One pet peeve I haven't seen mentioned: Students have completely lost the distinction between "less" (for things that can't realistically be counted, like dirt or water) and "fewer" (for countable things like marbles).
And to follow up Michael's comment, some of my students do not know the difference between "amount" and "number." (BTW, I use those quotes intentionally to draw attention! ;-> )
Other pet peeve: students who forget to engage their brain when writing and use "subjects" when they really mean "participants." Aaargh!
Kirsten
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