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http://www.plime.com/education/l/38674/1/rss0_91.rss#q21« punthe : You Americans make me laugh with your mispronunciation. Know what I'm talking aboot? loliz got no clues what you b talkin' 'bout. lolz

=P j/k haha]]>http://www.plime.com/education/l/38674/1/rss0_91.rss#q20« dollyllama : It's "a lot" easier, not "way" easier (and a lot, is not one word). :D

The one that I have heard most recently that makes my skin crawl is "orientated". No, it's oriented or orientation, not a combination of the two.

Here's a list that's a bit more comprehensive (and perhaps annoying).I think the world would be a better place if people read the "Dangling and Misplaced Modifiers" section.

(But then again, we wouldn't have so many funny signs that way!)]]>http://www.plime.com/education/l/38674/1/rss0_91.rss#q19« donteatpoop : I've heard people saying some of these and it urks me, and I've said some myself.
Um, it's irks, not urks.


/me ducks.]]>http://www.plime.com/education/l/38674/1/rss0_91.rss#q18
As for the list, if languages didn't evolve we would still be going "Ugh Ugh Grunt Grunt Ooga Booga" Who's to say their way should stay the "right" way to say something.]]>http://www.plime.com/education/l/38674/1/rss0_91.rss#q17Accents changes from region to region. And language evolves.
This list was annoying.
Really.]]>http://www.plime.com/education/l/38674/1/rss0_91.rss#q16
But the presence of some of the "mispronounciations" on here are just stupid. There is a thing called slang; it's not always a misponounciation. Guesstimate is a prime example of this. Everyone knows it's estimate, unless you're really up in the hills.

Alzheimers is another one, it's a f'ing joke; lighten up. Who most commonly suffers from alzheimers? Old-timers. Wakka wakka.

And a "doggy-dog world"? Has anyone actually heard someone say this outside of making bad animal puns? Or is the source for this a four year old? Where's pasketties on the list???

"Just assume not go..." come one, get off your high horse and open your ears. Are we just talking to fast for you? Maaaaayybeeeee weeeee shoooouuuullllldddd slooooowwwww dooooooowwwnnn sooooo thaaaat youuuuu caaaaaan keeeeeep uuuuuuup.

"may-sure” / “play-sure” / “tray-sure" - what? Are we picking on accents now? Where's drawring?

OK, I'm done. Sorry, this list annoyed me.]]>http://www.plime.com/education/l/38674/1/rss0_91.rss#q15
Cavalry == a group of soldiers on horses (or mechanical equivalent),
Calvary == A hill near Jerusalem.]]>http://www.plime.com/education/l/38674/1/rss0_91.rss#q14
but, who cares, eventually we'll all just speak text. IMHO.

;)]]>http://www.plime.com/education/l/38674/1/rss0_91.rss#q13
There was another one where someone asked why it is "these data" if data is the plural from Latin, but not "these spaghetti" if spaghetti is the plural from Italian.

In English there can be two types of nouns, count nouns and mass nouns. Some languages, like Korean, do not have this distinction.
Count nouns include words like dogs, boxes, and websites. Other nouns are mass nouns; you would never say "drink these waters" or "I did those homeworks last night."

Spaghetti was assimilated into English as a mass noun, and so saying "these spaghetti" would be like saying "you can sit on those furnitures."


As an aside, if anyone actually read that entire comment, maybe we could exchange numbers, meet up for dinner, something...]]>http://www.plime.com/education/l/38674/1/rss0_91.rss#q12« larknet : My Mom pulled this blunder many years ago and we will never let her forget it. The phrase "Talk to the hand" was popular and someone said something to my Mom. She put her hand up and said "Don't talk to the hand". We all just cracked up.My mom once tried to say "booyeah" but she said "bouillon" instead. She hasn't lived it down yet :D

Things never end well when moms try to use "cool" phrases.

/hijack]]>http://www.plime.com/education/l/38674/1/rss0_91.rss#q11http://www.plime.com/education/l/38674/1/rss0_91.rss#q10« dollyllama : The one that I have heard most recently that makes my skin crawl is "orientated". No, it's oriented or orientation, not a combination of the two.Oh, and how it drives me up the wall! I've heard newscasters say 'orientated' - it makes me so mad!]]>http://www.plime.com/education/l/38674/1/rss0_91.rss#q9
Didn't work...

*must upvote*

Damn!]]>http://www.plime.com/education/l/38674/1/rss0_91.rss#q8
ask vs. aks
The latter comes way easier, because the tounge is almost in the right position for s after k anyway, and the plosive even pushes it forward the last bit.





OK, some are plain stupid.It's "a lot" easier, not "way" easier (and a lot, is not one word). :D

The one that I have heard most recently that makes my skin crawl is "orientated". No, it's oriented or orientation, not a combination of the two.

Here's a list that's a bit more comprehensive (and perhaps annoying).]]>http://www.plime.com/education/l/38674/1/rss0_91.rss#q7chedule.

I want to poke my eyes out when I see these common verbal errors in written form.]]>http://www.plime.com/education/l/38674/1/rss0_91.rss#q6« queenofhearts : I can't stand it when I hear someone say "supposably" I practically have to hold back from going "SUPPOSEDLY!!" Its just a random pet peeve of mine.I concur! It is really irritating. I'm a grammar freak, though. But, I still make mistakes too. That's probably why I usually don't say anything.]]>http://www.plime.com/education/l/38674/1/rss0_91.rss#q5EDLY!!" Its just a random pet peeve of mine.]]>http://www.plime.com/education/l/38674/1/rss0_91.rss#q4http://www.plime.com/education/l/38674/1/rss0_91.rss#q3
ask vs. aks
The latter comes way easier, because the tounge is almost in the right position for s after k anyway, and the plosive even pushes it forward the last bit.

cavalry vs. calvary
Same here: The first makes you twist your tongue, but if you just move the l to the beginning, you create a shortcut between v and r.








OK, some are plain stupid.]]>http://www.plime.com/education/l/38674/1/rss0_91.rss#q2