loose != lose

[dogechode]

Fun fact, about the word advice ( you're correct about the use of advise ) but a common mistake is also people talking about "an advice", which technically is wrong as it should be "a piece of advice", or something alike.

Oh man I hate that one to. "The guys from the server team gave me an advice" uhhh no they didn't bro. They really didn't. They may have given you advice, or an idea, but they did not give you "an advice."

Another annoying one "... can/will/may/going to/etc + speak to that"

This is another business thing, I feel like lately in every meeting, presentation, and conference call, there are always at least three people who say "I can speak to that" or "Okay let's let John speak to the capacity issues we have been having." Right. He should go speak to the capacity issues. Because that makes sense.

(what they really mean is basically "to talk about/discuss.")

[apsvinet]

Oh yes, oh yes. Things are getting so sloppy when it comes to language nowadays, and it's mainly because of the internet, languages being mixed and integrated with each other etc. In my own country there are on a daily basis several examples of spelling and grammar errors in newspapers, commercials, movie subtitles, even in the websites of the leading political parties in the country. It's a shame.
Making mistakes in your second language is one thing, but your mother tongue? That's just laziness!

[dogechode]

It also doesn't help that teachers don't give two shits anymore, they're more worried about getting their salaries jacked up via unions, and even the ones who do give two shits are powerless because parents treat their kids like demi-gods and believe they can do no wrong.

[apsvinet]

It also doesn't help that teachers don't give two shits anymore, they're more worried about getting their salaries jacked up via unions, and even the ones who do give two shits are powerless because parents treat their kids like demi-gods and believe they can do no wrong.

Haha exactly. And that's the reason I'll slap my own kids.

Naa, but seriously tho, kids need to be raised knowing they're not always right. Can't defend them "OH MY GOD, DID YOU GET AN F ON YOUR TEST? IT MUST BE THE TEACHER'S FAULT, YOU'RE MY LITTLE GENIUS" and run to the school and shout at the people in charge.
Seems to happen too much nowadays.

[dogechode]

We've gone way too far into the whole "everyone is special, you can do anything, my child is infallible" etc etc stage. Then we wonder why they turn out to be a bunch of rude, self-entitled fucking assholes that don't want to work, can't support themselves, and blame everyone else but themselves when anything goes wrong.

[Rampton]

Definitely is a word that people can never seem to spell.

[apsvinet]

Definitely is a word that people can never seem to spell.

Luckily this forum has a built in spell correct!
But it's a hard word for some reason.

[hilariousandco]

Definitely is a word that people can never seem to spell.

Luckily this forum has a built in spell correct!
But it's a hard word for some reason.

Built in spell check? Definitely is a word many people tend to fuck up colossally and in many ways. Defiantly, definately, definatly etc.

[Tread]

A few regular grammatical things that make me cringe every time I see them used:

- Loose instead of Lose
- Lagg instead of Lag
- Your instead of You're
- many more I can't think of off the top of my head.

My most hated reply to this is:

"Lol it's the internet, who cares?" like somehow typing words on the internet invalidates the use of grammar or spelling.

[mamichula]

I surprisingly don't see a lot of people make that mistake.

[hilariousandco]

A few regular grammatical things that make me cringe every time I see them used:

- Loose instead of Lose
- Lagg instead of Lag
- Your instead of You're
- many more I can't think of off the top of my head.

My most hated reply to this is:

"Lol it's the internet, who cares?" like somehow typing words on the internet invalidates the use of grammar or spelling.

Lol it's the internet, who cares? 

[goxcraft]

How about the difference between its and it's?

[Reuben]

How about the difference between its and it's?

A lot of people get that wrong.

[dogechode]

Another one that drives me insane is when people make add an 's' onto words where it does not belong. I forget what the technical term for this is, but for example "I found some informations about..." I see that one on forums fairly often.

[pseudonymdude]

How about the difference between its and it's?

Also, they're, their, there

[g4c]

How about the difference between its and it's?

Also, they're, their, there

How to remember:

They're --> Simply short for they are.

Their --> Remember an heir receives money, their money.

There --> A location, remember here is like there.

[dogechode]

Another good one is when there are blatant errors in a job posting. Way to present yourself well... if you don't take yourself seriously, how do you expect a prospective employee to do so? A friend of mine was asking me for advice about applying to a job and I just couldn't get over how many issues there were in the posting, and this was a large company not like some tiny startup.

[hilariousandco]

I don't know whether it's already been mentioned but 'whether', 'wether' and 'weather' get mixed up a lot. I sometimes slip up on the first two.

Apparently a 'wether' is a castrated sheep haha.

http://www.grammar-monster.com/easily_confused/weather_whether_wether.htm

[gogxmagog]

loose/lose mix ups are a result of people relying on spell check when writing and being only semi-literate to begin with. same goes for the their/there/they're mistakes. go read a book kids, you're making "Idiocracy" look like a work of non-fiction.

[RodeoX]

Not a native speaker here... Correct me if I'm wrong: loose is like "loose end" and lose is like "I lose all the time", right?

Az an Amrican nativ speeker ' all I can say is I duno?