Misspelled words on AK

[Ausjoe]

If I had to compose prose I'd never have time to post.

I just convert to what they meant to write in my brain anymore. Life's too short to expect the world to conform to even my admittedly slack standards and there have been enough of these threads with no effect that I look at it as only an amusing effort. Which the original poster intended anyway!

I know it really bothers some people as I've seen the same type threads on several audio sites. :scratch2:

 

[dnewma04]

I'm with bhundu here, the only place that have seen "prolly" used in place of "probably" is right here on AK and it appears often. I imagine that scroe is a result of a typo but where did prolly come from?

I had never noticed prolly here on AK, but now it will prolly drive me crazy.

 

[dnewma04]

I know some of us AKers like to pimp our systems.. but i had no idea that SCROE = a scraggly hoe. hahaha!

From an earlier post: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=scroe


*BTW: typing "scroe" in/correctly was really tough... I had to look back at the first post that had the word in it. I was like "how do you misspell that again?"

Sometimes, when I'm feeling especially irritable, I'll edit instances of SCROE to be score.

 

[Ed in Tx]

Certainly one of the most misspelled brand names is Harman-Kardon. Even H-K owners seem to have trouble with that.

 

[Andy_H]

you're

Murray

Your right!

 

[cubdog]

Sometimes, when I'm feeling especially irritable, I'll edit instances of SCROE to be score.

Very funny!

cubdog

 

[tybrad]

There / they're / their

used interchangeably and indiscriminately.

 

[Sandy G]

Raccoon them Woogers !

 

[usedto]

According to spellcheck, "cubdog" is misspelled.

 

[SaSi]

Certainly one of the most misspelled brand names is Harman-Kardon. Even H-K owners seem to have trouble with that.

You are absolutely right!
Some people misspell Harmon Kardon all the time...

 

[toxcrusadr]

Heavy medal, or meddle.

Turntable neddle.

 

[illinoisteve]

I try to forgive international members for using British puctuation and spellings. They were taught that way. And when somebody uses "prolly" or "prob'ly" I figure they're being intentionally informal and actually know how to spell "probably." I hear the sounds of what I'm trying to type, and very commonly type the the wrong form of their/they're/there or make some of the other homophonic mistakes. I edit my posts to correct those when I notice them, and to insert left out words or other misphrasings I didn't see before hitting "POST." In an audio forum I would find it strange if very many people couldn't spell "vinyl" or "stereo," but mistyping could also be the reason sometimes. The spelling of "tweeters" as "twetters" gave me a great, long spell of laughter. It does kind of bug me when people use only an apostrophe after a word ending in "s" in all cases to make it possessive. According to the old (and simplist rule) that should only be done when the word ending in "s" is a plural -- otherwise, it should get " 's " for an ending. That sort of thing bugs me much less, however, in email or this sort of forum, where I expect the writing to be less formal and less edited (and more accommodating to my own bad typing).

 

[Fisherdude]

1. It's instead of its. Incorrect more than 50% of the time.
2. Your/you're.
3. I've read "vwala", "wah-la", and too many more to mention.

 

[BruceRPA]

I had never noticed prolly here on AK, but now it will prolly drive me crazy.

Youre welcome, Im shure.

If that bothers you too how about irregardless? I think it means without-without regard, whatever that means. Regardless, it is like fingernails on a blackboard to me.

And you know, in spite of all these little spelling and grammatical foibles that any of us can be guilty of, we are doing far, far better than the masses these days that are taught that close is good enough in spelling and math. One does not need to know how to spell properly to be proficient at texting.

 

[Ed in Tx]

You are absolutely right!
Some people misspell Harmon Kardon all the time...

Ol' Sidney RIP just doesn't get any respect... sometimes.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidney_Harman

 

[skippy_ps]

Concrete spelled "cement."

Murray

 

[Sandy G]

"Concrete Pond" just DON'T sound right, tho...Not like "Cement Pond" does !

 

[cubdog]

"Concrete Pond" just DON'T sound right, tho...Not like "Cement Pond" does !

Too, two, to, 2, technical Sandy.

cubdog

 

[jaymanaa]

Wow, an AK coined word in the urban dictionary.

I'm not a great speller and an even worse typist. There's seldom a post that I don't hit submit and then quickly fix an error. Some get by me.

I kept telling you guys that was a real word.:yes:

 

[cubby01]

I try to forgive international members for using British puctuation and spellings. They were taught that way. And when somebody uses "prolly" or "prob'ly" I figure they're being intentionally informal and actually know how to spell "probably."

Yes, that's the case with me. I've seen "prolly" as an abbreviation for "probably" since before the internet. My mother used in in letter writing for as far back as I can remember. I use it as it's quick and easy to type. Kinda assumed it was understood everywhere.