Sibbo@sopuli.xyz to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agoWhat screams "poorly educated"?message-squaremessage-square469fedilinkarrow-up1301
arrow-up1301message-squareWhat screams "poorly educated"?Sibbo@sopuli.xyz to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square469fedilink
minus-squareperson@fenbushi.sitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·1 year agoUsing an apostrophe in plurals. Don’t know why but this one drives me insane. Also they’re/there/their and you’re/your
minus-squarewithersailor@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·edit-21 year agoBreak/brake Write one long block of text, no punctuation, capitalization or paragraph breaks.
minus-squareperson@fenbushi.sitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoMaybe it’s okay for something short, like texting, but proper grammar and punctuation are kind of necessary for the longer chunks of text.
minus-squareactsukrit@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-21 year agoI personally find your/you’re very tricky for whatever reason. Like, I know which one I’m supposed to use, but I occasionally find myself using the wrong one every now and then for some inexplicable reason.
minus-squareperson@fenbushi.sitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoSure, makes sense people can know the difference and make these mistakes because of muscle memory or whatever. The problem I have with it is it’s clear many, many people either just don’t know or care which one they’re supposed to use.
minus-squaremaegul@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoYes. Especially when typing. Hand writing tends to filter the confusion out more.
minus-squareAzzu@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-21 year agoEveryone knows the real plural is ATM machines.
Using an apostrophe in plurals. Don’t know why but this one drives me insane.
Also they’re/there/their and you’re/your
Break/brake
Write one long block of text, no punctuation, capitalization or paragraph breaks.
Maybe it’s okay for something short, like texting, but proper grammar and punctuation are kind of necessary for the longer chunks of text.
I personally find your/you’re very tricky for whatever reason.
Like, I know which one I’m supposed to use, but I occasionally find myself using the wrong one every now and then for some inexplicable reason.
Sure, makes sense people can know the difference and make these mistakes because of muscle memory or whatever. The problem I have with it is it’s clear many, many people either just don’t know or care which one they’re supposed to use.
Yes. Especially when typing. Hand writing tends to filter the confusion out more.
ATM’s. CPU’s. DVD’s.
Everyone knows the real plural is ATM machines.
That hurt my brain, darn you.