Common English mistakes

[CPL]

Another common mistake, which almost everyone does when typing fast, including me, is its/it's

Its refers to a possession of It

Ex: The cat's tongue --> Its tongue.

It's is an abbreviation to It is

Ex: It is raining --> It's raining

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Other similar typing mistakes are your/you're and theirs/there's.

[someone]

Originally Posted by CPL

It is raining --> It's raining

Where's Bryan?
Bryan is in the Kitchen!

It's raining today. Where's my Umbrella? :)

[paraquat]

I used to do that mistake: "Beleive" instead of "Believe"
Im sure 90% of the lebanese dont know how to write "Mediterranean Sea" (including me ) :D

[Stella]

Originally Posted by CPL

Another common mistake, which almost everyone does when typing fast, including me, is its/it's

Its refers to a possession of It

Ex: The cat's tongue --> Its tongue.

It's is an abbreviation to It is

Ex: It is raining --> It's raining

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Other similar typing mistakes are your/you're and theirs/there's.

These kind of "mistakes" are being done out of laziness I guess, /at least its so with me:p/ not because we wouldnt know how to spell correctly. Especially if we dont write officially.

[CPL]

Yeah you're right definitely, but I even remember in school did that kind of mistake.

Here's a new thing:

Who/Whom

Who is used for a subject, or for a predicate:

Who jumped around?
You are who?

Whom is for the direct object, indirect object, and object of a preposition:

You killed whom?
You gave whom the bottle?
You talked to whom?

[maroon1]

I always make this mistake, "alot " instead of "a lot"

[AlGhaliboon]

Originally Posted by paraquat

I used to do that mistake: "Beleive" instead of "Believe"
Im sure 90% of the lebanese dont know how to write "Mediterranean Sea" (including me ) :D

Don't believe a lie.

[Bodhisattva]

Originally Posted by shadow1

Now that we delved into the world of grammar here is an interesting rule re. the addition of S:
Example Sarah is twenty years old and has gone on a three week holiday.

Why would the word year above require an S and the word week wouldn't I dont know. But my guess is if the described noun is followed by an adjective it requires an S and if followed by a noun not preceded by a preposition it doesnt. Maybe Terror could give us the rule.
ex: Sarah is twenty years old, her sister Magma is a twenty two year old princess.

shaddow its easy :)

it sounds better! :p, laysh m3a2edah hal2ad.

Sarah is twenty year old and has gone on a three weeks holiday.
vs.
Sarah is twenty years old and has gone on a three week holiday.

Who cares about laws or rules, its all about sounding good :) :p


Terror, if we add:

Sarah is a twenty year old girl. Can you run it through me again (ur law?)

[Thuggishh_E]

there is also this mistake (i am by the way the biggest victiom of it!):
Especially & Specially...

BTW which one is right?!

[AlGhaliboon]

Originally Posted by Thuggishh_E

there is also this mistake (i am by the way the biggest victiom of it!):
Especially & Specially...

BTW which one is right?!

Especially.