Correct spelling

[Ferris]

I hope that this won't be taken the wrong way, but a lot of people posting to the GL are still making various elementary spelling mistakes.

I've tried to make allowances for the fact that many people are posting in their non-native tongue. I also recognise that the English and American spellings of the same word can often be different. Recognise and recognize being just one example.

Here are the 'top five' errors that I've seen lately:

their - some people stick to the 'i' before 'e', except after 'c' rule and write thier. This is the best-known exception to the rule.

lose, losing - Ususally confused with loose, meaning 'not tight'.

suspicion - vital for a Mafia game.

parallel - important in puzzles and discussing universes. Not parellel.

relevant and irrelevant - I used to get these wrong myself (-vent, not -vant) but I've used them so much in various GL debates that it's drummed into my head now.

If this helps anyone, then I'm glad. If it offends anyone, then I apologise, but I hope it's seen as constructive criticism rather than an insult. Please don't use this thread to quote individuals' mistakes. And Antrax, please don't let JeffK see this thread.

(Edited to try to sound less patronising, but without much success. I'll just have to live with the consequences.)

[Gomez]

And closely following that at number 6

Usually - doesn't happen often but some people stick in a second 's' after the second U to get Ususally.

Thankfully, all those in this thread are above such elementary errors

[Ferris]

Well, knock me over with a paperclip. Who would've thought it?

That's very unususal for me to miss typo's...

- my bad. But let's move on and hvae no more smelling pistakes, ko?

[Chuck]

I did a Google search for "revelant" and got 8,480,000 hits. The Internet promotes poor spelling. We should all stop using it.

Even "Google" is a misspelling of "Googol". The search engine people can't even spell the name of their own company.

[Dragon Phoenix]

You forgot Pheonix for Phoenix..

And you're for your (and vice versa).

I know I have the tendency to spell already as alreday - but that's just the speed of typing, and somehow I have a blind spot for this typo.

[Sofis]

Many crimes against the art of the apostrophe are committed in the improper forming of possessive nouns and pronouns.

[Logain]

Sofi's got a pointe they're!

[PuzzleProdigy]

Dave Barry: "The purpose of the apostrophe i's to inform the reader that an "s" is about to appear at the end of a word."

[Alfie]

Actually there are fewer than that, but the point is well taken. Revelant

[Alfie]

ISE

[This message has been edited by Alfie (edited 10-14-2001).]

[Zesty Spanker]

I am probably one of the main people here who mis spells words, but i find it harder to write in another language than to speak it. I am quite fluent in speaking German, English, French and Danish but when it come to writing in these languages my mind takes on another dimension. I am trying to get better though and would welcome any hints on any mistakes i make.

[jesternl]

well...capitalizing your 'I's when speaking of oneself is a nice start
But I completely understand what you mean though... Even after speaking (american) English for an entire I still make the same errors, especially when writing...
One of mine in speaking is mix up people and persons, and comparison and comparision

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[This message has been edited by jesternl (edited 10-15-2001).]

[art begotti]

isnt a googol
10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,0 00,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,0 00,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000?

[VinnyQ]

I am with you in this, Zesty & Jestern.

I have extremely bad problem with tenses, especially with have, has, & had.

I know what the proper rules are but they're just not natural to me,
so if I don't paid attention I can really goofed up a sentence.

[Logain]

Can Hy implement a UBB spell checker before each post?

[LoopyDog]

I think "Finger of Supsicion" is intentional by a lot of posters in mafia. It started as an unintentional typo, and became embedded in mafia lore. I also consciously misspell suck in the phrase "It sukcs" or equivalent as well. As for words like coloUr and honoUr , well - what can I say. The kindest thing one could do for Webster would be to have him euthanazed.

[extropalopakettle]

I keep seeing the non-word rediculous all over the internet and usenet (it's ridiculous).

And people who spell viruses as either viri or, even sillier, virii.

[extropalopakettle]

'rediculous' gets 37,300 hits on Google

[Dragon Phoenix]

Pheonix gets 78500...

[Dragon Phoenix]

even Dragon Pheonix gets almost a hundred...

[Courk]

I've noticed a lot of people misspell the as 'the'. Honestly people, get on the Courk system.

[CrystyB]

((LOL Courk!!!))

Art, Could you please edit your post and put some spaces between the zeros? It's messing the page width and i am now unfortunately having an useless mouse on my hands, which is really annoying.

((PS Ferris, what about THIS spelling? ))

[This message has been edited by CrystyB (edited 01-11-2002 11:17 AM).]

[MadMax]

Maybe you're all dyslexic like me.

[Mr. President]

Does that mean you're really MaxMad? Or DamXam?