In no particular order, I concur with the all the presented peeves (I'm pro-peeve). Let me add:
1. Students who are commaphobic or have commarrhea. In particular, commas that are neglected after introductory clauses and phrases are the bane of my existence (e.g., see after "particular" in this sentence). 2. Students who fail to place a comma before the conjunction when there are two independent clauses. 3. Pronoun-antecedent agreement. For example, a child can learn his/her times tables easily. NOT A child can learn their times tables easily. It's like nails on a chalkboard. 4. For my own field, the misuse of adolescents, adolescence, adolescent's, adolescents', and adolescence's. I guess plural possessives in general. 5. Misuse of "fewer" and "less" bugs me. 6. Incorrect use of double quotes " and single quotes ' 7. Students who tack on a quote at the end of the paragraph thinking that it just so aptly covers what they said rather than providing something to contextualize or explain the quote. 8. Rhetorical questions in student essays. I have banned them in my classes. 9. As someone who teaches child development, if I read, "Children are our future" one more time... 10. Misuse of i.e. and e.g. That is and for example. Rob Rob Weisskirch, MSW, Ph.D. Human Development Program Department of Liberal Studies, Building 15 100 Campus Center California State University, Monterey Bay Seaside, CA 93955-8001 (831) 582-5079 [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
