noone

Post by **Elderberry** » Thu Jan 06, 2011 4:30 pm

Of all of the misspelled and misused words in posts, that one bothers me the most. http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/noone

JK

gaminwench · Post by **gaminwench** » Thu Jan 06, 2011 4:32 pm

there/their/they're...

junglesmacks · Post by **junglesmacks** » Thu Jan 06, 2011 4:37 pm

alot = a lot

Post by **Elderberry** » Thu Jan 06, 2011 4:39 pm

Then/than

JK

lucky420 · Post by **lucky420** » Thu Jan 06, 2011 4:40 pm

awhile=a while

Risky · Post by **Risky** » Thu Jan 06, 2011 4:48 pm

I thought you forgot the R in nooner.

ygmir · Post by **ygmir** » Thu Jan 06, 2011 5:36 pm

I love you = let's fuck

Rice · Post by **Rice** » Thu Jan 06, 2011 5:55 pm

Two, to, too

lose, loose

Fuck you <> Lets fuck

Risky · Post by **Risky** » Thu Jan 06, 2011 6:40 pm

irregardless - double negative

Edited to explain that I know this is not a spelling or grammar issue.
Regardless, it belongs here.

sputnik · Post by **sputnik** » Thu Jan 06, 2011 6:47 pm

I agree JK

tamarakay · Post by **tamarakay** » Thu Jan 06, 2011 6:53 pm

prolly probably

Risky · Post by **Risky** » Thu Jan 06, 2011 6:59 pm

I like prolly!
Tho I admit there is a time and place.

(some one is going to poke at my tho, huh?)
tho = though

The CO · Post by **The CO** » Thu Jan 06, 2011 7:43 pm

Your, you're

the, thee

Improper use of decimate. It means to reduce by 1/10th. It gets used to imply total destruction.

<my greatest ever pet peeve & thing I fear I will kill someone over>

an historic or any variation.

"A" before consonant sounds.

"An" before vowel sounds.

Many have been fooled into thinking it sounds correct. To disprove, I provide the following sentence:

{I am an asshole who would like to eat an hotdog while celebrating an holiday by visiting an whorehouse while wearing an hat shaped like an hippo with an hot pepper in an ear.}

English majors(including OregonRed), I can hear your head explode as you read this.

Risky · Post by **Risky** » Thu Jan 06, 2011 7:55 pm

I think we poked the bear.

The CO · Post by **The CO** » Thu Jan 06, 2011 7:58 pm

A thread on eplaya about spelling?

That's not poke the bear...

That hit the badger with a nerf bat!

The CO · Post by **The CO** » Thu Jan 06, 2011 8:14 pm

OregonRed (my wife wot' is the english major) submits:

"A whole nother!

It is either 'other' or 'another'.

never nother"

maryanimal · Post by **maryanimal** » Thu Jan 06, 2011 8:58 pm

all right
alright
eiht

all ready
already

707 · Post by **707** » Thu Jan 06, 2011 8:58 pm

:shock: I no longer know what is right, write, rite or wrong!!! :roll: :roll: :?:

Post by **Elderberry** » Thu Jan 06, 2011 9:04 pm

The CO wrote:Your, you're

the, thee

Improper use of decimate. It means to reduce by 1/10th. It gets used to imply total destruction.

<my>

an historic or any variation.

"A" before consonant sounds.

"An" before vowel sounds.

Many have been fooled into thinking it sounds correct. To disprove, I provide the following sentence:

{I am an asshole who would like to eat an hotdog while celebrating an holiday by visiting an whorehouse while wearing an hat shaped like an hippo with an hot pepper in an ear.}

English majors(including OregonRed), I can hear your head explode as you read this.

Never knew about that one.

JK

Post by **Eric** » Thu Jan 06, 2011 10:03 pm

The CO wrote: Improper use of decimate. It means to reduce by 1/10th. It gets used to imply total destruction.

Technically correct. If we were speaking Latin.

However, completely wrong. Look it up in any dictionary (I have Mirriam Webster handy):

3
a : to reduce drastically especially in number <cholera>
b : to cause great destruction or harm to <firebombs> <an>

Your definition is only one of many.

The meaning of words change, they are not static. Decimate has meant "great destruction" for quite a while (if I was still employed my subscription to the OED wouldn't have expired & I could give you more exact dates)

Example, also using Latin: do you really want to receive salt instead of money for your salary? Salary "means" salt.

Ranger Genius · Post by **Ranger Genius** » Thu Jan 06, 2011 10:58 pm

The one that irks me which has not yet been mentioned: login (noun) vs log in (verb phrase).

gaminwench · Post by **gaminwench** » Thu Jan 06, 2011 11:55 pm

'decimate' changed from being specific to the 1/10th portion into the more general sense around 1845, according to the OED (old school, large tome and magnifying glass)...

Post by **Sham** » Fri Jan 07, 2011 12:09 am

hey = let's fuck

oneeyeddick · Post by **oneeyeddick** » Fri Jan 07, 2011 12:25 am

Eric wrote: The meaning of words change, they are not static. Decimate has meant "great destruction" for quite a while (if I was still employed my subscription to the OED wouldn't have expired & I could give you more exact dates)
.

AND THEN !!

gaminwench wrote:'decimate' changed from being specific to the 1/10th portion into the more general sense around 1845, according to the OED (old school, large tome and magnifying glass)...

Irregardless of what people may tink, this infutyates me like no uther thread haz in a looooong time.

Post by **Sham** » Fri Jan 07, 2011 12:47 am

by
buy
bye
bi
by and by
buy and buy (Christmas season)
bye bye (see you later)
bi bi (something that may appear to be a hetero date)

oneeyeddick · Post by **oneeyeddick** » Fri Jan 07, 2011 12:50 am

eep-opp
ork-ahaa

tamarakay · Post by **tamarakay** » Fri Jan 07, 2011 7:05 am

actual post from a guest book on an obituary page:

srry 2 hear dude. prolly shu'd call me. prolly wood not ha go wit ya, but dude, dis sucks

Fire_Moose · Post by **Fire_Moose** » Fri Jan 07, 2011 7:49 am

Risky wrote:irregardless - double negative

Edited to explain that I know this is not a spelling or grammar issue.
Regardless, it belongs here.

How is this not spelling/grammar?

It's not a double negative either, it's not a real word.

Risky · Post by **Risky** » Fri Jan 07, 2011 9:35 am

Fire_Moose wrote:
Risky wrote:irregardless - double negative

Edited to explain that I know this is not a spelling or grammar issue.
Regardless, it belongs here.
How is this not spelling/grammar?

It's not a double negative either, it's not a real word.

taps finger to nose

Post by **Elderberry** » Fri Jan 07, 2011 9:38 am

Fire_Moose wrote:
Risky wrote:irregardless - double negative

Edited to explain that I know this is not a spelling or grammar issue.
Regardless, it belongs here.
How is this not spelling/grammar?

It's not a double negative either, it's not a real word.

Nor is "refudiate", but it doesn't stop some people from using it.

JK