Internet Spelling Errors.....

[mlmpetert]

Also i would bet a lot of the forum members here have learned English only as a second language, so their spelling may not be nearly as good as those who have know American English their entire lives.

firstdown was English your native language?

[firstdown]

Originally Posted by mlmpetert

Also i would bet a lot of the forum members here have learned English only as a second language, so their spelling may not be nearly as good as those who have know American English their entire lives.

firstdown was English your native language?

No, I first started talking shit.

[FRPLG]

Spell 'a lot' right. I friggin' hate that people won't spell it right. It's spelled wrong in this thread already. Alot is not a word. Allot is a different word altogether. This is not hard people.

[skinsguy]

There's a difference between typing something like this: "Waht in the world are you talking about?" As opposed to; "I think it's rediculous how we can loose two games in a row!" Maybe I can understand ridiculous since that can be a difficult word to spell and sometimes we tend to spin things the way we would pronounce them, but how do you screw up lose?

[mlmpetert]

Originally Posted by skinsguy

There's a difference between typing something like this: "Waht in the world are you talking about?" As opposed to; "I think it's rediculous how we can loose two games in a row!" Maybe I can understand ridiculous since that can be a difficult word to spell and sometimes we tend to spend things the way we would pronounce them, but how do you screw up lose?

?Que?

[skinsguy]

Originally Posted by mlmpetert

?Que?

Case in point! ;-)

[SBXVII]

Originally Posted by skinsguy

of course, i was inspired by one of the closed threads in the main forum. There are a couple of spelling errors that i see on the internet all the time - even by those you would assume would know better (columnists and alike.) the two that really annoy me the most are "loose" when one should use "lose" and "rediculous" when the correct spelling is "ridiculous".

I always assumed everybody had that squiggly red line underlining a misspelled word, but maybe not? :confused: Don't get me wrong though. I've accidentally used the wrong form of a word - like right instead of write. Nobody is perfect, but still, it seems like a few of these words are being adopted as being used correctly when that is not the case at all.

Which words have you guys noticed being used incorrectly on a regular basis?

stop being a hatter!

[skinsguy]

Originally Posted by SBXVII

stop being a hatter!

I'm not that mad! Or is it madd?

[SBXVII]

Originally Posted by skinsguy

I'm not that mad! Or is it madd?

Again, I simply thought it funny to use a misspelled word from one of our titles. Another missed joke.

I'm batting a thousand.

[Daseal]

Every time I see "alot" I think of this comic.

Hyperbole and a Half: The Alot is Better Than You at Everything

[Alvin Walton]

Ronnie Alot was a great safety.

[SBXVII]

Originally Posted by Alvin Walton

Ronnie Alot was a great safety.

Dat right dare is funny.... he earnt alot too.

[Alvin Walton]

"Woot" is now in the Oxford dictionary.
I don't see why alot cant be.

I think LOL is in there too.

[SBXVII]

Originally Posted by Alvin Walton

"Woot" is now in the Oxford dictionary.
I don't see why alot cant be.

I think LOL is in there too.

Because it ain't supposed to be there.

[Alvin Walton]

Originally Posted by SBXVII

Because it ain't supposed to be there.

There are no rules when it comes to this sort of thing.
A lot of people act like there is some deity that has to has to pass down or approve words. Not so.
They just need to be popular and they will end up in the dictionary.