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Thread: Language Pet Peeves
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09-24-2007, 01:47 AM #1WHT Addict
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Language Pet Peeves
Hi,
now I'm no native speaker and often enough misspell stuff myself, but a couple of things really hit me each time I read them:
their vs. there vs. they're
whose vs. who's
per say vs. per se
to vs. too
pray vs. prey
elicit vs. illicit
fainted vs. feinted
taut vs. taught
discreet vs. discrete
reined vs. reigned vs. rained
bare vs. bear
navel vs. naval
altar vs. alter
effected vs. affected
then vs. than
you're vs. your
and the one which really crosses my reading eyes:
"could of" instead of "could have"
Greetings
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09-24-2007, 02:53 AM #2DigitalPunchCardMaker
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09-24-2007, 03:49 AM #3Web Hosting Master
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"effected vs. affected"
im guilty
ps dont forget about ensure vs insureif you haven't considered chapter 7 bankruptcy, maybe you should.
eliminate your debt, keep the property you want, most people qualify.
contrary to popular belief - no attorney is necessary!
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09-24-2007, 12:07 PM #4Web Hosting Master
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centre vs center
colour vs color
grey vs gray
cheque vs check
labour vs labor
tyres vs tires
doughnut vs donut
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09-24-2007, 12:22 PM #5Retired Moderator
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I have v. I've got
Guess what? You have something, you don't have got something. It's not "I've got a bad feeling about this." It's "I have a bad feeling about this."
Internet v. internet
"Internet" is a proper noun. Be courteaous and capitalize it like other names.
Web site v. web site
Ditto for the word "Web." It is a proper noun.
More than/less than v. over/under
"More than" is incremental. "Over" is spatial. You don't have over 100,000 page views. You have more than 100,000 page views. The same goes for "less" and "under."
I see those mistakes every day, and they make me sad
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09-24-2007, 03:29 PM #6Invented the Internet
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People here typing...
"costumer" when they mean "customer".
"simular" instead of "similar"
"your" in place of "you're" (for YOU ARE)
Those are my three biggest pet peeves. For some reason, the "costumer" one REALLY annoys me.
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09-24-2007, 04:23 PM #7Web Hosting Master
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"alot" instead of "a lot"
Who is General Fault, and why is he reading my disk?
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09-24-2007, 07:27 PM #8Web Hosting Master
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Teh instead of The
Winnar instead of Winner
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09-24-2007, 07:27 PM #9Web Hosting Master
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their is always a problem with whose first language is not per say English, like mine is to. Let's just prey the responses will be illicit cheers and not get anybody feinted.
If I make errors, I can't help it because no one taut me how to do it. So please bear with me and let's just hope your not to much effected by my spelling. perhaps its more annoying then when your typing, but im sorry! I could of used the spell checker, but i did not feel liked it.
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09-24-2007, 07:37 PM #10Web Hosting Master
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09-24-2007, 09:58 PM #11Web Hosting Master
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I mix up "every" and "very" all the time.
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09-24-2007, 10:23 PM #12antitheistic atheist
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Those are my three biggest pet peeves. For some reason, the "costumer" one REALLY annoys me.
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09-24-2007, 10:24 PM #13is a threadkiller
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Got this from another forum, and I find it appropriate here...
Eye halve a spelling check her;
It came with my pea sea.
It plane lee marks four my revue
Miss steaks aye kin 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 check her is a bless sing;
It freeze yew lodes of thyme.
It helps me right awl stiles two reed,
And aides me when aye 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 wee rote with checkers
Hour spelling was inn deck line,
Butt now when wee dew have a laps,
Wee are knot maid too wine.
Butt now bee cause my spelling
Is checked with such grate flare,
Their are know faults with in my cite,
Of nun eye am a wear.
Now spelling does knot phase me,
It does knot bring a tier;
My pay purrs awl due glad den
With wrapped words fare as hear.
To rite with care is quite a feet
Of witch won should be proud;
And wee mussed dew da best wee can
Sew flaws are knot aloud.
That's why eye brake in two averse
Cuz eye dew want too please.
Sow glad eye yam that aye did bye
This soft wear four pea seas.
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09-25-2007, 08:35 AM #14Retired Moderator
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i just got one in my email box...
advice v advise
i have seen many people offer me their advise, but it should be advice!if you haven't considered chapter 7 bankruptcy, maybe you should.
eliminate your debt, keep the property you want, most people qualify.
contrary to popular belief - no attorney is necessary!
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09-25-2007, 10:15 AM #16Newbie
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09-25-2007, 08:54 PM #17Junior Guru Wannabe
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