Spelling mistakes/typo's that drive me batty [Archive]

tbl

1/31/2007, 10:40 AM

"I was suppose to go"
It's supposed!

"Come get me on you way over"
Is it that hard to type an "r"?

"If I loose my keys again"
Loose? Really?

Your/You're, There/Their/They're, to/too/two... Is it really that hard to learn when to use these correctly?

I've been getting a bunch of emails today and I've already been hit with two of these. I don't know why it bugs me... Maybe I need to take my meds.

picasso

1/31/2007, 10:42 AM

I seen you do it a time or too.

sanantoniosooner

1/31/2007, 10:45 AM

there's always someone whining about this carp.

birddog

1/31/2007, 10:46 AM

would of.

crawfish

1/31/2007, 10:49 AM

your a little bit to picky about this stuff, you looser.

Viking Kitten

1/31/2007, 10:52 AM

Improperly placed apostrophes indicating non-existent possession would tend to do it for me. :D

mdklatt

1/31/2007, 10:52 AM

typo's

mdklatt's First Law of the Innerweb: Any message board/newsgroup post complaining about others' spelling and/or grammar errors invariably contains spelling and/or grammar errors itself.

picasso

1/31/2007, 10:57 AM

typo this.

VeeJay

1/31/2007, 10:58 AM

Hmmpf. He prolly just woke up on the wrong side of the bed this morning.

toast

1/31/2007, 10:58 AM

go tit

MamaMia

1/31/2007, 10:59 AM

Oops, I supposed I have been making lots of typos.
I'll try harder not to do that. :confused:

yermom

1/31/2007, 11:00 AM

Improperly placed apostrophes indicating non-existent possession would tend to do it for me. :D

i was thinking about this when i saw the thread

but i'm thinking the apostrophe could indicate omitted letters, since "typo" isn't a real word

edit: or not... http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/typo

JohnnyMack

1/31/2007, 11:01 AM

The whole point of this thread is mute.

yermom

1/31/2007, 11:02 AM

no, it's moo

like a cow, because their opinions don't really matter

Viking Kitten

1/31/2007, 11:03 AM

Okay. How about "using made-up words" then? ;)

JohnnyMack

1/31/2007, 11:04 AM

Okay. How about "using made-up words" then?

Why do you hate :dolemite:?

Frozen Sooner

1/31/2007, 11:05 AM

Dominate for dominant.

Mute for moot.

loose for lose.

Improper apostrophes.

Sentence fragments.

picasso

1/31/2007, 11:06 AM

The whole point of this thread is mute.

- Soonerwilleth

Osce0la

1/31/2007, 11:10 AM

Im soo confused :confused:

Also, "who are you doing tonight?" as apposed to "how are you doing tonight?"

Frozen Sooner

1/31/2007, 11:13 AM

Apposed instead of opposed.

Osce0la

1/31/2007, 11:14 AM

assess instead of a**es...

also, is it "grey" or "gray"?

mdklatt

1/31/2007, 11:14 AM

"who are you doing tonight?"

Sometimes that's the correct usage. :texan:

Osce0la

1/31/2007, 11:15 AM

Can't forget accept and except. I saw a grocery store a while back that had a sign out front that said "We except WIC", and it made me wonder if they do or do not accept WIC.

OSUAggie

1/31/2007, 11:16 AM

People that complain about illegal aliens not speaking English while they sputter through their 42nd consecutive sentence fragmant full of pathetic English draw my ire.

Osce0la

1/31/2007, 11:17 AM

I can't believe you guys watch this show.
Neg spec to all of you. :D
I hate when people can't even spell "spek" correctly...

mdklatt

1/31/2007, 11:17 AM

I recently received a "Tripple A" discount at a motel--it was spelled that way in the computer billing system.

Osce0la

1/31/2007, 11:18 AM

I recently received a "Tripple A" discount at a motel--it was spelled that way in the computer billing system.
They spell it that way so they don't actually have to give you the discount. When you complain, they tell you "sir, we don't show that you were supposed to receive a triple discount"...

sanantoniosooner

1/31/2007, 11:19 AM

I was in a convenience store that 'persecutes' shoplifters.

Osce0la

1/31/2007, 11:23 AM

I was in a convenience store that 'persecutes' shoplifters.
meh..it'd be funnier if they said they "prostitute shoplifters"...

mdklatt

1/31/2007, 11:24 AM

I was in a convenience store that 'persecutes' shoplifters.

They throw them to the lions? Wow, that's harsh. :D

Viking Kitten

1/31/2007, 11:26 AM

People that complain about illegal aliens not speaking English while they sputter through their 42nd consecutive sentence fragmant full of pathetic English draw my ire.

Fragmant, huh? :D

BlondeSoonerGirl

1/31/2007, 11:26 AM

Heh.

LoyalFan

1/31/2007, 11:35 AM

would of.

YES! I effing HATE that! How hard is "Would've/Would have"?
And..."Irregardless"...means WITH regard!
And..."I could care less."...means ""I still care to some extent."
It should be..."I couldn't care less"...In other words, "No care left."
"I seen..." Arrrrrgh!

Other classics:
"Me and Her went to..."
"The waitress served She and I."

Well, maybe we'll be more grammatically correct after our compulsory Spanish and/or Arabic lessons.

What's that? This a spelling gripe thread...Ooops!
OK, then.
I admit to using dem little dots just 'cause I fear semi-colons.
As a shotgunner, I get ticked over "Guage"...try "Gauge".
"CaLVary" when referring to MY branch of the Army. It's "CaVALry", from the French "Cheval", meaning "Horse".

There!

LoyalFan

OSUAggie

1/31/2007, 12:06 PM

Fragmant, huh? :D

Heh... yes, fragmant. It's new-wave. Only retirees use the alternate spelling.

OUinFLA

1/31/2007, 01:19 PM

I've been getting a bunch of emails today and I've already been hit with two of these. I don't know why it bugs me... Maybe I need to take my meds.

Has it occured to you that perhaps their are some of us whos get up in the morning thinking...

I wonder what I can do today that will irriate tbl like Im suposed two.
Hoping their are not too many doing the same thing just two make him go over the edge?
There probablly only one or to that do that, but Im sure their in existance.

Do you really want to take away there fun?

TUSooner

1/31/2007, 01:58 PM

King Crimson

1/31/2007, 02:02 PM

Dominate for dominant.

.

I'm with ya on that. additionally:

rediculous.

dillusional.

tbl

1/31/2007, 02:14 PM

Has it occured to you that perhaps their are some of us whos get up in the morning thinking...

I wonder what I can do today that will irriate tbl like Im suposed two.
Hoping their are not too many doing the same thing just two make him go over the edge?
There probablly only one or to that do that, but Im sure their in existance.

Do you really want to take away there fun?
:D:D:D:D

tbl

1/31/2007, 02:17 PM

My cousin once wrote to me: "You half to" do whatever it was he meant that I had to do. So, what else, I did it half way.

And BY THE WAY... it's typos, without no apostrophe's. Git it? <shakes head sadly>

:)
Firefox didn't pick it up, so I rolled with it. :texan:

Apostrophes are a weak point with me. I admit that...I blame the intense weed intake I had through high school.

OU4LIFE

1/31/2007, 02:20 PM

Fragmant, huh? :D

Vikown3d.

IB4OU2

1/31/2007, 02:28 PM

Vikown3d.

Hell of a painkiller!

OCUDad

1/31/2007, 02:28 PM

Don't forget affect/effect.

OU4LIFE

1/31/2007, 02:41 PM

I'm fixin to forget.

1stTimeCaller

1/31/2007, 02:57 PM

I really have no idea how to write this sentence. 'We used to go there in high school' I know that I say stuff like that but is that a proper way to use the word 'used'?

Is that just bad language usage on my part?

BlondeSoonerGirl

1/31/2007, 02:59 PM

Dude.

It's 'yoost'.

:kelvin:

Osce0la

1/31/2007, 03:08 PM

In Alabama it would just be "use" but vowel sound in it sounds more like "goose"...

"We use (sounds like goose) to go to that school"

tbl

1/31/2007, 03:13 PM

That was another one! I knew there was another key one that bugged me. Used is actually correct, but a LOT of people just put "use" since "to" is typically the follow up word.

Dictionary.com
9. to be accustomed, wont, or customarily found (used with an infinitive expressed or understood, and, except in archaic use, now only in the past): He used to go every day.

Viking Kitten

1/31/2007, 03:52 PM

jacru

1/31/2007, 03:55 PM

you hillbillies know whut weez talkin' 'bout.

Stoop Dawg

1/31/2007, 04:30 PM

I've often wondered what would happen to this board if it simply wouldn't let you post until all spelling/grammar was correct. I think there would be about 3 or 4 people left posting here.

AllAboutThe'O'

1/31/2007, 04:38 PM

My last name is spelled with two g's, but some people still think it's spelled with one g. Not getting e-mails because they spelled my last name with two g's is the most irritating.

birddog

1/31/2007, 04:47 PM

for all intensive purposes.

Frozen Sooner

1/31/2007, 05:27 PM

OUinFLA

1/31/2007, 05:57 PM

irregardless of how you look at it, look at it with a little less ir

OUinFLA

1/31/2007, 05:58 PM

"We went there in high school."

We used to go there in high school, and then we didn't

tbl

1/31/2007, 07:00 PM

for all intensive purposes.
Yup. That's a very common one...

SleestakSooner

1/31/2007, 07:13 PM

Firefox didn't pick it up, so I rolled with it. :texan:

Apostrophes are a weak point with me. I admit that...I blame the intense weed intake I had through my lunch hour today.

Fixed alot :D

GottaHavePride

1/31/2007, 07:17 PM

Wow. This thread reminds me of trying to have IM conversations with the CAF.

OCUDad

1/31/2007, 07:18 PM

I've often wondered what would happen to this board if it simply wouldn't let you post until all spelling/grammar was correct. I think there would be about 3 or 4 people left posting here.OK, so that leaves you, me, and who else? And what's wrong with that?

Seriously, try this link for fun...

http://hobbes.ucsd.edu/quiz.html

edit: Yes, I know one should not start a sentence with a conjunction. Lighten up.

John Kochtoston

1/31/2007, 07:27 PM

The use of "freshmen" while describing one person who is in their first year of high school/college.

Ex: "Jim Bob Hogg, a freshmen at Oklahoma State, explained why he writes 'TGIF' on his shoes."

Jim Bob Hogg is a freshman. So is Janet Bob Hogg. When Jim Bob marries his sister Janet Bob, then they are, collectively, freshmen standing at the altar.

jk the sooner fan

1/31/2007, 07:47 PM

or if you just waited till the next school year to tell the story, then they'd be sophmores

and if they told stupid jokes, you could say "stop it with the sophmoric humor"

how ironic would that be?