There, their, and they're.....my biggest pet peeve.

It sure beats OMG, TFF, SMH, and all that. Screwing up things like too, to and two and they're, their and there is just the tip of the iceberg. People mix up parody and parity, compliment and complement, affect and effect, capital and capitol, principle and principal, elicit and illicit, council and counsel, etc. But my rule of thumb is to always save the red ink lest you want it used against you.

Thanks a ton for sharing the discussion. Well yes as we all know that English though a confusing language is also funny with the use of certain expressions that tends to confuse us and make things worse when they are being used in our daily lives. It is indeed annoying to see misuse the words as u have said but then we cannot expect everyone to be perfect in English also after all we are always in a learning stage and learn each day. What say?

Using "Breaks" when "Brakes" would be correct is one misuse that would bug Me...

These mistakes are usually done by those who have never gone through a text book on English grammar. As our syllabus in English in the school curriculum always includes grammar, we know these basic differences among words with the same pronounciation but different spellings.

You know what gets me? When 'a lot' is spelled 'alot.' There's a certain comic out there that plays with this for humor ... It bothers me a lot, too, but I never really point it out because it's just not worth it, unless it's in a professional paper or something where it actually matters. And when someone accidentally uses the wrong one in place of another even though we're all aware they're aware of the difference leads to some amusing jokes among my friends and I.

It does bother me to some extent. I tend to do this sometimes when I am typing too fast kind of like a typo, but, I do know the difference of them. I've seen people my age or older do so and it seems like either they truly don't understand this concept or they were not paying attention to learn it. Some are also just really horrible spellers. The Our and Are is the one that really bugs me too. It is even pronounced differently if you're doing that right. It is completely out of context and makes no sense if you try to interchange them. But yet people still do.

You are correct there,my friend,that many users here uses words incorrectly,for the main reason that they are confused to use it correctly.They may have taught it in school,yet they are still confused to use it correctly.I think they could adjust in the moment they have realized they are using it with the wrong spelling.I have observed that many people tend to misused the words--there,their,wither,whether,and many other words.Some even wrongly spelled the word profession,and other words.I sometimes comment to correct those persons,but I am also have some mistakes done too, that I just leave them to check by themselves.I wish you just have to enjoy your discussions here.

I agree and find it quite appalling that people cannot differentiate between totally distinct words. I can accept a person having a limited vocabulary and struggling with or even knowing many of the less common words, but to be incapable of correctly interpreting everyday terms like to and too is terrible. The main reason in my opinion is laziness, they simply could not be bothered learning the difference. I feel the same way when people mistake the meaning of such words as lend and borrow, they are not complicated words and there is little excuse.

I got accused of being a grammar Nazi so often in the past that now I just sneer silently (and blush silently when I typo one of these mistakes) and get on with it. But I mutter a lot. What really does bother me, and I still turn into a junk yard dog over it, is people who not only use a word incorrectly but who also ignore you or argue with you when you point out the problem. Polygamy comes to mind. Most people quite wrongly use it exclusively when they are talking about one man having more than one partner. Polygamy merely means more than one spouse, and gender is irrelevant; one man with multiple "wives' is polygyny, and one woman with multiple "husbands" is polyandry, and I believe in using the right word in the right circumstance. (Mixed gender marriages can be called polyfidelity, a term coined by the Church Of All Worlds, but I don't insist on that one lol.) Lash

Haha yes, all of those mistakes really annoy me. All I read was the first 2 lines of your discussion and I had already thought of the other mistakes that annoy me like your and you're. My boyfriend does this when he texts me but he's the only person that it doesn't bother me for some reason. But any other time it kind of annoys me because it's just a little pet peeve. Another one that I can't stand is should've and people say "should of" instead. Lol and another one is when people say "Oh I seen that" instead of "I'VE seen that" or "I saw that". I just don't understand why these concepts are so hard for people to understand sometimes.

Hi their. Just kidding. Hello there. :) Yes, you are right, I am also bothered and annoyed sometimes if people don't use the proper word in a sentence. But everybody commit mistakes. There are people who are unconscious that they mispelled the word or worst they really thought that the word should be used in their sentences was the wrong one. Anyway, just try to ignore and avoid those kind of mistakes. It might happen to you as well. Oh, I'm curious if I have some incorrect words in here. :) Happy mylotting.