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Typos that drive me crazy

post #1 of 72
10/29/02 at 3:13am
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Maybe I shouldn't post this in the horror forum, but it's where I hang out most, so here goes.

With the huge volume of posts I read here every week, I see a ton of misspellings. That's to be expected. People think fast, they type fast, and there's no edit function. Typos are understandable on the boards.

But I cringe whenever I see an error on the main pages at Chud or Creature Corner. I see those as articles that represent the best of what these sites have to offer. Misspellings there just seem amateurish, especially to new readers.

I've never written about this before, because I didn't want to start a flame war. Please don't take this the wrong way. But when I saw the phrase "kick ass" spelled wrong today, I knew I had to say something.

In reference to Lions Gate:
Quote:
Not to mention the fact that they're just a kick as studio.
Of course that's just a typo. But it's such a silly one, how could I ignore it?

The ones that really drive me crazy:

to/too/two

they're/their/there

And everybody seems to get these confused:

it's/its

"It's" is a contraction of "it is."

"Its" is the possessive form of "it."

Maybe I'm crazy. Maybe I should just say, "Its hte internet. Spellig doesn't matter." Well, I think it does. I don't mean any disrespect, and I know many folks here write for no money on their own time. I just love the Chud sites and want to make them better.

Comments? Feel free to disagree with me, but please don't hit below the belt. wink
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post #2 of 72
10/29/02 at 3:21am
taht drives me nuts to
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post #3 of 72
10/29/02 at 4:20am
It's CHUD, not Chud.
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post #4 of 72
10/29/02 at 8:06am
Perhaps one thing that might help is the option to edit messages ... I use WebTV ( w/ wireless keyboard ), and the tracking sucks, especially when the batteries are low ... I'll be the first to admit to having posted something, only to go back and cringe when spotting a run-on sentence or group of words ...

Conversely, the "your" and "you're" thing does seem to take a certain amount of credibility away from a post ... I have to laugh every time I read
something like "your a idiot"
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post #5 of 72
10/29/02 at 10:55am
*Dusting off my graduate English Degree*

It's/its is also one of my peeves--and though I never wanted to say anything before, it's something that pops up constantly when the Corner staff does its reviews, columns, writing. I love you, Johnny, but it's the truth.

Another one that the grammarian in me always cringes at, but that is becoming common usage so I guess I should just get over it: the third-person plural: " Every horror fan (singular) has their (plural) list of favorite Halloween movies." Should be "he or she", but no one does that anymore. Do I sound like a curmudgeon yet? wink Seriously, though, why not just pick one? "Horror fans all have their favorite movies" or "Every horror fan has her list of faves"? I know, I know, get over it.

"There/they're/their" confusion is something else you see a lot.

Okay, I'm stopping.
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post #6 of 72
10/29/02 at 11:11am
Sorry I can't spoke.
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post #7 of 72
10/29/02 at 11:18am
Well, as the person that most of this is directed at, I think it's only fair I state my case.

Typos drive me insane, as well, and even more so when they're my fault. Unfortunately I only have myself to proof read nowadays, and I'm usually too damn busy to do so with any real accuracy. It pisses me off, trust me, but there's usually not too much I can do about it. The Creeture used to proof read everything pretty much everyday for me, but I would get a tad pissy sometimes and I think it scared her off...

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post #8 of 72
10/29/02 at 11:38am
I agree. When I re-read an article I wrote on the mainpage and see all the typos, I want to fucking pluck my eyes out. Drives me ape-shit. I don't really care that much in other's articles, but it fucks with me.
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post #9 of 72
10/29/02 at 11:43am
I swear to God, there's a filter in Dreamweaver that randomly inserts spelling and grammar errors.
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post #10 of 72
10/29/02 at 11:44am
I see 32 different flavors of HATE when anyone types "prolly" instead of "probably."
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post #11 of 72
10/29/02 at 11:48am
Not only that, but it skips over them when you do a spell check, too. Evil program.
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post #12 of 72
10/29/02 at 11:50am
For $100,000/year I'll gladly proofread all your stuff for the site.
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post #13 of 72
10/29/02 at 12:03pm
I'll do it for a bologna sandwich and a six-pack.
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post #14 of 72
10/29/02 at 12:04pm
Go ahead and ruin the economy. Bastard.
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post #15 of 72
10/29/02 at 12:24pm
I may be a bastard, but I'm a bastard with a bologna sandwich and a six-pack.
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post #16 of 72
10/29/02 at 12:24pm
definately.
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post #17 of 72
10/29/02 at 12:43pm
Quote:
Dave Davis:
definately.
Cripes! There's ANOTHER one! wink

I'll definitely be looking out for this in the future.

(edited by me...first time to use this handy feature!)
Just so you know...I know you were just adding one to the list. I don't want to come across as an oblivious grammarian with my last post...well, penultimate, if you count this edit.

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post #18 of 72
10/29/02 at 1:06pm
But is "every horror fan" referring to the fan him/herself or to the collective "every" (of course, now I look the fool for having to edit in the "?" I left out )

My pet peeve ? When people say "none of them are...". None is a contraction of not one and is therefore singular and should be written as "none of them is...".

And don't get me strtd on thz kidz that type n txt spk - thy cn go str8 2 hell !

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post #19 of 72
10/29/02 at 1:33pm
don't take it for granite.

for all intensive purposes...
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post #20 of 72
10/29/02 at 1:33pm
Quote:
Straxboy - An Anthony Hickox Film:
But is "every horror fan" referring to the fan him/herself or to the collective "every" (of course, now I look the fool for having to edit in the "?" I left out )

My pet peeve ? When people say "none of them are...". None is a contraction of not one and is therefore singular and should be written as "none of them is...".

And don't get me strtd on thz kidz that type n txt spk - thy cn go str8 2 hell !
"Every" is essentially the same as saying "Each one of the horror fans", and as the "one" before the preposition would suggest, is singular. Prepositional phrases have no bearing on the plurality/singularity of the subject, no matter how many plural verbs are contained therein. So even if you said "Every horror fan in the legions of geekboys who hound the directors at every turn IS ready for Hellraiser 12," the singular would be correct.

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post #21 of 72
10/29/02 at 1:52pm
*scribbles furiously in notebook*

graci-arse !
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post #22 of 72
10/29/02 at 1:53pm
Would it be churlish to point out that "Creeture" should be spelt with an "a"?

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post #23 of 72
10/29/02 at 1:54pm
Churl. wink
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post #24 of 72
10/29/02 at 2:06pm
there's alot of that. people do that alot.
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post #25 of 72
10/29/02 at 2:21pm
I can bareley speak english let alone spell it properly
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post #26 of 72
10/29/02 at 2:28pm
Quote:
Dave Davis:
there's alot of that. people do that alot.
Its alright.

(Note: "alright" has crept into the dictionary, marking the failure of my crusade against it. Back in my day, only "all right" was alright.)
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post #27 of 72
10/29/02 at 2:44pm
It's only going to get worse.
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post #28 of 72
10/29/02 at 2:48pm
Its good to of been put write on these things.
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post #29 of 72
10/29/02 at 3:04pm
I could of did it, but I dint wanna.
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post #30 of 72
10/29/02 at 3:13pm
Y'know, the two words that make me want to punch someone in the face are "Uh uh" and "Nuh uh". They may be four words. Doesn't matter. It drives me crazy.

Actually, there are a lot of things that bother me language-wise, and most of them are rooted in laziness or outright stupidity.
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post #31 of 72
10/29/02 at 4:05pm
I aint never tiped nuthin rong. Nuh uh. No way. okay, prolly onse. But thet was a mistak. You poeple are to uptight about grammer n' stuff. I'll just stick to my usual post of "Your a idiot."
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post #32 of 72
10/29/02 at 4:08pm
Quote:
Straxboy - An Anthony Hickox Film
[QB]When people say "none of them are...". None is a contraction of not one and is therefore singular and should be written as "none of them is...".QB]
Really ?

Not one of them is as intelligent as they seem.

Hell yeah!

Well my excuse for typos is; Eye dunt giv a shiit.

No really, I will try to make a valiant effort of utilizing a correct English grammar and vocabulary from now on.

Mais bordel de merde je suis français et je n'en ai rien à foutre de la grammaire anglaise

Just kidding peeps

Cheers!
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post #33 of 72
10/29/02 at 4:17pm
Quote:
HellSpawn Vs the Army of the Dead:
Mais bordel de merde je suis français et je n'en ai rien à foutre de la grammaire anglaise :cool
Huh?
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post #34 of 72
10/29/02 at 4:30pm
Quote:
Dances With Chainsaws:
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HellSpawn Vs the Army of the Dead:
Mais bordel de merde je suis français et je n'en ai rien à foutre de la grammaire anglaise :cool
Huh?
Translate loosely to I don't give a rats ass about my typos for this is my second language.



Cheers mate!
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post #35 of 72
10/29/02 at 4:37pm
Oh, okay. Thanks for clearing that up.
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post #36 of 72
10/29/02 at 5:11pm
Quote:
HellSpawn Vs the Army of the Dead:
Really ?

Not one of them is as intelligent as they seem.

Hell yeah!
Um, actually:

"Not one of them is as intelligent as he seems."

Or "she," depending on which pronoun you used last. I try to mix 'em up.
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post #37 of 72
10/29/02 at 5:24pm
Any time I get pissy about typos, I just pop over to AICN and read an article or two. Suddenly the world is right again.

And those of you who speak english as a second language don't need to worry. I think most people sypmathize with that. I think the typos that people bitch about most are from carelessness and apathy. We'll cut you some slack for posting in a second (or third, or fourth...) language.
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post #38 of 72
10/29/02 at 5:25pm
"Not one of them is as intelligent as he/she seems."

Word97 grammar check did not warn me of the error of my ways, the bastard
Now instead of just being an idiot I look like one too.

I will get you Bill Gates. Mark my words.
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post #39 of 72
10/29/02 at 5:33pm
Quote:
HellSpawn Vs the Army of the Dead:
"Not one of them is as intelligent as he/she seems."

Word97 grammar check did not warn me of the error of my ways, the bastard
Now instead of just being an idiot I look like one too.

I will get you Bill Gates. Mark my words.
The Word grammar check is for shit. I've got a graduate degree in English, and it'll mark things that I KNOW are correct and suggest incorrect replacements. If I can find some, I'll post them--usually it wants to put a semicolon in instead of a comma, or replace a singular verb with a plural even though it makes no sense.

The moral...don't let the machines do your grammar homework for you. Next thing you know Arnie will be at your door...with a gun.
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post #40 of 72
10/29/02 at 5:36pm
Quote:
HellSpawn Vs the Army of the Dead
I will get you Bill Gates. Mark my words.
I don't think that taking on Bill Gates is a wise thing to do. He owns the world, ya know. wink
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post #41 of 72
10/29/02 at 5:46pm
Here is a ***** rating, thank you for the grammar lesson Scott Standridge IS Larry Talbot.
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post #42 of 72
10/29/02 at 6:07pm
Thanks for that, Hellspawn...I made the mistake of wandering into a couple of political/religious discussions on the main CHUD board, and my rating suffered for it. Those guys can be mean. frown
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post #43 of 72
10/29/02 at 6:19pm
I got ya too, Scott. 5 Stars. As for those that dropped your rating, Fuck 'Em. Right up their stupid asses.
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post #44 of 72
10/29/02 at 6:22pm
I shot you a 5 just now 'cause you are a cool frood and I am almost certain you know where your towel is!!
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post #45 of 72
10/29/02 at 6:22pm
*sniff*

You guys are the BEST. I'm getting all emotional...
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post #46 of 72
10/29/02 at 6:26pm
Quote:
Scott Standridge IS Larry Talbot:
*sniff*

You guys are the BEST. I'm getting all emotional...
If I had known your were gonna go all nancy-boy on us I would've given you a 2. I reserve 1's for shills.
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post #47 of 72
10/29/02 at 6:30pm
Is he crying? Jesus! I swear, that's the last time I give 5's away!
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post #48 of 72
10/29/02 at 6:32pm
Hey, I'm man enough not to be ashamed of my emotions. So fuck you. Fuck you very much.
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post #49 of 72
10/29/02 at 6:35pm
Quote:
Scott Standridge IS Larry Talbot:
Hey, I'm man enough not to be ashamed of my emotions. So fuck you. Fuck you very much.
You sure your not bi-polar or sumpin?
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post #50 of 72
10/29/02 at 6:41pm
See my sig quote. Anybody name that movie?
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