What's your favourite variation?

[TNT78]

... and I'm talking vocab, not herps...
Just to name a few, the number one FUN variation is of the word definitely:

• definately
• defently
• defanetly
• defnetly
• definely

.... and my favourite

• defiantly (geez, such conviction)...

There's so many, what's your favourite?
Whose/ who's?
They're/ there/ their?
your/ you're?

 

[Stuart]

 

[TNT78]

Quick!

 

[RedFox]

I love how people use spelled(the more accepted version) and spelt (the less accepted version) on this forum in equal parts. Both are correct but you don't see spelt in written text that much.

As for misspellings, my favourite is necessary.

It seems so simple but I have seen countless misspellings of it. When I was in primary school I remember being taught it is neCeSSary for a shirt to have one Collar and two Sleeves.

There, their, they're and your, you're are my two pet hates. It's not like it is overly complicated or confusing like who or whom.

 

[sharky]

I hate it when people can't use the right to, too, two or 2.....it annoys me

 

[Chicken]

I hate it when people can't use the right to, too, two or 2.....it annoys me

You're missing the point

 

[Bananapeel]

+1 redfox the whole your/you're annoys me
the word separate is often seperate

 

[Bananapeel]

If we're talking about pet hates, well I get annoyed when people say the letter "H" (how do you spell the letter?) like haich instead of aich but that's alot of people I get annoyed at.

 

[ethapYtHn]

I'm really sick of our gramma at school a 2and a half hour lesson just so we know that it's mice instead of mouses!!!

 

[justin91]

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In my head I was saying the words in his voice :S

 

[KaotikJezta]

Sorry but people that say aich properly as in erbal or arry sound like either pretentious twats or like they live in the East end.

 

[thesilverbeast]

Haha I always laugh when I see people say "defiantly" as definitely. It's not even right if you sound it out. You can almost be excused as not being good with grammar for the whole "you're your their there they're" stuff but I don't understand how you can write "defiantly" and have it even twig that it could be how you spell "definitely".

 

[borntobnude]

LOL imho tbh atm its ttfn :shock:

Not much need for words anymore

 

[Xanthine]

I dislike the use of z in -ise words, sulfur spelt with a ph (f is correct, not ph, can present relevant information), and inappropriate use of subj. II (if I was rich instead of if I were). Really, sulfur is my main gripe.

 

[RedFox]

I dislike the use of z in -ise words, sulfur spelt with a ph (f is correct, not ph, can present relevant information), and inappropriate use of subj. II (if I was rich instead of if I were). Really, sulfur is my main gripe.

I really do love seeing spelt.

 

[Xanthine]

I really do love seeing spelt.

My spelling is really all over the place. Generally, it's horrible, but some spellings just irritate me. Spelled just ... looks wrong.

 

[KaotikJezta]

Sulphur is British English, sulfur is American, I'd say the British way is correct. But the word is of Arabic origin which makes f more correct. Latin uses both f and ph dependent on context. Scientific international standard states that f is correct. What a confusing word it is.

 

[TNT78]

My spelling is really all over the place. Generally, it's horrible, but some spellings just irritate me. Spelled just ... looks wrong.

Yeah I'm no English professor either, and don't really give two hoots, but some words I do find amusing such as defiantly! As another post mentions - Americanisations also tend to get on my goat, eg. recognize instead of recognise; counselor instead of counsellor. During my uni days I edited a group assignment that was full of American spelling. We're a British colony people! As for the 'aich, haich', I think the post mentioning this was talking simply about pronunciation of the actual letter 'H', not pronouncing words such as 'erbal'... as aussies we would sound like pretentious tools pronouncing words as such! Good night, love to all those who love scales (regardless of whether you can spell or not)
ps. I didn't realise "spelled" was incorrect :shock: :shock: .... Lesson learned, oops learnt, oops, I'm confused

 

[RedFox]

Yeah I'm no English professor either, and don't really give two hoots, but some words I do find amusing such as defiantly! As another post mentions - Americanisations also tend to get on my goat, eg. recognize instead of recognise; counselor instead of counsellor. During my uni days I edited a group assignment that was full of American spelling. We're a British colony people! As for the 'aich, haich', I think the post mentioning this was talking simply about pronunciation of the actual letter 'H', not pronouncing words such as 'erbal'... as aussies we would sound like pretentious tools pronouncing words as such! Good night, love to all those who love scales (regardless of whether you can spell or not)
ps. I didn't realise "spelled" was incorrect :shock: :shock: .... Lesson learned, oops learnt, oops, I'm confused

Both Spelled and spelt are correct but as spelled is the more accepted version, I don't see spelt very much... well until I joined this forum.

 

[kwaka]

I went shopping the other day, and told my wife that I had bought F.L.O.U.R. She looked at me quizzically until I let her know that I had spelt flour !!!