hehe. we used to get people calling our hardware store asking for something to unthaw pipes.. dad would always tell them to leave them alone and they'd do it on their own.
Also very common where I grew up "ammons" in place of almonds.
I guess that might be so in common speech, but in formal writing and journalism, the word is a definite no-no according to the AP Stylebook, which every journalist should adhere to, but sadly, many don't...
I found a link too... Basically saying that towards may not be incorrect, but "toward" is more formal but also interchangible..
OH.. One I forgot earlier.. When people pronounce often like "off-ten" instead of "offen".. Like nails on a chalkboard... Especially my friends in the media and PR..
eg. We have recently opened a branch "in the north"...
And, on a Karate Website that I will now stop looking at, "Do you feel you should try to LOSE WEIGHT and get a little fitter after the onslaught of Christmas eating. If you don't fancy facing the "heavy weights" or the "fast aerobic classes" at your local gym, you "will" lose weight and get a lot fitter in one of our "step-by-step beginners exercise classes" or "get back to karate classes" which are small and taken at a slow pace, starting in January."
Gary here ~ everytime I say this, Angie threatens to leave me! she read this over my shoulder and just walked out of the room screaming!!
See, you're not alone! There is a whole tribe of people you come from! (she really is a bright, sweet woman, who is a great manager, but lord, the grammar!)
This is also a HUGE one for me...I mean, how hard of a word is this to pronounce? An AXE is something you chop down a tree with-geez.
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Originally Posted by kaplods
I need to "lose" fat, not "loose" it (it's loose enough, all hangy and flabby, besides wouldn't it then be "loosen" it if you just wanted it looser but not gone). I've been seeing this even in weight loss articles lately, so I'm beginning to wonder if someone has changed the meaning of the word "loose" without my noticing.
You don't know how often, as a moderator here, I want to edit this out of gads of posts here.
Okay-here is another one. I HATE it when people put letters in words that don't belong there, like saying WARSH instead of WASH. "We have to go WARSH the clothes". AAAHHH!
Another one, a REALLY big one, and this is probably only because I live in Indiana, is when people pronounce the word MUSKMELON (a cousin of the cantalaupe, for those who are unfamiliar with the word) MUSHmelon instead. It is really common around here with older people. It drives me INSANE.
When people say that they've "dethawed" something? You mean freezing it again? There's no "de" in there anywhere.
My DH says "unthaw" rather than thaw, which drives me crazy!
Also, when he speaks to me he has an irritating habit of saying "looka here" at the beginning of each sentence. My response to this is, "I don't have to LOOK at you to HEAR what you are saying to me!"
Here is one...might could...used together as in, "I might could go to the store." I've moved around a lot and tend to pick up the phrases of the area. I've pretty much accepted the use of "fixing to" in everyday language around here, but might could still bugs me.
I am relieved to find that I am not alone in having many word peeves! Here is another that may sound picky to some, but I have worked in analytical chemistry almost all my adult life, so it really irks me to hear people get their elements mixed up. It's aluminum foil, not tin foil!! I sent a copy of the periodic table of the elements to the Food Network because I heard Paula Deen say "tin foil."
"Y'all, I offer my most sincere apologies on behalf of the Food Netowrk to Ms. Spinymouse for my error in using the term Tin in place of aluminum" .....
You all have already mentioned several of my pet peeves. Another one is a pronunciation error that people make that really bothers me. I work for a library system and so many people pronounce it "li-berry", including some staff. That drives me crazy!
This reminded me of a huge word peeve I have. I love the restaurant, Chipotle, and can't stand it when people pronounce the word: chipolte. ahhh!
I used to live with someone who instead of the word "discombobulated," would say "miscombobulated." That drove me insane.
I always have a marker in my purse to fix bad spelling and grammar. When I was still in school and working as a waitress, people would always laugh at how I marked up management's posted memos. I think something just goes off in my brain when I see awful writing and I feel the need to crusade against it. The other day, my gym had a sign that said "ITS TIME FOR A PERSONAL TRAINER" and I put in the apostrophe. I'm a nut. But come on, it's a national chain of gyms, and it should bloody well check its signage before sending it all out to be displayed everywhere.
Another thing that drives me insane is when adults baby-talk. A lot of women do this. There is one woman I work with who always asks me if I want to go get some "din-dins". I mean, for God's sake.
See, you're not alone! There is a whole tribe of people you come from! 
(she really is a bright, sweet woman, who is a great manager, but lord, the grammar!)
