Grammar Peeves

[Food Lady]

Would of: It's supposed to be would've, which is a contraction for would have. My others have been named already.

[firecat88]

1) People who use the word 'literally' when they mean 'figuratively'.

2) Improper is/are and was/were usage. This one drives me even crazier than the first one.

[fireheart]

One I see ALL the time online:

People who say "your" when they mean "you're" or "there" when they mean "their".

It's sad though that when I call people out on it, they chide me for being the "spelling police".

[BookstoreEscapee]

People who say "tenant" when they mean "tenet"...I see it a lot in religious discussions. Your religion doesn't have tenants, unless it owns rental property. I just saw this one used today (in a different context) and they didn't even spell tenant correctly.

[dalesys]

Non lysdexic people who use diffuse when they mean defuse.

De-Fuse: To remove the triggering mechanism from a bomb or explosive situation so it doesn't go BOOM!

Dif-Fuse: To spread out. As one of my daughter's students (7th grade) said: "So is that why when I fart, at first only I can smell it, then the people near me, and then the whole room?"