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LVBen
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09 Feb 2008, 2:26 am

Why do so many people in this group mix up these words? Where are all of the aspies that pay attention to details?

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09 Feb 2008, 2:29 am

If I make a foolish mistake like this I quickly change it. Though, the there-their-they're mix up shouldn't be done...easily?
It's something that should be learned early.

LVBen
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09 Feb 2008, 2:36 am

also "your" and "you're"

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09 Feb 2008, 2:44 am

there are actually a lot more than those you have noted....
i thought it was just me who noticed...lol
it kinda drives me nuts, and i want to post just to correct them....lol!

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Spiral153
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09 Feb 2008, 2:52 am

Well, at least I haven't seen anyone here write "should of" instead of "should've". I hate it when people do that.

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09 Feb 2008, 3:02 am

Spiral153 wrote:

Well, at least I haven't seen anyone here write "should of" instead of "should've". I hate it when people do that.

I don't think I ever use those two words together. I use "Should Have", but not "Should Of".

oscuria
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09 Feb 2008, 3:32 am

Well, some here might not have vocabulary as their strong point?

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09 Feb 2008, 4:11 am

I got a 710 score on my verbal SAT. I still can never remember when to use further and when to use farther, no matter how many times I look it up and tell myself to REMEMBER. :lol:

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09 Feb 2008, 4:27 am

Mistakes like that cause a great big alarm to go off in my head. CLANG. I'm left fumbling around looking for the override.

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09 Feb 2008, 6:36 am

It's also annoying when people put apostrophes in wrong places (as in "I don't like apple's") :evil:

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09 Feb 2008, 6:50 am

LVBen wrote:

Why do so many people in this group mix up these words? Where are all of the aspies that pay attention to details?

English is not my native language plus i got trouble with were and where, in and on, take and drink. Used to say "drink my pills"

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09 Feb 2008, 7:06 am

Yes, people make mistakes. Some of us don't seem to understand the difference between "it's" and "its", oddly enough. Still, as long as I know what someone is trying to communicate, we're in business. I don't get annoyed - they're just words on a computer screen. :wink:

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09 Feb 2008, 7:16 am

I noticed an interesting thing: non-native English speakers never confuse 'their' with 'there' or 'they're'. They don't misspell words like 'definitely' either.

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09 Feb 2008, 7:18 am

Ugh.
I don't understand if it's the result of lack of funding in public schools, or what.
It bothers me greatly, I mean... sheesh, people! This is what you're supposed to know since second grade!

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abram
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09 Feb 2008, 7:28 am

i sometimes make these mistakes because i've only learned english for 3 years....so i make these and probably a lot more stupid mistakes but don't even notice them

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09 Feb 2008, 7:56 am

I also hate it when people make these mistakes. I'll make an exception for them if English is not their first language, but otherwise they have no excuse. We all learned basically the same material at school after all. And this is something I know I knew for a fact in second grade...

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