My editing pet peeve - what's yours?

Well, then, you da man.

 

Incorrect usage of "begs the question" drives me crazy.

 

From another thread :

In the same vein, confusing "their" and "they're." Noooo excuse.

 

Yes and yes. Well not my significant other. But my friends and family.

I've told the story of the car shop in my parents' town that sells "Nissan's Toyota's and Honda's." And if I go to a restaurant and see things misspelled it drives me batty.

 

Anyone who can't stop and think, "It is" or "Its" possessive, is lazy or stupid.

Same with "they are" and "their" or "there".

 

Yes, I (and my wife) constantly discover and point out grammatical errors in things like menus, fliers (flyers?), newsletters, various magazines and newspapers, etc. We don't actively seek out these things, but they're everywhere. Hell, my sister-in-law sends out Christmas cards from "The Rasputin's" each year. My explanation that the apostrophe is unnecessary falls of deaf ears.

I think it is important to represent yourself with proper grammar, in all things. It speaks to ability with the language.

Back the main thread: what about mistakes with mascots? I've seen "bengals" represented as "bangles."

 

:-*Ah, but nobody gets "Beavers" wrong. ;D

 

My biggest peeve is quoting someone with basic, factual information.

"The tournament will begin Saturday at 9 a.m. at Podunk Pavilion," coach Randy Goat said.

 

Nothing rude about helping out a family member with something that makes her look . . less than smart . . . when she makes this particular mistake.

Rude to say it to others, absolutely. My wife and I only communicate to each other the various errors we see.