gardening momma Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 Neither of these were on these boards; they were from people I know IRL. I just had to rant because it drives me crazy! [big breath] I'm ok now. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impish Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 Well, you can sail. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyfordlr Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 I'm not a women, I'm a woman. But a bunch of women get our hsing kids together once a week at the park. I'm not the grammar police, but these kinds of things are just glaring to me...like nails on a chalkboard. Sadly I had to teach my kids (by example) what saying meant b/c they've never had a teacher use one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXMomof4 Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 It doesn't poor, it pours rain. I don't poor over a book, I pore over the book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirstenH Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 You didn't take a peak at the view, you took a peek. Your interest was not peaked, it was piqued. That was cathartic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyfordlr Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 You don't cue up for the check out line at Ikea, you queue up. I'm not being a snob by pointing these things out, persay. I studied Latin and know what per se means ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 You don't cue up for the check out line at Ikea, you queue up. Even though "queue" has not been a common word in the U.S. until recently, one would think that people would understand that they aren't going to "cue up." Please. I'm not being a snob by pointing these things out, persay. I studied Latin and know what per se means ;) :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuntieM Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 The patio bench you are selling on Craigslist is not ROD iron. It is wrought, people! CL really needs a spelling sticky. :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathleen in VA Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 You don't take a world-wind tour; you take a whirlwind tour. Heard this one today.:tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathleen in VA Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 The patio bench you are selling on Craigslist is not ROD iron. It is wrought, people! CL really needs a spelling sticky. :glare: I see this mistake all the time in real estate listings.:tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirstenH Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 The patio bench you are selling on Craigslist is not ROD iron. It is wrought, people! CL really needs a spelling sticky. :glare: YES. If for no other reason than to correct the constant mangling of the phrase 'chest of drawers.' It's not a chester drawer. It's not a chest of draws. It's not a chester draws! Don't tell me this is 'living language.' It's just wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 (edited) I like the real estate listings that describe a "ravish" kitchen. I shudder to think what that might mean! Edited March 21, 2012 by Mrs Mungo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aelwydd Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 This thread is :lol::lol::lol: me up. You do not write for affect to effect your readers. You write for effect to affect your readers. Or you may affect a certain persona to effect change in your audience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyhomemaker Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 You do not itch yourself. You have an itch, then scratch it. A pitcher is something that holds liquid. It is not something that hangs on your wall (unless you have a unique style of decorating :tongue_smilie:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 Your sewing machine doesn't have a paddle. It's not wahlah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cindy in FL. Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 And people don't have feets, they have feet. Cindy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardening momma Posted March 21, 2012 Author Share Posted March 21, 2012 Well, you can sail. :tongue_smilie: Yes, but in this case it was "I need to sale a couch." If she tried to sail it, it would sink. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leanna Tomlinson Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 I am not smarter then you are. I am smarter than you are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy22alyns Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 :hurray: YES!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy22alyns Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 Your sewing machine doesn't have a paddle. It's not wahlah. OMG, this one drives me bonkers too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 FYI: You don't withdrawl your dc from school. Really. Nor do you have withdrawls from your favorite activity or food. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali in OR Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 It's a dining room, not a dinning room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momto2Cs Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 And you don't go acrossed/acrosst a street. It is simply across. The one that drives me batty from MIL is "I'm gonna git me", as in "I'm gonna git me a salad/toaster oven/whatever at the store" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunD Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 I saw a car with a back window that said "Petal to the Medal". That message is not as intimidating as the male teen driver wanted it to be! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
********* Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 A lot. Two words. Not one. Two. Alot is not a word. Just quit it with alot. Quit! It! :tongue_smilie: Well I feel better... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirstenH Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 I saw a car with a back window that said "Petal to the Medal". That message is not as intimidating as the male teen driver wanted it to be! Thank goodness it was a window sticker and not a tattoo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirstenH Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 A lot. Two words. Not one. Two. Alot is not a word. Just quit it with alot. Quit! It! :tongue_smilie: Well I feel better... For you: http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2010/04/alot-is-better-than-you-at-everything.html :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuntieM Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 FYI: You don't withdrawl your dc from school. Really. Nor do you have withdrawls from your favorite activity or food. Not even in the Deep South??? :lol::lol::lol: This thread is making me laugh out loud, which is awkward since I'm having lunch at Panera all by myself. Yeah, people are looking at me. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 I am not smarter then you are. I am smarter than you are. ...or maybe not! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
********* Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 For you: http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2010/04/alot-is-better-than-you-at-everything.html :D Yes, the Alot is an imaginary friend of mine. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aelwydd Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 What's with all the unnecessary superlatives these days? "I couldn't be more proud." "She is more pretty than the other one." "He gets the most angry when she points out his poor grammar." proud, prouder, proudest pretty, prettier, prettiest angry, angrier, angriest And so forth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyfordlr Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 I admit to using alot, but that was before I knew it was illegal. Little red dots underneath remind me ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuntieM Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 I had an English teacher who went on a rant about alot. At about midterm he announced that any papers in the process of being graded would be marked with an F if he came across an alot. He said he wouldn't even finish reading the paper beyond the offensive misspelling. It only took one assignment for everyone to realize he was totally serious! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsquirrel Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 I had an English teacher who went on a rant about alot. At about midterm he announced that any papers in the process of being graded would be marked with an F if he came across an alot. He said he wouldn't even finish reading the paper beyond the offensive misspelling. It only took one assignment for everyone to realize he was totally serious! I had a similar teacher. First day of class she announced her rules for an automatic F: Alot, use of 'you' instead of 'one' in a paper, three or more misspelled words. I have the same rules with my kids. This thread is going to be the death of me, my monitor and my cup of tea. Oh, and it's 'for all intents and purposes' not 'intensive purposes'. I have a friend who is so, so sweet and kind, but makes ALL of these errors in both speech and writing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsavoie11 Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 I'm new here and I :001_wub: you already! My sister and I rant to each other about these things all the time! Her friends are really good at bad grammar! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirstenH Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 I had a similar teacher. First day of class she announced her rules for an automatic F: Alot, use of 'you' instead of 'one' in a paper, three or more misspelled words. I have the same rules with my kids. That is BRILLIANT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aelwydd Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 This thread is going to be the death of me, my monitor and my cup of tea. Irregardless of this fact, you should simply overlook the illogicality of this thread. (You see, it's not just about misspelled words, or even plainly made-up words, it's also about word choice. ;)) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodland Mist Academy Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 (edited) I made the shutter/shudder mistake on the boards once and didn't catch it until it was too late to edit. I know the difference. :001_smile: It was a typo. It's bizarre what I sometimes type. Sometimes the words that appear on the screen have nothing to do with what I'm trying to say. At least those two words are similar--sometimes they're not. This thread makes me paranoid. :leaving: Not sure if this one has been listed yet-- It's safe deposit box--not safety deposit box Edited March 21, 2012 by Hilltop Academy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bug's Mom Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 Has anyone else seen/heard this one? I've seen it twice on messages boards...while talking about a neighbor, they say "The girl next store". :lol: Also, it's not "should of" or "could of" or "would of". It's "should've, could've, would've"...or "should have, could have, would have". Drives.Me. Crazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 I think we should conversate about this more!~ Irregardless of this fact, you should simply overlook the illogicality of this thread. (You see, it's not just about misspelled words, or even plainly made-up words, it's also about word choice. ;)) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aelwydd Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 I think we should conversate about this more!~ As long we don't altercate with one another! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirstenH Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 One I saw recently that left me open-mouthed and speechless was "granite" in place of "granted." I saw it twice in one day, in totally separate venues. PLEASE TELL ME THIS IS AUTOCORRECT'S FAULT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kebo Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 It's not wahlah. Oh, this one drives me crazy. Nobody seems to know it's voila! I also love/hate to hear somebody talking about whelping in pain, which makes a kind of funny sense, when they mean yelping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Florida. Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 You don't loose weight. You lose weight. I like the real estate listings that describe a "ravish" kitchen. I shudder to think what that might mean! I'm not even sure what that one is supposed to be. :confused: I saw a car with a back window that said "Petal to the Medal". That message is not as intimidating as the male teen driver wanted it to be! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
higginszoo Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 One from a homeschool transcript service today: they serve a nitch market ... I don't think that I'm going to fit into that particular niche. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brilliant Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 The patio bench you are selling on Craigslist is not ROD iron. It is wrought, people! I could not believe this: The contractor who did our pool/landscape referred to it in his quote as "rod iron". Installing wrought iron gates is what his company does! :confused: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aelwydd Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 Oh, this one drives me crazy. Nobody seems to know it's voila! Oh. Ooooooooooooh. --Rebekah (who was secretly wondering if a "wahlah" was part of some misspelled esoteric part of sewing machinery) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelle in MO Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 I'm new here and I :001_wub: you already! My sister and I rant to each other about these things all the time! Her friends are really good at bad grammar! :lol: Apparently, you have better choice in friends! ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathleen in VA Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 Your sewing machine doesn't have a paddle. It's not wahlah. I saw this in the introductory pages of a language arts curriculum and promptly sent it back for a refund. I just could not get past it. Science, maybe. Math, maybe. I realize not everyone is a wizard with words. But language arts? Really? It's a dining room, not a dinning room. Sadly, this also is a common error in real estate listings. A lot. Two words. Not one. Two. Alot is not a word. Just quit it with alot. Quit! It! :tongue_smilie: Well I feel better... We truly are kindred spirits, Bethany.:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
higginszoo Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 I saw this in the introductory pages of a language arts curriculum and promptly sent it back for a refund. I just could not get past it. Science, maybe. Math, maybe. I realize not everyone is a wizard with words. But language arts? Really? I'm glad to see I'm not the only one who pitches curriculum over things like this. I have a friend or two who seem to think that I'm overreacting, but I will NOT use curriculum with glaring grammatical errors, even for science or math. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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