Peeve

[timepiececlock]

Want to know what bugs me?

People who say "I could care less" when what they really intend to say is "I couldn't care less."

Think about that.

Comments

[thisficklemob.livejournal.com]

Is it in dialogue, though? Because even thought it is utterly wrong, it is also what people say. When writing dialogue, you don't want to be illiterate, but you also have to try to reflect how people talk. Is "gonna" a word? No, as the spellcheck reminds me every time. But I still use it in dialogue, particularly when I'm writing a character who makes a habit of lackadaisical speech.

And while I haven't ever used "try and stop me" in a fic that I can recall, I have typed recently typed it in LJ. Not because I think it's proper, but because it is a phrase, and I used it whole as such to convey a certain insouciance. *g*

[donna-c-punk.livejournal.com]

Sometimes, yes. Sometimes, no. It bugs me so much, I often correct people when they SAY it. "Oh, you're going try to AND do it at the same time? Wow, you're amazing." (Because, yes, I am a smart-ass.)

I know it's rather accepted as all right speech - either written or spoken, like "gonna" - but it still bugs me. Major peeve-age.