Lose & Loose

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TheEnd

15,370 posts

189 months

Sunday 4th August 2013
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Lose is pronounced with a long "o", but spelled with a single, Loose is pronounced with a short "o" but spelled with a double.

An easy mistaka to maka.


slippery

14,093 posts

240 months

Sunday 4th August 2013
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Windowscreen. banghead

Sticks.

8,786 posts

252 months

Sunday 4th August 2013
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RizzoTheRat said:
I don't ever remember learning english grammar at school (GSCE's in 1989), we did a lot of spelling tests but things like tenses I learned from French and Latin lessons rather than English. If the current curriculum is more rigorous it can only be a good thing.
Same for me, but in the '70s.

More in journalism than PH, but inappropriate use of the plural. For example 'Barclays Bank were referred to the.....'

The use of capitals too, or the lack of, e.g. 'Theresa May, home secretary...' No, she is not someone who does the paperwork indoors (as far as we know), but is the Home Secretary.

I secretly like split infinitives though.

Johnnytheboy

24,498 posts

187 months

Sunday 4th August 2013
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Sticks. said:
I secretly like split infinitives though.
hehe

collateral

7,238 posts

219 months

Sunday 4th August 2013
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Too vs to

Digger

14,705 posts

192 months

Sunday 4th August 2013
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Seperate accomodation.

Those two were drummed into me from an early age.

Harrytsg

1,264 posts

163 months

Sunday 4th August 2013
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Digger said:
Seperate accomodation.

Those two were drummed into me from an early age.
Ahem..........as in -my house is a too up to down?

Einion Yrth

19,575 posts

245 months

Tuesday 6th August 2013
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Athiest! How is it difficult to spell that correctly?

Agrilla

834 posts

184 months

Tuesday 6th August 2013
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Poor spelling is something that seems to be becoming more prevalent around these parts.

I do find the folks which jump on every typo very boring, but there is a middle ground here, and I do feel we should aspire to write correctly.

Fun test

noell35

3,172 posts

149 months

Tuesday 16th September 2014
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Spotted on quite possibly the most entertaining thread this year:


Chris Harris said:
I once met Barbara Windsor on a holiday in 1986. Does that help my credentials?

So, this is quite good fun.

Are you actually a secret super car owner who has a P1, an Egg and pretty much everything else - which you might just be. They do exist in the oddest places. And are you also blessed with a talent to drive them in a way most owners cannot? Again, quite possible. In which case, just come out with it, pitch up to a track, meet me and show me exactly what you mean about the P1's diff issues and general lack of speed. I'll bring some data equipment and, say, an F12 and you can bring your 'Egg and P1 and show me why I was wrong and 'lazy' to be completely mind-fecked by the P1 when I drove it.

If none of the above applies, and I really have no idea if it does or not, then get back to watching videos and making absurd statements because, much like watching a very drunk person loose bladder control, it makes rather good spectator sport.
Ouch!From a journalist too.

eta link to source http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

Edited by noell35 on Tuesday 16th September 15:53

Impasse

15,099 posts

242 months

Tuesday 16th September 2014
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noell35 said:
Spotted on quite possibly the most entertaining thread this year:


Chris Harris said:
I once met Barbara Windsor on a holiday in 1986. Does that help my credentials?

So, this is quite good fun.

Are you actually a secret super car owner who has a P1, an Egg and pretty much everything else - which you might just be. They do exist in the oddest places. And are you also blessed with a talent to drive them in a way most owners cannot? Again, quite possible. In which case, just come out with it, pitch up to a track, meet me and show me exactly what you mean about the P1's diff issues and general lack of speed. I'll bring some data equipment and, say, an F12 and you can bring your 'Egg and P1 and show me why I was wrong and 'lazy' to be completely mind-fecked by the P1 when I drove it.

If none of the above applies, and I really have no idea if it does or not, then get back to watching videos and making absurd statements because, much like watching a very drunk person loose bladder control, it makes rather good spectator sport.
Ouch!From a journalist too.

eta link to source http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

Edited by noell35 on Tuesday 16th September 15:53
Although, that could construed that the word with has been missed out so is therefore a typo rather than a misspelling.

/Teacher's pet mode/

mcgandalf

657 posts

156 months

Tuesday 16th September 2014
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Harrytsg said:
A colleague from a previous job pronounced Fenchurch (street station) as Fence church.

Trivial but annoying.
London St Pancreas.

Higgs boson

1,098 posts

154 months

Tuesday 16th September 2014
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Harrytsg said:
Digger said:
Seperate accomodation.

Those two were drummed into me from an early age.
Ahem..........as in -my house is a too up to down?
Seeing as how we have a thread resurrection ... very good, Harry.

Alex

9,975 posts

285 months

Tuesday 16th September 2014
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Einion Yrth said:
Athiest! How is it difficult to spell that correctly?
Richard Dawkins is the athiest atheist.

catman

2,490 posts

176 months

Tuesday 16th September 2014
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mcgandalf said:
London St Pancreas.
Queue howl's off laughter...

Old Git

102 posts

216 months

Tuesday 16th September 2014
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And as for the fkwit cyclists who are forever selling things; they really piss me off. They post on forums about peddling here and peddling there when I imagine they actually mean pedal here, pedal there, and pedal every-fking-where. wkers.

Digger

14,705 posts

192 months

Tuesday 16th September 2014
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Harrytsg said:
Digger said:
Seperate accomodation.

Those two were drummed into me from an early age.
Ahem..........as in -my house is a too up to down?
So where is the error? I'm referring to two separate words that are often spelt incorrectly. Separate & accommodation. Into or in to?

Higgs boson

1,098 posts

154 months

Tuesday 16th September 2014
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Really?
Look at your post again. Closely.

Digger

14,705 posts

192 months

Wednesday 17th September 2014
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Higgs boson said:
Really?
Look at your post again. Closely.
How close? Pixels look in order to me.

I intentionally spelt seperate and accomodation incorrectly!