So... why does everyone and their mother spell 'Squier' wrong?

[kai_ski]

Why use "two," "too," or "to" when all you need is "2"?

 

[darkstorm]

I know why.

I cnduo't bvleiee taht I culod aulaclty uesdtannrd waht I was rdnaieg. Unisg the icndeblire pweor of the hmuan mnid, aocdcrnig to rseecrah at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno't mttaer in waht oderr the lterets in a wrod are, the olny irpoamtnt tihng is taht the frsit and lsat ltteer be in the rhgit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it whoutit a pboerlm. Tihs is bucseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey ltteer by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Aaznmig, huh? Yaeh and I awlyas tghhuot slelinpg was ipmorantt! See if yuor fdreins can raed tihs too.

If someone already said this sorry, it's because I only read the first and last posts of a thread.

LMAO I remember reading about that a couple yrs ago.

 

[Waterpilot]

Ya mean "than" I would assume rather than "then".

John

I can't tell if you're being ironic by correcting me and using "Ya" while doing it...

Nevertheless! No. I meant then, but that's because I don't think I've been using it correctly for who knows how long...

 

[bassist4dalord]

Don't you mean Squire?




+1 to the Spell-Check. My computer has no problem with Squire. Squier, on the other hand..

 

[Tracebassplayer]

I gotta unsubscribe from this thread. The original question and theme have been long since lost and people are starting to make the same comments that were made 7 pages ago....

 

[Big Brother]

LMAO I remember reading about that a couple yrs ago.

It's true though, that is why people tend to misspell it. It's not so much that people are stupid but that people are smart...

Grammar rules are really just guidelines, the only thing that matters is effectively communicating your message and the best writers seldom live within what is considered proper. But that doesn't mean a bunch of $%*& should be tolerated.

Which means when I see "OMG y r u riten lyke dat??" I want to reach through the internet and slap them. We all have standards, they just vary.

 

[Kwesi]

I gotta unsubscribe from this thread. The original question and theme have been long since lost and people are starting to make the same comments that were made 7 pages ago....

I wish I could do that, lol.

 

[Tracebassplayer]

I thought you could "List subscriptions", check the box next to it, choose 'delete' from the menu and click 'go'...
No?
That suck's, when ya can't even get out of your own threads....

 

[kawika5150]

Inkorrect speling is a pet peev of mine. I also cant stand it when someone uses the word, "irregardless."

 

[Tracebassplayer]

Wait, I can "unsub" from my for sale ad... Click thread tools above and choose "unsubscribe from this thread"...

 

[Oldboy]

Its e-z-r then learning how 2 spell it rite.

e-zed-r? Doesn't work for me,here in the UK.

 

[Johnston]

I wouldn't worry too much.

I had an email from Fender UK and they even spelt it wrong

 

[JTE]

I know why.

I cnduo't bvleiee taht I culod aulaclty uesdtannrd waht I was rdnaieg. Unisg the icndeblire pweor of the hmuan mnid, aocdcrnig to rseecrah at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno't mttaer in waht oderr the lterets in a wrod are, the olny irpoamtnt tihng is taht the frsit and lsat ltteer be in the rhgit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it whoutit a pboerlm. Tihs is bucseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey ltteer by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Aaznmig, huh? Yaeh and I awlyas tghhuot slelinpg was ipmorantt! See if yuor fdreins can raed tihs too.

If someone already said this sorry, it's because I only read the first and last posts of a thread.

As I said earlier, yes, if I put the time and effort in I CAN figure out what it says. But why should I bother to put the time and effort into this? If you want to communicate, take the time to at least TRY to do so in a fashion that facilitates communication.

John

 

[Tracebassplayer]

As I said earlier, yes, if I put the time and effort in I CAN figure out what it says. But why should I bother to put the time and effort into this? If you want to communicate, take the time to at least TRY to do so in a fashion that facilitates communication.

John

+1

 

[MegaSwing]

It's not that hard is it? I have more trouble with 'their' and 'they're'.

Most people communicate terribly in writing. It's tragic, but that's the way it is, for whatever reason. However, if you understand the message, how important is the spelling? (Not that I condone poor spelling; I think it has grown to ridiculous levels. Or maybe in the age of the Internet, everybody just can see how stupid everybody else is...and take comfort in it.) It's a huge problem only if others do not understand what you intend to say.

 

[FunkMetalBass]

Because "Squire" is a real word.

 

[FunkMetalBass]

Inkorrect speling is a pet peev of mine. I also cant stand it when someone uses the word, "irregardless."

Irregardless of your point, I like how you snuck a misspelling into this post.

 

[Batmensch]

Because "Squire" is a real word.

And "Squier" is somebody's real name.

 

[JTE]

I know why.

I cnduo't bvleiee taht I culod aulaclty uesdtannrd waht I was rdnaieg. Unisg the icndeblire pweor of the hmuan mnid, aocdcrnig to rseecrah at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno't mttaer in waht oderr the lterets in a wrod are, the olny irpoamtnt tihng is taht the frsit and lsat ltteer be in the rhgit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it whoutit a pboerlm. Tihs is bucseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey ltteer by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Aaznmig, huh? Yaeh and I awlyas tghhuot slelinpg was ipmorantt! See if yuor fdreins can raed tihs too.

If someone already said this sorry, it's because I only read the first and last posts of a thread.

There are few problems with the assertions that the paragraph makes too...

A. "...and you can sitll raed it whoutit a pboerlm." Or "... and you can still read it without a problem." The author assumes that the time to decipher it and make sense of the gibberish is not a "pboerlm". It quite often is a problem.

B. They equate getting the message with clear communication. It isn't.

John

 

[silky smoove]

The one that kills me is "lose." Why do so many people on TB spell it "loose." Examples:
"I tried using that pedal, but found that I would loose too much low end."
"Can you run those cabs together without loosing too much clarity?"

Annoys me every time.