definitely

[DrummerDeanna]

Originally Posted by carrie721

yes, teacher, if you insist.



lol!! did you? i seriously don't notice half the time on IM.

And yes, I did...I'm ashamed.

And Tower, the data things is more of a preference thing...most dictionaries (at least the ones at my office and online) list both pronunciations as correct ones

[michelle2677]

Originally Posted by SuzeQuze

Both of these took me 35 years to learn. The wrong ways make more sense phonetically. :P But I've got it now.

again. there are SEVERAL i misspell. especially ie/ei words.

Originally Posted by The Tower

It's "weird", not "wierd".

"Loose" and "looser" are the opposite of tight and tighter, not the spelling for "lose" and "loser". <--- I hate this one most of all.

Data is pronounced "day-tah", not "dah-tah".

I say dah-tah

you say day-tah

dah-tah, day-tah


I think it has to do with where you are located. Route-root, rowt etc

[carrie721]

Originally Posted by DrummerDeanna

And yes, I did...I'm ashamed.

And Tower, the data things is more of a preference thing...most dictionaries (at least the ones at my office and online) list both pronunciations as correct ones

you should be ashamed.

and re: data, "dayta" is the preferred pronunciations according to most dictionaries, but the others "dat-a" and "dah-ta" are acceptable. much more egregious is when people use "data" as singular. it's plural.

[michelle2677]

Originally Posted by carrie721

you should be ashamed.

and re: data, "dayta" is the preferred pronunciations according to most dictionaries, but the others "dat-a" and "dah-ta" are acceptable. much more egregious is when people use "data" as singular. it's plural.

lol what is the singular? I mean, I don't think I've ever used it that way. never really thought about it. just a question

[DrummerDeanna]

Originally Posted by carrie721

you should be ashamed.

and re: data, "dayta" is the preferred pronunciations according to most dictionaries, but the others "dat-a" and "dah-ta" are acceptable. much more egregious is when people use "data" as singular. it's plural.

Right. That's what I was trying to say

I more often than not say dah-tu. The Associated Press handbook doesn't list a preference. And yes, it does look like it may have something to do with location.


And I'm sorry Carrie, I'll spell gynecologist correctly from now on, I promise.

[carrie721]

Originally Posted by michelle2677

lol what is the singular? I mean, I don't think I've ever used it that way. never really thought about it. just a question

the singular is "datum."

oh, another plural word that people often use as singular is "criteria." the singular is "criterion."

[carrie721]

Originally Posted by DrummerDeanna

Right. That's what I was trying to say

I more often than not say dah-tu. The Associated Press handbook doesn't list a preference. And yes, it does look like it may have something to do with location.

you crazy new mexicans, with your "dahtah"-saying ways.

And I'm sorry Carrie, I'll spell gynecologist correctly from now on, I promise.

you better

[DrummerDeanna]

Originally Posted by carrie721

you crazy new mexicans, with your "dahtah"-saying ways.



you better

It's all the guacamole. Clogs the pronunciation portals.


You know, for some reason I've always had a problem with toward vs. towards.

Also...can I just say...I HATE when people say "where is it at?" hate. "where are you at?" ARGHHHH!!!! No need for an "at"....at all

[carrie721]

Originally Posted by DrummerDeanna

It's all the guacamole. Clogs the pronunciation portals.


You know, for some reason I've always had a problem with toward vs. towards.

as far as i know, they're both correct, but american english speakers tend to say "toward" and british english speakers tend to say "towards."

Also...can I just say...I HATE when people say "where is it at?" hate. "where are you at?" ARGHHHH!!!! No need for an "at"....at all

me too. people love to pepper their speech with unnecessary prepositions.

[michelle2677]

Originally Posted by carrie721

as far as i know, they're both correct, but american english speakers tend to say "toward" and british english speakers tend to say "towards."

well, then we know "toward" is the correct way

[rbs3676]

Originally Posted by DrummerDeanna

Also...can I just say...I HATE when people say "where is it at?" hate. "where are you at?" ARGHHHH!!!! No need for an "at"....at all

Growing up, if we used "at" at the end of a sentence, my mother would respond "It's between the A and the T". We would get confused and look at her and she'd say, "There isnt a need for "at" -- just where is it?".
It worked.

On my first day in college, my English teacher went to one side of the room and on the chalkboard wrote "A" and then she walked to the other side of the room and on that chalkboard wrote "LOT". She then stood in the middle of the room and she said, "A lot. It's two words. Don't ever forget that or you will fail this course". I never forgot.

As it is, Im a horrible speller. Livia is CONSTANTLY on me about it.

rbs

[DrummerDeanna]

Originally Posted by michelle2677

well, then we know "toward" is the correct way

Right.


See? No one I know says toward...everyone says towards and it drives me a little batty...not nearly as bad as everything else...basically I don't know how I manage to even talk to people

I dated a guy once who said "suposubly" and "framiliar"...I dumped him really quick

[danax6]

I don't think I've ever made any of the spelling/grammatical mistakes mentioned in this thread. Hah.

[michelle2677]

Originally Posted by DrummerDeanna

Right.


See? No one I know says toward...everyone says towards and it drives me a little batty...not nearly as bad as everything else...basically I don't know how I manage to even talk to people

I dated a guy once who said "suposubly" and "framiliar"...I dumped him really quick

my best friend's husband uses suposubly. and he's always going on and on about how much smarter he is than her. but he's a dick.

I also get might/may mixed up. actually, i still don't know. hhaha I guess "might" is "possibly" and "may" is giving permission?? but I mix them all the time.

[SuzeQuze]

"should of" instead of "should have" drives me nuts. And what's up with Stevie in CV saying "lip singing"? It's "lip synching"!