Common Grammatical Errors

I found these lists in the peyups.com forum (titled common grammatical errors). Some entries are really funny but are enlightening 'coz sometimes, we really are unaware that we commit grammatical errors, especially verbally. The written world is simpler, given the fact that we can edit and rewrite what we have written. But words, once they left our mouths sure won't come back. As said, the damage has been done, and an irreversible damage at that. Hope these will all help us to be more aware of our use of the english language. Have some fun too, while going along the list 'coz as said, some are really funny. :)

COMMON GRAMMATICAL ERRORS

1. Let's repeat it again once more for the second time around

2. It's up for you

3. Stand up everybody, the flag is being raised down

4. Form a circle and make it straight

5. Your grammatical error is incorrect

6. Anyways

7. I'll tell you what this is all about is

8. Stand up and sit down. (stand and sit are enough to convey the commands)

9. It's depends

10. More better

11. Last, last week (Filipinos are quite fond of using this. The correct term is the week before last)

12. I don't see no _____ (double negative)

13. With regards to (the correct form is with regard to)

14. Jewelries, informations, advices, furnitures (these words have no plural form. To make them plural, use pieces of or bits of )

15. Heard from someone: "Did you went to school today?"

16. Heard from someone: "Do you sure?"

17. Heard from someone: "Ayy, wrong mistake!"

18. Irregardless (double negative)

19. Heard from someone: "What did you did?"

20. Cope with" not "cope up with" But, you do say "keep up with." Ex. "It is hard to cope with the demands of single-parenthood."

21. The reason is that because of _____ (double negative)

22. At this point in time (use at this point)

23. A pleasant good morning (redundant)

24. His answer is more correct than hers. - if an answer is correct, nothing can be more correct than it

25. This circle is rounder than the other circle - all circles are round, no circle is rounder or more round than other circles

26. Forums (the plural form is fora)

27. Past history (redundant)

Here are some of the really amusing ones. Have a great laugh! :P

1. I couldn't care a damn!

2. What's your next class before this?( ANO RAW???!!!)

3. Nothing in this world is perfect except the word "change"

4. Can you repeat that for the second time around once more from the top?(ulitin natin hanggang mamatay tayo!)

5. My dad brought home a lot of hand-me-downs! (Translation: ang daming pasalubong ng tatay ko.)

6. Standard and Chartered Bank

7. I'm very iterated!!! (translation: galit sya!)

8. I'm sorry, my boss just passed away. (translation: kakadaan lang ng boss nya.)

9. Hello, my boss is out of town. Would you like to wait?

10. What happened after the erection of Mayon Volcano?

11. Don't touch me not!

12. Hello?... For a while, please hang yourself...

13. Its spilled milk under the bridge.

14. Don't change anything! Keep it at ease.

15. Hello McDo? Mag-i-inquire lang ako kung magkano ang kidney meal? ('yong pambatang pagkain)

16. You!!! You're not a boy anymore! You're a man anymore!

17. Out of fit ako these days eh... (translation: 'di sya nakakapag-exercise)

18. Come, lets join us!

19. Bring down the house down!

20. I'm the world champion of the World!!!

21. Mark ! Dan! Joboy! Come here both of you! I want to talk to you tomorrow morning 7AM sharp!!! RIGHT NOW!!!!

Hope you had a great time perusing over these lists as I had. :)

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taken from an e-mail I sent to my friends in 2003. Posted because of that funny interview of Janina, this year's Binibining Pilipinas Ms. World winner