their/they're/there

[Kilamon]

I just found the coolest link to send to my friends/co-irkers and other sundry offenders. It's like a little cluelink that says, "Learn the difference, retard." I thought I'd share for other who feel, like I do, that the fall of western civilization is being brought about by poor education (and stupid people, mostly the latter).

http://www.better-english.com/easier/theyre.htm

[Emrld]

Thank you for the enjoyable link . . . you chose a word that I have problems with on a regular basis.
(After so many years of being out of school it is nice to have a refresher.)

[alogram]

I got 100% correct.

I would have been very annoyed if I hadn't!

[Kilamon]

I got 100% correct.

I would have been very annoyed if I hadn't!

Same here. I could see enhancing it though. Make the order of the questions random and from a pool of 100 questions and then add a timer. You'd see people competing to see who could receive 100% with the lowest time!

[Caveat Emptor]

What they really need is one for LOSE vs. LOOSE. *That* annoys me NO end!!!

[XCashier]

What they really need is one for LOSE vs. LOOSE. *That* annoys me NO end!!!

Me too.

Other annoyances:
angel / angle
to / too (most folks have enough sense to know that "two" is the number)
stationery / stationary
principle / principal

Oh, and I got 100% on the test, too.

[auntiem]

its and it's drives me crazy

(got a 100% on this test though)

[coldcupofjoe]

I got a 90 something but only cuz I misclicked on one and brainfarted another.

[PuckishOne]

Another 100%...it was ritual suicide with a plastic spoon otherwise, really. This sort of thing has long been a thorn in my side.

My vote for #1 Annoying Word Stupidity is: "should of" in place of "should have." I have been known to run around the room screaming in pain at the sight of this.

[MMATM]

Please do post a video of this the next time it occurs.

I mean u should of put one up all ready, but I would understand, if you don't want too, since their are lots of people who wouldent put there pictures on line.

(Now tell me how many mistakes there are in the above sentence.)

[PuckishOne]

Please do post a video of this the next time it occurs.

You got it.

I mean u should of put one up all ready, but I would understand, if you don't want too, since their are lots of people who wouldent put there pictures on line.

(Now tell me how many mistakes there are in the above sentence.)

1. "u" instead of "you
2. "should of" instead of "should have"
3. "all ready" instead of "already"
4. "too" instead of "to"
5. "their" instead of "they're"
6. "wouldent" instead of "wouldn't"
7. "there" instead of "their"
8. "on line" instead of "online"

You did ask.

[MMATM]

Almost. There are 10 mistakes:

I mean u should of put one up all ready, but I would understand, if you don't want too, since their are lots of people who wouldent put there pictures on line.

You only missed the improper comma and the mixing of tenses ("didn't" should be there instead of "don't" since the sentence refers to the past). Also wouldn't, while correct with a stretch, isn't quite perfect. I'd use "won't" instead, but I'm not an English major (Mechanical Engineering with Pre-Med qualifications... or aspiring to that anyway) so feel free to call me on that. Also the comma between "don't want to" and "since there are" isn't reeeeeaaaalllyyyy necessary. But I'm nitpicking.

Corrected sentence:

I mean you should've put one up already, but I would understand if you didn't want to(,) since there are lots of people who won't put their pictures online.

[Sir Spaniard the 12th]

I missed the mixed tense, but that comma sat there staring at me, taunting me, as soon as I read the sentence.