Top Ten Common Grammar Mistakes

The Top Ten

1 Your and You're

2 There, Their, and They're

There- it is over there.
Their- they hang up their coats.
They're- they're walking the dog.

3 It's and Its

4 To, Too, and Two

5 A and An

6 Then and Than

7 Apostrophes in Plurals

8 Exclusion of Oxford Comma

One of my pet peeves is exclusion of the Oxford comma.

"We went to the Beatles concert with the groupies, Jagger and Richards."

"We went to the Beatles concert with the groupies, Jagger, and Richards."

See the difference?

9 Incorrect Number of Ellipsis Periods

10 Much and Many

This may bother me more than any other. Especially since my class doesn't learn to say it right.

The Contenders

11 Are and Is

I've made this mistake a few times before for assignments. It can sneak up on you even while proofreading them.

12 For and Four

13 And and Or

14 I and Me

15 She, She's, Her, and Hers

16 He, He's, His, and Him

17 Himself and Hisself

18 You and U

19 Wake and Woke

20 Where, Were, We're, and Wear

21 On and At

22 Man and Men

23 Woman and Women

24 Butt and But

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