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If you're over 20 years old, you should know the difference. Hell, if you graduated high school you should know the difference. I know it doesn't mean someone is unintelligent, but I definitely judge when they consistently use the wrong form. And trust me, I have no reason to justify being picky...
Edit - To the people who are calling me a cunt: Yes, I suppose we can all be cunts every once in a while. I don't think that my preference in men makes me a bad person, but to each his own!
notthatdrunk
I'm talking to a girl who doesn't know the difference between "to" and too" and I cringe every time. I don't know how to politely tell her.
PrincessNausicaa
As you should, OP, as you should.
FedericoAstica
The same with "than" and "then".
caaknvokwiks
Well you're in luck then, because I'm the man of your dreams.
siannybach
"Your beautiful" that's not a compliment that's a stab in the brain
bluecardinal
+1 for vibrator boyfriend
TravisKOP
reading your edit is disappointing. You aren't a cunt for having standards. You have standards, the people that are mad are the cunts!
fatchicksneedluvintoo
Guess this makes me a cunt too because I also do this
T3sl4co1l
Hey ladies. I can differentiate. Come over to my house and I'll measure the d/dx of your curves.
Parafairy
Violent calculus ptsd flashbacks
jibjabbers
Hey! I don't disagree! I want my SO to know the difference too. It's called being attracted to the same level of intelligence as yourself.
BippityBoppityBoop
It's a major turn off. I had a guy who would constantly text me "your beautiful". I wanted to be flattered, but it really bothered me.
kissmyflowers
I actually got up from the table on a date once because the guy pronounced the "L" in salmon. #NotShallowHal
eatmyshorts0728
Hahahaha I actually laughed out loud at this. That's hilarious.
BloodbathONeil
I have a supervisor at work who says "seen" instead of "saw". Drives me batty.
raykwondo
Why is that being a cunt? It's not like she's dismissing them altogether as a person, just that she wouldn't date someone (1/2)
raykwondo
(2/2) who doesn't understand basic grammar.
annofgrngbls
I only have but one upvote BUT please know that you are not alone.
Azeraphael
You're completely right I couldn't agree with your decision more
rhombusrightangle
Umm -UR- there see I saved us both some time
TheNotSoGoodSamaritan
I think I love OP
BugJuiceComesFromWhoYouAre
There's nothing wrong with having standards. If we all went for everyone, selective breeding wouldn't be a thing & the world would be fucked
theheebs25
you're loss
HereInDuckburg
Op is a snob.
fructosecornsyrup
Yeah your making a big mistake.
BritishBatman
I will kill you both.
thatclimbingguy
Hi loss, I'm dad
Usernamesarejustlabels
If shes`s always that anal it is prob the guys loss
allythealligator
I do the same thing, if that makes me a cunt then so be it.
PsychoticVegetableKiller
It does don't worry
FrancoUnAmerican
English is not even my first language and I know the difference.... Get your shit toghether english persons !!!
grobesviech
The problem is very specific to native speakers
flightlessfruit
I think it's easier for us than native speakers because we learned the grammar and then how to pronounce it while they learn by listening.
GreenFingeredGamer
I have a Swe friend who knows the language better than me. I'm pretty well educated too. I didn't even know he was Swedish for a month.
Turdnado
*English
FrancoUnAmerican
Sorry for the cap ! :) I forgot about it. (I still dont understand why "I" is caps. )
Turdnado
Because English is a proper noun, or name, like Steve or Frank or Sarah. That is why.
FrancoUnAmerican
Yeah i know that part :P I've forgot about it. I mean the "I" isn't a proper name or noun right? or is it ?
planetguy
I've heard that they started capitalizing "I" because medieval scribes copying books kept missing lower-case "i"s.
Anististhenes
"I" is capitalized because it's a stand-in for a proper noun. Also, because English speakers are self-centered. :)
Turdnado
I is a proper pronoun. It's a substitute for using your own name. Some languages don't dothis eg: yo and ja. Because, English is why.
ZzzombieeZ
I know I shouldn't, but I can totally relate to this.
ISuperBelieveInYouTadCooper
Why not?
whycellothere
Why shouldn't you? You totally should (and may) have standards.
ZzzombieeZ
My standards have kept me single for almost two years lol
fulminatrix
Could be worse. I've been single for every one of my 24 years of life because I have impossible standards. And I'm ugly. That too, haha.
whycellothere
Way better to be single than to be in a relationship with someone you don't like or respect - whose values are different than your own, no?
bigpapakrabs
ik a lot of people might disagree, but I hate it when people use text talk. not so much while phrases like nvm, rn, but single words like1/2
bigpapakrabs
r, and u and what not. its cringey and makes you seem kind of dumb imo
imadethisaccountjusttomakethisonecomment
watever u say lol
madethisaccountjusttocomment
Bad grammar makes me [sic]
cocopismo
I sea what you did their
vw68MINI06
What does [sic] mean? I see it everywhere and can't figure it out.
LetsEatGrandpaCommasSaveLives
It means "We see what that idiot did there"
OSCgal
IIRC it's Latin for "thus". It means that any errors in a quotation were there originally and should not be blamed on the editor/quoter.
vw68MINI06
That makes sense! Thank you!
OSCgal
You're welcome! I think it's also used for bad/weird grammar, slang, and anything else that's "non-standard".
vw68MINI06
Yeah, that seems like a reasonable way to do it.
shakeyerbonbonshakeyerbonbon
When you want to point out that the preceding word is spelled wrongly or there is some other king [sic] of error 1/
shakeyerbonbonshakeyerbonbon
but you don't want to change it out of deference to the author or to maintain the integrity of the document 2/
vw68MINI06
Thank you for the explanation with example! 10/10
AmourDeuxFilles
I feel the same way honestly. Thank goodness my mate is smart as shit.
Zheviewinkie
It isn't stupid. You can use any criteria you want when determining who you want to be with.
alwaysprocrastinating
Shouldn't it be 'whom you want to be with'?
fulminatrix
It's "with whom you want to be" if we're going to get technical (and, as many argue, outdated) and avoid ending on a preposition.
introducedspecies
what if your criteria is prepubescent
eatmyshorts0728
I'm like 78% sure I've gone through puberty
introducedspecies
My question wasn't specific to you.
SuperPickle17
22% is enough http://imgur.com/4TkmxBt
championofbreakfasts
What if English is they're second or third language?
mthrndr01
Most people that learned it formally are less prone to those errors than native speakers.
Valharroth
It's my third language and I have no problem differentiating. Your just being silly now.
crustationcreation
I either hate you or love you so much.
Velexis
If this is a joke, fuck you. If it's not a joke, I laugh at you good sir!
Wander1236
Are we supposed to ignore that this should say "their"?
championofbreakfasts
catromance
I mean, I thought the commenter was making a joke.
AegonTargaryenTheSixthOfHisName
THANK YOU IT WAS BOTHERING ME!!!!!!
flightlessfruit
I thought that was the joke.
Wander1236
It could be, but I can't resist a slightly sarcastic comment
flightlessfruit
okay.
ChefExcellence
English is my second language. There is no excuse.
crushrollandspreadlove
I have half a country who can differentiate that shit.
18yearoldBlackDynamite
their shit ought a look width OP
keyserv
we shud b moar thawtful ov there fellings
Youreabundleofsticks
My head hurts.
keyserv
If you think reading it sucks, typing it is way worse.
Youreabundleofsticks
Oh I bet! Even misspelling something fucking kills me. Especially if I blatantly fucked up.
Velexis
It's my second language and I have no issues differentiating, or using the correct form..
Makurai
That actually gives you less of a reason to confuse them.
spainlikethecountrylavenderlikethecolor
The only people I ever see making these mistakes are native English speakers. And it's constant.
flightlessfruit
learning by hearing and speaking vs learning the grammar and then how to pronounce it.
hearthstoneaccount3
Because we've grown up with the language thus gotten lazy with it. No harm in that its how colloquialisms form and languages evolve.
marktheaardvark
English is my second language and I know the difference. It's not hard, each time I see "you're" I pronounce the two full words "you are".
Newthoenikker
People are different. Something easy for you isn't easy for someone else. Way to be a judgemental shitface :)
nastdy
Triggered
Newthoenikker
This website is funny. So many people say that they're anti-social. They're all just assholes :)
Moghul
English is my second language. There should be no excuse and there isn't. It's just being shit at something and if you're shit at 1/2
PutShoeOnHead
There is a reason - native speakers learn by hearing, non-native by books. Same with spelling.
Moghul
I learned how to speak while watching TV, grammar from books.
freesoda
Same! Also, I don't get why some people say "should of", it doesn't even make sense! I don't know much about grammar though.
Moghul
I believe it's because of 'should've'. I will admit, however, for some time, I used to write 'alot'.
Moghul
communicating, well... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 2/2
Contundo
should still be able to differentiate them.
FrancoUnAmerican
I Mean come on, I know the difference.
Contundo
Of course you can, it's not that hard.
DJORock
They probably use it better than those who are first-language speakers.
mollyImalone
TwoSeamer
As sad that is to admit, this is true. Been an exchange student and now in uni in the US. Almost every foreigner uses the proper form
nastdy
This is actually true in some aspects. English is second nature to us and we don't study the language as much as foreigners do
flightlessfruit
learning by hearing and speaking vs learning the grammar and then how to pronounce it.
aoisudsajdasjdaisoidjoasidisajdiajdajis
Native English speaker here, can confirm.
abullnamedferdinand
I'm irritated more by "should of"
piedpiper89
Hope you die alone tbh.
DrooleKupp
Lose/loose drives me nuts
kullinnuppi
You should losen up a bit.
QuietScreaming
Irregardless UGH
BeerBanana
I'm here from the future to let you know irregardless is now a recognized word in the dictionary. Let us scream together
IfmynameisDICKdoesthatmakemeNSFW
Should'f
saintofchaoticgood
That's why I pronounce it shoulda
acidrainman
Brought for bought,drives me up the fuckin wall...they dont even sound the same
kullinnuppi
I thought this was just typoing, does someone actually mix those up in real life?
gijoey
That shit makes my skin crawl.
tantricpooper
Supposeably is my cringe.
SeeMyVests
have to throw this out there: it's a real word. The concept of it is tricksy though. Basically when you hear it, it's lazy pronunciation 1/
SeeMyVests
Rather than using the wrong term. So I've up voted you, because I agree with you, though maybe for different reasons? 2/2
theritz22
When reading comments anywhere, if I see "could of" / "should of" I stop reading because their opinions immediately become moot.
Myrshy
[screams externally] I want to beat people with the definition of "contractions" when this happens.
Ehehebottom
*eye twitch*
killintyme
i thought 'should of' was in THIS post....i am not smart
haveyouheardabouttheseinternetmemes
A whole nother...
abullnamedferdinand
Oh god!
emperorner0
Should'nt've
Goeatapotato
*Shouldn't've
firstofficercheese
Or when ordering food "can I get" makes me crazy.
GirlAfraid
Agreed. "May I have" is the way!
eaglepoint23
My pet peeve is using words like "login" or "setup" as verbs.. But since it's really common, people tend to get upset if you EVER mention it
n31b37
Why on Earth are people downvoting? Imgur's gotten weird.
eaglepoint23
My point exactly lol
RealScienceMan
"since it's really common" basically means that it's correct now.
abullnamedferdinand
Isn't that the definition of colloquialism?
RealScienceMan
Which eventually just becomes common language. We're not speaking anything resembling English 200 years ago.
RealScienceMan
Hell Google "Words Shakespeare made up"
n31b37
I've never heard "setup" used as a verb, but isn't "log in" literally a verb+adverb? I always assumed the noun usage came along later.
eaglepoint23
You're completely right- but I see both used as verbs all the time- you may notice it more now that I mentioned it :)
arcadia2000
I think it's a case of language evolving from technology. We created new meanings for words or word groups to describe new ideas.
n31b37
In what usage do you hear set up used as a verb, though? "Setupping?" It's always a noun when I hear it unless they add an "it."
eaglepoint23
"Be sure to setup your computer." "You'll need to login first." Etc... Similarly, adjectives as adverbs (i.e. "I go to the gym everyday.")
eaglepoint23
To be clear, I'm saying this is in contrast with the correct forms of "set up", "log in", and "every day".