Grammar/spelling police

[suicideking]

Wonder vs. Wander

My wife pointed out to me that people are constantly using wonder and wander incorrectly. Now I'm noticing it everywhere online. Of course, it bugs me every time!

Wonder - a feeling of surprise mingled with admiration, caused by something beautiful, unexpected, unfamiliar, or inexplicable. It's a state of mind.

Example: I wonder if my wife will be ok with me spending another $1000 on Jeep parts.

Inanimate objects don't 'wonder'. Your Jeep never wonders about anything. Well, maybe those that name their Jeeps think it wonders?


Wander - walk or move in a leisurely, casual, or aimless way.

Example: My tires are old and don't balance well. So my Jeep wanders all over the road when I drive. Maybe I need a new steering stabilizer!

If a dog is lost, it is wandering around the neighborhood. Not wondering. It might be wondering where it's owner is though.

February 14th

February 14th is 'Valentine's' day. It's not Valentime's day...

 

[Squatch]

Wonder vs. Wander

My wife pointed out to me that people are constantly using wonder and wander incorrectly. Now I'm noticing it everywhere online. Of course, it bugs me every time!

Wonder - a feeling of surprise mingled with admiration, caused by something beautiful, unexpected, unfamiliar, or inexplicable. It's a state of mind.

Example: I wonder if my wife will be ok with me spending another $1000 on Jeep parts.

Inanimate objects don't 'wonder'. Your Jeep never wonders about anything. Well, maybe those that name their Jeeps think it wonders?


Wander - walk or move in a leisurely, casual, or aimless way.

Example: My tires are old and don't balance well. So my Jeep wanders all over the road when I drive. Maybe I need a new steering stabilizer!

If a dog is lost, it is wandering around the neighborhood. Not wondering. It might be wondering where it's owner is though.

February 14th

February 14th is 'Valentine's' day. It's not Valentime's day...

I see it a lot, myself. Now here's an extreme case of confusing "wander" and "wonder"...

Remember the song "The Wanderer" by Dion & The Belmonts? Released in '61. Anyway, I used to attend a local car show back in the '80s, and there was this beautiful powder blue '54 Chevy convertible that had been mildly customized. He used to play '50s music on the car's stereo, and there were music notes painted on the dash. And painted on the decked trunk lid in fairly sizable letters (amidst some musical notes) was the title "The Wonderer"... Turns out the painter suffered from the same affliction with spelling that your wife has pointed out. Not quite as bad as a misspelled tattoo, but it would still be enough to piss me off.

 

[Head Lice]

Wonder vs. Wander

My wife pointed out to me that people are constantly using wonder and wander incorrectly. Now I'm noticing it everywhere online. Of course, it bugs me every time!

Wonder - a feeling of surprise mingled with admiration, caused by something beautiful, unexpected, unfamiliar, or inexplicable. It's a state of mind.

Example: I wonder if my wife will be ok with me spending another $1000 on Jeep parts.

Inanimate objects don't 'wonder'. Your Jeep never wonders about anything. Well, maybe those that name their Jeeps think it wonders?


Wander - walk or move in a leisurely, casual, or aimless way.

Example: My tires are old and don't balance well. So my Jeep wanders all over the road when I drive. Maybe I need a new steering stabilizer!

If a dog is lost, it is wandering around the neighborhood. Not wondering. It might be wondering where it's owner is though.

February 14th

February 14th is 'Valentine's' day. It's not Valentime's day...

Deep! So very deep . . .
I'll wander off now with a new cents scents sense of wonder.
Thanks four fore 4 for that.

 

[Squatch]

The single most prevalent grammar faux pas that I encounter is the misuse of the words "ran" and "run".

It's "I've run the tests", not "I've ran the tests". Statements along those lines.

And while I despise AI, here is a very simple AI explanation of how it works.


The simple past tense of "run" is ran, as in "I ran yesterday," while the past participle (used with "have/has/had") is run, as in "I have run a mile" or "The program was run by him," making "run" both the base and participle form.
Here's a quick breakdown:

• Present: run/runs (e.g., I run, He runs)
• ran: Simple Past: (e.g., She ran fast)
• run: Past Participle: (e.g., They had run out of time)
  
  • Present Participle: running (e.g., He is running now)

Examples in Sentences:

• • "Yesterday, I ran to the store." (Simple Past)
  • "She has run this business for years." (Past Participle)
  • "The report was run through the system." (Passive Voice with Past Participle)

 

[ColoJeep]

Some of my favorites are Breaks vs, Brakes and Stearing vs. Steering. Another one that drives me nut is " Prolly " . And how about Disk vs.Disc brakes.

 

[Chris]

Wench vs. winch

The latter is far to common among the JK crowd.

 

[Squatch]

Wench vs. winch

The latter is far to common among the JK crowd.

If you have to winch your wench into the Jeep, you probably need a bigger vehicle. Just sayin'...

 

[DirtDawg]

IMO, all of the above is a "mute" point....

 

[mrblaine]

And how about Disk vs. Disc brakes.

That is a very odd one and when I've looked up how and why to use the correct word, it doesn't make enough sense to remember it easily.

 

[mrblaine]

Another one that drives me nut is " Prolly "

Right up there with "brah", and "fam". Use any of them in my presence after being warned not to, I'll fix it so we don't have to worry about it.

 

[suicideking]

Right up there with "brah", and "fam". Use any of them in my presence after being warned not to, I'll fix it so we don't have to worry about it.

This reminds of 'tryna'. New slang for 'trying to'. Not a fan of that one either.

 

[PCO6]

This reminds of 'tryna'. New slang for 'trying to'. Not a fan of that one either.

I live north of "Trona" which is a lazy person's way of saying Toronto. It's absolutely "rediculous".

 

[RangerTJ]