Word usage & spelling rant

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curve

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Originally Posted by florida joe
http:///forum/post/2499990
Steve I don’t dys anyone especially my friend Lexea so what the fluck does that mean

LOL, This is hillarious b/c I read this without even missing a beat, and I knew exactly what it was saying!!
 
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curve

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Originally Posted by Veni Vidi Vici
http:///forum/post/2499964
Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn’t mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a total mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig huh


This one too.
 
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tizzo

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spelling doesn't bother me. Not on the boards. Well, except tobin's. His drove me batty. (can't say I wouldn't like to see another of his crazy unpunctuated run together posts though).
but what really gets me is how people speak! Its a "L.F.S" on the boards, but its NOT an lfs in real convo!!
Nobody really knows how to say majano, and half of you can't say copepod!! Yup. I like reading mistakes way better than hearing them.
Cept as Tangman said. A resume can't have mistakes. That's just lazy and irresponsible.
But since this topic keeps getting brought up in thread after thread, I'll point out that RUAround has the best approach IMO. He mentions on the actual post that has the mistakes, that mistakes are there. He told me I spelled "ridiculous" wrong twice in my posts. I liked that he told me rather than start a thread about how he hates reading peoples mistakes.
Now I feel I gotta proofread this 5 times before I submit.
 
bronco300

bronco300

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Firefox does have a spell check as you are typing, I highly suggest it
agreed, i use firefox and any boxes I type into shows spelling errors, etc.
Its a "L.F.S" on the boards, but its NOT an lfs in real convo!!
haha, I'll be talking catch myself starting to say the letter "L" instead of local fish store...but I make sure I fix it..I don't like when people say all those shortcuts and expect me to obviously know what they are...like CUC I never knew until a while ago I finally asked someone who was trying to get advice from me on it. lol
 
eaglephot

eaglephot

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I am sometimes bothered when I cannot understand what a person is asking. But, it dont not bothered me that much. LOL. Just kidding.
I have to remember that some of the people on this message board are young and haven't been taught the usage of some words. I agree with Susan. We need to remember that people are typing fast. They want to say what they have to say. Some do not care how the words are formed in writing.
 
eaglephot

eaglephot

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Originally Posted by Veni Vidi Vici
http:///forum/post/2499964
Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn’t mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a total mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig huh

I find this very amazing.
 
veni vidi vici

veni vidi vici

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I have to say this about that.English is a very complicated language.To speak proper English is hard enough,but to write in a clear manner is another issue.I am a Union Carpenter ,i do not write reports or have to fill out resumes , but i can tell you this .Absolutely everyone i speak to on my jobs understands me crystal clear. This is a forum for saltwater hobbyist ,not the book of the month club,or a course in English literature.
Can we find something else to complain about?How about something important,like why Wendy's has a square burger and a round bun ,but have a square biscuit and a round sausage patty for breakfast?
 
phelpz

phelpz

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Originally Posted by gmann1139
http:///forum/post/2499745
That's the problem Matt, it does make it hard to read.
My personal favorite is 'definate' and its derivative, definately.
I'm actually surprised that Microsoft hasn't come up with a spellchecker for text boxes. It would be simple to integrated into IE, and if it works automatically like the one in Word, it would eliminate a significant portion of mistakes.
Mozilla has an automatic spell check for text boxes.
 
bronco300

bronco300

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Can we find something else to complain about?How about something important,like why Wendy's has a square burger and a round bun ,but have a square biscuit and a round sausage patty for breakfast?

yea, stupid fastfood place...hows their little maple breakfast biscuit thing they have now?
 
tangman99

tangman99

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Originally Posted by Veni Vidi Vici
http:///forum/post/2500189
Can we find something else to complain about?How about something important,like why Wendy's has a square burger and a round bun ,but have a square biscuit and a round sausage patty for breakfast?

Or if I say "jumbo shrimp". Am I referring to a "large" small shrimp or a "small" large shrimp.
Or why is toilet paper perforated into such tiny sheets. I mean, can any of you really wipe with just a single sheet?
 
bellanavis

bellanavis

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When I post, I almost always say sorry for my spelling and grammer, I know I am one of those people who should go back to school. Sorry again.
 
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dragonzim

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Originally Posted by gmann1139
http:///forum/post/2499745
I'm actually surprised that Microsoft hasn't come up with a spellchecker for text boxes. It would be simple to integrated into IE, and if it works automatically like the one in Word, it would eliminate a significant portion of mistakes.
Use Firefox. It's got a spell checker built in for text fields.
 
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