To point out that the word is 'being' not 'been'

[Thisvehicleisreversing]

I've read a number of posts over the last few days where a poster has used 'been' when they've meant 'being'

It's annoying. So there.

[juneybean]

Oh yes, a nursery I worked in had a file for parents to look at "Look at what we have being doing" so it works both ways!

[Numberlock]

Can you give an example of context?

[BackforGood]

Do you know something? Some people just type quickly and press post. We don't sit and proof read things as we would if it were going on a job application or a poster to go on display or something else. This is a website on which to 'chat' not write formal documents.
So sorry to have offended you but I'm still not going to proof read everything I@ve typed before pressing post

[picnicbasketcase]

Human been?

[WorraLiberty]

YANBU

Someone on my Facebook always confuses the two words and it takes heroic strength on my part to scroll past and not point it out

"The kids are been annoying"

"Been as though you asked..."

[MrsMook]

My husband's terrible on that one. He just doesn't hear the difference in the two words to know which to write. I often have to proof read documents for him to get decent grammar before he can get them proof read for technical accuarcy.

[HotCrossPun]

I was going to say YABU.

Then I remembered the irritation that I used to feel when my brothers girlfriend always said 'his' wrongly.

She'd say - Would you hand DN he's dummy?

[Alisvolatpropiis]

Yanbu.

Typos happen though obviously.

Can we talk about people using defiantly rather than definitely? This is a smartphone autocorrect thing. My Facebook (I know,I know) is littered with it.

Can be unintentionally hilarious though.

[Justforlaughs]

Even worse is "lose" and "loose", and it's not just on chat pages! Drives me round the bend! and double negatives arghhh!! People who say "I don't have none" or "I don't know nothing" [stressed emoticon]

[HooverFairy]

YANBU this particular error irritates me so much! The lose and loose one can almost be forgiven but HotCross, how did you manage not to strangle her? That's a ridiculous mistake!

One person I'm friends with on Facebook writes 'paniced' instead of 'panicked', really unreasonably winds me up.

[Justforlaughs]

How can you say that "lose" and "loose" can almost be forgiven [faints]???

[AKAK81]

I see this often along with seen instead of seeing. Its useful in that you know you're dealing with a moron.

[ThisReallyIsNotSPNopeNotAtAll]

I just don't care. I will use which ever my fingers type so there



Been been been been been been been been been been been been been been been

[MalcolmTuckersMum]

I keep saying this and nobody answers - 'lose' and 'loose' don't even begin to sound the same so how does anyone make this mistake without real effort?
As for 'been' and 'being' yes, noticed a lot of it lately so YANBU
I don't understand why these threads always bring out the 'it doesn't matter' contingent. It does matter. Of course it matters. It's our language and it's not up to you to change it.

[Goldmandra]

My DD brought a piece of homework marked by a teacher a few months ago. The comment on the bottom was

"You could of drawn more pictures to illustrate your design."

[MalcolmTuckersMum]

- Gold when the teachers are making these mistakes you realise it really is too late to fix this.

[LuisSuarezTeeth]

We're only human beans. May I respectfully point you in the direction of Pedants' Corner?

[BoysAreLikeDogs]

Hah you will hate I bin to the new cinema, eeek!

[Arrianne]

I loathe could of instead of could have. It is everywhere. As for not checking.....So lazy. Yes I am pedantic. Oh and I hate it when people ask if they can lend something from me. I say no but you can borrow it.

[Wahla]

Round here everybody says done instead of did. "I done it yesterday" - argh!

I think some of the confusion with lose and lose is that choose rhymes with lose but looks like loose, IYSWIM.

[NinaJade666]

I won him - No, you won. (Or you beat him)

I brought a shirt from Next - BOUGHT FFS!

The fact that teachers are making these mistakes just makes me want to scream.

[Goldmandra]

I nearly raised it as I have a lot of meetings with the staff at the moment about managing DD2's SN. Then I realised I didn't think I could raise it without sounding patronising and critical which I really don't want to do while they are being so helpful.

I have to wonder how anyone could get through a degree without getting the basics right.

[EvieanneVolvic]

"Been as though you asked..."


Oh Worra !!!!!

That is just dreadful! Not even close.

Okay typos happen but there are typos and there are typos and there is treating language as though it's an optional bonus!