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seiwyn
5801 days ago
People writing "loose", when they really mean "lose".
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fragmede
5801 days ago
Also: "payed" vs. "paid"; in grammar, "well" vs "good".
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Pengwin
5801 days ago
"your" and "You're" is my pet hate
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ciupicri
5801 days ago
Let's not forget about "it's" and "its".
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pjscott
5800 days ago
Apostrophe mistake's are pretty jarring; seeing one is like tripping over a rock, for me.
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kingofspain
5801 days ago
I can let any spelling mistake or grammatical murder slide except this one. I won't comment on it as that's a bit petulant, but I will seethe inside and often, almost without thinking, I'll disregard whatever else they wrote.
Silly I know!
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heycarsten
5801 days ago
Same goes for "alot" instead of "a lot".
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m-photonic
5800 days ago
Another one is "phased" in place of "fazed."
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mcknz
5800 days ago
a whole nother.
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