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Re:Ask HN: What annoys you? by seiwyn on Friday July 30, 2010 @10:31AM (#1561203)
People writing "loose", when they really mean "lose".
Re:Ask HN: What annoys you? by fragmede on Friday July 30, 2010 @11:29AM (#1561418)
Also: "payed" vs. "paid"; in grammar, "well" vs "good".
Re:Ask HN: What annoys you? by Pengwin on Friday July 30, 2010 @11:43AM (#1561489)
"your" and "You're" is my pet hate
Re:Ask HN: What annoys you? by ciupicri on Friday July 30, 2010 @11:59AM (#1561540)
Let's not forget about "it's" and "its".
Re:Ask HN: What annoys you? by pjscott on Friday July 30, 2010 @04:21PM (#1562471)
Apostrophe mistake's are pretty jarring; seeing one is like tripping over a rock, for me.
Re:Ask HN: What annoys you? by kingofspain on Friday July 30, 2010 @10:42AM (#1561240)
I can let any spelling mistake or grammatical murder slide except this one. I won't comment on it as that's a bit petulant, but I will seethe inside and often, almost without thinking, I'll disregard whatever else they wrote.

Silly I know!

Re:Ask HN: What annoys you? by heycarsten on Friday July 30, 2010 @11:57AM (#1561533)
Same goes for "alot" instead of "a lot".
Re:Ask HN: What annoys you? by m-photonic on Friday July 30, 2010 @05:10PM (#1562632)
Another one is "phased" in place of "fazed."
Re:Ask HN: What annoys you? by mcknz on Friday July 30, 2010 @02:17PM (#1562048)
a whole nother.