[GtmFeqJJ]

Its 'maths' not 'math'.

[baronaaba]

You realise that this thread is the equivalent of a huge sign around your neck saying "Golf Sale" "Point out the least errors I may have made"?

Judgment on the west of the Atlantic, judgement on the east.

[Fekliopas]

b!tch not *****

[ahagotyou]

Originally posted by Dauphin
Damn, no-one has complained about its and it's yet. Why should I? Both do exist and have their meaningful use.

[Ijkavylo]

Originally posted by Dauphin
Damn, no-one has complained about its and it's yet. This one always surprises me. The sheer amount of native speakers making the its - it's mistake is amazing, given how it's a very simple rule. Certainly simple compared to the many other rules in English, but no - for some weird reason, you see people remembering the harder rules.

[alenbarbaf]

I've seen plenty of people who make the mistake consistently. Over many different posts, or sometimes several times in the same post.

What annoys me even more, though, is a variation of that same mistake - ending a word with 's to denote the plural form...

[Gromiaaborn]

Originally posted by Brachy-Pride
Are then and than pronounced the same? I see many native speakers confusing them when writing. Yeah, that's annoying too, as is the "their" and "they're" and "there" thing.

[23tommy]

Could of, should of, would of, might of etc.

Could've, should've, would've, might've damnit.

[crazuMovies]

Your to picky.

[qCGfQR9T]

Originally posted by Dauphin
I put it in as a teaser in my first post, but no-one bit. It was way to obvious.

[interznakinfo]

Would someone please enlighten me about the use of the word teh? I read it so freakently that I cannot believe in a simple typing error.

[metrocartockasur]

Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo.

[IronpumpedLady]

Your winner!

[enlinnyGoob]

My big 3 pet peeves:

Not knowing the difference between less vs. fewer.

Not using the subjunctive correctly ("if I were" not "if I was")

Using quotation marks for emphasis. Note to small business owners everywhere: a sign reading

Yes, We're "Open"

means you're not open, but trying to fool your customers for some reason.

[BruceCroucshs]

"Math" (or maths) is an abbreviation of "mathematics". Are they rules for spelling of abbreviations?

[dayclaccikere]

So the rule for shorting words is first syllabe + last letter?

[radikal]

I'm trying to think of other examples that would test the point one way or the other.

The only two I can think of are actually both American. (1) In baseball, the Oakland Athletics are referred to as the Oakland A's, not the Oakland A; and (2) Americans in this part of the world -- especially military guys -- routinely refer to the Philippines as "the Phils."

So "maths" it is.

Edit: Though there is the question of whether "mathematics" is, in fact, a plural. Is there such a thing as a "mathematic"? If not -- if mathematics is either a singular that coincidently ends in "s" or is a collective noun -- then neither of my examples apply and "math," not "maths," would be the correct abbreviation.

[forebirdo]

Gymnastics isn't shortened to Gyms.

[AdobebePhoto]

I say maths. You say math.
I say colour. You say color.

I say behind. Who says in-back?

[infarrelisam]

Originally posted by TCO
I don't really know what a split infinitive is, so likely mess that up. "To boldy go" is surely the most famous split-infinitive in the world.

Or as Douglas Adams put it : "to bodly split infinitives that no man has split before".