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Monday, January 14, 2008 by Z71 | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
Have you ever spelled a word that just looked wrong, no matter how many times you spelled it?
It's happened to all of us at one point and time. For example: the words "a lot". Do you use it as
one word? "Alot". I've done it plenty of times.
Well, I did a quick google and found this great site, that has almost all the misused words or phrases.
Thought you might get a kick out of it. I thought it was extremely interesting.
It gives the right and wrong way of each word.
Example:
Wrong___CD-ROM disk
Right___CD-ROM
"CD-ROM" stands for "compact disc, read-only memory," so adding another "disc" or "disk" is redundant.
The same goes for "DVD" (from "Digital Video Disc" or "Digital Versatile Disc""—there are non-video versions).
Don’t say "give me that DVD disk," just "give me that DVD."
Common Errors
It also has a section on "What is said" and "What it meant".
My favorite is "Card Shark", since I like to play cards.
"If you're good at cards, you're not a "Card Shark", you are "Cardsharp".
Said, Meant
No wonder people get so up set (upset) on the internet. They meen (mean) one thing but wright (write) another.
It's happened to all of us at one point and time. For example: the words "a lot". Do you use it as
one word? "Alot". I've done it plenty of times.
Well, I did a quick google and found this great site, that has almost all the misused words or phrases.
Thought you might get a kick out of it. I thought it was extremely interesting.
It gives the right and wrong way of each word.
Example:
Wrong___CD-ROM disk
Right___CD-ROM
"CD-ROM" stands for "compact disc, read-only memory," so adding another "disc" or "disk" is redundant.
The same goes for "DVD" (from "Digital Video Disc" or "Digital Versatile Disc""—there are non-video versions).
Don’t say "give me that DVD disk," just "give me that DVD."
Common Errors
It also has a section on "What is said" and "What it meant".
My favorite is "Card Shark", since I like to play cards.
"If you're good at cards, you're not a "Card Shark", you are "Cardsharp".
Said, Meant
No wonder people get so up set (upset) on the internet. They meen (mean) one thing but wright (write) another.
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vStyler
Reply #3 Monday, January 14, 2008 9:22 PM
Reply #3 Monday, January 14, 2008 9:22 PM
Can I get a pack of Marlboro's in a box --- Can I get a box of Marlboro's
Z71
Reply #4 Monday, January 14, 2008 9:31 PM
Reply #4 Monday, January 14, 2008 9:31 PM
Jafo better not go to that site. He'll see all those misspelled words and have a nervous break down.
I.R. Brainiac
Reply #5 Monday, January 14, 2008 9:42 PM
Reply #5 Monday, January 14, 2008 9:42 PM
Purposeful mispelling or misuse of common phrases is an art all its own.
Ginormous is a great example of 2 werds comically combined that gained a life of its own,almost to the point of actual acceptance as a real werd.
Which reminds me of spelling rules...we need to rewrite them.If some idiot can screw with the alphabet on my keyboard,I should be able to spell how I wish.
WERD.......makes more sense than word and the keys are all close together.Just dont tell Zubaz I said that...he'll start thinking his ways iz right ways.
Ginormous is a great example of 2 werds comically combined that gained a life of its own,almost to the point of actual acceptance as a real werd.
Which reminds me of spelling rules...we need to rewrite them.If some idiot can screw with the alphabet on my keyboard,I should be able to spell how I wish.
WERD.......makes more sense than word and the keys are all close together.Just dont tell Zubaz I said that...he'll start thinking his ways iz right ways.
skybright
Reply #6 Monday, January 14, 2008 9:52 PM
Reply #6 Monday, January 14, 2008 9:52 PM
Thanks Z interesting site.
Now don,t be thinking about those things. Remember you are trying to quit
As she takes another drag off her cigarette
I am sooo bad 
Can I get a pack of Marlboro's in a box --- Can I get a box of Marlboro's
Now don,t be thinking about those things. Remember you are trying to quit
As she takes another drag off her cigarette
I am sooo bad 
Dabih
Reply #7 Monday, January 14, 2008 10:22 PM
Reply #7 Monday, January 14, 2008 10:22 PM
cease and decease
Seize and desist
Sorry...that's - Caesar and de sister
Dammit...note-to-self...never go to mord-wixing sites.
Seize and desist
Sorry...that's - Caesar and de sister
Dammit...note-to-self...never go to mord-wixing sites.
killajosh
Reply #8 Monday, January 14, 2008 11:24 PM
Reply #8 Monday, January 14, 2008 11:24 PM
a lot = many
alot = grant or apportion
I'm guilty of doing things like this too. Especially when it comes to skin files. Specifically Xion. I'll say "the .xsf file", which is rather redundant since ".xsf" means "Xion Skin File". Didn't do that on this last one, though.
alot = grant or apportion
I'm guilty of doing things like this too. Especially when it comes to skin files. Specifically Xion. I'll say "the .xsf file", which is rather redundant since ".xsf" means "Xion Skin File". Didn't do that on this last one, though.
wulfn1
Reply #10 Tuesday, January 15, 2008 8:17 AM
combination actually used at most bank's websites interestingly enough
Reply #10 Tuesday, January 15, 2008 8:17 AM
ATM machine........ 
combination actually used at most bank's websites interestingly enough
Jafo
Reply #11 Tuesday, January 15, 2008 9:08 AM
Reply #11 Tuesday, January 15, 2008 9:08 AM
Oh....there are lots of cock-ups in common use....I certainly don't need to go to any other site...they're all here at one time or another....
fukricesake...it is NOT "definately" ...no matter how badly you Americans twang...there IS NO 'a'.
But for all those like DVD and CD-Rom ...etc.... there's 'LSD'...not 'LSD differential' ...[common error in motoring circles]....
Koasati
Reply #12 Tuesday, January 15, 2008 9:42 AM
Reply #12 Tuesday, January 15, 2008 9:42 AM
Two of my pet peeves...
(1) using 'then' when you mean 'than', and 'than' when you mean 'then' ..drives me nuts!
(2) PIN number = Personal Identification Number number
(1) using 'then' when you mean 'than', and 'than' when you mean 'then' ..drives me nuts!
(2) PIN number = Personal Identification Number number
ZubaZ
Reply #13 Tuesday, January 15, 2008 9:49 AM
Reply #13 Tuesday, January 15, 2008 9:49 AM
My kids have taken to using "whenever" when they should be using "when". Makes me nutty. 
starkers
Reply #14 Tuesday, January 15, 2008 2:52 PM
Hehe... glad mine ared all growed and moveded out, then.... tho I hated it when they used to say: "whatever" when they shoulda bin saying: "Yes dad!"
Well I is imagined that you ared pet peeved plenty much, then... just about everybody I know uses number on the end of P.I.N..
Reply #14 Tuesday, January 15, 2008 2:52 PM
My kids have taken to using "whenever" when they should be using "when". Makes me nutty.
Hehe... glad mine ared all growed and moveded out, then.... tho I hated it when they used to say: "whatever" when they shoulda bin saying: "Yes dad!"
(2) PIN number = Personal Identification Number number
Well I is imagined that you ared pet peeved plenty much, then... just about everybody I know uses number on the end of P.I.N..
killajosh
Reply #15 Tuesday, January 15, 2008 3:06 PM
easy buddy. Not all Americans have bad grammer and poor pronunciation. My mother was an English teacher and taught her children the value of good grammer.
It's funny though. Everyone pronounces it 'definitely', and then they spell it 'definately'. How odd.......
Reply #15 Tuesday, January 15, 2008 3:06 PM
...it is NOT "definately" ...no matter how badly you Americans twang...there IS NO 'a'
easy buddy. Not all Americans have bad grammer and poor pronunciation. My mother was an English teacher and taught her children the value of good grammer.
It's funny though. Everyone pronounces it 'definitely', and then they spell it 'definately'. How odd.......
killajosh
Reply #16 Tuesday, January 15, 2008 3:10 PM
Reply #16 Tuesday, January 15, 2008 3:10 PM
The one I see most often is the confusion between "it's" and "its".
"It's" is a contraction between the words it is or it has.
"Its" is the possessive form of it.
That screws a lot of people up. In the English language, adding the 's to the end of a word usually determines ownership (possession). However, this is not the case with the word it.
"It's" is a contraction between the words it is or it has.
"Its" is the possessive form of it.
That screws a lot of people up. In the English language, adding the 's to the end of a word usually determines ownership (possession). However, this is not the case with the word it.
Mark
Reply #17 Tuesday, January 15, 2008 3:26 PM
Ginormous is a great example of 2 werds comically combined that gained a life of its own,almost to the point of actual acceptance as a real werd.
Hugeganic is also good, although it should probably be hyphenated (huge-ganic). I've only heard that word when I lived in Minnesota, so it might be a regional thing.
Reply #17 Tuesday, January 15, 2008 3:26 PM
Ginormous is a great example of 2 werds comically combined that gained a life of its own,almost to the point of actual acceptance as a real werd.
Hugeganic is also good, although it should probably be hyphenated (huge-ganic). I've only heard that word when I lived in Minnesota, so it might be a regional thing.
killajosh
Reply #18 Tuesday, January 15, 2008 3:47 PM
Reply #18 Tuesday, January 15, 2008 3:47 PM
Another example: bated breath
I see people spell it baited. We're not fishing, people. It's bated, not baited.....
I see people spell it baited. We're not fishing, people. It's bated, not baited.....
unclerob
Reply #19 Tuesday, January 15, 2008 4:37 PM
V I thought you were quitting?!
You can get a pack or a box of nicorette gum instead!
How's that battle going thus far?
Reply #19 Tuesday, January 15, 2008 4:37 PM
Can I get a pack of Marlboro's in a box --- Can I get a box of Marlboro's
V I thought you were quitting?!
You can get a pack or a box of nicorette gum instead!
How's that battle going thus far?
Koasati
Reply #20 Tuesday, January 15, 2008 9:57 PM
Yeah, even my bank used to asked for my 'PIN number' with checking the account status on the phone (automated)...... thankfully, they finally stopped.
Another is Hot Water Heater. When I hear someone say that, I ask them, "why do you need to heat HOT water?"
Reply #20 Tuesday, January 15, 2008 9:57 PM
(2) PIN number = Personal Identification Number number
Well I is imagined that you ared pet peeved plenty much, then... just about everybody I know uses number on the end of P.I.N..
Well I is imagined that you ared pet peeved plenty much, then... just about everybody I know uses number on the end of P.I.N..
Yeah, even my bank used to asked for my 'PIN number' with checking the account status on the phone (automated)...... thankfully, they finally stopped.
Another is Hot Water Heater. When I hear someone say that, I ask them, "why do you need to heat HOT water?"
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Reply #1 Monday, January 14, 2008 9:16 PM