Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA Stacy Keach -- he's a studly actor. Drinks, smokes and swears. I wouldn't mess with him.
Originally Posted By TALL Disney Guy Loophole: "He was born Walter Stacy Keach, Jr." <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005078/bio" target="_blank">http://www.imdb.com/name/nm000 5078/bio</a> ;-)
Originally Posted By Inspector 57 <<Looks like I am an idiot. I struggle with my spelling, grammar and speech everyday.>> What a maroon! No, hon, you'd be that poster child for "Very intelligent, but doesn't always get the language right." Intelligence has many components. Some of us are rocket scientists who aren't wired for language. Some are incredibly insightful but have limited math abilities. Some are engineers without enough common sense to navigate. Some are... well, you get the picture. I do think it takes some intelligence to be able to differentiate between "two" and "too." But I also know that not everyone paid attention in junior high spelling classes. Also, many people speak a language that has different rules than English, so they don't do as well at perfecting the weirdness that is English language. And many people are just not wired for language. That was the point of my original post. It's easy to be quickly judgemental about people who make mistakes. But I've observed that even really smart people make mistakes with English.
Originally Posted By TALL Disney Guy MoP: <We ALL make mistakes from time to time. Lord knows I do!> Yup. Check out this little MoP quirk from post 17 of ajnhollysmommy's "packing and moving" thread from Community: "The people were *amazingly* nice (nicest I've ever met ANYWHEWRE) and the city itself was awesome."
Originally Posted By chickendumpling But sometimes doesn't everyone "play" with words and say stuff like "anyways" and "anyhoo" and (brace yourself, MoP) "dude" even though they "know" better? Isn't that part of the fun of language - mastering it so that you *can* play with it? <--- sits back waiting expectantly for someone to come along and correct her for saying "everyone" versus "everybody" and for using a hyphen.
Originally Posted By chickendumpling (I should confess that I am a closet nitpicker and that _Eats, Shoots and Leaves_ is one of my favorite books. LOL) <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Eats-Shoots-Leaves-Tolerance-Punctuation/dp/1592400876" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/Eats-Sho ots-Leaves-Tolerance-Punctuation/dp/1592400876</a>
Originally Posted By MissCandice And just to be annoying I say compooter, instead of computer. Why? I don't know.
Originally Posted By Autopia Deb I say pooter because if I say 'puter people would think I was talking about that metal instead of a Mac or PC.
Originally Posted By melekalikimaka <<And just to be annoying I say compooter, instead of computer. Why? I don't know.>> I was going to have a little talk with you about this. ;-)
Originally Posted By danyoung What a great thread! I hope a lot of people read it, because there's sure a need for a little edumacation around here! I'm particularly peeved by the misuse of apostrophes. Heck, even Disney screwed that one up with "Lightyear's Above the Rest" (although some apologists have said that that sign should be read "Buzz Lightyear is above the rest" - I never bought that). And I think the most misspelled word in the online world is definately instead of definitely. Just think the core word "finite", and it'll all flow from there.
Originally Posted By MomofPrincess Sheesh, TDG, it's called a TYPO! ;-) My husband is one who says "the other day" when referring to an event that happened six months ago. Drives me especially crazy when he's trying to make a point of some sort: "You KNOW, the OTHER DAY when I said ___________." (So my brain is backing up, say, five days TOPS, when really, I should be thinking back to four months ago. LOL) Oh, well... if that's one of my biggest complaints about him, I guess I don't have it too rough. LOL
Originally Posted By Autopia Deb Oooh, that reminds me of one that really gets my goat... Eckspecially That just grates on my nerves.
