Alex sent me the following link on facebook: http://theoatmeal.com/comics/misspelling. It provides a tongue-in-cheek look at the most common linguistic offenses, some of which are becoming epidemic with the rise of text and instant messaging. Facebook doesn't help much either. I like it. ALL of those listed are pet peeves of mine. Of course, I mark upwards of five hundred 2nd year exams and papers a year, so I am justifiably irritated. Here are a couple to add: Canadians who pronounce nuclear 'nucular' should immediately be deported to the U.S. 'Disorientated' should be removed from the dictionary. The correct word is disoriented. Disorientated technically means that you have failed in your Cub-Scout exercise using a compass. And you're probably lost in a forest. 'Disorientated' belongs in the same category as the word 'represent' when the word 'resent' is intended. 'Supposably' is not, and has never been a word. 'To' is a preposition - only - that's it, that's all. It NEVER means also. That requires another 'o' - one, measly, single, little 'o'. The clause following a semi-colon (;) MUST be an independent clause. By writing 'imma' for 'I'm a,' you haven't reduced the amount of typing you do by anything but a single space - and that's only if you consider the apostrophe a character.
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Sheaks.
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I am so with you on this.
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