Wrongly used words - a pet hate

I found this post rather funny at first, then it moved to annoyance. After reading more posts it moved on to a little of understanding.

funny - I mean hey,everyone is different and you must make exceptions for them. America is called the "Melting Pot" for a reason, so it is natural languages will also melt together and a new one born. (God help us)
Those that feel they MUST correct those not using proper "Queen's English" I figure they must be the weak ones for not able to cope with the changes. "Bloddy hell"

Annoyance - I am better than many but I too make mistakes, fat finger, or just accept some slang as proper words now. "Ain't" that right everyone? So how dare others sit in judgement over my use of my language. If you would just learn to be more leanient things would be much better.

Understanding - True there is a lack of proper use with the English language. Yes people must accept others for who they are. However, if your nation has a president who is known for his blundering of the tongue and made up words, Is it not time to just pull the plunger?

This one catches my eye everytime. "alot" or I have even seen "allot." It is two words, spelled "a lot."

Ashe

Actually it is pronounced. fit-in-nuh

"CX" (the cunning linguist)

hrm...last I was in TX it was still pretty clearly fik-sin-ta. Perhaps in "Nawlins" it is slightly different?

One of the few joys of typed sarcasm is leaving it up to people's imagination and to see reactions. I knew perfectly well that I would have some typoes---I alwasy do---<<<<< I frequently scrww up "always" abnd and "and" scrww among other typoes. the telltale "Edited by....." is annoying as well.

Typoes, poor grammar, cloying babytalk, colloquialisms and all of that, is an annoyance, but they are all forgivable and shouldn't be the target of personal attacks, when it is wrong ideas that could be the targets of criticism in a forum like this.

I knew errors in what I wrote would be pointed out. My typing is very fast and sloppy and although I hate re-reading and editing when being humorous, I try to edit if what I have typed, is so off, the idea may be misunderstood if I am being serious. If I do re-read my posts and see a glaring error in how i am stating an idea, then I will edit.

Nevetheless, regardless how Phil might protest, using Marcel as his excample of a low class education and pretending he was only thinking about the welfare of non-English speaking people is a personal attack---regardless of how deserving Marcel might be of critiques of his ideas. Since his post was not in defense of himself from a Marcel attack (at least on this thread) and was the original post in the thread, it was uncalled for.

Yeah, yeah. But that "myself" thing is so-o-o annoying.

If you are not a U.S.er you can probably only begin to imagine how much I cringe every time he opens his mouth.

I guess a number of people are annoyed by the nitpicking that is going on here.

But I think for some of us, the English language (or language in general) is like a big toy, or a puzzle, or something to be played with, sculpted, displayed and bandied about. So it's less about picking on those who care less about it than it is to discuss it, the way some folks discuss old cars or their stamp collection. So, coming across someone using "would of" is simply a darn fine reason to start rant

If SL isn't full of nerds, I don't know what is.

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Don't even joke about that.

no, that's pretty thin ice to troll territory actually. Throwing something out which you full well know might be interpreted the wrong way, and not making even an attempt at corrective measures, is poor communication at best, and baiting, at worst.

An asshat is formed when you place your skull into your own anal orifice. Said orifice becomes your hat.

IMHO "CX" (words fail me)

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ugh "Noo-clee-er"??? That man was not elected.

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I sir stand corrected. /me bows

"CX" (words fail me)

Oh my goodness, Kaimi, yes. One word alone sends me over the edge...nuclear. It's not nookyoolar!!!!

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

My last word in this thread. It has been fun reading.


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"CX" (words fail me)

Groovy double meaning!

I do like a good 'pune'.

He's not the only one. Harrison Ford said it in the new Indy Movie, but that could have beem an intentional jab.

And then it's people like this who then complain that they're being ignored in conversation.

Kidding, Kyllie
I do tend to skip over text containing things like the above. If ya can't bother to write good, I can't bother to read ya.

hrm...I think there was some packet loss there...

It wouldn't catch "of" and "then" when used wrongly

Harrison Ford has been known to say things like "Your Worshipfulness", so he gets discounted from this debate immediately.