*snarls*

[tigriswolf]

There does not equal their which does not equal they're.

Learn this, authors, or I will not read your stories.

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[papered.livejournal.com]

Oh, and conscience and concious? xD

[tigriswolf]

People actually confuse _those_ two?

*sobs*

[papered.livejournal.com]

*facepalm*

[r-a-l-i-g-h.livejournal.com]

Heh. One of my own greatest peeves. (I have actually edited bulletin board notices from the boss - adding an apostrophe and an "e" and the end to the incorrect "your")

Someone out there has an icon that has (among other things) -

"Your stupid"
"My stupid what?"

Exactly.

[tigriswolf]

That made me laugh. Thank you.

When the English teacher used to pass out worksheets for us to do, I felt the need to correct every mistake I found, even when that wasn't the assignment. They just drove me crazy.

[r-a-l-i-g-h.livejournal.com]

Heh. Guilty as charged.

I can't count the number of times in public my hands *ITCH* to edit errors. ("Ladie's" - REALLY????)

Oh, and back in college I used to fantasize with another grammar guru girl on my team about proofing our class handbook (created by the - at that point, much-hated, by ALL of us - teacher). We actually did quite a few pages and individual handouts over the course of the semester - as stress release!

[iamstealthyone.livejournal.com]

And "it's" is different than "its."

So many pet peeves, so little time. *g*

[tigriswolf]

I sometimes get the possessive "its" wrong, but at least I _know_ I made a mistake. You know?

[iamstealthyone.livejournal.com]

Yup. :)

[iamstealthyone.livejournal.com]

Ooh, and "loose" vs. "lose."

[tigriswolf]

Now, _that_ is one that tosses me completely out of a story.

[iamstealthyone.livejournal.com]

*g*

[dodger21.livejournal.com]

I have a hard time with that... (remembering what context their is used) but I have an awsome Beta and thats why I use and love her! (she makes me look smart on paper!)

[tigriswolf]

Yay for good betas!

"Their" is used in "Their parents were running late."

"They're" is used in "They're running late, George, so we'll need to wait."

"There" is used in "I left the machine-gun over there."

And if you knew that, I beg pardon.

[lucywiggin.livejournal.com]

Ooh, and "loose" vs. "lose

That ought to be my personal favorite.

[tigriswolf]

I get _really_ annoyed by that one.

[mitchsgirl.livejournal.com]

Same here. That's the worst.

And earlier today I read a story that was otherwise quite good, but the author kept putting two R's in "staring". Very annoying. Once is a typo, three or four times is ignorance.

[tigriswolf]

Starring? Like, as in "Starring Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki in the newest film of the live-version series of _Shrek_"?

Huh.

That really does change the meaning of sentences.

Which story?

[mitchsgirl.livejournal.com]

I haven't memorized how to put links in comments, and I'm too lazy to look it up right now, so I'll just copy and paste the URL here: http://zelost-mind.livejournal.com/14789.html?style=mine

It's an otherwise decent story--not the best I've read, but I liked it well enough. The "starring" thing though--it pulled me out of the story and eventually I started waiting for the author to use the word again so I could see if she? misspelled it again.

It's a Teen!Dean loses his virginity story, which I always like. :)

[mitchsgirl.livejournal.com]

Heh. I keep clicking the wrong link to reply to you. *shrug* It's been a long day.

[tigriswolf]

So go sleep!

[mitchsgirl.livejournal.com]

I'm headed that way! :)

[tigriswolf]

Sweet dreams of whichever Winchester you prefer.