Be Impeccable: Commonly Misused Phrases That Will Make You Sound Ignorant

[SevenFeathers]

There must be some universal thing about it, because while I don't have NextDoor, I do look at my local community Facebook page and it is an identical experience. For some reason or another, the level of English is at its absolute lowest in these local community groups, and I can't work out why!

The local facebook page for lost pets frustrates me greatly! There are dogs around here that are "livestock guardian dogs", usually Pyrenees. Evidently, they have a tendency to "wander", but multiple people have talked about how these dogs love to "wonder"! (I wonder if they are wondering while they wander?)

 

[gottathink]

I’m inspired by this thread to put more effort into correcting my grammar. The great thing about the forum is that it is a good place to practice writing.

 

[Arwenn]

Anyway, I wanted to add another one that I’ve seen a lot on social media: supposably vs. supposedly

Oh this is a good one, and I’ve heard it spoken this way too as well as on social media. Another one that is occasionally misused and confused is wary and weary.

Amazing the difference an apostrophe or a comma can make:

 

[Ursus Minor]

What say the upper classes?

I remember the Queen often saying "My husband I ..."

 

[Ursus Minor]

I remember the Queen often saying "My husband I ..."

My husband and I.

Sorry for the mistake...

 

[Third_Density_Resident]

The Queen always used “I” and “me” correctly. She absolutely never used “myself”or “I” when “me” was the correct pronoun, as so many do today for fear of sounding “wrong”.

I often hear or read the highly cringeworthy “Come and see either Jack or myself if you have any further questions,” when the correct sentence should be “Come and see either Jack or me if you have any further questions.”

Sadly we have been so conditioned to recoil at the word “me” that the latter sentence now sounds “wrong” to many.