To want people to know the difference between discrete and discreet?

[Tworingsandamicrowave]

Have noticed it a few times recently, when 'discrete' has been used in the wrong context and it makes me cross.

As I mentioned a Capital letter earlier:

@LiviaDrusillaAugusta
That should be WHO use - not "that use".

Delicate Well thanks for that

You may have noticed that I wasn't having a pop at any specific poster, but don't let that stop you, will you?

Yabu been a pedant.

These grammatical rules should be reinforced more.

Have you just been led in bed thinking about this all day?

MN always good for advise I find.

Your on a role, aren't you, Shotgun?

Ooh, YANBU, drives me nuts!

The thing that really gets me though is 'fewer' and 'less' - WTF is so difficult about using the correct one? They are not bloody interchangeable!

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The thing that really gets me though is 'fewer' and 'less' - WTF is so difficult about using the correct one? They are not bloody interchangeable! angry

Perhaps you should give this nice blog post a little read...

www.arrantpedantry.com/2008/12/23/less-and-fewer/

Thanks Lweji.

Okay: Yanbu. The ignorance of people - some who should definitely know better - shocks me.

Ahem: 'some of whom.
< bows >

Forgot second apostrophe

I have no problem with pedants rolling their eyes at the dreadful grammatical errors so many people make, on here and in everyday speech.

I, like most people, make mistakes in grammar all the time. I can also wince with the best of them; I stopped reading a book a while ago because the author, several times, described the way in which someone took a 'slither' of cake.

Trying to make people look small however, by pulling them up on their mistakes, no so smart. Not everyone has the benefit of a superior education.

Oh look, I missed the 't' off not. Easily done when typing quickly. No doubt the same thing applies with a lot of grammatical errors. People type or speak quickly and don't think.

Goes to make AIBU thread about people missing t's off the word not when typing quickly

@ShotgunNotDoingThePans
The expression "some of whom" sounds awkward. I prefer my version.

What about people who can't do bold?

What about people who can't do bold?

Shy people?

The expression "some of whom" sounds awkward.
Because you haven't trained your delicate ears to the correct version?

Shy people

Those too.

I really couldn't be arsed to attain grammar perfection on that one. Or anywhere else.

It's hard being a grammar nazi in two languages. Phew!

Agree that a lot of these errors appear online, in tweets/posts etc, but what REALLY bugs me is when I see them in print - that is, when someone is being paid for their writing and is meant to be a professional. I see and hear these errors every day in newspapers, books, hear them coming from newsreaders, presenters ... this is not acceptable.

Counsellor

Councillor

You have counselling for emotional problems, not counselling

Having said that, I only got practice (noun)/practise (verb) straight fairly recently