Please stop this insanity.
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That is one of my pet peeves!! Thanks for posting!0
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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! "
But maybe that's because although I happen to be an English major I am not an anal retentive a*hole.0 -
NM
But true about the semicolon.0 -
lose, loose... eventually, someones going to figure out what it is im trying to say...0
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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...0 -
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?0 -
Don't forget to deduct a 'correction' for every grammar mistake I make!
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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.0
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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"0 -
While we're on the topic, there's no H in "height".0
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i wonder how many of the spelling sticklers can solve a calculus equation or explain maxwell's equations in plain and simple terms :laugh:
in any case, i always picture the "loosing weight" people saying it like mr. burns from the simpsons : "smithers let loose the weight"
I always was surprised at how many people who are clever at math and physics don't spell well. To me they both were a matter of precise thinking. I don't spell things wrong, and I like calculus Maxwell's equations, though? That's hardly as plain and simple as the other two, is it?0
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