tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8585398032472579429.post3396357584614504553..comments2024-03-23T09:35:04.042-04:00Comments on Book ♥ Soulmates: Grammar 101: Pet Peeves EditionBook Soulmateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05497671301035519626noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8585398032472579429.post-7389477628367806652012-04-13T20:01:41.764-04:002012-04-13T20:01:41.764-04:00I moved to the Eastern Shore of VA almost 13 years...I moved to the Eastern Shore of VA almost 13 years ago. Let me tell you, from the suburbs of Baltimore it was quite the culture shock, especially when you factor in the Tangier Island influence. (Don't even ask.) I've always been a 'your' vs 'you're' fanatic, not to mention the 'there,' their,' they're' diabolical. However, the thing that really threw me for a loop when I moved here was the use of 'weren't.' How can you screw that up? you may ask. Let's just say that I cringe every time I hear someone say 'I weren't gonna...' what ever it was they weren't gonna do. Yikes!creativedeedshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08128848950460645191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8585398032472579429.post-51978599070742930262011-07-27T17:54:06.951-04:002011-07-27T17:54:06.951-04:00Hey, that's a really nice idea !
1/ Because I...Hey, that's a really nice idea ! <br />1/ Because I'm French and it could help me to avoid mistakes<br />2/ Because I'm having the same kind of problem with speakers of my own tong ^^<br /><br />So thanks a lot for that !Lyra Sullyvanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06297704254534636954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8585398032472579429.post-37998748149719241782011-07-12T03:10:05.136-04:002011-07-12T03:10:05.136-04:00I cringe when I hear "my cousint" instea...I cringe when I hear "my cousint" instead of Cousin.And I agree with the "mines". What's up with that ?<br />Carol L.Carol L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05291123842810883524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8585398032472579429.post-49016913172102045852011-07-11T10:53:37.863-04:002011-07-11T10:53:37.863-04:00Haha, half of these sound like regular vocabulary ...Haha, half of these sound like regular vocabulary used around my locale in Englandshire. Luckily I've grown up with TV, books, and a nanny who knows how to speak so have avoided things like, "I seen it" (yes, people do sadly say this).Hannah @ Dragons and Whimsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00669527928501514046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8585398032472579429.post-7535164777205696272011-07-10T22:03:47.448-04:002011-07-10T22:03:47.448-04:00Great post! I've been accused of correcting p...Great post! I've been accused of correcting people too much when they talk; and being a little annoying when this happens. But when I do hear people say the wrong things and they sound as though they've been doing it all their lives, it gets that way that they don't know any different. So, to correct them and let them know they've been saying it wrong isn't being critical, it's just trying to help them.<br />However, some people don't see it that way. In recent times, though, I've been correcting my niece more and more as she's been picking up bad grammar from her friends and I've been pushing her to keep her spelling up to date as well (and to keep her invented language as something to do at home).Mozettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16267731815392625679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8585398032472579429.post-14667385534900274022011-07-10T15:16:18.431-04:002011-07-10T15:16:18.431-04:00haha, awesome post! My pet peeves are folks not k...haha, awesome post! My pet peeves are folks not knowing the proper use of a semicolon, and the difference between there/their/they're. Unfortunately, I've seen a lot (see, TWO WORDS) of grammar errors in published books lately.<br /><br /><br />Smiles!<br />LoriLoriStronginhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10764202539292045963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8585398032472579429.post-62738036060580969152011-07-09T14:54:37.209-04:002011-07-09T14:54:37.209-04:00I love these grammar posts. I can be terrible abou...I love these grammar posts. I can be terrible about some of this. I tend to write "people that" too much! I know it's wrong. :(<br /><br />I was totally paranoid that I say alot, but I haven't. Phew. Did a search for all of these on the blog. Only the "people that" fail.<br /><br />But I do, constantly, incorrectly use a while and awhile. I know I'm wrong half the time, but I can't help myself.<br /><br />My biggest peeve is the incorrect usage of "between you and me/him/her" and "between you and I/he/she" and similar incorrect usage of me/I - I see it a lot in published books, spoken on TV, etc.<br /><br />Oh, also the who's/whose and I think I get that wrong sometimes too. :(<br /><br />Great grammar post as always. I love them!Fiktshunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17427683900301365770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8585398032472579429.post-32713134651793494352011-07-09T00:49:49.184-04:002011-07-09T00:49:49.184-04:00Great list. The only thing I consistently do is ov...Great list. The only thing I consistently do is over-capitalize words. It's a bad habit.Alison Can Readhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17908868606441539344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8585398032472579429.post-77457504761524375472011-07-08T12:42:05.305-04:002011-07-08T12:42:05.305-04:00I really enjoy these posts. My biggest grammar pee...I really enjoy these posts. My biggest grammar peeve is the confusion so many seem to have over to, too and two. It irritates me immensely when I see the wrong one used in a sentence. <br /><br />JulesAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04074693784490041852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8585398032472579429.post-26977894131213785142011-07-08T12:17:36.462-04:002011-07-08T12:17:36.462-04:00Ooooh, I can't say that I've never said &q...Ooooh, I can't say that I've never said "I should have went." but since you pointed it out... it totally doesn't sound right, so maybe I haven't! xoxoBookish Brunettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04753627136675666788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8585398032472579429.post-37771886624933014222011-07-08T09:24:06.244-04:002011-07-08T09:24:06.244-04:00I guess I'm not your typical southerner. While...I guess I'm not your typical southerner. While Jeff Foxworthy's Redneck Dictionary is absolutely hilarious to most it makes me cringe every time I hear one of those words used. Also, "I've done done it." *cringe shudder and shake* My mother uses this one on a regular basis and now my 8 year old daughter does as well. And no matter how many times I try, I can't seem to get them to understand that the phrase "I've done done it" is just WRONG.Savarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14307299183963154256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8585398032472579429.post-61403170764561725312011-07-08T01:40:18.489-04:002011-07-08T01:40:18.489-04:00Ha. I love you! As a German bookblogger I often fi...Ha. I love you! As a German bookblogger I often find myself wondering about things like that. :)Patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00198314178150554485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8585398032472579429.post-17616818454515416592011-07-08T00:55:50.954-04:002011-07-08T00:55:50.954-04:00I love my dear husband and he has corrected my Uta...I love my dear husband and he has corrected my Utah accent so I no longer say a short /i/ sound for /ee/. Feel is no longer pronounced "fill." I pray that someday he will understand that when I cringe every time he says he "should have went," he will eventually use "gone."<br /><br />My pet peeve? "Exact same." It's redundant. It is exact. It is the same. It is not the exact same. If I read one more book that uses that phraseology, I will pull out my white-out pen.<br /><br />Don't think I won't.A Musing Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12395701326660695260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8585398032472579429.post-6174601001883256272011-07-07T22:00:23.154-04:002011-07-07T22:00:23.154-04:00I have a friend that is obsessed with correcting m...I have a friend that is obsessed with correcting my grammar! I have to say though, through writing my blog, I have learned a lot of things I was supposed to learn in elementary school.<br /><br />xo katie elizabeth<br /><a href="http://ohheyylife.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">ohheyylife.blogspot.com</a>Katie Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14533684340827834086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8585398032472579429.post-7579236214748815912011-07-07T21:31:28.402-04:002011-07-07T21:31:28.402-04:00Haha I agree with all of those! I can't stand ...Haha I agree with all of those! I can't stand the mine's thing. I also dislike when people incorrectly use possessive apostrophes... People get very confused about when to make it s' as opposed to 's or just not having an apostrophe. But one of my biggest pet peeves is when people say "supposably" instead of "supposedly"!Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14128837662718618636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8585398032472579429.post-91517570232304899192011-07-07T19:28:03.451-04:002011-07-07T19:28:03.451-04:00This is hilarious. I love it. I admit that I am la...This is hilarious. I love it. I admit that I am lazy in my speech and typing at times, but am horrified when I realize it. It is awful, though, to hear some of the people around me speak in beautiful Eastern NC. No, "mines" isn't just a Hispanic thing, I promise. Goodness gracious! I promise you, I know people who are business owners around here who would FAIL at knowing these grammar rules. I shake my head and my fist at the world! But I love this post. :)Asheley T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03908795522290889438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8585398032472579429.post-79472322635660886862011-07-07T18:33:20.888-04:002011-07-07T18:33:20.888-04:00Thanks for the mention. Have you noticed apostroph...Thanks for the mention. Have you noticed apostrophes are atrophying? How many times do you see: MELS DINER or something on a sign. Sigh.notvcihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09224629529687734924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8585398032472579429.post-75927701097084323462011-07-07T18:08:40.700-04:002011-07-07T18:08:40.700-04:00I hate to see apostrophes misused. I hate to hear ...I hate to see apostrophes misused. I hate to hear the response "I'm fine and yourself" as well as other misuses of reflexive pronouns such as using it as a subject. I abhor "I feel badly" - people should really feel bad about that grammar goof.<br />I could go on but I'll stop at those three. <br />Keep up the great posts. You are doing a great service.Debra Chapoton, authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09280881375273827064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8585398032472579429.post-39255432993591164072011-07-07T18:02:29.020-04:002011-07-07T18:02:29.020-04:00To avoid going to grammar heck, one must always us...To avoid going to grammar heck, one must always use have after could, would, and should. ;)Amanda @ On a Book Benderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03975515860710635598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8585398032472579429.post-19357990038407884712011-07-07T17:45:11.049-04:002011-07-07T17:45:11.049-04:00FYI: the "would of," "could of,&quo...FYI: the "would of," "could of," "should of" thing is thanks to "would've," "could've," and "should've." Not that it's an excuse - it's a peeve of mine, too.ham1299https://www.blogger.com/profile/04571203527388227830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8585398032472579429.post-13554978904434527862011-07-07T14:30:17.922-04:002011-07-07T14:30:17.922-04:00I tend to cringe inside when I see they're, th...I tend to cringe inside when I see they're, there, their mistakes because to me they seem very easy to distinguish. Aren't they??<br />On a more funny note, I've noticed my best friend will say 'so much of'. Like I've heard her say 'there was so much of stuff'. I don't know why she says it like that but it makes me smile :PLaura (All of Everything)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11854775486921170991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8585398032472579429.post-55273604852569432822011-07-07T14:01:23.440-04:002011-07-07T14:01:23.440-04:00Oh, #5 especially.
Also: then vs than; there/the...Oh, #5 especially. <br /><br />Also: then vs than; there/their/they're; you're/your; all the versions of incorrectly spelling "definitely." What the $*&%(*&? Why can't people realize there is no "a" in "defnitely?" And "defiantly" is a whole different word!Bekkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17940606116740260845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8585398032472579429.post-85489188940272777152011-07-07T12:14:01.409-04:002011-07-07T12:14:01.409-04:00P.S. I just remembered (spotted) another one: than...P.S. I just remembered (spotted) another one: than vs then. Oh my!Deeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020398462121714932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8585398032472579429.post-30425666413289209012011-07-07T12:10:13.906-04:002011-07-07T12:10:13.906-04:00Woohoo, I love this post!:) Great examples and gre...Woohoo, I love this post!:) Great examples and great explanations! Seeing this kind of mistakes from people who has English as their first language drives me crazy! And just like Stella, I hate it when people use there instead of their or they're and your instead of you're. Oh, or where instead of we're. *head desk*<br /><br />Thanks for the tips!<br />xoxoDeeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020398462121714932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8585398032472579429.post-45771227182552432312011-07-07T11:50:56.007-04:002011-07-07T11:50:56.007-04:00Your examples provide perfect explanations. The ba...Your examples provide perfect explanations. The bad instead of badly happens so often it is hardly noticeable anymore because I'm so used to reading it incorrectly. <br /><br />Great examples from twitter too. Thanks for sharing!Missie, The Unread Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10548256640926555361noreply@blogger.com