Sentence examples for language peeves from inspiring English sources

The language peeves vary.

There are some language peeves that even I can't quite get past, no matter how hard I try.

I suppose that, deep down, I worry that if I let go of these language peeves, my standards could slide so low that Ty Pennington will start to grow on me.

Everyone has a language peeve.

The second way in which people go wrong with language peeving is simply picking the wrong peeves.

We all have our language pet peeves.

Those who have pet peeves about language have chosen their domain of umbrage well, since it is inevitable that people will continue to make errors in speech and writing, and so there will always be something to be offended by, which can be very comforting.

What follow are 10 common issues of grammar selected from those that repeatedly turn up in style guides, pet-peeve lists, newspaper language columns and irate letters to the editor.

My peeve relates to language that we hear and use daily -- language that we use in an Orwellian way.

Humphrys may just have been kicking up sand to distract from the reason he appeared on Broadcasting House, where presenter Paddy O'Connell is bravely inviting listeners to send in their "pet peeves" – BBC sins against the English language.

"It gives a bogus, an entirely bogus, sense of immediacy; it is irritating, it is pretentious". Humphrys may just have been kicking up sand to distract from the reason he appeared on Broadcasting House, where presenter Paddy O'Connell is bravely inviting listeners to send in their "pet peeves" – BBC sins against the English language.