Comments on: 10 flagrant grammar mistakes that make you look stupid http://www.EmploymentDigest.net/2007/04/10-flagrant-grammar-mistakes-that-make-you-look-stupid/ News, Tips and Hints for those in Career Transistion Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:40:36 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Eric Caron http://www.EmploymentDigest.net/2007/04/10-flagrant-grammar-mistakes-that-make-you-look-stupid/comment-page-1/#comment-7348 Eric Caron Wed, 11 Apr 2007 14:42:21 +0000 http://www.employmentdigest.net/2007/04/10-flagrant-grammar-mistakes-that-make-you-look-stupid/#comment-7348 #11: Couldn't care less, could care less No: I could care less. Yes: I couldn't care less. By saying "I could care less," you're actually saying that you have feelings about the subject - which is 99% of the time contrary to the intended meaning. #11: Couldn’t care less, could care less
No: I could care less.
Yes: I couldn’t care less.

By saying “I could care less,” you’re actually saying that you have feelings about the subject – which is 99% of the time contrary to the intended meaning.

]]> By: Dona Plewis http://www.EmploymentDigest.net/2007/04/10-flagrant-grammar-mistakes-that-make-you-look-stupid/comment-page-1/#comment-7326 Dona Plewis Tue, 10 Apr 2007 23:18:13 +0000 http://www.employmentdigest.net/2007/04/10-flagrant-grammar-mistakes-that-make-you-look-stupid/#comment-7326 Thank-you so much for clearly outlining what should be obvious to anyone who has attended elementary school! As someone that reviews resumes on a regular basis, grammatical errors are as obvious as the typographical errors. They both appear like neon and jump out at me! In addition to the grammar mistakes listed above, I have a peeve regarding the statement "borrow me the ...". You don't borrow anyone anything! You lend it! No: Will you borrow me the car tonight? Yes: Will you lend me the car tonight? Yes: I will let you borrow the car tonight. Thank-you so much for clearly outlining what should be obvious to anyone who has attended elementary school! As someone that reviews resumes on a regular basis, grammatical errors are as obvious as the typographical errors. They both appear like neon and jump out at me!

In addition to the grammar mistakes listed above, I have a peeve regarding the statement “borrow me the …”. You don’t borrow anyone anything! You lend it!

No: Will you borrow me the car tonight?
Yes: Will you lend me the car tonight?
Yes: I will let you borrow the car tonight.

]]> By: gl hoffman http://www.EmploymentDigest.net/2007/04/10-flagrant-grammar-mistakes-that-make-you-look-stupid/comment-page-1/#comment-7302 gl hoffman Tue, 10 Apr 2007 14:03:20 +0000 http://www.employmentdigest.net/2007/04/10-flagrant-grammar-mistakes-that-make-you-look-stupid/#comment-7302 Good list...the one that I always see is the incorrect use of quotation marks. Generally, one can never go wrong by putting them "outside." Good list…the one that I always see is the incorrect use of quotation marks. Generally, one can never go wrong by putting them “outside.”

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