Been through this loop before, but here's one which is at least photography related - 'aperature' instead of 'aperture'. You'd think those who do this would have come across the correct spelling so many times it would have raised a question in their minds when typing it. Probably from people with a non-English speaking background, 'gears' instead of 'gear' - as in 'I'm going to sell my Canon gears'.
Not related - 'loose' instead of 'lose', as in 'loosing frames with frame overlap' If I sat down and thought about it, I could probably go on all day! John Coyle Brisbane, Australia ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Johnston" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2003 10:53 AM Subject: Re: OT: Obnoxious Sonofabitch Copyeditor > > My pet peeve is people who use the phrase "begs the question" when > > they don't know what it means (they think it means "raises the > > question"). > > > A couple of pet peeves: > > "one of the only" (it's either "the only" or "one of the few") > > "that" for "who," as in "the woman that was doing her nails" or "the > salesman that sold us our car" (and again, this idiocy is actually accepted > by many dictionaries these days) > > Anybody got any other favorites? > > --Mike
