Misspelled words on AK
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spaceman
Registered Lunatic
Welp, I'm certainly NOT a spelling nazi, but I do think there should be equal consequences for using bad math or bad spelling. Misspell a word, and people will either laugh or yell at you, or possibly start a thread about it, if they're bored. 
But add or subtract wrong, especially where money's concerned, and it can get to be a SERIOUS problem. :thumbsdn: That just doesn't seem fair to me. 
But add or subtract wrong, especially where money's concerned, and it can get to be a SERIOUS problem. :thumbsdn: That just doesn't seem fair to me. 
fotno
Lunatic Member
I don't really pay misspellings all that much mind, as I certainly make more than my share. I do occasionally notice a few usage mistakes: Their/There/They're, Weather/Whether & Desert/Dessert seem pretty common.
Earlier in this thread someone was wondering if it's CD's or CDs, LP's or LPs. Some suggest that CD's & LP's is incorrect because the intent of the apostrophe is to show plurality. I don't agree. I believe the apostrophe in CD's and LP's (and speaker designations as well) is indicative of contraction not plurality.
Earlier in this thread someone was wondering if it's CD's or CDs, LP's or LPs. Some suggest that CD's & LP's is incorrect because the intent of the apostrophe is to show plurality. I don't agree. I believe the apostrophe in CD's and LP's (and speaker designations as well) is indicative of contraction not plurality.
There's support for that in the, umm, "literature." 50's but cars, cd's but discs. For example, lps isn't exactly clear but lp's is. :thmbsp:
Murray
I re-read posts of mine, and I've not only misspelled words, I've typed completely different words than what I had written in my head as I typed. Tonight I had meant to write "even" in a post and I had actually written "evil" when I looked back at it. I think my fingers just go on muscle memory and finish words on autopilot. That, and I often post from my iPhone with its auto-correct. That creates a whole new level of confusion when it just puts in whatever word it thinks is close to what you mistyped, no matter the meaning. And its often pretty hilarious.
HiFiCanada
Caregiver
Since I joined the forums three years ago, my spelling is much better then it use to be, I try to correct the spelling as much as possible and reading over what I have just typed in before sending it off.
Caminokid
Pioneer and Realistic
I am in the same boat there. There is a way around it, I use Firefox. It has spelling checker. But then again my mind sometimes thinks it is perfect and hit click before I do look the correct anything.
MaxSeven
Word Skeptic
A quick search shows this as the rule...
Rule 11. The plurals for capital letters and numbers used as nouns are not formed with apostrophes.
Examples:
She consulted with three M.D.s.
BUT
She went to three M.D.s' offices.
The apostrophe is needed here to show plural possessive.
She learned her ABCs.
the 1990s not the 1990's
the '90s or the mid-'70s not the '90's or the mid-'70's
She learned her times tables for 6s and 7s.
The apostrophe is needed here to show plural possessive.
She learned her ABCs.
the 1990s not the 1990's
the '90s or the mid-'70s not the '90's or the mid-'70's
She learned her times tables for 6s and 7s.
Exception:
Use apostrophes with capital letters and numbers when the meaning would be unclear otherwise.
Examples:
Please dot your i's.
You don't mean is.
Ted couldn't distinguish between his 6's and 0's.
You need to use the apostrophe to indicate the plural of zero or it will look like the word Os. To be consistent within a sentence, you would also use the apostrophe to indicate the plural of 6's.
Ted couldn't distinguish between his 6's and 0's.
You need to use the apostrophe to indicate the plural of zero or it will look like the word Os. To be consistent within a sentence, you would also use the apostrophe to indicate the plural of 6's.
I have a spelling chequer.
It came with my pea sea.
It plane lee marks four my revue
Miss steaks aye can knot sea.
Eye ran this poem threw it.
Your sure real glad two no.
Its very polished in its weigh,
My chequer tolled me sew.
A chequer is a blessing.
It freeze yew lodes of thyme.
It helps me right awl stiles two reed,
And aides me when aye rime.
Each frays come posed up on my screen
Eye trussed too bee a joule.
The chequer pours o'er every word
To cheque sum spelling rule.
Bee fore a veiling chequers
Hour spelling mite decline,
And if we're laks oar have a laps,
We wood bee maid too wine.
Butt now bee cause my spelling
Is checked with such grate flare,
There are know faults with in my cite,
Of nun eye am a wear.
Now spelling does not phase me,
It does knot bring a tier.
My pay purrs awl due glad den
With wrapped words fare as hear.
To rite with care is quite a feet
Of witch won should be proud,
And wee mussed dew the best wee can,
Sew flaws are knot aloud.
Sow ewe can sea why aye dew prays
Such soft wear four pea seas,
And why eye brake in two averse
Buy righting want too please.
It came with my pea sea.
It plane lee marks four my revue
Miss steaks aye can knot sea.
Eye ran this poem threw it.
Your sure real glad two no.
Its very polished in its weigh,
My chequer tolled me sew.
A chequer is a blessing.
It freeze yew lodes of thyme.
It helps me right awl stiles two reed,
And aides me when aye rime.
Each frays come posed up on my screen
Eye trussed too bee a joule.
The chequer pours o'er every word
To cheque sum spelling rule.
Bee fore a veiling chequers
Hour spelling mite decline,
And if we're laks oar have a laps,
We wood bee maid too wine.
Butt now bee cause my spelling
Is checked with such grate flare,
There are know faults with in my cite,
Of nun eye am a wear.
Now spelling does not phase me,
It does knot bring a tier.
My pay purrs awl due glad den
With wrapped words fare as hear.
To rite with care is quite a feet
Of witch won should be proud,
And wee mussed dew the best wee can,
Sew flaws are knot aloud.
Sow ewe can sea why aye dew prays
Such soft wear four pea seas,
And why eye brake in two averse
Buy righting want too please.
Stereo_type
Active Member
It seems that most of the errors that have been posted/noted so far are actually the result of a lack of understanding rather than basic misspelling errors, as in the lack of proper grammar usage; not exactly 'misspellings', although there are those, too. I know I'm not immune either, as I'll surprise myself with what ends up getting typed unintentionally, even if I actually know better.
I totally agree with those here who bristle at the blatant errors, although I'd prefer to take this to the next level by questioning the blanket category of "Misspelled" words. The ignorance of bassic grammar hits some like a slap, such as an insult to intelligence. This is much like the offense I personally feel when viewing incredibly stupid crap in most typical TV commercials for example; a similar type of assault, at least to my intelligence.
Forgive me if I misssed it somewhere through the myriad postings, but I didn't see any specific mention of one of the most common errors: "It's". Yes, I saw all the good apostrophe entries and here is a bit of grammar-use trivia for those who seem to be confused about its proper use: It's actually very simple, since "it's" (correct, with apostrophe) only and always the same as "it is", so there are no confusing exceptions. Using "Its" to show possessive is only and always "its", (correct, no apostrophe) no exceptions. So here is where the confusing part seems to start: using an apostrophe for possessive can be correct for various other words as previously outlined in another post, it just isn't added for "Its". How would someone always know? It's easy! Just read "it is" anytime you see "it's" and its correct use should make sense in a sentence.
Here's another common misspelling: lightning. The spell checkers might not always catch this one either, since "lightening" is an acceptable word spelling. Examples: "Lightning strikes" but hopefully you will be "lightening the load" with all of this helpful advice in these posts.
I totally agree with those here who bristle at the blatant errors, although I'd prefer to take this to the next level by questioning the blanket category of "Misspelled" words. The ignorance of bassic grammar hits some like a slap, such as an insult to intelligence. This is much like the offense I personally feel when viewing incredibly stupid crap in most typical TV commercials for example; a similar type of assault, at least to my intelligence.
Forgive me if I misssed it somewhere through the myriad postings, but I didn't see any specific mention of one of the most common errors: "It's". Yes, I saw all the good apostrophe entries and here is a bit of grammar-use trivia for those who seem to be confused about its proper use: It's actually very simple, since "it's" (correct, with apostrophe) only and always the same as "it is", so there are no confusing exceptions. Using "Its" to show possessive is only and always "its", (correct, no apostrophe) no exceptions. So here is where the confusing part seems to start: using an apostrophe for possessive can be correct for various other words as previously outlined in another post, it just isn't added for "Its". How would someone always know? It's easy! Just read "it is" anytime you see "it's" and its correct use should make sense in a sentence.
Here's another common misspelling: lightning. The spell checkers might not always catch this one either, since "lightening" is an acceptable word spelling. Examples: "Lightning strikes" but hopefully you will be "lightening the load" with all of this helpful advice in these posts.
This one is a classic. Took me ten minutes to decode "Wala".
Interesting. Not to start an argument about whose source is correct but I'm getting my information from Write Source 2000, Sebranek, Kemper and Meyer, section 409.3. Some examples:
P.H.D.'s and 440's.
Not a university text but a reference for everyday writing. :thmbsp:
Murray
That's SEE-ment pond.
Arkay
Lunatic Member
A lot of highly-recognizable misspellings have already been mentioned in this thread. I'm surprised, though, with all the comments about "prolly," that no one has mentioned the even more ubiquitous "gonna." This abomination has become so widespread (not just on AK) so quickly, it's shocking. We got along fine for over a century pronouncing "going to" as "gonna" when speaking quickly, casually and/or carelessly, but still writing it correctly and saying it correctly, wherever and whenever correct pronunciation was important. "Gonna" is and was allowed when writing to show a particular accent/dialiect within quotes, but not elsewhere. The language was clearer and more consistent, yet still flexible and practical enough. Now such ideas as maintaining standards for a language don't seem to matter any more, to most people. I'll continue to write "going to" --and at least some of the time to pronounce it that way, too!-- for the rest of my life, even if I'm the last English speaker to do so.
So did you misspell laziness out of lazyness or out of laziness, or were you just trying to conserve energy, and if the latter, for what stupid reason?
When I see "anymore" being misused in weird ways like this, I just convert what (I think) they meant to write, in my brain...
Absolutely right! There seem to be myriad misspellings for "voila," and it is misspelled far more often than it is spelled correctly.
Is that a deliberate misspelling of "sure," because this is an audio forum?
We each make that kind of "autopilot" mistake from time to time. Interestingly, we do this MUCH more often when typing, than when writing by hand.
The easy way to remember this is just to think of the apostrophe as replacing (standing in for) the missing letter "i" - and in fact, that is exactly what it is doing in the contraction "it's."
So did you misspell laziness out of lazyness or out of laziness, or were you just trying to conserve energy, and if the latter, for what stupid reason?
When I see "anymore" being misused in weird ways like this, I just convert what (I think) they meant to write, in my brain...
Absolutely right! There seem to be myriad misspellings for "voila," and it is misspelled far more often than it is spelled correctly.
Is that a deliberate misspelling of "sure," because this is an audio forum?
We each make that kind of "autopilot" mistake from time to time. Interestingly, we do this MUCH more often when typing, than when writing by hand.
The easy way to remember this is just to think of the apostrophe as replacing (standing in for) the missing letter "i" - and in fact, that is exactly what it is doing in the contraction "it's."
