It is not "supposUBly." It is "supposEDly."
It is not "ValentiMe's Day." It is "ValentiNes's Day."
It is not "taking a different taCT." It is "taking a different taCK."
It is not "your welcome." It is "you're welcome."
Ugh. Sorry for that. I had to put it somewhere or I would have exploded on some co-wokers.
Please speak correct English
November 8th, 2007 at 11:04 pm
November 9th, 2007 at 01:18 am 1194571114
November 9th, 2007 at 01:36 am 1194572214
As for my Engrish, yeah, it's always been bad, but I do the best I can not to upset too many people.
Bad spellers of the world, untie!
November 9th, 2007 at 02:24 am 1194575093
November 9th, 2007 at 03:10 am 1194577859
Taking a different tack comes from sailing. Something about if the wind is from the North and you want to go North, you can use your sails to go a little to the north east and then a little to the north west, and eventually you will get north.
Oh, and one more thing. The monster's name is NOT Frankenstein. Frankenstein is the scientist who MADE the monster. The monster's name is Adam.
November 9th, 2007 at 04:04 am 1194581077
But a strong point is pronounced "fort" like a fortress: a place of strength.
Seriously, it makes me gnash my teeth to hear "for-tay". I wonder -- just how loud did you want your spelling to be?
November 9th, 2007 at 05:57 am 1194587856
loose being used interchangeably with lose.
using less to modify the decrease of everything - less people, etc. The classic "15 items or less" just kills me! If you can count it, its fewer, not less.
And then there's they're, their, and there. There!
November 9th, 2007 at 03:19 pm 1194621544
It's not a fruit people!
(That's my biggie I hate)
Oh yeah, and axe instead of ask.
November 9th, 2007 at 04:56 pm 1194627371
November 9th, 2007 at 05:38 pm 1194629923
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forte1 /fɔrt, foʊrt or, for 1, ˈfɔrteɪ/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation or /foʊrt/ is increasingly heard, especially from younger educated speakers, perhaps owing to confusion with the musical term forte, pronounced in English as /ˈfɔrteɪ/. Both the one- and two-syllable pronunciations of forte are now considered standard.
November 9th, 2007 at 07:48 pm 1194637729
BTW, couldn't help but notice--it's (St.) Valentine's day...no plural, just one possessive.
Tiki-former English major and current PITA ;-)
November 9th, 2007 at 08:00 pm 1194638453
November 9th, 2007 at 09:58 pm 1194645512
Americans slaughter a lot of words and then throw fits when no one pronounces them according to our standards. *Sigh*
November 10th, 2007 at 12:22 am 1194654162
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November 10th, 2007 at 11:32 pm 1194737546
Since you can't hear me say it, I'll use it here...as you can see, the pronunciation is not my forte.
November 12th, 2007 at 03:00 pm 1194879620
It's just a natural tendency to want to describe things more with adverbs--like the newish tendency to add "physically" to things that are obviously done "physically." (I had to physically carry the package to the other room.) Or to add it to things that are done by the computer (This program physically saves the files on two drives at once.) Although I guess it uses the laws of physics, as do most things, it seems incorrect. (I'm confused--what does "physically" even mean? I've written the word too often now!)
Anyway, great topic! I'm a proofreader who sometimes thinks the world doesn't care anymore, so I love seeing people get worked up about words--it means I have some job security! :-)
November 12th, 2007 at 03:28 pm 1194881328
But, um, I'm guilty of that too, and as soon as I realize I am doing it, I stop in mid-keystroke.
November 14th, 2007 at 02:17 pm 1195049853
If it were healthy it means my tomato could do a 100
push-ups with out getting out of breath.
November 14th, 2007 at 08:04 pm 1195070645
We was a great couple. AAGGGHHHHHH
Were people were a great couple
I is a ____________....
Am people AM!!!! Where did you learn to speak!!!!
I'm not sure why it bothers me so much. It really gets to me when I see/hear it on commericals. There is a used car dealership in the area which specializes in helping people with no or bad credit get financing for cars. They have actual customers do little sales pitches and it never fails that they do this! It makes me cring every time and I never want to go there, not that I would, because it seems to be they are looking for uneducated people who can not speak!!
November 20th, 2007 at 02:05 pm 1195567503
November 27th, 2007 at 07:07 pm 1196190451
"I Aks you"
Hello! English is not even my first language, but people speaking their own language wrong really annoys me.
December 2nd, 2007 at 04:37 pm 1196613452
December 20th, 2007 at 02:29 am 1198117740
I really hate that.
December 20th, 2007 at 07:13 am 1198134824
It is "for all intents and purposes."
December 20th, 2007 at 02:17 pm 1198160274
January 9th, 2008 at 03:42 am 1199850173
Customer: Do you have iced tea?
Young high school graduate fast food employee: No, but Burger King do.
Do what? Burger King do? What is wrong with these kids??
There are many others, including those mentioned here but it would take me days to share them all.
March 1st, 2008 at 05:02 am 1204347723
Up to 50% off or more!
This could mean 1% off, or 5% off, or 25% off or 37% off or 48% off or 60% off or 85% off or 99% off. I mean, it is the entire range from 0 to 100, right? This means nothing!
March 3rd, 2008 at 03:22 am 1204514532
And the use of so, especially when used as then. so this and so that. Biggest user: me.
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September 25th, 2008 at 12:22 am 1222302161
-not "anyways" ?
I like when signs say " .50 cents! " GREAT! that means I don't even pay 1 penny!
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