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 Nov 8 2008, 02:28 PM
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 I'm Jc  Group: Mentor Posts: 13,619 Joined: Jul 2006 Member No: 437,556  |
does it drive you crazy when people say "i could care less" instead of "i couldn't care less"?
it makes me crazy, becuase it makes no sense. why do 50% of people say this phrase wrong? my brother says it to me all the time and i don't understand why he can't figure out that it's wrong. if you're trying to say you don't care, and you say you COULD care less...then you're saying you care. you have to care to be able to care less. i think i already made a topic about this before, but it's just one of those things that gets to me for some reason. what are other things like this that people say wrong all the time to you? |
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Nov 10 2008, 12:07 AM
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the "i'm doing good" thing bothers me greatly. i, too, yell at people who say that to me.
i also hate when people end their sentences with prepositions. there is still great debate on whether this would be grammatically correct/incorrect, but i really don't care; i dislike it whether it's correct or not. |
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Nov 10 2008, 05:20 PM
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QUOTE(synkro @ Nov 10 2008, 12:07 AM)  the "i'm doing good" thing bothers me greatly. i, too, yell at people who say that to me. Oh My Goodness I yell at people too. I only yell at them if they say it that way tree times or more though. Because I do not want to lose a friend for being a grammar Nazi. |
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brooklyneast05 i could care less Nov 8 2008, 02:28 PM
Joannnnnne Ugh, I know exactly what you mean! Whenever I ... Nov 8 2008, 02:30 PM Gigi Can I ask you a question?
YOU JUST DID BITCH.
No... Nov 8 2008, 02:57 PM karmakiller LOL, Gigi.
Sometimes if I am frustrated and am ta... Nov 8 2008, 04:58 PM Reidar I'm more peeved by "for all intensive pur... Nov 8 2008, 05:47 PM YukkaPukka When people say "pacific" instead of ... Nov 9 2008, 01:14 AM Reidar It's not grammatically incorrect. It's con... Nov 9 2008, 02:07 AM Joannnnnne Oh, and "would of" instead of "woul... Nov 9 2008, 02:10 AM AyeVickaye I get confused when people say "do you mind?... Nov 9 2008, 02:36 AM Whinoa "should of"
NO NO NO NO! IT'S W... Nov 9 2008, 03:44 AM MolecularStudios lol grammar Nazis anonymous Nov 9 2008, 01:45 PM brooklyneast05 i'm not a grammar nazi at all though. saying a... Nov 9 2008, 01:47 PM MolecularStudios i agree with everything except for the espresso th... Nov 9 2008, 01:50 PM j4ye we're such a lazy generation, our tongues just... Nov 9 2008, 01:57 PM Gryffindor-Girl This is the one that bothers me the most! When... Nov 9 2008, 02:13 PM
Gigi QUOTE(Gryffindor-Girl @ Nov 9 2008, 11... Nov 9 2008, 04:14 PM Gryffindor-Girl QUOTE(Gigi @ Nov 9 2008, 04:14 PM) That i... Nov 9 2008, 09:30 PM Joannnnnne QUOTE(Gigi @ Nov 9 2008, 01:14 PM) I neve... Nov 10 2008, 08:56 PM karmakiller QUOTE(Joannnnnne @ Nov 10 2008, 07:56 PM)... Nov 18 2008, 04:00 PM brooklyneast05 that one doesn't bother me at all. i've pr... Nov 9 2008, 02:17 PM Tomates im sorry to say but i am guilty to saying "I ... Nov 9 2008, 02:40 PM brooklyneast05 QUOTE(Tomates @ Nov 9 2008, 03:40 PM) im ... Nov 9 2008, 02:41 PM Tomates QUOTE(brooklyneast05 @ Nov 9 2008, 02:41 ... Nov 9 2008, 02:48 PM SilentLaugh wow..i actually have never noticed that Nov 9 2008, 02:54 PM Whinoa ^
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you cannot say, "I'm doing go... Nov 9 2008, 04:18 PM Gigi No.
If you want to say you're doing something... Nov 9 2008, 04:25 PM Whinoa http://hubpages.com/hub/Grammar_Mishaps__I..._vs_I... Nov 9 2008, 04:33 PM Pooonani Yeah stuff like that totally pisses me off.
You ... Nov 10 2008, 05:44 PM karmakiller ^ "I wouldn't give the world for you... Nov 10 2008, 07:49 PM Pooonani Ah, forgot to put that in.
That's what I meant... Nov 10 2008, 07:56 PM Markster I could have sworn there was a topic like this - f... Nov 10 2008, 08:10 PM Whinoa "i'm fine" Nov 10 2008, 11:40 PM heartquasm I hate it when people say "I could really giv... Nov 18 2008, 11:21 AM MatMan1490 "This page intentionally left blank"
ir... Nov 18 2008, 12:25 PM paolabear20 QUOTE(brooklyneast05 @ Nov 8 2008, 11:28 ... Nov 18 2008, 03:00 PM Joannnnnne Yeah, true. It'd sound like you're mocking... Nov 18 2008, 04:41 PM Gigi I would probably just say "Fine, thank you... Nov 18 2008, 05:22 PM applejaxkz I hate when people mix up: "They're, Thei... Nov 18 2008, 09:15 PM coconutter i hate hate hate when people pronounce similar ... Nov 18 2008, 09:19 PM Hedonism When people say "Irregardless of such-and-suc... Nov 18 2008, 09:53 PM Joannnnnne ^ ME TOO on 'irregardless'!!!... Nov 18 2008, 10:03 PM Hedonism I would've slapped that bitch so fast...
... Nov 18 2008, 10:08 PM Joannnnnne I just looked it up:
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