theonlyski 3 #26 May 1, 2011 Quote 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"...) There is no 'c' in Heineken."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
peek 20 #27 May 2, 2011 QuoteThere's only one "a" in Triathlon Aargh! Thank you. Noted and corrected. Just goes to show you.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnnyMarko 1 #28 May 2, 2011 Quote 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"...) You didn't... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldwomanc6 38 #29 May 2, 2011 Quote 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. How many of us (Yanks) looked that up to see if that was proper usage? Before this, The only spelt I knew about was grain. Bing? Being lisalisa WSCR 594 FB 1023 CBDB 9 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
labrys 0 #30 May 2, 2011 QuoteAargh! Thank you. Noted and corrected. Just goes to show you.... Yup. It's almost impossible to get it all right,Owned by Remi #? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
muff528 3 #31 May 2, 2011 Quote Quote 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. How many of us (Yanks) looked that up to see if that was proper usage? Before this, The only spelt I knew about was grain. Bing? Being Please feel free to pick this post apart. It seems flawless to me, but I am sure that there is something out of place. lisa Proper names are usually capitalized. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NWFlyer 2 #32 May 2, 2011 Quote Yup. It's almost impossible to get it all right, But I'm enough of a language geek that I think it's fun to try. I learned a new one this weekend, thanks to The Economist. The phrase "just deserts" (as in, you got what was coming to you) is spelled just as I spelled it. The magazine used it several times in a single article, and since they usually get stuff right, I found myself looking it up and learning something new. http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/just-deserts.html http://www.snopes.com/language/notthink/deserts.asp"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldwomanc6 38 #33 May 2, 2011 Please feel free to pick this post apart. It seems flawless to me, but I am sure that there is something out of place. lisa Proper names are usually capitalized. I never claimed to be proper lisalisa WSCR 594 FB 1023 CBDB 9 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
muff528 3 #34 May 2, 2011 One of my language pet peeves is the use of the word "penultimate" where the user means "ultimate". Another is the use of "due to" rather than "because of". Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldwomanc6 38 #35 May 2, 2011 Quote Quote Yup. It's almost impossible to get it all right, But I'm enough of a language geek that I think it's fun to try. I learned a new one this weekend, thanks to The Economist. The phrase "just deserts" (as in, you got what was coming to you) is spelled just as I spelled it. The magazine used it several times in a single article, and since they usually get stuff right, I found myself looking it up and learning something new. http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/just-deserts.html http://www.snopes.com/language/notthink/deserts.asp That just goes to show you that every rule in English has an exception. I was always taught the way to remember which way to spell desert/dessert is: deSert= Sand / deSSert= Strawberry Shortcake. Go figure lisalisa WSCR 594 FB 1023 CBDB 9 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nataly 38 #36 May 2, 2011 Quote Quote Yup. It's almost impossible to get it all right, But I'm enough of a language geek that I think it's fun to try. I learned a new one this weekend, thanks to The Economist. The phrase "just deserts" (as in, you got what was coming to you) is spelled just as I spelled it. The magazine used it several times in a single article, and since they usually get stuff right, I found myself looking it up and learning something new. http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/just-deserts.html http://www.snopes.com/language/notthink/deserts.asp Cool! Always thought it was a loose reference to Marie Antoinette's famous "Let them eat cake"... (Yes, I know there is much debate over whether she actually said that, and actually, "brioche" - not cake - was what she was reported to have said... Not as outrageous as cake.)"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
missbrz 0 #37 May 2, 2011 QuoteOne of my language pet peeves is the use of the word "penultimate" where the user means "ultimate". Another is the use of "due to" rather than "because of". really? how often do you run into people who use the word penultimate? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FlyingJ 0 #38 May 2, 2011 QuoteQuoteOne of my language pet peeves is the use of the word "penultimate" where the user means "ultimate". Another is the use of "due to" rather than "because of". really? how often do you run into people who use the word penultimate? I use it on a somewhat regular basis, and correctly too. I found while going through school as a musician it was a fairly common term being that it was regularly used in music and therefore part of an individuals normal vocabulary for most people I was around. It does get frustrating hearing people use it incorrectly though. I had a chance shortly after college to step in and correct its use in a speech by the president of the company I was working for just prior to him giving the speech. Got some major props for that one.Killing threads since 2004. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
muff528 3 #39 May 2, 2011 QuoteQuoteOne of my language pet peeves is the use of the word "penultimate" where the user means "ultimate". Another is the use of "due to" rather than "because of". really? how often do you run into people who use the word penultimate? Mostly TV ...more often than you'd expect and usually from people who should know better. Not many people around here use 3 dollar words. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Southern_Man 0 #40 May 2, 2011 Not sure where it started but I see the word ridiculous misspelled a lot in various online forums. People spell it rediculous. I don't get it but I always point them to: http://how-to-spell-ridiculous.com/"What if there were no hypothetical questions?" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BikerBabe 0 #41 May 2, 2011 Oh dear, don't get me started. I'm sure I was a proofreader in some other life. Another one that gets me is when people say "broke" when they mean "broken." "please use other door, this one is broke" is incorrect and frankly, makes the author sound like a backwoods, uneducated, trailer trash hick. It also confuses me, as I am now thinking that the door has somehow run out of money. It's down and out on the streets of Detroit, begging for spare change to replace its brokeN knob. "please use other door, this one is broken." is the proper form.Never meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,121 #42 May 2, 2011 Quote"please use other door, this one is broken." is the proper form. Real writers rewrite around the problem. "Please use the other door, we ain't fixed this one yet" Wendy P.There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NWFlyer 2 #43 May 2, 2011 Quote Real writers rewrite around the problem. "Please use the other door, we ain't fixed this one yet" "There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
champu 1 #44 May 2, 2011 QuoteWeird. What happened to the rule of I before E except after C? The full text of the rule is, "'I' before 'e', except after 'c', or when you're spelling 'neighbor', 'weigh', 'neither', or a bunch of other words... oh, and ignore the except after 'c' part for words like 'science' or 'conscience'... you know what, just forget it..." It was abbreviated but, as a result, lost a lot of its usefulness. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #45 May 2, 2011 Why are American cars always sleeping? Because all four wheels are tired. (.)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
muff528 3 #46 May 2, 2011 Quote Why are American cars always sleeping? Because all four wheels are tired. These are biscuits. These are cookies. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #47 May 2, 2011 Quote Quote Why are American cars always sleeping? Because all four wheels are tired. These are biscuits. These are cookies. wow you folks ARE weirdChips .vs. Crisps (.)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
muff528 3 #48 May 2, 2011 Quote Quote Quote Why are American cars always sleeping? Because all four wheels are tired. These are biscuits. These are cookies. wow you folks ARE weirdChips .vs. Crisps Yes No Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nataly 38 #49 May 2, 2011 QuoteYes No Ohhhhh you are SOOOOO wrong!!!"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
muff528 3 #50 May 3, 2011 Quote Quote Yes No Ohhhhh you are SOOOOO wrong!!! Actually, I like 'em with mayo, too! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
