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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: Wilfrid on July 15, 2003, 01:43:03 PM
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I dunno, I hate being too anal about this but sometime...only sometimes, it gets to me. I don't mind l33t speak too much - my aged 28 year old eyes simply skip it. I actually enjoy seeing 'U are teh suck' on a message board, if it's obviously not an actual spelling mistake (hello Funked)
But the thing that gets to me is per say.
It's per se people. You obviously over-heard somebody else say this, possibly worked out the meaning from the context and tried to look smart by typing it in a BBS. Go to Merriam-Websters online thesaurus (http://www.m-w.com/home.htm) and do a search for both spellings. Now decide which one you'll use in the future.
Only thing I hate more is people (http://www.hitechcreations.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=88059) who make spelling mistakes in the title of a new thread. And people who can't use apostrophe's correctly. And people who quote themselves in their own signatures. Anybody else have any?
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I hate when people use superfluous hyphens. As in "mis-spellings"
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I chuckle whenever anyone says, "... all intensive purposes."
:D
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apostrophe's
hehe.
I hate those.
It's really annoying.
heheh.
or I got a correspondent who uses "Bonified"
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And people who can't use apostrophe's correctly.
:eek:
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Local Power company by the name of PowerGen took over or purchased a small company in Italy and wanted a new name to show the world......unfortunately PowerGenItalia was the result....
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When did apostrophe buy himself a correctly?
To me,,,,,,there is nothing,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,more annoying,,,,,,,,,,,,than the comma,,,,,,,,,,,, stutter,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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Originally posted by Wilfrid
And people who can't use apostrophe's correctly.
ROFL
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Originally posted by Wilfrid
I actually enjoy seeing 'U are teh suck' on a message board, if it's obviously not an actual spelling mistake (hello Funked)
U R TEH SUQ!!!
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I hate when people use superfluous hyphens. As in "mis-spellings"
Thanks Raubvogel, thats another one I hate. Especially in thread titles.
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""And people who quote themselves in their own signatures. ""
wadya mean?? who else am i gonna quote???...<(multiable question marks)
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Originally posted by midnight Target
To me,,,,,,there is nothing,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,more annoying,,,,,,,,,,,,than the comma,,,,,,,,,,,, stutter,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
That's the one that TOTALLY mystifies me - why on earth does anyone do that?!
Most of the rest are fair enough - phonetic spelling, bad typing or just being dyslexic - they're understandable mistakes - but the comma thing is beyond me. If it was a keyboard screw up, you'd just buy a new one wouldn't you? Or not post. So what is it? If it were some sort of narcolepsy it'd happen on other keys as well - but no it's only ever the comma. Someone please please explain it to me.
Now back to your scheduled programming of waiting to see how long this thread lasts before one of the Brits posts "color" as being their all-time most irritating internet misspelling, and it all turns into a big transatlantic knife fight. :D
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Originally posted by _Schadenfreude_
Local Power company by the name of PowerGen took over or purchased a small company in Italy and wanted a new name to show the world......unfortunately PowerGenItalia was the result....
unfortunately this is not true.
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Quite being baby's. Well i wouldnt say your babys per say,,,,,more like whiners. irregardless i'm sure you're anal retentivenesses are un-intentional. But I dont forgive you's.
SOB
"I like pizza" -SOB
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All your stress are belong to us.
http://webpages.charter.net/hkirtley/stress/
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irregardless......
I hate that
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Me fail english? Thats unpossible!
-SW
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Originally posted by AKS\/\/ulfe
Me fail english? Thats unpossible!
-SW
Fret not... you could be elected President. :D
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Cool site - http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~brians/errors/review.html
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Some people need to really understand the differences between ...
their and there
new and knew
our and are
edit: shot and shoot
"Why did you shot my chute?"
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Originally posted by Wilfrid
dunno
sometime...only sometimes
over-heard
3 mistakes, I give you a C-.
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for me it's loose instead of lose. That one is rampant in forums, chat rooms, games, etc.
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Skuzzy, lock this thread quickly, please?
The awful grammar and spelling in the chat buffer, while helpful when gauging a verbal opponent's education, is enough to cause the bile to rise in my throat.
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you know what bugs me....? ....people that dont use capital letters when theyre supposed to........ and people that think dramatic pauses (for effect of course) are typed out like this...................... three periods is enough people............... you dont need 17 frikken periods to get the pint across................. you think youve just said something important and want it to sink into the minds of your minions................ we get it. and use capital letters. its almost as annoying as people that do this........... after a period comes two spaces and a capital letter. wtf is wrong with you? and while were at it............... seperate your sentances into a readable form............... paragraphs seperated by spaces usually work............ wtf does anyone want to read a post thirty frikken lines long without any breaks? its............... ridiculous. period.
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It's all part of the internet revolution. The internet is not just for academics, yuppies, and nerds anymore.
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Long before the Internet, I was embarrassed but gratified when a wise teacher pointed out to me that the expression is not "for all intensive purposes" but "for all intents and purposes."
Sometimes it's tough accurately repeating what we think we hear.
Language changes all the time. What bugs me the most is when definitions are changed 180 degrees, e.g., "bad" meaning "good" and vice versa. I can't see anything "bad" (meaning "good") coming from that kind of "destructive" (meaning "constructive") jargon.
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Originally posted by Saurdaukar
dont need 17 frikken periods to get the pint across.................
Freudian again?
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'Pouring' in place of 'poring'.
And, of course, there's the standard 'your' and 'you're' mixup.
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Or when people quote Elton John's great song..
"Someone Shaved my Wife Tonight"
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Originally posted by midnight Target
Or when people quote Elton John's great song..
"Someone Shaved my Wife Tonight"
LOL !! I've never seen that before :D
CCR -
Dont go around tonight
Well it's bound to take your life
There's a bathroom on the right
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Vulcan, it's more like 5. Please try to keep up.
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Not long ago I was reading a WW2 related board where some kid was bragging that his grandfather fought at "Guaddle Canal".
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Those who can't do, teach.
Those who can't teach, post on the internet.
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I hate the over utilization of the word 'utilze' when 'use' could be utilized in place of 'utilize'.
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my great uncle was at i got laid gulf.
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Originally posted by Saurdaukar
you know what bugs me....? ....people that dont use capital letters when they're supposed to........ and people that think dramatic pauses (for effect of course) are typed out like this...................... three periods is enough people............... you dont need 17 frikken periods to get the point across................. you think you've just said something important and want it to sink into the minds of your minions................ we get it. and use capital letters. its almost as annoying as people that do this........... after a period comes two spaces and a capital letter. wtf is wrong with you? and while we're at it............... seperate your sentences into a readable form............... paragraphs seperated by spaces usually work............ wtf does anyone want to read a post thirty frikken lines long without any breaks? its............... ridiculous. period.
People that correct my spelling in a post before I have the chance to rectify it irritate me. :D
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Guilty as charged... :D
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Not misspelled but, people that talk like gangsters really annoy me
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itruelyenjoyletting thetruelypointlessslide.....
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By americans: payed
In english: paid
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Fishu, you sterotyping turd. Most Americans use the correct term "paid".
I'm sure as many other people who use English as their first language use it incorrectly as americans, you racist SOB.
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Originally posted by Steve
Fishu, you sterotyping turd. Most Americans use the correct term "paid".
I'm sure as many other people who use English as their first language use it incorrectly as americans, you racist SOB.
Having been chatted with both sides and those whos for its their second language, I've observed that americans have often said 'payed', instead of 'paid'.
We're talking about most annoying internet mis-spellings here right :D
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Originally posted by Estes
Not misspelled but, people that talk like gangsters really annoy me
and i learn from them, thats sad;)
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No, now we're talking about your racist rhetoric. On this thread and frequently on others, you take the opportunity to disparage Americans. Since it's against Americans, Skuzzy allows it. Were your comments levied at the French, this thread would be locked in a heartbeat.
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Originally posted by Skuzzy
People that correct my spelling in a post before I have the chance to rectify it irritate me. :D
I said nothing of sppeling and I dont recall ever correcting your Engrish Skuz-ball.
Hi-Techs maybe - but only cause I want to fit in with the crowd. ;)
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Originally posted by Steve
No, now we're talking about your racist rhetoric. On this thread and frequently on others, you take the opportunity to disparage Americans. Since it's against Americans, Skuzzy allows it. Were your comments levied at the French, this thread would be locked in a heartbeat.
If you're being serious.. get a life.
If not...
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I believe someone has struck a nerve.
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Originally posted by Sandman_SBM
Fret not... you could be elected President. :D
President? What are you trying to say about the commander and chief?
"Per say"? <--- Hhm... Guilty as charged. Now I know. Guilty of so many others I'm sure.
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Originally posted by bounder
quote:
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Originally posted by _Schadenfreude_
Local Power company by the name of PowerGen took over or purchased a small company in Italy and wanted a new name to show the world......unfortunately PowerGenItalia was the result....
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unfortunately this is not true.
You, my good friend, did not bother to check your answer, perhaps you assumed that it must be too good to be true?
BEHOLD! The power of the INTERNET!
http://www.powergenitalia.com/
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Fishu, it's evident in this thread. If you don't see it, that's your problem, not mine.
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Originally posted by Steve
Fishu, it's evident in this thread. If you don't see it, that's your problem, not mine.
Huh.. you're way out of the line there, if you take that as anti-american or racistic.
You cannot take everything bit negative comment as racism or anti-american, or are you some aryan american eh?
Ever heard of simply stating a fact?
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OK, now why in the hell is Steve going on an insane rampage? ...and why is he calling me a racist?! Is Fishu still gay? Will Skuzzy lock this thread under the "no boobs" policy? And will his spelling be corrected by Sandman? These exciting questions and more will be answered on the next episode of AH Intardnet BBS. Stay tuned!
SOB
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Let's take a moment to review Fishu's racist post:
"By americans: payed
In english: paid"
Oh My! :eek:
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Originally posted by SOB
OK, now why in the hell is Steve going on an insane rampage? ...and why is he calling me a racist?! Is Fishu still gay? Will Skuzzy lock this thread under the "no boobs" policy? And will his spelling be corrected by Sandman? These exciting questions and more will be answered on the next episode of AH Intardnet BBS. Stay tuned!
SOB
You are gay for stealing a South Park episode and recreating it to your benefit.
Canadian slang: You hoser!
-SW
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Yeah, but they stole it from Soap and Billy Crystal was gay on that series, so it's OK.
SOB
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Someone should show Minus or Omsg this thread :D
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diD som1 taike steeves' monstang awray?
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Steve has been going on his insane rampages ( :D SOB) For a couple a' days now. And his views have gone from wrong, to love muffinsssss
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ROFLMAO! Well OK - it wasn't a Brit, but the general scenario's playing out according to plan... :D
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We have to excuse American spellings. ;)
But here are a few that drive me to distraction...
- Loose & Lose
- Your & you're
- its and it's - note "it's" only ever means "it is". "Its" (without the apostrophe) means belonging to it.
- they're & there & their - too long to explain to an illiterate doofus.
- "My bad", instead of "my mistake".
- Use of apostrophe. Some people seem to put one before the last letter of any word ending in an S. Saw a post once entitled "Bad news for the Californian's"
- Given instead of Giving.
- definiately instead of definitely
- Accommodation, embarrassing, necessary - read and learn these correct spellings.
Sometimes the spelling and grammatical inaccuracies of posts in here are so bad that the meaning of the sentence (assuming that the writer is at least capable of constructing proper sentences) is almost lost. What it tells me is that these folks don't do much reading. But I soft pedal on this stuff generally. Some folks can't spell, but are brilliant in other ways.
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Originally posted by Fishu
You cannot take everything bit negative comment as racism or anti-american, or are you some aryan american eh?
Fishu - find me a post youve made in the last month that hasnt had a negative refernence to the United States.
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People who quote themselves in their sig. Inexcusababible.
And people who assume race has anything to do with spelling mistakes or gramatical error.
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Originally posted by Dowding
People who quote themselves in their sig. Inexcusababible.
And people who assume race has anything to do with spelling mistakes or gramatical error.
It's grammatical
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Originally posted by Saurdaukar
Fishu - find me a post youve made in the last month that hasnt had a negative refernence to the United States.
Like what do you expect?
I can find many posts... but I suspect you wouldn't validate those.
You probably mean the political side and not the 'nothing particularly interesting' discussions.. and last months have been not so good with US politics, so is it really a wonder if I don't say much good in US politics related discussions, when I'm on the opposing side of US politics?
Besides, I oppose some of the US political views, not the people.
An American, who refers to french fries as freedom fries, boycots french products and slanders the french, has much worse anti-nationality mentality than I ever have had.
Obviously it's OK to be anti-euro (especially anti-french) on a hard way than be "anti-american" in a ways which really isn't being an anti-american.
So go figure. :rolleyes:
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Okay... what about the people that say, "I could care less about blah blah blah."
Don't they really mean, "I could not care less about blah blah blah."?
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Originally posted by Sandman_SBM
Okay... what about the people that say, "I could care less about blah blah blah."
Don't they really mean, "I could not care less about blah blah blah."?
That one bugs, big time.
Any incorrect processing of multiple negatives bugs.
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Originally posted by Maniac
Someone should show Minus or Omsg this thread :D
LMAO ....
to original post topic... ;)
see line 4 of my sig (quote of bgbmaw some time ago):p
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Rut, stfu.
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Fishu quote: "An American, who refers to french fries as freedom fries, boycots french products and slanders the french, has much worse anti-nationality mentality than I ever have had."
Wrong!! It's the same damned thing, hypocrite.
Fishu quote:"Besides, I oppose some of the US political views, not the people."
Many people said the same disclaimer about the French but many people of French origin still took offense, racist.
Fish quote: "Obviously it's OK to be anti-euro (especially anti-french) on a hard way than be "anti-american" "
Wrong again! People who were bashing France in a "hard" way were explicitly told to tone down the harshness, yet racists like you are allowed to continue here as long as your vitriol is directed towards the U.S.
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Steve, stfu
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Originally posted by Fishu
Like what do you expect?
I can find many posts... but I suspect you wouldn't validate those.
You probably mean the political side and not the 'nothing particularly interesting' discussions.. and last months have been not so good with US politics, so is it really a wonder if I don't say much good in US politics related discussions, when I'm on the opposing side of US politics?
Besides, I oppose some of the US political views, not the people.
An American, who refers to french fries as freedom fries, boycots french products and slanders the french, has much worse anti-nationality mentality than I ever have had.
Obviously it's OK to be anti-euro (especially anti-french) on a hard way than be "anti-american" in a ways which really isn't being an anti-american.
So go figure. :rolleyes:
Fishu read this : http://www.kauricoast.co.nz/Feature.cfm?WPID=70
In particular note the French attitude towards boycotting of products.
Lets coin a new phrase ... Eurohypocracy :)
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Steve,
You need to seek psychiatrist attention if you're being serious, since thats not exactly sane from a person.
I know so much better than you, whether I am anti-american or not.
Anti-americans doesn't have friends in US, I do.
Vulcan,
I'd rather change the euro to french.
However I didn't anywhere defend the french, just said to Steve that those americans are much more anti-french than I've ever been anti-american or anything like that.
No reason to defend french either in hypocriticism area.. if you want more recent example, you should have used the polish EU membership as an example.
First there was nothing wrong with the poles joining EU, but then they became friends with US and now the french goverment is against polish EU membership.
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Originally posted by Vulcan
Fishu read this : http://www.kauricoast.co.nz/Feature.cfm?WPID=70
In particular note the French attitude towards boycotting of products.
Lets coin a new phrase ... Eurohypocracy :)
hu ?
I never eat a Kiwi not comming from New-Zeland ...
@steve:
Do some search in this BBS for French bashing
You will find a lot of exemples.
now the french goverment is against polish EU membership.
hu ? again
When did this policy become the official position of France ?
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now the french goverment is against polish EU membership.
Low paid Polish workers are gonna flood the EU job-market once they join EU. Thats one thing thats certain :)
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Originally posted by Maniac
Low paid Polish workers are gonna flood the EU job-market once they join EU. Thats one thing thats certain :)
There are minimum salaries defined though, so thats not so big of a difference.
It's more of a question what happens to unemployament of nations own citizens, when there are foreign workers possibly taking their job.
I'd suppose they wouldn't take as many higher paid jobs though, since I don't think polish workers have so good educational background.
(or whats the fuzz about polish goverment budgets?)
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It's comparable to the fear there was when Spain entered the EU.
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It's comparable to the fear there was when Spain entered the EU.
Well atleast in Sweden we ALLREDY see alot of Polish workers in the "low-payment" areas, such as construction etc... The differance is that they are here illigal.. Alot more will come after the EU-membership.
The poles are EXELLENT craftsmen, construction work and such... And they are not afraid for hard work...
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Spelling changes. So if people type 'per say' in place of 'per se', it will become an official word.
Since more and more people are using computers and the internet, I think the english language is going to become more phonetic.
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Stay on topic or move along.
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I can't believe how many cannot differentiate:
Their, they're and there
Your, you're
That's 3rd grade stuff!
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Weird Skuzzy, the post I made this morning is deleted....
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Steve - take a hint. I think you're on 2 strikes.
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Originally posted by beet1e
Steve - take a hint. I think you're on 2 strikes.
And the "Big Unit" Skuzzy is in his windup.
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Beet1e, thanks for the nice advise, but I'm ok.
:)
Edit: The post that is missing was not inflammatory, really. Who knows, maybe I botched it somehow.
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Ordinance instead of ordnance.... :D
Sorry... just thought of it after reading the AH2 forum.
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Originally posted by Steve
Beet1e, thanks for the nice advise, but I'm ok.
:)
Edit: The post that is missing was not inflammatory, really. Who knows, maybe I botched it somehow.
advice, not advise
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Ahh you are correct sir, thank you. Was rushing.
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Here's a couple more that have begun to get to me:
- Kilt - instead of killed.
- People who don't understand the difference between "affect" and "effect".
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it more of an e nun c ation thing, see where i'm from we warsh our clothes, we warsh our cars with a hose pipe, if ya brake into out house wes shoot you then yer kilt, ah shucks my bad has been said round these parts forever, when you give directions, it's usually well see that there water tower over yonder,welp when ya get ther take a left at the fork in the road and go ten miles up the holler the make a right at the 5 points when ya get there. btw i use spell check quite frequently :D
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Some more:
- "could of", instead of could have.
- "cannons". When will these handsomehunkes realise that the plural of cannon is the same word - cannon. There is no such word as "cannons".
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I hate when people try to decide what is and what is not racist for other people. Only the individual him/herself can decide what is racist to said individual. What's worse, someone who tries to define something as not being racist, when that person isn't even of the same race being slighted. How the hell would that person know?
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Originally posted by beet1e
- "cannons". When will these handsomehunkes realise that the plural of cannon is the same word - cannon. There is no such word as "cannons".
Wow... I had no idea of that one.
Steve: I always thought "racisim" involved, like, biology... genetics... that kind of thing. It strikes me that you're accusing someone of racism incorrectly... If the French and Americans have a dispute, it aint about racism I don't think. That makes no sense to me.
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I'm not trying to make sense to you, Nash. You pretty much argue and disagree w/ about anything I say, why in God's name would I try to help you?
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Beet1e, are you certain about the cannon/cannons thing?
I'm not 100% certain myself, but I believe either is acceptable.
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According to Mirriam Webster:
Main Entry: 1can·non
Pronunciation: 'ka-n&n
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural cannons or cannon
Etymology: Middle French canon, from Italian cannone, literally, large tube, augmentative of canna reed, tube, from Latin, cane, reed -- more at CANE
Date: 15th century
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Two observations here;
1) How come we haven't heard from Brady yet?
2) If I see "prolly" instead of "probably" one more time...
And if you think the BBS is bad, have you seen some of those yahoo chatrooms? Ebonics is the King's english compared to what I used to see in there.
Brady, where are you?
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Originally posted by Steve
"You pretty much argue and disagree w/ about anything I say..."
Do not!
:D
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Can't...spell...or type...anymore...Nash's...ava...avatar...draws me...to...my eventual...demise...must...br eak...awa...away...must concen...trate...must...[end of transmission]
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... and another one bites the dust. They're droppin' like flies. :cool:
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Develop a healthy appetite for porn and you will find yourself completely uneffected by the little dancing girls. :D
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Originally posted by beet1e
Some more: - "could of", instead of could have.
- "cannons". When will these handsomehunkes realise that the plural of cannon is the same word - cannon. There is no such word as "cannons".
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Merriam-Webster begs to differ:
Main Entry: 1can·non
Pronunciation: 'ka-n&n
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural cannons or cannon
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Merriam-Webster = American? Hmmm...
Oxford ENGLISH dictionary gives plural as cannon, not cannons. In fact it makes special mention of that.
Sandman - Develop a healthy appetite for porn and you will find yourself completely uneffected by the little dancing girls.
That should have been unaffected, not uneffected. The Merriam Webster doesn't seem to be teaching you much. Maybe you need to study a bit more? :D
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Damnit... typo... :D
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airow notics
:rolleyes:
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Lol, Nash.
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shcrewl
:rolleyes: :p
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affect - to have an effect upon.
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Originally posted by beet1e
Merriam-Webster = American? Hmmm...
Oxford ENGLISH dictionary gives plural as cannon, not cannons. In fact it makes special mention of that.
Sorry, I would have looked in my OED, but the veneer of pseudo-intellectualism it provides to my bookshelf is just too powerful for me to ever actually unshelve it!
The judge I used to work for had the complete 20-volume set from the turn of the (last) century. Whenever I or one of my co-clerks (or even the judge) would resort to citing the OED in support of an argument, we knew that he was desperate!
- JNOV (= American)
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Lonestar - maybe, but I'm pretty sure the Chambers English Dictionary would say the same thing.
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Beet1e:
I'm just giving you a hard time. I've worked with enough Brits (and Aussies and New Zealanders) to appreciate the differences in our "common" tongue. What's more, I'm sure that "cannons" is one the myriad mongrelizations that have come to acceptance (at least in the States) due to incessant misuse. My judge used to say that he preferred the OED to contemporary "American dictionaries" because the OED is a "prescriptive"--not a "descriptive"--dictionary.
- JNOV
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Originally posted by Wilfrid
Only thing I hate more is ... people who can't use apostrophe's correctly.
Run apostrophes by your Merriam Webster, and check out http://www.mantex.co.uk/samples/apo.htm. :)
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Tomato there is a trailing "." at the end of your link that make it fail ...
en bref : sans le point ça marchera mieux ;)
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Originally posted by straffo
en bref : sans le point ça marchera mieux ;)
Le point marche mieux. Merci Straffo.
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Originally posted by beet1e
When will these handsomehunkes realise that the plural of cannon is the same word - cannon. There is no such word as "cannons".
Well there should be. Blimey, there is ;) http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=cannon
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Naah, just another American bastardisation - ooops - bastardization.
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Originally posted by beet1e
Naah, just another American bastardisation - ooops - bastardization.
'Cannon' was a British bastardisation of the Italian cannone. ;)
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Well that reminds me - a certain vice president could not spell "potato" - spelled it potatoe. By the same token, said VP might spell tomato as tomatoe. ;)
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My name!!! Half the folks on Earth can't spell it right! I've seen....
Flackbait
Falkbait
Falckbait
Faclkbiat
The first two being the most common. Though one enterprising soul did once call me "Baron Kober von Flak".
Another peave is when people substitute one word of a similar spelling for another. Such as "coarse" and "course" to name one example. Naturally, half the 9 year-olds in this sector of the universe could've gotten that one right. Then there's the snotstains who insist on breaking up a sentence,,,,,,,,,,,,,with long,,,,,,,,,,breaks,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,of commas,,,,,,,,,,,,and nary,,,,,,,,,,,,,a single,,,,,,,exampleofpropergrammar.
My kingdom for an idiot-only nuke!*
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Put the P-61B in Aces High
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*Offer void on Planet Earth. Any Earthlings seeking to redeem this offer will be lubed with vaseline, dressed in leather, and given to Animal
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Originally posted by flakbait
... half the 9 year-olds in this sector of the universe could've gotten that one right
Only half? Sad, innit? At one time, the BBC could be relied upon to be the upholder of 'given' English. But it is no longer the paragon of the upholders of standards that it was - there is now no definitive standard ... or is there?
I'm with you regarding the ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,s
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The present participle of the verb "to die" is dying. And yet so many people spell it "dieing". Same thing with "to lie" - lying, but some folks put "lieing".
Another one is "lethality" - the extent to which something is lethal. Some people spell this as "leathiality".
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The ability to spell is inversely proportionate to intelligence.
(and I looked all those words up :) )
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Rediculous, rediculolous... only -blitz should be allowed those alternative spellings. ;)
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'Surf the web'
This really annoys me, that they use surfing imagery for the internet. I mean my broadband modem is a 'Motorola SURFBOARD' :mad:
Now I was a stereotipical computer geek (skinny, glasses) when I was younger and its taken alot of hard work to become a good surfer and loose that geekyness. Now i have to explain myself all the time that when I say 'surf' i mean down the beach in the outside world not sat infront of my PC, all pasty white and geeky like i used to be. :)
but anyway language evolves, new words are added each year and meanings change over time.
When was the last time you heard 'bear with me' when you rang a call center and got put on hold.
I mean they're asking you to have children with them :D
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What do the French geeks think of the government telling them to not use the word (or is it a phrase) 'e-mail'?
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Originally posted by Holden McGroin
What do the French geeks think of the government telling them to not use the word (or is it a phrase) 'e-mail'?
Nada, I've the can use any word to express myself provided that the person I'm talking to know the word I'm using.
We are just suposed to use a the existing French word when it exist like using "FAC-SIMILÉ" instead of "REPRINT"
or "LOGICIEL" instead of "SOFTWARE".
Only some snob moron speak some "Franglish" like I've heard a idiot say :
"ce produit est very succesfull aux states"
He have to choose between French and English when speaking and not using a sort of Pigin ..