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wachur spelling - 5/7/2008 12:52:12 AM

vasek

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Hi,

I am surprised how many frequently used words are misspelled in posts:

Gluing > glueing

Rivets > rivits

Throttle > throttel

and there are many more...

English is not my mother tongue and these words are spelled wrong so often I sometimes forget which one is the correct spelling.

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RE: wachur spelling - 5/7/2008 1:06:14 AM

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wHut du u meen, bade spillin? Eye dunt no watt yur talkin aboot.. Seems like the guys from overseas spells better than the guys in the US. I didn't pay much attention in high school ( girls & cars you know). But I did learn how to spell. (Most of the time)

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RE: wachur spelling - 5/7/2008 1:47:32 AM

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there, their and they're

to, too and two

hear, here

peek (pique), peak

cheep, cheap

fly, flew, flown

Not just spelling, not knowing which word to use.

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RE: wachur spelling - 5/7/2008 3:23:29 AM

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Dose = Does

That little word drive me crazy, of course it is a very short trip...

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RE: wachur spelling - 5/7/2008 12:17:34 PM

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Don't even get me started on this!

Although I WILL say that the one I see most often - even by well-educated members is: To vs Too

"Too" has two different uses. It means "Also" as in, "Joe flew his new plane, and I flew it too" or "Bill wants to fly too"

It is also used to mean "In excess" as in, "Your muffler is too loud" or "Our club has too many members"

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RE: wachur spelling - 5/7/2008 1:39:25 PM

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Misspelling and wrong word usage like to / too or here / hear doesn’t bother me. What drives me nuts is a post that is put together like a text message, using single letters for entire words such as: “R U using a …”

Another peeve is sentences that are so poorly constructed it’s impossible to understand what the poster is saying. If they would just re-read what they typed before hitting OK.

or go back and edit just like I had to, or is it too.

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RE: wachur spelling - 5/7/2008 2:13:38 PM

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You've got that right. We seem to be producing a nation of young people who don't know what a sentence is.

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RE: wachur spelling - 5/7/2008 2:15:43 PM

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It's to, unless you had to,too.

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RE: wachur spelling - 5/7/2008 6:14:45 PM

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You know what, guys? This problem drives me nuts. One that has not been mentioned here that really gets to me is "then" for "than". However, I have been scalded in this very forum for bringing it up in the past and swore to myself that I would not go there (their or they're) again. I've thought about it a lot and have come to the conclusion that only about 5% of the people even notice or care. The predominant attitude is that if the post can be deciphered, no matter how long it takes, it's ok. The dean of the English department at the university I attended told me once that there is no such thing as bad grammar as long as the message gets through. It may be bad use of the language, but the grammar is ok if it is understood. On the other hand, when folks post in an open forum or public sign of some sort using no capital latters, no periods, gross incorrect spelling, etc., it may take me several minutes to decipher the message whereas other folks who write in a similar fashion have no problem with it. So, I suppose then it becomes my shortcoming, not the writers'. I guess I need to learn Spanish also now as well as Chinese in the future, since China seems to be taking over the world.

I bought a tee shirt once in New York City that said "Welcome to America. Now speak English". I really believe in that idea and I think it should be expanded to writing as well. But, as I said earlier, i aint goin their no mor i dun bene scolt fer it your jus gonna have to unnerstan i don't want no argyment over this

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RE: wachur spelling - 5/7/2008 6:58:49 PM

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Drives me nuts when I see kids writing with the same shorthand they use for texting on their phones..

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RE: wachur spelling - 5/7/2008 7:48:24 PM

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Text messaging lingo in company email is becoming the bane of businesses in the country. A message such as "R U Going to attend the meeting?" going out companywide and to clients makes us all look like morons.

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RE: wachur spelling - 5/7/2008 7:53:20 PM

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ROTFLMAO

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RE: wachur spelling - 5/7/2008 8:08:33 PM

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Text messaging lingo in company email is becoming the bane of businesses in the country. A message such as "R U Going to attend the meeting?" going out companywide and to clients makes us all look like morons.

And it doesn't stop there.

For example, I am really annoyed at the fact that the National Geographic Channel has started referring to itself as "Nat Geo"

What next? Shall we start calling the Smithsonian Institute, "Smitty's Place"?

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RE: wachur spelling - 5/7/2008 8:16:15 PM

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ORIGINAL: MinnFlyer

What next? Shall we start calling the Smithsonian Institute, "Smitty's Place"?

no "smiffs rack" dont need no spelin or punkchuatin jus tipe de werds on der paje lik u dunno nuthin

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RE: wachur spelling - 5/7/2008 8:23:12 PM

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Why not ??? We've got to the point of calling Almost Ready to Fly planes ARF's. It's a lazy world and getting Badder al de tme.
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RE: wachur spelling - 5/8/2008 12:32:36 AM

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You've got that right. We seem to be producing a nation of young people who don't know what a sentence is.

I disagree. Seems like a lot of these younger folks today are completely aware that a sentence of 3-5 years means they'll be out in 6 months with good behavior. And then, if they play the system right, they can be doing the same old thing and still avoid violating parole. I say give them a sentence easy to remember: 15-20, no chance of parole.

Maybe, in the meantime, they can learn to spell and use good grammar.

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RE: wachur spelling - 5/8/2008 12:44:35 AM

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Aoccdrnig to rseerach at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a total mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig huh?

PS: Hwo'd yuo lkie to run tihs by yuor sepll ckehcer?

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