For the love of God there is no such word as "alot"!

[UnaCorda]

Or "abit" or "infact" or "inbetween". No, really. They're not words.

And please stop putting random spaces before punctuation. (Unless you're writing in French, in which case carry on.)

And "your" is not an abbreviation for "you are".

(Sorry - I'm probably BU, it's just a forum, no digs meant at anyone who's dyslexic or who has other learning difficulties, etc., etc. And I'm sure my grammar isn't perfect, and I certainly shouldn't begin sentences with a preposition.)

But, please!

Grammar, the difference between knowing you’re shit and knowing your shit 😂

Haven’t you just made one of those errors, OP - your last sentence has a space after the comma following ‘but’ ?!!!

Go tell someone who givesafuck OP.

But there is an erosion of accuracy going on that I do think challenges everyone. I was always very confident of my spelling pre internet but find that I see so many misspelt words that I now second guess myself and am making mistakes

This is not language evolving, it's putting two words together and creating meaningless made up words

That is one way in which language evolves.

Nevertheless.
Notwithstanding.

People read books so little now that they just don't recognise when they have made such errors. They just spell words the way they speak them. It's not evolution, it's degrading the language.

If someone has dyslexia, it would be wrong to tease them but they are a minority. Most people who run words together are just not aware or not bothered.

@GladAllover

That is it. I am not reading as much in print (that is edited/proofed) anymore so am not getting that visual, correct input that I did in the past.

What about in-between as an adjective?

Well, it doesn't phase me but agree that people should try to reign it in.

It is how language evolves. For example, Chaucer wrote about "a nother", while Shakespeare used "an other + noun" although interestingly, "another" with ellipsis of a noun. Today, "another" would be generally accepted as one word. I blame Shakespeare for degrading the English language.

I am having a mind blank- what about ‘into’?

The one that grates on me the most is “of” used as a contraction for have.
Should of rather than should’ve.
My 7 year old had this for his homework tonight so I am sure it is taught in schools!

@tinnitusagain

Yeah a lot of people do that, annoying if you let yourself get bent out of shape too easily, personally I'm abit meh about it

its all swings and roundabouts

I half agree OP.

My spelling and grammar are appalling, mostly due to shit schooling and possible dyslexia.

However, I do read a lot and this has taught me over the years but i do continue to make mistakes. I had to make up little rhymes to remember the difference between 'your, you're you are' it really doesn't come naturally for me.

There are many words I still get stuck on like inbetween! I shall now remember the correct spelling.

I also struggle with its, it's and it is.

However, leave people alone unless they are looking for guidance.

The one that bugs me is "alright".
It's all right! Two words!
All right?
Gah!

A lot of it stems from people just not reading books enough.

I read every day and finish several books a month. Yet I'd be on the receiving end from grammar police.

I'm so glad to be apart of this thread

The one that bugs me is "alright". It's all right! Two words!

Although the single word alternative is widely used and, doubtless, will become ‘correct’ - whatever that means - in due course.

Still not as ball achingly stupid as 'of' instead of 'have'.

I'm pretty sure a comment you don't use a full stop before a side note in brackets but hey ho.

Should hey-ho be hyphenated?

Does anybody actually give a fuck?

Already is a word with a different meaning to all ready, alright is an adjective with a slightly different meaning to all right. I learnt this in primary school.
Also, I usually presume that odd spacings etc. are due to autocorrect with a mind of its own, like mine.

OP, I'm on your side. I loathe all of the errors mentioned on this thread. I may even commit some occasionally when rushing to type a quick message but usually try to do a basic scan before hitting "send". Thanks autocorrect! I do know that alot is not a word and should not be allowed!

Could of/should of makes me wince.

Your/you're, its/it's and there/their/they're should be basic knowledge at primary school level surely.

And there is no need to start every sentence you say or write with "So, "