then than

[red]

i hate it when people use "a" when they really mean "a".

 

[great bear]

i hate it when people use "a" when they really mean "a".

Eh? Eh?

 

[Why Not?]

There is also practice vs. practise or affect vs. effect. I see both of these mixed up a lot.

 

[Why Not?]

While it may have been clearly a typo in the case you mentioned, others who are more knowledgeable (and use old English) have used "advise" properly as a noun. See this: http://www.studyenglishgrammar.com/english-tips/the-homonym-riddle.htm

So your "advice" vs "advise" example is definitely not the same as "then" vs. "than"... No need to kill yourself over someone who may be using Shakespearean English.

I would think that if Shakespearean English were being used it would be very obvious in context. So I think the original poster is correct.

 

[Hurricane Hank]

"Let me axe you a question." My favourite verbal assault.

 

[HetroGuy]

My favourite is those who don't know the difference between "there" and "their".

I know the difference but my spell check doesn't so it can slip by me when I'm pecking at the keys on my keyboard.

Personally, for those who have discovered an incredibly beautiful girl providing full service for $50 - f*ck the grammar & the spelling - just give us the info!

 

[b4u]

how about 2 for too or b for be, u for you. 2morrow b urself. it's interesting what the internet and texting are doing to the english language


l8r

 

[oldjones]

And there's the thread about 'Favourite celeb to jerk off too'. Just possible the OP meant jerking her off while also doing yourself, but I doubt it.

But in case anyone thought he made a mistake in the title, he repeated it a second time. To being better than won I s'pose.

 

[Mister K]

It's not just spelling (we all make the odd mistake now and again) but the total lack of grammar in some posts just blows me away. The use of the wrong homonym (their, there, they're, to, too, and two are six examples), capitalization and puctuation, improper sentence and paragraph structure just kill me, particularly when the post turns into one long paragraph.

If you are going to all the trouble of typing a long post, which you hope someone is going to read and possibly comment on, why wouldn't you try to make it as readable as possible?

Sometimes with the one line posts on here you would think the individual has one of the TERB for Blackberry or iPhone applications the way they punch it out like a 140 character text message or twitter update. BTW, when does Fred have those mini-apps coming out? I really want to be there when some guy's wife or girlfriend picks up his smartphone and says "What's this TERB honey?"

 

[scrooge]

I would think that if Shakespearean English were being used it would be very obvious in context. So I think the original poster is correct.

Not sure what you are saying here... the original poster as in hungry or the one who started this thread?

Assuming you are referring to the latter, hungry was correct in saying that a professional sign should not use "advise" as a noun. The points of my post are that "advice" vs "advise" is not a good analogy to "then" vs "than" and since he has seen a few instances of "advise" other than the "professionally done sign", it is not a foregone conclusion that someone necessarily has poor grammar.

 

[Brill]

A common mistake in escort ads is using "discrete" instead of "discreet".
They are both words but their meanings are a bit different. Discrete means distinct, discreet means not drawing attention or private.

 

[69Shooter]

A common mistake in escort ads is using "discrete" instead of "discreet".
They are both words but their meanings are a bit different. Discrete means distinct, discreet means not drawing attention or private.

Depending on the SP I suppose that either could apply.

The one that bothers me is the misuse of the word 'myself', as in... "If you have any questions please ask Jane or myself."

 

[Cobster]

As one girl put it, there's no excuse for those who were raised in the Canadian educational system.
If you don't have a grasp of the English language, get it.

Seriously this is grade 4 level stuff.

 

[big.guy_13]

Maybe because english is not a first language for a lot of posters.

I'm going with too lazy to learn the difference.