These Grammatical Mistakes Will Make You Look Like A Fool Every Time
by N/A, 9 years ago |
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Please, for the love of all that is good, don't commit these grammar sins anymore. It's one thing to mispell something, it's another thing to not know the rudaments of basic grammar. You don't need to be an English major or linguistics proficionado to know the difference between "then" and "than." Step up your game, stop making these mistakes.
It's "a lot." "Alot" is a mythical creature
Don't terrify and confuse people...use commas
Stop using apostrophes recklessly. They're only needed for contractions (like "they're") and to show possession ("This is Dan's house")
The contraction "could've" is a consolidation of "could have." "Could of" is not a thing
"Everyday" is a synonym for "commonplace" or "typical." "Every day," with a space, is used to refer to doing something "each day"
Don't be a simpleton - know your double-negatives
Saying you "could care less" means that you do indeed care
"Dessert" is the wonderful thing you eat after dinner, a "desert" is a hot, destitute sand-land
"Affect" is a verb, "effect" is a noun. Know 'em, love 'em, use them properly
"Than" compares two things: "He's better than me at writing." "Then" refers to a sequence of events: "I'm going over to Jake's, then we're working out."
Don't be a nincompoop. Use "literally" when, and ONLY when, you actually mean it
Despite what some say, Oxford commas still matter. Why? Because they eliminate lots of possible confusion
Quite possibly the most irksome of all. "Your" shows possession, "you're" is the contraction of "you are." If YOU'RE past junior high, you should know this by now
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