Please Spell Lose Correctly....

MaTT · February 2003

<div class="IPBDescription">:/</div> Why do so many people spell the word lose as loose? <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif'>

Lose = The opposite of win

Loose = Not tight.

Have a trawl through the forums search feature for the word loose. Funniest of all is when someone in game calls me a 'looser'. I cant help thinking to myself 'Oh the irony!' <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'>

Windelkron · February 2003

Goodness. I HATE when people do that. Another thing I hate is the misplacement of apostrophes.

(Example: "I hate the misplacement of apostrophe's." <-- THIS IS WRONG)

MedHead · February 2003

For some odd reason, the search function does not want to work properly for me. Usually I get an immediate 404 error.

I loose, I guess. Heh.

Sycophant · February 2003

In an effort to advance the list of annoying grammatical errors.....

it's != its
their != there != they're

turret != TURRENT

Dunsby · February 2003

Anyone come accross someone calling Babblers snarks? I have.

MaTT · February 2003

<table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Jobabob @ Feb 16 2003, 08:01 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> this post has been done
and done
and done and done and done and done ad infinitum  </td></tr></table> 
Yup.... but not a single person takes note... <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif'>

DruBo · February 2003

<table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Sycophant @ Feb 16 2003, 07:23 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> turret != TURRENT  </td></tr></table> 
LIES!!

Sycophant · February 2003

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DeathToll_David · February 2003

My pet Peeves

You're and Your --- OMG THIS PISSES ME OFF! These two words mean very different things to educated people.

Two, Too, To --- This is not hard people, and shows you have some kind of intelligence

They're, Their, There --- Once again these three words means VERY different things to educated people! USE THEM CORRECTLY!!!!!!!!!

Dezmodium · February 2003

i really hate when people make extreme run-on sentances it doesnt really bother me so much about capitalization or spelling run-on sentances really bother me though god i really hate those people i like cheese

Sancho · February 2003

It bothers me SO MUCH! It drives me insane! Most of it is product of the internet and people trying to shorten words. Here's for an interesting argument:

color vs colour

In the US we're taught to spell it color, in Europe people are taught to use colour. Same with armor.

Burr · February 2003

They're = They are
It's = It is
Ain't = isn't it = is not it (hehe, just had to do it <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'>)

MedHead · February 2003

<a href='http://www.iespell.com/' target='_blank'>http://www.iespell.com/</a>

TychoCelchuuu · February 2003

My pet peeves related with talking on the internet with only grammar related content:

I HATE it when people put a "?" at the end of some sentences that don't need them. Examples:

My CD drive won't work?
Something is wrong with my NS installer?

I also hate people who totally disregard spelling and say it's okay because "they type really fast" or "English isn't their first language." Whenever I learn a language, I might not learn all of it, but I can spell what I learned. It doesn't take that long to read over your post and find a word spelled differently two different times.

I hate multiples of !, ?, and /

I hate people who try to |337 5P34|< and can't, and try and fail at innappropraite times anyways.

I don't mind when people spell "anesthesiologist" wrong, but spelling "them" or "sentence" (or something) wrong is just bad.

I hate people who go rambling on about wierd pet peeves they have that nobody else does.

I find it mildly annoying when people do not capitalize, but I used to not do it so I can sympathize. Sort of. I changed though. No relapses. really. i never forget. capitalization is my middle name. no joke.

uh, thats all i can think of for now.

pielemuis · February 2003

well not everyone's first language is english.....

Link · February 2003

Please stop mistaking language differences for gramatical errors.

"It's" is actually incorrect english as is "color", however, are considered correct in america. Its the same as you having changed some words, like bonnet to hood and what not.

Spelling is not everyones strong point. Some people simply can't spell and this is not the same as people spelling words wrong thinking that they should be spelled that way (colour and its). I had a friend in school who had to write some kind of self assesment and ended up putting:

I think my strongest point is *speelling*

MaTT · February 2003

Im not bothered about any other words. Its just I hate it when the words lose and loser that are used so much online are spelt incorrectly. I dont know why but it just bugs be to see them spelt wrong at least 2/3 of the time they are used! <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif'>

TychoCelchuuu · February 2003

No, you people have it wrong. I'm not mad at people when they say "it's" or "color" or "Colour" or "armour" or "armor" or something. It's when people misspell everything in their post, don't capitalize, and forget punctiation, and say it's because their first language isn't English.

Sycophant · February 2003

While not exactly grammar-related, this is something that really gets under my skin every time I read it:

When someone says "something-or-other isn't fair/balanced/powerful enough" anywhere on this message board, the typical response is usually "yeah, because you let them get it".

GAH!! You don't let them get anything!! They got it for themselves, and the other team had nothing to do with it!! It's inevitable that the alien team will almost certainly get Lerks, Fades, Umbra, Cloaking, and/or Adrenaline. The marines will almost always get JP, HA, HMG, MT, and/or GL.

How does not knowing everything that's going on let them get something?? The statement of "you let them get it" is about as preposterous and stupid as "unfortunately, we didn't utterly crush you..... so here's a free upgrade!!".

For example, there was a post a while ago that was complaining about the marines' huge advantage when they have MT. Someone said "too bad, you let them get it", and that just blew my mind. It's just as well the response was "your incompetence in not being able to run past a half-dozen turrets and 4 good base-defending marines to take down the Observatory is your fault".

If the marines were to set up on a space station but there were no aliens on-board, who's "fault" would it be for letting them get all these cool toys then?

Please Spell Lose Correctly....

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