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"then" vs. "than"

#25
Admittedly, I get irritated with things like this. Some of the ones I see a lot on TB:

Loose vs. Lose
Advice vs. Advise
To/Too/Two

I used to review/approve a lot of reports. One time, just to make a point regarding the importance of proper spelling, I sent this Far Side cartoon to some of the people I supervised:

FarSideHelf_zps1e8c686f.jpg
 
#26
Unrepresented said:
Your right. Anyone who has past third grade should of known this. I guess it's just two hard for people too bother to learn grammar rules. Their not that hard. Its a shame when a word isn't used for it's proper meaning. Or maybe I just have way better principals then everyone else (which certainly isn't much of a complement).
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:D
 
#29
Lots of words like that.

Accept/Except
Stationery/Stationary
Effect/Affect
Compliment/Complement
Metal/Mettle

come to mind.

Used to need a big bulky dictionary to get things right.
Nowadays with the Internet it's easier than ever.
People think if it passes the spellchecker it must be right.
nerp.

Also makes me blink when people use "whenever" instead of "when".
 
#30
basmicke said:
Maybe part of the problem is that a lot of TB members, as myself, are foreigners and english is not our first language.
But I can understand your point. The fact that all different kinds of people, with different educational levels meet on this forum to discuss their interest for all things bass makes for some really interesting clashes in how to use the written word :)
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^^^This. Some people are using translators etc... Just stop calling Bimmers Beamers. It's Bimmer dang it.:)
 
#32
Unrepresented said:
Your right. Anyone who has [DEL]past[/DEL] Passed third grade should of known this. I guess it's just two hard for people too bother to learn grammar rules. Their not that hard. Its a shame when a word isn't used for it's proper meaning. Or maybe I just have way better principals then everyone else (which certainly isn't much of a complement).
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They're I fixed it for you
 
#33
Unrepresented said:
Your right. Anyone who has past third grade should of known this. I guess it's just two hard for people too bother to learn grammar rules. Their not that hard. Its a shame when a word isn't used for it's proper meaning. Or maybe I just have way better principals then everyone else (which certainly isn't much of a complement).
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I saw what you did there. :D
 
#37
two fingers said:
It is amazing to me how many people (not just on this forum, but in general) have no idea how to use the words "then" and "than".

less then = wrong
more then = wrong
other then = wrong
taller then = wrong
shorter then = wrong (unless you were to type "I was shorter then than I am now.")
rather then = wrong

I know. Life is too short to get bugged by things like this. I get it.
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What gets me is the use of there in place of their.
 
#38
I'm getting sick of work emails that look a bit like this...."Wud u min sndn me the rprt?" or "wht tim will u b done?" Really? Skipping all those letters made your day that much more productive?

These aren't people on blackberrys or iphones...office full keyboard folks that send emails like teenage texts.

I usually write back: "uyqwtoyweywqtwqioywqeiew...got it?"
 
#40
Munjibunga said:
Some might say dumbing down.
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Exactly.

The culture shift of the early 90's started making it completely acceptable to use poor grammar, curse excessively, and become completely devoid of manners. Today, it is ridiculous just how stupid many people have become.

Laziness is the main affliction in our schools, teachers, and society.
 

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