shinyhappypeople Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 Seen on a professionally done sign at a jewelry store: "We buy gold. Bring in gold your not using anymore." ::sigh:: Has it really become more common in the last 10 years or am I just noticing it more? Maybe we, as a society, really are getting dumber. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remudamom Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 Public skools? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHowell Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 Public skools? :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shinyhappypeople Posted March 4, 2012 Author Share Posted March 4, 2012 Ha! Check this out! Not sure if it's been posted here before or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pegasus Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 Ha! Check this out! Not sure if it's been posted here before or not. Ha! This was great. I had to call DH and both DDs in to hear it. Pegasus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaffeineDiary Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 You can't blame public school for this one. Everyone does it. Personally, I blame English for being a sort of vaguely stupid language with too many rules. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pqr Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 I agree, it drives me nuts. High on the list is the misuse of the words except and accept. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theYoungerMrsWarde Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 :LOL: Did you see my egg's picture thread?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shinyhappypeople Posted March 5, 2012 Author Share Posted March 5, 2012 :LOL: Did you see my egg's picture thread?? :lol: No, I hadn't seen that. Funny! "Look, do I have to remove that key from your keyboard?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Negin Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 :lol: Thank YOU for this :grouphug:. Glad no one jumped down your throat ;). When I started a similar thread (which shall go unmentioned) a week or two ago, you should have seen the attacks. You'd think I'd committed some crime or something :lol:. On the other hand, I got several loving and sweet private messages. As Caribbean folk often say, sometimes people get just a little too "ticklish". :rolleyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 I think you're noticing it more. I'm also on a writer's list - and every once in a while, the pet peeves will fly. gee, that list of misused words can grow pretty long. . . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElizabethB Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 It has been a problem for at least 10 years. Even some people who read well do it, but NONE of my remedial students use them properly. I added a grammar lesson for the most common mistakes towards the end of my phonics lessons to address this problem, my next to last phonics lesson. My phonics lesson 31: Teaches: grammar (their, they're, there; it's, its; your, you're; two, too, to) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 I think that most of these kinds of errors are proofreading errors. When I type quickly I do make some of these kinds of mistakes even though I know perfectly well how to do it correctly. The only reason they don't show up in my posts most of the time is because I take a second to proofread what I wrote before hitting send. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shinyhappypeople Posted March 5, 2012 Author Share Posted March 5, 2012 I think that most of these kinds of errors are proofreading errors. When I type quickly I do make some of these kinds of mistakes even though I know perfectly well how to do it correctly. The only reason they don't show up in my posts most of the time is because I take a second to proofread what I wrote before hitting send. I agree. It usually doesn't bother me to see it in casual writing. However, seeing it on a professionally-created sign leaves me speechless! NO ONE caught that error? NO ONE? REALLY? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anne Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 I agree. It usually doesn't bother me to see it in casual writing. However, seeing it on a professionally-created sign leaves me speechless! NO ONE caught that error? NO ONE? REALLY? :iagree: Exactly. Typing fast on message boards and such is one thing. A public sign is a Very Different Thing!!! Anne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy22alyns Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 I agree. It usually doesn't bother me to see it in casual writing. However, seeing it on a professionally-created sign leaves me speechless! NO ONE caught that error? NO ONE? REALLY? Exactly! How many eyes saw that, and they all thought it was okay?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest submarines Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 I think you're noticing it more.I'm also on a writer's list - and every once in a while, the pet peeves will fly. gee, that list of misused words can grow pretty long. . . . . :iagree:I think people are much more public with their writing, than even 10 years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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