"defiantly"

[HankQuinlan]

What is the origin of "defiantly" in so many posts -- when they mean "definitely"?

Is there some sort of spell-checker that just fills in that word and people don't notice? If so, why are there not a bunch of similarly incorrect words showing up?

 

[Stew]

I think a lot of posters try to write "definately" rather than "definitely" and a spelling error in "definately" prompts a spell checker to offer "defiantly."

What is the origin of "defiantly" in so many posts -- when they mean "definitely"?

Is there some sort of spell-checker that just fills in that word and people don't notice? If so, why are there not a bunch of similarly incorrect words showing up?

 

[Miss*Bijou]

I must tell you it is one of my pet peeves.

It makes me think "Don't you people realize it's a whole different word?
A word with a whole different meaning? "


Sigh. Oh well.. lol

 

[Ivana Humpalot]

As I've done this myself, I can list two reasons (IMO)

1) We pronounce the word incorrectly, 'nat' instead of 'nit'.

2) Sometimes I get so involved in what I'm reading and writing, I click the first thing spell check offers me without checking, in my haste to send.

BTW, you might notice that most people also don't pronounce, kitten or button, correctly. It comes out "ki'en' and "bu'en", they completely skip over the "tt's". Most don't even notice.

 

[HankQuinlan]

I don't see any spell-checker when I am typing on this board (not like my stupid phone wanting to give me wrong words). Do some people have spell-check functions on their computers that are active when they type here?

 

[Ivana Humpalot]

I don't see any spell-checker when I am typing on this board (not like my stupid phone wanting to give me wrong words). Do some people have spell-check functions on their computers that are active when they type here?

I have Google chrome, which will auto spell check you, on any site. I have horrible spelling.

 

[Miss*Bijou]

I have Google chrome, which will auto spell check you, on any site. I have horrible spelling.

Yup, Firefox has that option as well.

 

[Dark_Knight]

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I have also noticed a lot of people use "formally" instead of "formerly". To me, errors like that just show how bad our education system is!

Another one that I thought of is when people use, "board" when they mean, "bored"

 

[threepeat]

How about "would of," "could of," "should of" instead of "would have," "could have," and "should have." That one's pretty common.

 

[Man Mountain]

How about "would of," "could of," "should of" instead of "would have," "could have," and "should have." That one`s pretty common.

Yeah. I think that they`re thinking that`s how you spell the contractions of "would`ve," "could`ve," and "should`ve". And I recently saw another reference to "holly shit"

https://perb.cc/vbulletin/showthread.php?137487-Holly-Shit

 

[Unpossible]

My biggest pet peeve is "looser" If you misspell "loser" you have lost your internet insult privilege.

 

[the old maxx50]

Should i chime in on this thread.. you all know how wonderful my spelling and grammar is... I do Blaine spell check for some of my spelling errors or my incorrect usage of a word . i just pick the wrong one some times

 

[Unpossible]

Should i chime in on this thread.. you all know how wonderful my spelling and grammar is... I do Blaine spell check for some of my spelling errors or my incorrect usage of a word . i just pick the wrong one some times

I appreciate your effort maxx. Your posts are much easier to read now.

 

[Man Mountain]

"leery" and "wary" vs. "weary"

I'm finding a lot of posts where people seem to be using "weary" when their intent would suggest they mean either "wary" or "leery". Perhaps, they end up using "weary" because it falls somewhere in between the two...

wea·ry (wîr)
adj. wea·ri·er, wea·ri·est
1. Physically or mentally fatigued.
2. Expressive of or prompted by fatigue: a weary smile.
3. Having one's interest, forbearance, or indulgence worn out: weary of delays.
4. Causing fatigue; tiresome: a weary wait.

war·y (wâr)
adj. war·i·er, war·i·est
1. On guard; watchful: taught to be wary of strangers.
2. Characterized by caution: a wary glance at the black clouds.

leer·y (lîr)
adj. leer·i·er, leer·i·est
Suspicious or distrustful; wary: was leery of aggressive salespeople.

 

[luvsdaty]

Meh, english is actually a very hard language to learn,throw in a little dislexia & your really screwed.

 

[Pirate Code]

Meh, English is actually a very hard language to learn,throw in a little dislexia & your really screwed.

Pardon me, but it's you're really screwed. Your means you own something, like 'your lack of knowledge of the English language' or 'your inability to care enough to write properly'. This error has nothing to do with your dyslexia. The two words sound similar and are spelled similarly, so it's easy to make the error.

You're means you are. It even sounds different when pronounced correctly. Phonetically it sounds like yoor not yore.

So now you're going to know the difference, and your intelligence is going to look brighter.

 

[uncleg]

 

[Trus'Me]

Won of the most commin misteaks I sea is "Loose" instead of "Lose".

Even more disappointing when they try to insult someone and call them a "Looser".

Hats off to whomever (proper usage of whom?) created http://www.d-e-f-i-n-i-t-e-l-y.com/

 

[wilde]

My peeve is when people say I could care less when they mean I couldn't care less. I could care less means that there is still some degree of care.

Also a lot of people confuse it's with the possessive form of it, which is its.

 

[Man Mountain]

Also a lot of people confuse it's with the possessive form of it, which is its.

I have to admit that I'm one of those who often messes this one up.