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Majority ≠ right
This user recognizes that even if 300,000,000 people make the same mistake, it's still a mistake .
they he or she This user considers the singular they to be substandard English usage.
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couldn't've This user believes that couldn't've would make a perfectly fine word.
ubiquitous ≠ widespread This user asserts that the more common word is often not the most precise.
"There's" with a plural subject This user knows that "there's" with a plural subject is a pervasive grammatical error. There's There are too many people making this mistake. Don't be one of them.
to too two This user thinks that too many people have no idea how to use words that they should have learned in grade two .
if & whether This user knows how to use "if " and "whether " correctly.
than then This user understands the difference between using "than " and "then ."
their there they're This user thinks that there are too many people who don’t know that they're worse than their own children at spelling!
your you're This user thinks that if your grammar is incorrect, then you're in need of help.
its it's It's really not that hard to use each word in its proper manner.
whom This user insists upon using whom wherever it is called for, and fixes the errors of whomever they see.
You and Me This user thinks that if you believe it is incorrect to use "you and me" as the object of a sentence, a little talk needs to be had by you and me...
much & many This user understands the difference between much & many .
Latin Plurals: "Data is are..."
This user uses "data", "media", "memoranda", "criteria", and "agenda" as the plurals of "datum", "medium", "memorandum", "criterion", and "agendum".
ain't nobody This user hates seeing double negatives clutter up the English language. He wants to stomp it out no matter what it takes.
based
Based on experience, this user knows that based off is nearly always incorrect.
. The This user does not put two spaces after a full stop.
, This user fixes commas that separate verb from subject or that separate two verbs or verbal phrases in a compound predicate .
Wheaties, Cheerios, and Rice Chex
This user prefers the cereal comma .
’s Thi's user know's that not every word that end's with s need's an apostrophe and will remove misused apostrophe's from Wikipedia with extreme prejudice.
“...”! US vs. UK This user uses logical quotation marks . Internal punctuation leads to factual errors . It's not a style issue!
; This user knows how to use a semicolon correctly.
: This user has a favorite punctuation you might not have: colons.
GN This user is a Grammar Ninja and says "WAAAAAAAAAA!!!!" as proof.
Pickyness PickinessThis user changes the adjective ending "y" to "i" to form nouns with "-ness".
big words This user opposes the use of esoteric, abstruse and recondite big words in Wikipedia articles when simple ones will do.
This user employs a more formal style of writing in articles than in talk pages.
English This user knows that 'to' is pronounced /tʊ/, not /a/.
you oneThis user knows that one should not use "you " in encyclopedia articles or other formal works.
Oh shit! This user thinks profanity does not exist. He believes that such words are the same as any other words and should be treated as such.
AIM -AbleThis user understands AIM talk perfectly well, but does not seriously use it. Ever.
H4X0R This user has moderate understanding of Leet (H4X0R), but does not use it.