Little Misspellings You Hate
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I hate all of that text speak bull shit. Anyone who "lol"s instead of laughing gets a swift kick to the balls. And if you tell me "plz" because it's shorter than "Please", I will tell you "No", becase it is shorter than "Yes".
This, except that you left an "o" off of "too".ejb626 said:
Also, misused apostrophes. One of my biggest peeves is incorrectly apostrophizing a possessive. "Its" and "it's" are not interchangeable.
Irregardless. Thusly. That one really pisses me off, especially when I see it in a published book. Tautologies in general, unless played for laughs.
And last, but not least, bad punctuation. Commas make a big difference in the meaning of a sentence, folks. Contrast, for instance, "No, price is too high!" with, "No price is too high!"
My knee-jerk offering upon reading the title of the thread was "definately" instead of "definitely" but this one beats that out hands-down (albeit it's a misuse instead of a misspelling). I also never buy into the "easier" or even "faster" excuse offered in defense; how difficult is it to remember an apostrophe and what are you in such a hurry over that you can't take a little time in writing something out?Flushfacker said:
Thank you thank you, I've lurked for quite a while of course but decided to make an account on a whim.LeonHellsvite said:
One thing that does actually bug me, come to think of it, are greengrocers' apostrophes [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apostrophe#Greengrocers.27_apostrophes]. But then again, our language is littered with crap to mess up, it's inconceivable someone is always going to be aware of every rule.
They're, their, there.
Some american spelling annoys me too, colour is not color that would be pronounced entirely different to the actual proper word.
But my spelling is fairly awful and i know when i've spelt something wrong and it irks me to death when i can't figure how to correct it.
Some american spelling annoys me too, colour is not color that would be pronounced entirely different to the actual proper word.
But my spelling is fairly awful and i know when i've spelt something wrong and it irks me to death when i can't figure how to correct it.
Again, probably more misuse than misspelling, but people who type "you" instead of "your." It's an easy mistake to make - ye olde spell checka won't catch it - but it's amazing to what extent this little word can turn an otherwise grammatically impeccable sentence into a pile of crap.
e.g. "Fellows, I simply cannot stress this enough: spell check you documents!"
Grr...
e.g. "Fellows, I simply cannot stress this enough: spell check you documents!"
Grr...
In real-life conversations, this bothers me a lot (saying "jk" instead of "just kidding" in a public place should be an act punishable by flagellation), but in internet conversations? Not everyone has them mad typing skills, you know. Cutting a few letters to save time isn't always a bad idea. (By the way, congratulations on the "no/yes" quip. That was pretty sweet.)DerangedBeing said:
alot and aswell!
and, though i do it all the time myself, when people leave out syllables on purpose like probly and rember
i say probly a lot... when i'm typing, i mean. but it really annoys me when other people do it ><
and, though i do it all the time myself, when people leave out syllables on purpose like probly and rember
i say probly a lot... when i'm typing, i mean. but it really annoys me when other people do it ><
