To be so irritated by this common spelling mistake

[CaptainCabinets]

I’ve noticed about five different people in the last few days saying ‘rest bite’ when they mean respite.

It’s making my fucking teeth itch!

Awful Americanism that's crept in is "I'm really excited for the party next week" it's "about" "about" "a-fcuking-bout"!!!

@chesterfuckingdraws this made be laugh because my mums maiden name is Nester. As a kid I thought we had 'Nester Tables' as in tables that belonged to my family! It was only years later when I wondered why other people had our tables that I learnt the truth! Still makes my mum chuckle

@TheAverageJuror no but I wish I had

Not a spelling errors, but I've just read the thread about age differences and at least half the posters talk about the difference "between DH and I". Of the others, several say "between DH and myself". "Me" is not a dirty word, for crying out loud!

I so, so agree with ‘zoflorabore’ about ‘their’ and ‘there’. What is wrong with people? Auto correct responsible for some, but where is the pride in language? Or perhaps we should all do as Shakespeare did, where if unsure, he just made up a word or spelling. That way, I’m afraid, lies chaos.

I used to live in the UK and now live in Canada. I consistently notice that in general, Canadians' spelling and grammar is much better. I don't think this is entirely down to the education system (which I would not say is necessarily of a higher standard). I think some of it has to do with the rhotic Canadian accent being less prone to misunderstandings of pronunciation and associated spelling errors (no one would think a drawer is actually a draw).

TattyGran14, "The trouble is the lack of decent education. No grammar is taught, spelling is lax, and the teachers themselves are ill-educated, so what do we expect."

That is simply not true. When were you last in a school? Spelling and Grammar (SPaG) is an integral part of the Primary curriculum.

It is "TOE" the line, not "tow."

It is "one TO one," (a ratio) not "one ON one"

And, possibly the worst of all (to me, at the moment, as I'm seeing it ALL the time here on MN) is people writing "reign" when they mean "rein it in."
Drives me mad!

I must admit I did smile inwardly the other day when I saw someone on FB had written 'colder sack' instead of cul-de-sac

Not sure if it was their phone playing up or if that's what they thought they're called.

I get the rage when I see unnecessary initial capitalisation!

My other key issue is the mispronunciation of 'secretary' (sec-a-terry) and 'nuclear' (nukiller). This is broadcasters on the TV and on radio - surely they are supposed to have ability with the English language?!

And of late I just constantly hear people pronouncing the letter H (aitch) as haitch. Literally gives me the rage, I have to fight to not say "FFS IT'S AITCH, AITCH!!!!".

The posters in the local shop that says "Post Office stationary (sic) can't be scanned". FOUR bloody A4 posters. I really want to red pen them ...

And of late I just constantly hear people pronouncing the letter H (aitch) as haitch. Literally gives me the rage, I have to fight to not say "FFS IT'S AITCH, AITCH!!!!".

FFS. This has already been discussed repeatedly on this very thread. In Ireland (and I think most of the English speaking world) it's haitch. Haitch is not wrong.

In NI, Catholics tend to say haitch and Protestants aitch, and so commenting on the difference can be distinctly nasty.

But I'm repeating myself.

Exited - arghhhh

I and the Oxford English Dictionary beg to differ Mindy:
It is spelled 'aitch'
The pronunciation on the website linked below is clearly 'aitch' not 'haitch'
[www.en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/aitch]

Shouldn’t be aloud.

... aaaaand breath...

IT’S FUCKING BREATHE

Brief article on the history of the letter H:

www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/science/shortcuts/2013/nov/04/letter-h-contentious-alphabet-history-alphabetical-rosen

Basically - both versions have always been used. Just because something is favoured by posh English people, doesn't make it right and all else wrong.

FFS. This has already been discussed repeatedly on this very thread. In Ireland (and I think most of the English speaking world) it's haitch. Haitch is not wrong.

I recognize that there is some variation on the pronunciation of "h", but I think it is a gross exaggeration to say that most of the English speaking world says "haitch".

That is simply not true. When were you last in a school? Spelling and Grammar (SPaG) is an integral part of the Primary curriculum.

It is now. It wasn't, from the 1970s until quite recently. There's a whole generation of teachers now having to teach grammar and punctuation who never learned them properly themselves, because they weren't taught them at school. That's also why hardly anyone under fifty knows how to use an apostrophe correctly.

Bregzit instead of Bexit...it's FUCKING EVERYWHERE!

DoinIt I'm Irish, Northern, & I have always pronounced it 'haitch'.
As pps have said it comes from language, typically Irish and Spanish people pronounce it haitch. You & many may not like it but it is not incorrect.
As a pp also said, it is used in N.I. to mark you out.
For me,coming from a small town, it was never a 'thing' until I moved to Belfast. A colleague once told me that when he was a kid he was at a swimming pool, some lads cornered him & told him to spell 'happy'. As soon as he said 'haitch' they punched him in the face! I was gobsmacked

Your not alone, drives me bonkers too. My 17yo dd1 is a stickler for spelling, she finds it really hard not to point out spelling mistakes and grammar mistakes. I have to remind her that dyslexia is a thing and not to focus too much on it, i have 2 dc's with dyslexia.

ALOT IS NOT A WORD

So many people post a FB status saying they're "so TIERED".

I work for a large retail chain and our deputy branch manager posted a message on the branch website that rubbish had been left in the wrong place, when with a few more steps it "could of" been placed in the correct bin.

A lot of people have make-up ‘pallets’ - they must have shitloads of make-up.

Reign for rein irritates me - ‘free reign’ I can understand because it could conceivably mean something, but ‘reign in’?

Tenants instead of tenets is another one. What do people think it means??