3 Most Annoying Grammar Mistakes in English
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"You're vs your" I can't believe that it's not even in the list. Shouldn't be it on the top?
They're and their!
It shouldn't be on there because barely anyone ever makes that mistake
No your wrong, no one falls for this mistake no more.
Or "should of" instead of "should have".
Like, really?
@@PhakesL "should of" isn't correct grammar. "Should have" is the only way to say it
Feels like she's angry at us for some reason
🤣
It's a grammar video it's implied. People who get upset at this shit end up murdering hobos like Patrick Bateman to quell their nerd rage.
Cause we were born speaking English, and she had to study it.
( Coz we wuz bourne speeking Englesh an She has too lurn eet.)
@@stefanschleps8758 I wasn't tho 😂
Edit: and I'm pretty sure the same goes for a lot of the people watching
Hahaha
Kids: your Vs you're
Men: then Vs than
Legends: their Vs there
Ultra legends: his Vs her
Accurate 😂😂
Lol xD
What about they vs them? 😭
A lot. NOT alot.
vs. -is lower case letters and has a period after it!
The "less" vs "fewer" ones are more confusing because less is often used with things that seem countable.
Yup, it's an evolving feature in English. People simply call it "wrong" when it's more complicated than that (because of descriptivism ofc). Basically, using with countable nouns is perfectly valid since the use is consistent. It just depends on other people who don't use it that way to understand what people mean.
What is common use is often not correct use.
@@awarenessvillage if you're a descriptivist, common use is literally the definition of correct use.
@@chongongus Common also means stupid, simple, and uneducated, so...
@@slappy8941 common means stupid and uneducated?? Now that's pretty common comment 😁
Other typical mistakes that natives make as well: then vs than, would have been vs would of been (this is particularly disgusting lol)
What is the competitive form of the word "empty"? Emptier or more empty?
In WOULD HAVE, WOULD is stressed and strong but HAVE is weak that's why not pronounced clearly.
“Would of” is just an internet thing done on purpose… I use it too.
@@ejtonbijot6500 Emptier is correct, but also uncommon. Most native speakers would say something like "This cup has less water in it than that cup" instead of "This cup is emptier than that cup." The reason "have" is so weakly pronounced in "would have" is because people are actually using the contraction "would've" instead of saying "would have."
In writing, the contraction would've, but not would of...
You’re vs. your is BY FAR my greatest grammatical pet peeve.
And when they use "there" instead of "they're" or "their"
AND then vs than. That annoys tf out of me
Come on man its too obvious where to use either one
@@epf2654 i see what you did their
😂😂
You're-your is still acceptable for me. But there-their-they're made me want to rip someone's solar plexus.
When I was a kid, I learnt the difference between “its” and “it’s” by simply remembering that "it’s” just meant “it is” or “it has”. Otherwise, it’s “its”. 😁 That’s it.
duh
@@user-gv5hm8po6b you’d be amazed at how many people make this error, even those from majority English-speaking countries.
i've never heard "it's" being used as "it has". can you give an example
@@yansoph4809 “it’s been a great day”. “It has been a great day”. Your first language must not be English if you have not heard it being used as “it has”.
@@user-gv5hm8po6b no my first language is english, i guess any examples of "it has" just slipped out of my mind
My least favorite grammar thing is when people care to much about grammar without recognizing the grammar they speak today (whatever their language) is different than it was in the past. Getting mad at people for messing up a messy system of communication is by far the most annoying though.
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People say stuff like
They was climbing up the tree
Wait.............what? They literally say (was) after they😂😂😂
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@@duaahmed8645 it's *tell me* instead of say me and *explain to me* is correct.
Please correct me if I'm wrong.
@@duaahmed8645 do you really think this is how I make jokes? 🙄 No I didn't. listen it very carefully by pouring hot oil in your ears, this was my cute reaction towards them.cuz I don't thik English is great language and everyone should know that ,infact I can totally relate with that cuz I understand being as a Marathi medium student it's hard to learn English for me so why not for others? It is as simple as.
@@duaahmed8645 you know what, some people's like to get stubborn sometime😂
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Maybe you don't have the skills to count flour. That's not my case.
@@Neo-Reloaded what does that even mean lol
Edit: I still don't know what that means :/
Only s.p in u.p
@@PrintVariable That was meant to be a joke
@@nahulseyon54 couldn't matter any less, it still doesn't make sense to me
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@@Neo-Reloaded bruhh is that a reason why you mostly subscribed to English learning channels lmao
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For me it is New Jersey Italian English. They say things like " Don't you never tell nobody nothing"
They seriously want to nail those negatives down. They don't want to leave any doubt!
Concerning 'Fewer vs Less,' I personally get a little infuriated whenever I'd go into a store and there's a sign indicating a deal on some products but says '10 items or less' instead of '10 items or fewer.'
Well, and may I ask you why those grocery stores write that way? Especially if they are well aware of the technical difference between "fewer" and" less". Similar and thought provoking, aren't they?
Two spoonfuls is enough. VS are enough
There's lots of people VS There are lots of people.
My question is: why despite the obvious logics do you choose the grammatically wrong option? Is there a reason that can explain and even justify the wrong choice? And therefore, is it wrong at all, in the first place?
It's just been used for so long that it's become correct in the sense that it's the preferred usage, regardless of official usage rules. Just reading "10 items or fewer" out loud sounds wrong to be. Even "10 or less items" sounds better than "10 or fewer items."
This may be regional, but I've never seen "fewer" used.
Language is dictated by its users, not a grammar book.
@@sammysammyson and the teachers back at school would tell us "learn this rule!" Wouldn't they? :-) by and large, this question is so exciting. I mean, if you, Sam, say that it's all about frequency, that means that the mistake (when said and written a plethora of times) turns into a norm and therefore, stops being a mistake. Most probably, that's how it works. What do you think?
@@treadmurktm3791 Yup, that's how it works. Languages evolve. If it didn't we wouldn't be speaking any of the modern languages. That's why modern linguistics is Descriptive. It only describes what is actually seen and observed to be used in language, not prescribe and force "correct grammar" to people's faces like those grammar nazis and language academies.
Publix actually changed their signs back around 2000 or so to read, "10 Items or Fewer". Always throws me off a little when I see it.
Loose vs lose. I see this so often and it triggers me...
I see this one so much that I sometimes doubt myself. But I’m not perfect so I just look beyond it
I'm convinced that the difference between those two is not going to exist in the near future. So many people combine the two spellings that I think one of them will win out and become the correct spelling for both words
finally a useful short. i was actually confused about the whole "its vs it's" thing. will sub.
Common mistakes I see that annoy me:
- Your vs you’re
- There vs they’re vs their
- s vs ’s
- Incorrect punctuation
- Punctuation in the wrong spot
- Tense change mid-sentence
- Incorrect spelling
- Can I vs May I
- Further vs Farther
- Less vs Fewer
- Run-on sentences
- No Oxford comma
- And I vs and me
- American spelling
- Incorrect capitalisation
- Would of vs would have
- Specific vs Pacific
- Pronouncing ask as aks
- Commas where semicolons should be
- Then vs than
- Two vs too vs to
- Double negative when they mean only one
Also, American spelling isn’t wrong. It’s just different. Different doesn’t mean wrong.
@@RaeLorin I mean it’s wrong where I am, sorry. I live in Australia.
@Magic Don Wand People say pacific when they mean specific.
@Magic Don Wand It’s just irritating.
@Magic Don Wand This is a list of things that irritate me. It doesn’t matter if you’ve heard it before, that doesn’t mean it doesn’t annoy me.
She forgot to mention the Oxford comma, because nearly every news article I come across neglects it.
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What about hypercorrection where people use an adverb when an adjective is required. As in: "I feel badly about it." I hear that more and more these days.
You don't say you feel hotly or coldly or uncomfortably ― so why badly?
Guess it's an evolving feature of English. Quite interesting actually. If it is used consistently then it's valid of course.
That's actually correct, though. All your other examples would refer to "I", the speaker, while "badly" refers to the feeling. Darth Vader might say, "I feel bad today," because he is referring to himself as a villain and not the feeling.
I think it's correct if it means "I feel like it will go wrong" as a gut feeling. For something that will happen. But not if it's about regretting doing something or having/feeling guilt. As in about something that has already happened. But oh well I'm not a native so....
@@anonygent "I feel badly" sounds as if your ability to feel feelings itself is defective
@@orlandomoreno6168 Think of it this way: "good" is the opposite of "bad", but to be correct, you don't say, "I feel good," you say, "I feel well." The opposite of "well" is "badly" or "poorly". "Did you do well?" "No, I did badly."
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A lot of native English speakers also say or write “ would of” instead of “would have”. It’s really irritating.😏
I think they do it on purpose for some reason
I think using "would of" incorrectly came from the pronunciation of "would've", which is the correct usage of the conjunction of "would have", but is pronounced as"would of".
Imagine saying,"I need fewer flour"😬
Imagine making fun of non native speakers who make mistakes.
Wouldn't be me😬😬
@@holup977 yes 👏🏼👏🏼
@@holup977 if I were playing devil’s advocate, I’d suggest that this is precisely what the uploader of this video is doing by implying that all or even most people who make these discussed grammar mistakes are native speakers. At the very least, she seems to imply that these mistakes are always super simple to avoid, for native speakers or not, and that seems condescending to me. Just an observation though. I don’t disagree with your comment at all actually.
Well there was someone in the comment section who said they had the skills to count flour. I might have that too lol
В России так и говорят. Мне нужно меньше муки. Учите богатый русский язык. Слова куда хочешь ставишь, в любое место в предложении и всё понятно, всё грамотно звучит
Man I’m a native English speaker and I’m learning new things.
Her English structure knowledge is larger than my entire brain power
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The reason I have trouble with it, is because I didn’t properly learn it’s vs its their there they’re until like second semester 8th grade but that’s when the pandemic hit and we weren’t able to finish the lesson so sometimes I forget since it’s still Kinda fresh in my mind
Good for you though, looking online to learn it for yourself! No need to wait for a teacher to teach you. Everything you need to learn is right here! 🙂 Well done.
I always have problems with making structure when I go for paragraph and details email writing please make something about it on video
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But you wouldn't say "I have one fewer T-shirt than you do", now would you?
Yes, if you were speaking correctly.
@@anonygent Almost nobody says it like that though. So are you suggesting that most native speakers of English speak English incorrectly?
@@liquidcancer4573 Definitely. Most spell it incorrectly, too. Another one few get right is the use of "you and me" when it's the object of the sentence rather than the subject. Most people will convert it to "you and I" and get it wrong.
@@anonygentwhen most people do it "wrong" and accepts and understands it, can you really still say it's wrong? Language shifts and is in the public domain, so many of these rules are just arbitrary rules dictated from up on high, so why should I care about them?
@@grassytramtracks Yes, because it's the educated people who decide, not the riffraff.
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When Americans say 'I could care less' instead of 'I couldn't care less'. It drives me insane.
Why?
@@PrintVariable well, to say "I could care less" indicates that you haven't gotten to the point when you don't care anymore. You still care because you could still care less. This is fine except that the phrase is usually used in situations where you are expressing frustration or emotion to the point where you no longer care about the situation/outcome or whatever. Does that make sense? David Mitchell did a brilliant piece on it which is easy to search for.
@@lolgriffin3243 oh, I guess I never thought of that lol. Are you American?
@@PrintVariable no, Australian. That's probably why I notice so much!
@@lolgriffin3243 oh, I am American and barely notice lol
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The reason peiple do this is that the contraction "would've" sounds like "would of", but "would of" is simply wrong.
It's incredulous how many people use the word loose to mean lose. My shoe laces are loose, so I may step on a lace then lose my balance and fall.
My shoes are loose so I can lose them.
I think that those two are going to combine spellings at some point in the future. It's such a minor and inconsequential difference that I think one of the two spellings will become the correct spelling for both of them someday.
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Soem one made a grammar mistake for a dictionary what he meant to say was panda: eats shoots and leaves but he added a comma and it said panda:eats, shoots and leaves.
As second English learners we have some advantages cuz we don’t confuse these things. I would never say would of instead of would have, but it doesn’t mean that my English is good… I’d rather make stupid mistakes and speak like a native speaker.
We need more things to be offended about.
Her tone sounds immensely passive-aggressive. Like, I'm being polite and correcting you but in truth, I'm looking down at you and thinking less of you. Honestly, if I text someone and they type 'its' rather than 'it's', I'm not gonna lose my head over it. It's not like they said 'TIS' and I have to do mental gymnastics to figure it out. Or when people say things incorrectly by accident because they speak quickly, and if they don't have a snotty pretentious attitude while talking, I just look over it. People really out here losing their cool over 'its' and 'it's'. Y'all got time. 😂
As an English major who is also a human who recognizes the acceptability of humans making mistakes, I applaud this comment.
@@RaeLorin can u help me with the it's vs it's idk what she said im confused
@@iturnoffreplyupdatestorema7216 I can certainly try, absolutely! So, essentially what is important to keep in mind regarding the difference is whether you are trying to show possession or ownership of something or if the item or concept simply exists and you’re trying to mention the existence of it.
If something, like a cat, belongs to you: *It’s* your cat. In other words, *it is* your cat. The cat is yours, showing possession.
If you’re just talking about a detail about the cat itself, like the color of their fur: *Its* fur is orange. In this case, saying *It is* fur is orange is incorrect. No possession of the cat is mentioned, just what it looks like.
I hope that helps, but feel free to ask more questions if you’re still confused. 😊
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The most annoying grammar mistake is you not putting full stops at the end of sentences.
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I can imagine this is( the thing )what separates 5% from the herd.
“To” vs. “too” and my all time favorite “mine” vs. mines”.
I've always wondered how as a non-native English speaker I could tell these grammar things apart, while seeing native English speaking folks writing them wrong... 🤔
The easiest way to remember is that when there are two spellings of a word and one contains ‘s, it is always a contraction conjoining the word and is, the other spelling will be possessive.
Example:
It’s - it is
Its - possessive
Who’s - who is
Whose - possessive
This only works with pronouns. For regular nouns generally the possessive will also have 's while the spelling with no apostrophe is used for plurals.
Example:
The cat's running away. (cat is - contraction)
The cat's fur is soft. (possessive)
The cats are white. (plural)
@@chongongus great clarification!
I don't know English but your voice is like a melody. Your face is beautiful like the sky. I'm watching to look at your face (I translated this with translate)
Flour cannot be counted:
Find the mass of flour
Find the mass of each grain
Divide it and we get the number of flour grains :)
Right, but then you're counting flour granules, and you would absolutely say "this pile of flour has fewer granules than the other". The term "flour" isn't referring to each individual granule, it's an unspecified amount of flour granules.
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Worldy views: Humans sees even smallest imprefections of others. Weighing themselves higher than others. This is how the world values more.
But God sees our heart, how huge the sins are, He still loves us unconditionally. That is why He gave His one and only Son Jesus to save us sinners from eternal death in hell.
Jesus who is God, came to this world, had a poor living instead of rich lifestyle. He came to save us all.
Romans 6:23
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Adverb does not only describes verb, but it also describes adjective and another adverb. 😊
The very first 5 words of your message have a blunder --- does not only describes
@@sanjaysharma-ke2mq They might not be a native English speaker. Also it’s one letter off. It was probably a typo.
Thank you for the explanation.
Oh, as a writer, grammar mistakes annoy me. When people say "seen" instead of "saw" it sticks out like a sore thumb. "I seen that movie last week." NOOO! You "saw that movie." Also, "could of" or "would of" instead of "could've" or "would've" because the correct words are "could have" or "would have." Oh, I could go on...
Person A :that was a terrific movie!
Person B :yeah I've seen that too.
Is seen not correct in the above statement?
Correct me if I'm wrong
@@hithere-cw6bd It’s quite odd because the person A tells person B about “that movie” (which according to context sounds like they both watched it, otherwise person A would probably say “It was a terrific movie!”) when person B responds with a statement like that... when he says “Yeah, I’ve seen that movie too,” it sounds like person B told person A new information. But I’m pretty sure person B’s sentence is correct.
(At least, it sounds right to me.)
@@hithere-cw6bd To use the word "seen" it must have either "have," "has," or "had" with it. So, "I've seen" is correct since "I've" is a contraction of "I have." I saw is a better choice because the economy of words and the active voice.
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Thankyou for this wonderful tips maam, you really broke my ignorance about using these words
Go teach this to Charles Dickens
Comm'on, as long it makes sense and seems beautiful, it works well!
This explanation was very clearly. Its so easy to understand now. I will definitely make less mistakes now.
Increasingly prevalent is "There's a lot of or "there's many" when it should be "there're are lot of/many". "is" is for singular, "are" is for plural.
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We hear incorrect grammar so often that we think correct grammar sounds wrong.
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As a native American, m fine with anything. It's ok guys. Just relax. As long as you're understood n you can understand others, it is perfectly fine. You just need to be a lil careful while writing. My parents have taught me to b patient with others. So I guess there's very little that annoys or irritates me. Let alone be a language. No one is perfect. Remember, you're beautiful inside out. ❤️❤️
Really it's raining today's
Yah
It was a very effective lesson
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I won’t be confused from now on
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I feel your frustration when my Tech Science teacher makes that first one and then dismisses it when corrected politely.
Using an adjective to modify "unique" Such as "very unique" "Unique" is an absolute word.
Oh, thank you so much for the second one. At school we're taught that to express the minority comparison we should always put less before the first term of comparison. I knew the world "fewer", but I thought it was just an alternative for countable nouns, while less could be used for both.
Thank you so much for your videos, it made me to learn English more easily
So, when i try to learning grammar i always stuck to have the conversations
Thanks for this informative video.
i’m a native speaker but i feel like youtube is trying to tell me something 😭😭 we went over grammar & sentence structure in 3rd grade or something & now i can’t write sentences without them being run on or too short🥲
I can see the issue with run-on sentences! XD
@@blueberryy4702 Then educate them instead of being a smartass. That’s not helpful.
Good explanation! Thanks
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use of preposition
At. On .In .Under.etc
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Affects vs. Effects 😂
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I didn't know for less and fewer...Learned something new
I learned a lot of new things from your channel..thanks
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Flat adverb: "Am I a joke to you?"
You’re vs your
There vs their
Then vs than
Can’t believe these are not included in the video. These are one of my biggest pet peeves
The ultimate top 6 list:
1. They're vs their.
2. You're vs Your.
3. Not using plural words. (eg: Mf's vs Mfs)
4.Not using singular verb forms. (eg: It walk's)
5. Using commas with conjunctions. (It's rainy, so I'm not going out today.)
6. Not using full stop.
Its and it"s kept nagging me throughout my life. Thanks teacher for guidance. 👍👍👍👍
It has become completely acceptable to use less for countable nouns. This comes from a synchrony with mathematical terms. For example 5 is less than 7.
That's why it is important to learn grammar. As simple as that.