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I think I may have a deep-rooted psychological problem.

Google Gmail tells me that when dealing with password hackers, "sometimes the best defense is a good offense" - but I'm pretty damn sure that I set it to UK English.

Microsoft Word appears to think that 'alright' is a word, although it passes on 'alot', and holds firm to the belief that encyclopaedia isn't a word. Grr!

For some reason, this really bothers me.

So which of these most annoys you - Poor spelling or poor grammar?

Why don't you just change the language in Word from the default English(US) for spelling?

I do, but every time I log onto the computer at work it's defaulted to US.

And it still thinks that 'alright' is a word regardless of whether I select US, UK, or Aus. :(

So which of these most annoys you - Poor spelling or poor grammar?
none of the above. i'm not a spelling/grammar nazi.
i try to spell good, innit tho
the only thing i can't stand is when people use 'txt' speak....

I think I may have a deep-rooted psychological problem.

Google Gmail tells me that when dealing with password hackers, "sometimes the best defense is a good offense" - but I'm pretty damn sure that I set it to UK English.

Microsoft Word appears to think that 'alright' is a word, although it passes on 'alot', and holds firm to the belief that encyclopaedia isn't a word. Grr!

For some reason, this really bothers me.

So which of these most annoys you - Poor spelling or poor grammar?
But Alright is a word.

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Ha! I knew I'd posted something like this before.

http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=6822470&postcount=1

Wow, that was....a long time ago.

Ha! I knew I'd posted something like this before.

http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=6822470&postcount=1

Wow, that was....a long time ago.
Wow i was only 3 days old....http://forums.thebattlefields.com/images/smilies/3/kill.gif

My personal pet hate is 'a myriad of (whatever)'. It's 'myriad (whatever)'. You cannot have 'a myriad of' something. Myriad basically means 'a lot of', so you'd be saying 'a a lot of of'. Fucktards. Ahem. Yeah, there's plenty of others (it's as a possessive form is another one; their, there, they're (they're well known over there for confusing their theres with their they'res with their theirs :p ); does'nt, and similar). I could go on for a long time...
To the OP I present this: http://foostew.com/uhoh/grammarnazi-sm.jpg
Use it wisely, my friend. Its true power shall never be known until the coming of the revolution.

Actually, what pisses me off most of all is how in england they force me to say Lieutenant in a completely different way to how it's spelt.

Americans pronounce it right(in my opinion) e.g 'lootenant'.
Whereas i'm forced to say 'lefftenant', it just pisses me off when i have to keep correcting myself by imagining it spelt differently in my head.

you know what *REALLY* pisses me off?! when people use ad-hoc spelling to indicate pronounciation. The IPA is your friend. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Phonetic_Alphabet)

Too many things don't bother me online, the people that type u instead of you and such, but that really isn't a misspelling I suppose, it's just dumb.


In real life (as if this is any less real) my aunt annoys me because I have corrected her more times than I can count and she still makes the same mistakes like, except instead of accept, there instead of their, your instead of you're, and ideal instead of idea. It would not really annoy me so much if she was doing it in emails and short letters, but she does it in business corospondance, and on signs for my Grandfather's store. It's not like the woman is uneducated or something (although she might be) she has a bachelors in accounting and an associate degree in administration.

I have told my grandfather too many times that she is basically illiterate and that her work is a reflection on him, but that doesn't go over well since he only has a 3rd grade education. My husband says I should just let it go, but it annoys the crap out of me that they have a $150 sign at his store that says "We don't except checks" :mad:


As far as non-spelling/grammar things that annoys me, I have a big problem with AP articles. I thought it was a problem with my local paper for a while, but I recently noticed that it was when they were reprinting AP articles.

At the end of every paragraph in an article today are the words "police said", well not actually every paragraph, but 17 out of 19. It really annoys me.

"Do I need >Help<?"

Probably. Or perhaps you just need something to occupy your mind. :D

Or perhaps you just need something to occupy your mind. :D
porn!! *nods*

porn!! *nods*
[ cheers wildly ] :D

In real life (as if this is any less real) my aunt annoys me because I have corrected her more times than I can count and she still makes the same mistakes like, except instead of accept, there instead of their, your instead of you're, and ideal instead of idea. It would not really annoy me so much if she was doing it in emails and short letters, but she does it in business corospondance, and on signs for my Grandfather's store. It's not like the woman is uneducated or something (although she might be) she has a bachelors in accounting and an associate degree in administration.

She's not from Bristol (UK) is she? Bristolians all seem to put l's on the end of words that normally end in a vowel sound. Apparently the city used to be called 'Bristo' until the natives started talking about it :p

Actually, what pisses me off most of all is how in england they force me to say Lieutenant in a completely different way to how it's spelt.

Americans pronounce it right(in my opinion) e.g 'lootenant'.
Whereas i'm forced to say 'lefftenant', it just pisses me off when i have to keep correcting myself by imagining it spelt differently in my head.

Since when have spelling and pronunciation been related in English?

She's not from Bristol (UK) is she? Bristolians all seem to put l's on the end of words that normally end in a vowel sound. Apparently the city used to be called 'Bristo' until the natives started talking about it :p
LOL :p

no, she is from here (Oklahoma) born and raised, she fancies herself from somewhere "more exotic" though. I tried to explain to her that other places wouldn't put up with her illiteracy like they do here, but she doesn't believe that she has a problem, so I can't really help her.

All I can do is try to break the cycle with my own children, which seems to be working rather nicely. My 2 year old said yesterday "Be careful, my baby gate isn't on well" (instead of "my baby gate isn't on good" like most people from around here would say)

the only thing that really bothers me is when people type emails or posts as if they were sending text messages in other cell phones.

there is no excuse for "UR"

altho i h8 2 admit it, i jus luv typin lik dis cuz it pisses ppl off so much. they always go on about how it's bad gramar andi shudnt use ur and u and brb and such, but its so much fun wachin them squirm. and i type faster lik dis, 2. and scru paragrafs n punctuationa n such, their just borin. i cant w8 for sum1 2 kill meh 4 dis msg. :D

altho i h8 2 admit it, i jus luv typin lik dis cuz it pisses ppl off so much. they always go on about how it's bad gramar andi shudnt use ur and u and brb and such, but its so much fun wachin them squirm. and i type faster lik dis, 2. and scru paragrafs n punctuationa n such, their just borin. i cant w8 for sum1 2 kill meh 4 dis msg. :D
Not going to kill you, just translate...
Although I hate to admit it, I just love typing like this because it pisses people off so much. They always go on about how it's bad grammar and I shouldn't use 'ur' and 'u' and 'brb' and such, but it's so much fun watching them squirm. And I type faster like this, too. And screw paragraphs and punctuation and such, they're just boring. I can't wait for someone to kill me for this message.

Or the short version:
I'm a prick. :p
Just kidding, it can be funny to wind people up like that.

there is no excuse for "prolly"

the word is probably.

there is no excuse for "prolly"

the word is probably.
Gammar nazi!
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My biggest peeve is improper use of "your". "You're" is a conjunction for "you are". "Your" is the possessive modifier of you. "Ur" is an ancient city that was in southern Mesopotamia. Improper use of any of them tends to instigate a violent assault from me.

As for the poll options, I probably do most of those, except using "alot". I definitely use alright, like I'd say already. When the actual meaning isn't changed it tends to feel inconsequential to me.

there is no excuse for "prolly"

the word is probably.


Amen. And DON'T get me started on cheque vs. check.

Actually, what pisses me off most of all is how in england they force me to say Lieutenant in a completely different way to how it's spelt.

Americans pronounce it right(in my opinion) e.g 'lootenant'.
Whereas i'm forced to say 'lefftenant', it just pisses me off when i have to keep correcting myself by imagining it spelt differently in my head.

Maybe the British "leftenant" is closer to a Greek root or something.. :p


(The "eu" dipthong being pronounced "eff" in Greek, for those who haven't studied it..)

there is no excuse for "prolly"

the word is probably.

I say it's okay to spell it that way if you actually say it that way.. I don't, but I've heard it.. In spoken language, I go with the slightly truncated "probly." I think I should be able to spell it that way if I feel like it, even if I never will. :)

Maybe the British "leftenant" is closer to a Greek root or something.. :p


(The "eu" dipthong being pronounced "eff" in Greek, for those who haven't studied it..)

A possibility. But I dictionary.com'ed it, and 'lieutenant' comes as I expected from French. 'Lieu' meaning 'place,' and 'tenant' being the present participle of 'tenir,' which means 'to hold.' Lieutenant literally means placeholder. Better translated as deputy.

So I'd say the proper way to pronounce it would be lieu-ten-ant. Though I suppose loo-ten-ant is also acceptable, if one has no qualms about massacring the French language.

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I bothered because mispronunciation of words annoys me so. Stop looking at me like that. :p

none of the above. i'm not a spelling/grammar nazi.
i try to spell good, innit tho
the only thing i can't stand is when people use 'txt' speak....
Agreed. I hate people who use txt language on MSN. Like their fingers are too fat or tired to type correctly. The amount of time they probably spend figuring out how to shorten each word.... Well, it just annoys me.

Any misuses of the following words gives me a spastic come-apart:

To
Too
Two.

Any misuses of the following words gives me a spastic come-apart:

To
Too
Two.
Did I get it right? I never fucking know.

Agreed. I hate people who use txt language on MSN. Like their fingers are too fat or tired to type correctly. The amount of time they probably spend figuring out how to shorten each word.... Well, it just annoys me.


Indeed you did.

When I rule the world, you may be spared.