I treat "I think" as meaning "my opinion" if its a matter where there may be more than one perspective on something, such as "I think I'm the epitome of a Land Rover owner", or as a sign that I'm not definate about something which may have a specific answer, like "I think the TD5 puts out about twice the power of a Tdi".
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Originally Posted by stevo68
definitely :angel:
Stevo, you probably would have been amused by an incident in the first episode of "The Gil Mayo Mysteries" about a week ago. I think you probably would have nodded in agreement.Quote:
Originally Posted by stevo68
Gil has a bit of a thing about grammar, punctuation and usage,
An establishment where he was investigating a death had a big sign on the wall saying, "No special relationship's".
When he pointed this out the to proprietor, the proprietor made some sort of comment about punctuation police.
I liked Gil's reply. He just said something like, "OK, but you're the one that it makes look stupid."
I don't know whether I should be pleased or concerned that I spotted the sign before Gil commented on it.:p
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Originally Posted by numpty
DEFINITELY / DEFINATELY
Definitely Not Definately Matt Luce Blog Archive
Same story, whingeing about menial things:p
Not you Numpty, more for Stevo:angel:
Swings and roundabouts
Yes, I agree Ron. However, I guess I'm just lazy. When posting I usually use "&" instead of "and", as well as figures "1, 2, 3", etc, simply because it's quicker for me to type.Quote:
Originally Posted by p38arover
I can understand as an editor of club magazines it would get rather annoying!
Everyone here knows how I dislike poor spelling but I will never refer to anyone who can't spell as stupid.
You will also know that I know I have strengths and weaknesses. There are many things I can't do that bad spellers may be able to do.
However, if you are applying for a job and you know you can't spell, get someone else to proof read it. (Yes, I know I should have used "one", not "you".) I've done that for many of my staff over the years.
As Edd (George130) pointed out, a dictionary is not much use for a bad speller. If one can't spell at all, how does one look up a word? Help is at hand. One can buy bad speller's dictionaries which, I assume, spell words incorrectly and shows the correct spelling. There are a number available. For example: Webster's Bad Spellers Dictionary Review - Eclectic Homeschool Online
The on line Webster dictionary is good in that if you can't spell, it will offer suggestions. Try it: Dictionary and Thesaurus - Merriam-Webster Online
Reading through all this and Ron's comments about clarity of text got me thinking:
The perfect way to cut down on web traffic and speed up the forum would be for all posts to be done strictly in an SMS shorthand style :twisted:
The only two issues I can think of are:
1. It might send poor Ron over the edge.
2. I haven't a clue when it comes to SMS abbreviations, I have to spell everything out when I send someone a message.
There's also just plain old Google. Type in a word and it will prompt with Did you mean ...Quote:
Originally Posted by p38arover
Also instead of searching type define: followed by the word. e.g. define:land rover, to get definitions of words and phrases.
Yeah, yeah, I know some of you like to hunt down any tiny thing to dispel the opinions of some of us louder ones:p. As I stated earlier there is a vast difference between the odd error here and there and the example posted. I wasn't born yesterday and know exactly the mindset of....as example the above 2 posts....and that is cool. Throw yourself out there and be a bit louder, you will always find someone who will find a way to detract from what you are saying.......not like I'm not used to it :D.Quote:
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Originally Posted by numpty https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...016/08/768.jpg
definitely :angel:
DEFINITELY / DEFINATELY
Definitely Not Definately Matt Luce Blog Archive
Same story, whingeing about menial things:p
Not you Numpty, more for Stevo:angel:
Swings and roundabouts
Though I have learnt something, I have been spelling definitely as definately for as long as I can remember, maybe my spell check changes it straight away as it just did when I checked as opposed to highlighting it with red underneath ( ie word).
I think it is a fact of life, read a menu, if there is an error, people will comment on it. I feel people have an expectation at times of others and not so much themselves. As stated again, people will make errors from time to time, that's human nature...as has been pointed out to me :). At the end of the day, ultimately don't really care, I just tend to scan past ( if considering threads here or another site) illiterate jumblings. That's just me, horses for courses,Quote:
Stevo, you probably would have been amused by an incident in the first episode of "The Gil Mayo Mysteries" about a week ago. I think you probably would have nodded in agreement.
Gil has a bit of a thing about grammar, punctuation and usage,
An establishment where he was investigating a death had a big sign on the wall saying, "No special relationship's".
When he pointed this out the to proprietor, the proprietor made some sort of comment about punctuation police.
I liked Gil's reply. He just said something like, "OK, but you're the one that it makes look stupid."
I don't know whether I should be pleased or concerned that I spotted the sign before Gil commented on it.:p
Regards
Stevo
80 replies later, and I'm not seeing the link between spelling and knocking someone.