"then" vs. "than"

[MatticusMania]

Yeah, but people use that word for the body part.

Maybe they were laying down?

At least its a real word.

 

[Richland123]

Maybe they were laying down?

At least its a real word.

Maybe they are just "stand up" guys!

How about chimley and liberry?

 

[MatticusMania]

Maybe they are just "stand up" guys!

Bazinga!

How about chimley and liberry?

I cant say Ive heard anyone use the word chimley. That would probably annoy me. Unless it was a talking baby.

 

[Bloodhammer]

When I die, don't put me in a hearsh.

 

[MatticusMania]

When I die, don't put me in a hearsh.

We'll leave you at Hershel's farm.

 

[Richland123]

I cant say Ive heard anyone use the word chimley. That would probably annoy me. Unless it was a talking baby.

I know lots of people who say Chimley and I can't stand it. One of my friends says both chimley and liberry and I want to ask him where did he get those words.

A few more I hear often are "Pitnic" for the word "Picnic" and "Pitcher" for "Picture" and "Punkin" for "Pumpkin"

 

[Bloodhammer]

We'll leave you at Hershel's farm.

Only zombies can make the lambs stop screaming.

EDIT: Whoops. Bleedover from the Va day day thread.

 

[Richland123]

We'll leave you at Hershel's farm.

 

[EricF]

pros·trate
/ˈpräsˌtrāt/Adjective
Lying stretched out on the ground with one's face downward.

Verb
Lay oneself flat on the ground face downward, esp. in reverence or submission.

Synonyms
prone
planking

Fixeded.

 

[EricF]

Is this the right thread to vent about the death of the adverb?

 

[GregC]

Is this the right thread to vent about the death of the adverb?

Absolutely.

 

[Richland123]

Bad in place of Badly

I could not believe that I have seen this on this site many times - base for bass.

 

[EricF]

Absolutely.

:golf clap:

Well played, sir.

 

[two fingers]

I don't like that pink fiberglass installation, myself.

I once installed some pink fiberglass. It makes a fabulous garden tub.


Do we really not have a sarcasm font?

 

[Stumbo]

I don' thin so, Lucy! Splain it tu meh.

 

[Munjibunga]

One of my favorites is when people use "reticent" when they really mean "reluctant." Reticence is the reluctance to speak. It is not a synonym of reluctance.

 

[Munjibunga]

I once installed some pink fiberglass. It makes a fabulous garden tub.


Do we really not have a sarcasm font?

We could all agree that Comic Sans is the sarcasm font.

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[Chebass88]

"Let me axe you a question."

 

[Sav'nBass]

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.

Some of the stuff in this thread is common .. like affect and effect .. and some others.. but this .. is just silly to me.. I didn't realize it was so common ..

When I was a kid it used to drive me nuts when I would hear people say things like.. "She knew I likeded her.." I still hear adults say it ... makes me cringe..

[DEL]Your[/DEL] You're right. Anyone who has [DEL]past[/DEL] passed third grade should [DEL]of[/DEL] have known this. I guess it's just [DEL]two[/DEL] too hard for people [DEL]too[/DEL] to bother to learn [DEL]grammar rules[/DEL] the rules of grammar. [DEL]Their[/DEL] They're not that hard to learn. [DEL]Its[/DEL] It's a shame when a word isn't used for it's proper meaning. Or maybe I just have way better [DEL]principals[/DEL] principles then everyone else (which certainly isn't much of a [DEL]complement[/DEL] compliment).

(I couldn't resist... I know you probably did that on purpous though..)

 

[Mark Reccord]

One of my favorites is when people use "reticent" when they really mean "reluctant." Reticence is the reluctance to speak. It is not a synonym of reluctance.

I've seen a lot of this in local media lately. Stuff like "the person was reticent to talk.." Which basically means "the person was reluctant to talk to talk." I can excuse poor English on an internet forum (it bothers me a bit but I seldom mention it) but it's totally unacceptable in a newspaper or on a media outlet website.

Misuse of the apostrophe is one of my biggest peeves. It's probably the most pervasive abuse of the written language I see in my professional life. I work with a bunch of engineers so it shouldn't be surprising, I guess. "Two years ago I couldn't spell 'engineer' and now I are one!"

Disclaimer: I am an engineer myself.