Urban Grammar

URBAN GRAMMAR

Conversate is not a word! Stop saying this! Better options: discuss, talk, speak, chat, confer.

Example: "Let's discuss Tara's grades in the morning when we're less angry."

Spunt is not the past tense of the verb spend! Correction: spent.

Example: "I spent all my money on rent."

Never say prenump! Correction: prenup, as in prenuptial agreement.

Example: "Gabrielle Union demands a prenup before marrying DeWayne Wade."

Never say have did! Correction: have done.

Example: "I have done some terrible things in my life."

Never say peoples! Drop the final -s! Correction: 'People' is already a collective, plural noun without the final -s.

Example: "People always want a great deal."

Never say tooken! Correction: taken.

Example: "She had taken the test twice before she finally passed."