Comments on: Peek or Peak http://www.passionatecritters.org/2010/02/28/peek-or-peak/ Romance Writing Critique Group Mon, 30 Jan 2012 23:26:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Silke http://www.passionatecritters.org/2010/02/28/peek-or-peak/comment-page-1/#comment-492 Silke Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:09:51 +0000 http://www.passionatecritters.org/2010/02/28/peek-or-peak/#comment-492 <p>My pet peeve... actually, it's more than a peeve, it's something that makes me close a book and never look at it again, if even the copy editor misses it (because, darnit, the copy editor should at least spot this stuff!)... so my absolute "Please go and learn English!!!" is...</p> <p>Breathe / Breath.</p> <p>I can't even tell you how many times I've seen this in edited books.</p> <p>"Emily couldn't breath / forgot to breath." (etc etc etc)</p> <p>When I see something like this, it seriously makes me want to go and drag the author to the nearest dictionary and slam dunk them onto the page until they can't "Breath".</p> <p>You BREATH<strong>E</strong> a BREATH. How HARD is it to remember that?<br /> Seriously, it makes me want to hold people's heads under water until they nearly drown, and then let them up so they can breath<strong>e</strong>.<br /> Not breath.</p> <p>Sorry.</p> <p>No, actually. I'm not sorry lol. I really hate it that much, and I didn't grow up speaking English. I had to learn it. (Which is probably why I have less of those habits. :))</p>

My pet peeve… actually, it's more than a peeve, it's something that makes me close a book and never look at it again, if even the copy editor misses it (because, darnit, the copy editor should at least spot this stuff!)… so my absolute "Please go and learn English!!!" is…

Breathe / Breath.

I can't even tell you how many times I've seen this in edited books.

"Emily couldn't breath / forgot to breath." (etc etc etc)

When I see something like this, it seriously makes me want to go and drag the author to the nearest dictionary and slam dunk them onto the page until they can't "Breath".

You BREATHE a BREATH. How HARD is it to remember that?
Seriously, it makes me want to hold people's heads under water until they nearly drown, and then let them up so they can breathe.
Not breath.

Sorry.

No, actually. I'm not sorry lol. I really hate it that much, and I didn't grow up speaking English. I had to learn it. (Which is probably why I have less of those habits. Big Smile

]]> By: Gina Ardito http://www.passionatecritters.org/2010/02/28/peek-or-peak/comment-page-1/#comment-491 Gina Ardito Mon, 01 Mar 2010 21:08:15 +0000 http://www.passionatecritters.org/2010/02/28/peek-or-peak/#comment-491 This is a pet peeve of mine. (Uh-oh!) Your curiosity is "piqued." You "peek" around corners. And that's the "peak" of the iceberg. My weakness is compliment and complement when it comes to inanimate objects. This is a pet peeve of mine. (Uh-oh!) Your curiosity is "piqued." You "peek" around corners. And that's the "peak" of the iceberg. My weakness is compliment and complement when it comes to inanimate objects.

]]> By: Nicola http://www.passionatecritters.org/2010/02/28/peek-or-peak/comment-page-1/#comment-490 Nicola Mon, 01 Mar 2010 18:47:39 +0000 http://www.passionatecritters.org/2010/02/28/peek-or-peak/#comment-490 You know - I don't know the answer to that one! You know – I don't know the answer to that one!

]]> By: stephanie http://www.passionatecritters.org/2010/02/28/peek-or-peak/comment-page-1/#comment-489 stephanie Mon, 01 Mar 2010 18:36:15 +0000 http://www.passionatecritters.org/2010/02/28/peek-or-peak/#comment-489 You're and your gets me every time.  I totally know the difference but my fingers ALWAYS type you're.  You're and your gets me every time.  I totally know the difference but my fingers ALWAYS type you're. 

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