SpeedRacer 1 #1 April 29, 2011 http://theoatmeal.com/comics/misspelling I had this stuff figured out in elementary school, but so many adults still can't get it right. They need a kick in the hemmorhoids. Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lastchance 0 #2 April 29, 2011 Weird. What happened to the rule of I before E except after C? I may be getting old but I got to see all the cool bands. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peek 20 #3 April 29, 2011 Quotehttp://theoatmeal.com/comics/misspelling I had this stuff figured out in elementary school, but so many adults still can't get it right. They need a kick in the hemmorhoids. Ten? Look how big my list is, and I have seen most of these right here on dropzone.com forums. http://www.skydivestlouisarea.com/misused.htm Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #4 April 29, 2011 QuoteWeird. What happened to the rule of I before E except after C? Anyone who reads books and stuff knows that that rule doesn't apply to the words protein, weird, proficient, efficient, sufficient, and a bunch of other words as well. That's why they don't teach that rule anymore. Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lastchance 0 #5 April 29, 2011 I guess I'm old. I know it doesn't apply anymore. But I didn't know they don't teach it any more. I may be getting old but I got to see all the cool bands. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nataly 38 #6 April 29, 2011 Quote http://theoatmeal.com/comics/misspelling I had this stuff figured out in elementary school, but so many adults still can't get it right. They need a kick in the hemmorhoids. Hmmm... I counted 18 words to "learn how to spell" in this list... Perhaps the author needs to learn how to count?? "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bones 0 #7 April 29, 2011 Eleven: "hemorrhoids"? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldwomanc6 37 #8 April 29, 2011 Nineteen lisa WSCR 594 FB 1023 CBDB 9 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nataly 38 #9 April 29, 2011 Quote Nineteen Only if you consider "a lot" as two words, but the point being made by the author is that "lot" is a single word - "alot" doesn't exist. (That wasn't back-peddling, was it?! )"There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #10 April 29, 2011 Quote Eleven: "hemorrhoids"? shit. Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theonlyski 3 #11 April 30, 2011 Quote Quote Eleven: "hemorrhoids"? painful shit. FIFY "I may be a dirty pirate hooker...but I'm not about to go stand on the corner." iluvtofly DPH -7, TDS 578, Muff 5153, SCR 14890 I'm an asshole, and I approve this message Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yoink 321 #12 May 1, 2011 Quote Weird. What happened to the rule of I before E except after C? It stopped being taught in schools after it was proven wrong more often than it was right! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy9o8 0 #13 May 1, 2011 Quote back-peddling pedaling FIFY Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #14 May 1, 2011 Actually, this is not a spelling issue it's a vocab' one. In the main these are not misspelling, they are often spelt correctly but the wrong word is bing used. (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yarpos 4 #15 May 1, 2011 maybe we can add these dz.com classics? breaks for brakes flair for flareregards, Steve the older I get...the better I was Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BobMoore 0 #16 May 1, 2011 Quotemaybe we can add these dz.com classics? breaks for brakes flair for flare bridal for bridle"For you see, an airplane is an airplane. A landing area is a landing area. But a dropzone... a dropzone is the people." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nataly 38 #17 May 1, 2011 Quote Quote back-peddling pedaling FIFY Ah ha ha!!! A few reasons for this mistake... Typing fast, haven't activated spell-check on my iPad and English is my second language!! (All bad excuses, I know!! )"There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy9o8 0 #18 May 1, 2011 Quote Quote Quote back-peddling pedaling FIFY Ah ha ha!!! A few reasons for this mistake... Typing fast, haven't activated spell-check on my iPad and English is my second language!! (All bad excuses, I know!! ) LOL. You forgot "gremlins". Oh, and spell-check wouldn't have caught it, as "peddling" means "to peddle" (sell). Sacrebleu. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nataly 38 #19 May 1, 2011 Quote LOL. You forgot "gremlins". Oh, and spell-check wouldn't have caught it, as "peddling" means "to peddle" (sell). Sacrebleu. Oh my, I *did* forget gremlins-how silly of me!!! "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
labrys 0 #20 May 1, 2011 Quote Ten? Look how big my list is, and I have seen most of these right here on dropzone.com forums. "Triathalon: canopy model from Aerodyne Research" There's only one "a" in Triathlon Owned by Remi #? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #21 May 1, 2011 But there are 2 'i's in Aluminium (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nataly 38 #22 May 1, 2011 How about people's names?? My name does not now, nor has it ever had an "h" in it. My surname is not English, so "I before E except after C" does not apply. For pete's sake, if you don't know how to spell it, surely it's a good occasion to use the copy/paste function!!!"There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,355 #23 May 1, 2011 >My name does not now, nor has it ever had an "h" in it. "Nathaly?" I could see misspelling it Natalie, but an H? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nataly 38 #24 May 1, 2011 Quote>My name does not now, nor has it ever had an "h" in it. "Nathaly?" I could see misspelling it Natalie, but an H? My DZ name is "Nataly" - my real name is "Natalie". The French way to spell it is usually "Nathalie". But I think if I sign the bottom of my emails "Natalie" (and I always do) it's not so terribly difficult to copy/paste. I always make it a point to spell people's names the same way they spell it. When in doubt, I ask "is that the right way to spell it?" I think it matters to (most) people."There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Abedy 0 #25 May 1, 2011 Quote Weird. What happened to the rule of I before E except after C? It's: I before E except in Heinecken and Budweiser. (Being a German: Not that I would attribute these beverages with the term "beer"...)The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites