Refresher course in communication

[Rob5589]

@glwood, I’m so glad you bring this up. It’s a pet peeve of mine too. I’m a writer and public speaker. I appreciate this one you mentioned and added a few of my own

Lose, not loose or vice versa, usually the latter in place of the former.

A lot, not alot, which is not a word

In case, not incase.

Grate, not grade, when you are preparing the cheese for tacos

Here is one that is almost always mispronounced and annoys me.

Mischievous, pronounced by most people miss-cheevey-us. Makes them sound like an idiot.

However, I will remark, that while I always seek to uphold the rules of English grammar (and two other languages), if you listen to linguistic experts, like Noam Chomsky, they will tell you that the reason English is so hard to learn is because the rules are wrong. He cites several rules made up by one guy over here hundreds of years ago and a monk over there hundreds of years ago. The rules are often so counterintuitive that you just have to beat them into your brain to be right (or are you wrong?).

Tomato, tomato. Is it "real-a-tor" or "real-ter?"

 

[Starrs]

That's really a popular one in the south

This forum has some members that could use the third grade over again definitely. Glad I’m not the only one that is easily annoyed by incorrect word usage.

 

[Squatch]

Lose, not loose or vice versa, usually the latter in place of the former.

A lot, not alot, which is not a word

In case, not incase.

These get me, too. I see it all too often.

 

[Squatch]

Using "then" and "than" like they're interchangeable...

 

[Squatch]

This forum has some members that could use the third grade over again definitely. Glad I’m not the only one that is easily annoyed by incorrect word usage.

When my son was in the 2nd grade, he tested at some pretty advanced levels in English and Math (he was doing 5th grade English, and 6th grade Math at the time). I thought I would challenge him, and asked him to learn to spell and pronounce the following word:

"pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanokoniosis"

Not only did he do so in a little under an hour, but he also gave me the definition. Pretty cool. :thumbsup:

 

[Rob5589]

When my son was in the 2nd grade, he tested at some pretty advanced levels in English and Math (he was doing 5th grade English, and 6th grade Math at the time). I thought I would challenge him, and asked him to learn to spell and pronounce the following word:

"pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanokoniosis"

Not only did he do so in a little under an hour, but he also gave me the definition. Pretty cool. :thumbsup:

Wow, that is a spelling bee killer I had never heard of it but guessed what it was for the most part. Being in the medical field helped me with that one

 

[Squatch]

Wow, that is a spelling bee killer I had never heard of it but guessed what it was for the most part. Being in the medical field helped me with that one

It does seem to be a series of smaller words all just jammed together, doesn't it?

 

[ac_]

Hmmm...interesting. I use the "double negative" word, myself. I looked it up to see if I have been using it incorrectly. Still not sure if I have been, or not. (shrug)

When I grew up that wasn't a word

 

[Squatch]

When I grew up that wasn't a word

That's kind of what I got out of some of the articles I read on it. Seems to be one of those things that just got used to the point of general acceptance, except in certain parts of Arizona......

 

[ac_]

That's kind of what I got out of some of the articles I read on it. Seems to be one of those things that just got used to the point of general acceptance, except in certain parts of Arizona......

lol

 

[Kiwi TJ]

@glwood, I’m so glad you bring this up. It’s a pet peeve of mine too. I’m a writer and public speaker. I appreciate this one you mentioned and added a few of my own

Lose, not loose or vice versa, usually the latter in place of the former.

A lot, not alot, which is not a word

In case, not incase.

Grate, not grade, when you are preparing the cheese for tacos

Here is one that is almost always mispronounced and annoys me.

Mischievous, pronounced by most people miss-cheevey-us. Makes them sound like an idiot.

However, I will remark, that while I always seek to uphold the rules of English grammar (and two other languages), if you listen to linguistic experts, like Noam Chomsky, they will tell you that the reason English is so hard to learn is because the rules are wrong. He cites several rules made up by one guy over here hundreds of years ago and a monk over there hundreds of years ago. The rules are often so counterintuitive that you just have to beat them into your brain to be right (or are you wrong?).

mmmm I blame the English....oh hang on :thinking:

 

[Squatch]

I saved this from the trash here at work. Our laser operator, who happens to be Vietnamese, made this for someone, but was informed it was spelled incorrectly. While I have never said a word to him about it, I laugh every time I see it. It's not PC of me, I know. You either see the humor in it, or you don't. I do.

 

[Kiwi TJ]

I saved this from the trash here at work. Our laser operator, who happens to be Vietnamese, made this for someone, but was informed it was spelled incorrectly. While I have never said a word to him about it, I laugh every time I see it. It's not PC of me, I know. You either see the humor in it, or you don't. I do.
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Thats 'VELLY' funny

 

[Squatch]

Well, his "Engrish" is a thousand times better than my Vietnamese!!! My hat is off to anyone who can speak more than one language. Very commendable, to be sure. :thumbsup:

 

[sgtjdgelinas]

The other day on instagram I saw someone write "I connick" where they meant to write Iconic.

 

[Squatch]

The other day on instagram I saw someone write "I connick" where they meant to write Iconic.

Oh. Now I "under stand..." (heh, heh, heh)

 

[Riddler6.7]

I do agree with everyone, it annoys me most when entire paragraphs have no punctuation.

However, languages evolve. I make fun of my boss everyday because he can't spell at all and has the worst grammar. I am not the best, and lots of times, I don't even try. But honestly I am not that worried about it. Languages evolve, words become actual words that were considered slang. I can remember when "ain't" was supposedly not a word, but it sure appears to be now.

Things that were considered voodoo are becoming mainstream. Marijuana used to be illegal but is being legalized in a lot of places. Cursive is going away when it used to be used the most. Gay marriages, the list goes on. The world may be going down the crapper, I'm not sure. It will change whether we like it or not.

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[glwood]

ESPN invented the word athleticism. I hate that 'word'. People got too lazy to say athletic ability.

I agree about break being used for brake. Annoying. Especially when a lot of posters are wanting help with real breaks (of something else). I'm waiting for that post "Can you help me? My breaks broke". Wut?

If you listen to news reporters at all, who communicate for a living, you'll notice how many say nuculer for the word nuclear. While wearing jewlery instead of jewelry.

 

[glwood]

My favorite - making a word plural by adding 's. Wrong. An s will do without the apostrophe.

 

[cliffish]

ESPN invented the word athleticism. I hate that 'word'. People got too lazy to say athletic ability.

I agree about break being used for brake. Annoying. Especially when a lot of posters are wanting help with real breaks (of something else). I'm waiting for that post "Can you help me? My breaks broke". Wut?

If you listen to news reporters at all, who communicate for a living, you'll notice how many say nuculer for the word nuclear. While wearing jewlery instead of jewelry.

Go to the corvette forum, I have read the thread titles about breaks not working a bunch of times:hollering: