Grammar With Rachel
It’s no secret that bad grammar is one of my pet peeves. Sure, I occasionally will misspell a word or make a typo on my blog (I AM human after all), but there’s a fine line between a few mistakes and constantly using bad grammar. What bugs me the most is that we learned this stuff back in middle school, yet so many people in their 20’s and 30’s still don’t know the difference between “your” and “you’re”. Sigh. Here’s a small lesson I like to call “Grammar with Rachel”, which shows you how to properly use each of the words with a short sentence.
Lose vs. loose– “After you lose the weight, your pants will be loose on you.”
You’re vs your– Your terrible grammar makes me think you’re dumb.
Two, too and to- Two boyfriends is just too much for me to handle.
Their, there, they’re- There are people who use their job title to make us think they’re important (but they’re not).
What are your grammar or spelling pet peeves?
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Funny, I just saw a great infographic on pinterest that lays out these rules really well: http://pinterest.com/pin/463659724106878580/ Making grammar goofs is really embarrassing; I’ve been using its instead of it’s for years and I just learned that it was wrong! A little refresher course is always helpful
haha love that!
mine is “alot”. have you seen the alot drawings? they are pretty funny! also, when people say seen instead of saw. i have a few…
Yes- that’s a good one too!
English is actually my third language so I always proofread everything although I’m sure I’ve made some silly mistakes. I’m always careful with the obvious ones above.
Wow- that’s amazing! I would have never guessed that based on how you write!
Haha, great grammar lesson. I tend to be more lenient about grammar on blogs, since it’s more of a casual setting, but after awhile it can be too much. I can’t stand it, though, when people say “irregardless”… it’s not a real word!
To drive one of my friends crazy, I used to make it worse and say “irregardlessly” – sorry world!
haha! I also love “supposably” or “supposively”
I’m a bit more lenient too if it’s a fashion blog or something. But if you call yourself a writer (opposed to a blogger), you need to know your basics! 🙂
Oh how I love this. Bad grammar is one of my biggest pet peeves. It just grates my nerves!
Hahahaha YES. Thank you!
I love that card!
Hahaha loving this graphic. All of those always drive me crazy. I do a lot of writing and proofing in my day job so I’m very down with grammar.
same here- that’s why I think it bothers me so much!
OMG I feel like I have the worst grammar. I am constantly getting my bf to proof read everything. It’s horrible because I am a teacher and I am always reteaching myself things so I don’t screw up the kids!
haha that’s funny!
These are ALL my pet peeves. Bad grammar makes me twitch.
THIS! Haha! I think the worst one is whose and who’s… I’ve met maybe 5 people that understand the difference. GRRR!!!!
Yes that one too!
hahah i’m with you.. makes me cringe to see those mistakes!
Ha! This quote made me smile!
Haha, that someecard is hilarious! Yes, bad grammar is a pet peeve of mine. Of course mistakes slip through sometimes in posts, even when you proofread, but continuous misuse of the English language is totally unacceptable!
Exactly- we all make some mistakes!
Oh girl, I am WITH you on this one! I get annoyed when people have poor grammer, but I get livid when brands do! That’s why we need fabulous copywriters in this world!!
Oh yes- big companies and brands with bad grammar and spelling is a no-no
No one is perfect, but poor grammar can definitely be distracting/annoying!
Ha! Great quote – those are definitely common. I hate the mix up of: your and you’re!
I honestly don’t know why this is SO hard for people to learn. Good lord!
We learned it in middle school!
Poor grammar is a pet peeve of mine. Lose/loose is one of my main ones. But I think the one that bothers me the most is the me vs. I issue. It’s like people forget that using “me” is sometimes correct. For example, “Would you like to come to the movies with Carol and I?” instead of “with Carol and me.” Drives me up a wall.
That’s a good one to add to the list!
lol, you’re too funny! I hate reading bad grammar but I find myself guilty, sometimes – oops :/
We all are guilty from time to time 🙂
ALL OF THE ABOVE!!!
Web site is another of my pet peeves, and this is getting a bit silly with it but the Internet and the Web are not the same thing so it really bothers me when people use one of these words when they really mean the other. Anyway, I agree… they’re, their, there is the one which bothers me the most. I don’t know why people can’t get it straight.
oh true!
THIS. All of it! When you live in a country where the common language is English, it’s really irritating and kind of sad that many adults don’t know proper grammar. It’s a pet peeve of mine so maybe I’m a little more sensitive when I write anything ever, but I feel like people should just know the difference!
My issue is that we learned it at such a young age. It’s like basic math- you should just know it by now!
haahahhahah, love this!
English is not my first language, portuguese is. And in portuguese I’m like…obsessive with grammar mistakes. I’m a little more tolerant now (when I was a kid I was really irritating with this) but it still gets on my nerves! Unfortunately, I don’t have the same level of proficiency in English and I might make a few mistakes myself (not the ones you mentioned though).
THANK YOU!!!!! I am a grammar girl too, and I hate improper grammar! It drives me NUTS!
ugh I wish you had read over a group paper I had to edit last week! it was horrendous! and the funny thing is… I’m not known as the grammar person. This was just that bad. (A semicolon was actually used in place of a few commas …and then in place of a real colon! What the hell is that!)
I would have enjoyed reading it (and tearing the writer apart) with you!
haha love this! I hate improper grammar. Definitely a pet peeve of mine.