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`Lenzor

PostPosted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 1:25 pm
I am afraid your title has an error, sorry to burst your bubble.

mis-spelled*

Well the most mis-spelt word to me is the word "Believe." Seeing as how I am a huge Naruto fan, I notice a lot of people spell "Believe" as "belive."  
PostPosted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 2:10 pm
Ezra Pound
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Embouchure

Print dictionaries are your friends, too.


Embouchure is like never used except in band geek threads.


So?! We still need to know how to spell it. If I was going to spell it, be spelling it like "Ambisure"
 

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PostPosted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 3:20 pm
t3hLunchbox
Theatre is for plays, and theater is for films.

Can someone settle an argument for me?

I am very convinced that the shortened version of "until" is "'til" as opposed to "till." "Till" is a farming term... At least that's what I think it is.


Hi, I'm new to the this guild. I was looking up in the dictionary about "until" it shows that is an abbreviation for the word "utility". As I read more on the words "til" or "till", it shows these wrods are used also to the word "untill"
"Til" is a conjunction word for "untill"
"Till" is used for "cultivate" or as your saying a farming term. Hope this works out for everyone. Need anymore help just feel free to PM me.  
PostPosted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 5:04 pm
Ezra Pound
Gachetemas
Embouchure

Print dictionaries are your friends, too.


Embouchure is like never used except in band geek threads.

Excuse me, but I'm in band. Just joking with you.
I mainly dislike the fact that people on Aol Instant Messenger, use "Dat" instead of "That" It just sounds kind of strange, like you're a baby trying to talk.  

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cyklotz

PostPosted: Sun Jan 28, 2007 11:26 am
Knit Happens
As is your and you're.

[.F]orever [.E]vul
It bugs me when people say I spell things wrong because I use the British version.:

  • Colour for Color
  • Favourite for Favorite
  • Centre for Center

And so on. Excuse me for being British.


How about "theater"?


Theatre.

And then they all whine and use their lame txt tlk to yell at me:

    'lyke omg what teh hell r u saying color is spelled color not colour!!!1!!!1!!!one!!!!!111!!!!eleven!'


And then I bang my head on my keyboard and threaten to kill myself.

That is normally how it goes.
 
PostPosted: Sun Jan 28, 2007 11:38 am
Other words that annoy me when they are used:


  • Occurrence - Remember not only the occurrence of double double consonants in this word, but that the suffix is -ence, not -ance. No reason, just the English language keeping us on our toes

  • Leisure - Yet another violator of the i-before-e rule. You can be sure of the spelling of the last syllable but not of the pronunciation.

  • Existence - No word like this one spelled with an (a) is in existence. This word is a menage a quatre of one (i) with three (e)s.

  • Experience - Don't experience the same problem many have with "existence" above in this word: -ence!

  • A lot - Two words! Hopefully, you won't have to allot a lot of time to this problem.


And there you go. Some of the top words that kill me.
 

cyklotz


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PostPosted: Sun Jan 28, 2007 12:24 pm
Sharingan Koishii
I am afraid your title has an error, sorry to burst your bubble.

mis-spelled*

Well the most mis-spelt word to me is the word "Believe." Seeing as how I am a huge Naruto fan, I notice a lot of people spell "Believe" as "belive."


Incorrect. Misspelled is valid.  
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