Homophones

iuangina
iuangina Posts: 691 Member
edited October 4 in Chit-Chat
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.
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  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
    Well, hello their. I'm sorry your having such a tough time with this.

    ;-)
  • Clever_Girl
    Clever_Girl Posts: 114
    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
    drog2323 Posts: 1,343 Member
    Loose and Lose. my fav.

    I need to loose weight.....arggggggghhhh!!!
  • Qarol
    Qarol Posts: 6,171 Member
    feel better now?
  • Tiffanydepiano
    Tiffanydepiano Posts: 169 Member
    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
    MummyOfSeven Posts: 314 Member
    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
    ZebraHead Posts: 15,207 Member
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  • mfarwell10
    mfarwell10 Posts: 3
    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
    drog2323 Posts: 1,343 Member
    I'll add one more....just cuz I'm in the mood.

    sore and soar. EFF that pi$$es me off too.
  • NKF92879
    NKF92879 Posts: 601 Member
    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
    NKF92879 Posts: 601 Member
    Beating_A_Dead_Horse.gif

    HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! That's awesome, even though I'm a Brewers fan. :wink:
  • luv_lea
    luv_lea Posts: 1,094 Member
    Beating_A_Dead_Horse.gif

    LMAO! This is why I love you ZH!
  • kwest_4_fitness
    kwest_4_fitness Posts: 819 Member
    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
    MummyOfSeven Posts: 314 Member
    Beating_A_Dead_Horse.gif

    Hahaha, brilliant :laugh:
  • mikethom
    mikethom Posts: 183 Member
    Loose and Lose. my fav.

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

    Actually they aren't Homophones they are pronounced differently :smile: (see http://www.educationbug.org/a/lose-vs--loose.html) - Sorry I couldn't resist :smile:
  • sjohnny
    sjohnny Posts: 56,142 Member
    Not homophones but:

    Regime
    Regimen
    Regiment
  • SkateboardFi
    SkateboardFi Posts: 1,322 Member
    Beating_A_Dead_Horse.gif

    yep.
  • MummyOfSeven
    MummyOfSeven Posts: 314 Member
    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
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
    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
    chocolateandvodka Posts: 1,850 Member
    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
    FearAnLoathing Posts: 4,852 Member
    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
    chocolateandvodka Posts: 1,850 Member
    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
    Jeff92se Posts: 3,369 Member
    my cell phone is not gay thanks
  • BrettPGH
    BrettPGH Posts: 4,716 Member
    I have no problem at all with gay people. Homophones really make me mad.


    :wink:
  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
    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
    whitney22blue Posts: 29
    colour - in the uk, but when you buy hair dye is says color on the box.
  • mommared53
    mommared53 Posts: 9,543 Member
    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
    jwaltz13 Posts: 52
    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
    jennmoore3 Posts: 1,013 Member
    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
    AdoraK Posts: 724 Member
    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..
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