Please stop this insanity.

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  • clydethecat
    clydethecat Posts: 1,087 Member
    i dont mind the spelling mistakes, you get used to them


    what i don't get is why people say "could care less". if you could care less, then there is less you could care. the term is "couldn't care less" that way there is no less you could care.
  • pudadough
    pudadough Posts: 1,271 Member
    For our American friends, if you wish to adopt 'whinging' into your vocabulary, then the correct pronounciation is..

    win-jing... (not win-ging)

    I love little linguistic differences like this. The first time I heard someone call bangs a "fringe" I was very confused. And we won't even go into the issue of "fanny." :laugh:

    Also, death to all who use "to" when it should be "too." I bite my thumb at you.
  • TheDarlingOne
    TheDarlingOne Posts: 255 Member
    add an 'o' to be a looser...have more room to wiggle around ie: "this sweater is too loose on me now that I lost weight."

    drop and 'o' to be a loser...ie: "I need to lose weight so that my sweaters will be more loose on me."

    That's how I remember how to spell it lol.
  • allisonrozsa
    allisonrozsa Posts: 178 Member
    Thank you for the laff. Oh wait, is that laugh? ;-)
  • allisonrozsa
    allisonrozsa Posts: 178 Member
    Oh, and how about the use of "to" & "too". EVERY time someone wants to say there is "TOO much butter" and instead puts "TO much butter", my brain reads it as it's supposed to be and I have to do a double take to understand what the writer actually meant. :-P
  • artickb22
    artickb22 Posts: 411 Member
    the fact that so much intellect is wasted on this type of thing makes me laugh.
  • aknoelle
    aknoelle Posts: 3
    The problem with what people often brand "spelling mistakes" is that they aren't actually misspells. People actually don't know the right word, and easily make the mistake.

    It's important that someone issues little reminders periodically so people actually know what's right, because "lose" and "loose" are different words with different meanings.
  • TR0berts
    TR0berts Posts: 7,739 Member
    The problem with what people often brand "spelling mistakes" is that they aren't actually misspells. People actually don't know the right word, and easily make the mistake.

    It's important that someone issues little reminders periodically so people actually know what's right, because "lose" and "loose" are different words with different meanings.


    Bingo.
  • 50sBeachWalking
    50sBeachWalking Posts: 63 Member
    What was the original question or statement? Hey, but who's whinging anyways.
  • BaneOfMFPsExistence
    BaneOfMFPsExistence Posts: 210
    For our American friends, if you wish to adopt 'whinging' into your vocabulary, then the correct pronounciation is..

    win-jing... (not win-ging)
    So... Everybody Win-Jing... tonight? (Oh yes... I did)
  • LauraMacNCheese
    LauraMacNCheese Posts: 7,173 Member
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  • jen88ve
    jen88ve Posts: 153
    We use whinging and whining in Australia. We are an easy going bunch.

    LOL <3 this!!
  • demorelli
    demorelli Posts: 508 Member
    For our American friends, if you wish to adopt 'whinging' into your vocabulary, then the correct pronounciation is..

    win-jing... (not win-ging)

    That was going to be my question. I totally want to start using 'whinging'. It's amazing!
  • jgandy13
    jgandy13 Posts: 24
    No, this is an IQ thing.

    HAHAHAHAH! I like this guy. :)
  • wolverine66
    wolverine66 Posts: 3,779 Member
    reading this thread is making me insane.
  • the_journeyman
    the_journeyman Posts: 1,877 Member
    I need a grammar thread ticker instead of a weight loss ticker as a sig!

    JM
  • chervil6
    chervil6 Posts: 236 Member
    Ah, a language barrier.
    "To whinge" is the English (British) equivalent of the English (American) "to whine."

    Semicolon is one word. Yes, looks like it was used incorrectly unless there are British punctuation rules I don't know.

    We use both terms, here in New Zealand! =)


    so do we in the UK :)
  • dare2love81
    dare2love81 Posts: 928 Member
    No, this is an IQ thing.

    :flowerforyou:
  • pixtotts
    pixtotts Posts: 552 Member
    I am guilty of spelling it wrong often...
    and I DON'T CARE!

    Why are people so insane as to get upset by spelling mistakes?!


    Maybe I should add a disclaimer to my profile, "dyslexic do not friend me if you get upset by spelling mistakes"
    *rolls eyes*
  • Snoozypaws3000
    Snoozypaws3000 Posts: 133 Member
    No, this is an IQ thing.
    Class!
    BTW that's an English slang way of saying "great" in case anyone was wondering!
  • beckyjane78
    beckyjane78 Posts: 7 Member
    That is one of my pet peeves!! :) Thanks for posting!
  • Midnight_Sunshine
    Midnight_Sunshine Posts: 369 Member
    Another one that confuses me is "I weighted myself" as opposed to 'weighed'
    Is this a language based thing?

    I've never seen that one but I think it's kind of a cute mistake "Mommy, Mommy!! I weighted myselfs! :D"

    But maybe that's because although I happen to be an English major I am not an anal retentive a*hole.
  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
    NM

    But true about the semicolon.
  • Mcgrawhaha
    Mcgrawhaha Posts: 1,596 Member
    lose, loose... eventually, someones going to figure out what it is im trying to say...
  • NKF92879
    NKF92879 Posts: 601 Member
    Oh. My. Goodness. People! Let it go!!! There is NO LINK BETWEEN SPELLING ABILITY AND INTELLIGENCE!!! Actually, several university studies have shown links between exceptionally high IQ's (145+) and poor spelling abilities.

    Edited to add: Besides, it's often more of a typographical error than knowledge. I've been known to have typed "weighted" instead of "weighed" due to typos. Sorry, but I don't generally proofread my posts...
  • giggitygoo
    giggitygoo Posts: 1,978 Member
    I need a grammar thread ticker instead of a weight loss ticker as a sig!

    JM

    I'll just follow you around and post this:

    "The_Journeyman has corrected 3 grammatical errors since his last post! He's corrected 30042 errors total!"

    Cool beans?
  • the_journeyman
    the_journeyman Posts: 1,877 Member
    Don't forget to deduct a 'correction' for every grammar mistake I make!

    JM
  • conidiring
    conidiring Posts: 230 Member
    Haven't read all the posts, but just want to add that there are numerous people on here that are from countries that have English as a second language and don't necessarily know the proper word usage. Give people a break, you know what they mean.
  • philshjips
    philshjips Posts: 41 Member
    While we're on the topic, there's no H in "height".

    Geometry and algebra class made me insane, hearing my teacher talk about "length, width and heighth"
  • BaneOfMFPsExistence
    BaneOfMFPsExistence Posts: 210
    While we're on the topic, there's no H in "height".
    Ah..um.. well... actually, there are two H's in "height." Just sayin. ;)

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