Mine is people using are instead of our. I hear this all the time from social media, news reporters, and I see in in writing. Instead of our, they use are as if they forgot the word our exists.

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    2 months ago

    Instead of our, they use are as if they forgot the word our exists.

    I’m not sure if I’ve seen this, is this about the pronunciation?

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      2 months ago

      Yeah, I’ve never seen or heard that either. I’m sure there our plenty of dialects where those two words sounds similar or identical.

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        2 months ago

        I mentioned this to my mother just a minute ago. I said I’ve never seen anyone use “are” instead of “our” and she was like “oh god that drives me nuts; I see that all the time!”

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          2 months ago

          If someone reads my comment, and they’our not sure if I’m serious our not, that’s ok with me.