Thread: Commonly used bad grammar

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Originally Posted by mainaman

Isn't the proper form "funnier" ? In that case it can be used either way if I am not wrong.

Funnier would indicate something is humerous wouldnt it?

Ok here are a few
1- pacifically instead of specifically
2- incidences instead of incidents
3- supposably instead of supposedly

As well as the could care less one.

Don't forget the biggie-that terrible word, irregardless.

Originally Posted by mainaman

Isn't the proper form "funnier" ? In that case it can be used either way if I am not wrong.

I agree with bouchie - you can have fun or even better, more fun. A joke can be funny - a better joke is even funnier. If you are having more fun it's certainly not funner.

That's was really difficult to get right with autocorrect changing things all the time. At least it proved that funner is not on the acceptable list.

Edit - it prolly doesn't make much difference.

Originally Posted by edhewitt

Funnier would indicate something is humerous wouldnt it?

Yes, I researched it and found the difference. Never really taught about it since I am not a native speaker some nuances elude me.

1. funny - funnier - (the) funniest - 'funny' is an adjective
2. much fun - more fun - (the) most fun - 'fun' is a noun modified by 'much'

seems that funner is also acceptable although it is considered odd.

Another one, and I am guilty of misuse of it: effect vs affect

I don't want to reply to this post for fear that I will use bad grammar while talking about bad grammar pet peeves. But my biggest are:

1. there, their, they're;
2. when people do not use the helping verb "to be" (ex. "this razor needs stropped" instead of "this razor needs to be stropped");
3. excessive and inappropriately distracting over-use of the word "like."

I'm guilty of misspelled words, and terrible grammar. It drives my wife bonkers too, she's a grade 8 English teacher. Haha, and she comes home to, basically, another immature boy.

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

Don't forget the biggie-that terrible word, irregardless.

AAAAAHHHHHHH! One of the worst ones by far.