‘What is something everyone gets wrong that you don’t understand why everyone gets wrong?’ – 23 utterly mystifying mistakes
13.
‘People who don’t understand the meaning of star-crossed. Romeo and Juliet are star-crossed, look how that ended.
I had an ex who tried to get back with me by explaining that we were meant to be together like star-crossed lovers. No. Nope. That’s not what it means my dude.’
–Sarrebas89
14.
‘Knitting, weaving and crochet are all different techniques. I work in FASHION and the amount of people I talk to in the business that use them interchangeably is insane.’
–mymbley
15.
‘You’re supposed to walk on the same side of the pavement that you would if you were driving (so that you can see oncoming traffic, or are away from traffic if it’s coming from behind you).
Of course nobody does, because far more people don’t know or don’t care.’
–Broccoliholic
16.
‘That the clocks going forward and back are six months apart. They are not six months apart.’
–pm_me_your_amphibian
17.
‘Misuse of the word ‘aesthetic’. I saw something the other day that said ‘this is so aesthetic’. Ugh.’
–LillyAtts
18.
‘The idiots that genuinely believe a swan can break your arm… as if they don’t have hollow bones themselves. That has got on my nerves since I was about seven and I had a fight with a swan that attacked me. My mum was screaming because she thought it was going to break my arms as if they’re genetically predisposed to come straight for your limbs.’
–GodsBicep
19.
‘Weary instead of wary. It was annoying when it was written, but I even hear people saying it now. It’s awful!’
–PFyre
20.
‘A lot of people tell me that because coffee is a diuretic, you loose more water from drinking it than you gain.’
–luala
21.
‘Easter Saturday is the Saturday AFTER Easter (unless you’re arranging Australian public holidays). The day before Easter is called Easter Eve or Holy Saturday.’
–Loose_Acanthaceae201
22.
‘The expression ‘the road to hell is paved with good intentions’, like the good intentions are the thing that gets you into trouble when it means things that remain as intentions aren’t any going to get you anywhere.’
–LetterAntique4481
23.
‘English and British. I’m yet to see an English passport.’
–B179LT