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Here's something that could help: http://www.dangerousminds.net/comments/captchas_to_keep_idiots_out_of_comment_threads/
Two of my pet hates: "vunerable" and "industralashuns" (the latter started by MP (Moana Pasifika) Martin Ferguson with his speech impediment)!
Don't you mean "Marn Ferson" of the "Feral Gummint"?
I detest "I'm in agreeance with that".
I also dislike "I'm in agreement with that". Agreement is a noun. I agree will suffice.
I keep catching myself saying "yeah, na" at the beginning of sentences that seems to being going around Australia.
YES, I've noticed (and I'm guilty of) this too. Or "Yeah, but nah..." which sometimes exists as a sentence on it's own.
What annoys me is the use of there's in place of there are. For example, a rugby commentator might refer to an overlap by saying "there's three men outside the ball carrier" or a news reader might say "there's two sides to the argument". The mistake looks quite obvious when written but is made far too often by people who are paid to talk.