Forum / Form - usage

[Catsnclay]

My biggest Pet Peeve is the use of the word "alot" or "allot" People, people, people!! it is TWO words: A - LOT, please don't make it into one!!

Thank you, and I will step down now........

[RedHedd]

Oh, don't get me started! .... "Noone" for no one (yes, it's two words too); and the there, they're, their debacle. Dose for does; its and it's; two, to and too and the lack of apostrophes drives me bonkers! Is it laziness, lack of education or a hangover from texting on cell phones? I don't know, but if I can't make out what you're trying to say (oh, there's another one - your and you're) I won't read or respond to your thread.

As for a spellchecker, for Internet Explorer there's iespell - http://www.iespell.com

[Pembroke_Corgi]

The difference between "forum" and "form?" One letter.

My biggest pet peeve about spelling/grammar on this forum is how often people have to come out and be the spelling police. I think people honestly try to write sensibly. Typos happen, and sometimes even if you proofread your post they can slip by. I really don't understand why people equate spelling with intelligence.

[Catty1]

How about a "Spelling Help" sticky? Then people who WANT to could post their questions there. (THERE'S another one! LOL)

I'd be happy to proofread a post for someone - PM me and I'll have a look!

[dukedogsmom]

Prolly for probably.

[finn's mom]

Prolly for probably.

That's just slang, now, though, not so much a spelling error. Just my two cents on that one.

[Catty1]

I think a lot of people who are used to text messaging use a lot of short forms, and don't really know the spelling of the entire word.

This board could be a great learning opportunity for such members, if they wanted to use it. Hence, the "sticky" post, though that might be a bit superfluous...

JMO

[Whisk_Luva]

Hampster instead of Hamster drives me insane! There is no P in hamster!

[Catty1]

And there is no "a" in the first part of Whisk_Luva. It's WHISK. All by itself.

I can see why that happens....especially in areas where Whiskas is a popular cat food and treat!

[Randi]

That's an excellent idea Catty1!

I'm a little unsure about its and it's. And is it "the animals' toys"? I think I tend to forget the apostophe.

RedHedd posted about "lose" and "loose" earlier, the explanation she gave made a lot of sense, although, I still may get it wrong sometimes.

[RedHedd]

I'm a little unsure about its and it's. And is it "the animals' toys"? I think I tend to forget the apostrophe.

It's is a contraction for "it is;" the apostrophe stands in for the missing "i".

"The animals' toys" - the apostrophe is used to indicate possession. If there is more than one animal with the toys, it would be the plural animals' - only one animal, it would be the animal's toys.

[Kfamr]

The difference between "forum" and "form?" One letter.

My biggest pet peeve about spelling/grammar on this forum is how often people have to come out and be the spelling police. I think people honestly try to write sensibly. Typos happen, and sometimes even if you proofread your post they can slip by. I really don't understand why people equate spelling with intelligence.

I agree, Jill.

I used to be one of those "spelling police" persons. However, I realize there are things in life that are much more important. Granted, there are a few posts that still make me cringe to read, do to spelling errors.

[crow_noir]

I do agree with you wholeheartedly. I was actually hoping this thread wouldn't turn into what it has since there is already one general venting thread out there. As i said... USUALLY i won't nag people because i know... anyone can make a mistake. And we all have different styles. Just i really had seen the misuse of form an unbelievable amount of times in two days. I exploded. head went boom. (not angry... or anything like that... just frustrated? / ) I really did wonder the reasoning behind each misuse for each individual. I'm a curious person like that. (I wasn't about to join every single forum though and email every single article author, JUST to find out WHY they made the typo.)

I know many of my mistakes are because i plain simply don't know any better. (They stopped teaching us proper grammar around 6th grade. My 10th grade German teacher was furious when she found out the reason we weren't learning German grammar was because we didn't have a clue what the English terms were that she was asking us to translate. I had a 10th grade English teacher that got fired because he was teaching something that wasn't on the curriculum... and continued even though he was warned. ...He had been teaching us spelling. o.0' Some of the kids had complained about the extra work. I actually didn't learn that CongraTulations is spelled with a T until a few years ago. I have the internet to thank for that. I thought others had been misspelling it. I thought it was spelled with a d. Everyone here pronounces it with a d.)

The difference between "forum" and "form?" One letter.

My biggest pet peeve about spelling/grammar on this forum is how often people have to come out and be the spelling police. I think people honestly try to write sensibly. Typos happen, and sometimes even if you proofread your post they can slip by. I really don't understand why people equate spelling with intelligence.