Please spell words correctly

emergencytennis

if its spelled wrong do the calories still count?

Spelling mistakes are calorie-free. Your post is -4 calories! I'm not sure how to log spelling mistakes, though.

Thomasm198

hu cares? der r bigA fings 2 cmplain bout... lk... y? S brains lstD n d db?

meredith1123

Sometimes..when I spell banana...I don't know when to stop.


Banananananananana

yes! this^^^ haha

fayeonherway

Hi, there is nothing worse than trying to look up a food item and you can't find what you want because the name of the food is spelled incorrectly. For example..it's banana...NOT bananna...
Please double check your spelling before you submit a food entry.. Thank you in advance.:flowerforyou:

I m sure no one goes out their way to get it wrong ..

You obviously knew a banana was a bananna and here in the uk where we speak propper english a color is a colour but we dont complain of a nations lousy spelling !!!

Um....that would be NATION'S. N-A-T-I-O-N APOSTROPHE S. There are also a few places that were lacking the proper usage of commas, but I'm willing to overlook that.

BURN!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :flowerforyou:

British English was the first 'English" language I learned. When I moved to the USA and attended school, I had a lot of difficulties with spelling and grammar. Spelling colour as color doesn't mean the nation has lousy spelling. It means English has evolved. Living languages change, grow and adapt. Lastly, American English has been separated from British English for so many years. Did you expect it the stay the same? A great example of this is Modern French and Quebecois French.

MizTerry

My name is MizTerry and I am a grammar nazi.

There, I've said it.

Can I be cured? NEVER.

butterfli7o

My name is MizTerry and I am a grammar nazi.

There, I've said it.

Can I be cured? NEVER.

Yeah, this.....

mrdexter1

if its spelled wrong do the calories still count?

No. So, you could log bakon and it won't count.

People with a poor spelling are smarter than you'd think.

Yep !!!

Some of us speak several languages and it obviously gets tricky when you cant remember you french from your italian or native tongue.. (ps, i just like poking a stick at the usa to see if they have a sense of humour !)

LibertyGloria

I'm sorry I started this and I'm sorry for my concern to make sure our extensive database is correct. In this day and age of computers there is no excuse to spell words incorrectly. Please excuse my expectations for excellence. How does it look to a new member on this site when they look up a food and see mispelled words? It does not look kindly on its members. Just my two cents and again, please excuse my belief in doing things right.

jschneider

Get over it!!! The entries are in there because someone took the time to enter them!! If you do not like taking the time to look through the mispellings ENTER THEM YOURSELF!!! This site is intended for motivation...there is no spelling test to enter.

emergencytennis

I'm sorry I started this and I'm sorry for my concern to make sure our extensive database is correct. In this day and age of computers there is no excuse to spell words incorrectly. Please excuse my expectations for excellence. How does it look to a new member on this site when they look up a food and see misspelled words? It does not look kiindly on its members. Just my two cents and again, please excuse my belief in doing things right.

Spell check fail.

KevinMassine

:drinker:smokin:

quirkytizzy

And then when I go to far it plays out in my head like

Ba na na na na na na na na



BATMAN!

:laugh: Same here!!!

Thomasm198

I'm sorry I started this and I'm sorry for my concern to make sure our extensive database is correct. In this day and age of computers there is no excuse to spell words incorrectly. Please excuse my expectations for excellence. How does it look to a new member on this site when they look up a food and see misspelled words? It does not look kiindly on its members. Just my two cents and again, please excuse my belief in doing things right.

The problem with computers and spellcheck is that they aren't always correct.

Go and search the database for "brain". Seriously. You will find "all brain, raisin brain".

Spellcheck wouldn't pick up that it should be bran and not brain.

FredDoyle

I'm sorry I started this and I'm sorry for my concern to make sure our extensive database is correct. In this day and age of computers there is no excuse to spell words incorrectly. Please excuse my expectations for excellence. How does it look to a new member on this site when they look up a food and see misspelled words? It does not look kiindly on its members. Just my two cents and again, please excuse my belief in doing things right.

There is nothing wrong with striving for excellence. It's admirable actually. But, that being said, you actually USE the generic database? I enter all my own foods as the db values (and speeling, heh) are terrible.

LibertyGloria

Just one more thought. Yes, I posted about spelling, again because I believe in excellence. I'm really amazed at how nasty some of the replies were. I was told "really?". Well I'm saying "really", can't we be nice to each other? No, I get criticized for expecting things to be done right. I am amazed.

mrdexter1

I'm sorry I started this and I'm sorry for my concern to make sure our extensive database is correct. In this day and age of computers there is no excuse to spell words incorrectly. Please excuse my expectations for excellence. How does it look to a new member on this site when they look up a food and see misspelled words? It does not look kiindly on its members. Just my two cents and again, please excuse my belief in doing things right.

Spell check fail.

Priceless,!!!!

But we "kiindly" forgive you !!!

Jxnsmma

I'm sorry I started this and I'm sorry for my concern to make sure our extensive database is correct. In this day and age of computers there is no excuse to spell words incorrectly. Please excuse my expectations for excellence. How does it look to a new member on this site when they look up a food and see misspelled words? It does not look kiindly on its members. Just my two cents and again, please excuse my belief in doing things right.

Scuse me ma'am, but you spelled kiiiiiindly wrong..... Now I wont be able to sleep tonight...

dad106

I'm sorry I started this and I'm sorry for my concern to make sure our extensive database is correct. In this day and age of computers there is no excuse to spell words incorrectly. Please excuse my expectations for excellence. How does it look to a new member on this site when they look up a food and see misspelled words? It does not look kiindly on its members. Just my two cents and again, please excuse my belief in doing things right.

Aw, did someone get their feelings hurt?

Pretty sure when I'm logging, I could give two ****s about how it's spelled and care more about how it fits into my day... as does everyone else who counts calories.

KevinMassine

OMG .... This has to be the Best Thread Yet !

lorieric5037

I believe this whole episode has caused me dain bramage! Yikes!:sick:

emergencytennis

Aw, you edited the spelling mistake out, so cute! I just want to chub your little cheeks.

Jerrypeoples

if its spelled wrong do the calories still count?

Spelling mistakes are calorie-free. Your post is -4 calories! I'm not sure how to log spelling mistakes, though.

there is a difference between spelling correctly and being lazy in using punctuation

sullus

To all the brits complaining that American English is wrong, and theirs is the "correct english"

Let's see ...

62.5 Million In Great Britan
314 Million in the USA.

Guess what? It's not your language any more.

emergencytennis

if its spelled wrong do the calories still count?

Spelling mistakes are calorie-free. Your post is -4 calories! I'm not sure how to log spelling mistakes, though.

there is a difference between spelling correctly and being lazy in using punctuation

too right my friend in fact I forgive punctuation mistakes more easily being lazy myself

LibertyGloria

Oh my, thank you all for jumping down my throat! Can we be any more rude?
Sorry I even tried to be nice!

fayeonherway

Hi, there is nothing worse than trying to look up a food item and you can't find what you want because the name of the food is spelled incorrectly. For example..it's banana...NOT bananna...
Please double check your spelling before you submit a food entry.. Thank you in advance.:flowerforyou:

I m sure no one goes out their way to get it wrong ..

You obviously knew a banana was a bananna and here in the uk where we speak propper english a color is a colour but we dont complain of a nations lousy spelling !!!

Um....that would be NATION'S. N-A-T-I-O-N APOSTROPHE S. There are also a few places that were lacking the proper usage of commas, but I'm willing to overlook that.

BURN!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :flowerforyou:

British English was the first 'English" language I learned. When I moved to the USA and attended school, I had a lot of difficulties with spelling and grammar. Spelling colour as color doesn't mean the nation has lousy spelling. It means English has evolved. Living languages change, grow and adapt. Lastly, American English has been separated from British English for so many years. Did you expect it the stay the same? A great example of this is Modern French and Quebecois French.

Let's see ...

62.5 Million In Great Britan
314 Million in the USA.

Guess what? It's not your language any more.

Wait...are you agreeing with me? :indifferent:

sullus

Oh my, thank you all for jumping down my throat! Can we be any more rude?
Sorry I even tried to be nice!

Oooohhhh .. is it a contest? What's the prize?

AliceKlaar

sullus

Hi, there is nothing worse than trying to look up a food item and you can't find what you want because the name of the food is spelled incorrectly. For example..it's banana...NOT bananna...
Please double check your spelling before you submit a food entry.. Thank you in advance.:flowerforyou:

I m sure no one goes out their way to get it wrong ..

You obviously knew a banana was a bananna and here in the uk where we speak propper english a color is a colour but we dont complain of a nations lousy spelling !!!

Um....that would be NATION'S. N-A-T-I-O-N APOSTROPHE S. There are also a few places that were lacking the proper usage of commas, but I'm willing to overlook that.

BURN!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :flowerforyou:

British English was the first 'English" language I learned. When I moved to the USA and attended school, I had a lot of difficulties with spelling and grammar. Spelling colour as color doesn't mean the nation has lousy spelling. It means English has evolved. Living languages change, grow and adapt. Lastly, American English has been separated from British English for so many years. Did you expect it the stay the same? A great example of this is Modern French and Quebecois French.

Let's see ...

62.5 Million In Great Britan
314 Million in the USA.

Guess what? It's not your language any more.

Wait...are you agreeing with me? :indifferent:

I don't ****ing know. that's why I edited my post.

Thomasm198

To all the brits complaining that American English is wrong, and theirs is the "correct english"

Let's see ...

62.5 Million In Great Britan
314 Million in the USA.

Guess what? It's not your language any more.