Guys, you're killing me!

cclala

Quick disclaimer: I love this site and all of you, I am totally addicted to your positive, inspiring selves!

That having been said:

"Loose" = "loose skin" Or...."how loose is your goose?"

"Lose" = "lose weight"

Therefore you aren't trying to "loose" weight.

Ay caramba!! a;slfjl;asjf;lasdjf!!

servilia

haha thanks for that.. I let it slide but it does cause a momentary spike in BP when I see that...

amysambora

LMAO!!! I love it! =D

xlacijeanx

Spelling Police! lol Bugs me too! ahaha

cclala

Spelling Police! lol Bugs me too! ahaha

I know, I totally am...if only that job came with a salary and/or a jaunty hat I'd be all set!

chuckyp

Amen sister! And if I can only get people at work to stop spelling "Hangar" as "Hanger". Ugh.

cclala

Amen sister! And if I can only get people at work to stop spelling "Hangar" as "Hanger". Ugh.

Oh for the love. Are you trying to kill me? Because it's working.

servilia

While we're at it:

your = possessive
you're = you are

their = possessive
there = ie. over there; there are many ...etc..

Paige1108

I actually love the image of loose weight, very graphic.

And as for spelling, all I can say is dyslexics of the word "Untie"!! I let spell check do the worrying for me, it no see a problem, I no see a problem.

simplexserenity

this is amazing.

bbb84

Thank you for posting.... simple spelling errors kill me. You should see some of the tickets our reps send to our dispatchers at work. I think they have their own language sometimes. My favorite is "comprend" somewhere between comprehend and comprende' (<----not sure of the spelling on that one my Spanish is rusty)

janesmith1

LOL....my thoughts exactly OP.....I just go EEEEK when I see those things.... <

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fellow grammar nazi

MelanieP_TX

Quick disclaimer: I love this site and all of you, I am totally addicted to your positive, inspiring selves!

That having been said:

"Loose" = "loose skin" Or...."how loose is your goose?"

"Lose" = "lose weight"

Therefore you aren't trying to "loose" weight.

Ay caramba!! a;slfjl;asjf;lasdjf!!

MelanieP_TX

SO funny!!!

myukniewicz

BA HAHAHAHAH HA

nickyevans

While we're at it:

your = possessive
you're = you are

their = possessive
there = ie. over there; there are many ...etc..

Yep those really bug me to... not sure if that is the correct version of to so should probably say yes that really bugs me as well

Caper88

Maybe the person has a learning disability and all you are doing is making fun of them. I'm beginning to remember why I hate posting on community boards.

servilia

Maybe the person has a learning disability and all you are doing is making fun of them. I'm beginning to remember why I hate posting on community boards.

I visit a LOT of message boards and frankly, way too many people have a problem with basic spelling and grammar skills. They don't all have a learning disability. Perhaps a small percentage do, but the majority were just never taught or didn't spend enough time reading while growing up and don't bother to learn as adults.

rachel1975f

Thank you, thank you, thank you for pointing out the "loose", "lose" error! It drives me crazy!

yanicka

I am french canadian, So my english is not perfect. I will try to remember that.

edinphx

I can't wait to see how much I "way" today!

Lisa1971

My mother in law who is as dumb as a box of hammers always sends me texts that say "How much weight did you loose?" I just ignore her because it makes me so crazy!!!!

helenamonks

I did see a post a while back saying that the reason they were using loose instead of lose is to give a visual image of loose clothing while losing weight. idk, some stuff bothers me, but I got to where I don't care anymore. Don't we all just text nowadays anyway?

servilia

Some others that drive me nuts (I don't think I've seen them here):

"once and a while" - it's "once IN A while"!!

AND

"I should of" - this is "I should HAVE"

nordens

I refere you to a thread I started some time ago!

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/133048-silly-things-that-annoy-you?hl=silly+things

Caper88

Maybe the person has a learning disability and all you are doing is making fun of them. I'm beginning to remember why I hate posting on community boards.

I visit a LOT of message boards and frankly, way too many people have a problem with basic spelling and grammar skills. They don't all have a learning disability. Perhaps a small percentage do, but the majority were just never taught or didn't spend enough time reading while growing up and don't bother to learn as adults.

Yes you are right not all of them a learning disability but they do have a problem. It's not always a matter of just not bothering to learn as an adult. Even if it is not a disability there is no need to make a post just to make fun of them. If you would not want them to make a post just to make fun of your weight, then why would you make fun of a problem someone else is having.

cclala

I refere you to a thread I started some time ago!

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/133048-silly-things-that-annoy-you?hl=silly+things

Ahhh!!! Now I'm going to spend all day at work reading these!

backinthenines

One of my favourites to drive me up the was is the mispronunciation of "specific"......

i.e. "I have pacific problem with..." or "I have pacifically explained to you..."

WTF???

IT'S AN OCEAN.... :sad:

sgreene87

me thinks ya'all got a screw lose err loose err heck with it! :laugh:

ya'all are funny!

sophieshaped

Haha this is brilliant. Although my fear of including a typo is almost preventing me from posting!

EspressoSipper

and if you lose a lot of weight... it's A LOT, not alot!

I'm just saying... proper grammar is almost as important as physical fitness!