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| Little Black Francis |
Posted - 11/26/2005 : 16:54:40
What commonly unintentionally misspelled words do you often notice?
I find that people repeatedly misspell the same words over and over again, on forums, IM, PM, blogs, emails and such, and it's like the sound of nails scratching when I see it. I'm not talking about accidents or typos on intentional ones like pwned, although I fucking hate a lot of those too, (u kno wuz I pretti b talkin bout u azzklown)? I'm talking about words people need to learn how to spell correctly. For your own good. This is educational. Please contribute.
I'll start.
1. Camera, not camara
... Let me tell you something, pendejo. You pull any of your crazy shit with us, you flash a piece out on the lanes, I'll take it away from you, stick it up your ass and pull the fucking trigger 'til it goes "click." Nobody fucks with the Jesus. |
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| Little Black Francis |
Posted - 12/02/2005 : 12:34:29
If it wasn't for sport, none of us would be sitting here right now.
... Let me tell you something, pendejo. You pull any of your crazy shit with us, you flash a piece out on the lanes, I'll take it away from you, stick it up your ass and pull the fucking trigger 'til it goes "click." Nobody fucks with the Jesus. |
| VoVat |
Posted - 12/02/2005 : 10:03:39
quote:
i've always wondered how Americans say 'cupboard'.
Like "cubbard." How do you say it in your neck of the woods?
As per another thread, it's annoying when people misspell Edgar Allan Poe's middle name.
And finally, American and European football are both sports, and therefore both suck. QED.
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| darwin |
Posted - 12/02/2005 : 09:18:23
quote:
Originally posted by Cheeseman1000
That's an interesting table you have there, placing the US over Mexico not on points, nor on goals scored, nor even on goals conceded, but on a better defence... That's pretty unusual, I'd say Mexico should be above USA on a couple of counts.
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It's a cut and paste from fifa.com. I don't know the rationale, but perhaps it's because the US beat Mexico 2-0 and Mexico won 2-1. |
| floop |
Posted - 12/02/2005 : 07:48:35
Mexico is definitely above us in the culinary realm, i'll give them that |
| vilainde |
Posted - 12/02/2005 : 05:33:17
Mexico is well above the USA, except when both teams play against each other. They have such a sense of inferiority towards the USA that they lose every time. It's weird.
Denis
"You know what? You know what? You know what? Shut the fuck up!" |
| Cheeseman1000 |
Posted - 12/02/2005 : 05:27:02
quote:
Originally posted by darwin
quote:
Originally posted by vilainde
12-oct-05 USA:PAN 2:0 (0:0)
08-oct-05 CRC:USA 3:0 (1:0) (har har)
07-sep-05 GUA:USA 0:0 (hehe)
These came after the US had already clinched a spot in Germany with a win over Mexico, thus the second stringers. Pretty good for the youngsters to pull a tie in Guatamala.
Team MP W D L GF GA Pts
USA 10 7 1 2 16 6 22
Mexico 10 7 1 2 22 9 22
Costa Rica 10 5 1 4 15 14 16
Trinidad and Tobago 10 4 1 5 10 15 13
Guatemala 10 3 2 5 16 18 11
Panama 10 0 2 8 4 21 2
That's an interesting table you have there, placing the US over Mexico not on points, nor on goals scored, nor even on goals conceded, but on a better defence... That's pretty unusual, I'd say Mexico should be above USA on a couple of counts.
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| Monsieur |
Posted - 12/02/2005 : 04:53:01
Back to topic :
it's "title", not "tittle"
I will show you fear in a handful of dust |
| fbc |
Posted - 12/01/2005 : 12:02:12
quote:
Originally posted by Llamadance
I think you should all be glad that I haven't brought in the success and might of the Scottish football team to this discussion.
brought in the what and what?! Do they still class what they do up there as football?
i've always wondered how Americans say 'cupboard'. |
| Llamadance |
Posted - 12/01/2005 : 11:21:13
I think you should all be glad that I haven't brought in the success and might of the Scottish football team to this discussion.
As for spelling, it's whisky, not whiskey (unless it's Irish or some other nefarious pretender)
That which does not kill me postpones the inevitable.
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| darwin |
Posted - 12/01/2005 : 09:11:49
quote:
Originally posted by vilainde
12-oct-05 USA:PAN 2:0 (0:0)
08-oct-05 CRC:USA 3:0 (1:0) (har har)
07-sep-05 GUA:USA 0:0 (hehe)
These came after the US had already clinched a spot in Germany with a win over Mexico, thus the second stringers. Pretty good for the youngsters to pull a tie in Guatamala.
Team MP W D L GF GA Pts
USA 10 7 1 2 16 6 22
Mexico 10 7 1 2 22 9 22
Costa Rica 10 5 1 4 15 14 16
Trinidad and Tobago 10 4 1 5 10 15 13
Guatemala 10 3 2 5 16 18 11
Panama 10 0 2 8 4 21 2
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| vilainde |
Posted - 12/01/2005 : 09:03:07
12-oct-05 USA:PAN 2:0 (0:0)
08-oct-05 CRC:USA 3:0 (1:0) (har har)
07-sep-05 GUA:USA 0:0 (hehe)
03-sep-05 USA:MEX 2:0 (0:0)
17-aug-05 USA:TRI 1:0 (1:0)
08-jun-05 PAN:USA 0:3 (0:3)
04-jun-05 USA:CRC 3:0 (1:0)
30-mar-05 USA:GUA 2:0 (1:0)
27-mar-05 MEX:USA 2:1 (2:0) (hohoho)
09-feb-05 TRI:USA 1:2 (0:1)
Denis
"You know what? You know what? You know what? Shut the fuck up!" |
| darwin |
Posted - 12/01/2005 : 08:54:07
quote:
Originally posted by Cheeseman1000
This is a USA team that had to go to a penalty shootout against Panama, and qualified for the World Cup beating such footballing giants as Costa Rica, and Trinidad & Tobago.
Minor edit: "qualified easily against such footballing giants as Mexico, Costa Rica, and Trinidad & Tobago with many games to spare."
No doubt we have an easy region. |
| Carl |
Posted - 12/01/2005 : 08:51:45
Let's have a spelling bee!
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| PixieSteve |
Posted - 12/01/2005 : 08:42:23
quote:
Originally posted by Steak n Sabre
So why do the Brits say "darby" when it is spelled derby? And if they meet someone named Darby, do they have yet another way to pronounce that?
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| starmekitten |
Posted - 12/01/2005 : 08:29:46
Because derby sounds too american, and therefore vulgar.
I don't know the real answer, I just like mine.
[edit]I got confused twice.
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Master of Science |
| Steak n Sabre |
Posted - 12/01/2005 : 08:10:25
So why do the Brits say "darby" when it is spelled derby? And if they meet someone named Darby, do they have yet another way to pronounce that?
al-u-mini-um or a-lum-in-um
fiber or fibre
liter or litre
tire or tyre
Why is it so hard to make things out??
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| Cheeseman1000 |
Posted - 12/01/2005 : 07:48:22
We can wear ginger better than you, though:
I do remember an American goalkeeper diving into his own post once as well. Yeah, you guys rule.
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| floop |
Posted - 12/01/2005 : 07:20:37
quote:
Originally posted by Cheeseman1000
That we suck at football is not really up for debate, but we don't suck as bad as the USA.
1950 being a strong exception |
| Cheeseman1000 |
Posted - 12/01/2005 : 06:00:08
quote:
ALUMINIUM was adopted by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemists in order to conform with the "ium" ending of most elements.
Look at that!
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| PixieSteve |
Posted - 12/01/2005 : 05:29:55
i don't think it was the british who changed it, it was a generally world thing. and i think it was me who told you this ;) http://forum.frankblack.net/topic.asp?ARCHIVE=true&TOPIC_ID=5087&whichpage=2
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| Cult_Of_Frank |
Posted - 12/01/2005 : 05:12:58
quote:
Originally posted by starmekitten
Because you Americans are lazy and like to take letters out of good English words? maybe?
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Master of Science
Actually, this is a case of the British changing the word. It was discovered and named aluminum, and the British thought, to be consistent with most other elements in the periodic table, it should have an 'ium' ending. Thus, they added the 'i'. This is one of the few words where Canadians spell differently than the UK in favour of the original/US spelling.
And that's just me getting warmed up for trivia tonight. I hope I don't almost kill this thread again...
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| Cheeseman1000 |
Posted - 12/01/2005 : 01:34:45
Pummelled 1-0, well done you guys!
That we suck at football is not really up for debate, but we don't suck as bad as the USA.
Of course, you might quote this: http://www.fifa.com/en/mens/statistics/index/0,2548,All-Nov-2005,00.html
But if you're quoting FIFA rankings, you first have to explain why Iran are in the top 20. This is a pre-emptive 'shut up', because the FIFA rankings are nonsense. This is a USA team that had to go to a penalty shootout against Panama, and qualified for the World Cup beating such footballing giants as Costa Rica, and Trinidad & Tobago.
Unless you know what you're talking about, don't you be entering a football conversation with a European, yankees. World of pain!
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| floop |
Posted - 11/30/2005 : 21:29:50
quote:
Originally posted by Little Black Francis
Yeah, you guys sure are awesome at soccer
especially not in the 1950 World Cup when they got pummeled by the US.
1950 baby. you can't take that away from us |
| Little Black Francis |
Posted - 11/30/2005 : 20:50:31
You won the world cup once... in 1966 (40 years ago).
Yeah, you guys sure are awesome at soccer
... Let me tell you something, pendejo. You pull any of your crazy shit with us, you flash a piece out on the lanes, I'll take it away from you, stick it up your ass and pull the fucking trigger 'til it goes "click." Nobody fucks with the Jesus. |
| PixieSteve |
Posted - 11/30/2005 : 18:25:27
quote:
Originally posted by darwin
Because we already have a far more popular game (here in the US) that is using the name "football".
Why do Brits call a television a telly? Lazy bastards.
what do you mean "already"
as if soccer football came about after american football?
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| Daisy Girl |
Posted - 11/30/2005 : 17:31:43
them thar is some lovely grammer darwen |
| darwin |
Posted - 11/30/2005 : 16:27:20
quote:
Originally posted by Cheeseman1000
Darwin, do you call it television or TV? Just out of curiosity, you understand...
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Our laziness is not the question, your's is. |
| darwin |
Posted - 11/30/2005 : 16:25:51
quote:
Originally posted by starmekitten
Yes, your "football" is far more popular.. only in the US that is..
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Master of Science
Thus, the paranthetical "here in the US". |
| floop |
Posted - 11/30/2005 : 15:11:27
quote:
Originally posted by VoVat
I don't think any particular dialect can be considered right or wrong, especially at this point.
but, ours is right |
| VoVat |
Posted - 11/30/2005 : 15:10:01
Of course, American football involves much less use of the feet than does soccer.
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| pixiestu |
Posted - 11/30/2005 : 15:06:28
At least in our football the actual point is to use your foot to kick the ball!
Hence the name 'football'.
"The arc of triumph" |
| Cheeseman1000 |
Posted - 11/30/2005 : 15:05:46
Darwin, do you call it television or TV? Just out of curiosity, you understand...
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| starmekitten |
Posted - 11/30/2005 : 15:01:43
Yes, your "football" is far more popular.. only in the US that is..
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Master of Science |
| darwin |
Posted - 11/30/2005 : 14:58:24
Because we already have a far more popular game (here in the US) that is using the name "football".
Why do Brits call a television a telly? Lazy bastards. |
| pixiestu |
Posted - 11/30/2005 : 14:33:44
And why do Americans call football 'soccer'?
"The arc of triumph" |
