What language mistakes bug you most?

[tada]

Your for "you are" instead of "you're".
Apart for "a part" instead of, well, "a part".
's mistakenly used for plurals.

[elousv]

I kant stands evyting mispronounciated!

See if you can figure out this gem that I hear constantly: RDISDEM
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Hint - A coworker and I are searching for misplaced items. She finds them, holds them up (at which point I am already cringing because I know what is coming next) and utters the fatal RDISDEM?
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Give up?
It needs two levels of decoding.
1) R = Are, DIS = this, DEM = them
2) Are = Are, this = these, them = the ones
RDISDEM = Are these the ones

[CA4Now]

....when he types stuff out for store signs (not issued by the corporate office), I know it's him, and not one of the other managers...

I know it's he. (To remember which to use, think "him" can't do something but "he" can.)

[Calvitts]

I recall years ago, the local Shoney's restaurant had a scrolling message below their outdoor sign, and the scroll was advertising their special "deserts." Once inside I asked if they could edit the sign (they could), so I suggested they correct their spelling error.

[acrylic]

Originally Posted by CA4Now

I know it's he. (To remember which to use, think "him" can't do something but "he" can.)

Thanks for that correction! I never got a correction even from a teacher like that. I'll try and remember it!

[janetvj]

Originally Posted by Calvitts

I recall years ago, the local Shoney's restaurant had a scrolling message below their outdoor sign, and the scroll was advertising their special "deserts." Once inside I asked if they could edit the sign (they could), so I suggested they correct their spelling error.

This reminds me of my smart-aleck brother, who had invited a crowd to his house, and I emailed him and offered to bring "desert". He made such a big deal about whether I was bringing the sahara or the mojave, that I searched recipes until I found one for something called "sand cake". It's made with cream cheese and crushed graham crackers. I finished it off with a picture of a camel on top. So I brought desert!

[Sockeye]

All of the sudden.
Those one guys.
Whazzup?
And how Generation Y'ers tend to end speaking sentences on a high note, particularly those granola chomping earth muffin types.

[MMTeacher]

I have a hard time hearing when people say "ask" as "Aks". Anytime my students say it- I correct it and make it a mini-lesson. Say it the way it is spelled!