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Hearing or seeing any one of those makes me want to stab people in the eye. Bless you, Father Avitable, for the public service.
Thank you. The next time I hear somebody say "the point is mute" I'm going to vomit on them.
Yeah! And noone instead of no one.
That one drives me crazy.
...if you're writing.
Sorry, I did'nt git the jist of the post till it were to late.
heh.
I was guilty on the 'homing in' one. Never again! Thanks!
I was trying to home in on some of the mute points you was trying to make but I don't understand. Besides, I could care less if you do have a point visa-versa your blog. I'm off to the liberry now and will wait for your respond on tender hooves.
Or "wrench" instead of "rinse"
I used to say "tempid" instead of "tepid" until my boyfriend threatened to leave me until I fixed it.
Shit. I do TWO of those "intensive" and "honing".
Damn. Kill me now.
Wait a minute...we're supposed to think about the words we use?
Shirley you can't be serious.
irregardless.... just kidding... great post!
I'm guilty... 
Sometimes I make those mistakes, mostly by speaking though because I talk to fast and too much haha.
I'm ok with spoken words like dontcha and sumthin. If a word is just spoken in a slang since, it doesn't bug me. Visa versa does bug me when someone says it. "Next store" is just the running on of words.
I have issues with people who speak perfectly. someone needs to take the stick out of their ass so they can re-fucking-lax. It sounds pretentious, clipped and arrogant. I couldn't stand to be around someone like that. I'd have to smack that person. I don't "do" pretentious asses.
Writing it does bug me. My pet peeve is 'could care less.' That one makes me want to hurt people.
Things like reign or rein don't really bother me. I know what they meant and that's little beans.
The total mistakes, as in your examples, such as mix words and reaping havoc bother me.
Tracy, it is my pleasure.
Dave, I've heard people say that it's a "mood point" before and that's ridiculous.
RW, I knew what you meant. Most of those are things people write too.
Cat, anytime.
Maritza, ur varied humerous.
Denise, I haven't seen or heard that one. That would be annoying.
Robin, that's a new one to me, too.
Britt, as long as you promise not to do it ever again, you can live.
PTB, I just wanted to let you know that we're all counting on you. And please don't call me Shirley.
Tori, ha!
Misery, speaking too quickly and saying it is one thing. It's writing it and thinking it's correct that really bugs me.
Miss Ann, I agree. Using slang in conversation or taking "shortcuts" like saying "dontcha" is not a problem. It's people who think that the phrase is really "for all intensive purposes" or "it's a mood point" or "reaping havoc" and use it blindly without even realizing how weird that sounds - those are the ones that drive me crazy.
But what if I really do have a deformation of character?
if I was reading someone's blog and they wrote that something was a big 'tado', I'd have to comment and let them know what a dumbass they are. 
Oh.
Dear.
Gawd.
Thank you SO much for this. May I add one?
Please. Make people stop saying SUPPOSE OF LEE instead of supposedly.
Please.
Make it stop. Start with my husband. *LOL* It's the Brooklyn in him and I can't get it out.
Whenever I hear "moot point" I think of Joey from Friends.
"Yeah, a moo point. You know, a cows opinion. It doesn't matter."
Fucking hysterical.
CP.
As a former English prof., I really appreciate this post. These things irritate me more when I see them written than spoken, because as some people pointed out, some of these phrases sound the way they do because the person saying them is speaking quickly.
Here are a couple more: "had to of." Whatever. "Irregardless" bugs the shit out of me, too, but according to the Eggcorn site, it's now acceptable "in nonstandard speech or casual writing".
One last thing: it's possible to have a preying praying mantis because they're carnivorous.
So if I say "Dawggy Dawg World" as opposed to "Doggie-dog World" is that okay?
Gaaaaaah, I used "intensive purposes" a few weeks ago! Crap.
Why aren't "supposably" and "exspecially" on this list?!
This is what happens when our President repeatedly says, "newkular" instead of nuclear.
I think the 'mood point' et al, is sorta like a misheard lyrics thing.
One of my friends actually thought Another One Bites The Dust by Queen was "another one buys a datsun" I kid you not.
Oh and don't forget the 'have your cake and eat it too.' That one DOES bug the shit out of me. It's 'eat your cake and have it too.'
It's about some dumb person making a mistake that sticks. Other people repeat it.
PS: Irregardless, while a really dictionary word, bugs the shit out of me. My husband used to say it. I had to hurt him to make him stop.
That was supposed to be 'a real dictionary word.' See? http://www.merriam-webster.com/d...ry/
Irregardless
Wait... wait... let me ax you a question...
Even I can spell reign...
Sweeeeet.
I'm with Miss Ann; I hate "I could care less", when if you didn't care, well, then you couldn't care less, could you?
(sorry Maritza)
Other than that, the fact that my son keeps calling me "Mom" really bugs me... But that's not a common language mistake.
(And yes, I'm an idiot and just realized Maritza was being sarcastic...)
Mist, good point. I'll mule it over.
Dawn, yeah, "tado" is one I'm not familiar with.
CP, yes! I hate that. Or "supposably".
Barb, anything like "should of", "could of" and shit like that annoy me to no end.
WD, yes. The Snoop Doggy Dogg World is ok.
Brain Bombs, hopefully you'll never do it again now.
Poppy, it's just a sampling. Those are good ones, too.
Killer, it's been going on long before any Bush was in office.
Miss Ann, misheard lyrics are one thing - it's okay if you can't understand someone's music, because it could be anything. But a phrase that is used regularly should be understood before being used. I used to think that "I'm All Right" from Kenny Loggins was "Admiral".
RW, ur kwite funee.
Jordie, too bad you don't understand PPS.
Kal, yes, she was! And if you stopped wearing those dresses, your son would start calling you dad again.
Would you like some expresso with that?
The mispronunciation of forte drives me nuts. Not for-tay, people. Technically it's fort. I don't care what the dictionary says.
Barb, that's another one I hate.
Bobgirrl, well, it's become common use now, so for-tay is just as common. It sucks, I know.
Let me ax you a question:
What if your name is Anfernee but everyone keeps call you Anthony? What is the best way to fix this blatant deformation of your moniker?
Me, too. I refuse to buy coffee at any establishment that sells "expresso."
Expresso, my ass. Good thing I gave up caffeine already.
I think this counts: "nth year anniversary" instead of "nth anniversary". Talk about redundancy.
Oh, and thank you. I now have another reason to humiliate the hell out of people. Hee hee.
Great list! I hope the right people read this. (You know who you are.)
And don't forget "I could care less" instead of "I COULDN'T care less." If you could care less, then you must care at least a little. Idiot.
I'm enjoying your fine blog. I'll be back.
Kristi, good question. Since Anthony is what your name should have been if your mother wasn't on crack when she named you, your moniker deformation must go unfixed.
Barb, as a non-expresso drinker, I don't even axe them.
Talamasca, talk about nitpicking!
HeartsinSF, thanks for the visit and comment. Several people have mentioned that one, but I still content that "I could care less", when said with the right inflection, means about the same thing.
Lindsey Lohan could sure use some linguistics and grammar lessons. Have you seen this?
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