If one were to ask me what my biggest pet peeve is, I’d say it’s people who don’t have a good grip on the English language but attempt to make a big show of their usage of highfalutin linguistics.
Don’t get me wrong. I like reading great, bombastic sentences that are constructed CORRECTLY. It’s when I read the pitiful, pathetic, sorry, painfully INCORRECT versions of these otherwise beautiful sentences that drives a stake through my heart.
I mean, fuck. Seriously.
I don’t intend to convey the message that my expertise far exceeds everyone else’s, therefore giving me the title of Supreme Judge of English Sentences.
I am simply saying, write to the best of your ability. If you don’t know the meaning / spelling of a word, at least spend a few seconds looking the damn thing up before butchering your otherwise good sentence. 9 times out of 10, there is a better, simpler, more concise way of saying what you want to say.
Then again, some people shouldn’t be allowed to type at all. Period.