Loose (vs Lose)
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I think it has just sped up the changes in language. Not sure if the internet doing that's good or bad but I am sure that a language that is dynamic and changing is better than one that is static.JaShea99 said:I'm constantly wondering if the Internet has increased stupidity or just highlighted it.
Having said that I don't like this, it's not even as if the word is being shortened.
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The number of times that this is now spelt as "defiantly" winds me up.Lincsaddick said:
definitely annoying when definAtely is misspelt1StevieG said:Definately annoying when Lose and Loose are not used correctly........
The trouble, I believe, is we've had a generation or two now who went through school without having spelling mistakes corrected. I used to see it all the time with my nephew's homework. I'd go through it with him, after it had been marked, to try and show him the errors.
Apparently, it was OK if the teacher understood what they meant! That, or the fact that the teacher was a clueless idiot at spelling and hadn't noticed!!
Have now re-read this three times to make sure I haven't spelt anything incorrectly!! ;-)0 -
What about....."off my own bat" very often as "off my own back".....even on Radio 4....0
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Technology won't help. Autocorrecting happens before you even notice it now.0
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One I hate more than all others: people saying 'I could care less' when tone/context etc all suggest they are meant to be saying 'I couldn't care less'... It's one extra syllable but it means the complete opposite thing! It started I think with our friends in the US of A but it's getting everywhere.0
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Even the band that recorded the song spelt their name wrong : - )Eddie Firmani said:
I'll name that toon in won.Henry Irving said:Noticed the increased use of "are" instead of "our" but it's nothing to get hung/hanged about : - )
However, usage has always been that a piece of meat will be hung whereas a convicted murderer was "hanged by the neck until dead".JiMMy 85 said:Hanged is the past tense for hang, as in an execution, right? But in reality, hung IS an acceptable past-tense of hang in that context. Like starting a sentence with BUT, it has wrongly been considered an error.
Up until the 1500s the common indication of a plural in English was "en" but it was then superseded by "s".
Quick quiz. Other than those words with "men" or "women" how many "en" plurals can you list?
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TenHenry Irving said:
Even the band that recorded the song spelt their name wrong : - )Eddie Firmani said:
I'll name that toon in won.Henry Irving said:Noticed the increased use of "are" instead of "our" but it's nothing to get hung/hanged about : - )
However, usage has always been that a piece of meat will be hung whereas a convicted murderer was "hanged by the neck until dead".JiMMy 85 said:Hanged is the past tense for hang, as in an execution, right? But in reality, hung IS an acceptable past-tense of hang in that context. Like starting a sentence with BUT, it has wrongly been considered an error.
Up until the 1500s the common indication of a plural in English was "en" but it was then superseded by "s".
Quick quiz. Other than those words with "men" or "women" how many "en" plurals can you list?0 -
People who can't tell the difference between 'Bought' and 'Brought'.
I lent my neighbour my lawnmower - the next day he knocked on my door and said, "Thanks, I've bought your lawnmower back."
WTF?
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Could of been worst - you might of borrowed it to him!!Oggy Red said:People who can't tell the difference between 'Bought' and 'Brought'.
I lent my neighbour my lawnmower - the next day he knocked on my door and said, "Thanks, I've bought your lawnmower back."
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One that gets my goat is when someone gives an opinion on something then says "I don't think" at the end of it. For example " arsenal will never win another trophy I don't think " Yeah u do think.
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OxenHenry Irving said:
Even the band that recorded the song spelt their name wrong : - )Eddie Firmani said:
I'll name that toon in won.Henry Irving said:Noticed the increased use of "are" instead of "our" but it's nothing to get hung/hanged about : - )
However, usage has always been that a piece of meat will be hung whereas a convicted murderer was "hanged by the neck until dead".JiMMy 85 said:Hanged is the past tense for hang, as in an execution, right? But in reality, hung IS an acceptable past-tense of hang in that context. Like starting a sentence with BUT, it has wrongly been considered an error.
Up until the 1500s the common indication of a plural in English was "en" but it was then superseded by "s".
Quick quiz. Other than those words with "men" or "women" how many "en" plurals can you list?
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not sure if this is the same but it's close to this poor attempt at wit/sarcasm that some people do. e.g - "arsenal will win another trophy, I don't think." it's just missing the last word "so". another one which seems American to me is "arsenal will win another trophy (pause for dramatic effect) NOT!"Talal said:One that gets my goat is when someone gives an opinion on something then says "I don't think" at the end of it. For example " arsenal will never win another trophy I don't think " Yeah u do think.
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is one. Anymore? Their our too that r used commonly,like,sam3110 said:
OxenHenry Irving said:
Even the band that recorded the song spelt their name wrong : - )Eddie Firmani said:
I'll name that toon in won.Henry Irving said:Noticed the increased use of "are" instead of "our" but it's nothing to get hung/hanged about : - )
However, usage has always been that a piece of meat will be hung whereas a convicted murderer was "hanged by the neck until dead".JiMMy 85 said:Hanged is the past tense for hang, as in an execution, right? But in reality, hung IS an acceptable past-tense of hang in that context. Like starting a sentence with BUT, it has wrongly been considered an error.
Up until the 1500s the common indication of a plural in English was "en" but it was then superseded by "s".
Quick quiz. Other than those words with "men" or "women" how many "en" plurals can you list?
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My bugbear is when questioned, someone will say i did'nt do nothing. This just implies that they have done something.0
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Correct.Macronate said:children
The other common one was originally a plural but is now used for the singular
Another rarer one is more likely to be heard from a Rastaman.
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Ten is a plural ending in en, and I claim my £5!!!Henry Irving said:
Correct.Macronate said:children
The other common one was originally a plural but is now used for the singular
Another rarer one is more likely to be heard from a Rastaman.
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Henry, is I and I a plural?0
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What is a 'marquee' signing. A player to play in a tent? Is it anything to do with the word 'marque'?0
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Sort of and certainly more than "ten" is : - )Eddie Firmani said:Henry, is I and I a plural?
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Marquee signing is correct. A marquee is a front of a theatre or cinema where you put the name of the play/film and the star so a marquee signing is a big name that will draw the punters in.seth plum said:What is a 'marquee' signing. A player to play in a tent? Is it anything to do with the word 'marque'?
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No I mean when people are serious about the comment. Hear it all the time.Karim_myBagheri said:
not sure if this is the same but it's close to this poor attempt at wit/sarcasm that some people do. e.g - "arsenal will win another trophy, I don't think." it's just missing the last word "so". another one which seems American to me is "arsenal will win another trophy (pause for dramatic effect) NOT!"Talal said:One that gets my goat is when someone gives an opinion on something then says "I don't think" at the end of it. For example " arsenal will never win another trophy I don't think " Yeah u do think.
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And you could have had Sistren.ThreadKiller said:brethren
the old plural for tree was "treen".
Chicken is also a plural. Chick was one bird and Chicken more than one.
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Fair enough, I didn't know that.Henry Irving said:
Marquee signing is correct. A marquee is a front of a theatre or cinema where you put the name of the play/film and the star so a marquee signing is a big name that will draw the punters in.seth plum said:What is a 'marquee' signing. A player to play in a tent? Is it anything to do with the word 'marque'?
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That'll learn ya.Eddie Firmani said:
Could of been worst - you might of borrowed it to him!!Oggy Red said:People who can't tell the difference between 'Bought' and 'Brought'.
I lent my neighbour my lawnmower - the next day he knocked on my door and said, "Thanks, I've bought your lawnmower back."
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Could have been worse - you might have ...........Eddie Firmani said:
Could of been worst - you might of borrowed it to him!!Oggy Red said:People who can't tell the difference between 'Bought' and 'Brought'.
I lent my neighbour my lawnmower - the next day he knocked on my door and said, "Thanks, I've bought your lawnmower back."
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Misspelt on purpose due to the number of times I have seen it spelt incorrectly on CL. Sorry if I didn't make that clearer as I was trying to be a bit ironic!Lincsaddick said:
definitely annoying when definAtely is misspelt1StevieG said:Definately annoying when Lose and Loose are not used correctly........
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I think the term to use here is ........ whoosh!!ME14addick said:
Could have been worse - you might have ...........Eddie Firmani said:
Could of been worst - you might of borrowed it to him!!Oggy Red said:People who can't tell the difference between 'Bought' and 'Brought'.
I lent my neighbour my lawnmower - the next day he knocked on my door and said, "Thanks, I've bought your lawnmower back."
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Eddie Firmani said:
I think the term to use here is ........ whoosh!!ME14addick said:
Could have been worse - you might have ...........Eddie Firmani said:
Could of been worst - you might of borrowed it to him!!Oggy Red said:People who can't tell the difference between 'Bought' and 'Brought'.
I lent my neighbour my lawnmower - the next day he knocked on my door and said, "Thanks, I've bought your lawnmower back."
WTF?
I think you'll find it is spelt whoooosh : - )
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