Is confusing these two the most common mistake when it comes to speaking english on the internet?
Bernd
Mon, 24 Feb 2025 17:00:34 GMT
No. 25503364
No. Also stop writing in colloquial grammar lol
Bernd
Mon, 24 Feb 2025 17:00:39 GMT
No. 25503365
The goose is loose :DDDDDDDDD
Bernd
Mon, 24 Feb 2025 17:02:00 GMT
No. 25503376
>>25508717
Affect/Effect might be the most common one because its also made by a large part of the native population
Bernd
Mon, 24 Feb 2025 17:02:32 GMT
No. 25503383
>>25503394
That'd be your and you're, followed by they're, their, and there. Though I do have a habit of double checking whenever I use choose or chose
Bernd
Mon, 24 Feb 2025 17:05:47 GMT
No. 25503403
>>25503353
It's gotta be idiots writing could/should/would "of".
Bernd
Mon, 24 Feb 2025 17:07:51 GMT
No. 25503416
>>25503394
Top o the mornin' to ya, Muhammad Fugggoats
Bernd
Mon, 24 Feb 2025 17:32:51 GMT
No. 25503572
lie vs lay
Especially in past tense
Bernd
Mon, 24 Feb 2025 17:37:23 GMT
No. 25503594
The most common mistake is failing to use articles, but its looked over.
Bernd
Tue, 25 Feb 2025 12:12:23 GMT
No. 25508561
"Holler at me when you get to the party." (Call or contact me)
"I was hollering at this girl at the club last night." (Flirting or trying to talk to someone romantically)
"Yo, holler if you need anything from the store." (Let me know)
"He kept hollering about how his team got robbed." (Complaining loudly)
"I heard you hollering my name from across the street." (Yelling or calling out)
"Just holler, and I’ll be there in a minute." (Call out or ask for help)
"He was hollering lyrics like he was on stage." (Shouting or passionately singing)
"She hollered at me to hurry up, but I was already late." (Yelled at)
"If you see a good deal, holler at me." (Inform me)
"I don’t know why you always hollering over nothing." (Getting upset or making a big deal)
"I tried to holler at my boss for a raise, but he wasn’t having it." (Ask or request)
"The kids were hollering and running all over the place." (Being loud or making noise)
"You better holler back before I stop hitting you up." (Respond or return a message)
"He been trying to holler at shorty for weeks, but she ain't interested." (Pursuing someone romantically)
"Man, when I stubbed my toe, I hollered so loud the neighbors heard!" (Cried out in pain)
Bernd
Tue, 25 Feb 2025 12:13:34 GMT
No. 25508562
for me its breaks vs brakes
Bernd
Tue, 25 Feb 2025 12:30:38 GMT
No. 25508623
>>25508627
The most common is probably the use of
"then" and "than".
They sound basically the same and look almost identical and even occupy a similar category of grammar.
You can go decades using them wrong before someone points out the difference.
>>25508623
The internet used to be a place that violently pointed out such mistakes. I miss grammar nazis, they were the best teachers
>>25508627
grammar nazis always were the losers of the internet
Bernd
Tue, 25 Feb 2025 12:34:54 GMT
No. 25508643
use of past simple instead of present perfect
most slavs fail at this
Bernd
Tue, 25 Feb 2025 12:38:23 GMT
No. 25508661
>>25508637
In a way you're right. Having knowledge and voluntarily spending your free time sharing it via correcting the mistakes of others is certainly a loser thing to do. I still miss them, their explanations helped me understand far better than any English class ever did.
Bernd
Tue, 25 Feb 2025 12:43:52 GMT
No. 25508680
>>25508697
>>25508627
Nah, they were lame because there method of debating anything was to totally ignore everything that was said and just point out minor grammer mistakes to declare themselves the winner of the debate or invalidate the point being made.
The would never address the actually argument, and could not defend their position.
But lord help you if you used "a" when in their opinion you should have used "an".
Bernd
Tue, 25 Feb 2025 12:48:29 GMT
No. 25508697
>>25508680
You act like internet "debate" has evolved past grabbing hold of one less than solid statement and refusing to let go until one party leaves the discussion
Bernd
Tue, 25 Feb 2025 12:52:44 GMT
No. 25508717
>>25503376
when you see these mistakes from native english speakers you have to realize that they basically don't even know what they are saying. they learn english orally and talk by how words "feel" to them without knowing what they mean. they don't exactly mix up loose and lose, it's more like they mean the same thing to them. it's a really different understanding of the world.
Bernd
Tue, 25 Feb 2025 12:55:58 GMT
No. 25508732
>>25503353
your sister is looser and you are a loser
Bernd
Tue, 25 Feb 2025 13:15:14 GMT
No. 25508795
>>25509922
>>25508627
Because most users were Anglos or Americanized countries like the Netherlands, Scandinavia. Basic mistakes were chalked up to laziness instead of being ESL.
Bernd
Tue, 25 Feb 2025 17:04:13 GMT
No. 25509901
>>25508637
grammar is necessary when written, as intonation carries a lot of meaning that is lost when written
just accept that you = retard
also grammar isnt hard lmao, what do you mean that you dont know your mother tongue
Bernd
Tue, 25 Feb 2025 17:06:39 GMT
No. 25509915
>>25509926
>>25508700
"alot" is more of a stylistic choice/slang rather than a grammar mistake.
Bernd
Tue, 25 Feb 2025 17:07:53 GMT
No. 25509922
>>25508795
I for one dont really mind poor grammar. if people want to expose themselves as nincompoops thats their prerogative.
Bernd
Tue, 25 Feb 2025 17:08:39 GMT
No. 25509926
>>25509950
>>25509915
Its a spelling mistake but spelling mistakes are based. frankly its the only ture way to know wheteher a post was written by "a.i." or not, since "a.i." cannot be programmed to make spelling mistakes
Bernd
Tue, 25 Feb 2025 17:14:31 GMT
No. 25509950
>>25509926
It very much is a intentional slang term in several parts of the US.
Not a mistake.
Similar to writing ain't, y'all, fittin, or forgetaboutit.
Such things express a certain accent and intonation translated into text thus enhancing the communication.
A spelling mistake is unintentional and subtracts from the communication expressed.