This thread is back... weird...
I gotta way, spelling errors that drive me nuts are usually ones i make...
I gotta way, spelling errors that drive me nuts are usually ones i make...
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Spelling errors that drive you nuts!
- Thread starter mimaz
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- Mar 1, 2005
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"Squire" instead of "Squier". I'm not exempt. Caught myself a few times...
I bet that's a Squire Percision Base
Ugh
Your instead of the correct you're
There instead of the correct their
Alot instead of the correct a lot
Jeez!
There instead of the correct their
Alot instead of the correct a lot
Jeez!
"Spelling errors that drive you nuts!"
Teh instead of the.
Then there's that endangered species know as capitalisation.
And for the love of golly, please, please use paragraphs!
In general, I find the posts on Basschat to be more literate (and refreshingly irreverent) compared to those on TalkBass.
As in any situation where our efforts are being recorded, I believe that we musicians should try to post on the 'net as well as we would want to play in the studio.
After all, professionalism is professionalism, n'est-ce pas?
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BTW. I flunked out of high school with an english mark of 27% which is why I love Firefox's built in (and automatic) spelling checker.
Teh instead of the.
Then there's that endangered species know as capitalisation.
And for the love of golly, please, please use paragraphs!
In general, I find the posts on Basschat to be more literate (and refreshingly irreverent) compared to those on TalkBass.
As in any situation where our efforts are being recorded, I believe that we musicians should try to post on the 'net as well as we would want to play in the studio.
After all, professionalism is professionalism, n'est-ce pas?
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BTW. I flunked out of high school with an english mark of 27% which is why I love Firefox's built in (and automatic) spelling checker.
'Color' instead of 'Colour'
'Harbor' instead of 'Harbour'
'Mom' instead of 'Mum'
You'd think people can't spell for nuts around here.
'Harbor' instead of 'Harbour'
'Mom' instead of 'Mum'
You'd think people can't spell for nuts around here.
abscess sc in the middle, two s's at the end
abseil ends with -seil (not -sail)
accommodate, accommodation, etc. two cs, two ms (often misspelled with only one m)
accumulate, accumulation, etc. two cs, one m
achieve i before e
acquaint, acquire, acquit, etc. remember the c before the q
address two ds
aggressive, aggression, etc. two g's, two s's
all right two words (not alright)
a lot two words (not alot)
amateur ends with -eur (not -uer)
anaesthetic -ae- after the n
Antarctic remember the c after the r
apartment only one p
apparent ends with -ent (not -ant)
aqueduct e after the u (not aqua-)
archaeology -ae- after the h
Arctic remember the c after the r
argument no e after the u
artefact arte- (arti- is the US spelling)
asterisk ends with -isk (Asterix is a cartoon character)
attach ends with -ach (no t)
beautiful, beauty, etc. remember the u (not beat-)
belief, believe i before e
benighted no k in the middle
besiege i before e
biased only one s
bigoted only one t
blatant ends with -ant (not -ent)
brief i before e
broccoli two cs, one l
buoy, buoyant u before the o
cappuccino two ps, two cs
Caribbean one r, two bs
ceiling e before i
cemetery 3 vowels, all es
civilian only one l
coconut -co- in the middle (no a)
commemorate two ms, then single m
commitment two ms, one t in the middle
committee two ms, two ts
comparative -rative (not -ritive)
compatible -tible (not -table)
competent ends with -ent (not -ant)
conceive e before i
consensus -sensus (not -census)
contemporary ends with -porary (not -pory)
correspondence ends with -ence (not -ance)
cursor ends with -or (not -er)
deceive e before i
definite -ite (not -ate)
descendant ends with -ant (not -ent)
despair begins with des- (not dis-)
desperate -per- in the middle (not -par-)
detach ends with -ach (no t)
diarrhoea two rs, ends with -hoea
disappear one s, two ps
disappoint one s, two ps
disastrous ends with -trous (not -terous)
discipline remember the c after the s
dissect two s's
ecstasy ecs- (not x), ends with -asy
eighth two hs, ends with -hth
embarrass, embarrassment, etc. two rs, two s's
environment remember the n before the m
espresso begins with es- (not ex-)
estuary -tuary (not -taury)
exaggerate, exaggeration two gs, one r
except remember the c after the x
exhilarate -lar- in the middle (not -ler-)
existence ends with -ence (not -ance)
extraordinary begins with extraor- (not extror-)
extrovert begins with extro- (not extra-)
familiar only one l
fascinate, fascination remember the c after the s
February two rs (-ruary not -uary)
fierce i before e
fluorescent fluor- (not flour-)
foreign e before i
forty begins with for- (no u)
friend i before e
fulfil, fulfilment two single ls
gauge -au- (not -ua-)
glamorous, glamorize -mor- in the middle (no u)
government remember the n before the m
graffiti two fs, one t
grammar ends with -ar (not -er)
grateful begins with grate- (not great-)
grief, grieve i before e
guarantee -ua- (not -au-)
guard, guardian, etc. -ua- (not -au-)
hamster ham-, (not hamp-)
handkerchief remember the d
harass, harassment, etc. one r, two s's
hers no apostrophe
hierarchy i before e, ends with -archy
hindrance ends with -drance (not -derance)
homogeneous the ending is -eous, with an e
honorary -nor- in the middle (no u)
humorous, humorist -mor- in the middle (no u)
hygiene, hygienic i before e
idiosyncrasy ends with -asy (not -acy)
imaginary ends with -ary (not -ery)
immediately ends with -ately (not -atly)
inadvertent ends with -ent (not -ant)
independent ends with -ent (not -ant)
inoculate one n, one c
insistent ends with -ent (not -ant)
instalment one l
interrupt, interruption two rs
introvert begins with intro- (not intra-)
irrelevant two rs, ends with -ant
itinerary ends with -ary (not -ery)
jocular ends with -ar (not -er)
judgement use judgement in general contexts, judgment in legal use
kernel ends with -el (not -al)
knowledge remember the d
language -guage (not -gauge)
liaise, liaison remember the second i: liais-
library two rs (-rary)
lightning lightn- (no e)
liquefy -efy (not -ify)
maintenance -ten- (not -tain-), ends with -ance
manoeuvre -oeu- in the middle, ends with -vre
medicine begins with medi- (not mede-)
Mediterranean one d, one t, two rs
millennium two ls, two ns
millionaire two ls, one n
miniature remember the a after the i : minia-
minuscule -uscule (not -iscule)
mischievous i before e, ends with -vous (not -vious)
misspell two s's
moreover remember the middle e
necessary, necessity, etc. one c, two s's
negotiate ends with -tiate (not -ciate)
niece i before e
noticeable remember the middle e
occasion two cs, one s
occur two cs, one r
occurrence two cs, two rs
omission, omit one m
opportunity two ps
ours no apostrophe
parallel two ls in the middle, ends with one l
parliament -lia- in the middle
pejorative begins with pej- (not perj-)
perceive e before i
permanent ends with -ent (not -ant)
persistent ends with -ent (not -ant)
pharaoh ends with -aoh (not -oah)
pigeon no d before the g
Portuguese ends with -guese (remember the 2nd u)
possess, possession, etc. two s's in the middle and two at the end
potato no e at the end of the singular (but add -es to make the plural)
privilege ends with -lege (not -ledge)
pronunciation -nunc- in the middle (no o)
propaganda begins with propa- (not propo-)
protein e before i
publicly ends with -cly (not -cally)
pursue, pursuit begins with pur- (not per-)
questionnaire two ns, one r
rarefied rare- (not rari-)
receive e before i
recommend, recommendation, etc. one c, two ms
refrigerator no d
relevant ends with -ant (not -ent)
relief, relieve i before e
religious ends with -gious (not -gous)
restaurateur no n: -rateur
resuscitate -susc- in the middle (not -suss-)
rhythm begins with rhy-, ends with -thm
rigorous -gor- in the middle (no u)
risotto one s, two ts
sacrilege -rilege (not -relige)
Scandinavian -din- in the middle (not -dan-)
seize e before i
separate -par- in the middle (not -per-)
siege i before e
sieve i before e
skilful two single ls
success, successful, etc. two cs, two s's
supersede -sede (not -cede)
suppress two ps
surprise begins with sur- (not sup-)
tariff one r, two fs
temperature -pera- in the middle
theirs no apostrophe
thief i before e
threshold one h in the middle
tomato no e at the end of the singular (but add -es to make the plural)
tomorrow one m, two rs
truly no e
underrate two rs in the middle
unforeseen remember the e after the r
until just one l at the end
unwieldy i before e
usage just one e, at the end
vaccinate two cs
vegetable vege- (not vega-)
veterinary -er- in the middle; -ary at the end
vulnerable remember the l before the n
Wednesday remember the d before the n
weird e before i
wield i before e
wilful two single ls
withhold two hs in the middle
yield i before e
yours no apostrophe
abseil ends with -seil (not -sail)
accommodate, accommodation, etc. two cs, two ms (often misspelled with only one m)
accumulate, accumulation, etc. two cs, one m
achieve i before e
acquaint, acquire, acquit, etc. remember the c before the q
address two ds
aggressive, aggression, etc. two g's, two s's
all right two words (not alright)
a lot two words (not alot)
amateur ends with -eur (not -uer)
anaesthetic -ae- after the n
Antarctic remember the c after the r
apartment only one p
apparent ends with -ent (not -ant)
aqueduct e after the u (not aqua-)
archaeology -ae- after the h
Arctic remember the c after the r
argument no e after the u
artefact arte- (arti- is the US spelling)
asterisk ends with -isk (Asterix is a cartoon character)
attach ends with -ach (no t)
beautiful, beauty, etc. remember the u (not beat-)
belief, believe i before e
benighted no k in the middle
besiege i before e
biased only one s
bigoted only one t
blatant ends with -ant (not -ent)
brief i before e
broccoli two cs, one l
buoy, buoyant u before the o
cappuccino two ps, two cs
Caribbean one r, two bs
ceiling e before i
cemetery 3 vowels, all es
civilian only one l
coconut -co- in the middle (no a)
commemorate two ms, then single m
commitment two ms, one t in the middle
committee two ms, two ts
comparative -rative (not -ritive)
compatible -tible (not -table)
competent ends with -ent (not -ant)
conceive e before i
consensus -sensus (not -census)
contemporary ends with -porary (not -pory)
correspondence ends with -ence (not -ance)
cursor ends with -or (not -er)
deceive e before i
definite -ite (not -ate)
descendant ends with -ant (not -ent)
despair begins with des- (not dis-)
desperate -per- in the middle (not -par-)
detach ends with -ach (no t)
diarrhoea two rs, ends with -hoea
disappear one s, two ps
disappoint one s, two ps
disastrous ends with -trous (not -terous)
discipline remember the c after the s
dissect two s's
ecstasy ecs- (not x), ends with -asy
eighth two hs, ends with -hth
embarrass, embarrassment, etc. two rs, two s's
environment remember the n before the m
espresso begins with es- (not ex-)
estuary -tuary (not -taury)
exaggerate, exaggeration two gs, one r
except remember the c after the x
exhilarate -lar- in the middle (not -ler-)
existence ends with -ence (not -ance)
extraordinary begins with extraor- (not extror-)
extrovert begins with extro- (not extra-)
familiar only one l
fascinate, fascination remember the c after the s
February two rs (-ruary not -uary)
fierce i before e
fluorescent fluor- (not flour-)
foreign e before i
forty begins with for- (no u)
friend i before e
fulfil, fulfilment two single ls
gauge -au- (not -ua-)
glamorous, glamorize -mor- in the middle (no u)
government remember the n before the m
graffiti two fs, one t
grammar ends with -ar (not -er)
grateful begins with grate- (not great-)
grief, grieve i before e
guarantee -ua- (not -au-)
guard, guardian, etc. -ua- (not -au-)
hamster ham-, (not hamp-)
handkerchief remember the d
harass, harassment, etc. one r, two s's
hers no apostrophe
hierarchy i before e, ends with -archy
hindrance ends with -drance (not -derance)
homogeneous the ending is -eous, with an e
honorary -nor- in the middle (no u)
humorous, humorist -mor- in the middle (no u)
hygiene, hygienic i before e
idiosyncrasy ends with -asy (not -acy)
imaginary ends with -ary (not -ery)
immediately ends with -ately (not -atly)
inadvertent ends with -ent (not -ant)
independent ends with -ent (not -ant)
inoculate one n, one c
insistent ends with -ent (not -ant)
instalment one l
interrupt, interruption two rs
introvert begins with intro- (not intra-)
irrelevant two rs, ends with -ant
itinerary ends with -ary (not -ery)
jocular ends with -ar (not -er)
judgement use judgement in general contexts, judgment in legal use
kernel ends with -el (not -al)
knowledge remember the d
language -guage (not -gauge)
liaise, liaison remember the second i: liais-
library two rs (-rary)
lightning lightn- (no e)
liquefy -efy (not -ify)
maintenance -ten- (not -tain-), ends with -ance
manoeuvre -oeu- in the middle, ends with -vre
medicine begins with medi- (not mede-)
Mediterranean one d, one t, two rs
millennium two ls, two ns
millionaire two ls, one n
miniature remember the a after the i : minia-
minuscule -uscule (not -iscule)
mischievous i before e, ends with -vous (not -vious)
misspell two s's
moreover remember the middle e
necessary, necessity, etc. one c, two s's
negotiate ends with -tiate (not -ciate)
niece i before e
noticeable remember the middle e
occasion two cs, one s
occur two cs, one r
occurrence two cs, two rs
omission, omit one m
opportunity two ps
ours no apostrophe
parallel two ls in the middle, ends with one l
parliament -lia- in the middle
pejorative begins with pej- (not perj-)
perceive e before i
permanent ends with -ent (not -ant)
persistent ends with -ent (not -ant)
pharaoh ends with -aoh (not -oah)
pigeon no d before the g
Portuguese ends with -guese (remember the 2nd u)
possess, possession, etc. two s's in the middle and two at the end
potato no e at the end of the singular (but add -es to make the plural)
privilege ends with -lege (not -ledge)
pronunciation -nunc- in the middle (no o)
propaganda begins with propa- (not propo-)
protein e before i
publicly ends with -cly (not -cally)
pursue, pursuit begins with pur- (not per-)
questionnaire two ns, one r
rarefied rare- (not rari-)
receive e before i
recommend, recommendation, etc. one c, two ms
refrigerator no d
relevant ends with -ant (not -ent)
relief, relieve i before e
religious ends with -gious (not -gous)
restaurateur no n: -rateur
resuscitate -susc- in the middle (not -suss-)
rhythm begins with rhy-, ends with -thm
rigorous -gor- in the middle (no u)
risotto one s, two ts
sacrilege -rilege (not -relige)
Scandinavian -din- in the middle (not -dan-)
seize e before i
separate -par- in the middle (not -per-)
siege i before e
sieve i before e
skilful two single ls
success, successful, etc. two cs, two s's
supersede -sede (not -cede)
suppress two ps
surprise begins with sur- (not sup-)
tariff one r, two fs
temperature -pera- in the middle
theirs no apostrophe
thief i before e
threshold one h in the middle
tomato no e at the end of the singular (but add -es to make the plural)
tomorrow one m, two rs
truly no e
underrate two rs in the middle
unforeseen remember the e after the r
until just one l at the end
unwieldy i before e
usage just one e, at the end
vaccinate two cs
vegetable vege- (not vega-)
veterinary -er- in the middle; -ary at the end
vulnerable remember the l before the n
Wednesday remember the d before the n
weird e before i
wield i before e
wilful two single ls
withhold two hs in the middle
yield i before e
yours no apostrophe
I love that you bumped a three year old thread only to not mention spelling errors ("Teh" is a typo not a misspelling) and then post this:
Fantastic.
Fantastic.
I hate it when people use apostrophes in the wrong place. The one that's the worst is ya'll (correctly spelled y'all).
I don't get all bent if someone makes a spelling error.
Big deal !! As long as I can understand someone, I don't make anything of it.
Cheers, Dave
I find it slightly annoying. I shouldn't be required to work extra hard just so I can understand someone who thinks that spelling and grammar are unimportant.
The reason we have these rules is so that we can understand each other, and make ourselves understood. I don't get upset with people who can't spell (or who choose not to) but I don't usually pay their typing/writing as much attention as that of someone who does spell properly. That's just the way it is.
The only one that REALLY annoys me is Faggit. I hear it a lot when I'm playing video games. Mostly CS:S though as it's now overly populated with smart ass kids.
I was in Milan, at the airport, waiting for my flight back to London. A girl in her early twenties was posing around, flexing her muscles in front of a group of friends who were taking pictures as she proudly showed off a tattoo that swept over her bicep in a flowery script.
The tattoo read "This is my strenght".
Oooops!!!
The tattoo read "This is my strenght".
Oooops!!!
Hi.
Thank's for bringing this to our amusement again MIJ-VI.
Actually, AFAIK, that's a RCA marketing nickname from waaaay back, not an error.
How does miced sound? To me like a feline has done his/her job getting rid of the rodent infestation.
Miked or mic'ed much better. IMHO.
Some food for a thought or a two, if I may.
Back in the day people who were interested in learning English language beyond what was taught in shcools (or not) had about four choices.
#1 Undubbed movies and TV-series.
#2 Literature.
#3 BBC World. (and others alike)
#4 Music.
The first ones (#1) were scarse in certain parts of the world, luckily for us, not over here.
We had and still have subtitles, no dubbing for adults. Only the material for minors is dubbed, with a few exeptions.
#2 and #3 were better, as almost all the material is considered to be free of errors and of correct grammar.
#4 is debatable, even the best lyricists and poets have bent the rules more than in one occasion to their liking, rendering the educational value somewhat questionable.
What did this give us?
Or rather, what did that give to You native speakers/readers? You're the ones that see the level of the others linguistical skill the best after all.
A few generations of people who can get by with the language, but can't quite get their point across and make insulting (or potentionally hazardous in some lines of work) errors every once and a while. Unintentionally.
Not bad, but nothing stellar either.
Take the present day, where are we (non native speakers) now?
We learn mainly from the text we see in the internet, adapt that to the lyrics of the POP artists. And use that as a baseline.
Am I only one who sees a bit of a problem here? Shouldn't the native speakers who sometimes complain about our "non-natives" lack of skill, do something in order to improve the contents of their writing? That is after all where we get our "education" as far as I can see.
Regards
Sam
Thank's for bringing this to our amusement again MIJ-VI.
Actually, AFAIK, that's a RCA marketing nickname from waaaay back, not an error.
How does miced sound? To me like a feline has done his/her job getting rid of the rodent infestation.
Miked or mic'ed much better. IMHO.
Some food for a thought or a two, if I may.
Back in the day people who were interested in learning English language beyond what was taught in shcools (or not) had about four choices.
#1 Undubbed movies and TV-series.
#2 Literature.
#3 BBC World. (and others alike)
#4 Music.
The first ones (#1) were scarse in certain parts of the world, luckily for us, not over here.
We had and still have subtitles, no dubbing for adults. Only the material for minors is dubbed, with a few exeptions.
#2 and #3 were better, as almost all the material is considered to be free of errors and of correct grammar.
#4 is debatable, even the best lyricists and poets have bent the rules more than in one occasion to their liking, rendering the educational value somewhat questionable.
What did this give us?
Or rather, what did that give to You native speakers/readers? You're the ones that see the level of the others linguistical skill the best after all.
A few generations of people who can get by with the language, but can't quite get their point across and make insulting (or potentionally hazardous in some lines of work) errors every once and a while. Unintentionally.
Not bad, but nothing stellar either.
Take the present day, where are we (non native speakers) now?
We learn mainly from the text we see in the internet, adapt that to the lyrics of the POP artists. And use that as a baseline.
Am I only one who sees a bit of a problem here? Shouldn't the native speakers who sometimes complain about our "non-natives" lack of skill, do something in order to improve the contents of their writing? That is after all where we get our "education" as far as I can see.
Regards
Sam
