People who use loose instead of lose

[Lacius]

My personal pet peeve is when people refer to other people as "that" instead of "who." For example:

"My friend who went to the garage sale" vs. "My friend that went to the garage sale."

 

[duwen]

My friend that went to the garage sale.

Who's that?

 

[Lacius]

Who's that?

It was just an example. I don't actually have friends because I yell about "who" vs. "that" all the time.

 

[wormdood]

like this if you absolutely hate wormdoods total lack of (and/or disregard for?) punctuation/grammar

 

[sarkwalvein]

I could of noticed this but I didn't.
Perhaps it would of annoyed me, but I don't see people using loose instead of lose often.
If there is one thing in the other hand that might of been giving me headaches,
it is native speakers that don't know how to write things in fucking past perfect tense!

Sincerely yours,
SarkW

 

[SG854]

I could of noticed this but I didn't.
Perhaps it would of annoyed me, but I don't see people using loose instead of lose often.
If there is one thing in the other hand that might of been giving me headaches,
it is native speakers that don't know how to write things in fucking past perfect tense!

Sincerely yours,
SarkW

Cloud of smoke and he appears,
The master of surprise.
Who's that cunning mind behind
That shadowy disguise?
Nobody knows for sure,
But bad guys are out of luck.

Cause here comes. Darkwing Duck.
Look out! When there's trouble you call DW.
Darkwing Duck. Let's get dangerous.
Darkwing Duck. Better watch out, you bad boys.
Darkwing Duck!

 

[FAST6191]

Lest I lose the ability to loose the losers while I go in search of a shop that sells loosies I had better line up a limerick some weak 'literation using lose and loose.

 

[SnakeOil992]

There's something way worse. "Should of" instead of "should have" or "right from the gecko" instead of the "get go". These are the absolute worst.

 

[RedBlueGreen]

My personal pet peeve is when people refer to other people as "that" instead of "who." For example:

"My friend who went to the garage sale" vs. "My friend that went to the garage sale."

Pretty sure that should actually be whom since your friend is an object in that sentence.

 

[Lacius]

Pretty sure that should actually be whom since your friend is an object in that sentence.

It's the subject of the verb "went," so it's "who."

 

[ProtoKun7]

Unfortunately, native English speakers often seem worse at the language than others who made an effort to learn English afterwards. Perhaps the natives take it for the granted, or many of them are stupid, or they didn't listen in school.

 

[Meteor7]

Reading their/they're/there used incorrectly really pinches my nips. Their gonna get slapped unless they get there grammar in order!

 

[Blue]

Reading their/they're/there used incorrectly really pinches my nips. Their gonna get slapped unless they get there grammar in order!

Was that intentional? 0_o

 

[Meteor7]

Was that intentional? 0_o

You better find the other error in that sentence, or so help me...

 

[Blue]

Reading their/they're/there used incorrectly really pinches my nips. Their gonna get slapped unless they get there grammar in order!

Done lol

 

[Meteor7]

Done lol

*places gold star upon you*

 

[RedBlueGreen]

Unfortunately, native English speakers often seem worse at the language than others who made an effort to learn English afterwards. Perhaps the natives take it for the granted, or many of them are stupid, or they didn't listen in school.

I'd wager a lot of them are stupid. Not a lot of English speakers, but the ones who mistake to, too, and two and their, they're and there constantly. It's the wilfully ignorant ones that get mad when you correct them that piss me off though.

Some things are confusing though because you can be taught something and then taught the opposite later. Like in the first or second grade I was taught not to use commas before the word "and" in lists. Later on (either grade 7, 8, or 9) I was taught that it is okay to do. So I do both sometimes.

 

[sarkwalvein]

I'd wager a lot of them are stupid. Not a lot of English speakers, but the ones who mistake to, too, and two and their, they're and there constantly. It's the wilfully ignorant ones that get mad when you correct them that piss me off though.

Some things are confusing though because you can be taught something and then taught the opposite later. Like in the first or second grade I was taught not to use commas before the word "and" in lists. Later on (either grade 7, 8, or 9) I was taught that it is okay to do. So I do both sometimes.

Talking about using comma before and in lists, I wonder where does it come from.
I used not to put a comma before and, and I think it is the American way of doing it, but later here in Europe I see in scientific papers it is customary to put a comma before and. I think perhaps this is related to British English, but as I said... I wonder.

 

[Ricken]

I hate the misuse of Affect and Effect, but they're easy to mix up x_x

 

[RedBlueGreen]

Talking about using comma before and in lists, I wonder where does it come from.
I used not to put a comma before and, and I think it is the American way of doing it, but later here in Europe I see in scientific papers it is customary to put a comma before and. I think perhaps this is related to British English, but as I said... I wonder.

I know when reading lists sometimes there's a bit of a pause before and. Maybe that's part of it?