To invite the grammar and language pedants to share their pet peeves?

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AIBU to feel annoyed when I see people say Slither instead of sliver? It was even in a book I read recently. A slither of cake. No! That makes no sense, unless the cake’s been trodden into the carpet!

Also see: step foot in instead of set foot in

There’s plenty of others but those will do for now.

When people say mortified when they mean horrified rather than embarrassed.

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• "Virgin Birth:
• The Gospels of Matthew and Luke state that Mary was a virgin when the angel Gabriel announced to her that she would conceive a son by the Holy Spirit. This conception is understood as a miraculous event, with God the Father being the ultimate source of Jesus's life, not a human father. "

DH says “he/she was mortified” when he should be using devastated/angry/upset - really grinds my gears!

Hahaha I just came on and said exactly this!!

Same.

Not exactly but almost exactly. What's wrong with that?

Yes I know this. But the 'immaculate conception' refers to Mary's conception. I'm not disputing the Christian doctrine of Jesus being borne of a virgin, but the phrase 'immaculate conception' isn't about the conception of Jesus.

Almost pregnant. You either are or you aren’t!

Pedant:

a person who is excessively concerned with minor details and rules or with displaying academic learning.

I hate people, (one in particular on my Facebook), that use I instead of me. To try to sound clever.
Happy birthday mum, love pete and I.
Grinds my gears.

Isn't the former American ?

You could be almost pregnant. There is a moment before the sperm meets the egg, or the fertilised egg is nearly implanted in the womb. In retrospect, you are almost pregnant.

What you can't be is a bit pregnant, somewhat pregnant. (I guess you can be very pregnant!?)

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To whom are you replying?

When people write, "bare with me."

I always imagine I'm about to witness an outbreak of mass nudity.

Must be friends with the person misusing, myself
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I worked with someone who said this whenever he went anywhere. I called him The Baby because it made me imagine him asking to go toilet.

No it's just wrong

don’t know if this counts…

i’m not english and there’s a hair salon in my town called By Pablo’s, it doesn’t make any sense 😂

I don’t understand. En route is French for on the way so surely it is right?

I don’t understand. En route is French for on the way so surely it is right?

I don’t understand. En route is French for on the way so surely it is right?

I don’t understand. En route is French for on the way so surely it is right?

My husband will say "I borrowed him £20"
I'll say you LENT him £20. 25 years later, it still hasn't sank in.

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