Mumby Magic Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 I have an English A Level but have been spelling this word wrong for years as I cant understand the way it is spelt. Maintenance. Ive always spelt maintainance as in to maintain something. Im sure theres loads. Like poor jokes? Thejoketeller@mullymessiah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolford6 Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 necessary receipt Filipino, Philip and the Philippines odour and odorous Under Scrutiny by the Right-On Thought Police Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 There was something on Twitter the other day, opining that zoology should really be spelt zooology. Think on it for a second... 1 "We are easily breakable, by illness or falling, or a million other ways of leaving this earthly life. We are just so much mashed potato." Don Estelle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wholly Trinity Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 I always thought misled and defy are a little undercooked letter-wise. 'Differently' is always spelt differently - I've already got my coat on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammerless Nail Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 I've always thought that if "you're" was spelt "your", "they're" and "their" spelt "there", and "have" spelt "of", and if every word that ended with the letter 's' had an apostrophe, then literacy rates in this country would be drastically improved. 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 2 minutes ago, Hammerless Nail said: I've always thought that if "you're" was spelt "your", "they're" and "their" spelt "there", and "have" spelt "of", and if every word that ended with the letter 's' had an apostrophe, then literacy rates in this country would be drastically improved. By the way, thank you for inventing the internet, Mr Berners-Lee. "We are easily breakable, by illness or falling, or a million other ways of leaving this earthly life. We are just so much mashed potato." Don Estelle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverback Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 One that gets me is when someone mentions they have just been and brought a car.or they have just brought a new telly ,not bought a car or a telly. if you have brought something its like you bringing something somewere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kayakman Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 As someone who has graded spelling for a LONG time the one that gets me is that some students constantly misspell woman/women. Many do not comprehend that woman is singular and women plural...seems clear to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnM Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 1 hour ago, Futtocks said: By the way, thank you for inventing the internet, Mr Berners-Lee. The web, the web! “If you understand, things are just as they are; if you do not understand, things are just as they are.” Zen Proverb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckn Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 Learnt is just wrong. As in lessons learnt. It should be learned and damn those who say learned (learn-ed) is something else. "When in deadly danger, when beset by doubt; run in little circles, wave your arms and shout" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wholly Trinity Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 53 minutes ago, ckn said: Learnt is just wrong. As in lessons learnt. It should be learned and damn those who say learned (learn-ed) is something else. ...but spelt is OK? Built? What about the Cadiffian boilt? As in a boilt egg. Surely, learn-ed is the adjectival pronunciation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kayakman Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 OK here is one for ya: How is it spelt; practice or practise? Ahhh...the pain...I had better get out and practise more. Gets them every time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YCKonstantine Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 I will never not read epitome "eppy-toam" so it should be changed I reckon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wholly Trinity Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 2 hours ago, Kayakman said: OK here is one for ya: How is it spelt; practice or practise? Ahhh...the pain...I had better get out and practise more. Gets them every time. Being too close to the US is possibly the issue. They always spell license with an s and practice with a c ??? Whereas in correct English, you follow the pattern of advice (n) and advise (v). practice (n) practise (v) licence (n) license (v) More nuanced is: affect (usually verb) effect (usually noun) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolford6 Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 (edited) When you look up a word, it comes with phonetic guideline marks as to how you should pronounce it. I'll bet 99% of the country, including me, don't know what those guidance marks sound like. indistinguishable /ɪndɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃəb(ə)l/ Edited August 20, 2020 by Wolford6 Under Scrutiny by the Right-On Thought Police Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnM Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 9 hours ago, Futtocks said: By the way, thank you for inventing the internet, Mr Berners-Lee. The web, the web! “If you understand, things are just as they are; if you do not understand, things are just as they are.” Zen Proverb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnM Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 Hang on, I'll just ask my co-worker. Oh, he busy talking to a colleague, whatever that is.Turns out he comes from Seven-o-aks. “If you understand, things are just as they are; if you do not understand, things are just as they are.” Zen Proverb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearman Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 Judging by the posts on these forums "lose" is somewhat problematic. Ron Banks Midlands Hurricanes and Barrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim2 Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 Queue. Should be just Q. Ironically there's a line of letters waiting to be used.... "I am the avenging angel; I come with wings unfurled, I come with claws extended from halfway round the world. I am the God Almighty, I am the howling wind. I care not for your family; I care not for your kin. I come in search of terror, though terror is my own; I come in search of vengeance for crimes and crimes unknown. I care not for your children, I care not for your wives, I care not for your country, I care not for your lives." - (c) Jim Boyes - "The Avenging Angel" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 9 hours ago, Wholly Trinity said: ...but spelt is OK? No, it makes flour for pretentious middle class allergy martyrs that in turn makes bread with the taste and consistency of chipboard. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidM Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 (edited) I get bugged by how AMERICA spells or says words and how they dumb things down , well for Americans ... Tyre not tire , through as thru , I mean really . Bank check . Aluminum . Back to normalcy , is that even a word ? No ‘ u’ in words like colour Edited August 20, 2020 by DavidM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kayakman Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 27 minutes ago, DavidM said: I get bugged by how AMERICA spells or says words and how they dumb things down , well for Americans ... Tyre not tire , through as thru , I mean really . Bank check . Aluminum . Back to normalcy , is that even a word ? No ‘ u’ in words like colour The English language is alive and living, modifications between the three forms of English (England, America and Canadian) are all Okay and we should not get too hung up on it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidM Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 7 minutes ago, Kayakman said: The English language is alive and living, modifications between the three forms of English (England, America and Canadian) are all Okay and we should not get too hung up on it. Boo . Stop being all reasonable . I’m english , I rant at Americans who mess up our language , so there ! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 11 minutes ago, DavidM said: Boo . Stop being all reasonable . I’m english , I rant at Americans who mess up our language , so there ! Be very careful, if you can believe Susie Dent (and I'll fight any man here that doubts Susie) many of these supposed Americansiations of English words are in fact the older, traditional English spellings that we have moved away from. Aluminum / Aluminium being a case in point. You could maintain accuracy and stil rant at our former Colonial friends for not moving with the times and having a language stuck in the past alongside their outdated measuring systems. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerrumonside ref Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 46 minutes ago, DavidM said: Boo . Stop being all reasonable . I’m english , I rant at Americans who mess up our language , so there ! Common mistake here. The truth is we Frenchified our language while they maintained the original spellings of certain words. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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