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Forums - General - than/then, your/you're, of/off, wether/weather and many more

NiKKoM said:
FootballFan said:
Soleron said:

effect/affect is my big one, but less/fewer is also annoying.

For the latter:

If the noun it is quantifying has many discrete objects that can be counted (e.g. cups, consoles, days) then use fewer

"Fewer consoles were sold..."

Whereas if the noun is collective and can't be counted (e.g. money, time, disk space)

"Less time was needed..."

I am a B grade (hopefully) at English langauge and these are the points I find the hardest.

 

Really?

*Thinks quickly*

So you spotted the intentional mistake to keep you on your toes? 



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NiKKoM said:

Meh... I'm only annoyed with AkibaFan.. every time he posts it's like a puzzle. . it's like he is missing keys on his keyboard..


I don't even bother reading his posts anymore.  When someone types like that I just assume they don't want me to read their post.



Ajescent said:

Could care less/Couldn't care less is another one :D

 

Could care less suggests you still have some interest regarding the matter at hand and there is a possiblilty it can go lower.

Couldn't care less shows that as things stand, you are at the bottom of your level of interest i.e your interest in the matter is non-existence...like some people regarding this thread for instance :D


That one *really* bothers me because so many people say it and don't realize how stupid they sound when they say it.  It bothers me even more that I was listening to the new American Idiot Broadway cast recording and that even made it into one of the songs!



No, it's actually whether, this is the one time I misspelled that word. That's the trouble with complaining about people's spell and so on, inevitably you will make a mistake yourself.

I spelled it correctly when I made the thread but my pc failed so I had to restart and made that mistake, only noticed after I made the topic.



PS One/2/p/3slim/Vita owner. I survived the Apocalyps3/Collaps3 and all I got was this lousy signature.


Xbox One: What are you doing Dave?

Some more that really bother me, and everybody should look into. 

good vs well

different from vs different than

should have vs should of

might have vs might of

try to vs try and

were vs was

am vs is vs are(come on this is simple verb conjugation people)

don't vs doesn't

in vs into

I vs I've



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I have actually seen people do that before, not on here but it has been known.



PS One/2/p/3slim/Vita owner. I survived the Apocalyps3/Collaps3 and all I got was this lousy signature.


Xbox One: What are you doing Dave?