Common Misspellings on the Boards

Post by **Lunkhead** » Fri May 12, 2006 9:36 am

A thread to inform people of how to correctly spell words that get misspelled all the time on the boards:

1. definitely - often misspelled as definatly, definitly, etc. etc.

Eric Y. · Post by **Eric Y.** » Fri May 12, 2006 9:40 am

one of my favorites is when people combine a misspelling with a typo and say "defiantly".

Albatross · Post by **Albatross** » Fri May 12, 2006 9:43 am

Lose. Has. One. Fucking. O.
Ridiculous. Does. Not. Have. A. Fucking. E.

Eric Y. · Post by **Eric Y.** » Fri May 12, 2006 9:55 am

Albatross wrote:A. Fucking. E.

man, thanks for the mental image.
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Mogosagatai · Post by **Mogosagatai** » Fri May 12, 2006 10:04 am

Oh wow.

Niveous · Post by **Niveous** » Fri May 12, 2006 10:12 am

My favorite (because I've done it): The plural of entry is entries not entrees. Entrees are food.

jimtyrrell · Post by **jimtyrrell** » Fri May 12, 2006 10:14 am

Tyrrell has two Rs in it. A common mistake, but one that I never get worked up about, really.

Also, it's pronounced like Merrill, but with a T. Or like Terrible without the B, I guess.

Albatross · Post by **Albatross** » Fri May 12, 2006 10:18 am

tviyh wrote: man, thanks for the mental image.

You need better control over your vowel movements.

While I'm here, another pet peeve is the use of "would/should/could of" instead of "would/should/could have."

catch · Post by **catch** » Fri May 12, 2006 10:43 am

Albatross wrote:Ridiculous. Does. Not. Have. A. Fucking. E.

How do you spell ridiculous with an E?

j$ · Post by j$ » Fri May 12, 2006 11:10 am

One I've been leading a one-man crusade against, for year, defiantly -

The singular of 'lyrics' is 'lyric', not 'lyrics'.

(I won't launch into 'its' vs 'it's' and 'yours' vs 'your's' as I guess that's grammar, not spelling.)

And one I can never spell myself - restaurant.

j$

Dan-O from Five-O · Post by **Dan-O from Five-O** » Fri May 12, 2006 11:21 am

Almost every single post by Leaf has something in it that's been misspelled.

ken · Post by **ken** » Fri May 12, 2006 12:04 pm

Dan-O from Five-O wrote:Almost every single post by Leaf has something in it that's been misspelled.

That is because he is drunk.

Ken

Leaf · Post by **Leaf** » Fri May 12, 2006 12:14 pm

ken wrote:
Dan-O from Five-O wrote:Almost every single post by Leaf has something in it that's been misspelled.
That is because he is drunk.

Ken

But only when I am at work.

Dan-O from Five-O · Post by **Dan-O from Five-O** » Fri May 12, 2006 2:06 pm

Leaf wrote:
ken wrote:
Dan-O from Five-O wrote:Almost every single post by Leaf has something in it that's been misspelled.
That is because he is drunk.

Ken

But only when I am at work.

Wait, are you saying you're only drunk at work or that you only misspell things when you're at work? Or are you saying you only misspell things when you're drunk AND at work? If that's the case which comes first, the drinking or the misspelling? Do you drink because you misspell or are you misspelling because you're drunk? Maybe you drink because you're at work? That's another variable. Could it be that........whoo feeling light headed........oh that's it then.......gonna fall.......

THUD

Tonamel · Post by **Tonamel** » Fri May 12, 2006 2:16 pm

catch wrote:
Albatross wrote:Ridiculous. Does. Not. Have. A. Fucking. E.
How do you spell ridiculous with an E?

Rediculous or Ridicules, or redicules. I've seen them all.

Rabid Garfunkel · Post by **Rabid Garfunkel** » Fri May 12, 2006 2:30 pm

Hola is hi, holler is hey. Huh?

-rabid garfunkel

Plat · Post by **Plat** » Fri May 12, 2006 4:58 pm

They're called rappers, not rapists.

Märk · Post by **Märk** » Fri May 12, 2006 5:04 pm

There is 'a rat' in 'separate'. Always remember this, because if you spell it 'seperate', I will fucking kill you with mind bullets.

Märk · Post by **Märk** » Fri May 12, 2006 5:07 pm

Probably covered already, but "there/they're/their" is a constant cause of anger for me here. Please learn the correct usage of these three distinct and different words, so as to not look like a drooling retard. Thank you.

blue · Post by **blue** » Fri May 12, 2006 5:12 pm

Plat wrote:They're called rappers, not rapists.

don't tell denyer.

Caravan Ray · Post by **Caravan Ray** » Fri May 12, 2006 8:20 pm

Just curious - do Canadians use the Americanised spellings of "colour", "favourite", "gaol" etc. or the English versions?

rone rivendale · Post by **rone rivendale** » Fri May 12, 2006 8:25 pm

I may be misunderstanding you, but americans don't use the extra 'u' in words like color. Canadians however do.