Community Chat

[Starpolisher]

People saying..." I seen..." instead of " I saw..."

I hear it everywhere including media.

Please people speak correctly! This makes me cringe and sounds ignorant in my opinion.

Please don't start telling me there are more important things in life or to get over it. I'm just making an observation and voicing my opinion.

[Plaid Pants2]

Nah, I'm not going to jump you for that.

My little pet peeve, is when people write "would of" instead of "would HAVE".

Yes, when you say, "would have" it sounds like "would of", but to write "would of" is 100% incorrect!

[Preds]

I admit it does cause the hair on the back of my neck to stand up when I hear that.  LOL  Also, when someone says they are going to itch something.  No ... something itches so you are going to scratch it.

[CalminHeart]

I agree that it's poor grammar and sounds like nails on a chalkboard.  I don't like it either.  I learned a long time ago that that i can't control other people.  But I can control my reaction to others. I have enough problems of my own that I don't need to worry and fret about things I can't control.  

[just bee]

I went off to a university at age 17 with the plan to become a high school English teacher.  Once I completed student teaching at a California high school and received my degree and teaching credential, I put them in a drawer along with the idea of teaching in the public schools.

It was clear to me at that point why many of my high school and college English instructors were alcoholics.

("Where are you at?" is one that I hear much too often.)

[ID2]

Bad grammar drives me crazy!!

[CelticCrafter]

My biggest pet peeve is using me when it should be I.

Me and you are going to the store.  No, me is not going to the store...

[zelda girl]

How about when people say TURLIT, instead of TOILET,plus, LICENESS, instead of LICENSE,WARSH instead of WASH.

[Vivian]

When I hear "I seen," I go nuts. Worse, to me, is "I should have went." A famous baseball manager says that all the time. When he says it during a press conference, I tease my husband by telling him it's no wonder his team hasn't won the World Series for a long time.

[just bee]

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@CelticCrafter wrote:

My biggest pet peeve is using me when it should be I.

Me and you are going to the store.  No, me is not going to the store...

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Similarly, "between you and I" is actually incorrect.  It should be "between you and me."

English is a difficult language.  I respect anyone who tries to learn it.