Texting tweens lack 'gr8' grammar
Strutz @ Thu Jul 26, 2012 8:09 pm
ShepherdsDog ShepherdsDog:
$1:
I remember once wanting to write "peach" and actually spelling it "pêche".
That isn't misspelling something. Writing it peech or pech is.
True. At least with French many words are just spelled differently from the English word, so when you see them it is easy to recognize what they are in English. Plus, many of us have some degree of knowledge of the French language anyway so if you slip now and then raydan most of us will know what you mean.
Lemmy @ Thu Jul 26, 2012 8:13 pm
The one that drives me nuts is when they use "ur" for "your".
u = you, r = are, I get that. "ur" is short for "you are", or even "you're". But "your" is a different goddamn word and "you are" ain't how you say it. FUCK THAT AGGRAVATES ME!
ShepherdsDog @ Thu Jul 26, 2012 8:19 pm
your is pronounced(yore) and you're should be pronounced (yoor). It pisses me off when I hear people turning them into homophones.
raydan @ Thu Jul 26, 2012 8:28 pm
Pet peeves...
your - you're
their - there - they're
to - too
I forgot then and than
Brenda @ Thu Jul 26, 2012 8:43 pm
raydan raydan:
Pet peeves...
your - you're
their - there - they're
to - too
I forgot then and than
your - you're
their - there - they're
to - too
I forgot then and than
Oh, I HATE that!! Get it right, it is NOT that hard!!
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Hyack @ Thu Jul 26, 2012 8:47 pm
raydan raydan:
Pet peeves...
your - you're
their - there - they're
to - too
I forgot then and than
your - you're
their - there - they're
to - too
I forgot then and than
Yep, see it in the forums all the time you're and they're getting mixed up with their proper usage.....drives me crazy.
Gunnair @ Thu Jul 26, 2012 8:49 pm
Hyack Hyack:
raydan raydan:
Pet peeves...
your - you're
their - there - they're
to - too
I forgot then and than
your - you're
their - there - they're
to - too
I forgot then and than
Yep, see it in the forums all the time you're and they're getting mixed up with their proper usage.....drives me crazy.
Yeah but that's due to muscle memory when you type as opposed to people actually not knowing any better.
Hyack @ Thu Jul 26, 2012 8:55 pm
Gunnair Gunnair:
Hyack Hyack:
raydan raydan:
Pet peeves...
your - you're
their - there - they're
to - too
I forgot then and than
your - you're
their - there - they're
to - too
I forgot then and than
Yep, see it in the forums all the time you're and they're getting mixed up with their proper usage.....drives me crazy.
Yeah but that's due to muscle memory when you type as opposed to people actually not knowing any better.
I disagree, I see it too many times from too many different people, and they make the same mistake over and over again.
raydan @ Thu Jul 26, 2012 9:05 pm
Forgot...
its - it's
...and add another "two" to that list too. 
Strutz @ Thu Jul 26, 2012 9:30 pm
Add to list...
affect - effect
Unsound @ Thu Jul 26, 2012 9:34 pm
"alot"
raydan @ Thu Jul 26, 2012 9:36 pm
lose and loose
Strutz @ Thu Jul 26, 2012 9:44 pm
Unsound Unsound:
"alot"
Yes, this one gets used often and it's not actually a word...
A lot
Allot
Hyack @ Thu Jul 26, 2012 9:48 pm
Who's and whose
This list could go on to give the Energizer Bunny a heart attack..... 
PublicAnimalNo9 @ Thu Jul 26, 2012 9:56 pm
Back to the short form stuff, the irony in all of this is for me anyway was my history teacher actually encouraged us to take notes like that wayyyy back in 1982.
Why write 12th Century when you write C12 or 12C?
Even he would look for short forms of words in verbal communications. One of my personal favourites was instead of saying "Queen Elizabeth the Second" all the time, he shortened it to "Lizzie the Two'th" 