Lose And Loose

[MarkH024]

You lose a lure. You lose a game. You lose your keys.

Your belt is loose. The dog is loose. The screws in your brain are loose.

Come on folks, join in. Make basic English fun again. Who else has a set of words? Think you get the idea....

[hooah212002]

Affect and effect. I'll be dipped if I can never figure out when to use which one. I try as hard as I can to not need to use them in a sentence.

[deaknh03]

To and too, 3rd grade stuff here. My brain is TOO small to figure out which one TO use.

[Root beer]

I believe the word "up" is the most confusing word in the English language.

[Stasher1]

They're, there, and their They're going over there with their belongings.

It's and its It's so hot, the zebra is sweating off its stripes.

And my personal favorite, improper use of the apostrophe denote plurality Those are Steve's dog's. <--- Should be: Those are Steve's dogs.

I'm so picky about grammar and punctuation, that I even text in full sentences with capital letters and proper punctuation.

[CoBass]

Are and our. More and more I see the word are used in place of our. As far as texting goes, I won't even read texts I receive that are written in "text speak." If you're too lazy to type an extra letter or two don't bother texting me. You won't get an answer.

[roadwarrior]

It depends on what's expected not necessarily accepted. I kinda like country talk

even though writing that way is unacceptable in formal usage.Ya know what I mean?

Most people in this region warsh their clothes, sit on a couch, eat chicken with their

fingers and keep their beer in the icebox (my daughter's generation calls it a frig).

Alot of my friends drink scotch, not whiskey (Bourbon) or the other way around. If your

friends drive you somewhere, we say "they carried us over".

"Football" is college, not NFL. More specifically SEC football! Soccer is for small,

slow white boys, but mostly for girls. If your son is a cheerleader, you don't tell

your neighbors. "Ain't" isn't stupid, just southern.

[Marty]

There are too many words to list. In twelve years of forums I think I've seen it all until something new comes along.

Affect and effect. I'll be dipped if I can never figure out when to use which one.

This guideline should cover you about 99% of the time. "Affect" is a verb, meaning "to have an impact on." For example, it affected my fishing, it affected our relationship, it affected the game's outcome, etc.

Use "effect" for all other purposes, such as his personal effects, the effects of Hurricane Isaac. Using a cold front as an example, the front affected my fishing, but the effect of the front on my fishing was negative. In other words, "effect" is a noun almost all of the time.

Hope that's clear.

[00 mod]

You mean to tell me sitting on a couch ain't right? What about eatin chicken with your fingers is wrong? And everyone like their beer cold......from the fridge. And everyone knows sec football rules. Go Hogs!!!

The southern one that most people screw up is....."I'm fixin to go get the boat ready for the water tomorrow"

Jeff

Ps....I'm guilty as charged.

[Jake P]

Y'all is used in my vocabulary all day long. So is aint. just about anything that ends in a g is dropped. Like walkin' or cookin' or runnin'. When someone goes somewhere it is always down here or down there. Regardless of the actual direction they traveled. I love TEXAS!

[NorcalBassin]

This is great... basic grammatical errors in magazines (BASS ANGLER MAG!!!) drive me nuts. All of the it's when it should just be its could be caught by a proficient 8th grader. Obviously anyone can make a mistake, but there is no excuse for magazines, newspapers, books, etc.

[Stasher1]

Y'all is used in my vocabulary all day long. So is aint. just about anything that ends in a g is dropped. Like walkin' or cookin' or runnin'. When someone goes somewhere it is always down here or down there. Regardless of the actual direction they traveled. I love TEXAS!

The wife and I were born and raised in NH, but have been in the South since '92. My two oldest boys were born in AL and my youngest son was born here in GA. Even after living in the South for 20 years, the expressions "y'all" and "fixin' to" are just like sagging pants - not allowed in my house.

[Jake P]

The wife and I were born and raised in NH, but have been in the South since '92. My two oldest boys were born in AL and my youngest son was born here in GA. Even after living in the South for 20 years, the expressions "y'all" and "fixin' to" are just like sagging pants - not allowed in my house.

I understand the sagging pants, but the expressions seem harmless to me. To each his own. Y'all just dont understand. Anyways, I'll holler at you later. Im fixin' to make me a snack and hit the sack.

[_Coelacanth_]

"Your" and "You're". It always drives me crazy when people use these wrong.

My brother-in-law was arguing with someone on Facebook one time. The person he was arguing with said "Your an idiot." to him...it was all I could do not to reply to the post and say, "No, YOU'RE an idiot because you don't know the difference between YOUR and YOU'RE!"

Another fun one for me is when I hear someone say, "I could care less.". I always want to reply with, "Oh? How much less could you care? Or did you mean, I COULDN'T care less? Because that is the correct way to say it."

[CoBass]

This is great... basic grammatical errors in magazines (BASS ANGLER MAG!!!) drive me nuts. All of the it's when it should just be its could be caught by a proficient 8th grader. Obviously anyone can make a mistake, but there is no excuse for magazines, newspapers, books, etc.

I completely agree with you on this. When I go online and read the news from my local newspaper and television stations I just shake my head at the number of errors I notice. Making mistakes while posting on a forum is one thing, but I expect a lot more from people who are paid to write. I guess proofreading and editing are lost arts.

[Fishing Rhino]

You mean to tell me sitting on a couch ain't right? What about eatin chicken with your fingers is wrong? And everyone like their beer cold......from the fridge. And everyone knows sec football rules. Go Hogs!!!

The southern one that most people screw up is....."I'm fixin to go get the boat ready for the water tomorrow"

Jeff

Ps....I'm guilty as charged.

I'm glad to see you spelled "fridge" correctly, rather than the "frig" used by another of our esteemed moderators. Where's one of the other mods (Long Mike) when you need him to point out egregious spelling, or grammatical errors?

Frig is a "minced oath" often used in place of an unacceptable four letter word.

I haven't heard the expression minced oath in years, so for those who may be wondering..........................................

A minced oath is a euphemistic expression formed by altering a profane or taboo term to reduce the original term's objectionable characteristics. (from Wikipedia)

Then again, RW is from Tennessee. I'm not sure if Tennessee is far enough south, but in the deep South, a tumbler is not necessarily a gymnast.

Up here, dinner is usually called supper, while the term dinner is commonly substituted for lunch.

How 'bout y'all and yawl. Y'all can go sailing on a yawl.

[MarkH024]

Sore vs Soar

My back is sore. I have a cold sore. Herpes can create a sore. (no, not from personal experience...i'm clean )

That Eagle can soar. Gas prices will continue to soar.

[00 mod]

Growing up with a father raised on a farm, we always ate breakfast, dinner and supper. But I thought that was a deep rooted southern thing. Didn't know ya'll northerners used it to!

Jeff

[Daddyodo]

How about Way, Weigh, And Whey:)

[JoePhish]

I always chuckle when someone writes (vs rights), "the right the bare arms" (vs the right to bear arms.)

Of course (vs coarse) you have the right to wear (vs where) a tank top in most cases.

"Where are you?" vs "Where you at?"

We can argue the use of dangling prepositions all day but what really gets me is the lack of verb in that sentence.

[K_Mac]

I always chuckle when someone writes (vs rights), "the right the bare arms" (vs the right to bear arms.)

Of course (vs coarse) you have the right to wear (vs where) a tank top in most cases.

"Where are you?" vs "Where you at?"

We can argue the use of dangling prepositions all day but what really gets me is the lack of verb in that sentence.

Your probably write, but I prefer the more Cajun, "Where you are?" I don't no nothing bout know dangling presuppositions!

[hooah212002]

Should OF, could OF, would OF.

Really grinds my gears.

[Root beer]

I always chuckle when someone writes (vs rights), "the right the bare arms" (vs the right to bear arms.)

Of course (vs coarse) you have the right to wear (vs where) a tank top in most cases.

"Where are you?" vs "Where you at?"

We can argue the use of dangling prepositions all day but what really gets me is the lack of verb in that sentence.

I'm just going to start saying, " where art thyself?"....

[Bankbeater]

Y'all forgot to mention my favorite "its over yonder".

[Fishing Rhino]

Sore vs Soar

My back is sore. I have a cold sore. Herpes can create a sore. (no, not from personal experience...i'm clean )

That Eagle can soar. Gas prices will continue to soar.

If you've ever had a cold sore, you've had herpes, albeit a different strain.

Herpes is an infection that is caused by a herpes simplex virus (HSV). Oral herpes causes cold sores around the mouth or face. Genital herpes affects the genitals, buttocks or anal area. Genital herpes is a sexually transmitted disease (STD). It affects the genitals, buttocks or anal area. Other herpes infections can affect the eyes, skin, or other parts of the body. The virus can be dangerous in newborn babies or in people with weak immune systems.

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/herpessimplex.html