We are not writers. But as bloggers, we kind of are. Which leads me to my yackety-yak question of the day:
Your vs. You're (You are)
Do you have any words that you trip on or battle regularly?Sure I know the rules. But often times my fingers move quicker than my internal grammar monitor and I end up typing the wrong ones. My constant nemesis?
Your vs. You're (You are)
Grrrrr
Sometimes "you're" gets me, but usually it's "they're". Like you I know the rules for there/their/they're, but it's easy to get caught up in what you're saying and/or how fast you're typing.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely... Huh, I actually spelled it right for once. I was waiting for spell check to correct me. :P
ReplyDeleteThat's the one word I always misspell.
Your/You're gets me sometimes as well, which is why I have to reread my posts so many times until I have it right.
I am glad I am not the only one. Your and you're can keep me awake at night - even though I know the rules but worry that in my haste I have used the wrong one. And also the old apostrophe denoting possession where a word ends in "s". Again I know the grammatical rules for when you place another s after the apostrohe and when you don't. But it is trickey and recently writing Henry James's just didn't look right, even though it is.
ReplyDeleteThis is a great post - thanks :)
Happens to me all the time .. Mine is "Its" vs "It's".
ReplyDeleteThe word "definitely" I always have to stop and think how to spell it. I often battle the word "interesting" but not spelling-wise. It's because I use it too often!
ReplyDeleteOh, there are so many words that I mess up when I type really fast! I'm trying to think of a common example...
ReplyDeleteARGH! Yes.
ReplyDeleteThere and their
I ALWAYS try to spell definitely, "definately"
I mispell the character names CONSTANTLY. Cabel from the Wake series will forever be Caleb on my blog.
It never ends. Spell check is my BFF for life, and I still catch published mistakes on my blog all the time.
Friends, separate, & basically every 'i' before 'e' exception. That rule gets me every time!
ReplyDeleteah, there, their, and they're....oh yeah and separate too
ReplyDeleteI get tripped up ALL THE TIME. Thank goodness for spell check.
ReplyDeleteI don't know if I have any spelling problems, but I do have a problem with using the same few words over and over and over again. I catch myself and spend minutes trying to come up with a replacement, often to just type that same old word. The words:
ReplyDeleteFabulous
Fantastic
Definitely
Blah!! I need a new vocabulary. I even had my hubby buy me one of those "word a day" calendars, but the words are just too crazy! I need a "dumbed-down" version. LOL.
Oh I am just a sloppy commenter. I need spell check on my comments. Grammer, I think I'm okay, but no one has corrected me before.
ReplyDeleteMy big pet peeve is when I capitalized the first letter and the second letter by accident. Do it all the time.
With me, its not so much the spelling as the typo's!
ReplyDeleteI keep putting an "s" in "that" so it looks like "thst"
Lol, interesting question. I sometimes trip up on they're and their. As for words that I STILL can't really spell (like I get them right 50% of the time) are disappoint (gah, I spelled it wrong again; thank you for firefox spell check) and a couple other words with double consonants. And you'd think I'd know how to spell disappoint after doing so many reviews. *sigh*
ReplyDeleteMine is anesthetist.
ReplyDeleteDo I have to pick only one?
ReplyDeleteI am always screwing something up. I am typo Queen.
i did all the time!what's the word? oh yes, hear and here ;p
ReplyDeleteHmm, when I start typing really quickly, I typically mess up then/than. I know the rule, but if I'm not thinking about it, "then" tends to pop out. Also, I typo the as "teh" a lot.
ReplyDeleteOoh, this is a fun topic! We might have to borrow it from you sometime ;o)
ReplyDeleteI don't really have any problems with grammar. However, my brain is usually faster than my fingers so I misspell words on occasion.
I actually misspell my own name. Instead of typing Isalys, I type "Islays" - a lot! lol
Another common one for me is when I type "about it". I usually end up with "abou tit". Damn trigger happy thumb of mine! lol
Looking at it now, "Islays abou tit", it is a big suggestive, isn't it? LOL
XoXo
♥Isalys
Mine is there and their :)
ReplyDeleteAll: Thank you ladies for all your comments. I smiled as I read each one. It's so good to know I'm not alone.
ReplyDeleteIsa: LOL :) Not's funny :)
Cleverly: *giggle Typo queen ;)
Beach: My mouth trips on that one ;)
1st daughter: I do that too! What a good point. I love "perfect" for some reason. I keep dictionary.com (for the thesaurus) quite handy.
Mel: Possession is SO hard ;)
Farther and further. Always mix them two up.
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