Date: 7/14/2004 11:57:00 PM
From Authorid: 35160
i try to spell all my words right , except for when i am in a hurry and use 2 for to. and whatnot. im trying to get better. but when i think i have misspelled a word i will put {sp} next to it. my dictionary is becoming my new best friend,lol. although i do need a new copy. this ones old,lol.   |
Date: 7/14/2004 11:58:00 PM
From Authorid: 62787
i dont notice misspellings, i notice misuses though. for ex: there, their, and they're..no one uses the correct one...there is like over there, their is like it's their toy, they're is like they're too smart...why dont people use the correct term?! and many people misspell because it is quicker..or they are lazy.- Blade of the Samurai  |
Date: 7/15/2004 12:04:00 AM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 57232
Shay, I actually understand your 2,B,R, etc. I use b/c sometimes for because, b/c of laziness. I wish I could use an example, but that would be insults or whatever, but I've been noticing it more than usual and ah, nerve wracking  |
Date: 7/15/2004 12:04:00 AM
From Authorid: 36704
Today must be calling people out on USM day lol. Sometimes I think people are in a hurry and just accidently make typing errors or grammar errors. There are some on USM that have dyslexia and other problems and there are also some that english isn't their first language.  |
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Date: 7/15/2004 12:05:00 AM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 57232
Blade I've noticed that too as well. Their is nothing worse than that, j/k |
Date: 7/15/2004 12:05:00 AM
From Authorid: 62588
I often misspell words and don't put (sp) or (sic) by it. The reason is, beacuse I don't realize I do it. I've been out of highschool for eight years now. I've misspelled the words that I spell incorrectly for fifteen or so years. To me, the way I am spelling them IS correct. And yes, I realize that makes me appear uneducated. I can accept that. What really burns me, though, are the people who feel the need to point out misspelled words. WHY would someone do that? Are they trying to proove how smart THEY are? Do they think that by publicly humiliating someone they will further that persons education? Or is it simply okay to be rude to someone you see as less intelligent then yourself. (don't take personal offence to this B. Monkey. I've never noticed you correcting someone's spelling and I'm not aiming this at you. It just upsets ME.)  |
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Date: 7/15/2004 12:07:00 AM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 57232
Nah it's not that Base, ah man I wish I could finger point. It's oh I wish I could finger point. but I know what you mean though and understand that. On one that I had seen the person had said something to the effect, that they didn't even care that they had the errors and I didn't care to reply |
Date: 7/15/2004 12:08:00 AM
From Authorid: 56446
If I spell my words wrong then its usually on accident because my keyboard and fingers hate me. If I dont know how to spell the word then I usually just wing it like "hil-air-e-us" for example. lol  |
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Date: 7/15/2004 12:10:00 AM
From Authorid: 36704
some people are also just lazy and don't proof read or care if they misspell or make mistakes |
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Date: 7/15/2004 12:11:00 AM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 57232
Hi Melissa, for one we have very close birthday's! OK, I see where you are going, ahh why can't I finger point...whine, wahhh. I know what you mean and trust me, I just looked at the top of my post at I spelled Question, questin, it bothers me, will I push 'Update' and change it, nah irony is funny, but there are some that have like 10 or 12 and it drives me bananas. |
Date: 7/15/2004 12:12:00 AM
From Authorid: 51026
I always try to spell my words right, because that drives me crazy how people spell stuff wrong on purpose. NO ONE should be that lazy. -BlackIllusion-  |
Date: 7/15/2004 12:13:00 AM
From Authorid: 49101
I am for the most part a good grammar girl. BUT on frequent occassions I DO have some naughty typo's. Mostly because I am so into what I am saying that I get antsy and press "Submit" before checking myself. :P  |
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Date: 7/15/2004 12:14:00 AM
From Authorid: 62588
LOL B Monkey. My sister and nephew and best friend all have birthdays between ours. |
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Date: 7/15/2004 12:15:00 AM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 57232
Pssst so far I looked at some of the people who have replied so far whose posts I have never looked at before and these aren't the folks I am talking about...come forth bad people I wanna know! :P pssst. I bet you can find an abundance of errors in what I just wrote |
Date: 7/15/2004 12:28:00 AM
From Authorid: 21435
Hiya, B.Monkey  (is Hiya a word?) I'm bad about typing things like ain't and rokkin', gotcha' and (((BOING))) I "dunno" why...*wink* Write on...  |
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Date: 7/15/2004 12:29:00 AM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 57232
12ls now I sorta feel guilty for writing this b/c I'm guessing that some people think that I am talking about them. The mistakes that I'm talking about are just plum badddd to the bone mistakes, not small minor ones. |
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Date: 7/15/2004 12:33:00 AM
From Authorid: 62588
=0)~ from the replies I've read I don't think anyone is feeling like you are talking to them. I, for one, didn't. Someone else offended me a while back, but how do you tell someone "you totally missed the point of my post. I understand it's not important to you, bud dag! Do you have to downplay something that is so important to me, to the point of caring more about how I spelled then what I said?" |
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Date: 7/15/2004 12:33:00 AM
From Authorid: 62588
but, not bud. sorry |
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Date: 7/15/2004 12:35:00 AM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 57232
BlackIllusion..... |
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Date: 7/15/2004 12:36:00 AM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 57232
Miss C. Me too I can get passioniate sometimes...See what I have done, I post this and now I'm wondering about myself, but it's a bigger word, is passioniate spelled right? |
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Date: 7/15/2004 12:38:00 AM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 57232
Kronk that's not what I mean. Those are pretty much in the lexicon these days. Here is an example using what I just said to you. Kronkk that not what I sed. Thosse are pretty much inn the (they wouldn't use the word lexicon) theese days. |
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Date: 7/15/2004 1:20:00 AM
From Authorid: 21435
I know what you mean, B.Monkey I'm not sure what the reason might be for intentionally mispelling words. Unless, maybe it's not intentional and folks just spell words the way that they sound. What are you doing up at this hour?..hehe..Stay sweet |
Date: 7/15/2004 1:24:00 AM
From Authorid: 51070
You mean when people spell 'can' like 'kan'? I am lenient to those who truly can not spell, but people who do it on purpose, just to be cool, bug me. Az u kan notis!  |
Date: 7/15/2004 1:27:00 AM
From Authorid: 49348
my posts usually have bad spelling in them. im sorry if this affends some user's like yourself. I cant spell correctly and i know it. But if that throws you off reading posts.. thats not good  |
Date: 7/15/2004 2:31:00 AM
From Authorid: 30575
I know what you mean. "wut" "4" "u" and similar drive me crazy. I don't complain about it, but I stay out of those posts... They can be really hard to read. And english isn't my first language. But I don't mind the (sp) then I know they at least tried!  |
Date: 7/15/2004 2:52:00 AM
From Authorid: 53157
Whenever i post i almost always spell my words write and if i dont i blame it on my poor typing skills lol.  |
Date: 7/15/2004 4:16:00 AM
From Authorid: 30229
I understand what you are saying here. I have TRIED to type like some people do on here and it takes a LOT more time and effort. I do NOT like reading posts like this: R U OK? I am 2. When people shorten words to just letters or numbers I lose interest in reading it altogether. I cannot understand why someone wants to do that when it really bothers MOST people, and most of us just get tired of trying to cypher out what they mean. I do a LOT of basic typos, but they are strictly accidental but I do not try "shorthand" or that horrid SLANG. Wat=what,... Wud=would, ...2=to, too, two... U=you, ... UR=you're, your, ... R=are... well you get the picture, lol. GREAT post here, hope it gets results  |
Date: 7/15/2004 4:22:00 AM
From Authorid: 8278
sometimes i do tend to spell some words wrong. usually it is because i try to type too fast and they just come out wrong. i do try to correct myself when i do it. But sometimes it goes without correction. I do know what you are talking about though. I can overlook it if it is someone who really can not spell very well or who doesn't know the language too well...but if i completely can not understand the post, i just quietly leave it =)  |
Date: 7/15/2004 4:35:00 AM
From Authorid: 62552
I hate it too when people mix their capitals. Or use such shocking grammar. If somebody types using "2" or "b" etc, I find it irritating and I find it hard to take that post seriously. If I can't spell a word, I'll use another one. *Shrugs*  |
Date: 7/15/2004 4:59:00 AM
From Authorid: 37101
I generally skip posts with slang and bad spelling and such. It's just too hard to follow. Granted my grammar and punctuation are from perfect but I try to be. I like appearing intelligent, even if it may take an extra couple of seconds to fully type out, then appearing like a fast-paced moron. But what're you going to do. -  |
Date: 7/15/2004 5:05:00 AM
From Authorid: 62753
Not everyone is a great speller, so should they not post here???? I mean come on, if it drives you nuts, do as you said, just don't reply.. There are a lot of young people here, and they may not even know they are spelling words incorrectly. Some people are very smart, and just can't spell. I don't think it is that big of a deal. Everyone makes mistakes! Lizard-1  |
Date: 7/15/2004 5:07:00 AM
From Authorid: 38406
Most times when I spell something wrong I'm in a hurry because two other people use my computer so I'm always in a rush to get off so I don't have people yelling at me. Like today I'm in a rush because I have to go to work in like 5 minutes. I try to read what I'm writing a couple of times before I send it but sometimes I don't have time too. If I don't know how to spell a word I look in my handy dandy dictionary that is normal by my computer but today it isn't. I guess it doesn't like me anymore. I try as hard as I can not to make spelling mistakes but sometimes it just happens. Good post!  |
Date: 7/15/2004 5:41:00 AM
From Authorid: 2030
I never intentionally spell words wrong, but typos happen and sometimes i just plain make mistakes. At that point I'm always gratefull when someone steps up who is anal enough to point it out.  |
Date: 7/15/2004 6:27:00 AM
From Authorid: 3835
Stands and applauds  I totally agree with you. There are dictionaries for gods sake. All it takes is for a person to take five minutes before submiting the story and PROOF READ what you just typed, and FIX IT if it is not. *adjusts shirt* I have also noticed people use spell checker and then copy and paste what they wrote onto USM, but DO NOT even look at it to review what it put up for others to read.. when you use spell checker, USM format does not remove those annoying &8Mbg&* things from your sentences, you have to manually remove them by updating your post. *breathes in and exhales* I think I am going to be alright now, Lol... I just really had to vent about some of these posts out there...  |
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Date: 7/15/2004 6:33:00 AM
From Authorid: 3835
Typos here and there are one thing, everyone does that, but come on... Lol.... |
Date: 7/15/2004 6:38:00 AM
From Authorid: 12806
It bugs me too. I almost always proofread my reply before I hit submit, but sometimes I miss one and that is usually the one that gets me..... I wish they had an update button for our replies. But then, if they did, people would be changing their past replies to try to win arguments. Maybe we could have an update button for our replies that expires after 3 minutes or so. That would be cool.......  |
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Date: 7/15/2004 6:52:00 AM
From Authorid: 3835
I think I like that word bud dag, Lol.. can I use that ?? |
Date: 7/15/2004 7:04:00 AM
From Authorid: 31765
www.dictionary.com is our friend. Instead of taking the time to type (sp?) behind a word you're not sure of, look it up. It increases your writing vocabulary, which, in a text based mode of communication is *always* a good thing. A word used enough times usually gets committed to memory, and the (sp?) should never have to be used again  |
Date: 7/15/2004 7:16:00 AM
From Authorid: 13119
The Only Thing I Absolutely Hate Is When People Do This Nonsense. Spelling Errors Happen And If Someone Is Unapologetic About Them.... (grr! I hate typing that way) Anyway, if they are unapologetic about the errors, good for them! English is not always the primary language of the people here and pointing out their mistakes is not nice, its rather arrogant. If someone was giving me grief over my writing I would ignore them or reply that it was none of their business. I don't think they should have to go to the dictionary everytime they are writing something, besides which, if they are truly a bad speller then going to the dictionary is not going to help. Have you ever tried to look up a word when you don't know how it is spelled, lots of options come up.  |
Date: 7/15/2004 7:18:00 AM
From Authorid: 46527
Unfortunately in today's world less and less people are actually able to spell correctly by the time they leave education. Places with a strong accent (such as the USA...and No, I'm not taking a poke at Americans) have a huge problem wherein people spell as they hear the word spoken and not as it should be.....  |
Date: 7/15/2004 7:55:00 AM
From Authorid: 62249
I HATE it when people mis-, uh don't spell words correctly. I can see once in awhile making a mistake, like sometimes I'll be typing too fast and put "tlak" instead of "talk", but I usually correct those, you know? iTS rEeLi ano0yin ta sEe pPl tYpin leik diS, Yaknoz? I rest my case. - MC Bacon  |
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Date: 7/15/2004 7:57:00 AM
From Authorid: 13119
I Forgot To Point Out That To Type Like This Takes A Conscience Effort. If You Do It, STOP, It Is Rude And Annoying. |
Date: 7/15/2004 7:57:00 AM
From Authorid: 28193
I try to watch my spelling. Sometimes when I am tired, the words are quickly typed, and there are mistakes.  |
Date: 7/15/2004 8:15:00 AM
From Authorid: 29928
I make a concerted effort not to misspell (this is the correct spelling for this word BTW) words, but my fingers are dyslexic and that I can't help..lol so some words come out backwards. I have webword d/l on my computer and when in doubt..I use it. Hugs Neighbor,  |
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Date: 7/15/2004 8:36:00 AM
From Authorid: 28193
[email protected] Know What You Mean. |
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Date: 7/15/2004 8:38:00 AM
From Authorid: 2030
I'm Annoying Magoo And Enjoying It. |
Date: 7/15/2004 8:52:00 AM
From Authorid: 13119
BcAr You Are Not Being Very Nice To Me.  P |
Date: 7/15/2004 8:54:00 AM
From Authorid: 56063
sometimes i really don't know the spelling of some words other times i'm just typing too fast  |
Date: 7/15/2004 9:21:00 AM
From Authorid: 55303
i'm not good at spelling at all  |
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Date: 7/15/2004 9:21:00 AM
From Authorid: 55303
i even spelled my name wrong |
Date: 7/15/2004 9:22:00 AM
From Authorid: 6358
Nobody's perfect, if you're looking for perfection you're in the wrong place.  |
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Date: 7/15/2004 9:35:00 AM
From Authorid: 46527
iS tHIS aNY bETTER mAGOO? lol! |
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Date: 7/15/2004 9:46:00 AM
From Authorid: 13119
LSR WHat Did I do TO YOu to MAke You Treat ME liKE thiS |
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Date: 7/15/2004 9:55:00 AM
From Authorid: 46527
LOL!! |
Date: 7/15/2004 9:56:00 AM
From Authorid: 28989
Their's a bugg in my Spell Checkor, so its not my fawlt.  |
Date: 7/15/2004 10:32:00 AM
From Authorid: 4144
i don't really pay any attention. i probably misspell half my worlds!  |
Date: 7/15/2004 10:45:00 AM
From Authorid: 47218
First of all, I hate it when people put the "sp" next to a word that they think they've mispelled (which they generally have). If you know you don't have the spelling right, then do yourself the favor and look it up-- there are dictionaries aplenty on the internet and it takes less than a minute to track one down and look up a word. If that's too much for you, just think how it was years ago, when you had to get up and walk around your house to find the dictionary and then flip through it to find a word. Technology has eased the process for you. Besides, how are you going to ever learn to spell the word correctly if you don't look it up? Secondly, I don't expect people to be perfect (goodness knows, I'm not myself) but a post full of spelling errors is very distracting, makes the author look uneducated and therefore causes the readers to take them less seriously (whether the readers are conscious of it or not) and sometimes it gets to the point where it is very difficult to read. The whole point of having a standardized spelling system is so that people of all different ages and from different parts of the world can understand each other's writing. If you mispell often, then you are making it hard for people to understand you. And the silly thing is, that all you have to do is cut and paste your writing into a word processing program (available on most computers) and run a spell check on it to catch a majority of the errors. This all indicates to me that it's more a matter of laziness than ignorance.  |
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Date: 7/15/2004 10:49:00 AM
From Authorid: 47218
oh, and that should have been "misspell." I was certain it was only one s, but I looked it up and found out I was wrong. So, I'm definitely not perfect, but at least I look it up! |
Date: 7/15/2004 10:59:00 AM
From Authorid: 53284
I often misspell words because my mind goes faster than my little fingers do. I look back at what I've typed and boy am I embarassed. Spelling has never been my strong point.  |
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Date: 7/15/2004 11:07:00 AM
From Authorid: 13119
Okay B Monkey, I do have to laugh at your first line in your post "Originally the title of this post was going to be 'A questin to those who mispell their words' but I wasn't sure if it was spelled 'mispelled' or 'misspelled'" You are worried about misspelled but you misspelled QUESTIN (question) , :O) |
Date: 7/15/2004 12:45:00 PM
From Authorid: 24319
When it comes to my posts I always make sure the words are spelled right and change them if they aren't. Now, with my replies, sometimes I will reply again and address my mispelling, other times I won't. Most people will be able to understand what I said, with the mispelled word. And besides, I bet most people don't read all the replies anyway.  |
Date: 7/15/2004 2:16:00 PM
From Authorid: 53909
I know that I'm not too good at spelling some words but I try to check over my words and spellings before I post or a few seconds later after I post. I know that I have mispelled some word and typed SP? in there, not too often though. I acutally don't have a dictoinary near by...although I wonder where it went?? I could also look on the net also, but I admit, I'm too lazy to do that and plus my computer is always a poop.  |
Date: 7/15/2004 3:50:00 PM
From Authorid: 53427
I used to be the queen of the spelling bees when I was in school. But over time, my brain has started turning to cheese. I'm not nearly as good at spelling as I once was. But it still bothers me to see misspelled words.. Especially on signs in front of businesses.. If they spent all that money getting the sign made, couldn't they at least look the word up to be sure?? I have to agree with the other When Posts Are Made Like This, I Have A Very Hard Time Reading Them... And sometimes even if its an interesting topic, I'll avoid them just because they are hard on my eyes.  |
Date: 7/15/2004 5:44:00 PM
From Authorid: 62675
I know I misspell words, bu tseeing a lot of words in shorthand drives me nuts and i won't read it! -Sunni  |
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Date: 7/15/2004 8:59:00 PM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 57232
Hey Magoo look 10 replies down, I put that irony sure is funny because look at me misspelling question, I put that down already. I put in my reply 10 down that irony was just too funny for me to change it. I repeated that, my attention is on I love the 90's....What I meant by the post is that it gets bothersome after awhile, not an error here and error there, b/c mistakes they happen, but when it's laden with mistakes where you sit and wonder man there are 12 mistakes surely they see them, I'm talking about THOSE mistakes |
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Date: 7/15/2004 9:02:00 PM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 57232
'To err is to human' that's a quote from somewhere, so having a few mistakes, that's life, trust me I'm not that anal. I do know that you have to watch your words in any capacity because some people have totally read this in the wrong way, I mean abundance of errors, but perhaps I didn't put that point in good enough and the most that I got from this post is funny....it's my next reply and in all caps, because it is funny.... |
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Date: 7/15/2004 9:03:00 PM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 57232
that it's spelled MISSPELLED. That surprised me! Thanks for everyone's replies and Peace |
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Date: 7/16/2004 7:52:00 AM
From Authorid: 13119
As I told you in PM, I think it is hilarious I wasn't dissing you I was laughing with you. You are right the irony of it was awesome. It just took me that long to really see it, I read the post everytime I reply to it and I even read all the replies but ,total brain fart, didn't even get it. |
Date: 7/16/2004 6:46:00 PM
From Authorid: 34487
Good question.  |
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Date: 7/16/2004 10:53:00 PM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 57232
Magoo |
Date: 9/18/2005 12:20:00 AM
From Authorid: 7574
You already know that I'm a spelling and grammar freak.  |
