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Words most people use incorrectly

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    edited July 2016
    Fewer vs less.

    BBC journos saying "the data is...." It's a plural word you fuckwits.

    The same journos saying "different to" rather than "different from". I'd like to smash them over the head with a rubber mallet while shouting "similar to, different from, get it now moron?"
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    The word 'fair', when it is meant as 'not getting what I want'.
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    cafcfan said:

    Fewer vs less.

    BBC journos saying "the data is...." It's a plural word you fuckwits.

    The same journos saying "different to" rather than "different from". I'd like to smash them over the head with a rubber mallet while shouting "similar to, different from, get it now moron?"

    http://youtu.be/u0wj38qTtFU
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    the team were .. not the team is .. team is singular .. and this happens with so many singular words, another example .. the herd were .... NO .. the herd is .. this misuse is SOOO common nowadays. especially on the BBC, I wonder if were instead of 'is' is now the accepted form
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    Amount v Number.
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    the department were ... NO .. the department IS .. ((:>)
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    Defenently / Definitely
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    Existential/Existialism
    Hopefully
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    Minster and Minister
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    Striker, defender
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    Nonce

    Those children know exactly what you are!
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    Stand...if it's got seats in it why is it called a stand ?
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    edited July 2016
    cafc-west said:

    his. I've noticed quite a few people write "his gone down the pub (or wherever)" when what they mean is he's gone down the pub (or wherever)"... annoys me anyway!

    The flip of this really annoys me.

    He's boots were colourful, He's name, He's face... etc...

    It winds me up. His is not he's and he's is not his... please stop blending them. They mean the opposites of what you're using them both for.

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    edited July 2016
    cafcfan said:

    Fewer vs less.

    BBC journos saying "the data is...." It's a plural word you fuckwits.

    The same journos saying "different to" rather than "different from". I'd like to smash them over the head with a rubber mallet while shouting "similar to, different from, get it now moron?"

    'Different to' is absolutely fine. Unless the Oxford Dictionary and Jane Austen are 'morons'.
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    May I go to the toilet vs can I go to the toilet

    It's may I. Can implies your ability to go to the toilet.

    The word awesome as in some form of description for a film. That film was awesome. No it wasn't, awesome in the true sense of the word can be applied to a hurricane for example, not a film

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    His when they mean he is. When they should say he's.
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    Belgiums

    Racist (sorry @Lincsaddick )!
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    Hopefully.

    "Hopefully they will come."

    NO!

    I hope they will come.

    They may well not come hopefully.
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    "That's interesting" when it should be "Get a life you fucking pedants, language evolves and changes and so what if people get it wrong, you can still understand them"

    ; - )
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    Two

    As in two per cent
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    Should of
    Would of
    Could of
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    Effect an affect - I still ain't got a bloody clue.
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    Irregardless
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    edited July 2016
    "Like" when used because a person can't string two sentences together.
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    strong: a person can't "strong" two sentences together.
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    edited July 2016

    Effect an affect - I still ain't got a bloody clue.

    Maybe the easy way to remember: effect is a noun; affect is a verb.
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    Sick, as in 'those drugs you sold me last week were sick bruv'.
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