OT - List of commonly misused or misssssspelled words

I hope no one takes offense at this.  Just having some fun.....

I can't remember who, but someone started me going on this with his lose - loose definition in his sig.  So here's my list.

In addition to lose - loose, I would add Lost.  This is commonly misused with the other two. 

My personal fav - irregardless.  There is no such word (at least in proper english).  "IR" means "not"  So irregardless means "not regardless"?  It's best to just say regardless.  I know, ain't is technically a word too, but do go around saying "I ain't got no"?

Advice, Advise "I need some advise"  I see this all the time.  You need some advice, not advise.

Ask - Axe

Preventive, Preventative.  There is no such word as preventative.  It's preventive.

Comfortable.  Why do we all pronounce this word as comf-ter-ble when it's pronounced com-fort-a-ble?  No wonder our kids can't spell.

Than, then. 

There, their, they're.  There (a place) their (it belongs to them) they're (they are)

To - too  If you can replace the word to with also, then it's spelled too (plus some other applications).

Your - You're  Your is possesive, you're is short for you are.  If you can replace your with you are, then it's spelled you're

Yea - Yeah

I know there's more, this is my list.

There - they're

complain - complaint.  "I have a complain"  No, you have a complaint.

 picture/pitcher is my pet peeve!!

 weigh, weight

lose/loose is my pet peeve.. lol

but honestly i think when people are just typing away on a message board it is not so important to have perfect grammar and spelling.. now if it was an essay to be graded i would consider the problem..

I am guilty of misspelling and typos in a message board and i will see them before i post it but i honestly dont care lol

I beg to differ it's always important to put your best food forward in ALL forms of communciation.

Ms Shell

Maybe a little off topic here, but I am upset that "conversate" is now in Webster's dictionary.  The word is "converse"!

 i dont care so much either  - what DOES bother me is when my instructors  in college have to say NOT to turn in papers that are written in TEXT format!  like "u" instead of "you" 
I mean, Really?!???!

also when people type entire paragraphs LiKe tHiS! SoOo AnNoYiNg aNd SuPeR hArD tO rEaD!!!!!

this post came at the right time - pre-op diet = cranky allie!

So I just have to say that the whole texting format that we know was caused YEARS ago when you were charged PER character, now folks are just being lazy damnit and I for one HATE it!!

Ok this is all about ME (which most things in my life are)!!

For whatever reason and I never noticed it until I was on a voice chat line and I said the word ask.  This european lady and yes she was white says "why do all (and I take offense to the word ALL) you black people say axe instead of ask."  I was offended by the generalization BUT I was FLOORED by the fact that she was right...I have a VERY hard time pronouncing the word ask.  I will actually speak around that word.  I have used the word quandary is of I have a question to ask you...!!

Desert and Dessert

Sweet and Sweat = I finally think that sweet is sugary and sweat is after a work out...sad thing is I don't feel like looking up desert and dessert to type that sweet is a ???

Ms Shell

And when did the pronunciation of "houses" become howsses rather than howzes???  And does no one say of-fen any more (often)?  I was taught that of-ten was WRONG! 

But then, I mean, like, you know....


--Dorothy