Hands up I make spelling mistakes, like most people, but these caught my eye:-
shure = sure
scholl = school
dailey = daily
barley = barely
qite = quite
bout = bought
shasy = chassis
nead = need
nuted = neutered
fule = fuel
right up = write up
reliyable = reliable
asspecially = especially
ruff idel = rough idle
NJSSAm I Gammon or Woke ? - I neither know nor care.
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NJSSAm I Gammon or Woke ? - I neither know nor care.
2016 Discovery 4 Landmark
2011 Mercedes Benz SL350 (R230)
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1959 MGA roadster - 1.9L Peter Burgess Engine - 5 speed gearbox
Past LRs - Multiple FFRs, Discos & a Series I - some petrol, some diesel,
none Electric or H2 fuel cell - yet.
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10th Sep 2016 9:21 am
john watson
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Amazing how many times people post on these forms who do not know the difference between break as in take a break and brake as in the device used to stop something. Also some of the grammar is shocking. Don't seem to know when to use was/ were and as for the use of sat.
NJSS' list reminds me of Molesworth, and Private Eye often use one of his best phrases: "as any fule kno".Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana
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john watson wrote:
... people post on these forms ...
Pot kettle
I often mispell words but thnackfully nu one died21 year LR veteran > D2 GS 2003 > D3 S 2006 > D3 HSE 2009 > D4 HSE 2013 > D4 HSE 2015 > D5 HSE 2018 > DS HSE R-Dynamic P300e 2021
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NJSS wrote:
Hands up I make spelling mistakes, like most people, but these caught my eye:-
shure = sure
scholl = school
dailey = daily
barley = barely
qite = quite
bout = bought
shasy = chassis
nead = need
nuted = neutered
fule = fuel
right up = write up
reliyable = reliable
asspecially = especially
ruff idel = rough idle
NJSS
I'd just like to correct that misspelling of shchool Long succession of Disco's since 2001...
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10th Sep 2016 9:45 am
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People are far to pedantic about grammar and to some extent spelling, it's a living language and it got to were it is by evolving, new words being invented etc.
Ps I am mildly dyslexic I dint misspell much as I have a spelling chequer on my peasee.==================================
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10th Sep 2016 10:03 am
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NJSS wrote:
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If I had two eyes which worked properly I could probably drive & shoot better !
NJSS
In the kingdom of the blind, the one eyed man is king.
Spell checker, in Firefox, is worth its weight in gold.
"King" Nigel Am I Gammon or Woke ? - I neither know nor care.
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2011 Mercedes Benz SL350 (R230)
1973 MG B GT V8 - 3.9L John Eales engine, 5 speed R380 gearbox, since 1975.
1959 MGA roadster - 1.9L Peter Burgess Engine - 5 speed gearbox
Past LRs - Multiple FFRs, Discos & a Series I - some petrol, some diesel,
none Electric or H2 fuel cell - yet.
There are 10 types of people in this world: Those who understand binary, and those who don’t.
Indeed. I find a lot of people don't understand what they are getting wrong here. Happens where the past tense and past participle are the same as in sat/sitting and stood/standing but people would never confuse "I was driven" (past tense past participle) with "I was driving" (past tense present participle) where the past tense is "I drove". The matching past tense verb seems to send people off, but I don't quite see why. Consequentially, I think this confusion has caused some to say "I was drove" which is, sort of, the reverse mistake - mixing past and past participle.
One can take the view that it doesn't matter, but personally, I value the more precise semantics our highly evolved language has to offer. Current: Discovery 3 06MY (55 reg) HSE Auto Zambezi Silver Allisport Fast Road Intercooler, V8 Brakes, Silicone IC Hoses, EGRs Blanked, Remapped, De-Cat pipe, FBHIC
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