DIS frequent spelling errors

[damo]

Originally posted by WillyJ
I two get appauled at certain spelling errors alot of the time; farther more, I seen many grammer errors (especially from The Smith's Family) but thats a seperate issue and prolly unbeerable to other people to.


Irregardless, it's a mute point since noone axed my opinion in the first place, so I'm going to be quite now and go to Wal-Marts. . .

You spelled it's right

 

[thinkerbell]

I'm a pretty good speller but I have also been known to make my fair share of mistakes. The word "tomorrow" used to give me a lot of trouble. All it takes to remember how to spell something is to get embarrassed about it. I wrote a note home to a student's parents saying to send it back signed "tomorow". He showed it to another student on the bus and that student said, "She doesn't even know how to spell tomorrow." He relayed the conversation to me and now I always remember how to spell it. It also taught me to proofread all notes that are sent home.

I hope everything in this is right. This thread has made me paranoid. I have reread it several times and even looked a couple of words up to make sure they were spelled correctly.

 

[crazymomof4]

I've been noticing the same errors as everyone else but I've been thinking that it was just me being overly critical. (I DID win the 4th grade spelling bee!) Glad to see I'm not alone.
About a month ago someone posted a link to a fun spelling test. I will try to find it and re-post it.

 

[goofygirl]

I still don't know if the word "healthcare" is one word or 2 ('health care"), I've seen it spelled BOTH ways!


When I type, I often misspell "have" and type "ahve", but I always fix it!

 

[zurgswife]

pugdog007

:
irregardless

IRREGARDLESS IS NOT A WORD!

Merriam-Websters

:
Main Entry: ir·re·gard·less
Pronunciation: "ir-i-'gärd-l&s
Function: adverb
Etymology: probably blend of irrespective and regardless
Date: circa 1912
nonstandard : REGARDLESS
usage Irregardless originated in dialectal American speech in the early 20th century. Its fairly widespread use in speech called it to the attention of usage commentators as early as 1927. The most frequently repeated remark about it is that "there is no such word." There is such a word, however. It is still used primarily in speech, although it can be found from time to time in edited prose. Its reputation has not risen over the years, and it is still a long way from general acceptance. Use regardless instead.

 

[Tartan Tigger]

Being from the UK I notice spelling mistakes in almost every post I read. They words may be spelt correctly to the US DISers but to me they are wrong.

 

[Princess_Aurora]

Originally posted by goofygirl
I still don't know if the word "healthcare" is one word or 2 ('health care"), I've seen it spelled BOTH ways!

Health care is two words according to MW...believe me, I know. I had it on a test about a billion times once and wrote it as one word all the way through.

Here's another one that DH does that drives me crazy. Instead of "use to" he "uset to"

 

[Mrs.A]

How about the name Frances?

My grandmothers name was Frances and I don't know how many times people spelled it Francis. And are were well educated people making this mistake. Just drove me crazy!

Remember at the end of the name "es" is for female and "is" is for male just remember "his" has the "is" and is for the male name Francis.

 

[MAC3]

Originally posted by epcotfan
Ooh I hate when "seen" is used incorrectly.

For example: "I seen a lion" should be "I saw a lion"

ARGH....that drives me nuts!

Guilty of this one myself! I'm very self conscience of it. I always feel like I'm saying the wrong thing.

 

[BCVOwner2002]

Here is something that drives me crazy . . . . Do you BELEIVE in magic? The golden rule from 2nd grade is:

"I" before "E" except after "C" or when sounded like "A" as in neighbor or weigh but either, neither, weird and seize are a few exceptions if you please! BELIEVE IT!!!

Annmarie

 

[Piper]

Something that bothers me is people using babies when they mean baby's.......example: I heard my babies heart beat yesterday. If there are twins it should be: I heard my babies' heart beats yesterday. I know----so trivial!

 

[iwannabeminnie]

Oh my, I can't believe I found this thread. I loathe incorrect spelling and incorrect grammer. I thought I was the only one it irked! However, it is especially bad when you get a letter in the mail that has been typed on a computer. HELLO......do you know what SPELL CHECK is for?

 

[Zurg]

1) spelling is optional.

2) I type form for from all the time.

3) I keep getting shoe for show too can't think of why -

 

[iwannabeminnie]

There is a HUGE difference between a typographical error and a misspelled (note: not "mispelt") word.

 

[Jenzebelle]

It drives me batty when people confuse lose/loose and sight/site. It's not just that the word is misspelled; your sentence takes on a whole new meaning.

It also irks me when people don't use apostrophes, don't use proper paragraphs, and don't use periods to end their sentences.

You might think that people are being anal to point out those mistakes, but it is really hard to read or understand someone when they don't use apostrophes or paragraphs.

 

[thinkerbell]

iwannabeminnie,
I started to post that too but I looked it up in the dictionary and it is there(misspelt). That may also be one of those things used in the UK and not here.

 

[iwannabeminnie]

Misspelt maybe, but not mispelt.

 

[Princess_Aurora]

Misspelt is NOT in MW. Now it may be slang but it's not proper English.

This is why I have MW's on my computer. I always have to look things up. I always have to look things up for people at school.

 

[iwannabeminnie]

Misspelt is in my Webster's. (However, mispelt, is not. Did you know that misspelled is one of the most commonly misspelled words in the English language?)

 

[Princess_Aurora]

Really??? What's the definition it gives?