"Loosing" my mind!

What I've noticed is most of these errors seem to come from English-as-a-native-language speakers. The nails on the chalkboard for me:

alot- as in I've got a lot of those.

and

irregardless - an extra syllable added to the front of a word that does nothing to the word. Here's Webster on it:

Irregardless originated in dialectal American speech in the early 20th century. Its fairly widespread use in speech called it to the attention of usage commentators as early as 1927. The most frequently repeated remark about it is that "there is no such word." There is such a word, however. It is still used primarily in speech, although it can be found from time to time in edited prose. Its reputation has not risen over the years, and it is still a long way from general acceptance. Use regardless instead.

OBTW,
I saw Wilco (the band) last week and the singer had a hilarious rant about everybody making a conscious effort to eliminate the saying, "I loves me some..." As in "I loves me some Wilco," and as in Terrell Owens on the sideline during a game, mugging for the camera (after a touchdown) saying, "I loves me some of me!"

irregardless, I loves me some Tri-X, alot!

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RayPA said:
What I've noticed is most of these errors seem to come from English-as-a-native-language speakers. The nails on the chalkboard for me:

irregardless - an extra syllable added to the front of a word that does nothing to the word. Here's Webster on it:
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Thanks RayPA, I always thought people were unsure whether to say irrespective or regardless, and irregardless came about.
 
popstar said:
Erik, the What the Duck strip you posted reminds me of one of those new fangled words that springs up sometimes with amusing definitions:

Ignoranus - Someone who is both ignorant and an A-hole! :D
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Here's part of the 2005 Mensa list-
Cashtration (n.): The act of buying a house (or an M8 or two), which renders the subject financially impotent for an indefinite period of time.


Intaxication: Euphoria at getting a tax refund, which lasts until you realize it was your money to start with.

Reintarnation: Coming back to life as a hillbilly.

Bozone (n.): The substance surrounding stupid people that stops bright ideas from penetrating their minds. The bozone layer, unfortunately, shows little sign of breaking down in the near future.

Giraffiti: Vandalism spray-painted very, very high.

Sarchasm: The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn't get it.

Inoculatte: To take coffee intravenously when you are running late.
 
What about a "mute point?"

If a point is mute, does it make it moot simply because nobody heard it in the first place?
 
Photomat: Dangerous ground here. Getting into "the sound of one hand clapping" territory and it's downhill from there.
 
photogdave said:
I'm tired of seeing the word LOSE spelled as LOOSE. As in, "I pocketed my lenscap so I won't LOSE it".
I'm not saying I'm seeing it here specifically, although I see it here quite a bit. Also I realize not everyone has English as their first language; I'm seeing this mistake from all corners.
I'm not mad, just slightly irritated! :p
Now, back to more important things!
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Here's a sentence that'll get my goat:

"The market its loosing it's bankers loaning they're money".

:bang:
 
I want to formally apologize for all of my spelling errors. I was edjucated for several years in a small town that was experimented in new teaching techniques. Needless to say they didn't work, and I have a poor spelling and writing techniques. When I moved, I was places in developmental english. Needless to say, my writing skills have improved. Even though I could have been placed in honors in High School, my spelling still sucks.

On the other hand, I bet I could "math" better than most here. :)
 
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Finder said:
I have a spelling checker
It came with my PC.
It plainly marks for my revue
Mistakes I can not sea.

I've run this poem threw it
I'm shore your please to no.
Its letter perfect in it's whey
My checker tolled me sew.
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Its marvelous. You're mastery show's :D

(I'm serious, I think it's great. I mean, its great...)

This is giving me a headache.
 
tedwhite said:
Photomat: Dangerous ground here. Getting into "the sound of one hand clapping" territory and it's downhill from there.
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Yeah, Ted -- what can I say? I'm a deep thinker. (Hah!)

Trittium's post made me remember another annoying comment that I overheard, when a woman used the word "dialogue" as a verb, as in:

"I like to dialogue with my friends over a good soy-milk latte."

We may talk with our friends, speak with our friends, or even converse with our friends, but dialogue???

O.K., I tossed in the part about the soy milk, but the context in which the word was used was equally innane.

Sigh.

--Matt
 
I've had a good chuckle over some of the posts on this thread. Now that's why I enjoy Rff. After some of the crap that's been floating around here in the last few days, it's good to see we're back on track. Bozone!!!!!! Brilliant. I'll have to remember that one.
 
Film dino said:
Here's part of the 2005 Mensa list-
Cashtration (n.): The act of buying a house (or an M8 or two), which renders the subject financially impotent for an indefinite period of time.


Intaxication: Euphoria at getting a tax refund, which lasts until you realize it was your money to start with.

Reintarnation: Coming back to life as a hillbilly.

Bozone (n.): The substance surrounding stupid people that stops bright ideas from penetrating their minds. The bozone layer, unfortunately, shows little sign of breaking down in the near future.

Giraffiti: Vandalism spray-painted very, very high.

Sarchasm: The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn't get it.

Inoculatte: To take coffee intravenously when you are running late.
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Disappear: To insult a Lord

Circumspect: The point of view of a Rabbi
 
Try this for dictation (written for my four yr olds :) ) :

Does a bee have a nose?
Nobody knows if a bee has a nose.
But a bee knows its nose quite well.

I have a nose and you have too!
- I do not have two! I have one too!

To be a bee too
How nice that would be.
But nobody knows
What it's like to be me.


colin
 
Gabriel M.A. said:
Its marvelous. You're mastery show's :D

(I'm serious, I think it's great. I mean, its great...)

This is giving me a headache.
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Thanks. Unforunately it is not mine and I can't remember the author. But it is very good.
 
The sad state of affairs is that HazMat trucks have panels that say "flamable." You wonder why illiteracy is such a problem.
 
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