Words or phrases that make you crazy
03-23-2012, 01:10 PM
#172
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I have a few to add to the list. It drives me mad when people say "busted" when they mean "broken" (as in "There was a busted water main."). Also, I hate when people say "3 a.m. in the morning". "Conversated" and "seen" for "saw" also are high up on my list.
03-23-2012, 02:20 PM
#173
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nowadays any time you do something someone doesn't like, you are "disrespecting" them and they demand satisfaction. I say, get over it, move on, not everyone is going to like you.
03-23-2012, 05:34 PM
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03-23-2012, 07:27 PM
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03-24-2012, 10:42 AM
#178
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One that I can not stand and people use alot is..seen. I seen that..NO..you SAW that..my sister says I seen all the time..but trust me saw is in her vocabulary..because sometimes she says I had saw that..NO YOU DIDN'T.
03-24-2012, 01:57 PM
#179
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Apostrophes (') in words that are just plurals. For example, craft's as opposed to crafts. The first is possessive (i.e. the craft's instructions were difficult to understand.) the second is plural (i.e. more than one craft.) The misplaced apostrophe is my biggest grammatical complaint.
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