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The homophone confusion that really tickles me is 'to wait with baited breath'.
Might be good to go fishing with someone doing that but not to sit too close :wink:
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The homophone confusion that really tickles me is 'to wait with baited breath'.
Might be good to go fishing with someone doing that but not to sit too close :wink:
Years ago there was a Holden T shirt ( marketed by them ) it said "When your hot your hot":C:C
Very much like the sign posted on the door leading from the factory to the sales and administration office at my place of work: Please wipe you're feet. :o
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Interesting movie posters here - for free: GigglePEDIA Posters
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I'm not sure if I will complete this post as it is my second attempt. My previous attempt was deleted when I opened a new window to check the spelling of Munruben. I wanted to compliment him on being articulate. So if I don't get to the end it's his fault!
Yes, I know I should have copied it first, but I thought this window was being preserved and not replaced. I will try not to digress further, which is a difficult task. I was born to digress.:)
Now in this first pragraph I have used apostrophes and a smiley face. Apostrophes tend to simulate the spoken word as opposed to the more formal written word and on this forum it appears to me absolutely appropriate. The smiley face allows you a further insight as to my mood and meaning.
I know that if I had a good command of the language I would be able to convey my true meaning exactly. However, I am not Charles Dickens and I don't have several hundred pages.
Spelling and grammar or lack of it can be an issue to those well versed in it, but nowadays I believe it is just as important to convey a message. English is one of the worst languages for multiple meaning and spelling of similarly pronounced words. It is this aspect that makes english so adaptable to litterature. Clearly some illiteracy is laziness, but often on the forums I believe it to be enthusiasm. The involvement of some forumites is incredible.
I would not like to prevent that. I see so much lethargy and phlegmatism amongst young people that I would not decry them for spelling and grammar. They should be encouraged to participate. For those of you who are wondering as to my age, when asked what I think of middle age, my stock reply is that "I see middle age as a lost opportunity."
At school we had a minor punishment called a PC. Nothing to do with the IT world of today, it stood for "penal copy." It was a form of writing "lines" and comprised of a preprinted series of words, which had been identified as difficult to spell, and had to be copied perfectly beneath each word.
I still recognise these words today when I see them, but still can't spell most of them!
I nearly used a smiley face there, but went with an exclamation mark instead. Does it come to the same thing?
Language is developing; Dynamic even and we can't expect it to remain constant. The language of Shakespeare is strange to us. Chaucer's words are difficult to understand and old english is as different to twenty first century english as a foreign language.
Words have different meanings today. One of Shakespeare's minor characters said "Can Cleopatra die?'
Translated today it would be "Can Cleopatra come?" She was reputed to be a lady of insatiable appetites:wink:. The rabble in the pit would have been falling about w*****g themselves with laughter.
I was going to say wetting, but I never quite know what is going to be edited out. Last time I used ####, it had a job done on it so now it will have to be posterior:rolleyes:. Actually, if it is in the dictionary I think it should be allowed. (Digression; sorry, sorry, sorry)
Not long after the turn of the twentieth century George Bernard Shaw, who for those of you who didn't know was a keen motorcyclist (digression, irrelevant), endeavoured to reform the english language by introducing a phonetic system of spelling. The pompous poms rejected it out of hand, but it was well received in America where they are close to illiterate and struggling with spelling.:rolleyes:
On that note I think I should stop.
Regards
Paul
I see that "posterior" word got the chop again:rolleyes:.
There was something else that I missed off the the lost post
Something I do struggle with in reading posts is the lack of full stops and paragraphs. This is not for the grammatical issues, but just to break up the body copy. Long rambling text is difficult to follow, although I have to say it didn't worry the legal profession. Probably that is why they spend four years or more at university. It is so they can read the text.
Deliberate breaks in the text assists the filing cabinets of the mind and lets a reader know when the writer has changed direction.
Regards
Paul
Last edited by Bushmiller; 22nd Apr 2011 at 11:02 PM. Reason: spelling and syntax!!!!
litterature
Cant decide did you make the error or post on purpose for the drama?
The late mic-d. I only just stumbled on this thread, not sure how I missed it. Some other ones that annoy me are:
using 'less' when it should be 'fewer'
the phrase 'close proximity' (something is either in proximity, meaning close, or it is not).
when the police say they 'failed to locate the suspect'. You 'locate' a bolt in a hole, but you 'find' a suspect.
Visiting the most unique attraction at the Gold Coast.
People who say 'Bob is going to town with Bill and I'. It's 'Bob is going to town with Bill and me' or 'Bob and I are going to town with Bill.' (don't believe me? Take out the 'Bill and' in the first two and see which sounds correct.)
Not that I loose sleep over them.:;
I or me?
Must have missed your obituary:D:;Quote:
Originally Posted by mic-d
Pac manQuote:
Originally Posted by Pac man
I am a pretty awful speller even on a good day and I am extraordinary careless to boot. I normally re-read my posts but stuff still gets under the radar and I forget to use spell checker.:-
Regards
Paul
"The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated." Mark Twain refering to his obituary.Quote:
Originally Posted by Big Shed