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Offline Nadir

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Re: People mixing up QUITE and QUIET
« Reply #15 on: November 26, 2023, 08:51:06 PM »
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    • Quote from: Giovanni Berto on November 26, 2023, 06:52:50 PM
    English is not my first language, and I know I am not a great writer, but the mixing up of "their" and "they're" is quite annoying. This one seems to be quite prevalent.
    Not to mention its and it’s, as if the apostrophe has no function. Even the most literate around here do it repeatedly.
    E.G. The dog is chasing it’s tail.
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    Re: People mixing up QUITE and QUIET
    « Reply #16 on: November 26, 2023, 08:55:43 PM »
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    • Quote from: Giovanni Berto on November 26, 2023, 06:52:50 PM
    English is not my first language, and I know I am not a great writer, but the mixing up of "their" and "they're" is quite annoying. This one seems to be quite prevalent.
    I think your command of English is impressive,GB. But stick around an' we'uns 'll learn ya' proper 'Murican. :cowboy:
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    Re: People mixing up QUITE and QUIET
    « Reply #17 on: November 26, 2023, 09:11:01 PM »
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    • Another common misspelled word which is common in these parts is semitic, regularly written as semetic. 
    Think semite
    Not semete.
     
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    Re: People mixing up QUITE and QUIET
    « Reply #18 on: November 26, 2023, 09:20:31 PM »
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    • Quote from: Nadir on November 26, 2023, 08:51:06 PM
    Not to mention its and it’s, as if the apostrophe has no function. Even the most literate around here do it repeatedly.
    E.G. The dog is chasing it’s tail.

    That competes with 's for plurals as my all-time favorite. :mad:
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    Re: People mixing up QUITE and QUIET
    « Reply #19 on: November 26, 2023, 09:40:18 PM »
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    • For the spelling freaks, I had a thread going in 2018-19
    https://www.cathinfo.com/art-and-literature-for-catholics/spelling-challenge/
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    Re: People mixing up QUITE and QUIET
    « Reply #20 on: November 26, 2023, 09:45:42 PM »
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    • Quote from: Matthew on November 26, 2023, 09:19:15 AM
    Are people really that stupid today?

    Yes.
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    « Reply #21 on: November 26, 2023, 09:57:50 PM »
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    • Quote from: Matthew on November 26, 2023, 10:57:45 AM
    You can tell when people never read :)
    And by read I mean professional, edited BOOKS..

    I am a Grammar Nαzι, majored in English at ND, read a good amount, taught HS English, tutored for the SAT/ACT for years, etc.  Even when I am reading for pleasure, I simply cannot avoid noticing errors.  Sadly, most modern books are full of little errors that are inexcusable.  Who got paid to proofread such manuscripts and why did someone pay so much money to print such substandard works?  It is rather pathetic, but that is the place to which we have descended.
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    Re: People mixing up QUITE and QUIET
    « Reply #22 on: November 26, 2023, 10:07:41 PM »
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    • Quote from: Nadir on November 26, 2023, 09:11:01 PM
    Another common misspelled word which is common in these parts...

    No bueno. :laugh1: This is an excellent example of redundancy. ::)
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    Re: People mixing up QUITE and QUIET
    « Reply #23 on: November 27, 2023, 04:14:27 AM »
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    • Quote from: gladius_veritatis on November 26, 2023, 10:07:41 PM
    No bueno. :laugh1: This is an excellent example of redundancy. ::)
    Shame on me!
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    Re: People mixing up QUITE and QUIET
    « Reply #24 on: November 27, 2023, 08:29:16 AM »
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    • :laugh2::laugh2: :incense: :laugh2::laugh2:  I can’t give a source for this, but on some YouTube comments, a person kept harping on about the proper ROLLS of bishops!  
    I pictured bishops rolling on the floor, (charismatic movement?)  Or bread?  Kaiser roll, dinner roll, hero roll, hamburger or hotdog roll?  Jelly roll? 😋 
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    Re: People mixing up QUITE and QUIET
    « Reply #25 on: November 27, 2023, 08:52:39 AM »
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    • And here’s another few from the pre-internet past!  Reference in a newspaper to hundreds of UNINFORMED officers attending the funeral of a fellow policeman.  I think they meant UNIFORMED!  
    A hand-written poster in an auto service station window announced, “We accept used WAIST oil.”  
    Homemade flyers seeking a TENET to sub-let a studio apartment for the upcoming university semester.
    I can’t tell how often the words AFFECT/EFFECT, IMPLICITLY/EXPLICITLY, THAN/THEN, THERE/THEIR/THEY’VE, WHO’S/WHOSE, OUR/ARE, and ITS/IT’S are confused!  

    In public places in NYC, “Restrooms for COSTUMERS only.”  

    If you’re a foreigner, English is not the easiest language to learn. Mistakes are understandable.  If you’re a native English speaker, of average intelligence, completed your basic education, then something is wrong somewhere!  
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    Re: People mixing up QUITE and QUIET
    « Reply #26 on: November 27, 2023, 09:10:42 AM »
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    • Quote from: Seraphina on November 27, 2023, 08:52:39 AM
    And here’s another few from the pre-internet past!  Reference in a newspaper to hundreds of UNINFORMED officers attending the funeral of a fellow policeman.  I think they meant UNIFORMED! 
    A hand-written poster in an auto service station window announced, “We accept used WAIST oil.” 
    Homemade flyers seeking a TENET to sub-let a studio apartment for the upcoming university semester.
    I can’t tell how often the words AFFECT/EFFECT, IMPLICITLY/EXPLICITLY, THAN/THEN, THERE/THEIR/THEY’VE, WHO’S/WHOSE, OUR/ARE, and ITS/IT’S are confused! 

    In public places in NYC, “Restrooms for COSTUMERS only.” 

    If you’re a foreigner, English is not the easiest language to learn. Mistakes are understandable.  If you’re a native English speaker, of average intelligence, completed your basic education, then something is wrong somewhere! 

    This is kind of interesting, because I have never seem these mistakes made by fellow students. They are typical of native speakers.

    People who learn English as a foreign language are more prone to make grammar mistakes when they are trying to make their native language grammar work in English.

    The only other language that I have tried to learn was Spanish, and, although it is very close to Portuguese, I think it is much more difficult to master than English.

    English verbs, for instance, are very easy to understand and conjugate, especially when compared to the numerous verb conjugations of Romance languages.
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    Re: People mixing up QUITE and QUIET
    « Reply #27 on: November 27, 2023, 09:27:23 AM »
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    • I think part of the problem is the use of spell check.  It doesn't catch context.  As long as it's a word that is spelled correctly, the program passes on it.
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    Re: People mixing up QUITE and QUIET
    « Reply #28 on: November 27, 2023, 09:32:17 AM »
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    • Quote from: 2Vermont on November 27, 2023, 09:27:23 AM
    I think part of the problem is the use of spell check.  It doesn't catch context.  As long as it's a word that is spelled correctly, the program passes on it.

    You hit the nail on the head. When people depend on spell check on their phone, etc. you often end up with the wrong word, even though it's a validly spelled word (in other contexts). Just the wrong context, which computers haven't a clue about. It takes the faculty of Reason to understand language.
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    Re: People mixing up QUITE and QUIET
    « Reply #29 on: November 27, 2023, 10:00:20 PM »
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    • Mai frend ande iai yust touh perpuslee misspel evree whird touh trol eech uther fhor tha lols.  

    Joking aside...The one that gets me, even though everyone does it, is the your and you're typos.  Or the breath and breathe typos.  Instead of typing "I can't breathe" people will type "I can't breath" lol.
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