Why can't some people on PH spell definitely?

[Flintstone]

Cupid Stunt said:

Anyone can make a mistake. People on here seem to think that being the person that points out spelling errors makes them look like some sort of genius but instead they just look like a smartarse gobste & nobody likes smartarse gobstes

There's making mistakes and then there's posting in textspeak or simply not being arsed.

By the way, you missed the full stop off your last sentence















Whooosh parrot in reserve, just in case.

[Famous Graham]

shakotan said:

Famous Graham said:

Wacky Racer said:

Glassman said:

your right

Dunno why you're laughing, that's perfectly correct.

(I'm serious, btw)

Edited by Famous Graham on Sunday 4th July 16:28

Uh?

As in it's his right to complain about it

[TonyRPH]

dibbly dobbler said:

spud989 said:

As an English teacher, 'definitely' is the correction I find myself pointing out to kids most often; even the intelligent ones are often guilty of it. They generally don't realise they're doing it wrong until you whack:

infinite
finite
de + finite + ly

on the board. And then they see the logic, as they'd never dream of putting an 'a' in 'infinite'... sort of.

Mr Spud - report to detention and write out 'wrongly' 1000 times

I'm no English teacher, but I thought that should have read;

"They generally don't realise they're doing it incorrectly until you whack"

'wrongly' (although a valid word) just doesn't sound right somehow.

And while we're on the subject of grammar abuse;

What really pisses me of is those that put;

"I would of thought" or "I'm fed up of it"

It's have and with for fecks sake.

"I would have thought" and "I'm fed up with it"

The "would of" is taken from the spoken word "would've" (which sounds like 'would of') short for "would have" geddit?

Now breathe..

[Pothole]

TonyRPH said:

dibbly dobbler said:

spud989 said:

As an English teacher, 'definitely' is the correction I find myself pointing out to kids most often; even the intelligent ones are often guilty of it. They generally don't realise they're doing it wrong until you whack:

infinite
finite
de + finite + ly

on the board. And then they see the logic, as they'd never dream of putting an 'a' in 'infinite'... sort of.

Mr Spud - report to detention and write out 'wrongly' 1000 times

I'm no English teacher, but I thought that should have read;

"They generally don't realise they're doing it incorrectly until you whack"

'wrongly' (although a valid word) just doesn't sound right somehow.

And while we're on the subject of grammar abuse;

What really pisses me of is those that put;

"I would of thought" or "I'm fed up of it"

It's have and with for fecks sake.

"I would have thought" and "I'm fed up with it"

The "would of" is taken from the spoken word "would've" (which sounds like 'would of') short for "would have" geddit?

Now breathe..

Those WHO put, Tony....

[marshalla]

"copywrite" when they mean "copyright"

but the most heinous crime of all has to be


"project managing" instead of "managing the project"

[TonyRPH]

Pothole said:

Those WHO put, Tony....

lol thanks - I thought about that one for a few seconds - couldn't decide whether to put "those that" or "those whom"...

Wrong on both counts apparently!

Edited by TonyRPH on Sunday 4th July 19:23

[Pothole]

TonyRPH said:

Pothole said:

Those WHO put, Tony....

lol thanks - I thought about that one for a few seconds - couldn't decide whether to put "those that" or "those whom"...

Wrong on both counts apparently!

I try and avoid 'that' if at all possible. Who or which usually fits, so I use one of them.

Edited by Pothole on Sunday 4th July 19:54

[petrolveins]

Does no one have spellchecker in they're browser?...
Oh I see the issue now.

Spellchecker doesn't assist with the correct use of english. But it definitely helps with the spelling of words.

[Pothole]

One of the reasons I like Chrome.

[Wacky Racer]

Famous Graham said:

Wacky Racer said:

Glassman said:

your right

Dunno why you're laughing, that's perfectly correct.

(I'm serious, btw)

No it isn't.....it should be you're right........(short for you are).....

Also it's Don't know.....not Dunno.....

[Strangely Brown]

Pothole said:

I try and avoid 'that' if at all possible.

You try to avoid 'that', if at all possible.

[Wacky Racer]

http://www.d-e-f-i-n-i-t-e-l-y.com/

[Pothole]

Strangely Brown said:

Pothole said:

I try and avoid 'that' if at all possible.

You try to avoid 'that', if at all possible.

I try, and avoid 'that' if possible.

[Herbie58]

Probably the same reason this rant isn't in "things that annoy you beyond reason" thread, or any other of the numerous spelling and grammar threads in the lounge.

Pistonheads - Grey Matter.

[Famous Graham]

Wacky Racer said:

Famous Graham said:

Wacky Racer said:

Glassman said:

your right

Dunno why you're laughing, that's perfectly correct.

(I'm serious, btw)

No it isn't.....it should be you're right........(short for you are).....

Also it's Don't know.....not Dunno.....

See my later post. They're both correct, but mean different things.

[marshalla]

Shall I ? Oh, why not

Blakeatron said:

A friend has 2 ice cream vans, both are elderly (unsure of specifics sorry!) but they both cost him a small fortune!

And both were sorry states when he bought them, amazing what paint, bleech and stickers can do!

Oh deer.

[spud989]

dibbly dobbler said:

spud989 said:

As an English teacher, 'definitely' is the correction I find myself pointing out to kids most often; even the intelligent ones are often guilty of it. They generally don't realise they're doing it wrong until you whack:

infinite
finite
de + finite + ly

on the board. And then they see the logic, as they'd never dream of putting an 'a' in 'infinite'... sort of.

Mr Spud - report to detention and write out 'wrongly' 1000 times

Prescriptively, you're correct, but prescriptivism died out decades ago. Nowadays it's fairly acceptable to use an adjective in the slot of an adverb (and you can thank the all-pervasive influence of American English for that). I'm just moving with the times

(It's the same sort of argument as splitting the infinitive - some people rail about it, but most people it as being 'natural' and the 'correct' version as being unnecessarily convoluted.)

Cock Womble 7 said:

spud989 said:

As an English teacher, 'definitely' is the correction I find myself pointing out to kids most often; even the intelligent ones are often guilty of it. They generally don't realise they're doing it wrong until you whack:

infinite
finite
de + finite + ly

on the board. And then they see the logic, as they'd never dream of putting an 'a' in 'infinite'... sort of.

Be honest - how many times did you check your spelling before you submitted a post that started "As an English teacher..."?

None . There are very few words in common usage that I have to think how to spell. It's just one of those things I've always been very good at. Of course I get the odd one wrong on the internet every now and then, like everyone else, but that's carelessness rather than not knowing.

(to balance out the potential half-arrogance of that sentence: I'm absolutely useless when it comes to anything practical, such as DIY, car maintenance, etc.)

[marshalla]

"internet" (wrong unless talking about a general case) vs. "Internet" (the specific case of the global network)

[dibbly dobbler]

spud989 said:

but prescriptivism died out decades ago

Good God man what are you talking about? This is a Pistonheads grammar wk-fest thread!

spud989 said:

Nowadays it's fairly acceptable to use an adjective in the slot of an adverb

No it fking isn't, may I suggest you are in the wrong job?!

[spud989]

That's another one that you'll find will die off within the next few years, to be honest.