inkedup
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Post by inkedup on Aug 7, 2017 6:26:03 GMT
People and newspapers can have opinions that reflect bias, but they cannot *be* bias. The word is "biased," people. Biased.
I keep seeing this mistake, here and in other venues, and it is driving me crazy!!
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camcas
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Post by camcas on Aug 7, 2017 6:43:22 GMT
Yes
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Post by gar on Aug 7, 2017 6:49:31 GMT
Well said 👏🏻
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Post by peano on Aug 7, 2017 6:54:58 GMT
Yes, this and also the word cliche. Cliche is a noun--e.g. That book has one cliche after another. Cliched is an adjective--e.g. that movie was so cliched.
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lesley
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Post by lesley on Aug 7, 2017 7:10:30 GMT
"Loosing" your... anything is making me lose my mind. I don't know why this one bothers me so much. I regularly receive emails from a friend, and she's always "loosing" money, or her keys, or even weight. I just want to scream "losing, losing, losing"! Losing my shit here.  |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 7, 2017 9:11:31 GMT
Immigrate and emigrate is another I see often used wrongly.
You can't immigrate from anywhere.....the couple next door emigrated from Canada..... not the couple next door immigrated from Canada.
You emigrate from a country when you leave and you immigrate to a country when you arrive.
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Post by monklady123 on Aug 7, 2017 9:49:17 GMT
Yes. And yes to the other examples. We all have our tipping point...mine is "less" vs. "fewer". I might have to scream if our local TV traffic guy doesn't stop saying "there are less cars on the road this morning..." omg, doesn't he ever think that it sounds wrong? No, I guess not which is why he keeps saying it.  |
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Dalai Mama
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Post by Dalai Mama on Aug 7, 2017 10:09:48 GMT
Don't say 'perspective' when you actually mean 'prospective'. They are not interchangeable.
I read a blog post last week where someone actually said 'strangled' instead of 'straggled' - when spellcheck is not your friend.
And for all that is good and holy, please learn the difference between 'peak', 'peak', and 'pique'.
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Post by Sarah*H on Aug 7, 2017 10:24:32 GMT
Also, your bike is for sale. You are not saling your bike.
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Post by papercrafteradvocate on Aug 7, 2017 10:29:43 GMT
I've seen a lot of "payed". I payed for my groceries. PAID dammit!!!! Lol
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Post by hop2 on Aug 7, 2017 10:57:55 GMT
Strips of fabric can be bias though
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Post by Deleted on Aug 7, 2017 11:06:18 GMT
Strips of fabric can be bias though I beg to differ  The fabric can't be bias....the direction of the weave on the fabric can be, but the fabric itself can't be, whichever way it's cut  |
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Post by MorningPerson on Aug 7, 2017 11:15:21 GMT
People and newspapers can have opinions that reflect bias, but they cannot *be* bias. The word is "biased," people. Biased. Thank you!!! I've heard "bias" used incorrectly so frequently lately that I was beginning to think I had the wrong understanding of the word. SaveSave |
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Post by Spongemom Scrappants on Aug 7, 2017 11:15:28 GMT
Immigrate and emigrate is another I see often used wrongly. You can't immigrate from anywhere.....the couple next door emigrated from Canada..... not the couple next door immigrated from Canada. You emigrate from a country when you leave and you immigrate to a country when you arrive. I am an English major and pride myself on using proper language skills. I'm a damn good speller, too. But... can I just admit that I did not really know the difference between these two words? That's pretty astounding considering how big an issue emigration/immigration IS these days. I hate admitting my previous ignorance, but there it is. Thank you for teaching me a little something this morning.  |
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Post by littlemama on Aug 7, 2017 11:45:36 GMT
Amen.
Also, girls really, really need to stop saying they were "balling" their eyes out. It's bawling. Unless you really were "balling", in which case, you shouldn't be posting about that on social media.
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Post by littlemama on Aug 7, 2017 11:47:40 GMT
Yes. And yes to the other examples. We all have our tipping point...mine is "less" vs. "fewer". I might have to scream if our local TV traffic guy doesn't stop saying "there are less cars on the road this morning..." omg, doesn't he ever think that it sounds wrong? No, I guess not which is why he keeps saying it. Huge, huge pet peeve for me, along with "number" vs "amount". If you can count it, then use "number". If you cannot count it, then use "amount".
You would say, There is a large number of cars on the road today. You would not say there is a large amount of cars on the road today. Cars can be counted, therefore, number is correct.
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scrappington
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Post by scrappington on Aug 7, 2017 12:14:53 GMT
A lot is two words not one
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Dalai Mama
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Post by Dalai Mama on Aug 7, 2017 12:24:30 GMT
Yes. And yes to the other examples. We all have our tipping point...mine is "less" vs. "fewer". I might have to scream if our local TV traffic guy doesn't stop saying "there are less cars on the road this morning..." omg, doesn't he ever think that it sounds wrong? No, I guess not which is why he keeps saying it. If you were to me as I go through the express line at the grocery store you would hear me growl at the '12 items or less' sign. Another one that grates (not greats) on me is 'if I was you'. That one I tend to keep to myself as I'm finding I'm more and more in the minority as the subjunctive tense disappears from the English language. Or, maybe not - people will still say, 'I suggest that he park on the street rather than in the drive' and 'She recommends he wait a day or two'. Maybe there's hope? |
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Post by monklady123 on Aug 7, 2017 12:31:05 GMT
Yes. And yes to the other examples. We all have our tipping point...mine is "less" vs. "fewer". I might have to scream if our local TV traffic guy doesn't stop saying "there are less cars on the road this morning..." omg, doesn't he ever think that it sounds wrong? No, I guess not which is why he keeps saying it. If you were to me as I go through the express line at the grocery store you would hear me growl at the '12 items or less' sign. Another one that grates (not greats) on me is 'if I was you'. That one I tend to keep to myself as I'm finding I'm more and more in the minority as the subjunctive tense disappears from the English language. Or, maybe not - people will still say, 'I suggest that he park on the street rather than in the drive' and 'She recommends he wait a day or two'. Maybe there's hope? Lol. I think that people use the subjunctive without ever knowing what it is, they just realize that it sounds correct. I remember when my dd first took French she came home one day and said "Mom! I never knew we used subjunctive in English!" lol. But yay for us that it's easier in English than it is in French. |
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Post by scrapqueen01 on Aug 7, 2017 12:35:43 GMT
A part and apart have two different meanings.
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Post by jenr on Aug 7, 2017 12:46:40 GMT
People and newspapers can have opinions that reflect bias, but they cannot *be* bias. The word is "biased," people. Biased. I keep seeing this mistake, here and in other venues, and it is driving me crazy!! I have noticed that it's becoming very common that people forget the "ed" in words anymore. Or don't realize that the word should be typed or pronounced that way. I see it all the time on boards and Facebook --and even our local newspaper! Drives me nuts! Save |
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Post by scrappyesq on Aug 7, 2017 13:31:46 GMT
Past/passed
Should of/should've
I could type a list for hours but those are the most annoying ones that I can think of off the top of my head.
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Post by anniebygaslight on Aug 7, 2017 13:37:05 GMT
All of the above.
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Post by Sorrel on Aug 7, 2017 13:39:53 GMT
When people say something didn't "phase" them. It's "faze"! I actually see that one all the time in here!
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Post by paperamy on Aug 7, 2017 13:51:19 GMT
Being in IT, I can't stand when people get "set up" and "setup" mixed up. Or login and log in.
Also Back up vs backup.
I see my coworkers use these incorrectly and I just shake my head.
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Post by jenr on Aug 7, 2017 14:02:00 GMT
When people say something didn't "phase" them. It's "faze"! I actually see that one all the time in here! YES!!!!! Save |
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Post by artbabe on Aug 7, 2017 14:18:17 GMT
principal and principle.
I'm on a teacher message board and it is crazy how many teachers think their boss is a principle. Ugh.
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Post by perumbula on Aug 7, 2017 15:10:54 GMT
Strips of fabric can be bias though I beg to differ The fabric can't be bias....the direction of the weave on the fabric can be, but the fabric itself can't be, whichever way it's cut exactly. You can cut a piece of fabric or garment on the bias or it can be bias cut. |
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Post by monklady123 on Aug 7, 2017 15:28:06 GMT
principal and principle. I'm on a teacher message board and it is crazy how many teachers think their boss is a principle. Ugh. Lol. I belong to the FB page for my county's historical society. Every morning they post some snippet of information about our county's history. I enjoy reading these to see how much everything has changed over the years. So a few days ago the morning post was about school getting ready to start back about 100 years ago. There was a photo of the original article which is in the museum, then whoever sends these out had typed up what the newspaper article said. It was basically a list of schools and who the principal was and any new teachers, etc. In the newspaper article "principal" was spelled correctly. In the typed-up blurb that the staffer had copied he/she had it spelled "principle". Not once, not twice, but SIX times. One time wrong with the others correct I'd chalk it up to being a typo (although let's not get started on the dying art of proofreading)... But six times? So of course I couldn't pass that one up so I replied something like "very interesting article, so fun to see how it was 100+ years ago. However, somewhat ironic that a story about education has misspelled "principal" six times." Next time I went back to check that post my reply had been deleted and the misspellings had all been corrected.  |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 7, 2017 15:31:56 GMT
You walk down the aisle.
You vacation on an isle.
And the word is voila. Not viola, or worse, "Walla!"
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The fabric can't be bias....the direction of the weave on the fabric can be, but the fabric itself can't be, whichever way it's cut 
