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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: Vudu15 on April 19, 2011, 04:34:36 PM
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Not sure but how come I keep seein the word Loose being used for lose.
not that it matter here's just bugs me. Flame away. :noid
Loose-Not fastened, restrained, or contained
vs.
lose-To be unsuccessful in retaining possession of.
I know its just one O but it sure makes a difference.
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lol i find myself always doing this for some reason.
My thinking is that lose, when said, sounds like it has a long "O", so it looks normal to have "OO" in the spelling.
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This vocabulary lesson brought to you by the one who said, "not that it matter here is just bugs me." :)
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This vocabulary lesson brought to you by the one who said, "not that it matter here is just bugs me." :)
:rofl
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I'm not sure but why, but I keep seeing the word 'loose' being used in the place of 'lose'.
It's not that it matters here, it just bugs me. Flame away. :noid
Loose-Not fastened, restrained, or contained
vs.
Lose-To be unsuccessful in retaining possession of.
I know that it's just one 'o', but it sure makes a difference.
Obligatory :neener:
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This vocabulary lesson brought to you by the one who said, "not that it matter here is just bugs me." :)
LOL and I looked that thing over a couple times. :rofl
My bad, not perfect by any means just wanted to raise awareness. :D
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I can say almost the same thing about "then" and "than."
"If you liked this message, than please pass it on."
"After step 3, you than go to..."
"I like this rather then that..."
"There are more of these then those..."
Often it makes the author look like an idiot. Especially when I do it. :)
Edit for nitpicking my own grammar.
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Your and You're. The misuse of one for the other makes me want to cut peoples fingers off.
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Never has a more kneaded thread been posted. Thank you.
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Not sure but how come I keep seein the word Loose being used for lose.
not that it matter here's just bugs me. Flame away. :noid
Loose-Not fastened, restrained, or contained
vs.
lose-To be unsuccessful in retaining possession of.
I know its just one O but it sure makes a difference.
bolded.
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I can say almost the same thing about "then" and "than."
"If you liked this message, than please pass it on."
"After step 3, you than go to..."
"I like this rather then that..."
"There is more of these then those..."
Often it makes the author look like an idiot. Especially when I do it. :)
thought it was the other way around. I'm serious.
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Bunch of lossers
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Your and You're. The misuse of one for the other makes me want to cut peoples fingers off.
This was one of yours wasn't it?
(http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/608/youre.gif)
thought it was the other way around. I'm serious.
I posted examples of the wrong way to use them, just to be clear.
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I posted examples of the wrong way to use them, just to be clear.
dont feel so stupid now. :lol
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Nope Mar but it is in my collection :D
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Don't forget there/their/they're. That drives me bonkers.
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I see people use mute point a lot here.
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Don't forget there/their/they're. That drives me bonkers.
"put that over they're"
"there best friend was named joe"
"He said their going to the movies"
:aok
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Many vs. much is my grammatical pet peeve.
"How much points did I score on the test?"
"How much water bottles are in the box?"
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This vocabulary lesson brought to you by the one who said, "not that it matter here is just bugs me." :)
lol Touche'
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Think I am in the mood for some desert after supper :D
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I endorse this thread.
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Hangers are down at A77 :aok
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The worse one... Its and It's... I never remember which one it is. I just wing it.
there was an article on yahoo's homepage a couple of months ago that had all sorts of words that are miss used.
another one used in error is "suppose"....
I was suppose to do that yesterday.
the correct way is
I was supposed to do that yesterday.
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OH FINALLY another person who notices and (mentally) corrects grammar/spelling
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The worse one... Its and It's... I never remember which one it is. I just wing it.
"It's" is a contraction of it and is.
"Its" is possessive.
The apostrophe for possessives in the English language comes from older forms of English where nouns were made possessive with an '-es' ending. Eventually the 'e' was dropped permanently and replaced with an apostrophe like other dropped letters in English.
You can see an example of this in the days of the week... while most days dropped the 'e' as the language evolved (but also the apostrophe because... well, for some reason), like Thursday (Thor's Day, old English comes from Scandinavia), 'Woden's Day' (Wednesday) retains the old '-es' declension.
Despite all of the French influence, English is still, at its core, a Germanic language, and thanks to that is still fairly logical, at least in the basic aspects of the language that were never mucked up by French.
And, of course, it's also stupid simple due to the fact that the English dropped grammatical gender and came up with this weird verb conjugation system we have...
another one used in error is "suppose"....
I was suppose to do that yesterday.
the correct way is
I was supposed to do that yesterday.
wat
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Congratulations.
I now have a migraine.
Thank you fellow members of AH. :bhead
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COMMON AVIATION MISSPELLINGS
Tape this list to the wall next to your computer. Consult it often!
Duel = A gunfight or swordfight.
Dual = Two of something. Dual instruction, Dual AHRS, Dual EFIS displays.
Hanger = Something you hang your clothes on.
Hangar = Something you park your plane in.
Manuel = A man’s name.
Manual = An informational publication. Also, something done by hand. “I should probably read the autopilot manual.” “I have manual trim in my airplane.”
Navel = A bellybutton. “I’m sitting here contemplating my navel.”
Naval = Pertaining to a seaborne military branch. “I love Naval aviation.”
(Helpful Tip: If you’re using the above words in an aviation sense, they are spelled with the letter “a” instead of “e”. Just remember: A, as in aviation.)
Break = A discontinuity in something, or a pause. “There’s a break in my oil line.” “I need to take a break.” “Let’s break for lunch.”
Brake = A device used to stop an airplane or car. “My brake line is leaking.” “What kind of brakes did you install?” “Set the parking brake.”
Chalk = A dry, mineral substance used for marking and drawing. “Snap a chalk line on the floor under the fuselage.”
Chock = A block or wedge placed under a tire to prevent a vehicle from moving. “Chock the plane before it rolls away.”
Course = Direction or path through the air. “The inbound course is 120 degrees.”
Coarse = A grade of sandpaper. “Give me a sheet of coarse-grit.”
Flare = A maneuver performed just before landing. Also, a shape given to the end of aluminum tubing so it will seal against a fitting. “That was a firm landing. I should have flared a bit more.”
Flair = Talent, attractive quality, pizzazz or showmanship. Also, pieces of flashy jewelry often worn by waitresses. “She’s a got a flair for the dramatic.”
Lightning = Electrical discharges in the atmosphere during a storm. “The lightning flashed and startled me.” ”The P-38 Lightning was my favorite WWII fighter.”
Lightening (Holes) = Holes designed to lighten a structure. “Cut some lightening holes in that panel.”
Peddle = To sell. “I’m going to peddle airplane parts on the internet.”
Pedal = A device you step on with your feet to steer, yaw, or brake an airplane. “He painted his rudder pedals black.”
Role = The function of something. “What role does the TSA play in national security?”
Roll = An aerobatic maneuver. “That was a nice aileron roll.”
Sight = Vision, or the appearance of something. “When I get tired, my eyesight gets worse.” “That formation fly-by was quite a sight.”
Site = The location of something. “This is the site of the first powered airplane flight.” “My website is open for business.”
Toe = Part of your foot. Also, the angle of an airplane’s landing gear. “That landing gear has too much toe-in.” “I stubbed my toe on the leg of the workbench.”
Tow = To move an airplane on the ground with a machine or by hand. “Let’s tow the biplane over there.”
Vain = Having no value; ineffectual; having excessive pride. “All his efforts to remove the stripped screw were in vain.” “He’s so vain, he wears a flight suit to bed.”
Vane = A device that senses or controls the flow of air or fluid. “The wind vane on top of the hangar shows there’s a crosswind today.” “The jet engine’s inlet guide vanes were damaged when the bird hit them.”
Vein = Blood vessels that carry blood toward the heart. “The FAA inspector was so mad, he had a vein sticking out of his temple.”
Yolk = The yellow stuff inside an egg.
Yoke = The control column in an airplane.
…And finally, a non-aviation one, just because many people get it wrong:
Lose = To misplace something, have it taken away, or come in last place. “Do you think he’ll lose his license?” “If I hear that song again, I’m going to lose my mind.” “If you drink and fly, you will lose.”
Loose = Not tight. “That screw is loose.” “That guy’s a loose cannon.”
***not mine, stolen from here http://www.skywardmedia.com/Aviation-Misspellings.pdf *** I have seen a lot of these on this BBS though.
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Also, don't think that spell check will save you.
"I have a spelling checker.
It came with my pea sea.
It plane lee marks four my revue
Miss steaks aye can knot sea.
Eye ran this poem threw it,
Your sure reel glad two no.
Its vary polished in it's weigh.
My checker tolled me sew.
A checker is a bless sing,
It freeze yew lodes of thyme.
It helps me right awl stiles two reed,
And aides me when I rime.
Each frays come posed up on my screen
eye trussed too bee a joule.
The checker pours o'er every word
To cheque sum spelling rule.
Bee fore a veiling checker's Hour
spelling mite decline,
And if we're lacks oar have a laps,
We wood bee maid too wine.
Butt now bee cause my spelling
Is checked with such grate flair,
Their are no fault's with in my cite,
Of nun eye am a ware.
Now spelling does knot phase me,
It does knot bring a tier.
My pay purrs awl due glad den
With wrapped word's fare as hear.
To rite with care is quite a feet
Of witch won should be proud,
And wee mussed dew the best wee can,
Sew flaw's are knot aloud.
Sow ewe can sea why aye dew prays,
Such soft wear four pea seas,
And why eye brake in two averse
Buy righting too pleas."
-Unknown
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wat
When you say I was supposed to do something, Supposed is supposed to be in the past tense ("ed")
however a lot of people incorrectly spell it as suppose.
Incorrect: I was suppose to play it yesterday
Correct: I was supposed to play it yesterday
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This vocabulary lesson brought to you by the one who said, "not that it matter here is just bugs me." :)
Ouch!
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There is a place, their is possessive, and they're means they are.
Not a day goes by I don't see "It was theres."
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Something I've seen a lot in the text buffer is something like: "what of you done", or "you of got to be kidding"! :huh
Only performed by native English speakers. Must be because they learned to talk, incorrectly, before they learned to spell.
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This vocabulary lesson brought to you by the one who said, "not that it matter here is just bugs me." :)
:rofl
And some of (Let me do the Jersey thing here)yous guys have too much time.
<S>Oz
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ya'll got me :P but I'm glad it's not just me.
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This vocabulary lesson brought to you by the one who said, "not that it matter here is just bugs me." :)
:rofl
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Ordnance
-noun
1.cannon or artillery.
2.military weapons with their equipment, ammunition, etc.
3.the branch of an army that procures, stores, and issues, weapons, munitions, and combat vehicles and maintains arsenals for their development and testing.
Ordinance
–noun
1.an authoritative rule or law; a decree or command.
2.a public injunction or regulation: a city ordinance against excessive horn blowing.
3.something believed to have been ordained, as by a deity or destiny.
4.Ecclesiastical .
a.an established rite or ceremony.
b.a sacrament.
c.the communion.
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:rofl
And some of (Let me do the Jersey thing here)yous guys have too much time.
<S>Oz
Oh My GOD! My G/F (who is from Florida but whose parents are from Jersey) says "YOUS" and "ALLS" *ALL* OF THE FREEKIN' TIME! Drives me insane!