Lloyd Vivian 742 Report post Posted August 9, 2010 OK I freely admit; this is a horse forum, not an English one. However, English is the 'lingua franca' of our culture for the most part [ and certainly for this site] and whilst Fordy and a few others can cause the odd grimace with their[ab]use of our great language, there are some simple mistakes that get right up my nose every time. However, instead of hijacking the various threads alluding to the poor spelling, I thought I'd start this thread and each time your pet hate occurs - you can simply add to the number!!! So, I'll start the ball rolling with these common peralers: 1] The misuse of "Your" ie; "Your going to regret that!" It is "You're [short for 'you are' - that's why there's an apostrophe for the missing 'a'] Your implies ownership of something. ie; "it was YOUR decision to buy it!!" I feel better already..... 2] 'Loose' [pronounced looss] meaning: not tight; to set free; and 'lose' [pronounced looz]. meaning: Opposite of win; to mislay; Say no more.. 3] 'Lead' and 'led'. eg 1. "You can lead a horse to water but you can't make him thirsty..." eg 2. "I led the horse to water but do you think the ungrateful ##### would drink??!!" or eg 3. [and this is where the confusion comes in with this one I think].. "Fishing sinkers are made of lead." As with many words in our fine language, CONTEXT determines the correct choice of word... I hope that has helped to clear up a little of the confusion that seeme to exist around these little words. Feel free to add your personal observations and helpful hints: together we can help raise the level of English on a site where so many it seems had their minds on other things in high school. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lloyd Vivian 742 Report post Posted August 9, 2010 Murphy's Law #28 "If you start a thread about spelling - there will definitely be a typo in it!!!" Spotted it yet? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leggy 4,084 Report post Posted August 9, 2010 Murphy's Law #28 "If you start a thread about spelling - there will definitely be a typo in it!!!" Spotted it yet? It seams obvious to me Lloyd. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat 25 Report post Posted August 9, 2010 Fair Dinkium Cheif = Brendon Weaver.Not once but every friggin time:D My horse is at the trails....Its TRIALS ok? Anyway,I get the guts of what people are trying to say,unless of course its Razorsharp,Lochy or Fordy(Frody)... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lloyd Vivian 742 Report post Posted August 9, 2010 I knew it wouldn't slip passed you Leggy!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
von Smallhaussen 3,226 Report post Posted August 9, 2010 there, their and they're ! :eek: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Horse Stopper 0 Report post Posted August 9, 2010 i before e except after c. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat 25 Report post Posted August 9, 2010 I knew it wouldn't slip passed you Leggy!! Ahem.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lloyd Vivian 742 Report post Posted August 9, 2010 I knew it wouldn't slip passed you Leggy!! Cat - that was an 'intentional' - a little play on context, to match Leggy's one... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bradez 5 Report post Posted August 9, 2010 im well educated. but i must admit, texting and posting on internet forums makes me A) shorten words not use capitals when you should be C) i use fullstops and commas, but very seldom apostrophes Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Horse Stopper 0 Report post Posted August 9, 2010 im well educated. but i must admit, texting and posting on internet forums makes me A) shorten words not use capitals when you should be C) i use fullstops and commas, but very seldom apostrophes doesn't make you "well educated". Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat 25 Report post Posted August 9, 2010 Cat - that was an 'intentional' - a little play on context, to match Leggy's one... Yeah write:D Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosemary telephone operator 1 Report post Posted August 9, 2010 im well educated. Qualify that for us please Brad. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosemary telephone operator 1 Report post Posted August 9, 2010 Qualify that for us please Brad. ...with some 'emphyerical' evidence please.....( that was a little beauty that RaceCafe's favourite teller of 'short stories' came out with one day....what he ment 2 say wuz "empirical". ) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kloppite 315 Report post Posted August 9, 2010 I never worry about spelling mistakes! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
G Unit 1 Report post Posted August 9, 2010 Fordman saying trails instead of trials is a personal non-favourite Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosemary telephone operator 1 Report post Posted August 9, 2010 Fordman saying trails instead of trials is a personal non-favourite Give the guy a break! He makes ONE mistake and you jump all over him! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ye Zhi Hao 0 Report post Posted August 9, 2010 It seams obvious to me Lloyd. Just the one? I see two! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kloppite 315 Report post Posted August 9, 2010 My favourites were the posts a wee while back from a jockey who was describing some problems he'd had with drugs. Sad story and I wish him well, but never before have I seen so many words strung together without a single piece of punctuation or a single capital letter. Fordy had nothing on this guy! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lloyd Vivian 742 Report post Posted August 9, 2010 Just the one? I see two! You're a better man than me if you can spot two in Leggy's quote YZH !! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lloyd Vivian 742 Report post Posted August 9, 2010 Give the guy a break! He makes ONE mistake and you jump all over him! Classic! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tackle 0 Report post Posted August 9, 2010 I think this is the furtherest I have seen a thread progress without uncalled for personal abuse. I'm impressed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee 0 Report post Posted August 9, 2010 my pet hate is "the horse could of won" or "would of won" they are meaning could've, would've ; short for could have, would have. I think its probably partly a hearing prob with alot of people Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lloyd Vivian 742 Report post Posted August 9, 2010 my pet hate is "the horse could of won" or "would of won" they are meaning could've, would've ] Oooohh YES! THAT one is right up near the top of my list! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Properispomenon 1 Report post Posted August 9, 2010 My pet peeve used to be hearing a cricket commentator talking about a ball being driven into a vacant gap... I'd yell out loud 'Of course it was bloody vacant. If it were occupied, it wouldn't be a bloody gap, would it?' Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...