Pet peeve #523

**epeemike81** · 08-22-2002 11:22 AM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by It:
Waht's wong with our spelling?

(Sorry I couldn't help it) <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="wink.gif" /> <hr /></blockquote>Bad spellers of the world, untie!!!

-m

**latenight** · 08-22-2002 11:33 AM

Bad spelling doesn't bother me.

My aversion is to the word, "Kudos". I despise it. It plagues the editorial page's letters section in our local paper.

[ 08-22-2002, 03:34 PM: Message edited by: latenight ]

**Purple Fencer** · 08-22-2002 01:18 PM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by latenight:
Bad spelling doesn't bother me.

My aversion is to the word, "Kudos". I despise it. It plagues the editorial page's letters section in our local paper.

<hr /></blockquote>Well...Kudos to them, then!

*sorry...it was just BEGGING to be said!**

**latenight** · 08-22-2002 01:29 PM

**135711** · 08-22-2002 03:34 PM

Yea Craig, I saw a guy type TO for TOO, what are we going to DO ABOUT THAT [she screamed incoherently], off with his glasses!

**135711** · 08-22-2002 03:37 PM

you can't be searious, you reely wanna have speel checking. i see it now, craig, has had ENOUGH!

**Inquartata** · 08-22-2002 06:57 PM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by D'Artagnan1673:
That is not improper grammer or word usage. That is sarcasm.

<hr /></blockquote>No, it's a solecism. I have lost track of the number of people to whom I've explained that the phrase is "I couldn't care less" who have either given me blank looks or argued earnestly that I was just wrong. They are generally the same people who split infinitives and say "like, ya know?" every three words...

**mfp** · 08-22-2002 11:23 PM

Perhaps next we could mourn the loss of the subjunctive.

Even better, Craig could fine anyone who uses the incorrect case of pronouns following the word than.

For example, write "Eric fences better than I/he/she/we/they", not "Eric fences better than me/him/her/us/them" unless you want to line Craig's pockets.

Remember people, the case of a pronoun following than is determined by whether the pronoun serves as the subject or object of the verb that is omitted but understood.

Does anyone remember the old Unix Writer's Workbench tools diction, suggest and style? Similar tools might make interesting additions to a message board system.

[ 08-23-2002, 03:30 AM: Message edited by: mfp ]

**D'Artagnan1673** · 08-23-2002 07:38 AM

Ah, I see. Very good. Now I am corrected. Although you will hopefully note that I had no difficulty being convinced that I was wrong.

I could not care less. Meaning that your apathy level is so high that it could not get any higher.

Okay, I never realized that is how you spell difinitely. I will have to get back into school and start polishing my grammer and spelling.

**epeemike81** · 08-23-2002 07:41 AM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by mfp:
Perhaps next we could mourn the loss of the subjunctive.

Even better, Craig could fine anyone who uses the incorrect case of pronouns following the word than.

For example, write "Eric fences better than I/he/she/we/they", not "Eric fences better than me/him/her/us/them" unless you want to line Craig's pockets.

Remember people, the case of a pronoun following than is determined by whether the pronoun serves as the subject or object of the verb that is omitted but understood.

Does anyone remember the old Unix Writer's Workbench tools diction, suggest and style? Similar tools might make interesting additions to a message board system.<hr /></blockquote>First you've got to get people to use the word than. most people write "then".

-m

Mo · 08-23-2002 11:31 AM

First you've got to get people to use the word than. most people write "then".
To remember it:
Than is a comparison and then is order or time.
First I watched my child fence and THEN I threw up.
He fences better THAN the director can call...
See???

**mfp** · 08-23-2002 12:12 PM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Mo:
 To remember it:
Than is a comparison
<hr /></blockquote>Eeek!

Than is a conjunction.

It is used after a comparative adjective or adverb to introduce the second element or clause of an unequal comparison. Mistakenly considering than to be a comparision or contrast preposition itself leads to using the wrong case after it for goodness sakes!

[ 08-23-2002, 04:18 PM: Message edited by: mfp ]

**135711** · 08-23-2002 04:27 PM

yes, there's another grammar pet peeve:
"it was greater then mine"

**Inquartata** · 08-23-2002 06:30 PM

Unless you are having a conversation about, say, Britain's power, while on a battlefield. Then you could say "It was greater then. Mine!" <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="wink.gif" />

**shyHeidi** · 08-23-2002 08:05 PM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Inquartata:
No, it's a solecism. I have lost track of the number of people to whom I've explained that the phrase is "I couldn't care less" who have either given me blank looks or argued earnestly that I was just wrong. <hr /></blockquote>Hm... I never understood that phrase. So it's not supposed to make sense then, they're just all saying it wrong? That makes sense. Er, because it doesn't. Or something.

The dangerous thing about posting to a thread about perfect spelling, is you have to have perfect spelling, and edit for typos, and all that junk.

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by HilandDoug:
Oet Peeve #1? <hr /></blockquote> <blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by epeemike81:
no, wait.... thats not MY pet peave....
<hr /></blockquote>If I had a pet peeve, it would be the fact that you couldn't insert smilies anywhere within a paragraph of text, they would always paste themselves on to the bottom of the text, and then you'd have to go in and copy and paste it into where you wanted it. Seems to be fixed now though. Yaaah!

When'd that happen?

**135711** · 08-24-2002 04:01 PM

my most greatest pet peeve is starting in foil for 5 years, and having someone suggest that i fence epee, and then screaming at me for nearly a year, until after buying three epees for his sake, i can't use them for about 5 months. thanks, you are a doll. may the rest of your hair fall out.

**Catlady** · 08-24-2002 10:09 PM

IMHO spell check is both the best and worst recent invention. It's great to run it and be able to catch all the typos--in my case I usually know how to spell, but can't seem to type, especially late at night, which is unfortunately when most of my writing gets done. On the other hand, if you ever have to write about something technical, regardless of field, you'll be stopped what seems like every other word because the spell check denies the existence of some term or another-- usually one that is quite common in the field. I wouldn't be upset at that, after all most user of the program aren't nerds like me, but from what I've seen from some of the words that are suggested the program recognizes quite a few obscure words. Then of course it's not advanced enough to tell when you're using a correctly spelled word, but one that is wrong for the context (e.g. too/to/two). This is the kind of mistake I only notice when I'm casually gazing at something while waiting to turn it in and it's far too late to fix. And don't get me started about how annoyed I get by the grammar checker when I'm doing creative writing that involves dialogue.

Grrr!

[ 08-25-2002, 02:12 AM: Message edited by: Catlady ]

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