TransitJohn
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Sun Jun-26-05 10:27 AM
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Language misuse rant #4006 |
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The use of "rational" for "rationale." Drives me batty. :crazy:
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Sun Jun-26-05 10:30 AM
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1. or moral instead of morale. |
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Sun Jun-26-05 11:04 AM
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2. Not to mention "principle" instead of "principal" |
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Sun Jun-26-05 11:06 AM
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3. And "you're" when "your" is correct. |
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But it doesn't really drive me crazy. It just makes me "wander" about these people. :rofl:
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Sun Jun-26-05 01:31 PM
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18. I see the opposite: "your welcome" instead of "you're welcome" |
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Sun Jun-26-05 01:32 PM
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19. "weird" is frequently misspelled as "wierd" |
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And "consensus" is frequently misspelled as "concensus."
I'm done.
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Sun Jun-26-05 11:51 AM
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Edited on Sun Jun-26-05 11:53 AM by RC
"They're" or "There" instead of "their"
And to say nothing about "irregardless" semi educated Ignoramuses
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Sun Jun-26-05 12:17 PM
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7. No, it is usually "their" instead of "there.". |
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Edited on Sun Jun-26-05 12:19 PM by RebelOne
Makes me want to scream. I'm a copy editor, so errors like that drive me absolutely crazy, but I try to be polite, so I don't correct them. But I wonder how some people ever got through high school English. Also, the misuse of it's and its is another pet peeve.
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Sun Jun-26-05 11:55 AM
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5. "I pulled over to the medium." |
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You pulled to the median, the MEDIAN!
:)
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Sun Jun-26-05 01:04 PM
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14. but I wanted a palm reading. |
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Sun Jun-26-05 01:26 PM
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Good one! Yes, then you would go to a medium. Not for a flat tire, though!
:)
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Sun Jun-26-05 12:16 PM
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6. Here's one I hear in the South -- "ValenTIME's Day" instead of |
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"Valentine's Day."
These people truly never, ever pick up a book or even read a calendar page.
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ailsagirl
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Sun Jun-26-05 01:38 PM
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23. What about "Feb-YOU-ary" instead of "Fe-BRU-ary?" |
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This has been in usage so much that my dictionary now lists it as an alternative pronunciation!!
And the word "hopefully" is often misused. It means "in a hopeful manner," not "I hope."
WRONG Hopefully, it won't rain tonight.
RIGHT She opened the letter hopefully.
But, since our language is constantly evolving, these things are probably no longer considered ungrammatical.
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Sun Jun-26-05 12:27 PM
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Its and it's. Affect and effect. impact as a transitive verb (unless the subject is dentistry.)
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Sun Jun-26-05 12:46 PM
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You have know rationale moral for this rant. Its just not write, to.
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Sun Jun-26-05 12:53 PM
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10. It's a motherfucker. I'm actually beginning to find the use of "loose" |
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for "lose" a little endearing, given the ubiquity of this mistake here at DU.
And my all time favorite is people (and there are a few of them) who spell "fuckin'" improperly as "fuckan."
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Sun Jun-26-05 12:54 PM
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11. Formerly and Formally |
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I worked with someone once who labled files as "Company Y, formally known as Company X".
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Sun Jun-26-05 01:01 PM
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Even saw praying / preying the other day.
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Sun Jun-26-05 01:03 PM
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13. incite/insight.....but I'm a dipshit with apostrophes at times. |
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Sun Jun-26-05 01:05 PM
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15. supposably instead of supposedly |
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loose/lose their/there saw/seen (as in: I seen it yesterday.) its/it's/its'
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ailsagirl
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Sun Jun-26-05 01:30 PM
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17. What about "it's" instead of "its" ?? So prevalent!! |
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The dog chewed it's bone. WRONG
The dog chewed its bone. CORRECT
"it's" = "it is" as in:
It's supposed to rain Thursday.
One of my spelling pet peeves.
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Sun Jun-26-05 01:34 PM
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20. Recently: Imminent Domain. |
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Edited on Sun Jun-26-05 01:36 PM by evlbstrd
It's Eminent.
edit for spelling dammit.
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Sun Jun-26-05 01:36 PM
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21. nucular, relator (instead of realtor), he don't.... |
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Sun Jun-26-05 01:38 PM
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22. "Athlete" has only two syllables. It does not have three! |
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Sun Jun-26-05 01:40 PM
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24. Oh, like "ath-uh-lete?" Yes, I've heard that one |
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Edited on Sun Jun-26-05 01:40 PM by ailsagirl
And there's always "nu-cue-lar!!" :spank:
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