Misspelled word pet peeve
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From: Napa
I was always under the impression that the internet was an informal way of communicating, and spelling was to be given slack. (If I spell wrong, it can be attributed to my lack of typing skills, and to not knowing where the spell check button is.)
Actually, what really gripes me the most is actually not just reading, but actually listening to other people actually talking about topics they have actually heard about or experienced, when they actually overuse certain words. Can anyone actually guess what I mean? Can you tell me what the difference would be if your drove your S2000 into a wall, or if you actually drove your S2000 into a wall?
Is it in the resulting amount of damage?
Actually, what really gripes me the most is actually not just reading, but actually listening to other people actually talking about topics they have actually heard about or experienced, when they actually overuse certain words. Can anyone actually guess what I mean? Can you tell me what the difference would be if your drove your S2000 into a wall, or if you actually drove your S2000 into a wall?
Is it in the resulting amount of damage?
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From: Denver CO
Originally posted by Morris
I was always under the impression that the internet was an informal way of communicating, and spelling was to be given slack. (If I spell wrong, it can be attributed to my lack of typing skills, and to not knowing where the spell check button is.)
Actually, what really gripes me the most is actually not just reading, but actually listening to other people actually talking about topics they have actually heard about or experienced, when they actually overuse certain words. Can anyone actually guess what I mean? Can you tell me what the difference would be if your drove your S2000 into a wall, or if you actually drove your S2000 into a wall?
Is it in the resulting amount of damage?
I was always under the impression that the internet was an informal way of communicating, and spelling was to be given slack. (If I spell wrong, it can be attributed to my lack of typing skills, and to not knowing where the spell check button is.)
Actually, what really gripes me the most is actually not just reading, but actually listening to other people actually talking about topics they have actually heard about or experienced, when they actually overuse certain words. Can anyone actually guess what I mean? Can you tell me what the difference would be if your drove your S2000 into a wall, or if you actually drove your S2000 into a wall?
Is it in the resulting amount of damage?
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From: Melbourne!
Originally posted by Strike
I'll never forget last year when the school board in Oakland CA wanted to allow students to become proficient in "EBONICS" instead of English.
I'll never forget last year when the school board in Oakland CA wanted to allow students to become proficient in "EBONICS" instead of English.
, however, I suspect it has something to do with simplified English for the NET.
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From: yarmouthport
[QUOTE]Originally posted by calc
[B]
No, proof is a noun. But it is a form of the verb "prove." Harper's Dictionary of Contemporary Usage comments in part: "Many Americans have shown a preference for proven...and most current dictionaries" (e.g. Webster's New World) "list proven as having equal rank with proved...."
I hope I have proven my point.
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No, proof is a noun. But it is a form of the verb "prove." Harper's Dictionary of Contemporary Usage comments in part: "Many Americans have shown a preference for proven...and most current dictionaries" (e.g. Webster's New World) "list proven as having equal rank with proved...."
I hope I have proven my point.
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From: San Diego
How about "at this time" instead of "now" and "now" as the equivalent of "umm" or "ah," especially prevalent among newscasters of late, it seems.
Of course, we're talking here about usage, not spelling.
cal
Of course, we're talking here about usage, not spelling.
cal