polywolly Posted February 7, 2007 Report Share Posted February 7, 2007 I'm posting this just because I'm mean. That said, there were three family members cheering on their daughter/sister/cousin on AI tonight. They even went to the trouble of buying poster board and markers and made one of those nifty signs to encourage their offspring/sibling. I can't remember the girl's name exactly, but it went something like this: "Christine's are next American Idol!" I hope so, because she's certainly not the next American spelling champion with DNA like that. [/meanness] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoryJunkie Posted February 7, 2007 Report Share Posted February 7, 2007 *shudders* Orochimaru will get them for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmyMcClair Posted February 14, 2007 Report Share Posted February 14, 2007 I completely understand what you mean. I find it deplorable how our language has been distorted over the years. Then again, if you think bad spelling is bad on international TV, try to understand the Scots on BBC Radio 1. I don't think they are speaking english at all most of the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightScribe Posted February 15, 2007 Report Share Posted February 15, 2007 *rolling eyes* Why do I sometimes get the feeling we're doomed? Another thing that bugs me is the sloppiness in pronunciation or just plain laziness in speaking in general. For example; you know that show on NBC, weekday mornings? What do the people on the actual show themselves say? "This morning on tuhday." Argh, it's too-day. Same thing with tonight "tuhnigh(t)." We've softened things up so much, it's kind of embarassing. I'm not saying we should all be like Bette Davis and pronounce all those hard consonants to the point of exaggeration, but geez. And yes, I find myself slacking, but I try at least. As for the laziness...a few months back, I was at the bank. The teller asked me how I wanted my cash back. I replied, "it doesn't matter, twenties is fine." The customer at the next teller was asked the same question and she replied "it don't matter." *groan* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest .:Deathbringer:. Posted February 15, 2007 Report Share Posted February 15, 2007 That's funny... XD Cause has anyone noticed that Google is spelt wrong too...? XDDDDD They're missing the 'L' for loooooove... X3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmyMcClair Posted February 15, 2007 Report Share Posted February 15, 2007 I guess I should be thankful that I don't get NBC here. As for pronouncing words, I have enough trouble here because the English use different rules for pronouncing things. For instance, a person who sexually abuses children is a PEE-doe-file. Don't even get me started on the different spellings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightScribe Posted February 16, 2007 Report Share Posted February 16, 2007 I guess I should be thankful that I don't get NBC here. As for pronouncing words, I have enough trouble here because the English use different rules for pronouncing things. For instance, a person who sexually abuses children is a PEE-doe-file. Don't even get me started on the different spellings. The PED-ophile versus PEED-ophile thing has driven me crazy for years. Ped for foot (pedal, quadruped, pedicure, etc) peed for children (you know, like pediatrician). Just something I've had to live with. I remember being rather arrogantly corrected by a bitch co-worker once for saying pedophile (long e). I wanted to slap her, but she was the owner's daughter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polywolly Posted February 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2007 On a monthly basis at my place of employment, the powers that be give awards to those people who do great work, provide quality leadership, or generally perform at an average level while refraining from inserting profanity between every other syllable. The nominations for these awards come from anyone who decides to type out a comprehensible paragraph about themselves or someone else and click the submit button. Although these are oftentimes very eloquent, a recent one desperately needed a proofread. It included a sentence that nearly made me wet myself. Of course, the name has been changed to protect the innocent. “Steven does great for us. He exenterates every quality that is expected of a manager.” Exenterate means “to surgically remove organs”. I think they were shooting for exemplifies, but I’m afraid they missed. While I'm thinking of it, and while we're sort of on the topic, there is a specific misuse of a word that drives me up a wall. It's like nails on a chalkboard to me for some reason. "Donald supposably put away the porn, but my parents found it anyway." It's supposedly! Supposedly! Supposably is not a word. I repeat, not a word! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Big Samurai Posted February 16, 2007 Report Share Posted February 16, 2007 Simon Cowell: "That is the worst spelling on a placard that I have ever seen on this program." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanaea Posted February 16, 2007 Report Share Posted February 16, 2007 It's supposedly! Supposedly! Supposably is not a word. I repeat, not a word! Yeah, that and Congradulations really drive me bonkers! Oh, and people who say worse when they mean worst, and writers who use throws (of passion) for throes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsliver Posted February 17, 2007 Report Share Posted February 17, 2007 Personally, I have a single language pet peeve: Definate. Its definite! It comes from the word finite. People suck. What we need is a completely phonetic alphabet, fuck q, c, x, ph and all the redundancies present. However, people who know a language become uncomfortable with its misuse and so seeing someone write quick: kwik hurts. The great part is, the alphabet would apply to all languages which would make learning a language a bit earlier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Big Samurai Posted February 17, 2007 Report Share Posted February 17, 2007 Anyone else ever read 'Eats, Shoots, and Leaves'? Read it? I certainly shelve it often enough. It's a bestseller! I've read bits in passing, of course. Very good book for grammar fiends like myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmyMcClair Posted February 20, 2007 Report Share Posted February 20, 2007 On the topic of pet peeves, mine are phrases like "more better," "irregardless," and my husband's "congrasation." His parents are just as bad and it drives me up a wall just to listen to them speak for 10 minutes. I am constantly correcting things like "well/good." I try to help the english grammer survive, but sadly I think it is a lost cause. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest echtrae Posted February 20, 2007 Report Share Posted February 20, 2007 I don't think it is a lost cause, just an uphill battle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmyMcClair Posted February 20, 2007 Report Share Posted February 20, 2007 To lighten the mood, I just had to add this: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polywolly Posted February 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2007 That's fantastic, and sadly, not terribly surprising. This one came to my attention yet again today while I was at the mispronunciation capital of the world, my job. A formal compliment is known as “a commendation.” This makes perfect sense because someone, for some reason, is commending someone else. Far too often, I have heard this sentence. “John got four accommodations last month.” Okay, I chalked it up to having misheard what the person said. Surely, they said “commendation”, right. Nope. “John got four accommodations last month. It’s been three months since I got an accommodation.” The use of the word “an” proved it. I stopped correcting people about that a looooooong time ago. The blank stares I received in return made me uncomfortable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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