thebluefood Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 I don't know if it's an official rule or not, but I just don't like the sound of a preposition at the end of a sentence and I try to avoid it as much as possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Mike Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 I just saw this in the Stadium. When discussing the problems between RGIII and Shanahan, several posters referred to the "riff" between the two. Unless they are jamming on guitars, I'm pretty sure they meant "rift". Yeah but when you listen to the arguments they were making.... Who am I kidding... their arguments were just as bad as their english. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codeorama Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 Supposably... On a side topic, I hate lingo that's the flavor of the day. In baseball, they mound becomes "the bump", football, the new flavor is "arm talent" etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s0crates Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 People get reason and experience mixed up. They are not the same thing. Reason uses logic. Our senses give a different kind of evidence, empirical evidence. Another of my favorites is "without a doubt." I can think of few things that are without a doubt. Maybe math. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s0crates Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 I don't know if it's an official rule or not, but I just don't like the sound of a preposition at the end of a sentence and I try to avoid it as much as possible.It is a rule, but it is one that was part of an effort to apply Latin's grammar rules to English. Same place the split infinitive rule came from (you cannot split an infinitive in Latin because the infinitive is one word). Usually the Latin grammar works for English, but sometimes following the Latin rules makes natural English sound wrong to native speakers. There is something wrong if grammar rules have native speakers in systematic and widespread error in their usage of a natural language. The famous example to refute the rule of the sentence ending preposition comes from Winston Churchill, who once had a proofreader correct one in a speech he wrote. He sent the speech back to the editor with the words, "This is the sort of nonsense up with which I will not put." You get the point, sometimes it's perfectly natural to end a sentence with a preposition, and decidedly unnatural not to do so. My peeve in grammar has to do with the split infinitive rule. Sometimes splitting an infinitive is just natural. For example, consider the questions, "Do I have to?" and "Do you want to?" Both sound fine to my ears, but they are an error according to the rule. Furthermore, "wanna" is almost a word. The "to" belongs more to "want" than it does to whatever infinitive verb might follow. Or so it sounds to my ears anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momma There Goes That Man Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 People that start sentences with "Anymore,..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The 12th Commandment Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 Maybe it's because I'm a geographer or that I lived there but one that bugs me is Columbia. That is not a country in South America. I see it just about every time there is any news involving Colombia. Popsci has an article on their front page now that makes that mistake. If they hadn't done away with their comment section it would probably be fixed by now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chew Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 : "I've being at work all day". Ugh. Drives me nuts. yuck. yeah that would bother me too LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elessar78 Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 Correct: One and the same Incorrect: One in the same Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bliz Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 My boss uses the word "hotbox" all the time when what he really means is "boxed in" (e.g., if we don't take care of this now we're going to get hotboxed...") I haven't told him the common definition, which is slang for smoking weed in a car with the windows rolled up. edit - that reminds me of a pet peeve, people who use "i.e." and "e.g." interchangeably. I get a lot of this in my field. e.g. means for example. i.e. is specific and limited. Some presidents graduated from ivy league schools (e.g., Obama) = correct Some presidents graduated from ivy league schools (i.e., Obama) = incorrect, unless he's the only one who ever did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elessar78 Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 I live in Western PA now and they seem to have dropped the verb "to be" altogether or is it all together? "The kids need picked up" "The kids need to be picked up." Altogether: adverb completely (used correctly above in the first instance) All together: in unison Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sisko Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 Geez, their you go again. But I guess that's your perogative, so I guess its a mute point."Mute" point is one of the most grating ones. Sadly, my boss says this all the time. :-/Living in the south, I hear a lot of these. Since I'm kind of anal retentive I've had to learn to hold in the laughter. A short list: Exceddra (for etcetera) Drownded Fruitation (actually heard by my wife at a business meeting. I don't know how she didn't die laughing on the spot) Sall-mon Rue-weened (for ruined, as seen in the episode of Family Guy. In the last two cases it's someone I love so it's endearing, not grating) And, for the coup de grâce. I received this email today. Sadly, the rep who sent it was being totally accurate in describing her work performance. "Alex, That is great news! Let me know, if anything additional is needed that may impede the progress of this project." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacase Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 "Mute" point is one of the most grating ones. Sadly, my boss says this all the time. :-/ Living in the south, I hear a lot of these. Since I'm kind of anal retentive I've had to learn to hold in the laughter. A short list: Exceddra (for etcetera) Drownded Fruitation (actually heard by my wife at a business meeting. I don't know how she didn't die laughing on the spot) Sall-mon Rue-weened (for ruined, as seen in the episode of Family Guy. In the last two cases it's someone I love so it's endearing, not grating) And, for the coup de grâce. I received this email today. Sadly, the rep who sent it was being totally accurate in describing her work performance. "Alex, That is great news! Let me know, if anything additional is needed that may impede the progress of this project." Looks like she combined two thoughts together. I know I have done that before. LOL My pet peeve...This goes back to Junior High....I used to hate it when kids would come up to me and say "Can you give me 25 cent?" Its 25 CENTS, not CENT. arrrrrrrrggggggghhhhhhh!!!!!! That really annoys me and you will get the look of death. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbear Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 My pet peeve is misuse of pronouns...especially in songs because it leads to my kids (and sometimes my wife) thinking this is how we should talk. "You'll love who you love who you love" - John Mayer No! It's "whom." My wife even said, "Nobody says 'whom' anymore. I don't even think it is in the dictionary anymore." as she corrected my son when he said it should be "whom." All of this started last year when I got annoyed every time I heard Justin Timbaland, "The Way I Are." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
War Paint Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 "Get a brian moran." Using "prolly" instead of probably. I'm also not a fan of the "cool story brah" and "come at me brah" xbox slang. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chew Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 When people refer to Alzheimer's as "old timer's" disease. Ugh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubble Screen Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 "Get a brian moran." Using "prolly" instead of probably. I'm also not a fan of the "cool story brah" and "come at me brah" xbox slang.Lol I hear ya.Although I think my all time favorite is when someone disagrees with someone and writes: "your an idiot". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGoodBits Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 Lol I hear ya. Although I think my all time favorite is when someone disagrees with someone and writes: "your an idiot". You get that a lot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balki1867 Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 My pet peeve is misuse of pronouns...especially in songs because it leads to my kids (and sometimes my wife) thinking this is how we should talk. "You'll love who you love who you love" - John Mayer No! It's "whom." My wife even said, "Nobody says 'whom' anymore. I don't even think it is in the dictionary anymore." as she corrected my son when he said it should be "whom." All of this started last year when I got annoyed every time I heard Justin Timbaland, "The Way I Are." This must've really angered you: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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