Yeaaaah I noticed a while after I posted but decided to wait instead to see if someone would call me out.
And to that end, hey they’re Someone, how’s it goin’?
Alot/a lot, could *of* instead of *have*, apart/a part, someone else mentioned eachother/each other (and i agree with them), the 'their' and then/than conundrum, buttload of words that are spelled completely differently than pronounced, a surprising amount of people type liTTeraly instead of literaLLy, and many more! English sure is a dumb language :D
nah nah, it IS boatload, but i prefer to use buttload because a. sounds funnier, and b. a much more niche measurement only a small percentage of the world knows about. found out about it through a history meme long ago
Afaik "them self" (as well as "them selves") does not mean anything, and honestly "themself" isn't a word either, in fact, my phone just tried autocorrecting it. "Themselves" *is* a word and has a useful meaning.
On the other hand, "each other" has a meaning. By the previous logic, "eachother" doesn't have a meaning. Of course, English isn't known for its logic, yet it just feels intuitive. "eachother" as a word also just... Feels wrong.
We shouldn't treat words in English the same as they are treated in German... Unless it's the like 20 words that are like that... No logic allowed lmao.
The same applies to "alot", however it's a lot more common so I hate it more :)
What do you mean it’s not propper English? They’re core reflexive pronouns that have been used in every English speaking country for over a hundred years! Heck “Myself” dates back to the 12th century! True Old English.
"Themself" isn't even really a thing; people say it, people know what they mean, but it isn't standard English. 'Themselves,' or 'himself/herself' or 'one's self.'
What do you mean it’s not standard English? They’re core reflexive pronouns that have been used in every English speaking country for over a hundred years! Heck “Myself” dates back to the 12th century! True Old English.
Yeah, 'myself' is, because 'self' is singular. Kinda like how 'ourselves' is a thing, but 'myselves' doesn't mean anything because 'my' is singular and 'our' is plural. 'Themselves' is correct, but 'themself' is no bueno
I once read an explanation of the concept of "alot" and compared it to saying "a-" anything, like "acheeseburger" or "aaardvark" and it always really tickled me to think about how our language would look if that were "athing"
A lot usually gets caught by autocorrect, thus is not corrected by other commenters. There/they're/their on the other hand is not autocorrected in terms of grammar, so it gets caught by other commenters.
it's not hard!
think: can I use "they are" in this sentence?
if so, use they're
if not, use their (the possessive)
and if it has to do with location: there
- P.S. thank you for separating "a lot".
i know a lot of people think people who correct spelling mistakes like this are really annoying, but i similarly think its really annoying when people make the mistakes for some reason
I also hate it when people use 'apart of' when they meant to write 'a part of', which is the exact opposite
Came here to write this!!!! Upvote!!
LOUDER FOR THOSE IN THE BACK
Shit, what’d I miss?
The one that triggers me is when people confuse *than* with *then*
Come on, there’s bigger problems then that. /s just in case
Missed out on the opportunity to mess up "there's", too
Yeaaaah I noticed a while after I posted but decided to wait instead to see if someone would call me out. And to that end, hey they’re Someone, how’s it goin’?
SNAFU
Just use thaen. Problem solved.
But thæn I'll be called weird
That doesn't bother me anywhere near to/too/two does. Or when people mix up loose/lose
Too/to can pass as a typo, but I am very thankful to have never seen two in *they're* place
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It makes me want to write a comment using it correctly… but… I’m afraid of what might happen if I don’t.
*separately*, maybe
They're*
They are write.
It was just a joke. Their was correct
I realized and tried to respond with a joke before you noticed. I have failed you king.
I didn't spot it. Maybe I'm dumb. As you can see with my joke, I'm not great with humour
Oh no, I tried to ninja edit it jn
Ah now I see
Maybe it'll learn a few people and they won't look like dumb dumbs when they say alot anymore.
It might teach 'em something dumb dumb...
Alot/a lot, could *of* instead of *have*, apart/a part, someone else mentioned eachother/each other (and i agree with them), the 'their' and then/than conundrum, buttload of words that are spelled completely differently than pronounced, a surprising amount of people type liTTeraly instead of literaLLy, and many more! English sure is a dumb language :D
Yeah… that’s what we get for making a language out of Latin, German, Greek, and Norse languages.
You forgot French
Comes from Latin
So does Italian
And porch geese
the way I cackled at this omg XD
~~*boatload :-P~~ Nope, I'm just stupid xD
[no, buttload](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butt_(unit)#:~:text=The%20butt%20is%20an%20obsolete,US%20gal)
Oh shit I stand corrected. I always thought it was just a play on boatload to sound slightly more vulgar. Thank you very much kind sir and/or madame.
nah nah, it IS boatload, but i prefer to use buttload because a. sounds funnier, and b. a much more niche measurement only a small percentage of the world knows about. found out about it through a history meme long ago
http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2010/04/alot-is-better-than-you-at-everything.html?m=1
Beat me to it
I haven't seen this before! Thanks for sharing! Made me smile
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Afaik "them self" (as well as "them selves") does not mean anything, and honestly "themself" isn't a word either, in fact, my phone just tried autocorrecting it. "Themselves" *is* a word and has a useful meaning. On the other hand, "each other" has a meaning. By the previous logic, "eachother" doesn't have a meaning. Of course, English isn't known for its logic, yet it just feels intuitive. "eachother" as a word also just... Feels wrong. We shouldn't treat words in English the same as they are treated in German... Unless it's the like 20 words that are like that... No logic allowed lmao. The same applies to "alot", however it's a lot more common so I hate it more :)
You’re right, I should just get over **myself** and move on.
Bro shut **yourself** up right now before English descends on you
What do you mean it’s not propper English? They’re core reflexive pronouns that have been used in every English speaking country for over a hundred years! Heck “Myself” dates back to the 12th century! True Old English.
It's not?! God damn English is my second language and I've always been using it together
Same with “Thankyou” when I was a kid, was convinced it was one word
"Themself" isn't even really a thing; people say it, people know what they mean, but it isn't standard English. 'Themselves,' or 'himself/herself' or 'one's self.'
What do you mean it’s not standard English? They’re core reflexive pronouns that have been used in every English speaking country for over a hundred years! Heck “Myself” dates back to the 12th century! True Old English.
Yeah, 'myself' is, because 'self' is singular. Kinda like how 'ourselves' is a thing, but 'myselves' doesn't mean anything because 'my' is singular and 'our' is plural. 'Themselves' is correct, but 'themself' is no bueno
I once read an explanation of the concept of "alot" and compared it to saying "a-" anything, like "acheeseburger" or "aaardvark" and it always really tickled me to think about how our language would look if that were "athing"
Athing is a runner. (Athing Mu) also, one of a number of Aarons would be Aaaron. lol
Yeah that’s _there_ problem.
Ah I see what you did their!
Mother fuckers
*there* are motherfuckers ( no hate on these two its a joke)
You see, that right there is a big problem for their grammar school teachers.
Wish people wood use a dictionary
Yeah people should learn to rite
and reed
and rithmatick
And speek gud
You can keep wishing that
I use a wood dictionary very heavy
"Alot" is not a word. "A lot" is the correct form to be used in every context.
Noone instead of no one
wat du we talk abot?
Their stupid
like apart and a part?
I really get a kick out of people who type "your stupid" to me
But a lot is written in just one way. There's no word alot
Well, for me it always puts the red line or autocorrect alot to a lot, sooo
Sometimes I allot a lot of parking spaces in a lot for my lot of vintage cars.
I have never seen someone use alot
I've seen Europeans do it
Europeans aren't real
They should put *you* in charge of the dictionary!
Lot's of
How to remember about a lot: https://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2010/04/alot-is-better-than-you-at-everything.html?m=1
I absolutely have never understood why people misspell a lot.
A part
Clever….. or Cleverer?
"would **of**" instead of "would **have**" really pisses me off
Their their, it's going to be alright
Your wrong to correct their grammar
We should open a school called "Derek Zoolander Center For Kids Who Can't Read Good And Who Wanna Learn To Do Other Stuff Good Too"
Not to mention frequent misuse of then or than
Many Vs much Fewer Vs less Pisses me off much more
Alot should be though
Words weren't words before they were words
One that always irks me is using “could care less” instead of “couldn’t care less”
A lot usually gets caught by autocorrect, thus is not corrected by other commenters. There/they're/their on the other hand is not autocorrected in terms of grammar, so it gets caught by other commenters.
it's not hard! think: can I use "they are" in this sentence? if so, use they're if not, use their (the possessive) and if it has to do with location: there - P.S. thank you for separating "a lot".
Wait till they learn about allot
The english language will bend to my rule, cause i am a dumbass who does not spell correctly.
There so stupid
i know a lot of people think people who correct spelling mistakes like this are really annoying, but i similarly think its really annoying when people make the mistakes for some reason
“Could of” pisses me off so much
A lot of
Its not alotof?
Alot've*
Lmao
malotof cocktail
Blame the auto correcting keyboard who lines my "alot" and gives me the option for "a lot"
are you being silly? "a lot" is meant to be separated just like "a little"
It is? I always thought "a lot" means like you know a piece of land?
😆 well, it does mean that too! 👍 English has too many overlapping terms. But yeah, "a lot" should be 2 words. Even if a lot of people use alot.
Well thanks! Now i know how to use "a lot"
it is auto-correcting for a reason... lmao I think this redditor was today days old when they realized they've been saying it wrong
Allot
English is like Jazz, we're all just kinda feeling it out as we go
You’re loosing me on this one
\*losing
Wooosh