Comments on: 10 Common English Language Errors http://listverse.com/2007/09/19/10-common-english-language-errors/ Ultimate Top 10 Lists - Listverse Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:49:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: gxtbiioh http://listverse.com/2007/09/19/10-common-english-language-errors/comment-page-6/#comment-454713 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:56:02 +0000 http://listverse.com/literature/10-common-english-language-errors/#comment-454713 Name

]]> By: Erin http://listverse.com/2007/09/19/10-common-english-language-errors/comment-page-6/#comment-453592 Sat, 21 Jan 2012 18:00:46 +0000 http://listverse.com/literature/10-common-english-language-errors/#comment-453592 Just to add some more…
I hate when people say “liberry” instead of libRary. There’s an R right in the middle there! OR they use threw rather than through.

There’s a sign in my town that advertises “.30¢ wings”. Obviously, they mean “30 cents” not “point three cents”.

Oh yeah, there’s “preventive” vs. “prevenTAtive”, why add the extra syllable and letters??

And, last but not least, I’ll add my two cents to the “literally” argument. People are saying that the word “literally” is being used in a hyperbolic (yes, I know that’s probably not the correct word, but you get it, right?) sense but the examples they’re using (“he literally flew out the door” or “she literally exploded”) are already hyperboles without the addition of “literally”. (he flew out the door, she exploded)

]]> By: aries http://listverse.com/2007/09/19/10-common-english-language-errors/comment-page-6/#comment-452731 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 02:59:04 +0000 http://listverse.com/literature/10-common-english-language-errors/#comment-452731 I am confused with statement I have read in the language book. It says, “Teacher does not have to be very good in oral skills when she/he teaches reading comprehension.” What is this mean?

]]> By: Random http://listverse.com/2007/09/19/10-common-english-language-errors/comment-page-6/#comment-448246 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 14:04:44 +0000 http://listverse.com/literature/10-common-english-language-errors/#comment-448246 Wow, those are the most common errors? Interesting. I can’t speak for everyone of course and in no way calling people dumb, however, I was taught all of those in Primary School. (That’s Elementary school for you Americans.) That was the 1990′s. The thing I get caught on is grammar. Especially use of commas and occasionally even apostrophes.

]]> By: Jeff http://listverse.com/2007/09/19/10-common-english-language-errors/comment-page-6/#comment-445983 Wed, 28 Dec 2011 22:14:04 +0000 http://listverse.com/literature/10-common-english-language-errors/#comment-445983 Irony has more than one meaning( definitions per Merriam-Webster) . Although the author is correct in it’s meaning, he’s also incorrect that that Alanis Morissette got it wrong. Both are actually correct.

]]> By: Compiled for Greater good « Abhishekmago Scribbles http://listverse.com/2007/09/19/10-common-english-language-errors/comment-page-6/#comment-445369 Mon, 26 Dec 2011 12:48:16 +0000 http://listverse.com/literature/10-common-english-language-errors/#comment-445369 [...] 3. “Enormity” means “extreme evil”, but it’s often used to mean “enormousness”. US President, George HW Bush missed this one when he said after being elected that he “Couldn’t believe the enormity of the situation.” A perfect example of irony (which, in the context I have just used it, is correct). [...]

]]> By: Josie http://listverse.com/2007/09/19/10-common-english-language-errors/comment-page-6/#comment-445096 Sun, 25 Dec 2011 07:26:16 +0000 http://listverse.com/literature/10-common-english-language-errors/#comment-445096 . . . #2 is bad. That’s all. Oh, and Listserve, get an editor.

]]> By: Gabe http://listverse.com/2007/09/19/10-common-english-language-errors/comment-page-6/#comment-438446 Sun, 04 Dec 2011 03:59:31 +0000 http://listverse.com/literature/10-common-english-language-errors/#comment-438446 Language has evolved. It is now perfectly fine to use the words ironic and tragic when there is a terrorist attack on the 4th of July in the US. (or an equivalent holiday)

]]> By: rismonuvj http://listverse.com/2007/09/19/10-common-english-language-errors/comment-page-6/#comment-433714 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 08:23:08 +0000 http://listverse.com/literature/10-common-english-language-errors/#comment-433714 Name

]]> By: Marta Garofalo http://listverse.com/2007/09/19/10-common-english-language-errors/comment-page-6/#comment-429484 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 21:40:50 +0000 http://listverse.com/literature/10-common-english-language-errors/#comment-429484 Languages change over any given period of time, it’s evolution!… Why do you think we no longer speak ye olde English!?…. Peolple need to get over this stuff and deal with issues that really matter…. Innit!

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