It's could've/should've/would've...

[Gogogadget]

Isn't dropping the t's from words in America more of a Hells Kitchen accent?

[cleeg]

Not sure, but I've heard it a bit in Britain too, mainly in that awful urban patois.

[BonusKun]

If English isn't your native language, then I feel you should get a free pass. However, if it is your native language then once in awhile mistakes can be made but I do cringe every time I see someone use "You're" and "Your" incorrectly.

[NeoVamp]

English is not my native language, but I still try my very best to improve my English on a daily basis.

And that's the part I don't understand with some people, why not try to fix your grammar?
nobody is asking you to learn a new language, just to focus on one or two commonly made mistakes.

Just focus on that one thing that you know you often mess up, And turn it into a little voice that lingers
in the back of your head, so that every time you come across that one little word or phrase it warns you.

You'll see, after a while you will not write it incorrectly anymore.

[Thief]

English is not my native language, but I still try my very best to improve my English on a daily basis.

And that's the part I don't understand with some people, why not try to fix your grammar?
nobody is asking you to learn a new language, just to focus on one or two commonly made mistakes.

Just focus on that one thing that you know you often mess up, And turn it into a little voice that lingers
in the back of your head, so that every time you come across that one little word or phrase it warns you.

You'll see, after a while you will not write it incorrectly anymore.

Hey, nothing is wrong with being a little different. Just like nothing is wrong with someone having an accent. What's next, everybody will wear the same uniform in the near future to help remove all individuality?

[Thief]

If English isn't your native language, then I feel you should get a free pass. However, if it is your native language then once in awhile mistakes can be made but I do cringe every time I see someone use "You're" and "Your" incorrectly.

Yes, that mistake is pretty cringe worthy. But even though I've always been aware of it, I still make that mistake too sometimes by accident or when rushing. Heck, even though I'm aware of a lot of things when I type, I'm always still catching mistakes in my writing and just as much letting slip by. Especially the longer the post is. As I do proofread and put some effort to remove mistakes. But the longer it is, the lazier and more in a hurry I am to proofread. I mean, I don't want to waste too much extra time making posts. It's supposed to be a hobby. Not work. My main problem is explaining my point across. I'm really terrible at explaining my thoughts.

[Popful]

I read a lot on the internet. So no. It's because English is BS. Too much of it doesn't sound like it's spelled. Back when I was in Romania I went to German school instead of Romanian school. Yet I can still read Romanian having never been taught it, because it reads exactly like it sounds.

Well, thing is, internet posts usually have the exact problems mentioned earlier, so the real issue is that people read less well-written material nowadays. I definitely agree that English is bullshit, though, so I have no clue how the hell it became the de facto lingua franca (I just used two of my favourite phrases in one sentence!).

I don't really make the super-common grammar (not grammER!) mistakes myself, though it's mainly because I'm anal like that. :V (Ninja edit: I'm less anal about spoken grammar, though, since I tend to focus more on getting words out of my mouth than making those words come out right, pretty much like any normal person.)

Meanwhile, "yea" is pronounced "yay", not "yeah"!

[midnightrider]

I blame J. Geils Band:

[Thief]

Well, thing is, internet posts usually have the exact problems mentioned earlier, so the real issue is that people read less well-written material nowadays. I definitely agree that English is bullshit, though, so I have no clue how the hell it became the de facto lingua franca (I just used two of my favourite phrases in one sentence!).

I don't really make the super-common grammar (not grammER!) mistakes myself, though it's mainly because I'm anal like that. :V (Ninja edit: I'm less anal about spoken grammar, though, since I tend to focus more on getting words out of my mouth than making those words come out right, pretty much like any normal person.)

Meanwhile, "yea" is pronounced "yay", not "yeah"!

What about reading Melf & Melf proofread articles on Sega 16.

[Blades]

Obligatory

[NeoVamp]

Iche take offense to zat!!

[QuickSciFi]

Onomatopeias and the like should not have set spelling or pronounciation.

As for the "Grammar Nazi" joke: Saw it coming before I made the thread. Not funny.