I know it's bad form to criticize spelling but...

ibegurpard

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Thu Aug-21-03 12:27 PM
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I know it's bad form to criticize spelling but...

...If I see one more person spell "lose" as "loose" my head will explode. :grr:

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Aristus

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Thu Aug-21-03 12:28 PM
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1. What really yanks my chain is people who say 'acrost' instead of

'across'. My own wife does that, but I've given up trying to correct her.

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BigMcLargehuge

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Thu Aug-21-03 12:38 PM
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12. I am an "acrost" victim too

the others that just twist my spinal cord into knots are:

"banken" for "embankment" and "irreguardless" (which isn't even a word) in place of "irrespective"

banken... honestly... what the hell is a banken?

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nothingshocksmeanymore

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Thu Aug-21-03 12:29 PM
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2. Everybody makes mistakes

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ibegurpard

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Thu Aug-21-03 12:33 PM
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6. I know

That's why I'm "venting" somewhat good-naturedly in the Lounge instead of rudely correcting people who make that mistake.

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oneighty

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Thu Aug-21-03 01:04 PM
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Xcept mi. NSMA

Here we go again!

180

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RobertSeattle

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Thu Aug-21-03 12:30 PM
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3. I'd also like to see a standardarized "Aunuld"

I've seen about 50 spoof spellings of "Aunuld" - we need a standard!

:)

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Aristus

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Thu Aug-21-03 12:57 PM
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16. Here it is: "Ah-nult." In German, when a word ends with a 'd', it is

pronounced as a 't'. Don't know why. Don't forget, this is the language where the verb comes at the end of the sentence, instead of after the noun where it belongs.

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RobertSeattle

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Thu Aug-21-03 01:08 PM
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18. Thanks - very close to "Ah-Nut"...

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markbark

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Thu Aug-21-03 12:30 PM
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4. I particularly appreciate..

the "special" people who fling the epithet "looser"
as in "Stop whining, ya bunch of loosers"

Brings a smile to my face every time :)

--MAB

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fob

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Thu Aug-21-03 12:32 PM
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5. AMEN!

I was gonna start a poll for biggest pet peeve, but you have to be a donor(I will donate on Friday after work) so I can't yet.

This is tops on my list, too!

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CMT

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Thu Aug-21-03 12:33 PM
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7. hey losen up

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ibegurpard

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Thu Aug-21-03 12:37 PM
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10. OK...you asked for it:

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SOteric

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Thu Aug-21-03 12:34 PM
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8. Eh. Some of the brightest people hereabouts make typos

or have repeated spelling errors with a word or two. If I know what they intended and the content of their material is good, I assume I'll get over it.

Personally, I'm amazed at how many folks mistakenly spell 'definately' instead of 'definitely.' Somehow my head doesn't explode, - and I get over it.

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ibegurpard

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Thu Aug-21-03 12:35 PM
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9. I was being hyperbolic

No my head won't explode and it certainly didn't ruin my day...just a very, very minor irritation that happened to stick in my brain when I saw it again for the nth time this morning.

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FlaGranny

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Thu Aug-21-03 12:55 PM
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15. I sometimes get a bit annoyed at someone's spelling

but then, lo and behold, I'll make a stupid mistake myself. It will bring me down a notch or two. It's a problem with forums, because you usually don't proof your work the way you would a legal brief. I've found myself making stupid errors with to and too, and lose and loose, but not because I don't know the difference. I think I catch most of my errors, but I can go back to a post an hour later and there it is, glaring at me. Grrr.

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qanda

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Thu Aug-21-03 12:37 PM
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11. How about the famous...

If:than, and more:then-- that drives me nuts! But every now and than (sic) I catch myself doing it to (sic)!

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Madrone

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Thu Aug-21-03 12:40 PM
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13. Not spelling, but my SO says "breafases"

instead of "breakfasts" - drives me NUTS. He's a chef, and maybe other people don't notice but I think he sounds like a moran whenever he says it.

I always ask him if he wants a few "breastases" with his "breafases" when I hear him say it....*L* God, I HATE "breafases"!

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ibegurpard

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Thu Aug-21-03 12:52 PM
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14. LOL

:toast:

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ibegurpard

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Thu Aug-21-03 01:04 PM
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17. So here I am criticizing spelling

and I just corrected a post where I typed "your" instead of "you're"
Instant karma! LOL

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ScreamingMeemie

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Thu Aug-21-03 01:10 PM
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19. Did I mention my daughter competed in the National Spelling Bee

last year in D.C. Speller #107

;)

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Booberdawg

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Thu Aug-21-03 01:56 PM
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23. LOL!

I think you have!;-)

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RebelOne

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Thu Aug-21-03 01:33 PM
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20. Yep, there are a lot of bad spellers

and lots of bad grammar. I am a copyeditor and some of the posts drive me
up a tree, but I grit my teeth and read on. I know this forum is not about spelling
or grammer, so I restrain myself.

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RebelOne

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Thu Aug-21-03 01:34 PM
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21. Oops, I'm guilty, too

I misspelled grammar.

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MiltonLeBerle

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Thu Aug-21-03 01:36 PM
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22. THERE are three forms of the words: THEIR, THERE, & THEY'RE-

Edited on Thu Aug-21-03 01:39 PM by MiltonLeBerle

Will everyone please familiarize yourself with the particular definition and proper usage of each before posting?

Sample sentence:

I think that THEY'RE in THEIR car over THERE.

Next week, we'll address your, you're and yore.

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