How series can you take threads with misspellings in title?

[Tucy]

Thanks

[§ê¢rꆧ]

This is a great site for exploring the many nuances of English grammar, with a nice index page featuring some of the most common errors:

http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/errors.html

I got lost in it last night, it's good stuff.

[monster]

http://apostrophe.me/

[JackRiddler]

The apostrophe page is funny, monster. Thanks.

After detailing all the rules, they conclude for those who are still going to get it wrong: "When in doubt, DON'T use an apostrophe." Yeah, right.

The current rule seems to be that an apostrophes means, "Here comes an s!"

[barracuda]

Here's where I basically apologise to everyone I made fun of earlier in the thread. Upon review of my recent Rodney Alcala posting, I found that I had not only misspelled "photographs" in the title (foat-grafs?), but I had also name-dropped a one "Roland Polanski" whoever the fuck he is.

Next time I do that, could someone send me a pm or something?

[Peregrine]

Next time I do that, could someone send me a pm or something?

Or, we could be childish & publicly mock you. I know, I'm a stickler about spelling too & embarrased when I do it... *embarrassed, I mean... Gah, fack!

[Laodicean]

Here is a lesson in creative writing.

First rule: Do not use semicolons. They are transvestite hermaphrodites representing absolutely nothing. All they do is show you've been to college.

- Kurt Vonnegut

[Peregrine]

aaand I just noticed I misspelled misogynistic in another thread...

Let the public mockings begin.

First rule: Do not use semicolons. They are transvestite hermaphrodites representing absolutely nothing. All they do is show you've been to college.

- Kurt Vonnegut

[Laodicean]

From Armageddon in Retrospect. I LOL'd the moment I read the sentence.

[Peachtree Pam]

Technically, English is not really its own language, in that it is a pidgin dialect deriving (mostly) from Old French and Old German. 1066, Battle of Hastings, you know, all of that. So all of these spelling and grammar rules are really a bunch of nonsense, just rules made up by supposed academics to support their view of what 'English' should be. Diagramming, dangling modifier, it's all crap. That's why English is such a malleable, adaptable language, and changes with almost alarming frequency.

Your right, I think so to.

[sunny]

Oh, don't mind barracuda, Ahab--he's just jealous because American women get all giddy around men with a Scots accent. I think it may have more to do with those kilts, though, to tell the truth. Low hanging fruit and all that.

Aww no, this thread reminded me of chiggerbit. where are you!!

(I prefer the Irish brogue meself)

[Belligerent Savant]

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I'm sure I've made some errors posting on this forum, writing in haste.

And, although I'm also quite easily irritated by egregious examples of misspellings, I can understand it -- to a certain point -- when expressing oneself within a forum, when thoughts are often typewritten feverishly.

However, egregious misspellings in the workplace -- particularly if one's job prerequisites specifically calls for "strong communication skills" and includes emails regularly sent to clients [which may include law firms or major corporations] -- is utterly unacceptable and worthy of public flogging.

I should add that some of the most egregious errors were performed by individuals with at least a Bachelor's degree [though it should be added that a formal education is certainly no measure of intelligence or awareness -- in fact, some of the brightest folks I've met had little to no 'formal' education] and salaries well into the six figures.

I simply must share some of the BEST of the worst:

"I believe he may be a wall.." [instead of AWOL, in an attempt to indicate that a fellow colleague's whereabouts were unknown]

"Let's sink up when you have a moment.."

"Our roll for this engagement will be to...."

"do you happen to have any band with to assist..?"

"It's important we set the proper PRESIDENT when dealing with this client.." [the person that typed this particular gem is the HEAD OF HIS SEGMENT.

It's enough to make one contemplate.... culling.

[JackRiddler]

It's enough to make one contemplate.... culling.

Since a bunch of these idiots and assholes are already on top in the present system, what makes you think culling's going to fix that?

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[Belligerent Savant]

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I'm under no illusion that culling would fix it at all -- but it would certainly make me feel better; cathartic.

But you raise a good point: it's the current system that essentially manufactures, fosters, and encourages the growth of these idiots/assholes. Where's the incentive to learn proper spelling/grammar usage when our System clearly rewards those that are ignorant and shameless in their pursuit of self-service?

I quoted this elsewhere, but it bears repeating here:

Brings to mind a very fitting quote by H.L. Mencken, who wrote that the aim of public education is not “to fill the young of the species with knowledge and awaken their intelligence. … Nothing could be further from the truth. The aim … is simply to reduce as many individuals as possible to the same safe level, to breed and train a standardized citizenry, to put down dissent and originality. That is its aim in the United States.” [The American Mercury, April 1924]

[Canadian_watcher]

My favourite misspelling of all was from the Head of the English department in my high school.
One day we got to class and on the board was written:

"Meat in library"



Butt serously, every ones got there personnel quirks.
Things we don't know we don't know (like that example above of let's sink up) or habitual typos...I'm always typing "jsut" instead of 'just,' for example, and I try to catch it but sometimes I'm in a rush and I don't. (I also mis-type 'don't' as dont' a lot)