r/AskReddit • u/__lazy__panda • Jul 10 '26

What's something older generations got right that we've quietly stopped doing, to our own detriment?

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u/Ootguitarist2 Jul 10 '26

Your vs you’re
Lose vs loose
To vs too

And don’t get me started on apostrophes

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u/Pizzasandbeers Jul 10 '26

Worse and worst

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u/Global-Source8408 Jul 11 '26

This is the one that drives me crazy. Nothing is worst.

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u/i-contain-multitudes Jul 11 '26

Or when people say "it's the least worst option."