Sibbo@sopuli.xyz to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agoWhat screams "poorly educated"?message-squaremessage-square475fedilinkarrow-up1285arrow-down134
arrow-up1251arrow-down1message-squareWhat screams "poorly educated"?Sibbo@sopuli.xyz to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square475fedilink
minus-squareperson@fenbushi.sitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16arrow-down1·1 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-squarewithersailor@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·edit-21 year agoBreak/brake Write one long block of text, no punctuation, capitalization or paragraph breaks.
minus-squareperson@fenbushi.sitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 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-squareAzzu@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-21 year agoEveryone knows the real plural is ATM machines.
minus-squareactsukrit@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·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-up1·1 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
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.
ATM’s. CPU’s. DVD’s.
Everyone knows the real plural is ATM machines.
That hurt my brain, darn you.
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.