Homophones

iuangina

Come on people! To, too, two - it's not that hard to use the right one.
to - direction, limit, or contact (turn to the the right, grew to 4 feet tall, attached to the wall)
too - To a higher degree than is desirable, permissible, or possible; excessively (me too, too much food);
two - a number (2).

there - a place
their - possessive
they're - they are

This is driving me crazy!

Rant over.

rml_16

Well, hello their. I'm sorry your having such a tough time with this.

;-)

Clever_Girl

I appreciate your effort and whole heartedly agree with you. Sadly, this will be lost on most people as we have tried to burn this into brains for a loooong time. No success.

drog2323

Loose and Lose. my fav.

I need to loose weight.....arggggggghhhh!!!

Qarol

feel better now?

Tiffanydepiano

Bugs me too but can you tell me the difference in layed and laid or payed and paid?
I could look it up I guess but the threads are more fun.

MummyOfSeven

Lol, I'm with you on this.

Some more that annoy the living hell out of me:

are/our
your/you're
lose/loose

Maybe I'm just pedantic?

ZebraHead

mfarwell10

A couple things I've seen lately that I thought you might appreciate and make you laugh:

http://theoatmeal.com/comics/misspelling

http://www.someecards.com/usercards/viewcard/MjAxMS03MTc2N2YyNjlkOGU1Njk4

~MC

drog2323

I'll add one more....just cuz I'm in the mood.

sore and soar. EFF that pi$$es me off too.

NKF92879

I chalk up most of these to typos, and not re-reading before posting. I see it in my students' work all the time (I teach 7th grade math and language arts, and 7th/8th grade remedial language arts). Most people -I believe- know the difference, but just aren't taking the time to proofread. Since this is an internet forum and not published work, you're going to see a lot of this.

NKF92879

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! That's awesome, even though I'm a Brewers fan.

luv_lea

LMAO! This is why I love you ZH!

kwest_4_fitness

Not a homophone, but still a point of irritation. I cannot STAND it when people say "verse" in place of versus. Like versus is a plural version and verse is the singular. Come on, people, the word is versus and it's used as "Ali versus Foreman". It is not "verse". No, no no. :grumble:

MummyOfSeven

Hahaha, brilliant :laugh:

mikethom

Loose and Lose. my fav.

I need to loose weight.....arggggggghhhh!!!

Actually they aren't Homophones they are pronounced differently (see http://www.educationbug.org/a/lose-vs--loose.html) - Sorry I couldn't resist

sjohnny

Not homophones but:

Regime
Regimen
Regiment

SkateboardFi

yep.

MummyOfSeven

Another non-homophone, but still makes me grind my teeth.
People around here say 'jamp' instead of 'jumped'. IT'S NOT EVEN A WORD!!!!
:mad:

rml_16

Bugs me too but can you tell me the difference in layed and laid or payed and paid?
I could look it up I guess but the threads are more fun.

Payed is not a word, to begin with ...

chocolateandvodka

Dear OP.

i totally thought this thread would be about homophobes and yet another poster had spelled a word incorrectly in the title.

Signed,
Thoroughly Disappointed.

FearAnLoathing

Im very bad at spelling,with a pretty damn valid reason why,but sometimes I make mistakes on purpose in the hopes that somewhere I might be driving a person crazy

chocolateandvodka

Bugs me too but can you tell me the difference in layed and laid or payed and paid?
I could look it up I guess but the threads are more fun.

Payed is not a word, to begin with ...

(neither is layed)

Jeff92se

my cell phone is not gay thanks

BrettPGH

I have no problem at all with gay people. Homophones really make me mad.

rml_16

Bugs me too but can you tell me the difference in layed and laid or payed and paid?
I could look it up I guess but the threads are more fun.

Payed is not a word, to begin with ...

(neither is layed)

So true. Missed it. Falling asleep at my desk this afternoon. :-)

None of the above were actual sentences. I wonder who that will annoy.

whitney22blue

colour - in the uk, but when you buy hair dye is says color on the box.

mommared53

Come on people! To, too, two - it's not that hard to use the right one.
to - direction, limit, or contact (turn to the the right, grew to 4 feet tall, attached to the wall)
too - To a higher degree than is desirable, permissible, or possible; excessively (me too, too much food);
two - a number (2).

there - a place
their - possessive
they're - they are

This is driving me crazy!

Rant over.

:laugh: I know how you feel. I learned all that in grade school.

jwaltz13

I chalk up most of these to typos, and not re-reading before posting. I see it in my students' work all the time (I teach 7th grade math and language arts, and 7th/8th grade remedial language arts). Most people -I believe- know the difference, but just aren't taking the time to proofread. Since this is an internet forum and not published work, you're going to see a lot of this.

As a teacher, I agree! We shouldn't be so critical of others who post on this site.. when ultimately, it's only a forum! As adults we should know/understand that not everyone has the same education and writing skills.

jennmoore3

I chalk up most of these to typos, and not re-reading before posting. I see it in my students' work all the time (I teach 7th grade math and language arts, and 7th/8th grade remedial language arts). Most people -I believe- know the difference, but just aren't taking the time to proofread. Since this is an internet forum and not published work, you're going to see a lot of this.

Hey off topic and I am sorry, but my twins are in 7th grade. I hate 7th grade math! I learned it a different way and the kids are telling me they HAVE to do it the teachers way. who cares as long as you get the same answer?!?!?

Rant over! Sorry again!

AdoraK

Nobody is perfect

Leave people alone.... You do not know why they make mistakes and they may have valid reasons and your Perfect post comments may send them away from using the boards and that is not the purpose of these boards...

This is not English Class..