Cranky Dude thread of the day - Post english errors that bug you:

[sidebanger]

Now I'm considering changing it back to Creanky! Now I'm reeeeealy creeeeeeeeanky!

lol

 

[calvin & hobbes]

I can't stand when the following is used in spoken and written English.

" I seen him yesterday at Tim Hortons "

Perhaps you saw him yesterday at Tim Hortons or maybe you have seen him at Tim Hortons or even possibly did see him yesterday at Tim Hortons but NEVER on Gods green earth did you seen him yesterday at Tim Hortons.

It drives me fucking crazy when I hear/see that shit!!!

 

[darkblack]

further when it is farther or vice versa
"I am nauseous" when it is "I am nauseated"
"for all intensive purposes" when it is "for all intents and purposes"

 

[james t kirk]

 

[bobistheowl]

Power invested in someone instead of vested.

 

[Petzel]

The use of the word irregardless. There is no such word. It's just regardless.
Also it's and its.
It's is the contraction of it is.
Its is as in "its paw was caught in the trap".

 

[lurkerdick]

Yes, eye cum 2 terb for english lessens

 

[bobistheowl]

The use of the word irregardless. There is no such word. It's just regardless.
Also it's and its.
It's is the contraction of it is.
Its is as in "its paw was caught in the trap".

Don't you mean its'? You need the apostrophe for possessive.

 

[FatOne]

When the English broke their shield wall at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 to chase after the Normans.
Still bugs me, some times I just can't sleep at night.

 

[SexManiac]

Droppin the G's

workin, sleepin, runnin, walkin, comin

say the fuckin G!


Also

Anyways is not a word
Anyway is a word

 

[sleazure]

1) A couple of spelling errors that come up so often here, they can't be typos:

"DEFINATELY", "INDEPENDANT"

2) Using an apostrophe for a plural. "The dog day's of summer"

3) "then" vs "than"

As for net.slang, I just try to live with it.

 

[sasemohan123]

Watsa metter quip U guyz, me no ingerish, still wanna poon, end lowe long taime than cum alot. So i hurt be4 tis tread, tas eat iz a reviw boat, no ingerish glass, hehe ... mai chain mine maind boasting on tis boat again. cheese!

I find it hard to swallow all this criticism just for the lack of English WRITING skill from fellow Terbies. Man, one could be speaking it as the mother tongue AND have many spelling mistakes in writing, let alone non-speaking immigrants. Please cut others some slack, someone could be contributing much more if not being put down for such SMALL errors. The ones that needed to be addressed are the BOASTING, SHILLING, INSULTING...remarks.

 

[sasemohan123]

....dumb ass!.

Wow, yours IS smart. Why all the heat? I guess from now on you will do your posts in Word, spell checked, then import here. Come on MAN, take it easy.

BTW, is Sofia **** ass?

 

[red]

The constant use of "literally..." with every sentence people want to put emphasis on.
Oh, yeah, and when they say "COLUMBIAN" when they really mean "COLOMBIAN". Sofia Vergara is Colombian, not Columbian (USA), dumb ass!.

oh yeah, literally.

 

[sasemohan123]

What i'll do when i see a spelling, grammar... error (if i can ): i think of my own.

 

[johnnyjohn17]

People who use the American spelling, instead of the Canadian spelling.

Favor----favour

Parlor-----Parlour

flavor----flavour

favorite----favourite

 

[sasemohan123]

Bad feeling: when the English lesson turn to be the chance for the teacher to belittle others...

Good feeling: post # 60. And the absent of ALL my favourite people on TERB here...

 

[FatOne]

Anyways is not a word
Anyway is a word

Just a matter of time before anyways shows up in the Oxford English Dictionary. Words and spelling change, check out Chaucer.
He clapte his tayl agayn and lay ful stille.

Some grammar and spelling national socialists take it too far.

I find it odd that you have heard, it was my understanding that everyone had heard.

The Bird is the word.

 

[Mod99]

People who say 'presently' when they mean 'at present.'

Presently means soon. At present means now.

 

[DATYdude]

Nice one, even the mods getting involved... wow I touched a nerve among you fellow "creanky" people.

Here's one I found in a document today:

"...Notwithstanding the foregoing, I hereby waive my right to obtain Independent Legal Advice and havesigned the Mortgage documentation freely and without duress, coercion or undo influence."

Undo your brassiere, fair maiden; for your influence upon my loins is undue!