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26 Common Word Mistakes That Make Grammar Fans Itchy

BuzzFeed·Remy Tepner·6 months ago
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We asked members of the BuzzFeed Community to share commonly misused words and phrases that piss them off, and they came in HOT. Here are 26 of the most irritating answers:

1.

"When people say, 'Please', instead of 'pleased'. It drives me wild when people say 'Please to meet you.'"

— pinksorcerer964

2.

"I hate when people type 'your' meaning 'you're' and vice versa."

3.

"'Gaslighting.' The number of people who misuse that word is mind-boggling. Gaslighting is constant psychological manipulation, not just a disagreement."

— baobaopanda

4.

"People saying something is 'really unique.' Something cannot be very/really unique. Unique is an absolute. One of a kind."

— k9femom

While the original meaning of "unique" is an absolute adjective, the word has evolved in the language, and modifiers such as "really" are acceptable.

5.

"'Anyway!' People say 'anyways.' There is no ‘s’.…

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