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TarTar
* Dog in the Sand *
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 Posted - 11/18/2004 : 18:10:10
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I've heard 'accommodation' is the most commonly misspelled word in the English language. I don't seem to have much trouble with that one. 'Kindergarten' is one I always spell as if it's full of plants, 'kindergarden'. I don't know why (I swallowed the fly).
Spelling was always my forte in elementary school. I could even beat the uber-preppy, academically talented white girls at spelling. Then I watched Spellbound and realized I am only average at best. Those kids in that movie are asked to spell some crazy words, and I'm convinced many of those words were made up on the spot.
Signature's are kind of like bumper stickers, only less sticky. |
Edited by - TarTar on 11/18/2004 18:18:21 |
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LBF1976
= Cult of Ray =
269 Posts |
Posted - 11/18/2004 : 18:19:57
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one that pisses me off
people spell separate as seperate... I don't know why that bothers me so much
Floops quesedillas zijn te vergelijken met het likken van fatsige Albert's aars nadat hij een fles laxeermiddel heeft leeggedronken. |
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kathryn
~ Selkie Bride ~
Belgium
15320 Posts |
Posted - 11/18/2004 : 18:25:18
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Mnemonic device for that one: "there is a rat in separate."
I've got a boatload of them. They're dorky but they can be tremendously helpful.
 I still believe in the excellent joy of the Frank |
Edited by - kathryn on 11/18/2004 18:26:19 |
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Chris Knight
= Cult of Ray =
USA
899 Posts |
Posted - 11/18/2004 : 19:55:24
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cvanepps
= Cult of Ray =
USA
442 Posts |
Posted - 11/18/2004 : 21:00:56
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As I've gotten older, I find that I can spell more and more words without having to look them up; a nice little benefit. One of my holdouts, however, is the word "maintenance." Years ago, I wanted to always spell it like an extention of the word "maintain," like "maintainence." But these days, I can't tell if it should be "-nance" or "-nence"
-= It's not easy to kidnap a fat man =-
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Cult_Of_Frank
= Black Noise Maker =
Canada
11687 Posts |
Posted - 11/18/2004 : 22:45:11
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All I know is that if I see one more person spell ridiculous (root: ridicule) as rediculous (as in: something is 'diculous' again?) I will vomit in terror.
"Join the Cult of Frank 2.0 / And you'll be enlightened (free for 1.x members)" |
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Posted - 11/18/2004 : 23:09:32
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don't do a sick on yourself!
Frank Black ate my hamster |
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TarTar
* Dog in the Sand *
1965 Posts |
Posted - 11/19/2004 : 00:10:01
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Wait, are you telling Cult_of_frank to not vomit, or me to not write(sic) on myself. I'm confused.
Signature's are kind of like bumper stickers, only less sticky. |
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Cheeseman1000
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Iceland
8201 Posts |
Posted - 11/19/2004 : 03:43:34
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Neccessary? That one still gets to me. Apart from that, I'm good.
"You ever seen a man say goodbye to a shoe?"
"Yes, once..." |
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Jefery With One F
- FB Fan -
Canada
184 Posts |
Posted - 11/19/2004 : 05:09:40
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Of the five words that I misspelled on spelling tests when in school, the one that I still struggle with occasionally is "plural." For some reason, my brain always wants to make it "plurar."
For the record, the others were squirrel (grade 2), jewellery (grade 2, although I still dispute this because I used the accepted alternate spelling "jewelry"), guess (grade 3) and Isaiah (grade 7). |
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cvanepps
= Cult of Ray =
USA
442 Posts |
Posted - 11/19/2004 : 09:29:05
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I remember this one arcade videogame, the one with the pair of uzi submachine guns mounted in front of the screen? Every time you died, it said "Your Dead." And I thought, "My dead what??"
-= It's not easy to kidnap a fat man =-
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Jason
* Dog in the Sand *
1446 Posts |
Posted - 11/19/2004 : 10:06:03
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I've been spelling the name Michael wrong for virtually my entire life.
I'm 28 and it was only a few months ago that I happened to notice that it's not spelled Micheal. |
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Carolynanna
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Canada
6556 Posts |
Posted - 11/19/2004 : 10:07:07
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It drives me batty when people use accept instead of except.
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Godfather of nothing, ancesters of none.
Black glasses and feedback took my sense of fun.
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Coldheartofstone
* Dog in the Sand *
Canada
2025 Posts |
Posted - 11/19/2004 : 10:08:14
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or access and excess.
Suck it Trebek |
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TarTar
* Dog in the Sand *
1965 Posts |
Posted - 11/19/2004 : 10:10:01
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Haha. This guy I know named Michael spent years telling people that Michael was spelled like the word "ale" as in "Ginger ale". When he told my brother this, my brother said, "Ale isn't spelled A-E-L". Michael was convinced it was, so when they went to the Canada Dry website and he saw ALE, Michael's head exploded. No wonder people had been spelling his name Michale for so long.
Let 'em riot. We're Sonic-fuckin'-Death Monkey. |
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PixieSteve
> Teenager of the Year <
Poland
4698 Posts |
Posted - 11/19/2004 : 10:13:11
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roffle
nesseccary is a hard one for me... |
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Coldheartofstone
* Dog in the Sand *
Canada
2025 Posts |
Posted - 11/19/2004 : 10:14:18
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Supercalifragilisticexpialidotious
Suck it Trebek |
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TameReg
- FB Fan -
USA
110 Posts |
Posted - 11/19/2004 : 10:53:29
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| For some reason, if I'm typing quickly(for me) I leave the y off of they. As in "What did the do"? Obviously, I know how to spell "they" but I do this fairly often. Quite annoying. |
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irishlover
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45 Posts |
Posted - 11/19/2004 : 10:54:58
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| shit, fuck, cunt, and sometimes pussy |
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Carolynanna
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Canada
6556 Posts |
Posted - 11/19/2004 : 10:57:55
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You know what everyone mis-spells?
My name! (hehe)
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Godfather of nothing, ancesters of none.
Black glasses and feedback took my sense of fun.
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irishlover
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Posted - 11/19/2004 : 11:05:51
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| yeah, i said cunt, didn't I? |
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Posted - 11/19/2004 : 11:08:12
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quote:
Originally posted by irishlover
yeah, i said cunt, didn't I?
who's a clever boy
Frank Black ate my hamster |
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irishlover
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Posted - 11/19/2004 : 11:10:42
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quote:
Originally posted by Tre
quote:
Originally posted by irishlover
yeah, i said cunt, didn't I?
who's a clever boy
Frank Black ate my hamster
is it fartbone? |
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speedy_m
= Frankofile =
Canada
3581 Posts |
Posted - 11/19/2004 : 12:41:48
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Originally posted by Jason
I've been spelling the name Michael wrong for virtually my entire life.
I'm 28 and it was only a few months ago that I happened to notice that it's not spelled Micheal.
Don't feel bad, I spell Michael wrong all the time. And it's MY NAME. Whenever I have to write it down, I pull out my ID, just to make sure. I can never remember if it's ael or eal. |
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irishlover
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45 Posts |
Posted - 11/19/2004 : 12:45:48
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| are you a fucking retard!?!?!?! its YOUR NAME!!!! |
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Coldheartofstone
* Dog in the Sand *
Canada
2025 Posts |
Posted - 11/19/2004 : 12:47:53
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Oh good lord...
Suck it Trebek |
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darwin
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
USA
5454 Posts |
Posted - 11/19/2004 : 12:48:00
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| I think I've spotted today's "theme of the day" in the forum. |
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irishlover
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45 Posts |
Posted - 11/19/2004 : 12:57:57
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| people who can't spell their names??? |
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darwin
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
USA
5454 Posts |
Posted - 11/19/2004 : 13:02:02
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| No, a person desperate for any kind of attention. |
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BLT
> Teenager of the Year <
South Sandwich Islands
4204 Posts |
Posted - 11/19/2004 : 13:04:10
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| Today's theme: "New users whose pubes finally filled in." |
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irishlover
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45 Posts |
Posted - 11/19/2004 : 13:16:27
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| yeah, my pubes filled in....your scraggly moustache |
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an erotic vulture
- FB Fan -
United Kingdom
67 Posts |
Posted - 11/19/2004 : 14:28:11
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Jesus, are these prats going to come in and kill every thread on the forum?
On topic, I could never spell the name John. I always used to put Jhon. I'm just glad it's not my name, or i'd be screwed.
[stage direction: suspenseful point] |
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PsychicTwin
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1772 Posts |
Posted - 11/19/2004 : 14:34:07
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| Hope these "prats" fuck off and die as quickly as they surfaced. |
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VoVat
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
USA
9168 Posts |
Posted - 11/19/2004 : 18:16:09
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jewellery (grade 2, although I still dispute this because I used the accepted alternate spelling "jewelry")
I've never seen it spelled any way other than "jewelry" here in the States. Must be a crazy British/Canadian spelling.
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Broken Face
-= Forum Pistolero =-
USA
5155 Posts |
Posted - 11/19/2004 : 21:27:40
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quote:
Originally posted by an erotic vulture
Jesus, are these prats going to come in and kill every thread on the forum?
On topic, I could never spell the name John. I always used to put Jhon. I'm just glad it's not my name, or i'd be screwed.
[stage direction: suspenseful point]
film director john huston when he adapted flannery o'connor's "wise blood" billed himself as jhon huston.
-brian
- "I joined the Cult of Frank / And they tried to cut off my nuts and make me put on a blue jumpsuit"
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Jose Jones
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1758 Posts |
Posted - 11/19/2004 : 23:19:15
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i absolutely hate it when people spell "a lot" as "alot". there's a lot of space between "a" and "lot".
also, it's [notice i didn't spell "its"] not "alright", it's "all right", but no one cares, and now it is acceptable to spell it "alright".
words that end in "-ence" or "-ance" always get me.
-dan
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What words do you always mispell (sic)
