When people write "Wallah!" or "Walla!" as an exclamation -- it is "VOILA" people. It's French. I see it alot in cake tutorials/blogs for some reason, and I feel the need to educate

Good luck with that. It's been driving me nuts for years. It's not "viola" either, but at least that one gets a chuckle out of me cuz my son actually plays the viola (the instrument, not the flower )

Grates my nerves.

It seems like the people responding to this post already knew this and are annoyed by it, as well. You may be preaching to the choir!

I have never seen that before. My pet peeve is when people need to "loose" weight!! Now THAT one I see constantly

...or when they need advise instead of advice!

Also, don't want to waist something instead of waste it.

What peeves me is when people can't get "their", "there", and "they're" right, or "to", "two", and "too".

And, of course, "you're" versus "your". That one always kills me.

And how about "advise" for advice? I second the list. Yes, preaching to the choir, but it feels good to hear others feel the same.

Jan

Or "your" and "you're"............as an English major, that gets my goat every time!!

Sounds like me and you are on the same plain about right grammer!

That drives me crazy too. I also can't stand when people say "I seen." It's "I saw" or "I have seen," but so many people can't seem to get that one right.

What some people here seems to forget is that some of us are from other Countries and English is not our first language. And yet here we are, communicating. So, some people can not spell as good as some others. God forbid!

Thank you. I am properly chastened. I need to be more charitable. Yes, we are communicating and this is a wonderful forum to do so. I have learned so much here, and not just cake info.

Once again, I appreciate your insight.

Jan

When I saw this thread I laughed so hard I couldn't breath. I lost my breathe! HAHAHAHA!

hahahahahahah ooo ya'll are going to HATE ME!!! I am the queen of typos and misspellings! Pretty sure this post might include a few! Not intentional, just I AM TIRED and after spending an entire day of being grammatically correct, I get online and let loose! Don't read any of my future posts hahahahaha!!!!

Ok, ok, I've been fighting the urge to post this one, but I can't stand it when people say "anywayS". It's "anyway". Drop the S. Even if your a poor speller, it's easy to drop the S!

It's "a lot" not "alot." Two words. That gets me.

We are going to see this more and more with the increase of iPads/iPhones/Blackberrys, etc. My iPad tries to guess what I am typing as zi am typing. I guess they have pre-programmed certain words into the software. For instance, when I type the word "kids" it changes it to "kid's". There are lots of others. It is very annoying. I try to catch as many as I can, but when I am tired, I miss a lot.

One of my pet peeves is when people say things like, "The dishes need washed." No, the dishes need washING. Or they need TO BE washed.

And I'm so used to seeing "greatful" that sometimes when I type it properly ("grateful"), I second-guess myself!

I find that I frequently make a typo, either spelling or maybe even using the wrong word, but I believe that every one can figure out what I mean, just as I can with others even though they might use the wrong word now an again. My advise is "don't sweat the small stuff" My husband is in a nursing home, and there are so many people there that have real problems, that I can't get excited over a mistake in grammer.

Well it is very obvious none of you are the parents of anyone in my 3rd grade class. If you were, they wouldn't have the difficult time they've had with grammar. hahaha

One of my biggest pet peeves is the correct use of the pronouns "I and me". It is incorrectly used by celebrities, newscasters, authors, and many, many, many regular people. It drives me crazy especially when I read it...shouldn't the editors catch basics like that?

If the pronoun is in the subject of the sentence, it will be "I".
If the pronoun is in the predicate of the sentence, it will be "me".
If all else fails remove the other person's name from the sentence and see if your choice of "I or me" sounds right standing on its own.

wallah or walla is actually an arabic word written in english letter! it used t o express "really!"
well at least this is wat it is for me.. i dont know is it is anything else in another language!

Laughing so hard at all of these because I agree with 'em to the hilt! Especially the 3 forms of "their"; the "two's" and the "your".

I know a person who luvs to say "varely" (rhymes with "rarely"). As in "She varely made it to the store before it closed." Uh ... the word is BARELY!!! She BARELY made it to the store before it closed!!!!! To top it off, it is this person's favorite word! Drives me INSANE!!!!!!!!!!

FYI .... I can never keep straight " its's " vs. " its ". It has been explained to me over and over and I just can't remember which is which. So I am A-OK with anyone correcting my misuse of that one! Maybe if I get hit in the head enough times, it might sink in!

I've seen enough of these word mixups written all over sites that are clearly by English as a First Language speaking individuals to loose my mind. That's my favorite - loose instead of lose!

Indy, I always try to think of it as the apostrophe keeping the two words "It" and "Is" separate and no apostrophe indicates the possessive. It's difficult sometimes and I have to think carefully for its proper placement. HTH