NationStates Jolt Archive

List stupid incorrect spellings you see a lot!

E.g.
Incorrect - Correct
Sarcasim - Sarcasm
Athiest - Atheist


Yes, I'm bored. If you don't like it I seriously recommend doing what I would recommend if I could get away with posting it.

"color" when it should be "Colour" :D :D

"color" when it should be "Colour" :D :D

Awesome.

Awesome.

Thought you might appreciate that being on the right side of the ocean ;)

They're - their
Their - they're
Dont - don't
Tare - tear
Teh - the
Acuracy - accuracy
Alchohol - alcohol (I sometimes make this mistake myself)
Skelaton - skeleton
Financialy - financially
Guage - gauge (I somtimes make this mistake myself too)
Langauge - language

"color" when it should be "Colour" :D :D
Damn British... Spell things right... It is spelt Color not colour!!!! Don't make me pull out some Webster on you!

Damn British... Spell things right... It is spelt Color not colour!!!! Don't make me pull out some Webster on you!

I'm sorry who invented English ? :D :D

Damn British... Spell things right... It is spelt Color not colour!!!! Don't make me pull out some Webster on you!

Webster? OED is where it's at!

I'm sorry who invented English ? :D :D

Precisely

Webster? OED is where it's at!
What! Oxford has nothing on webster.... Don't make me pull out my Standford English dictionary on you! Honestly whats wrong with the way you guys spell? Nothing is Phonetically correct... Such as Centre? Its CENTER!!! and other such... but I Love the english! (only three european countries I would like to go to: Portugal, Ireland, UK)

I'm sorry who invented English ? :D :D
You've abused it!, you lost your rights to it!

You've abused it!, you lost your rights to it!

how did we do that?

how did we do that?

Have you ever listened to a Southern Londen accent(I think its south londen not sure but its all the argument I need) North Eastern US accent is where it is! LOL

What! Oxford has nothing on webster.... Don't make me pull out my Standford English dictionary on you! Honestly whats wrong with the way you guys spell? Nothing is Phonetically correct... Such as Centre? Its CENTER!!! and other such... but I Love the english! (only three european countries I would like to go to: Portugal, Ireland, UK)
English is incredibly phonologically uncorrect. So are most modern languages (bar Spanish, that's pretty correct) - it's because they all mesh and borrow from other languages with different transliteration schemes.

What! Oxford has nothing on webster.... Don't make me pull out my Standford English dictionary on you! Honestly whats wrong with the way you guys spell? Nothing is Phonetically correct... Such as Centre? Its CENTER!!! and other such... but I Love the english! (only three european countries I would like to go to: Portugal, Ireland, UK)

What languages ARE phonetically correct? There aren't even any phonemically correct languages, let alone phonetic. E.g. the word "phonetic" is far from phonetic.

You've abused it!, you lost your rights to it!

It's our language, we can do what we like with it.

Nothing is Phonetically correct... Such as Centre? Its CENTER!!! and other such... but I Love the english! (only three european countries I would like to go to: Portugal, Ireland, UK)

Best start spelling colonel as kurnel then.

Misspelling from earlier that amused me...

Synogouge instead of synagogue.

There's that stereotype creeping back in! :rolleyes:

Have you ever listened to a Southern Londen accent(I think its south londen not sure but its all the argument I need) North Eastern US accent is where it is! LOL

Pfff... a good, refined English accent > all.

It's our language, we can do what we like with it.

*Time for random Nazi Reference*

Thats what the Nazis said when they killed the jews..........

Pfff... a good, refined English accent > all.

Pff, didn't you see the polls? Scottish accents were voted the sexiest!

*Time for random Nazi Reference*

Thats what the Nazis said when they killed the jews..........

Whatever. The British fought the nazis for six years. Anyway, this is getting off topic, it's post stupid spellings, not post stupid nazi references.

Pff, didn't you see the polls? Scottish accents were voted the sexiest!

They aren't, but they're better than American.

Whatever. The British fought the nazis for six years. Anyway, this is getting off topic, it's post stupid spellings, not post stupid nazi references.
I know.... Just having a little fun... Anyway everyone knows that portuguese is the best.... I can't speak it though LOL.... I'm Learning!!!!!!

Also lets see stupid mispellings......
Canada=Canadia?
France=Franc
the=teh(but thats just fast typing)
Customer- Costumor

They aren't, but they're better than American.

seconded

Let's have a look at the Apostrophe Protection Society

http://www.apostrophe.fsnet.co.uk/

:D

They aren't, but they're better than American.

I agree with you, but then I hear them every day, so they don't do it for me. Then again, no strong accent from anywhere does, very very mild accents are best.

"Teh" is also an Internet slang, like "pwn".

More mix-ups:
Meant - Wrote
Rogue - Rouge
Lose - Loose

Let's have a look at the Apostrophe Protection Society

http://www.apostrophe.fsnet.co.uk/

:D
That has to do with this how? I do find it funny though that there actually is someone out their with this type of organization... this is the biggest example of why a new plague is needed....

One reason why you see a lot of bad spelling here is that no one cares(including me) we aren't writing a freaking paper here! Anyway keep is casual and also don't forget the english can't spell(LOL)

ADANAC!!

One reason why you see a lot of bad spelling here is that no one cares(including me) we aren't writing a freaking paper here!

Oh, would that the spelling was better in students' academic work! Then it wouldn't be so painful to mark. Sigh.

On topic though: symantic instead of semantic (possibly confusing it with the software company Symantec?)

English is incredibly phonologically uncorrect. So are most modern languages (bar Spanish, that's pretty correct) - it's because they all mesh and borrow from other languages with different transliteration schemes.



Should be incorrect

Spelling and linguistic police here... :p :D

Republican - socialist
Democrat - socialist
liberate - invade
stabilize - occupy
conservative - liberal
liberal - conservative
peace - war
freedom - slavery
truth - propaganda

One reason why you see a lot of bad spelling here is that no one cares(including me) we aren't writing a freaking paper here!
You make it sound as if spelling correctly actually requires effort!

Anyway keep is casual

I am keeping it casual. I could get drunk and still spell correctly. It's not hard!

and also don't forget the english can't spell(LOL)
Posting "LOL" doesn't make something funny. :p

Oh, would that the spelling was better in students' academic work! Then it wouldn't be so painful to mark. Sigh.
Well, I don't know about anyone else but when I create an academic paper(i.e. Term paper or such) I Spell correctly my proffesors tend to be very anal about that...... Anyway(unrelated topic) one of the best things the english have done (to contribute to society at large) is of course Python....


Adanac!

One reason why you see a lot of bad spelling here is that no one cares(including me) we aren't writing a freaking paper here!
You make it sound as if spelling correctly actually requires effort!

Anyway keep is casual

I am keeping it casual. I could get drunk and still spell correctly. It's not hard!

and also don't forget the english can't spell(LOL)
Posting "LOL" doesn't make something funny. :p

I hate getting last post on the page.

Posting "LOL" doesn't make something funny. :p
just trying not to insult the english.... and everyone knows by putting random Acronyms after something does produce that affect... it is the 11th commandment handed down by god to mosses..... i think

just trying not to insult the english.... and everyone knows by putting random Acronyms after something does produce that affect... it is the 11th commandment handed down by god to mosses..... i think

:p

yes green smiley! Our lord has come to save us!




(athiest but going to convert to the great green smiley religon)

yes green smiley! Our lord has come to save us!




(athiest but going to convert to the great green smiley religon)

Convert to Google worship! The only god that truly has all the answers!

Well, I don't know about anyone else but when I create an academic paper(i.e. Term paper or such) I Spell correctly my proffesors tend to be very anal about that...... Anyway(unrelated topic) one of the best things the english have done (to contribute to society at large) is of course Python....

professors

(sorry!)

Though I love the idea of God talking to mosses, would make the Bible a very odd book indeed.

Convert to Google worship! The only god that truly has all the answers!

I would but I don't want to enter into the jihad between Jeeves and google... Those Jeevists suicide bomb themselves into buildings and libraries while saying if jeeves doesn't know know one WILL!!


Its really scaring stuff... not to mention this odd cult around mryth? I was on NS about 2 years ago and then left, I am now restarted and I found this odd cult around him....

professors

(sorry!)


AHH THE IRONY!!

professors

(sorry!)

Though I love the idea of God talking to mosses, would make the Bible a very odd book indeed.
Yeah I know it wasn't good but ahh some angel (damn I forget his name... hey I read that damn book 8 years ago then converted to athietism so figure it out)

I'm sorry who invented English ? :D :D

your just angry because we kicked your a$$ in the Revolutionary War.

"color" when it should be "Colour" :D :D

Sorry governor, I am not from Britain so the word color is spelt with out the letter u. Same with armor, and all of your other funny British -our words.

your just angry because we kicked your a$$ in the Revolutionary War.

Technically you wern't the USA then so it was just the English/French Beating the English ;)

your just angry because we kicked your a$$ in the Revolutionary War.

It is you're not your

you're=you are
your=possessive form of you

Sorry governor, I am not from Britain so the word color is spelt with out the letter u. Same with armor, and all of your other funny British -our words.

its ok you don't know any better ;)

It is you're not your

you're=you are
your=possessive form of you


The irony of spelling that wrong in this forum.

Technically you wern't the USA then so it was just the English/French Beating the English ;)
Well now its time for my history geekness to show... The articles of Confederation(our first constitution that kinda failed) was passed by the time the french came into the war, we were the USA by that time it was our official name.... Anyway we won that was but not by much(and we needed the french help too THINK ABOUT IT the FRENCH!) anyway since the 20th century UK and US have been best of friends that why we are fighting of syntax!

Yeah I know it wasn't good but ahh some angel (damn I forget his name... hey I read that damn book 8 years ago then converted to athietism so figure it out)

:confused: You mean atheism?

:confused: You mean atheism?
STOP with the irony!!!!!!! I can't handle it anymore! keep it casual as someone said...........

ADANAC

Bad spelling! I teach English to Freshman college students!!! The horror! One girl took my class for Comp I and Comp II and no matter how many points I deducted, the child insisted on writing ruff instead of rough on her rough drafts! Of course, to her lite = light and thru = through. :headbang:

Sentence fragments, though incorrect, may be used for emphasis or effect in non academic writing. (Just in case anyone mentions that I used two such grammatical errors in my post, therefore destroying my credibilty as an English professor.)

Well now its time for my history geekness to show... The articles of Confederation(our first constitution that kinda failed) was passed by the time the french came into the war, we were the USA by that time it was our official name.... Anyway we won that was but not by much(and we needed the french help too THINK ABOUT IT the FRENCH!) anyway since the 20th century UK and US have been best of friends that why we are fighting of syntax!

Yeah but you were still English, like the Welsh are English really ;)

Edit: I wonder how many other nationalities I can anoy ;) :D

:confused: You mean atheism?

No he said what he meant, athietism. A religion for the defininitive non belief in thiets.

I'm sorry who invented English ? :D :D

Me and the Grim Reaper, who was a nice person. I never saw him after he was employed in some sort of job.

Also there is
there-their-they're
place-you(plural) possessive-they are
to-too-two
Mostly all purpose preposition-quanity-number

Well now its time for my history geekness to show... The articles of Confederation(our first constitution that kinda failed) was passed by the time the french came into the war, we were the USA by that time it was our official name.

Oh dear, I think I can trump that geekiness...

The French joined an alliance with the US (as it later became) in 1778, February 6th IIRC, but the Articles of Confederation, while adopted by the Continental Congress in 1777 were not ratified until March 1781. Sorry, historian! Really not picking on you, however much it's starting to look like it.

Ahh yes and don't forget the 12th commandment

Thou shalt not spell incorectly unless it is purposful or to some other extent not done with explicit intent to destroy germans........


that made no sense...

ehh.... I blame errors of spelling on the inhabitants of earth. If we were smarter we would learn to talk telepathically.

Oh dear, I think I can trump that geekiness...

The French joined an alliance with the US (as it later became) in 1778, February 6th IIRC, but the Articles of Confederation, while adopted by the Continental Congress in 1777 were not ratified until March 1781


I tremble to your research abilities...... I know pronouce you Darth Reference!

Yeah but you were still English, like the Welsh are English really ;)

Actually, no. They were celts. England comes from Angle-Land. As in the Anglo-Saxons, who didn't come until after the romans buggered off.

Yeah but you were still English, like the Welsh are English really ;)

Edit: I wonder how many other nationalities I can anoy ;) :D

The Irish are not English. All hail the Celts.

Ahh yes and don't forget the 12th commandment

Thou shalt not spell incorectly unless it is purposful or to some other extent not done with explicit intent to destroy germans........


that made no sense...

I agree. And germans arent the bad guys. It's those d*mn French.

ehh.... I blame errors of spelling on the inhabitants of earth. If we were smarter we would learn to talk telepathically.

That's all I need! Other people's drivellings transmitted directly to my brain. What did I do to deserve that?

Oh dear, I think I can trump that geekiness...

The French joined an alliance with the US (as it later became) in 1778, February 6th IIRC, but the Articles of Confederation, while adopted by the Continental Congress in 1777 were not ratified until March 1781. Sorry, historian! Really not picking on you, however much it's starting to look like it.

So your saying the English beat the English with help from the french?

Yeah but you were still English, like the Welsh are English really ;)

Edit: I wonder how many other nationalities I can anoy ;) :D
You mean british... Are you saying that if you speak english you are english? well here you go

# (used with a pl. verb) The people of England. (dictionary.com)

The Irish are not English. All hail the Celts.

The Irish are just welsh people who can swim :D

You mean british... Are you saying that if you speak english you are english? well here you go

# (used with a pl. verb) The people of England. (dictionary.com)
British is a PC term for English ;)


Edit: This is just funny now

The Irish are just welsh people who can swim :D
wow, you have some problems....

ADANAC

Don't even get me started on the lack of spelling ability! I teach English to Freshman college students!!! The horror! One girl took me for Comp I and Comp II and no matter how many points I deducted, the child insisted on writing ruff instead of rough on her rough drafts! Of course, to her lite = light and thru = through. :headbang:


Those last few sound like she's writing in computer abbreviations.

No excuse for ruff.

Everything mentioned in this thread drives me nuts...

Especially the 'there, their, they're' type stuff.

I've gotten used to the incorrect spelling of the Brits. :D Cor Blimey!

So your saying the English beat the English with help from the french?

I think I'm saying that the British and some Native Americans and Hessians got beaten by the British with the help of the French, the Dutch, the Spanish and a few more Native Americans. It was a bit of a hodge-podge.

Wrong -> Yound.

British is a PC term for English ;)


Edit: This is just funny now
British refers to the island Britain(or great britain and that brings up another topic who else in the world is so arrogant to actually put GREAT in their Name honestly!) but I digress

If anyone has a problem with America, tell me. Its not like we wont nuke you soon anyways.

I think I'm saying that the British and some Native Americans and Hessians got beaten by the British with the help of the French, the Dutch, the Spanish and a few more Native Americans. It was a bit of a hodge-podge.

But we didn't get beaten by the Americans?

I agree. And germans arent the bad guys. It's those d*mn French.

Teutons and the Nords are good people.

All hail my ethnic backgrounds. Wait one still remains. Who will discover it?
So far you have me as
1.Cetic (I pronounce it with an s which is just as exceptable as a k sound)
2.?
3.Teutonic/Nordic

If anyone has a problem with America, tell me. Its not like we wont nuke you soon anyways.
Behold our president G.W. Bush, the reason why we should switch to popular vote... But we are digressing!

Effervescent.

I've never written that word before in my life, and I spelled it correctly. Spelling is EASY!

British refers to the island Britain(or great britain and that brings up another topic who else in the world is so arrogant to actually put GREAT in their Name honestly!) but I digress

LOL its fun playing the bigot every now and again ;)

Teutons and the Nords are good people.

All hail my ethnic backgrounds. Wait one still remains. Who will discover it?
So far you have me as
1.Cetic (I pronounce it with an s which is just as exceptable as a k sound)
2.?
3.Teutonic/Nordic

Goat?

Behold our president G.W. Bush, the reason why we should switch to popular vote... But we are digressing!

too true.

Teutons and the Nords are good people.

All hail my ethnic backgrounds. Wait one still remains. Who will discover it?
So far you have me as
1.Cetic (I pronounce it with an s which is just as exceptable as a k sound)
2.?
3.Teutonic/Nordic


2. Masai? :p

was it the Goths who came from Germany? I can't seem to remember.

Effervescent.

I've never written that word before in my life, and I spelled it correctly.
Spelling is EASY!

donut(american way...my way)/ doughnut(british way...we like being difficult)

wow, you have some problems....

ADANAC

I'm having a laugh I mean I treated it like a joke thread from the start ;)

British refers to the island Britain(or great britain and that brings up another topic who else in the world is so arrogant to actually put GREAT in their Name honestly!) but I digress

British Isles also includes Ireland though. Great Britain refers to England, Wales and Scotland and their inhabitants are all British in addition to whatever other nationality they might be. Great in this case only means large, to distinguish from Little Britain or Brittany.

A handy Venn Diagram (http://ned.ucam.org/~sdh31/misc/uk.png)

Now back to making fun of the way the british spell....


Also we got

Threw/through/thru/and such

Great in this case only means large, to distinguish from Little Britain or Brittany.

Yep. The fact that Britain really is great is mere coincidence.

US is way ahead in music, though. No one can say we arent.

Now back to making fun of the way the british spell....


Also we got

Threw/through/thru/and such

Not so much how the american's spell that anoys me its pronouciation, for instants "Semi"

US is way ahead in music, though. No one can say we arent.

The US makes some good music, but seriously, some (most?) of the best bands ever have come out of the UK.

British Isles also includes Ireland though. Great Britain refers to England, Wales and Scotland and their inhabitants are all British in addition to whatever other nationality they might be. Great in this case only means large, to distinguish from Little Britain or Brittany.

A handy Venn Diagram (http://ned.ucam.org/~sdh31/misc/uk.png)


Excuses!!! you English! think your!!!!!!!........our Navies bigger!!!


(also fun fact: Disney has the largest navy in the world by number of ships)

Not so much how the american's spell that anoys me its pronouciation, for instants "Semi"

*shudders*

US is way ahead in music, though. No one can say we arent.

Debatable

doughnut

An interesting one, because originally it was pronounced duff-nut, (dough pronounced as per rough), but for some reason that one became pronounced "doe" and spelled "dough" or "do" while plum-dough stayed pronounced "duff" and eventually was spelled "plum duff" as well.

Debatable

(untrue)

An interesting one, because originally it was pronounced duff-nut, (dough pronounced as per rough), but for some reason that one became pronounced "doe" and spelled "dough" or "do" while plum-dough stayed pronounced "duff" and eventually was spelled "plum duff" as well.

wow very interesting but you didn't offend a nationality so it doesn't count..

The US makes some good music, but seriously, some (most?) of the best bands ever have come out of the UK.

I'll give you the Stones, the Clash, Beatles, and a few others, but it was the Americans who made up rock, blues, rap, all that. SO yes, UK has good bands, but we made up the genre itself.

was it the Goths who came from Germany? I can't seem to remember.

Goths came from Gotland, a part of Germany. It is an island last time I checked

Now gataway person, the Irish are better then the British. They were there longer, and are stronger. The Duke of Wellington was Irish and he was the one who defeated Napolean at Waterloo. You could keep the North though, the South is much better.

African Tribe :p

(untrue)
(not about music, but I listen to rap so US leads, I just can't imagine a man from yorkshire being "gangsta") Thread not about music.. if you want go start one about which is best.

An interesting one, because originally it was pronounced duff-nut, (dough pronounced as per rough), but for some reason that one became pronounced "doe" and spelled "dough" or "do" while plum-dough stayed pronounced "duff" and eventually was spelled "plum duff" as well.

How is it spelt?

I spell it doughnut, but I see everyone else write donut. Donut would be pronounced as do nut wouldn't it?

Not so much how the american's spell that anoys me its pronouciation, for instants "Semi"

Tsk!

Americans
pronunciation
instance

but you're right - why "rowt" instead of "root" for route? rout is spelled without an E and pronounced "rowt", route is spelled with one and pronounced "root".

How is it spelt?

I spell it doughnut, but I see everyone else write donut. Donut would be pronounced as do nut wouldn't it?
both are acceptible in the US...

thats true.

(untrue)

well you can't just say one is better than the other, many factors are involved, for instants-

Style of music - Ok I admit that they have better country singers

Population difference - US population is 5 - 6 times the size of ours

history - Amount of prestiege

General opinion - all of this is opinion based so it can't be factualised

(not about music, but I listen to rap so US leads, I just can't imagine a man from yorkshire being "gangsta") Thread not about music.. if you want go start one about which is best.

It's my thread. Why don't you start a new one?

It's my thread. Why don't you start a new one?
I CHOSE ALL!!!, but I don't want too, last thread I started exploded... got waaaay to big...

Tsk!

Americans
pronunciation
instance

but you're right - why "rowt" instead of "root" for route? rout is spelled without an E and pronounced "rowt", route is spelled with one and pronounced "root".

agreed and Defence is pronounced De-fence like its two words instead of a flowing word

It's my thread. Why don't you start a new one?

Im considering it. Ah, the arguments that could be made.

I'll give you the Stones, the Clash, Beatles, and a few others, but it was the Americans who made up rock, blues, rap, all that. SO yes, UK has good bands, but we made up the genre itself.

Didn't the UK invent heavy metal though? A much greater achievement than the excrement that is rap.

agreed and Defence is pronounced De-fence like its two words instead of a flowing word
depend upon your accent I pronounce it dev-fense soo....

Also

unto-to-(rest of the to series)
Until,to,(similar words)-see before post-see before post

Is it spelt (not the word it I will post two possible questions of a certain word that you will see down another space)
Damnit-Damn it?

I spell it the former.

With all the kiddies on summer vacation, I've noticed a sharp rise in mispellings and the use of non-existent words. I know my own spelling is not perfect, but what I've been seeing recently can only be described as prepostorous.

Unintentionable- I they either meanr :1) unintended, 2) unintentional or 3) god alone knows what. BTW is often the persons first language (or so they claim)
Phonetics is one thing, and tolerable enough on its own. Using a word than doesn't even exist is worthy only of contempt.


I'll have to cut and paste a list and post them here as I come across them.

I await the day when America finally admits that they speak American, not English.

Damnit-Damn it?

I spell it the former.

Damn it. Or dammit.

depend upon your accent I pronounce it dev-fense soo....

I can't really imagine that

With all the kiddies on summer vacation, I've noticed a sharp rise in mispellings and the use of non-existent words. I know my own spelling is not perfect, but what I've been seeing recently can only be described as prepostorous.

Unintentionable- I they either meanr :1) unintended, 2) unintentional or 3) god alone knows what. BTW is often the persons first language (or so they claim)
Phonetics is one thing, and tolerable enough on its own. Using a word than doesn't even exist is worthy only of contempt.


I'll have to cut and paste a list and post them here as I come across them.


How darest you claimation that peeps make up wordnesses! Flinkete upon you !

Oh now I know an accent that would annoy you, the new york one.

They pronounce dog as dawg instead of dog (rymes with fog and sounds funny to me)

They tend to not pronounce the g in the ing forms or something that trivial no one cares.

They're perfectly cromulent words!

How darest you claimation that peeps make up wordnesses! Flinkete upon you !

LOL 2 points for this one

I await the day when America finally admits that they speak American, not English.

We speak American English... you know the english everyone is adopting for bussiness practices because of our easy to use spelling and accent?

Also 13th commandment

Thou shalt not make any cheese emblems of the United States in any fashion other than chedar!

spelling color "colour" is a waste of a perfectly good half of a second!

My English teacher made us stand on our chairs and say things like "Hot water bottle", we weren't allowed to sit until she could hear every T drop into place. She was very keen that we speak properly.

spelling color "colour" is a waste of a perfectly good half of a second!

Half a second? You take three seconds to type a six-letter word? That would mean you can't type more than about 20 words a minute.

My English teacher made us stand on our chairs and say things like "Hot water bottle", we weren't allowed to sit until she could hear every T drop into place. She was very keen that we speak properly.

Speaking properly is in the ear of the beholder... case and point try saying the word defense(very minute differences) in england, N.E. USA, canada, and for control sacks Cuba

Half a second? You take three seconds to type a six-letter word? That would mean you can't type more than about 20 words a minute.

American remember ;) :D :D

I await the day when America finally admits that they speak American, not English.

It depends the area.

Europeans except for some of the British isles (which do not include the great Southern Ireland) speak British English, except the Scotts which speak Scottish English.

Pirates speak pirate english

Australians speak Australian English

Irish speak Irish English (the best)

USians speak Usian English, except for NY, and parts of surrounding(or is it surronding) states, which speak NY English

Canada speaks Canadian English

How darest you claimation that peeps make up wordnesses! Flinkete upon you !


I stand corrected.

Using a non-existent word is only contemptable when the person thinks it really is a word. When done creatively it's amusing.

Half a second? You take three seconds to type a six-letter word? That would mean you can't type more than about 20 words a minute.
Behold math and its friend god!

Speaking properly is in the ear of the beholder... case and point try saying the word defense(very minute differences) in england, N.E. USA, canada, and for control sacks Cuba

Indeed, but speaking clearly and distinctly is very useful - I guarantee you that even though I have a Scottish accent (faint one), you'd be able to understand every word that I said.

It depends the area.

E

USians speak Usian English, except for NY, and parts of surrounding(or is it surronding) states, which speak NY English

Canada speaks Canadian English

WHAt! Did you just use USian! Talking about bad grammer! It is Americans. Also canadian english and American english fall under the blanket of the North American Accent(their are diffences in between but they sound phonologically the same (kinda)....

Indeed, but speaking clearly and distinctly is very useful - I guarantee you that even though I have a Scottish accent (faint one), you'd be able to understand every word that I said.

I have a neutral southern accent, my parents made sure I didn't have an Essex accent ;)

LOL 2 points for this one

What does LOL stand for?

Everyone seems to say:
Laugh
Out
Loud

I almost always use it to say:
Libya
On
Line

It should be my way, because AOL is like LOL except for the A part.

You know, one of the weirdest pronunciation differences has to be for the word lieutenant. And neither version seems to be particularly correct phonetically.

Europeans except for some of the British isles (which do not include the great Southern Ireland) speak British English, except the Scotts which speak Scottish English.

The British Isles DO include Southern Ireland, it's purely a geographical term, not a nation. Great Britain does not include any of Ireland and the United Kingdom is Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

It's Scots and we speak British English too, there's no such beast as Scottish English. There is, however, a separate language known as Scots, but it's practically extinct and only really exists now in literature.

but you're right - why "rowt" instead of "root" for route? rout is spelled without an E and pronounced "rowt", route is spelled with one and pronounced "root".

Actually, the pronunciation of "route" varies depending on where you are in America. I believe "root" is significantly more common, although "rowt" is still sometimes used in my area.

Also, speaking of strange regional pronunciation issues (of which I freely admit the US has many), I've heard a theory that the English made up the pronunciation of a lot of place-names (especially those ending in "-cester") just to mess with tourists' heads... :P

What does LOL stand for?

Everyone seems to say:
Laugh
Out
Loud

I almost always use it to say:
Libya
On
Line

It should be my way, because AOL is like LOL except for the A part.

:p The former

My parents made sure I didn't have an Essex accent ;)

Very wise.

Indeed, but speaking clearly and distinctly is very useful - I guarantee you that even though I have a Scottish accent (faint one), you'd be able to understand every word that I said.
I don't know I do speak a mad up version of english(as you seen in earlier posts) but thats why its the same language(one accent difference that violates this is the brazillian portuguese accent some native(mainland) portuguese speakers can't understand it. I understand reg. portuguese but brazillian all I ever get is My cup!) I digress but its fun..

WHAt! Did you just use USian! Talking about bad grammer! It is Americans. Also canadian english and American english fall under the blanket of the North American Accent(their are diffences in between but they sound phonologically the same (kinda)....

United Statians, that is what we should be referred to, unless you don't live in the US, because American can apply to anyone who was born in North or South America.

How did I come up with United Statians, the new Italian word for an American who lives in the US which I can not spell. I think it is spelt statiunitese. It is grammatically correct left in lower case in Italian.

They have differences therefore they are.

You know, one of the weirdest pronunciation differences has to be for the word lieutenant. And neither version seems to be particularly correct phonetically.

Though arguably the American one makes more sense, in that there is the word lieu which is pronounced "loo" and not "lef". That said lieutenant and colonel are both a bit odd.

Very wise.

Hey I can't sound like a twisted extra from eastenders if I want to become a diplomat ;)

Damn British... Spell things right... It is spelt Color not colour!!!! Don't make me pull out some Webster on you!

Hey, I'm from Canada and we spell it like that also, but don't get me started on what the british call things, a cooker, now come on, it's called a stove.

Hey, I'm from Canada and we spell it like that also, but don't get me started on what the british call things, a cooker, now come on, it's called a stove.

two separate things ;)

United Statians, that is what we should be referred to, unless you don't live in the US, because American can apply to anyone who was born in North or South America.

How did I come up with United Statians, the new Italian word for an American who lives in the US which I can not spell. I think it is spelt statiunitese. It is grammatically correct left in lower case in Italian.

They have differences therefore they are.

I've always favoured Vespuccians. It seems odd to me to name a continent for a man's first name (Amerigo Vespucci, for those who've never heard of him). The United States of Vespuccia has a certain comic ring to it.

I've always favoured Vespuccians. It seems odd to me to name a continent for a man's first name (Amerigo Vespucci, for those who've never heard of him). The United States of Vespuccia has a certain comic ring to it.


Oops, an Americanism crept in ... "name for" instead of "name after", apologies.

United Statians, that is what we should be referred to, unless you don't live in the US, because American can apply to anyone who was born in North or South America.

How did I come up with United Statians, the new Italian word for an American who lives in the US which I can not spell. I think it is spelt statiunitese. It is grammatically correct left in lower case in Italian.

They have differences therefore they are.


Sorry but you are simple wrong... USian is something that is being invented by some europeans and some central american countries... a citizen of the US is called american because that is what we are Americans(the United States of America) United states is merly a political organization not a citizen group(other countries use united states in their names can't remember) we are refered to as Americans because we are americans united togther in states(shortening argument)..

Though arguably the American one makes more sense, in that there is the word lieu which is pronounced "loo" and not "lef". That said lieutenant and colonel are both a bit odd.

Wait it is pronounced Loo ten ent

What is the other pronounciation.

The answer is Italian. Sorry, you all lose.

Ah another one I get wrong:
lose-loose
opposite of win-opposite of tight

Wait it is pronounced Loo ten ent

What is the other pronounciation.

In British English it is pronounced lef-TEN-ant.

also if you really think calling us Americans in somehow insulting you can call us Columbians(seeing how it is the traditional name of the american contienants(can't spell I see the irony) but wait that would insult columbia hmmm.. You can refer to us by the states... also to further my argument: If you from the Commonwealth of Massacussetts your not refered to as commonwealthian so......

Though arguably the American one makes more sense, in that there is the word lieu which is pronounced "loo" and not "lef". That said lieutenant and colonel are both a bit odd.

Isn't colonel pronounced how it's spelt in French?

But yeah. The British/Canadian version makes little sense. Though my sergeant in Air Cadets told me it's pronounced 'lef-tenant' because a 'loo tenant' is a person who lives in a toilet. :D

Isn't colonel pronounced how it's spelt in French?

But yeah. The British/Canadian version makes little sense. Though my sergeant in Air Cadets told me it's pronounced 'lef-tenant' because a 'loo tenant' is a person who lives in a toilet. :D

A very wise man

wow my last couple posts have really bad grammer... "if you have"..... sorry... but I am right.

A very wise man

Woman. Girl actually! Well, I mean she's a woman now, but... uh. Female.

also there is car..
Most pronounce it Ka-rr
But if you life in boston it is KAAAr

Woman. Girl actually! Well, I mean she's a woman now, but... uh. Female.

Muchos Apologies,
A very wise person

I've always favoured Vespuccians. It seems odd to me to name a continent for a man's first name (Amerigo Vespucci, for those who've never heard of him). The United States of Vespuccia has a certain comic ring to it.

Yes for now on call it that.

Off the topic (like most of the thread), why is it said that Christopher Columbus is
A: Italian? There was a man with the same name in Italy, but there is proof that he was a Spanish pirate
B: Encountered America? Lief Erickson (All hail the vikings. I am not a part of their organization, but they still are cool).

Sorry for the lateness, I had a damnable error.

Damnable-Adjective-Able to be damned.

also there is car..
Most pronounce it Ka-rr
But if you life in boston it is KAAAr

With a NY accent its
cah r

Isn't colonel pronounced how it's spelt in French?
Nothing is pronounced how it's spelt in French. Examples:
"hors deuvre," "vignt," and every other French word I know (which isn't much).

List stupid incorrect spellings you see a lot!

E.g.
Incorrect - Correct
Sarcasim - Sarcasm
Athiest - Atheist


Yes, I'm bored. If you don't like it I seriously recommend doing what I would recommend if I could get away with posting it.
Moron - maroon

Yes for now on call it that.

Off the topic (like most of the thread), why is it said that Christopher Columbus is
A: Italian? There was a man with the same name in Italy, but there is proof that he was a Spanish pirate
B: Encountered America? Lief Erickson (All hail the vikings. I am not a part of their organization, but they still are cool).

Sorry for the lateness, I had a damnable error.

Damnable-Adjective-Able to be damned.
Ahh he was italian, there is proof somewhere but I don't like doing research for NS but I willl post a link to wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Columbus you should find proof there. also its kinda hard to discover a landmass that is already inhabited also he discoverd the west indies not the continent... he was also a major prick(unrelated)

Ahh he was italian, there is proof somewhere but I don't like doing research for NS but I willl post a link to wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Columbus you should find proof there. also its kinda hard to discover a landmass that is already inhabited also he discoverd the west indies not the continent... he was also a major prick(unrelated)

But Lief Erickson encountered North America first and left. He found grapes there.

okay time for antoher commandment what are we one 14?

thou shalt not commenth into thou fathers house wearing only pink pants without spelling the world goat four times on your left leg.


So it was said and so it shall be!!

ADANAC

Yes for now on call it that.

Off the topic (like most of the thread), why is it said that Christopher Columbus is
A: Italian? There was a man with the same name in Italy, but there is proof that he was a Spanish pirate

Christopher Columbus (Cristobal Colon) was Italian (strictly Genoan as there was no Italy at the time), he sailed under a Spanish flag, however.


B: Encountered America? Lief Erickson (All hail the vikings. I am not a part of their organization, but they still are cool).
Columbus never set foot on the mainland. But the Vinland digs show quite clearly that the Vikings did some 400 years earlier than Columbus made it to Caribbean. They established a colony and stayed for some time, possibly integrating completely to the local population. They did NOT discover grapes, that's a myth.

(PS, it's pronounced car-i-BE-an, not CARIB-i-an)

But Lief Erickson encountered North America first and left. He found grapes there.

*Cough* native americans* cough*

Moron - maroon

Is that some kind of attempt at humour?

mo·ron
n.

1. A stupid person; a dolt.

Nothing is pronounced how it's spelt in French. Examples:
"hors deuvre," "vignt," and every other French word I know (which isn't much).

I don't know. L'ananas is pretty well pronounced exactly.

I think that in French is actually is pronounced col-o-nelle or so. I'm horrible at represent pronunciation.

but does it run on linux? Wait wrong message board Abort geek Abort Geek!

(PS, it's pronounced car-i-BE-an, not CARIB-i-an)

the former is how you pronounce the place, the latter is how you pronounce someone from that place. Thats what I thought anyway

thou shalt not commenth into thou fathers house wearing only pink pants without spelling the world goat four times on your left leg.
"Thou" means "you" (nominative case). "Thy" means "your". "Thine" means "yours". "Thee" means "you" (objective case).

okay time for antoher commandment what are we one 14?

thou shalt not commenth into thou fathers house wearing only pink pants without spelling the world goat four times on your left leg.


So it was said and so it shall be!!

ADANAC

You spelt word wrong. I pity you.

I don't know. L'ananas is pretty well pronounced exactly.

I think that in French is actually is pronounced col-o-nelle or so. I'm horrible at represent pronunciation.

In most European languages it's pronounced col-o-nel with the emphasis on the col part.

vinyl-vynil
rhythm-almost anything you can think of: rithym rythem rithem... it goes on and on...

"Thou" means "you" (nominative case). "Thy" means "your". "Thine" means "yours". "Thee" means "you" (objective case).

When do you use the objective and when do you use the nominative?

Is that some kind of attempt at humour?

mo·ron
n.

1. A stupid person; a dolt.
"What a maroon!"

just noticed right now.... I must now kill myself by going into the OED headquaters and yelling out english is a bad bad language!

But Lief Erickson encountered North America first and left. He found grapes there.

If you mean Vinland, I'm quite sure that it was mistake that he was taking about grapes. I'm quite sure that he discovered Newfoundland.

And there's also talk that some other guy... a monk who's name I forget might have visited... Nova Scotia? Even before that, and is the basis of the Glooscap legend.

When do you use the objective and when do you use the nominative?

Broadly, the objective is when it's the object of the sentence (It is not given to thee ti judge) and the nominative when it's the subject (thou shalt not judge).

this has to be the biggest off-topic thread ever...

Nothing is pronounced how it's spelt in French. Examples:
"hors deuvre," "vignt," and every other French word I know (which isn't much).

Actually, French is far more phonetically consistent than English. The phonetic rules are simply different than those for the English language, but once you get the hang of them, it's much easier to correctly pronounce an unfamiliar French word than an unfamiliar English word - hence why all my non-native-English-speaker acquaintances get bitter over words like "rough," "through," and "though," which seem to be designed solely to be obnoxious. :)

this has to be the biggest off-topic thread ever...

This is the first one off topic I was in that I didn't start. I deserve a cookie.

In most European languages it's pronounced col-o-nel with the emphasis on the col part.

Seriously? Why does everyone pronounce it kur-nle over here? Whyyy? It confused me so horribly as a child!

If you mean Vinland, I'm quite sure that it was mistake that he was taking about grapes. I'm quite sure that he discovered Newfoundland.

And there's also talk that some other guy... a monk who's name I forget might have visited... Nova Scotia? Even before that, and is the basis of the Glooscap legend.

He didn't find grapes, he found berries, possibly cranberries, and there's strong evidence for settlement in parts of New England and possibly for trade expeditions as far south as Florida (I'm a Dark Age historian, btw!).

The monk is St Brendan the Navigator. It's probably not true, even the bit about the natives wearing white and carrying croziers when other people arrived later. But, the Irish monks fairly got about the Atlantic considering they were using coracles.

This is the first one off topic I was in that I didn't start. I deserve a cookie.
would you take being stoned in exchange (don't worry the good kind of stoning only big rocks)

When do you use the objective and when do you use the nominative?
Nominative is when it's the subject of a sentence.
Objective is when it's used as an object. That was a useless sentence, so I'll be more specific. Objective is if it's a Direct Object, Indirect Object, or Object of a Prepositional Phrase. Nearly everything other than the subject, possessive, or reflexive.

This is the first one off topic I was in that I didn't start. I deserve a cookie.
Would you accept a biscuit?

Seriously? Why does everyone pronounce it kur-nle over here? Whyyy? It confused me so horribly as a child!
Because it's kurnel in British English and it's one you didn't get rid of.

Would you accept a biscuit?

LOL 3 points :D :D :D

Would you accept a biscuit?
i would stick with stoning.... its more fun and its a spectator event

Because it's kurnel in British English and it's one you didn't get rid of.

but we changed the spelling to confuse school children and foriegners

Custard creams for everyone! Any that are turned down will get eaten by me instead.

I have a spelling checker;
It came with my PC.
It plainly marks four my revue
Mistakes I can knot sea.
I've run this poem threw it;
I'm sore your please too no,
It's letter perfect in its weigh,
My checker tolled me sew.

Custard creams for everyone! Any that are turned down will get eaten by me instead.


hmmm canabolism....

He didn't find grapes, he found berries, possibly cranberries, and there's strong evidence for settlement in parts of New England and possibly for trade expeditions as far south as Florida (I'm a Dark Age historian, btw!).

The monk is St Brendan the Navigator. It's probably not true, even the bit about the natives wearing white and carrying croziers when other people arrived later. But, the Irish monks fairly got about the Atlantic considering they were using coracles.

Ooh, historian. I just have Canadian History 11 (and previous classes) to my name, so you obviously know more about Viking settlement than myself.

That's the one! And yeah, it probably isn't true, though some of the legends we read about Glooscap made a pretty convincing tale that Europeans in some sort of sailing ship had visited Nova Scotia fairly early on. Then again... vikings. Who knows, I have a horrible memory for what I learned in that class.

I have a spelling checker;
It came with my PC.
It plainly marks four my revue
Mistakes I can knot sea.
I've run this poem threw it;
I'm sore your please too no,
It's letter perfect in its weigh,
My checker tolled me sew.


LOL... I pronounce you Darth Goat....

hmmm canabolism....

Assuming that you mean "cannibalism", you're incorrect, because I am not a custard cream.

I found a better one:
Eye halve a spelling chequer
It came with my pea sea
It plainly marques four my revue
Miss steaks eye kin knot sea.

Eye strike a key and type a word
And weight four it two say
Weather eye am wrong oar write
It shows me strait a weigh.

As soon as a mist ache is maid
It nose bee fore two long
And eye can put the error rite
Its rarely ever wrong.

Eye have run this poem threw it
I am shore your pleased two no
Its letter perfect in it's weigh
My chequer tolled me sew.

Assuming that you mean "cannibalism", you're incorrect, because I am not a custard cream.

yes you are, you just don't know... cut open you liver and SEE!!

Assuming that you mean "cannibalism", you're incorrect, because I am not a custard cream.

Perhaps he/she meant that custard creams are human beings in disguise?

Speaking of which, being a lowly American, I'm not entirely certain what a custard cream is. Sounds tasty, though.

would you take being stoned in exchange (don't worry the good kind of stoning only big rocks)

No. Mere men throwing mere stones can not harm me.

An ode to spelling:
Many people spell words very wrong
For example:
It's it's not its
As in It's a chicken, and its head is as ___ as a ____
And it's word not world
For if you interchange them then I am disappointed at you,
Too many people use the to series wrong
When it should be used as in
Too many people are going to the circus in parties of two
There is also the There series which people confuse
It goes in correctly as in the sentence:
There they go, to their house which they're stealing from
Which is perfect grammar, but makes no sense Like mad libs.

Read what it says if you read the first letter of each line. If you need help highlight this:AMFIAAFTWTTITWTTITW. The whole phrase is probably hard to pronounce, and is no word in English, or any other language I know

Edited: The irony, I spelt throwing wrong.

Perhaps he/she meant that custard creams are human beings in disguise?

Speaking of which, being a lowly American, I'm not entirely certain what a custard cream is. Sounds tasty, though.
it involves a goat.... and some dirt and I think they use a troll or dwarf in there..... i can't cook english food

"Half a second? You take three seconds to type a six-letter word? That would mean you can't type more than about 20 words a minute."

I've never timed myself, but your provable right since I still look at the keyboard. never did like that fricken mavis beacon. but who's cares? I'm not a secritary and I'm not in a big hurry.

yes you are, you just don't know... cut open you liver and SEE!!
Custard creams don't have livers. I do. Therefore I'm not a custard cream.

being a lowly American, I'm not entirely certain what a custard cream is. Sounds tasty, though.

They are tasty!

http://www.sillyjokes.co.uk/images/p-jokes/food/custard-cream-big.jpg

Would you accept a biscuit?


I ain't got me no any Britishness in me.

Phrases you probably wont see me type ever again.
No.
Now stop typing the acronyms of Libya on Line (not you, but they know who they are)

Isn't colonel pronounced how it's spelt in French?

But yeah. The British/Canadian version makes little sense. Though my sergeant in Air Cadets told me it's pronounced 'lef-tenant' because a 'loo tenant' is a person who lives in a toilet. :D
Actually, most of my fellow Canadians now pronounce it the American way: Loo-tennant. Most newscasters here pronnounce it as loo-tenant when reffering to Lieutenant-Governors for instance (very much a rank left from our colonial past, about as British as it gets.)

We still call our sofas/couches Chesterfields, god alone knows why. While far from the nicest sounding accent, Canadian English is certainly the most clear and least prone to misunderstanding of all the various English dialects.

An Outharbour Newfy accent on the other hand is almost unintelligible (sp?), worse by far than even the thickest Scots accent.

I've never timed myself, but your provable right since I still look at the keyboard. never did like that fricken mavis beacon. but who's cares? I'm not a secritary and I'm not in a big hurry.

Awful woman, kept trying to get me to omit the letter U. I would be a few words on before I realised she'd had a hissy fit over honour.

While far from the nicest sounding accent, Canadian English is certainly the most clear and least prone to misunderstanding of all the various English dialects.
Eh? What are you talking aboot?

Incidentally, Chesterfield is only a particular design of sofa over here.

color is the 'American' spelling

Eh? What are you talking aboot?

Incidentally, Chesterfield is only a particular design of sofa over here.

Aboot, what is aboot? If it is what I think you are trying to say then it is spelt about. If it's a different word like inane and insane then I guess I am sorry.

Actually, most of my fellow Canadians now pronounce it the American way: Loo-tennant. Most newscasters here pronnounce it as loo-tenant when reffering to Lieutenant-Governors for instance (very much a rank left from our colonial past, about as British as it gets.)

We still call our sofas/couches Chesterfields, god alone knows why. While far from the nicest sounding accent, Canadian English is certainly the most clear and least prone to misunderstanding of all the various English dialects.

An Outharbour Newfy accent on the other hand is almost unintelligible (sp?), worse by far than even the thickest Scots accent.

Hm... must be a related-to-military thing then. Or the fact that a lot of Canadians mix and their English and American pronunciations/spellings. But you call couches Chesterfields? Never heard that one.

Ahaha... Newfoundlanders are great sometimes. Especially when THEY are telling Newfy jokes. There was this one kid I met and he was like: "Why can't the Newfy count to four? Because the tree gets in the way!" to which someone demands: "Count to four!" And sure enough... "One, two, tree, four!"

While far from the nicest sounding accent, Canadian English is certainly the most clear and least prone to misunderstanding of all the various English dialects.

oh i don't know... you ever spoken to a Welsh person from Newport? :p


[/sarcasm]*




*makes sure he spells it right ;)

Eh? What are you talking aboot?

Incidentally, Chesterfield is only a particular design of sofa over here.

You know, I can honestly say that I've never heard a Canadian say 'aboot' without being joking. I never understood that stereotype... Eh on the other hand is a fairly regular part of my vocabulary. But hey! It sounds better than 'huh'. ;)

Aboot, what is aboot? If it is what I think you are trying to say then it is spelt about. If it's a different word like inane and insane then I guess I am sorry.

It's an attempt to mimic the way many Canadians pronounce about and other "ou" type words.

oh i don't know... you ever spoken to a Welsh person from Newport? :p


[/sarcasm]*




*makes sure he spells it right ;)

I've spoken to a welshmen that happened to live in Newport, RI (US).... does that count?

Hm... must be a related-to-military thing then. Or the fact that a lot of Canadians mix and their English and American pronunciations/spellings. But you call couches Chesterfields? Never heard that one.

Ahaha... Newfoundlanders are great sometimes. Especially when THEY are telling Newfy jokes. There was this one kid I met and he was like: "Why can't the Newfy count to four? Because the tree gets in the way!" to which someone demands: "Count to four!" And sure enough... "One, two, tree, four!"

Newfs do tend to have a great sense of humour. I think Chesterfield is actually either Westerner thing, or maybe just a Praire thing. What the rest of Canada calls a Western Sandwich (omlette sandwhich=omlette between 2 pcs. of toast) is called a Denver Sandwich in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta. BC doesn't do sandwichs...its all about veganism and/or sushi donchya' know? We also have galoshes (winter boots) and parkas(winter coats/jackets but 3 times the size of the wearer). Damn, I can't wait to go back to Manitoba for the month of July.

I'm sorry who invented English ? :D :D
Is it as important as who perfected it? :D

Newfs do tend to have a great sense of humour. I think Chesterfield is actually either Westerner thing, or maybe just a Praire thing. What the rest of Canada calls a Western Sandwich (omlette sandwhich=omlette between 2 pcs. of toast) is called a Denver Sandwich in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta. BC doesn't do sandwichs...its all about veganism and/or sushi donchya' know? We also have galoshes (winter boots) and parkas(winter coats/jackets but 3 times the size of the wearer). Damn, I can't wait to go back to Manitoba for the month of July.

Could be area centric. I'm a Maritimer personally, and haven't visited the West for any periods longer than a month at a time... most of which is spent on a small island off the coast of BC, so I haven't really picked up language quirks well.

Galoshes is an amazing word. And you can't forget toques! Though that's in country-wide usage I would think...?

Is it as important as who perfected it? :D

The answer is the same. American English is utterly vile.

The answer is the same. American English is utterly vile.

All English is vile, except for Pirate English, and Irish English. Why?, because Pirates say Ar maties, and I am Irish.

Is it as important as who perfected it? :D

I perfected it after Grim went on his job. I never saw him again :(.

All English is vile, except for Pirate English, and Irish English. Why?, because Pirates say Ar maties, and I am Irish.

I'd dispute Irish English as much as I dispute Scottish English. What makes it distinctive? A large number of different spellings? Significantly different usages or grammar? A large body of dialect words?

OMG! j00 r racist!! I hte j00. i wll kill j00 with a buch og nukes. wut is ur prolbem mna??! j00 r sooo un1337!! All ur base r blong to us now!!! Teh great jesus will com and smte j00. Makinf five l8tter wordz is hard. But hoked on fonix dun goof for me. j00 r mean!!!111!!!11 j00 are an athiest!! athiests are stoopid. im not dyslfdslexic!! i no how to spel!!

That wasn't funny or clever on the other thread either.

OMG! j00 r racist!! I hte j00. i wll kill j00 with a buch og nukes. wut is ur prolbem mna??! j00 r sooo un1337!! All ur base r blong to us now!!! Teh great jesus will com and smte j00. Makinf five l8tter wordz is hard. But hoked on fonix dun goof for me. j00 r mean!!!111!!!11 j00 are an athiest!! athiests are stoopid. im not dyslfdslexic!! i no how to spel!!

To quote the almighty GIR: "Yaaay! I don't know what you just said!"

Actually, no. That was pretty easier to decipher.

That wasn't funny or clever on the other thread either.

Grr... You are mean. But ok, I will stop.

Grr... You are mean. But ok, I will stop.
Plus it's spelled wrong.

D'uh!

Damn Brits are so ineffecient, adding all those extra letters. Colour indeed!
Streamline the stuff, boys.

I'm sorry who invented English ? :D :D


Just remember this, and we'll all get along fine: nobody has spoken proper English since 1066. And nobody spelled it correctly before Dr. Johnson. ;)

(And just to tweak noses, I understand that the closest existing accent to the late sixteenth and early seventeenth century Stratford of Shakespeare, is in a small number of isolated rural communities in the southern US.)