Oh my goodness, someone pointed this out on Tumblr years ago, but it desperately needs repeating:

Dear English Language Fanfic Writers,

• Wanton: an unrestrained desire, usually of a sexually nature.

• Wonton: a type of dumpling found in Chinese and East Asian cuisine.

In the USA and other English-speaking countries: weary =/= wary.

For example, I’ll see someone write something like: “I am weary of the campfire because it is so hot”

You aren’t tired of the campfire! You are wary of it!

I don’t generally correct people’s spelling or pronunciation but something I’ve noticed occurring more and more lately is people using “loose” when they mean “lose” and it gets under my skin for unknown reasons

I could couldn’t care less

Hold down the fort

The proof is in the pudding of the pudding is in the eating

elon musk Twat

In American English:

I left them know

I’m just leaving you know

No, no, a thousand times no!

You LET them know. You’re just LETTING me know.

Also, they were driving and hit the breaks. Their car needed new break pads.

Just letting y’all know, it’s BRAKES that stop a vehicle.

If the vehicle breaks, it’ll stop, but that’s not the system built into the car that makes it stop on purpose at the press of a pedal.

I don’t do it that much anymore as I learned to enjoy the freedom of using language, but I recently watched a miniminuteman video where he says pause for concern. which kinda makes sense so it’s an eggcorn: something that would cause concern would hopefully also make one pause for a moment.

apparently this is a commonly misheard phrase though this was the first time I heard someone say it.

Can someone explain DEI and Affirmative action? 99% sure the right is using it wrong, but I live in a red state.

Capitalizing black mid-setence. It’s an absolutely ridiculous convention, and something only the American Left could take seriously.

Sincerely, Everyone else

i feel like we should be able to beat the living shit out of people intentionally spreading political misinformation.

Like im sorry, this may not meet instance rules, or whatever, but like, holy fuck, the amount of shit you can just lie about, without people asking question, kneecaps should’ve happened years ago, what the fuck are we doing bro.

“Seen”.
Holy fuck, “seen”.

I honestly think that using this word incorrectly has gotten worse over the last few years. Hearing someone say, “yeah, I seen her yesterday” just makes me want to punch the wall.

“per say” vs “per se”

Irregardless

“Most best”

I’m still confused that reckless driving causes wrecks.

Idk if this counts as a phrase, but on the internet, people talk about their pets crossing the rainbow bridge when they die. That’s not how the rainbow bridge poem goes. Pets go to a magnificent field when they die. They are healed of all injury and illness. When you die, they find you in the field and you cross the bridge together. It’s much sweeter the way it was written than the way people use it.

You don’t feel “nauseous” you feel “nauseated”.

EDIT: TIL “nauseous” can be used in place of “nauseated”. This usage has been common since the 20th century.