English isn’t the easiest language to master. In fact, it can be very confusing for someone learning to speak it as a second language. Just consider the following sentence:
Since there is no time like the present, she thought it was time to present her present. WTF?
That said, there are some common mistakes made which are perpetuated because they have become accepted as one of those “I know it’s wrong but you know what I mean” occurrences (i.e. using “nucular” instead of “nuclear.”)
Here are a few examples of mistakes that have been made so often that they have become unfortunately widespread in our language.
Irregardless
Is-Is
The Misuse of Apostrophes
