Misspelling Of Articles

Discussion in 'Evolution of Language' started by Hal Pollner, Dec 27, 2018.

  1. Patsy Faye

    Patsy Faye Supreme Member
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    That don't impress me much Hal - in fact I just won't bother with your posts in future
     
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  2. Tom Galty

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    But alright they could spell(a place that ships berth at)

    So dropping an U we have to put up with.
     
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    Oh I don't like to see 2 very nice guys sparring online and falling out....

    ...I know we can't all agree with everyone..but hey I just don't like to see 2 nice people fall out!!:(
     
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  4. Hal Pollner

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    Bobby, I DID look it up because I didn't know what it meant, although I've heard it many times.

    Thank you for YOUR understanding!

    Howl
     
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  5. Bobby Cole

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    You're certainly welcome Hal. All I am trying to convey to you is that no one is perfect. Not you, not me, or anyone else in this world.
    When I read something, I read it as if someone is talking to me and just like reading, when someone talks they often make mistakes.
    Again, no one is perfect and no matter how hard a person tries, mistakes are going to happen and frankly, just because I do pick up on mistakes doesn't mean the person committing them is dumb or stupid. Just like me, they are human.

    If I understand what is being said, I do not really care how it's spelled. A person reveals his inner self in so many other ways than his or her spelling and if we look back, our forefathers revealed a lot and they pretty much all sucked at spelling but no one in their right mind would ever call them dumb.

    Enough from me. We're okay Hal but I do get a little ticked when I read or hear someone call other people dumb or stupid without a good reason and a lack of good spelling ain't a good reason.
     
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  6. Hal Pollner

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    I fully agree Bobby, and I will therefore refrain from berating those who do not possess PhD's in journalism!

    Hal
     
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  7. Lulu Moppet

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    Do you have a PhD in Journalism Hal? Are you Dr. Hal?
     
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    OK, I ain't gonna allow no bad grammer or crappy spelling here.
     
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  9. Lulu Moppet

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    I'm sorry, but you misspelled the last word in your sentence. Should read:
    "OK, I ain't gonna allow no bad grammer or crappy spelling hear."
    Know nede to thanck me.
     
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    What is the difference between too and to?
    Too
    (1) Too means as well. For example:
    • Your eye is swollen. Your lip is swollen too.
    (2) Too conveys the idea of in excess. For example:
    • Your cat is too fat.
    To
    (1) To is a preposition. For example:
    • Give it to him.
    (2) To shows the infinitive form of a verb. For example:
    • I want to run.

    Too and To
    There is often confusion over the words too and to. Both words have two uses. This infographic summarizes the different uses of to and too:
    Just trying to help Ya'll ;)
     
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  12. Patsy Faye

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    Anyways, its all toooo much :p
     
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  13. Bobby Cole

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    Para, tambien, dos

    I have a question. When someone is speaking to us, do we stop them and ask them if they meant 2, too or to whilst they are speaking? I think the answer is, Nope. It’s understood, or maybe not?

    Now, I am not advocating for lousy writing but sometimes it’s just a thing and nothing to worry about for after all, we all know what the writer meant when a typo or misspelled word occurs.
    There’s a few people who can’t spell, conjugate nor punctuate for a lick on this forum but I understand it and what’s more, I really, really enjoy what they write.

    Besides, Ken is always complaining about so many vowels and subtracting a o might be a good way to save on vowels.
     
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  14. Bobby Cole

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    Maybe by proxy. His daughter is a writer so ......?
    On second thought, no. If one of my progeny were an idiot that wouldn’t make me an idiot by proxy so no, not even by proxy.
     
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  15. Thomas Stearn

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    I think it is since context as well as pronunciation and syntax tell us which of these words the speaker is using.
    I'm thinking of /tuː/ vs /tə/. So, in most cases there's no need interrupt someone, is there?
     
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