Typos taht drive you CRAZEY!

Originally Posted by a lucca

What drives me nuts is that 'would've' sounds just like 'would of', so a lot of reporters who are crappy / subtly pointing out that the person they're transcribing are idiots will make this mistake. It's totally transparent bullshit.

Biggest typo pet peeve is when people write that their favourite game is Final Fantasy VIII, which is clearly impossible since they're capable of writing, and as such, some form of rational thought. One can only assume they have sticky "I" keys.

Irregardless is the one that gets to me, just makes me so frownyface when people say it. Or people who say things like "self-inserts himself." Oh, and rediculous.

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Oh, not to mention the genius that is people who look at you and tell you "I could care less." Just... stop speaking my language. You suck at it.

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Originally Posted by Soluzar

Actually the ones I hate are the deliberately misspelled words. Like some people will say "welp" or "whelp" instead of "well". Those aren't words. There are thousands of examples like that.

Oh. Or faggy fucking newage/emo kids who say shit like "Oh my goth." You know what's not clever? You if you say that. Just... pathetic.

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There's a couple kids I know that use it. I see it on the internet a lot. The kids I know who use it are first year kids who dress like a Nomura character. We were out for a pint once and they tagged along, one of them said, and I quote, "Oh my goth, this pecan pie is great." I slapped them upside the head and glared. They asked me if I was religious, and I had to explain it wasn't my faith that was offended, as I don't have any, it was my enjoyment of the English language that took affront.

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Originally Posted by DragoonKain

I know how it is spelled, I'm just too lazy to use the apostrophe. Just like sometimes I don't feel like using them in other words.

Sometimes I use them, sometimes I don't. I do the same with the hyphen. Sometimes I do it properly, and sometimes I am just too lazy.

You realise that intellectual laziness is specifically the thing most intelligent people find maddening. No one gives a shit that you know how to spell the word, when you don't do it properly you look like a git. But when dealing with you, I just can't even pretend to be surprised. You're routinely one of the most blatantly idiotic members on this board, and the sheer audacity it took just for you to show your name here is stunning. But really, keep flailing about. You're definitely coming out on top here.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Originally Posted by DragoonKain

But thanks for trying to turn this topic into another one of your bitter and hostile rants. Hope to hear from you again soon.

No, no. Thank you, DragoonKain, for once again turning a simple topic into something utterly devoid of any sort of substance with one quick stroke of your utter lack of intellect. Kudos.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Originally Posted by Interrobang

Then put a "s" after the apostrophe, as you're supposed to.

Depends where in the world you are, slick.

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Originally Posted by DragoonKain

All I did was post what I found mildly annoying in a topic, and simply left out the apostrophe in "c'mon" which apparently to you is an extremely big deal. After all you did refer to it as "maddening."

No, what you did was come into a topic about BAD GRAMMAR AND/OR TYPING, and complain about it while using BAD GRAMMAR AND/OR TYPING. Can you see the difference? It's cute how you try and play down your idiocy, though. Please, keep trying. You're doing great.

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Originally Posted by DragoonKain

Ok, so because I added what I found annoying to the topic, and had a typo of my own(which we all have now and then) that makes me some sort of bumbling idiot. Got it.

Except that you stated you did it on purpose, because you're lazy. That makes you a bumbling idiot. Got it?

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by DragoonKain

To each his/her own. If you want perfect grammar, then by all means. I just think it is a stupid thing to argue over. That's all.

Which is why you came into a thread about grammar/spelling and complained initially.

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Originally Posted by Dhsu

Terminating commas and periods are always inside. Question marks follow common sense: if you're quoting a question, it goes inside. If you're asking a question, it goes outside.

Depending on what part of the world you live in. These rules do shift, people.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Originally Posted by Dhsu

I'm actually interested in hearing these differences, if you don't mind.

Your version is the American version. The British system teaches the logical placement of commas and periods, rather than the conventional placement. It's the same rules as you Yanks use to place question and exclamation marks. Does it beyond to what you're quoting? No? Outside quotation marks.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

Originally Posted by sprouticus

Ughhhh, nothing about you pisses me off more.

Fratboyism.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Originally Posted by sprouticus

Ahhh yes, you're right... Though admittedly, she doesn't do the gay frat shit like 99% of them, so I guess that's why I overlook it most of the time. Except for when she says "you don't call a country a cunt so don't call a fraternity a frat."


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Wait, wouldn't it be you don't call a country a count? Or even a Coun? It's a frat. And apparently it makes you unable to spell.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Originally Posted by Shanks

It is fallacious to clothe prescriptive spelling standards in the guise of "truth." Truth, as you say, is never a social construct, but spelling is. Spelling changes as culture changes; culture changes as the collective psychology of a nation changes. It is not absurd then to attempt to attribute the frustration with spelling to some sort of psychological condition.

And I have no response for your other verbiage.

Yes, many of us have taken social science courses alongside an English degree, too. Very impressive. Except that it is, in fact, idiotic to attribute a frustration with spelling to a psychological condition. That's akin to saying that people who don't like plaid probably suffer from autism. Also, truth is as much a social construct as spelling is. Truth changes as culture changes, and the collective psychology of a nation has nothing to do with culture, because you can't properly define culture. Culture is the lovely throw-around word of the would-be intellectual attempting, rather in vain in this case, to make a deep point and impress someone. Unfortunately, mate, you're coming up a little short. Plenty of us here can read, and you can throw around a vocabulary all you like, but you're still basically attempting to argue an amalgam of anthropology, psychology, philosophy and linguistics. You've spread yourself too thin and make no actual point beyond "there is no spoon." So congratulations, Mr. Wachowski. Bang up job.

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