Daily Grammar/Definition lesson

[price499]

Capitol/capital

 

Double negatives: I don't need no money. Drives me crazy.

[rockmom]

Not technically grammatical in nature, but:

 

I bought some Havarti the other day. A couple days later, my sister asked if she could try some Haverty cheese. It took a bit of back and forth before we got that one straight.

Same sister was in Cleveland last week and went to an Italian restaurant. She sent me a text asking what to get. Knowing her, I said go for the lasagna...and order a glass of Chianti. The cheese incedent popped into mind, so I sent her the phoenetic of Chianti. Too late. She'd already ordered the Chi-ant-eye instead of the key-aahn-tee.

[rockmom]

And it's ridiculous how often ridiculous is spelled "rediculous"...you're not doing diculous again.

[tcjkbt]

If I remember correctly, flammable and inflammable mean the same thing. Since I am not sure, I try to avoid using either one.

[OlDog75]

Using axe and ast instead of ASK. Those grind me a little.

[PurplePride92]

Affect/effect

[Jumper_Dad]

Affect/effect

 

My personal Kryptonite, I screw those up more than any other words.

[Run To State]

Insure/ensure.

Insure - arrange for compensation in the event of damage to or loss of (property), or injury to or the death of (someone), in exchange for regular advance payments to a company or government agency.

 

Ensure - What mcpapa drinks for his daily sustenance.

[Run To State]

I need to insure my car.

Mcpapa's favorite drink is Ensure.

Oops, you beat me to it.

[True blue (and gold)]

To vs. too. Argggggg.

[Run To State]

To vs. too. Argggggg.

To add to that, to vs. too vs, two. Double Argggg.

[NEERFAN]

Irregardless

 

My co-worker uses that every day.

[Watusi]

[Watusi]

A lot of personal favorites already mentioned in this thread.

 

I am amazed at how many people type "are" when they mean "our". Not even close, so how does that happen?

 

One misuse I see a lot is accept/except.

[mcpapa]

"I could care less".

 

Yes, you could.