uaru
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posted on May 21, 2001 09:18:41 PM new
What is the most misspelled word you can find in eBay matches?
recieved = 20,000+ matches (I still struggle with that one myself)
I don't mind that the words are misspelled. In fact it makes me feel better knowing I'm not the only one that would fail to place in the national spelling bee contest. I wonder if dyslexia has something to do with some of the spelling errors. I was diagnosed as dyslexic when I sold my soul to santa.
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mrpotatoheadd
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posted on May 21, 2001 09:24:03 PM new
I keep seeing "loose" used in place of "lose". Most misspellings don't bother me much, but that one in particular drives me crazy- I don't know why.
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zilvy
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posted on May 21, 2001 09:30:16 PM new
It isn't anything very special, just eye hand co-ordination during the duress of getting things listed before ebay goes down or your computer freezes.
Words incorrectly spelled can bring on a few chuckles...one of my favorites as I was trying to research a sterling silver flatwear pattern: This set has never been
mommagrammed!!(Monogrammed) Now this is a very important piece of information for the buyer but had I been interested in buying I think I would have emailed the seller to find out if it had, in fact, ever been poppagrammed!!
Or the fellow who was selling an add on computer game and in bold typo explained that you had to have a hard DI*K to operate it...Well, really!
[ edited by zilvy on May 21, 2001 09:31 PM ]
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angel4u
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posted on May 21, 2001 09:45:39 PM new
Mrpotatoheadd - I hear ya! What drives me nuts is "your" when they mean "you're". Arrrrrrrggggghhh! Not to mention 'there', 'their' and 'they're' when used indiscriminately. Double aaaarrrrggghhh!!
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Hepburn
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posted on May 21, 2001 09:57:23 PM new
I seen that! Over their, in ebay. Lots of times. Your right. Its atrosious!
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angel4u
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posted on May 21, 2001 10:00:52 PM new
It happens alot!
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Malady
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posted on May 21, 2001 10:49:23 PM new
If you search recieve*
you get 60,239 matches...
My favorite is "dosent" or sometimes (mis)spelt "dosn't".
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thedewey
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posted on May 21, 2001 11:49:35 PM new
Well, it's not actually a misspelling, but it does annoy me:
bidded
"John liked the shirt, so he bidded on it"
Grrr! 
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gravid
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posted on May 22, 2001 04:25:44 AM new
The commonest has to be L@@K.
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Hepburn
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posted on May 22, 2001 07:00:08 AM new
The word that is like fingernails on a blackboard to me is BIDDED, like thedewey said. I HATE that.
To remember if the correct way to spell receive is to memorize this little phrase from grammar school:
"i" before "e" except after "c". Similar to the one for turning screws, light bulbs, etc, Lefty Loosey, Righty Tighty
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zoomin
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posted on May 22, 2001 07:15:00 AM new
Zilvy:
PIMP on the hard di*k!!!
BTW, are you sure the flatware wasn't mammogrammed?
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sharkbaby
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posted on May 22, 2001 08:05:57 AM new
zilvy - You crack me up!!! OMG!
angel - EXACTLY!!! Those are some of my worst pet peeves of word (mis)use!!! And it has become so prevalent. I also see the words accept and except used incorrectly.
But, I think the one that drives me crazy the most (if that is possible!) is not knowing the difference between a plural and a possessive! Why in the world does everybody put an apostrophe in a plural all of a sudden???? If you have an extra shirt you would refer to them as shirts, NOT shirt's!!
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uaru
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posted on May 22, 2001 08:19:07 AM new
There/their, your/you're, it's/its, are items I screw up with frequently. I know the differences and if I'm thinking (a rare experience lately) I'll make the correction when I do it. Unfortunately spell checkers don't seem be to able to catch those errors. Your/you're has to be my most common error.
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wisegirl
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posted on May 22, 2001 09:02:57 AM new
In tac, in tack, and/or in tact (for intact).
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stusi
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posted on May 22, 2001 09:24:30 AM new
It is interesting that the great majority of professionals,including doctors,attorneys and teachers are poor spellers. Doctors, who have to deal with lengthy,complex names of medicines are often misspelling them AND writing them unintelligibly. As many medicines have similar names, this can be a life-threatening problem. Many legal documents have numerous misspelled words and poor grammar. Legal nuances can be easily misinterpreted. Teachers, who are responsible for our children's education, quite often fail to recognize spelling mistakes. The advent of spell-check devices precludes the need for the learning of proper spelling.
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mrpotatoheadd
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posted on May 22, 2001 09:33:57 AM new
The advent of spell-check devices precludes the need for the learning of proper spelling.
One might be inclined to think that proper usage would also be important, and spell check does nothing to help with this (lose/loose and their/there/they're, for example).
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mrpotatoheadd
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posted on May 22, 2001 09:34:47 AM new
Two for the price of one...
[ edited by mrpotatoheadd on May 22, 2001 09:40 AM ]
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sulyn1950
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posted on May 22, 2001 10:26:29 AM new
I don't spell well, and I do from time to time have an issue with usage:
Then, than or effect, affect.....I really have to stop and think about it!
I blame my poor spelling on "phonics". I read well, but I spell words like they sound which in the English language is not always the proper thing to do....
edited 'cause I don't type well either!
[ edited by sulyn1950 on May 22, 2001 10:28 AM ]
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margot
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posted on May 22, 2001 12:53:29 PM new
Spelling on the internet is one thing, what about talking to people face to face? I have an otherwise wonderful daughter-in-law, that murders the verbs to see and to do. I seen this and I done that....drives me nuts! I have mentioned it to my son to see if he has said anything to her. He said he did once and it made her mad. So, I have never said anything to her. I know in the overall scheme of things, this is a petty complaint, but it does annoy me. Any suggestions?
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uaru
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posted on May 22, 2001 01:11:27 PM new
Spelling on the internet is one thing, what about talking to people face to face?
Hmmmmm I guess I can relate to that. A couple days ago in the kitchen my wife needed some spice from the top cabinet, "Reach that down for me", she says.
"Here honey, I reached that down for you", I reply with a grin.
Oh... btw, my wife is a teacher.
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zilvy
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posted on May 22, 2001 01:13:19 PM new
I don't think it is petty, unfortunately, I don't know how you can approach it if she gets mad. The problem is, she is wonderful, but she comes across as being ignorant and that is probably what bothers you the most.
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stusi
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posted on May 22, 2001 01:34:32 PM new
margot--"..a daughter-in-law THAT murders the verbs.." Perhaps she resents you referring to her as a thing rather than a person WHO murders the verbs.
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toke
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posted on May 22, 2001 01:49:23 PM new
Hiya, Hepburn!
I admit, all of the gaffs mentioned above give me fits. Nevertheless, I say nothing. I'm sure most of you pass these things by, too.
What annoys me most...on the boards at least...is those that have the gall and insensitivity to correct the spelling of others. Unless, of course, that person is a known corrector themselves. In that case, go get 'em...
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sadie999
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posted on May 22, 2001 01:58:06 PM new
Hepburn,
i before e except after c... or when sounding like A as in neighbor or weigh.
Margot,
It drives my mother to distraction when I use the phrase "These ones," or "Those ones." I don't do it when I write, just when I speak - but I'm trying to break the habit.
Peace,
Sadie
[ edited by sadie999 on May 22, 2001 02:01 PM ]
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uaru
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posted on May 22, 2001 02:23:06 PM new
What annoys me most...on the boards at least...is those that have the gall and insensitivity to correct the spelling of others.
I've seen examples of that, and it affects me the same way. I've noticed misspelled words and thought little of it, it was probably close enough that the idea was transmitted. Given a choice between being viewed as having poor spelling skills or poor manners I'd rather be a pour spellor.
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muriel
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posted on May 22, 2001 03:00:45 PM new
This isn't a spelling error, but it drives me crazy. I've worked in the legal field for 23 years, and people always refer to a "no fault divorce" as a "dissolutionment". There is no such word. It's "dissolution".
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codasaurus
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posted on May 22, 2001 03:32:47 PM new
neckless - necklace
canon - cannon (and vice versa)
cape code - cape cod
code of arms - coat of arms
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jtland
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posted on May 22, 2001 03:50:10 PM new
Muriel - Disillusionment causes dissolution.
Lisa
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gravid
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posted on May 22, 2001 05:04:57 PM new
Seriously folks - it matters. I watched a former boss proposing a business venture to an owner of another company and every time he made
an error of grammar, or repeatedly used a word such as irregardless that is non-standard, the other fellow looked more and more
unhappy. At the end he was turned down as a business partner not because the basic idea was unsound but because his speech
was so embarrassing that the other man could not take him seriously or want to be associated with him.
The man does not have a degree but he does have a couple years of collage and was graduated from high school with fair grades
but he sounds like a comedy routine when he speaks.
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muriel
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posted on May 22, 2001 05:10:03 PM new
jtland:
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