Can someone please tell the Obama Advance Team ...

[Myrina]

... to QA ALL of the props?

IIRC, this isn't the first time this boo-boo has happened, and it looks like second graders are running his campaign.

What an especially awkward word to misspell - for a presentation at a University, no less. :hide:






(Note spelling of JUDGEMENT on the placard)


Thanks.

[blitzen]

1. Sorry, "judgment" is the accepted American spelling...

"judgement" is British

[Labors of Hercules]

69. The spelling isn't the problem for me...

It's that the damn thing is 3 sizes too big.

[CakeGrrl]

2. Both spellings are correct, in fact, this one more so.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/judgment

[Faygo Kid]

27. Yep. This is correct. I just had a mashed potatoe. Take care.

Judgment is correct. My goodness.

[rox63]

38. Damn, I never knew there was more than one way to spell judgement

And I've always lived in the US. Weird. :shrug:

[Political Heretic]

48. Me either!

[my3boyz]

58. I learn something new everyday. LOL I never knew that either. nt

[The Doctor.]

52. Yes, "Judgement", though I use it, isn't even the more accepted version.

[BrklynLiberal]

3. oh my.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

4. "Judgment" IS the correct spelling.

"Judgement" is considered a variant, chiefly British, but "judgment" without the "e" is preferred in the U.S.

[Shakespeare]

5. You've got it backwards. The sign is spelled correctly.

The Brits use the spelling with the "e," but "judgment" is the American standard.

[JoFerret]

6. Sorry. No problem there

their or they're. In my judgement.

[KitchenWitch]

26. ...

:rofl:

[gateley]

7. Judgment is preferred (and used to be the only 'correct' one).

Judgement has come into acceptance as a result of usage. Kind of like if you can't beat 'em, join 'em.

[Blue_In_AK]

8. That's how judgment is spelled, unless you're from somewhere

else.

[Eurobabe]

37. could just be the flavour of the month

or colour of the hour. :rofl: Those Brits.

[islandmkl]

9. yes, that's right....

when is Obama going to make his campaign operation a first-rate endeavor??

we deserve better...when will he EVER get things right??

who is in charge of that mess, anyway??


















i don't feel the need to use the sarcasm smilie....

[NYC_SKP]

10. ...ooh, never mind....

:rofl:

[Shakespeare]

12. I keep checking back to see if the OP came back to comment.

:rofl:

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

13. I wouldn't if it were me.

I'd just quietly slink away and pretend that post never happened. I might even put myself on Ignore for awhile.

:rofl:

[Schema Thing]

11. dude, it's "l33t"

[rateyes]

14. The sign is spelled correctly. nt

[Youphemism]

15. OP is off repainting a "Chainge You Can Beleave In" lawn sign. :)

I shouldn't pyle on, but I couldn't rezist.

[NYC_SKP]

19. LOL!

Good one....the poor thing!

:rofl:

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[InternalDialogue]

17. You're absolutely right. The correct spelling is C-L-A-M-B-A-K-E. n/t

[Blondiegrrl]

18. "Judgment" is actually the preferred spelling by the Associated Press.

I'm an editor at a daily newspaper, and there have been quite a number of times I've changed the spelling of judgement to judgment.

It's just a matter of preference. Both are correct.

[JuniperLea]

28. MS Word prefers judgment too...

I do a lot of editing myself. Press releases and investor memos... tedious, but necessary!

[Born_A_Truman]

20. Is this a Quayle moment? n/t

[Shakespeare]

22. For the OP, perhaps. n/t

[Cha]

21. Hey eagle eyes..I just googled "judgment" and

got this..

judgment
6 entries found.

judgment judgment call judgment day Last Judgment summary judgment value judgment

Main Entry: judg·ment

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/judgment

Oh, and what was the other spelling you had a prob with?

Sorry, to bum you out but Obama has professionals running his candidacy and we're going all the way. But, thanks for being ol' eagle eye.

[paparush]

59. If you are spellchecking with Google you are using poor judg(e)ment

[Muttocracy]

23. I prefer it with the e for some reason, but both are ok - dictionary.com is my friend. nt

[terrya]

24. Gee, do they have enough American flags up there?

[JuniperLea]

31. I was going to mention the flags...

I don't care for the over-population myself. And they are all stiff and unnatural! They would hang with a slight curl if they were left to their own. And what is with the cord in front? That's not right!

Former Cub Master... I handed out a lot of badges for correct flag handling!

[rasputin1952]

46. Those are actually Treasury Guard Flags...they are the ones w/the

yellow/gold tassles and the two knotted cords.

Generally speaking they can be used in lieu of the standard Flag, but most people wouldn't know that, kind of a historical thing. The Treasury was initially the part of government that protected the president. No Secret Service until Grant came into office.

[JuniperLea]

60. I don't think that has anything to do with the drape...

The draping is unnatural... had they been hanging naturally, the cord is not so prominent.

I'm not finding anything on "Treasury Guard Flag" except in reference to The Civil War. Not even in my reference books I used to teach about the American Flag for The Boy Scouts of America. Can you point me toward information?

[rasputin1952]

66. One mention here as to the flag:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln_Assassination_Flags#Treasury_Guard_flags

I will have to look up the others, as I thoughT I had them bookmarked in my history folder, but I must have put them in another folder, or just not bookmarked them.

i have to agree, the flags certainly look "unnatural" in the way they "drape", it is as if they are held by a wire frame, personally, I don't like them in that position, they should drape freely.

[KitchenWitch]

25. Judgment is the correct spelling

[Peacetrain]

29. I am sorry, but

:rofl:

[opihimoimoi]

30. Its the ALMOST HAD UM Moment...."I got um. They misspelled an easy word"

after looking at the TONS of Responses..."OOPS"

we all did this one time or anther....I think....

[quakerboy]

32. Damit, now that Ive read this thread

Both spellings are starting to look quite unnatural.

[lame54]

63. .

[Duder]

33. I'll tell the Obama Advance Team...

To use their own judgment. :)

[alcibiades_mystery]

34. Judgment is American spelling

Judgement is usually considered the English (British) spelling, like colour.

[Political Heretic]

50. What about gray and grey?

I always spell that word "grey" and Firefox always tells me I'm wrong!

Bastards!

[Eurobabe]

35. Funk your Wagnalls

According to Merriam Webster online, both are correct, with judgement being a VARIANT strain. But I've always spelled it judgment, no 'e'


Main Entry:
judg·ment Listen to the pronunciation of judgment
Variant(s):
or judge·ment Listen to the pronunciation of judgement \ˈjəj-mənt\
Function:
noun
Date:
13th century

[RoyGBiv]

36. It's spelled Raymond Luxury-Yacht

But it's pronounced Throat-Warbler Mangrove.

Or something.

[rasputin1952]

39. Both spellings are accepted, just a matter of preference...

One thing is for sure, those are actually "Treasury Flags" behind them. Only Treasury Flags are to have the gold trimming with the little tassles.

I have to edit this, The gold fringed flags were originally issued to the unit that guarded the Treasury, the Treasury has it's own flag/banner.

On an aside, it was the fringe that John Wilkes Booth caught his boot on, that made him fall awkwardly to the stage below breaking his leg. If I remember correctly, the treasury was assigned to guard the president at the time, there was no Secret Service until US Grant's first term in office.

[NYC_SKP]

40. Compassionate moderators might lock this thread in the name of mercy...

...but they're entitled to have a bit of fun, too!

In defense of Myrina, I do that all the time with the same word.

:bounce:

[rasputin1952]

43. I do it all the time as well...in fact, a quick use of spellcheck

will bring up what is seen in the pic, but regardless, both are acceptable, and this is in no way a slam at Myrina...:)

At least it wasn't anyone from the left that came up w/"Morans"...:D

[Ikonoklast]

41. Wrong, you are.

Cheap shot, that was.

Second graders, spell 'judgment' correctly, they can.

Open mouth. Insert foot, you must.

[AtomicKitten]

42. It's spelled correctly.

[undeterred]

44. Its spelled correctly.

Its your spelling that needs some work.

[rasputin1952]

45. To be fair, both are acceptable...

:)

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

47. I tend to get it wrong as well...

[Political Heretic]

49. Myrina's like damn... nows a good time for a DU vacation :)

Hehe... when I read your post I couldn't remember which was the preferred way to spell it, either. But DU spellchecker could have helped you out....and you must not be using firefox, or the built in spell checker would have helped too and identified that judgment is preferred (in fact "judgement" comes up as incorrect.)

[TheDonkey]

55. lol

[DebJ]

51. I hope to spell it "November 4, 2008"

[Divine Discontent]

53. both are acceptable...

I used to type judgement, but switched to judgment years ago - in fact, spell check on my browser showed the prior as being incorrect, and the latter as non-underlined (meaning it's spelled correctly).

next!

[TheDonkey]

54. Speiling is foon!

Judgment is the correct spelling. It is a commonly misspelled word.

[Hope And Change]

56. Yoda must be angry now.LOL

[JTFrog]

57. You must have the eyes of a puma to have spotted that boo-boo! n/t

:eyes:

[ellacott]

62. That's what I was thinking

Because of that I have no sympathy for the pummeling the OP is taking.

Accusing the campaign of being run by second-graders was a clue.

[TexasObserver]

61. "Judgment" is correct.

And it is preferred.

[lame54]

64. I bet you're starting to feel like a Moran about now

[mloutre]

68. Hey, that's spelled "Moron"!

Oh, wait...

Never mind.

[ellacott]

65. Kicking

Because it's so funny. :)

[mloutre]

67. Or, in other (worth a thousand) words...

[barack the house]

70. *Cringes for the OP* Dictionary.com

[jumptheshadow]

71. "Judgment" is one of the first words you learn to spell...

when you are in journalism school. It's always on the style book tests.

[Phx_Dem]

72. Don't feel bad.

I thought the same thing for a minute when I first saw it. It's one of the words that looks weird no matter how it's spelled (at least it does to me!).

[Kaylee]

73. LOL! This thread just won't die....

Don't feel bad. I would have made the same mistake.

:hi: