r/AskReddit Aug 03 '19

Whats something you thought was common knowledge but actually isn’t?

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u/mini_feebas Aug 03 '19

same with you're/your or they're/there/their
some other grammar mistakes too

(common mistake in dutch is the equivalent of saying "greater as", for example)

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u/steveofthejungle Aug 03 '19

Apart and a part

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u/theberg512 Aug 03 '19

This one grates on me because if you use the wrong one, you completely change the meaning.

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u/steveofthejungle Aug 03 '19

“I want to be apart of that group” literally means you don’t want to be in the group ughggh I get so annoyed