Internet Spelling Errors.....

SBXVII · 08-31-2011, 03:04 PM

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Originally Posted by skinsguy

of course, i was inspired by one of the closed threads in the main forum. There are a couple of spelling errors that i see on the internet all the time - even by those you would assume would know better (columnists and alike.) the two that really annoy me the most are "loose" when one should use "lose" and "rediculous" when the correct spelling is "ridiculous".

I always assumed everybody had that squiggly red line underlining a misspelled word, but maybe not? :confused: Don't get me wrong though. I've accidentally used the wrong form of a word - like right instead of write. Nobody is perfect, but still, it seems like a few of these words are being adopted as being used correctly when that is not the case at all.

Which words have you guys noticed being used incorrectly on a regular basis?

stop being a hatter!

Daseal · 08-31-2011, 03:12 PM

Every time I see "alot" I think of this comic.

Hyperbole and a Half: The Alot is Better Than You at Everything

mlmpetert · 08-31-2011, 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by skinsguy

There's a difference between typing something like this: "Waht in the world are you talking about?" As opposed to; "I think it's rediculous how we can loose two games in a row!" Maybe I can understand ridiculous since that can be a difficult word to spell and sometimes we tend to spend things the way we would pronounce them, but how do you screw up lose?

?Que?

Alvin Walton · 08-31-2011, 03:21 PM

Ronnie Alot was a great safety.

SBXVII · 08-31-2011, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Alvin Walton

Ronnie Alot was a great safety.

Dat right dare is funny.... he earnt alot too.

Alvin Walton · 08-31-2011, 03:30 PM

"Woot" is now in the Oxford dictionary.
I don't see why alot cant be.

I think LOL is in there too.

SBXVII · 08-31-2011, 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Alvin Walton

"Woot" is now in the Oxford dictionary.
I don't see why alot cant be.

I think LOL is in there too.

Because it ain't supposed to be there.

Alvin Walton · 08-31-2011, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by SBXVII

Because it ain't supposed to be there.

There are no rules when it comes to this sort of thing.
A lot of people act like there is some deity that has to has to pass down or approve words. Not so.
They just need to be popular and they will end up in the dictionary.

skinsguy · 08-31-2011, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by mlmpetert

?Que?

Case in point! ;-)

skinsguy · 08-31-2011, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by SBXVII

stop being a hatter!

I'm not that mad! Or is it madd?

BleedBurgundy · 08-31-2011, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Alvin Walton

Lazy or he doesn't give a shit?
If its the latter then I don't blame him.
Because its just a little football forum.

clearly you mean "ladder."

Hog1 · 08-31-2011, 05:08 PM

Getting very confusing........

mooby · 08-31-2011, 09:52 PM

I think I'm a pretty good speller, but a lot of the time I type so fast on the computer I miss an entire word completely. Up until about a month ago I used to think apparently was spelled apparantly. It wasn't until I typed that in google chrome that it notified me I was wrong lol. I just bought tapatalk for my phone so we'll see if I'm better on my phone than I am on my computer. My spelling in texts is nowhere near as good as it is on the comp though.

tryfuhl · 09-01-2011, 01:28 AM

I see this online, in emails, and hand written signs pretty much daily..

An F'ing apostrophe before the s on a plural word

WHERE IN THE HELL DID THAT START? I remember first seeing it on message boards but since then.. by people who don't use computers much.. etc.. WTF

SBXVII · 09-01-2011, 06:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alvin Walton

There are no rules when it comes to this sort of thing.
A lot of people act like there is some deity that has to has to pass down or approve words. Not so.
They just need to be popular and they will end up in the dictionary.

I agree with you, but I was just throwing the word ain't out there to see if someone would get the joke. Growing up teachers used to say "ain't isn't in the dictionary so don't use it."

No one got it.

08-31-2011, 03:12 PM	#32
Daseal Puppy Kicker Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Arlington, Virginia Age: 34 Posts: 8,318	Re: Internet Spelling Errors..... Every time I see "alot" I think of this comic. Hyperbole and a Half: The Alot is Better Than You at Everything __________________ Best. Player. Available.

08-31-2011, 03:21 PM	#34
Alvin Walton Pro Bowl Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Holland, Michigan Posts: 5,716	Re: Internet Spelling Errors..... Ronnie Alot was a great safety. __________________ REDSKINS FAN SINCE 1968

08-31-2011, 03:30 PM	#36
Alvin Walton Pro Bowl Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Holland, Michigan Posts: 5,716	Re: Internet Spelling Errors..... "Woot" is now in the Oxford dictionary. I don't see why alot cant be. I think LOL is in there too. __________________ REDSKINS FAN SINCE 1968

08-31-2011, 05:08 PM	#42
Hog1 Quietly Dominating the East Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Naples, Florida Posts: 10,675	Re: Internet Spelling Errors..... Getting very confusing........ __________________ Goodbye Sean..........Vaya Con Dios thankyou Joe....... *“God made certain people to play football. He was one of them.” – Joe Gibbs* Last edited by Hog1; 08-31-2011 at 05:09 PM.

08-31-2011, 09:52 PM	#43
mooby Gamebreaker Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: NoVa Age: 29 Posts: 13,348	I think I'm a pretty good speller, but a lot of the time I type so fast on the computer I miss an entire word completely. Up until about a month ago I used to think apparently was spelled apparantly. It wasn't until I typed that in google chrome that it notified me I was wrong lol. I just bought tapatalk for my phone so we'll see if I'm better on my phone than I am on my computer. My spelling in texts is nowhere near as good as it is on the comp though. __________________ State of the Redskins 2017

09-01-2011, 01:28 AM	#44
tryfuhl Gamebreaker Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Waldorf, MD Age: 33 Posts: 12,514	Re: Internet Spelling Errors..... I see this online, in emails, and hand written signs pretty much daily.. An F'ing apostrophe before the s on a plural word WHERE IN THE HELL DID THAT START? I remember first seeing it on message boards but since then.. by people who don't use computers much.. etc.. WTF __________________ http://www.twitter.com/RedskinsRT

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