Typos that drive me nuts

[Ruairi Robinson]

Hello boys and girls.

There are many common typos on the internets, but only one that makes me want to burst your eyeballs like grapes and stamp on your head till it's concave. This is, of course, when people say "loose" when they meant to say "lose".

If you could try not to do that, I'd greatly appreciate it.

Thanks for your time,
Ruairi Robinson,
Internet cop.

 

[jaadgy akanni]

You know what makes me want to shove a flaming porcupine through your sphincter-when people use the words "then" and "than" interchangeably, as in "bigger then..." and "than, we went left" oohhhh
...and that's called bad syntax, not typo. I blame the education system..lol

 

[Jeff Brown]

Jeffs' biggest hate is people's ignorance regarding the use's of apostrophes'.

 

[jaadgy akanni]

Jeffs' biggest hate is people's ignorance regarding the use's of apostrophes'.

...and people who refer to themselves in the 3rd person?

 

[Rudi Herbert]

"there" instead of "their" is very common as well and kills me just as much...

 

[Kevin Olsen]

its and it's

its (possesive)

it's (contraction of "it is")

Just get this - The Elements of Style

 

[Shawn Booth]

internets,

sorry, couldn't resist... (unless I'm mistaken and internets is correct)

 

[Ruairi Robinson]

sorry, couldn't resist... (unless I'm mistaken and internets is correct)

It's a series of tubes. Haven't you heard?

 

[Joseph Hutson]

Your = Something you possess
You're = You are

 

[MichaelHalsell]

Is 'gamechanger' one or two words? I want to be fashionable when I throw it out there.

 

[Ramesh Jai]

Hello boys and girls.

There are many common typos on the internets, .....
Thanks for your time,
Ruairi Robinson,
Internet cop.

Right. Internets. :glare:

 

[Austin Glass]

I protest the usage of text and internet shorthand "ur" by pronouncing it phonetically.

Also, it seems many of you many appreciate this:

http://theoatmeal.com/comics/misspelling

 

[J Davis]

Keep in mind that for many posters here, English is not their first language.

 

[Erik Franzén]

"were" and "we're". Such a small difference, but completely different meanings.

 

[Joseph Hutson]

Keep in mind that for many posters here, English is not their first language.

Then what better place to learn?

 

[Michael Hastings]

Keep in mind that for many posters here, English is not their first language.

Hello boys and girls.

There are many common typos on the internets, but only one that makes me want to burst your eyeballs like grapes and stamp on your head till it's concave. This is, of course, when people say "loose" when they meant to say "lose".

If you could try not to do that, I'd greatly appreciate it.

Thanks for your time,
Ruairi Robinson,
Internet cop.

Do NOT read anything written by Ketch!

 

[Scott Crawley]

To and too... (Edit: add two)

Calling them typo's is generous. A typographical error is a mechanical error; a mis-struck key, or misplaced sort.

These are grammatical errors. The OP is either kind or... Um... Error.
http://www.reduser.net/forum/showthread.php?t=43051

BTW To, too and two could indeed be typographical errors, but using "their" for "there" or "they're" for example is not.

 

[Joseph Hutson]

Do NOT read anything written by Ketch!

Haha. But at least people like him can use more than one language.

I need to get serious about learning a couple more languages besides just English.

 

[Mark Phelan]

My favorite pet peeve is the word "alot". Why? Because it does NOT exist. There is NO word "alot". There are two options, either the phrase "a lot", which is two words and means "a bunch", or "allot", which is one and means something totally different.

 

[Scott Crawley]

But Mark, "a lot" are to words. ;-) To words... I crack myself up. I am error.