wrong with lacking knowledge? It is disadvantageous, of course, but it is not something wrong.
2006-10-04 07:43:42 · answer #4 · answered by Hardrock 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
hehe, at least no one confuses 'you' and 'ewe' (and 'yew)...
2006-10-04 04:58:29 · answer #5 · answered by nelabis 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i don't mind really..
2006-10-04 03:17:41 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋