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Common phrases and words that I HATE
Jun. 14th, 2007 09:03 am1. USAGE. It is NOT "usage", it is USE (pronounced you-ss). This is primary school English. It's not that hard.
2. 3am in the morning. That's superfluous. It's either 3am, 3 in the morning, or 3 o'clock in the morning
3. Getting "you and I" confused with "you and me". If you can take out the "you and" and still have "I" make sense, then it is correct. If you take out the "you and" and it would make more sense to have "me" in place of "I", then "you and me" is correct.
4. Incorrect use of apostrophes. Apostrophes are used to denote an abbreviation or the possessive. So:
There are seven dogs.
It is the dog's bowl (for a single dog)
This is my parents' room (multiple parents)
etc
5. Saying "hence why". If you say "hence", there is no need for "why". I'm annoyed, hence I am posting this rant.
Or
I'm annoyed, that's why I'm posting this rant.
6. Overuse of "..." Commas, single full-stops and semi-colons are adequate in most sentences.
7. More common in America, the word "burglarise". It's "BURGLE". Even Judge Judy uses the word "burgle", and she's from North America.
That's enough for now. I may continue this later.
I realise my English is not perfect, however this is really basic stuff. I won't even go into the differences between "their", "they're" and "there", or "your" and "you're", or I'll give myself an anurism.
2. 3am in the morning. That's superfluous. It's either 3am, 3 in the morning, or 3 o'clock in the morning
3. Getting "you and I" confused with "you and me". If you can take out the "you and" and still have "I
4. Incorrect use of apostrophes. Apostrophes are used to denote an abbreviation or the possessive. So:
There are seven dogs.
It is the dog's bowl (for a single dog)
This is my parents' room (multiple parents)
etc
5. Saying "hence why". If you say "hence", there is no need for "why". I'm annoyed, hence I am posting this rant.
Or
I'm annoyed, that's why I'm posting this rant.
6. Overuse of "..." Commas, single full-stops and semi-colons are adequate in most sentences.
7. More common in America, the word "burglarise". It's "BURGLE". Even Judge Judy uses the word "burgle", and she's from North America.
That's enough for now. I may continue this later.
I realise my English is not perfect, however this is really basic stuff. I won't even go into the differences between "their", "they're" and "there", or "your" and "you're", or I'll give myself an anurism.
