My 'you know what drives me nuts?' rant!

[mmbongo]

For some reason, people who type the following things drives me nuts.

'Sadowski' basses.
'Dunlap' strings.
'Spertzel' tuners.

Do folks just not pay attention to anything??

I must go yell at some clouds now.

 

[bassteban]

Is *Sadowsky* pronounced differently than *Sadowski*?
Not being a smartarse, I tend to agree on the other points- but I am an irritable prick most of the time.

Edit: Ah, I see- SPELLING... OK, gotcha. Im a bit of a spelling and grammar fascist. Not sure what my wife sees in me sometimes.

 

[Jeff K]

"Squire" (Squier)
Misuse of advice/advise
Misuse of too/to/two
Misuse of affect/effect

Now prepare for the onslaught of abuse from the "Spelling/grammar is not important!" folks...

 

[Space Pickle]

my compliments

 

[Mossmatic]

Their/there/they're
hear/here
heard/herd

 

[RxFunk]

It really bugs me when people mix up allowed/aloud.

 

[bassteban]

I think *advice/advise* is an English/American thing... HOWEVER, on that note, where do they get * *AL-LOO-MIN-EE-UM?* It is NOT spelled that way.

But thanks for lots of good music.

 

[Tituscrow]

I think *advice/advise* is an English/American thing... HOWEVER, on that note, where do they get * *AL-LOO-MIN-EE-UM?* It is NOT spelled that way.

But thanks for lots of good music.

Advice is a noun
Advise is a verb

And aluminium has a second i.

You're welcome

 

[FretNoMore]

Using all caps
"LOL", "LOFLMAO", etc
Text speak, e.g b4 instead of before

Yes, I'm a grumpy old fart.

PS: I hear yelling at trees helps too, good to know in case the sky is clear.

 

[Bassic Playing]

I think *advice/advise* is an English/American thing... HOWEVER, on that note, where do they get * *AL-LOO-MIN-EE-UM?* It is NOT spelled that way.

But thanks for lots of good music.

Actually... it is

 

[thunderstation]

For some reason, people who type the following things drives me nuts.

'Sadowski' basses.
'Dunlap' strings.
'Spertzel' tuners.

Do folks just not pay attention to anything??

I must go yell at some clouds now.

Shaking your fist at the sky also helps

 

[GKon]

I get ticked off at all the acronyms that we are all supposed to magically know, or learn by osmosis through touching the computer screen.

Can anyone give me there opinion or advise and where too find a page listing them?

 

[jmcorn]

Advice from others that say "don't mix cabs" when they are using cabs that have a 12" and a 6" driver or a 15" and a 6".

 

[lfmn16]

As long as we're all complaining, I hate threads that start with "recommend me a ..." For some reason it strikes me as uber-low class.

 

[Bassist4Eris]

Actually... it is

In the states, we spell it "aluminum".
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Back on topic, "loose" and "lose" drives me nuts.

 

[EpiRipper]

Grammar, the difference between knowing your sh1t, and knowing you're sh1t!

 

[GKon]

HoW aBoUt WhEn pEoPle TyPe lIkE ThIs. CaN't StAnD iT.

 

[OOZMAN]

I think *advice/advise* is an English/American thing... HOWEVER, on that note, where do they get * *AL-LOO-MIN-EE-UM?* It is NOT spelled that way.

But thanks for lots of good music.

ALUMINIUM

MINIUM

NIUM

How is it not spelled that way?

 

[karl_em_all]

Grammar can be that fine line between feeling you're nuts and feeling your nuts.

 

[kcole4001]

Apostrophes!
(not apostrophe's for f()#k's sake!)

Just because you see an 'S' on the end of a word doesn't mean you get to use an apostrophe, nor do you get to throw it in anywhere you like.