tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5975272829009980386.post1618297731081335591..comments2023-10-22T02:21:11.763+10:00Comments on The Scottish Scribbler: Y Did I Bover?Rory Granthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00866390949954081901noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5975272829009980386.post-87552917286482513182011-08-11T12:39:22.297+10:002011-08-11T12:39:22.297+10:00This is pure Rory Magic. Had me laughing... to th...This is pure Rory Magic. Had me laughing... to the point of snorting.Pattyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14770496461480639011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5975272829009980386.post-20391113421475057492011-08-08T05:14:35.937+10:002011-08-08T05:14:35.937+10:00I have the same pet peeves that most others here h...I have the same pet peeves that most others here have, but also one more:<br />bare/bear<br />I've seen THREE signs lately that read, "Please bare with us." Shall we all disrobe?Mama Henhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08057492034145042467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5975272829009980386.post-58420106248968321582011-08-07T07:00:00.083+10:002011-08-07T07:00:00.083+10:00I'm an awesome speller (if I may toot my own h...I'm an awesome speller (if I may toot my own horn for a moment). It drives me INSANE when I see 'loose' instead of 'lose', and other easy words obviously misspelled. <br /><br />I also am highly amused when someone uses the wrong word in a sentence, and they have no idea that they used the wrong word.<br /><br />A group of three Marines walked by Customer Service yesterday, Kynahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13222304237028745181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5975272829009980386.post-5255584846847994702011-08-06T04:06:40.531+10:002011-08-06T04:06:40.531+10:00I like misspellings, faults in punctuation, etc. e...I like misspellings, faults in punctuation, etc. etc. There's a cafe in Swaffham in Norfolk near where I live which for years has had a bad attack of the greengrocer's apostrophe. It has a sign outside saying "breakfast's, lunche's, tea's, coffee's". I particularly liked 'lunche's'. Clearly the brain knew that 'lunches' was tricky, but its Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5975272829009980386.post-6839322595376884462011-08-05T11:57:46.778+10:002011-08-05T11:57:46.778+10:00Yes, misspellings drive me crazy. So do blatant gr...Yes, misspellings drive me crazy. So do blatant grammar errors, especially when they're made by a TEACHER or professional writer. <br /><br />There were a couple of fellows here in the States who had such a problem with signs with misspellings on them, they went on a sign-fixing road trip. They actually corrected the signs. As it turned out, their efforts weren't at all appreciated.Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5975272829009980386.post-14279626879853684732011-08-05T09:33:51.607+10:002011-08-05T09:33:51.607+10:00I'm Canadian so I ad my "U" in where...I'm Canadian so I ad my "U" in where it counts as well. Honour, favour, colour, etc. Sadly, when writing online, it doesn't pay to play the old way. Americans, though I love them dearly, do tend to correct immediately when said U is dropped. <br />I wonder, will we have to adapt to the new lingo, (lol, wtf, roflmao, fml, thx, thxu... ugh...) or will a superhero of spelling Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08079822179925319286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5975272829009980386.post-13731890287639325692011-08-05T06:41:07.047+10:002011-08-05T06:41:07.047+10:00Another thing that drives me balmy... People who d...Another thing that drives me balmy... People who don't know where to place the letter "u" around "g"; it's TONGUE not TOUNGE, and ROGUE, not ROUGE (means red in French!)Carolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11064769037414504945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5975272829009980386.post-35934800233020596172011-08-05T06:23:29.745+10:002011-08-05T06:23:29.745+10:00Rory I have passed on an award to you.Rory I have passed on an award to you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5975272829009980386.post-1640668044882442662011-08-05T00:58:27.320+10:002011-08-05T00:58:27.320+10:00I have calmed myself with the Fry philosophy that ...I have calmed myself with the Fry philosophy that language evolves and there's nothing to be done about it. But my butt still clenches when I see newspaper stories that say "loan gunman" or the now-ubiquitous "should of". And there goes my blood pressure. When did children stop learning spelling and vocabulary?? aaaagh.Austanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05568578637922817033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5975272829009980386.post-49858383487123520432011-08-05T00:07:47.489+10:002011-08-05T00:07:47.489+10:00OMG Rory, have you ever texted or received a text?...OMG Rory, have you ever texted or received a text? There is a whole new abbreviated language out there. No need to use three letters, when one will do. At times I need someone to translate my messages. However I am beginning to get into the lingo as I want to communicate. Spelling may be a thing of the past, brevity is the name of the game.Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5975272829009980386.post-358541297776965202011-08-04T22:52:54.448+10:002011-08-04T22:52:54.448+10:00Ahhhh there's so many you have brought to my a...Ahhhh there's so many you have brought to my attention that I'm hyperventilating badly here. 'Would of' would be punishable by lethal injection if I had my way - and 'Your' when it should be 'You're' should be written out during a life sentence.<br /><br />AND WHO SAID 'FAVORITE'????? LOL - It's favourite to us Brits who stick a 'u' Rory Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00866390949954081901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5975272829009980386.post-76982564254320274722011-08-04T22:32:25.273+10:002011-08-04T22:32:25.273+10:00We have the same problem in the U.S.
My "fav...We have the same problem in the U.S.<br /><br />My "favorite"? "I would of..." Would of? Would OF?! ACK!<br /><br />Pearl<br /><br />p.s. Sorry about the "Z"s. :-)Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05261369905176088917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5975272829009980386.post-3448757544914608622011-08-04T22:27:25.564+10:002011-08-04T22:27:25.564+10:00My pet peeves: they're, there, their
your, you...My pet peeves: they're, there, their<br />your, you're<br />too, to<br />know, no<br />No one seems to know how to use them correctly.<br />I know someone who capitalizes all of her nouns and pronouns, no matter where they land in a sentence. Very distracting.<br />My husband and son are highly intelligent, but neither one can spell worth poo. They ask for a correct word spelling when it Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14858720522828231380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5975272829009980386.post-12390381608008875142011-08-04T22:25:52.154+10:002011-08-04T22:25:52.154+10:00It used to drive me out of my pea pickin' mind...It used to drive me out of my pea pickin' mind at work to see college educated people leaving messages on the white board and misusing your for your're and are for our. One of the girls was infamous for saying "them ones" instead of those. I felt like I was on an episode of The Beverley Hillbillies. <br />Funny, I had an American correct my spelling the other day. I spell Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5975272829009980386.post-36627786638658644912011-08-04T19:31:39.840+10:002011-08-04T19:31:39.840+10:00I did it again. Definitely can't type in the d...I did it again. Definitely can't type in the dark. "If you lose match point, you've lost the game." THERE!Suzanne Luceronoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5975272829009980386.post-53081592572950995532011-08-04T19:30:07.979+10:002011-08-04T19:30:07.979+10:00Oops, I meant "If you sode maatch point, you&...Oops, I meant "If you sode maatch point, you've lost the game. (can't type in the dark.)Suzanne Luceronoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5975272829009980386.post-46135018641398905532011-08-04T19:28:47.748+10:002011-08-04T19:28:47.748+10:00Rory, this is effin' hilarious (did I spell th...Rory, this is effin' hilarious (did I spell that right?). Mostly because I used to suffer from the same problem, always getting "lose" and "loose" mixed up. I finally came up with a way to remember.<br /><br />"If you lost match point, you've lost the game." (Both words have one "o".)<br /><br />"The noose is not loose." Both words have Suzanne Luceronoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5975272829009980386.post-59461010172639800372011-08-04T18:40:06.064+10:002011-08-04T18:40:06.064+10:00I agree with both of you! When I edited my wife...I agree with both of you! When I edited my wife's book I was astonished at how many words in America have a 'z' where we have an 's'. Fortunately however, lose is still lose :)<br /><br />RoryRory Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00866390949954081901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5975272829009980386.post-46974214950288570292011-08-04T18:21:06.889+10:002011-08-04T18:21:06.889+10:00Rory, what annoys the bejesus out of me is having ...Rory, what annoys the bejesus out of me is having to re-learn my English. I spent years in school, taking it up as a second language, only to discover that I was learning the "other" English. So now color has become colour, honor is honour, tire is tyre and the list goes on and on, ad nauseum!Carolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11064769037414504945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5975272829009980386.post-41396803488073665992011-08-04T18:07:24.695+10:002011-08-04T18:07:24.695+10:00I agree. One of the things which irritated me livi...I agree. One of the things which irritated me living in America was how poor spelling was, even with university educated people. God knows we're not much better here.<br />Loose should be reserved for bowels.Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14034726832462755283noreply@blogger.com