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Spelling Errors! Its LOSE not LOOSE
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iGav said:Poor grammar and spelling is unarguably less annoying than people whom feel the need to point out others errors in threads.
Oh God, here we go again..
Better than iGav's, which should of course have read who and others'...dynamicv said:Hence it's now been moved to a thread of its own.
P.S. How was that on the apostrophe front?
stuartluff said:Your more than welcome to.
EDIT: Ooh heres one for you. Should the 'to' at the end of my post be 'to' or 'too'?
You guys missed one. It should be "here's" not "heres". "Here's" is a contraction for "here is".
I'd agree, though, that grammar and spelling are often neglected in schools. I think that IM and the internet in general have cause grammar and spelling rules to be put off further, based on the lack of proper grammar and spelling. I try to do my best to keep the grammar rules here on MR, but sometimes, a mistake will slip.
skunk said:Better than iGav's, which should of course have read who and others'...
Teehee.
But really people, it's a forum for f**ks sake... not an english class *sighs*. These threads crop up every so often, and I just think... how f**king anal do you have to be, to feel the need to correct someone on a forum
I can just imagine how every little missed placed . , ' " etc must feel like a long, slow f**k up the arse, I dread to think of the frenzy they get worked in to when they receive a text message. Music_Producer said:Wow, you can't start a thread these days without having Dr. Phil analyze you. I am quite content living my empty life, as I am sure you 'leave' your rich and rewarding life.
Awww, picking up on a typo. You are definitely "better" than me now, just as you are "better" than people who put loose in place of lose. You must feel you have really accomplished something in life by being able to belittle people because of the odd typographical error. You are also a hypocrite for picking up on others spelling or grammar, when your own is average.
I rate misspelling right up there with famine and war in the middle east
. MY point being is that if you get this worked up over a mistake on the internet, then surely you lead life at an incredibly fulfilled level? everything must be perfect in your life for you even to care enough to make a stand against these horrific human beings that might make a mistake every now and then. Personally, if I write an article for print or maybe some other work that requires spelling and grammar to be correct, then I would take the time to get it 100% perfect, until then 95% will do, especially when it is a forum on the internet.
MY advice is to just chill out about it, its a forum not the national press or a application for employment, don't let it "really irritate the hell out of you".
Music_Producer said:Yes, I realized that once Elrond pointed out the difference between 'its' and 'it's'
Lol@ memron for Merom.. I've actually even seen someone type 'Mormon'
I half expected that someone who correct your its/it's mistake with its', as I've seen more than a few do. Where they got that, I'm not sure.
Foggy said:I believe it was there to intentionally wind me up
It would have been too late by that time. You seemed quite wound up already.
The grammar threads again
Make it a sticky so we don't forget "MR is the Grammar nazi headquarters"
Bless
Make it a sticky so we don't forget "MR is the Grammar nazi headquarters"
Bless
Music_Producer said:
I have actually looked these spelling errors up (Loose my job, Aloud to, there cat (can't find it)).
I actually thought these mistakes could have been made by non-native speakers, however it turned out that most of these people actually are native speakers
Music_Producer said:
These kind of things irk the #### out of me. Then, when you point it out, people say, "Well, it's only a message board. Who cares?"
It seems to me, anyway, that one SHOULD care how they present themselves in public, regardless (catch that? NOT IRregardless
) of anonymity. Typos are one thing. We all make those mistakes, but for godsakes, don't use a word if you're (SEE? Not your
) going to use the WRONG word altogether and not know the problem.It's vs. its
their vs. there vs. they're
where vs. were vs. we're vs. wear
than vs. then
loose vs. lose
The list goes on and on and on...
One usually sees an used with historical rather than history. Since the accent is not on the first syllable, people tend to think an historical sounds more correct than a historical. I remember a cover of Time Magazine (I think) with An Historical (something) in big bold letters.Elrond39 said:Hahaha, I'm glad.
I should make note of the fact that I am currently writing an History essay ...
This is a sincere question, is it grammatically correct to use "an" here? I seem to recall reading it in numerous books, but I cannot recall whether this is correct in the modern usage. Anyone?
However, the rule is that an is used before words that begin with a vowel sound. Therefore, correct usage is
a history
a historical
an honor
an unusual
a usual
®îçhå®? said:
I'm a geek.
I work as chief technology officer for a small company.
I also try to use good english or at least be aware of my errors. I've sold my fiction writing for thousands of pounds. (i.e. good but don't give up on the day job)
I also lecture on art at an art gallery, and as an artist, have won thousands of pounds of funding (again, good but don't give up on the day job)
I built my own RAID5 server, can read (but not write) some short programs in C++, am comfortable in Terminal, and other minor geeky things.
Don't give me that bullcrap about 'two cultures'. I am pretty sure that both Steve Jobs and the Woz have better english (when they try) than I or many people here do.
Even ubergeek Linus Torvalds has a lovely way with words and grammar, and English is nowhere near his first language.
RedTomato said:
Having good English and being word perfect 100% of the time on a forum that is used for pleasure are completely different things though.
This is recreation, this isn't a job, an exam or anything vitally important enough to get worked up about.
Then why isn't it MacDrive???MACDRIVE said:It's PowerBook, MacBook, and MacBook Pro. Get it right people!
