Your, you're, there, their, they're and other difficulties...

[TRF_Ezequiel]

I see it almost every day and it frustrates me time and time again. People using the wrong words without even knowing that.

The most annoying mistakes are when people confuse your with you're and the trinity there, their and they're.

Tell me what other annoying mistakes you've seen people make when it comes to this. I am curious to see what else we can put on the list

 

[superprop]

Are, our and or.

 

[best_fullback]

Yeah this really annoys me too. Constantly have to correct people, and am usually given the reply "Jesus, it doesn't matter", but to me it matters a lot. I always just thought it was me being pedantic, but, as this thread shows, its just lots of people are very ignorant to correct English.

Other things that grind my gears:

• When people get sayings or idioms wrong. Some classic real life examples include: "Been there, done that, wore the t'shirt", "After this season of Britain's got talent I think they'll plug it"
• General poor punctuation that makes sentences unreadable, or their meaning ambiguous.

My Granddad actually gave me a really interesting book about misuse of punctuation called 'Eats shoots and leaves'. Well worth a read if you are commenting on this thread!

 

[Draggs]

Through, Thorough, thought, though, tough.

 

[TRF_Ezequiel]

Through, Thorough, thought, though, tough.

This one is golden. Haha. Noticed this one sooo often.

 

[monkeypigeon]

Its and It's. Is another one.

It's not as annoying as the other ones because it's less obvious than the other ones but I think people should just get it shoved down their throats all through school;

It's = a contraction.
Its = Possessive adjective/pronoun for it.

 

[TRF_Ezequiel]

What I just saw on Facebook, is a guy using his in stead of he's.

In other words: His a moron

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

Then, Than

It's Ed Fairhurst is better than Will Genia.

Not Ed Fairhurst is better then Will Genia.

 

[TRF_Ezequiel]

http://www.therugbyforum.com/forum/showthread.php?23087-Player-your-most-worried-about

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

http://www.therugbyforum.com/forum/showthread.php?23087-Player-your-most-worried-about

I got it right there, didn't I? :huh:

 

[TRF_Ezequiel]

You are = you're

The ***le should have been "Players you're most worried about"

 

[TRF_Cymro]

At times however people are quite pedantic about things like this. Often people who are dyslexic get things like this wrong and people who have a problem with seeing people getting these things wrong don't think about it and often open their mouths and say the wrong thing when they don't understand the situation.

 

[superprop]

You are = you're

The ***le should have been "Players you're most worried about"

Damn I was going to say that and then call him an assinine nimkinpoop.

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

You are = you're

The ***le should have been "Players you're most worried about"

Oh I thought you meant my then and than comment.

 

[Draggs]

Damn I was going to say that and then call him an assinine nimkinpoop.

asinine nincompoop

 

[superprop]

asinine nincompoop

I was spelling it the way he would.

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

I was spelling it the way he would.

I wouldn't spell it at all. I don't use such horrendous words.

 

[ZeFrenchy]

Something that doesn't really annoy me, but surprises me a bit is some really common spelling mistakes in players' names, as James O'Conner and Kieran Reid.

I probably do more mistakes than most people here, but I think that not being a native is a good enough excuse. Feel free to correct anyway, always eager to learn.

 

[superprop]

I wouldn't spell it at all. I don't use such horrendous words.

Oh yeah your vocabulary doesn't extend far beyond "I love James O'Connor"

 

[TRF_Ezequiel]

At times however people are quite pedantic about things like this. Often people who are dyslexic get things like this wrong and people who have a problem with seeing people getting these things wrong don't think about it and often open their mouths and say the wrong thing when they don't understand the situation.

There's a difference between people who don't know any better and people who should know. How difficult is it to get simple things like you're, your, they're and than right? Is it a lack of education? Or just people being lazy?