VaKim Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 And this is where thinking about root and base words helps spelling. :iagree: Remember that ridiculous comes from ridicule, and definitely comes from finite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairfarmhand Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 It's up there with ''yea'' and ''ya'' for ''yeah''. I mentally correct this to the King James/Shakespeare "Yea." (long a) which usually makes sense in context but sounds totally REDICULOUS! (I know how to spell it but just wanted to use it.) The writer in me says "Well, this is why I will always have a job. To generate content that is properly spelled." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Florida. Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 I use Yay! because I like the way it looks. I guess that makes me one of those people....... :001_rolleyes: only informally though. I also use Yay! as an exclamation of joy or excitement, which is a correct use of the word. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Excelsior! Academy Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 Well, I'm far from 12, and don't consider myself generally ignorant (lazy? no comment!) but I guess I either never paid attention or was taught incorrectly, because I've always spelled it the other way for as long as I can remember. Funny! ETA: I tend to be a very visual learner, so if I saw it incorrectly at a formative time it probably stuck. Embarrassing! Kind of like when I found out Dumpster is supposed to be capitalized. We should capitalize Dumpster? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paige Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 I used to frequent an amateur writers forum. they had a motto. spellcheck is NOT your friend. No! Spellcheck is your friend! It's just not as good of a friend as your eyes and good editing and revision skills. Spellcheck should always be accompanied by your best friend Proofread it Yourself! We can have more than one friend. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeAndTheBoys Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 It's a misspelling.... of redonkulous. ;) http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=redonkulous Oh, I'm hooked on ridonkulous. My sister said it once, and I can't get it out of my brain. Everything is "ridonkulous" at my house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 It's up there with ''yea'' and ''ya'' for ''yeah''. Those are different words. I don't pronounce any of those the same. I do use "yay!" but I don't mean "yea" when I say, "yay!" "Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death," That is not "yay!" Y'all are out of control with the spellchecking. I do what I want! 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 We should capitalize Dumpster? It's trademarked, it is like Kleenex. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Florida. Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 We should capitalize Dumpster? It's trademarked, it is like Kleenex. I remember when it wasn't just called a Dumpster, but was a Dempster Dumpster. My cousin from Delaware called them Dempsey Dumpsters, which is apparently a common incorrect term. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiMi 4under3 Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 It's a misspelling.... of redonkulous. ;) :ack2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiMi 4under3 Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 We should capitalize Dumpster? It's trademarked, it is like Kleenex. Love the things I learn here! Can't wait to inform the kiddos. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlsdMama Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Spell check is my friend. I can't spell very well, no matter how hard I try. It is embarrassing for me, and that is one of the words I struggle with. If I misspell a word it is not to be trendy, it is because I lack the spelling gene. :blushing: Actually it's probably because you have a better brain than the rest of us and about 10% larger to boot. ;) 1 in 5 people have dyslexic brains and the gifts that go with them.... Spelling skills aren't one of those gifts though. If more people realized what they were mocking they'd be ashamed of their arrogance. Just sayin'. (Oh, and it really IS genetic, dominant in fact.) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 We should capitalize Dumpster? it's a "thing". person, place, or "thing". . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitten18 Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 it's a "thing". person, place, or "thing". . . . Just because it's a thing doesn't mean it's s proper noun and gets capitalized. A PP did explain that it's a trademarked brandname and that is the reason Dumpster is capitalized. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EndOfOrdinary Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 MultiQuote is not liking my iPad, but to clarify the Woah, Whoa issue. It is a difference in the sound and delivery of the expression. Woah like Keanu Reeves in Bill and Ted's Most Excellent Adventure. Whoa like Joey from Blossom. It is all about where the emphasis is. This is actually how someone explained breath marks in Ancient Greek to me. The emphasis changes the whole sound and cultural meaning. Before that, I never thought about it. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppy Posted March 27, 2015 Author Share Posted March 27, 2015 So woah is a deliberate misspelling like rediculous. I guess I should be rhaspodizing about the fluidity of language.... But I'm just rolling my eyes a bit. The irony of being clever by being dumb. Post millennial. Or should I say meleneal. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppy Posted March 27, 2015 Author Share Posted March 27, 2015 Just because it's a thing doesn't mean it's s proper noun and gets capitalized. A PP did explain that it's a trademarked brandname and that is the reason Dumpster is capitalized. It there is no alternative word, right? Hand me a tissue or hand me a Kleenex . Put that trash in the big smelly metal outside box or put it in the dumpster. For what it's worth, spellcheck made me capitalize Kleenex, but not Dumpster. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitten18 Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 It there is no alternative word, right? Hand me a tissue or hand me a Kleenex . Put that trash in the big smelly metal outside box or put it in the dumpster. For what it's worth, spellcheck made me capitalize Kleenex, but not Dumpster. I agree with that. I was looking a little bit after I wrote my post and dictionary.com said that dumpster was formerly trademarked. I was also reading a grammar blog and her opinion was that dumpster doesn't need to be capitalized because it is so common and a former trademark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dicentra Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Maybe "rediculous" is a made up term used to refer to something ridiculous seen on Reddit? Just hypothesizing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serenade Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 I don't think it's an honest mistake- I see it more and more often - I think it is a trend. I could be crazy, though. I've seen very good spellers write it like that -- they are obviously doing it on purpose, maybe to give emphasis to just how ridiculous something might be. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dicentra Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Dictionary.com says this: "Word Origin and History for ridiculous: adj. 1540s, ridyculouse, from Latin ridiculosus "laughable," from ridiculus "that which excites laughter," from ridere "to laugh." Shakespeare and other 17c. writers sometimes spelled it rediculous. Slang extensions to "outrageous" (1839); "excellent" (1959, jazz slang). Related: Ridiculously ; ridiculousness." From http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/ridiculous(scroll down for "Word Origin and History" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeAndTheBoys Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 I remember when it wasn't just called a Dumpster, but was a Dempster Dumpster. My cousin from Delaware called them Dempsey Dumpsters, which is apparently a common incorrect term. Oh! that brings back memories of people calling them "Dipsy Dumpsters". Guess that was a little detour away from the original "Dempster". B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 So woah is a deliberate misspelling like rediculous. I guess I should be rhaspodizing about the fluidity of language.... But I'm just rolling my eyes a bit. The irony of being clever by being dumb. Post millennial. Or should I say meleneal. Woah isn't a deliberate misspelling it is different onomatopoeia, we should spell different sounds differently IMO. It isn't like rediculous because I can only assume that is *supposed* to sound the same as ridiculous. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erica in OR Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 It's trademarked, it is like Kleenex. Same thing with Styrofoam—it's a Dow trademark. I found this Dow link today http://building.dow.com/media/trademark.htm, which points out that things we typically refer to as Styrofoam are not actually made of Styrofoam (excuse me—STYROFOAMTM). Erica in OR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppy Posted March 28, 2015 Author Share Posted March 28, 2015 Woah isn't a deliberate misspelling it is different onomatopoeia, we should spell different sounds differently IMO. It isn't like rediculous because I can only assume that is *supposed* to sound the same as ridiculous. Baloney.I'm in Boston and everyone here drives a cah . But no way am I spelling it that way. I say ant my husband says ahnt, both spelled aunt. I guess the closest comparison would be love and lurve? But lurve was a 5 minute but of slang while Keanu's whoa is old old old. Whoa sounds the same to me anyway 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 Baloney. I'm in Boston and everyone here drives a cah . But no way am I spelling it that way. I say ant my husband says ahnt, both spelled aunt. I guess the closest comparison would be love and lurve? But lurve was a 5 minute but of slang while Keanu's whoa is old old old. Whoa sounds the same to me anyway Cah is not onomatopoeia, nor is ahnt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmseB Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 I agree with that. I was looking a little bit after I wrote my post and dictionary.com said that dumpster was formerly trademarked. I was also reading a grammar blog and her opinion was that dumpster doesn't need to be capitalized because it is so common and a former trademark. It might not need to be, but I got taken to school when I posted an image of a children's book on FB and asked why in the world Dumpster was capitalized. I think in editorial circles it still has a capital D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppy Posted March 28, 2015 Author Share Posted March 28, 2015 Cah is not onomatopoeia, nor is ahnt. Neither were Keanu's whoas, to my ears Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 I'm pretty sure cutesy cake decorators are to blame for starting that one. "ConGRADulations" with a little hat and diploma on the "GRAD." I do believe you are right. In another thread Ellie (I think it was Ellie) posted some dancing rodents -- Conga Rats -- which I find very helpful in remembering how to spell "congratulations". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 I think people hear a long e sound at the beginning instead of a short i, so the misspelling has become common as people are generally weak in phonograms, let alone phoneme identification and correct pronunciation. I want to be surprised, but language is so sloppy these days. Drives me nuts and I'm not even particularly old! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 What is lay gage? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 My iPad autocorrecting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 Ah, language! I figured it was auto correct and I usually can figure out from context what it should be but for some reason I was drawing a blank this time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 It hates me. And it's getting worse, too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 It there is no alternative word, right? Hand me a tissue or hand me a Kleenex . Put that trash in the big smelly metal outside box or put it in the dumpster. For what it's worth, spellcheck made me capitalize Kleenex, but not Dumpster. A Dumpster is a skip. L Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aggie96 Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 Oh! that brings back memories of people calling them "Dipsy Dumpsters". Guess that was a little detour away from the original "Dempster". B That's what we called them, also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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