Just getting this off my chest

[skategoat]

Two more:

"Midriff", not "midrift"

"Moot", not "mute"

The little red squiggly under your typed word means it's likely a spelling error. If you don't know that, you're a maroon.

[Jack M]

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spelling ? you're responsible for your own spelling, aren't you ?

the grammar police ! run away ! :lol:

are you Cereal?

It was a joke. He "corrected" my use of you're.

[pebu]

PIN number

VIN number

OSB board

etc.

It's also annoying when people pronounce the word "etcetera" as "excedra".

ET-SED-ER-A, not EX-EDRA

[willywhit]

now I hear that kids are licking camel toads to get high :lol:

It's just so hard to keep up with the youth these days!

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[dingbat]

MMMMmmmmm..... Butt hash!

[yyzcanuck]

Nope! Is it not kinda like saying " I don't know nothing" which equates to multiplying a negative number by a negative number and getting a positive which in the quote says you know something.

Inflammable = combustible.

Flammable = combustible.

The prefix "in" doesn't mean negative. It signifies intensity like inflame in this case.

[D-Sub]

and for all intensive purposes........

It's for all intents and purposes.

"Pique" not "peak." That woman piqued my interest.

"Wack" not "whack." It's wack that I even care.

"Biased" not "bias." His position in the company makes him biased.

So many!

Thing is, most people simply do not care. I argue that when we get lazy about manners, grammar, etc., everything else follows down the hill. People say I'm uptight. Fine. But look what's happening with the US!

LMFAO at a TEACHER not using the correct contraction!

Actually, there are many, many of these glitches in modern language, and most people "couldn't care less."

Accept, Except:

Accept

is a verb meaning to receive.

Except

is usually a preposition meaning excluding.

I will

accept

all the packages

except

that one.

Except

is also a verb meaning to exclude.

Please

except

that item from the list.

Affect, Effect:

Affect

is usually a verb meaning to influence.

Effect

is usually a noun meaning result.

The drug did not

affect

the disease, and it had several adverse side

effects

.

Effect

can also be a verb meaning to bring about.

Only the president can

effect

such a dramatic change.

Allusion, Illusion:

An

Allusion

is an indirect reference. An

illusion

is a misconception or false impression.

Did you catch my

allusion

to Shakespeare? Mirrors give the room an

illusion

of depth.

Capital, Capitol:

Capital

refers to a city,

capitol

to a building where lawmakers meet.

Capital

also refers to wealth or resources.

The

capitol

has undergone extensive renovations. The residents of the state

capital

protested the development plans.

Climactic, Climatic:

Climactic

is derived from

climax

, the point of greatest intensity in a series or progression of events.

Climatic

is derived from

climate

; it refers to meteorological conditions.

The

climactic

period in the dinosaurs' reign was reached just before severe

climatic

conditions brought on the ice age.

Elicit, Illicit:

Elicit

is a verb meaning to bring out or to evoke.

Illicit

is an adjective meaning unlawful.

The reporter was unable to

elicit

information from the police about

illicit

drug traffic.

Emigrate from, Immigrate to:

Emigrate

means to leave one country or region to settle in another.

In 1900, my grandfather

emigrated

from Russia

.

Immigrate

means to enter another country and reside there.

Many Mexicans

immigrate

to the U.S. to find work.

Hints:

Emigrate

begins with the letter E, as does Exit. When you

emigrate

, you exit a country.

Immigrate

begins with the letter I, as does In. When you

immigrate

, you go into a country

Principle, Principal:

Principal

is a noun meaning the head of a school or an organization or a sum of money.

Principle

is a noun meaning a basic truth or law.

The

principal

taught us many important life

principles

.

Hint:

To recognize the spelling of

Principal

first think of yourself as a greedy opportunist. You definitely would want to be a pal of anyone who is in a position of power or anything to do with money. This

principal

has pal in it.

Than, Then:

Than

is a conjunction used in comparisons;

then

is an adverb denoting time.

That pizza is more

than

I can eat. Tom laughed, and

then

we recognized him.

Hints:

Than

is used to compare; both words have the letter a in them.

Then

tells when; both are spelled the same, except for the first letter.

There, Their, They're:

There

is an adverb specifying place; it is also an expletive. Adverb:

Sylvia is lying

there

unconscious

. Expletive:

There

are two plums left

.

Their

is a possessive pronoun.

They're

is a contraction of

they are

.

Fred and Jane finally washed

their

car.

They're

later than usual today.

Hints:

If you are using

there

to tell the reader

where

, both words have h-e-r-e.

Here

is also a place.

If you are using

their

as a possessive pronoun, you are telling the reader what

"they own.

Their

has h-e-i-r, which also means

heir

, as in someone who inherits something. Both words have to do with ownership.

They're

is a contraction of they are. Sound out they are in the sentence and see if it works. If it does not, it must be one of the previous versions.

To, Too, Two:

To

is a preposition;

too

is an adverb;

two

is a number.

Too

many of your shots slice

to

the left, but the last

two

were right on the mark.

Hints:

If you are trying to spell out the number, it is always t-w-o.

Two

has a w which is the first letter in word. The opposite of word is number.

Too

is usually used as also when adding or including some additional information. Whenever you want to include something else, think of it as adding; therefore you

also need to add an extra o.

Your, You're:

Your

is a possessive pronoun;

you're

is a contraction of

you are

.

You're

going to catch a cold if you don't wear

your

coat.

Hints:

Sound out you are in the sentence. If it works in the sentence it can be written as

you're

. If it sounds awkward, it is probably supposed to be

Your

.

EXAMPLE:

You're

shoes are muddy. "You are shoes are muddy" does not work, so

it should be written as:

Your

shoes are muddy.

Words that don't sound alike but confuse us anyway:

Lie, Lay:

Lie

is an intransitive verb meaning to recline or rest on a surface. Its principal parts are

lie, lay, lain

.

Lay

is a transitive verb meaning to put or place. Its principal parts are

lay, laid.

Hint: Chickens

lay eggs. I lie down when I am tired.

Set, Sit:

Set

is a transitive verb meaning to put or to place. Its principal parts are

set, set, set

.

Sit

is an intransitive verb meaning to be seated. Its principal parts are

sit, sat, sat

.

She

set

the dough in a warm corner of the kitchen. The cat

sa

t in the warmest part of the room.

Who, Which, That:

Do not use

which

to refer to persons. Use

who

instead.

That

, though generally used to refer to things, may be used to refer to a group or class of people.

I just saw a boy

who

was wearing a yellow banana costume. I have to go to math next,

which

is my hardest class. Where is the book that I was reading?

Problem phrases:

Supposed to: Do not omit the d. Suppose to is incorrect.

Used to: Same as above. Do not write use to.

Toward: There is no s at the end of the word.

Anyway: Also has no ending s. Anyways is nonstandard.

Couldn't care less: Be sure to make it negative. (Not I could care less.)

All walks of life: Not woks of life. This phrase does not apply to oriental cooking.

Chest of drawers: Not chester drawers.

For all intents and purposes: Not intensive purposes.

[willywhit]

It's for all intents and purposes.

thanks....for pointing that out.... :rolleyes:

if you have to explain that it’s a joke, then it’s not funny

Don't ya get it?

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[Steve Prokopiw]

ahh, nope. your still wrong. :D

How about the following use of the phrase? "I could care less,but at this moment, I still care a little."

[C5 Golfer]

Inflammable = combustible.

Flammable = combustible.

The prefix "in" doesn't mean negative. It signifies intensity like inflame in this case.

We are pickin the fly crap out of the pepper .. we must need more snow.

anyway here ya go Canuck

flamma·bili·ty n.

flamma·ble n.

Usage Note: Historically, flammable and inflammable mean the same thing. However, the presence of the prefix in- has misled many people into assuming that inflammable means "not flammable" or "noncombustible." The prefix -in in inflammable is not, however, the Latin negative prefix -in, which is related to the English -un and appears in such words as indecent and inglorious. Rather, this -in is an intensive prefix derived from the Latin preposition in. This prefix also appears in the word enflame. But many people are not aware of this derivation, and for clarity's sake it is advisable to use only flammable to give warnings.

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/flammable

[fin]

Irregardless.............

[Neil Gendzwill]

Merriam-Webster concurs. Maybe we can all be a little more gruntled, now.

[kjl]

It's/its

it's is a contraction of "it is" or "it has". It's going to snow. It's awesome. It's gone.

its is a possessive pronoun - the equivalent to "his" or "her" or "hers". Look at its wings. Its color is green.

It's a great board but its nose is too floppy.

I don't mind "could care less." It's a sarcastic idiom more than it's bad grammar, in my opinion. If I think something sucks, I could say, "That sucks," or if I'm feeling saucy I'll say, "That's great," sarcastically. Similarly, I could say "I don't care," but if I'm feeling cranky, I'll say "I could care less," sarcastically. Perhaps most people are not aware of the distinction, but I am definitely aware that the words mean the opposite of what I intend when I say "I could care less."

[skipuppy]

My friend came up with this:

There they're their own bosses.

[pebu]

Perhaps most people are not aware of the distinction,

Bingo!

[Jack M]

How about the following use of the phrase? "I could care less,but at this moment, I still care a little."

Nobody has ever used that phrase. ;)

[dantheman0177]

It's:

"heels" not "heals"

"brakes" not "breaks"

"too" not "to"

Thank you for your time.

Trying too cope with the English language is just to much!

[pebu]

How about the following use of the phrase? "I could care less,but at this moment, I still care a little."

Saying that you could care less already states that you care at least a little. It's redundant.

[Allee]

This thread has me in a state of confusement.

Neil ... laughing ... I always wondered what gruntled might look like ...

My favourite pet peeve - since when were there two ss in focussed? Not when I was growing up ...

[kjl]

My friend came up with this:

There they're their own bosses.

Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo

[paragonUE]

this thread needs illiterate cats!!!!

[Dr D]

OMG:eek:

you people desperately need snow. :freak3:

[paragonUE]

well, we have snow here, but it just happened to start raining this morning, now its getting cold, and its making me want to sacrifice a stray dog to the snow gods in hopes of lessening their wrath:freak3: :p :lol: uuuuhhhh bagels?

[Steve Prokopiw]

Saying that you could care less already states that you care at least a little. It's redundant.

Ok, you guys are still right,but how about " I could care less, but I choose not to."

[b0ardski]

I've had intesive purposes before & some of them included snowboards:D cereal is when your cheerios are in a line:freak3: