Misspellings that annoy you the most?

[Tig 'ol Bitties]

I'm not a grammar nazi. Far from it, actually. My typing, outside of college work, is more conversational. However, I notice improper spelling right away within my own posts or others. It glares at me. Probably more so here because I know that most of you are conscientious about it. I make typos fairly regularly. So, I often edit my messages here and elsewhere for them. I catch them in the preview sometimes, but I generally only do that for lengthier posts.

What's worse is that when I quote people I often fix their spelling errors if there are any. I cringe when I'm quoted and I see a spelling error of mine in bold.

And, I have to be meticulous with spelling. I can't stand not to be.

I've met intelligent people who aren't the best spellers. There isn't necessarily a correlation.

Are there some of you who are also somewhat obsessive about this? What misspellings make your skin twitch?

I shall follow with a few that I hate to see. None of this is meant to be condescending at all!

conveniently Often spelled with an A or rather creatively.

necessarily Sometimes spelled with one too many C's.

definitely It's not spelled definately. Christ. That one makes me shudder.

separate Often spelled seperate. There is "a rat" between the p and the e!

especially The only thing special about especially is the e.

grammar Why does anybody put an e in there?

congratulations Too many people spell this with a d.

[Orgazmo]

Great post.

Two that I can think of off the top of my head are basicly and genious. I hate seeing these two words. Genious is always funny to see...especially when the person is trying to use it to describe themself.

[Titan]

Originally posted by Tig 'ol Bitties:
definately

This is pretty much the big cake for me. I can't think of any other ones; this one leaves them all behind. I cannot believe how many people spell this word wrong. It's not that hard, the root word is "finite".

Originally posted by Tig 'ol Bitties:
What's worse is that when I quote people I often fix their spelling errors if there are any.

I do the same.
But I guess I would, being the Grammar Fœrie and all.

P.S. I also hate when people use adjectives instead of adverbs, like: "It went pretty quick," as apposed to "It went pretty quickly." But that's another story.

And I hate people who double-post.

[ December 01, 2003, 12:47 PM: Message edited by: Titan ]

[Titan]

Yep.

[ December 01, 2003, 01:08 PM: Message edited by: Titan ]

[Titan]

Mother-fuck. I really fucking astound myself some times. Jesus' machete.

[ December 01, 2003, 01:09 PM: Message edited by: Titan ]

[fancymeghan]

i really hate when things are spelled so badly where it is annoying to read. of course, it isn't too hard to type something correctly. i mean, we've been speaking and writing this language since kindergarten and sometimes before. is it really that hard to do it right?
what i hate the most...
-the incorrect uses of there, thier, and they're.
-misuse of good and well...not really a spelling problem, but still annoying...

ok, there are plenty more, but i can't really thing of them righ tnow.

[Titan]

Originally posted by fancymeghan:
thier

On another note, the use of "good" and "well" is the exact kind of "using an adjective instead of an adverb" type thing I was talking about. Motherfucker. I have a better grasp of grammar than the college English teacher I had last year.

[ December 01, 2003, 01:19 PM: Message edited by: Titan ]

[Ugly Bastard]

I hate when people confuse your and you're. It happens a lot, and it really pisses me off.

That's all, nice thread.

-Ugly Bastard

[Titan]

GOD DAMMIT.
You know what else I fucking hate, when people say "anyways". The FUCKING WORD IS ANYWAY. Or when they say "sometimes" and they mean "sometime". Like "We should hang out sometimes." That sounds so fucking hill-jack-ish. One of the worst hill-jack uses of the English language is when someone says something like "This tire needs pumped." FUCKING TO BE, IT NEEDS TO BE PUMPED.