What spelling mistake do you hate/notice the most?

Mischievious instead of mischievous is becoming quite common. Probably a hangover from early schooldays

I too do not like the lose and loose mistakes. I am though still wondering why choose is sounded with the long oooo whilst loose is sounded with a short oo. Completely opposite of loose and lose. Someone, please put me out of my misery and explain to me.

Oh yes draw for drawer, and their and there, but the list goes on.

Independent

I once got into a bitter argument about this but I am still adamant. The word is spelt benefiting NOT benefitting which even crops up regularly in novels and even an English text book.

I haven't read the whole thread as it is very long but I wonder if anyone has expressed annoyance at people saying 'bored of' instead of 'bored with', and various other examples which I can't call to mind just now. Or am I wrong and is it ok to be 'bored of' something? 'Bored of reading' sounds ok but 'bored of waiting' for something just doesn't sound quite right to me.
Oh dear - I'll get my coat!

singingnutty

I haven't read the whole thread as it is very long but I wonder if anyone has expressed annoyance at people saying 'bored of' instead of 'bored with', and various other examples which I can't call to mind just now. Or am I wrong and is it ok to be 'bored of' something? 'Bored of reading' sounds ok but 'bored of waiting' for something just doesn't sound quite right to me.
Oh dear - I'll get my coat!

Don't get your coat, you made a very valid point. I am also bored of, sorry bored with, people saying and writing bored of.
It just sounds sloppy and it is definitely not right.
This is a very long thread so I don't know if anybody has mentioned it before. Perhaps it can't be mentioned too often.

NannyKnit

I’m a bit of a pedant when it comes to spelling & punctuation but don’t get too agitated when it’s probably a typo or auto-correct. What really annoys me is when things are incorrect on a website or notice. Mainly ‘complimentary’ instead of ‘complementary’ - completely different meanings. I haven’t yet had a complimentary breakfast tell me I’m looking good or a complimentary toiletry praising my hair.
But possibly even worse is what people literally do, or do literally. Some have even literally died laughing, literally fallen over, literally torn out their hair …..

Complimentary means both expressing a compliment and supplying free of charge.
Complementary is when something enhances or completes something.

Seen so often on Mumsnet - 'bare with me''.

I do a lot of competitions, so due to having to sign up for newsletters get a lot of emails that I don't always read and delete straight away. However a particular one attracted my attention to read it then wished I hadn't as there were so many grammatical and spelling errors - I was so incensed I wrote back to them pointing them out and asking why it wasn't proof-read before being emailed out. I didn't expect a reply, but had a very nice email back acknowledging the errors and even had some samples of their products to say thank you.

Grandmafrench

For me, No. 1 on GN throughout the Pandemic?
Sheilding

Oh yes, that has to be the most oft repeated and irritating error.

We were eating out with friends at a restaurant one evening and the waitress had handed us all menus. One of our friends is an English teacher and he was gazing at the menu and tutting.
When the waitress returned to take our order, he started pointing out all the spelling and grammatical errors on the menu. Without turning a hair the waitress said "Would sir like a red pen?"

LauraNorderr

Grandmafrench

For me, No. 1 on GN throughout the Pandemic?
Sheilding

Oh yes, that has to be the most oft repeated and irritating error.

Ah, yes

LucyAnna2

LauraNorderr

Grandmafrench

For me, No. 1 on GN throughout the Pandemic?
Sheilding

Oh yes, that has to be the most oft repeated and irritating error.

Ah, yes

Perhaps those who posted about shielding were too unwell to notice nor care. ☹

You only have to read the current thread on how Covid and shielding to see has it has affected people. It is a very sensitive subject.

My BIL, German and a teacher of English in his own country used to correct menus in this country. He would take out his red pen and write on the menu and rub out the incorrect apostrophes on chalkboards.

My first language is Welsh and we have a word for "cuddle" which is Cwtsh. Yet nearly everywhere it's speeled as Cwtch. Ch in Welsh has a completely different sound to Sh. It really gets my goat up.

Pittcity

NannyKnit

I’m a bit of a pedant when it comes to spelling & punctuation but don’t get too agitated when it’s probably a typo or auto-correct. What really annoys me is when things are incorrect on a website or notice. Mainly ‘complimentary’ instead of ‘complementary’ - completely different meanings. I haven’t yet had a complimentary breakfast tell me I’m looking good or a complimentary toiletry praising my hair.
But possibly even worse is what people literally do, or do literally. Some have even literally died laughing, literally fallen over, literally torn out their hair …..

Complimentary means both expressing a compliment and supplying free of charge.
Complementary is when something enhances or completes something.

Eek, I'm horrified it has both meanings, thank you Pittcity. One less word to raise my hackles in future. :-)

Trying to sort out the garden just now, and listening to “I’m sorry I haven’t a clue” / Radio 4 on BBC Sounds, on headphones - and reminding myself what FUN language is!!

Witzend the 'Who's job....' was a definite gaffe. My jaw dropped, I pointed to the screen and turned to the colleagues at my table. Not one of them had noticed and when I turned back the screen had quickly been changed.

kircubbin2000 that horrible 'Where's Johnny? He's went to the toilet." thing is normal, everyday parlance up here in the North East. I hear examples of it more or less every day.

I was reminded of yet another petty hate of mine. A woman on TV said she liked to lay in the sun. She didn't look a bird.

Principal and principle

Prostrate cancer.

Even today someone has posted about a pillar case on the bed.

kircubbin2000

Even today someone has posted about a pillar case on the bed.

🤣🤣🤣

Unbelievable.