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Post by gar on Feb 4, 2016 8:14:53 GMT
True, but when reading the written form I agree with Annie. But that's only because it's not commonly used where you are. If it were, and you are reading about swimming and oceans etc and the word 'dove' is mentioned, then you would automatically read it the correct way for diving rather than for the bird. It's like the word 'read' which can be either 'red' or 'reed' depending on the context it's used in, your brain gets it right if you are used to the word. "I plan to read that book" vs "I read that book last year" Yes it is
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Post by AllieC on Feb 4, 2016 8:20:31 GMT
Australians use leery as well, I use it and the word is no surprise to me. I have no idea what those other two are on about. I'd be leery of their comments. Haha!! You're far more cultured and well read than I am, so there's that.....!
"Excuse me while I go to the toilet" make me want to hurl. I am going to a room -- it's either a restroom (in public) or a bathroom (in a residence) or the ladies' room (anywhere). "I'm going to the toilet" or "I'm going to the Ladies" is used pretty much exclusively here, even for public toilets at a shopping centre or football ground etc. You would rarely hear someone saying that they're going to the bathroom or restroom Then again, I could be wrong..... better check with pjaye!! I think we are just more casual in general. nobody blinks any eye about the word toilet being embarrassing or offensive. Everyone goes, even if you say bathroom, most people presume you are going to the toilet. Oh and maybe because most houses here have their toilets in a separate room and not included in a bathroom where the shower etc is? Some more modern houses have the "all in one" bathrooms to save room but apart from ensuites (or should I say master bath LOL), toilets are separate. Gosh, maybe I should start a thread about some of the slang terms for it here LOL.
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Post by BarbaraUK on Feb 4, 2016 9:01:34 GMT
Really? I wonder if it's specifically American thing. Not at all. Canadians are very leery also. Leery is used in my part of the UK also.
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Post by gar on Feb 4, 2016 9:38:09 GMT
Not at all. Canadians are very leery also. Leery is used in my part of the UK also. Isn't that funny! Even when a word isn't common in my part of the country I thought that I would have at least heard of it! You live and learn!!
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Post by theshyone on Feb 4, 2016 9:41:54 GMT
I cringe over the use of "welp" instead of "well", it's like fingernails on a chalkboard for me. In what context? welp is giving birth right? How could it be referred to as well? I'm not understanding this one, and yet multiple other people agree with you. I'm confused.
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Post by wellway on Feb 4, 2016 9:51:06 GMT
I worked with a guy who confessed to me that for three quarters of the novel he was reading he had been saying one of the lead characters names wrong. In his head he was saying She O Ban instead of Siobhán.
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Post by BarbaraUK on Feb 4, 2016 10:00:50 GMT
I am having a hard time with people using 'and' and 'an' incorrectly. Example: Joe an Sue are here. Someone we know does that when writing, even her blog, and when I have to read something I find myself telling the computer that there is a 'd' on that word every time it is used......and she seems to use the word a lot!
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Post by gar on Feb 4, 2016 10:01:14 GMT
I worked with a guy who confessed to me that for three quarters of the novel he was reading he had been saying one of the lead characters names wrong. In his head he was saying She O Ban instead of Siobhán. That's one of those ones you just have to know isn't it. A bit like niamh.. if I've spelled that right?!
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Post by wellway on Feb 4, 2016 10:10:20 GMT
I worked with a guy who confessed to me that for three quarters of the novel he was reading he had been saying one of the lead characters names wrong. In his head he was saying She O Ban instead of Siobhán. That's one of those ones you just have to know isn't it. A bit like niamh.. if I've spelled that right?! Yes, you have spelt Niamh correctly. I assume he had heard it before but never seen it written down hence the issue.
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Post by gar on Feb 4, 2016 10:47:40 GMT
That's one of those ones you just have to know isn't it. A bit like niamh.. if I've spelled that right?! Yes, you have spelt Niamh correctly. I assume he had heard it before but never seen it written down hence the issue. Yes, quite probably. Hadn't linked the look of that word with the name
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Post by blue tulip on Feb 4, 2016 11:30:03 GMT
I cringe over the use of "welp" instead of "well", it's like fingernails on a chalkboard for me. In what context? welp is giving birth right? How could it be referred to as well? I'm not understanding this one, and yet multiple other people agree with you. I'm confused. I have facebook friends that do this, and I *hate* it. examples are: "welp, guess I shouldn't have done that.", "welp, at least it wasn't worse." they are really using it in place of what should be "well" at the beginning of sentences.
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Post by AmeliaBloomer on Feb 4, 2016 11:48:40 GMT
I will forever be annoyed by YAY instead of YEA; however, I fear its spike in use (post-internet) has nudged it into the category of "evolved language," instead of just the dead-wrong spelling I see it as.
Also, I shudder at FEEL BADLY instead of I FEEL BAD. I FEEL BADLY means you're not good at feeling.
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Post by peasapie on Feb 4, 2016 11:58:46 GMT
Haha!! You're far more cultured and well read than I am, so there's that.....!
"I'm going to the toilet" or "I'm going to the Ladies" is used pretty much exclusively here, even for public toilets at a shopping centre or football ground etc. You would rarely hear someone saying that they're going to the bathroom or restroom Then again, I could be wrong..... better check with pjaye!! I think we are just more casual in general. nobody blinks any eye about the word toilet being embarrassing or offensive. Everyone goes, even if you say bathroom, most people presume you are going to the toilet. Oh and maybe because most houses here have their toilets in a separate room and not included in a bathroom where the shower etc is? Some more modern houses have the "all in one" bathrooms to save room but apart from ensuites (or should I say master bath LOL), toilets are separate. Gosh, maybe I should start a thread about some of the slang terms for it here LOL. Yeah we are big on euphemisms here. Hence toilet paper is bathroom tissue . Heaven forbid they should call it asswipe
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Post by Rainbow on Feb 4, 2016 12:14:15 GMT
FB feeds are notorious for these kinds mistakes. sometimes I can't focus on the point of the comment because I get distracted by all the misuses. I never share FB memes that make me cringe, lol.
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Post by anniebygaslight on Feb 4, 2016 12:20:48 GMT
Not at all. Canadians are very leery also. Leery is used in my part of the UK also. And mine.
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Post by tiffanytwisted on Feb 4, 2016 12:46:28 GMT
tiffanytwisted - I only wish I were kidding. Ugh. I was appalled. And again, so distracted by the mistake that I could not take what he said seriously. If I remember right, a mutual friend "shared." When I corrected the post, the author came back and defended himself. Double ugh. Lisa You SO have to share how exactly he defended himself! I can't imagine how that would go . . .
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Post by gar on Feb 4, 2016 13:35:24 GMT
Leery is used in my part of the UK also. And mine. Ha ha...I clearly have to get out more!!
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Post by TheOtherMeg on Feb 4, 2016 14:10:06 GMT
How does it look like auto correct? Know which and no witch are not the same. If I hit a wrong letter or two, my auto correct comes up with strange words. I Swype. Between overzealous Swyping and illogical autocorrect, I've be given substitutions like "vagina" when typing in "basin". I just stared at it, as though a message bubble was going to pop up and say, "Hahaha! Just kidding!" I mean, vagina? Really? The conversation was about kitchen reno work, so the context didn't even merit a body part substitution.
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Post by ktdoesntscrap on Feb 4, 2016 14:16:12 GMT
Alot. It is not a word people. You don't say alittle? A Lot Two words. Always. Except when it's allot. My pet peeve is Rest Rooms vs Bathrooms. I can't take it when someone is out in public and says they are going to the "bathroom" - yeah right!! Take a shower while you are in there!?!?!?!?!
Personally, I'll take either one over "potty." You get a pass if you're toilet training a kid; otherwise, I cringe when I hear an adult say they have to go to the potty. (It's my "moist.") Although it's even worse to use potty as a verb. Ha! though allot does not mean a lot, though I sure have seen it used that way!
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Post by ktdoesntscrap on Feb 4, 2016 14:21:49 GMT
In what context? welp is giving birth right? How could it be referred to as well? I'm not understanding this one, and yet multiple other people agree with you. I'm confused. I have facebook friends that do this, and I *hate* it. examples are: "welp, guess I shouldn't have done that.", "welp, at least it wasn't worse." they are really using it in place of what should be "well" at the beginning of sentences. I think welp is a colloquialism, people know they are mispronouncing well. It's like ain't. I think 95% of people know it is not a word.. but sometimes there just ain't anything else you can say. Bless your heart!
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Post by ktdoesntscrap on Feb 4, 2016 14:28:01 GMT
It probably carried over to all facilities that are outside of a home as being called rest rooms. That makes even less sense. If you are going to apply the literal/correct words, then the exact same thing applies to the word bathroom as it does to rest room. If someone is going to insist on the most correct term, then if you are going to urinate, then then you are going to use the toilet, therefore you are going "to the toilet" Both of the others are equal euphemisms. No-one is talking about "cultural" differences. The original OP of that statement is complaining that it is incorrect to use the term "bath"room because you aren't having a shower in there. I am pointing out based on her own logic that "rest" room is also wrong as no-one is resting in there either. I made no comment as to what I, or any other Australian calls it. But what if you are going to poop? Or just wash your hands, or apply lipstick? Or gossip with your friend? When I lived in London, I could not bring my self to ask people where the toilet was. It just seemed uncouth, my SIL told me to ask for the Ladies, and I still do that today! Though I sometimes get "looks" and have to ask for the restroom or bathroom in the US. I would say some Rest Rooms do have a place to rest, I have seen it in the US and the UK, can't speak for Australia. They have chairs, and a table. I have seen them in hotels, restaurants, large department stores, and ironically at rest stops on the high way.
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Post by TheOtherMeg on Feb 4, 2016 14:33:28 GMT
It's "than, not "then", when comparing items/situations/etc.
bigger *than* me stranger *than* fiction rather do this *than* that
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Post by bbkeef on Feb 4, 2016 14:43:38 GMT
I have another one! A co-worker of mine uses disclude in exchange for exclude. I looked it up and it is a word, but it means to disclose. It totally bugs me!
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Post by Drew on Feb 4, 2016 15:23:44 GMT
This thread could go on and on. One of my favorites is from the old board when someone used the term "deflammatory". I'll say it now and again just because I love it so much.
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Post by Darcy Collins on Feb 4, 2016 15:45:02 GMT
I cringe over the use of "welp" instead of "well", it's like fingernails on a chalkboard for me. In what context? welp is giving birth right? How could it be referred to as well? I'm not understanding this one, and yet multiple other people agree with you. I'm confused. you're confusing welp and whelp. Whelp is a puppy - or giving birth to a puppy. I agree with a pp that welp is a colloquialism. I'd say it's most similar to yep. A longer explanation/history for those interested. www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2012/11/30/_welp_slang_term_has_longer_history_than_you_might_think.html
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Post by lesley on Feb 4, 2016 15:47:18 GMT
This thread could go on and on. One of my favorites is from the old board when someone used the term "deflammatory". I'll say it now and again just because I love it so much. Deflammatory is a funny one. I love when people just make up words that sound good in their head. Another one that makes me screech is "irregardless". If it were even a word, it would mean the opposite of what you want it to mean!
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Post by anniebeth24 on Feb 4, 2016 16:04:10 GMT
I worked with a guy who confessed to me that for three quarters of the novel he was reading he had been saying one of the lead characters names wrong. In his head he was saying She O Ban instead of Siobhán. Before it became a world-wide phenomenon, I read the first Harry Potter book aloud (not allowed!) to my daughter. Throughout my reading, I pronounced Hermione as "HER - me - own"
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Post by gottapeanow on Feb 4, 2016 17:31:22 GMT
tiffanytwisted - I only wish I were kidding. Ugh. I was appalled. And again, so distracted by the mistake that I could not take what he said seriously. If I remember right, a mutual friend "shared." When I corrected the post, the author came back and defended himself. Double ugh. Lisa You SO have to share how exactly he defended himself! I can't imagine how that would go . . . Tiffany, he mostly danced around the issue and said something stupid about living near the Pacific Ocean. His defense, of course, made *no sense. No big surprise there. I didn't bother to respond. I don't know the guy, so why would I encourage additional foolishness? There's no shortage of it on FB, that's for sure! Lisa
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Post by Basket1lady on Feb 4, 2016 18:05:16 GMT
No one has mentioned advice vs advise. That one gets me and I see it a lot here on the board.
It is not, "I want to ask for some advise." I can advise you about your problem if you want my advice!
I tell myself there are a lot of ESL Peas and that's why so many grammatical errors are seen here. It helps me sleep at night.
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Post by blue tulip on Feb 4, 2016 19:13:34 GMT
I have facebook friends that do this, and I *hate* it. examples are: "welp, guess I shouldn't have done that.", "welp, at least it wasn't worse." they are really using it in place of what should be "well" at the beginning of sentences. I think welp is a colloquialism, people know they are mispronouncing well. It's like ain't. I think 95% of people know it is not a word.. but sometimes there just ain't anything else you can say. Bless your heart! maybe... tho the people I see are also the ones saying awe, rediculous (which I know can be one) and using the wrong "there" and "your", so I am leaning towards they aren't doing it on purpose.
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