Sibbo@sopuli.xyz to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agoWhat screams "poorly educated"?message-squaremessage-square463fedilinkarrow-up1251arrow-down131
arrow-up1220arrow-down1message-squareWhat screams "poorly educated"?Sibbo@sopuli.xyz to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square463fedilink
minus-squareperson@fenbushi.sitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·1 year agoUsing an apostrophe in plurals. Don’t know why but this one drives me insane. Also they’re/there/their and you’re/your
minus-squareAzzu@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-21 year agoEveryone knows the real plural is ATM machines.
minus-squareactsukrit@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-21 year agoI personally find your/you’re very tricky for whatever reason. Like, I know which one I’m supposed to use, but I occasionally find myself using the wrong one every now and then for some inexplicable reason.
minus-squarewithersailor@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-21 year agoBreak/brake Write one long block of text, no punctuation, capitalization or paragraph breaks.
Using an apostrophe in plurals. Don’t know why but this one drives me insane.
Also they’re/there/their and you’re/your
ATM’s. CPU’s. DVD’s.
Everyone knows the real plural is ATM machines.
That hurt my brain, darn you.
I personally find your/you’re very tricky for whatever reason.
Like, I know which one I’m supposed to use, but I occasionally find myself using the wrong one every now and then for some inexplicable reason.
Break/brake
Write one long block of text, no punctuation, capitalization or paragraph breaks.