There are some made up words that I like, such as automagically instead of automatically if it is something impressive and unique. And cool is spelled cool, not kewl. It is not funny. Now Klass is different than Class, one is sarcastic; much like crab meat with a "k".
My favorite in that area is those who spell dude as "dood." Um, nope - dood is short for "doody" (or is it supposed to be spelled "doodie"?), which is a polite term for an unpleasant substance. I do not wish to be addressed by the name of said unpleasant substance.
I agree with you on some of the newly-minted slang terms, however. Photochopped is a good one for D-grin. And I fairly often use humorous variations on "Holy cow!", such as:
What really gets to me is dampener and dampening. No such words. The object is a damper, which dampens, or causes damping. Your shocks and struts, in a sense, are dampers, which dampen road vibrations. The damping force is a function of relative velocity. My guess is someone created a noun (dampener) from the verb (dampen), and then created a verb (dampener) from the created noun. Then, someone posted it in some official literature and the rest is incorrect history.
The other thing is an ellipse. It's three periods, no more, no less. It's to create a slightly longer pause than a comma or a semicolon... like that.
The expression "American English" is the ultimate oxymoron!
Um, how? It's different from, uh, English English. As for RAW, that's what the cameras call it, so why shouldn't we call it that? In the camera menu we see RAW and JPEG. Based on this reasoning, we shouldn't call a camera a 7D because "7D" doesn't stand for anything!
The other thing is an ellipse. It's three periods, no more, no less. It's to create a slightly longer pause than a comma or a semicolon... like that.[/QUOTE]That would be an ellipsis...
Not:
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a plane curve such that the sums of the distances of each point in its periphery from two fixed points, the foci, are equal. It is a conic section formed by the intersection of a right circular cone by a plane that cuts the axis and the surface of the cone. Typical equation: ( x 2 / a 2 ) + ( y 2 / b 2 ) = 1. If a = b the ellipse is a circle.
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Oh god, I hate it when people say can I axe you a question? The only possible response is "no, that sounds painful". Or when they say will you learn me how to do that, or I learnt him how to do that.
Seriously, what did these people do in school? How related are their parents? I remember cringing once when speaking with some acquaintances and the grandfather was lecturing us that his grandson didn't need to learn to read, he hadn't so why should the kid. Stoning is too good for some people.
Popular where I went to Jr. High School......Can you wretch that for me.....also wretched..........oh lord my ellipsis are growing.............Oh yeah after 3 ... they are no longer ellipsis, just a row if periods I use as I am trying to decided if i want to add another thought.......or to bug the grammar freaks.....................
another one that gets my goat..........Put that in the ice box lower shelf near the tomatoes........we have not had iceboxes in our kitchens for many years...most of them are used as pretty little cabinets...it is a refrigerator...
A friend of mine visited a madrassa in pakistan where they did not teach writing - "why teach writing when everything is written"? Fortunately we still write, more and more, even if it is only with 2 thums on IOS5.
I suspect in 50 years time the English language will have changed out of all recognition - just like most of us can no longer read the original Chaucer although it was "only" 500 years ago, or Shakespeare 150 years later.
Actually, ellipsis points are used for trailing a sentence off. A semicolon is the correct grammar for a longer pause than a comma. But this is getting to the point of grammar, not spelling errors. I think we normally use incorrect grammar all the time here. For example, I use comma splices all the time. Doesn't everyone? OK, Ziggy doesn't. However, even though I'm what most consider a "grammarhead," I use comma splices all the time here, but I never do in semi-formal writing.
(That last sentence was not a comma splice. It was a compound-complex sentence with one dependent clause and two independent clauses.)
Art, I think people call it that because that's what Emeril calls it ;~)
I'm surprised no one has mentioned "aperature" and my personal peeve "lense." There's also "Cannon," but that doesn't bug me so much because every time I see it I laugh and remark how well they shoot
I never 'take it for granite' that I can spell good. That's why I use spell checkers. And hopefully I can tell the homonyms apart!
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Yes, thanks for reminding me, Don. Spell 'well' not 'good'.:D
But I do know how to spell the word good! That is one word I do take the spelling of for granted...
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If everybody spoke and spelled correctly, I'd quickly be out of a job (and my red pens would dry out from retirement).
Oh, and neologisms—I love them as long as marketers keep their paws off them. And I hate them in business-speak. If one more person tries to operationalize something or make it actionable, I will make their pages bleed. :pissed
...spell check now recognizes "actionable" as a word? I'm losing the good fight.
If everybody spoke and spelled correctly, I'd quickly be out of a job (and my red pens would dry out from retirement).
Oh, and neologisms—I love them as long as marketers keep their paws off them. And I hate them in business-speak. If one more person tries to operationalize something or make it actionable, I will make their pages bleed. :pissed
...spell check now recognizes "actionable" as a word? I'm losing the good fight.
Personally, I like sentences that begin with 'and'.:D
I believe I used copywright or something like that for a while there, for maybe over a year. it was a typo in the action and I didnt catch on and no one pointed it out. One day I was looking it over and was like "D'OH".
Another pet peeve of mine are thread titles that say a a 'few' images and show two. Or indicate a 'couple' of images and have one or several, not just two. Or the title will indicate 'images/photos' and there is only one! grrr
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Another per peeve if mine are thread titles that say a a 'few' images and show two. Or indicate a 'couple' of images and have one or several, not just two.
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I don't mind when people use "couple" when they mean "a small but indeterminate number;" in Maryland, that has become the default meaning of the word when used in that context. But what cheeses me off is when people say they have "a couple images." WHERE'S THE "OF"?! It's "couple OF"! Show me some "of", people!
Then there are fools who believe that "a few" means exactly three. No... A few actually does mean "a small but indeterminate amount," not three.
What I said when I saw the Grand Canyon for the first time: "The wide ain't wide enough and the zoom don't zoom enough!"
one that drives me nutty is when people don't know how to use less v. fewer as in some TV station's catch line - more movies, less commercials! Illiterate morons!
It is also lens FLARE (a blaze of light, or something which makes a certain flash/blaze of light) vs FLAIR (a particular sense of stylishness and originality)
So what do I call it if my lens FLARE adds a bit of FLAIR to the pitcher?
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My favorite in that area is those who spell dude as "dood." Um, nope - dood is short for "doody" (or is it supposed to be spelled "doodie"?), which is a polite term for an unpleasant substance. I do not wish to be addressed by the name of said unpleasant substance.
I agree with you on some of the newly-minted slang terms, however. Photochopped is a good one for D-grin. And I fairly often use humorous variations on "Holy cow!", such as:
Holy Cowsills!
Holy Hannah, and her sisters!
Holey buckets!
Holy cowpies!
Holy cowabunga!
Holy Shih Tsu!
Holey underwear!
Holy Hera!
Holy Poly Olie!
Holy Holy Oxen free!
Holey bartender!
I'm always looking for new ones, too.
What really gets to me is dampener and dampening. No such words. The object is a damper, which dampens, or causes damping. Your shocks and struts, in a sense, are dampers, which dampen road vibrations. The damping force is a function of relative velocity. My guess is someone created a noun (dampener) from the verb (dampen), and then created a verb (dampener) from the created noun. Then, someone posted it in some official literature and the rest is incorrect history.
The other thing is an ellipse. It's three periods, no more, no less. It's to create a slightly longer pause than a comma or a semicolon... like that.
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Um, how? It's different from, uh, English English. As for RAW, that's what the cameras call it, so why shouldn't we call it that? In the camera menu we see RAW and JPEG. Based on this reasoning, we shouldn't call a camera a 7D because "7D" doesn't stand for anything!
Not:
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Popular where I went to Jr. High School......Can you wretch that for me.....also wretched..........oh lord my ellipsis are growing.............Oh yeah after 3 ... they are no longer ellipsis, just a row if periods I use as I am trying to decided if i want to add another thought.......or to bug the grammar freaks.....................
another one that gets my goat..........Put that in the ice box lower shelf near the tomatoes........we have not had iceboxes in our kitchens for many years...most of them are used as pretty little cabinets...it is a refrigerator...
I suspect in 50 years time the English language will have changed out of all recognition - just like most of us can no longer read the original Chaucer although it was "only" 500 years ago, or Shakespeare 150 years later.
(That last sentence was not a comma splice. It was a compound-complex sentence with one dependent clause and two independent clauses.)
Art, I think people call it that because that's what Emeril calls it ;~)
Whoa... Junior High English flashback...
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Oh, and neologisms—I love them as long as marketers keep their paws off them. And I hate them in business-speak. If one more person tries to operationalize something or make it actionable, I will make their pages bleed. :pissed
...spell check now recognizes "actionable" as a word? I'm losing the good fight.
Personally, I like sentences that begin with 'and'.:D
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Beginning sentences with a coordinating conjunction no longer violates grammar law. :giggle
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And in some situations - so do I!
I don't mind when people use "couple" when they mean "a small but indeterminate number;" in Maryland, that has become the default meaning of the word when used in that context. But what cheeses me off is when people say they have "a couple images." WHERE'S THE "OF"?! It's "couple OF"! Show me some "of", people!
Then there are fools who believe that "a few" means exactly three. No... A few actually does mean "a small but indeterminate amount," not three.
It was hilarious ten years ago. Sadly, it probably doesn't sound strange anymore.
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So what do I call it if my lens FLARE adds a bit of FLAIR to the pitcher?
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That would be FLAIRE.
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oh Lord, yes. I forgot that. One of the worst.
But of course there's also the oft repeated answer to "Thank you" - "No problem" Ohhhh how I hate that!!!!
Whenever someone responds "no problem" to my "thank you" I reply back with; "Oh good, I wouldn't want to be a problem"
That usually garners a look of bewilderment. The rare few realize the implication of my comment and apologize and offer up a hasty "You're welcome"
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