Sibbo@sopuli.xyz to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agoWhat screams "poorly educated"?message-squaremessage-square442fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1message-squareWhat screams "poorly educated"?Sibbo@sopuli.xyz to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square442fedilink
minus-squareperson@fenbushi.sitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoUsing an apostrophe in plurals. Don’t know why but this one drives me insane. Also they’re/there/their and you’re/your
minus-squareAzzu@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-21 year agoEveryone knows the real plural is ATM machines.
minus-squarewithersailor@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-21 year agoBreak/brake Write one long block of text, no punctuation, capitalization or paragraph breaks.
minus-squareperson@fenbushi.sitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoMaybe it’s okay for something short, like texting, but proper grammar and punctuation are kind of necessary for the longer chunks of text.
minus-squareactsukrit@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-21 year agoI personally find your/you’re very tricky for whatever reason. Like, I know which one I’m supposed to use, but I occasionally find myself using the wrong one every now and then for some inexplicable reason.
minus-squaremaegul (he/they)@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoYes. Especially when typing. Hand writing tends to filter the confusion out more.
Using an apostrophe in plurals. Don’t know why but this one drives me insane.
Also they’re/there/their and you’re/your
ATM’s. CPU’s. DVD’s.
Everyone knows the real plural is ATM machines.
That hurt my brain, darn you.
Break/brake
Write one long block of text, no punctuation, capitalization or paragraph breaks.
Maybe it’s okay for something short, like texting, but proper grammar and punctuation are kind of necessary for the longer chunks of text.
I personally find your/you’re very tricky for whatever reason.
Like, I know which one I’m supposed to use, but I occasionally find myself using the wrong one every now and then for some inexplicable reason.
Yes. Especially when typing. Hand writing tends to filter the confusion out more.