Errors in English

[MochiKamo 93]

Not errors per se, but text message speak seeping into other areas just hurts my head. Of course I mean the "u", "ur", "2", "4", etc.

[Pooky 3,784]

Well, that's an extremely common regional synonym for "preparing" or "intending." It isn't so bad (and one can see the connection in my first sentence) in the sentence "I'm fixin' dinner." Now, "I'm fixin' to make dinner" is redundant if the sense is "preparing," but not so much if the sense is "intending."

(I'm fixin' to become confused very soonly, si man.)

Who is Soon Ly?

[Ban Hammer 13,337]

Hmmmm....I hate it when people say they're "fixin" to do something

[Amby 490]

Also when they say "yello" instead of hello

[Kang Lang 7]

touch basis...omg i hate that...it's touch bases. if your are going to use buzzwords use them correctly PLEASE.

[Ban Hammer 13,337]

Also when they say "yello" instead of hello

i'm asking for a drink!

[TBoneTX 45,288]

Who is Soon Ly?

A Korean who's fixin' to be imminently untruthful, si man. Why do you ax?

[SMR 368]

One that many folks don't think about is the widespread use (and even the inclusion in some dictionaries) of "legitimize" when the word is "legitimatize." We don't make something "legitim," or "priotize" when we wish to prioritize.

Legitimize is a word. By "some dictionaries" you mean to say Merriam-Webster, Oxford, and basically every well respected dictionary of the English language. What mainstream dictionary doesn't list legitimize (legitimise) as a word? Just because the root structure of the word seems to disagree with your perception of what it should be doesn't mean that it's not a word.

You're absolutely right about priotize not being a word.

[Sc0tt28 26]

First of all, a BIG thumbs up to "JustBob" for the rant.

Next, and I can't believe that no one has mentioned it yet...

I can't stand to see the word "boarder" when referring to the border.

Boarder - n.

One who boards, especially: One who goes on board a vessel

Border - n.

1. A part that forms the outer edge of something.

2. A decorative strip around the edge of something, such as fabric.

3. A strip of ground, as at the edge of a garden or walk, in which ornamental plants or shrubs are planted.

4. The line or frontier area separating political divisions or geographic regions; a boundary.

Now, I can almost understand why some people get confused, after all, they are (they're) both nouns (not noun's). One of the nouns identifies a person (boarder), the other identifies a thing (border).

[Sc0tt28 26]

Oh, and another thing. Someone mentioned it to an extent, but people that replace the very distinct sound of the letter "X" with "G", really kinda irritates me. Probably the biggest culprit is the word "exit". It's "eck-sit" not "egg-zit".

[SMR 368]

Oh, and another thing. Someone mentioned it to an extent, but people that replace the very distinct sound of the letter "X" with "G", really kinda irritates me. Probably the biggest culprit is the word "exit". It's "eck-sit" not "egg-zit".

"Egg-zit" and "eck-sit" are both proper pronunciations of the word "exit." In many English words, many consonants in certain words can be either voiced or un-voiced, particularly in the middle of words. Butter, for instance, can be "but-ter" or "bud-der." Raspberry can be razberry, or rasperry. Going on a rant about how people should pronounce things the way you want them to when in fact their pronunciation is equally valid just paints one as an ignorant snob.

Edited January 31, 2011 by SMR

[thongd4me 69]

I don't like the way many native English speakers here in the US over-use the word "good"

and continue to use it even in cases where "well" would be correct.

I hate it when people say "he played good."

These are folks who never heard of the word "well."

Sometimes a word can be both a noun and a verb, depending on how it's used in a sentence.

You could say correctly "I had a good thought about that problem."

Here "thought" is a noun so good, an adjective fits.

However, you can also say "He is very well thought of," where the same word, "thought"

is a verb and takes the adverb "well."

Well can also be a noun: wishing well.

It can also be an interjection "Well!"

Well, that's all for now.

[TBoneTX 45,288]

Legitimize is a word. By "some dictionaries" you mean to say Merriam-Webster, Oxford, and basically every well respected dictionary of the English language. What mainstream dictionary doesn't list legitimize (legitimise) as a word? Just because the root structure of the word seems to disagree with your perception of what it should be doesn't mean that it's not a word.

You're absolutely right about priotize not being a word.

Well, just because some dictionaries have caved doesn't make the word legitim. "Legitimatize" is more correcter... er, properer, si man. Edited February 1, 2011 by TBoneTX

[Dakine10 5,452]

Well, just because some dictionaries have caved doesn't make the word legitim. "Legitimatize" is more correcter... er, properer, si man.

At one time, the word legitim was more commonly used than it is today. When used correctly, as in referring to an heir or inheritance, then I imagine the word legitimize would also have acceptable.

The error would seem to be the common use of legitimize to mean "make legitimate". I am not familiar with the etymology, but it could just the way the language evolved. The words legitimize and legitimatize have essentially the same meaning now. Seems like the more correct one fell out of favor. Probably because legitimize is easier to say.

[thongd4me 69]

Hmmmm....I hate it when people say they're "fixin" to do something

Fixin' is slang and should be kept on the plantation or ranch where it has a cozy little shack.

Yep 'n while we's at it lets ban all movies where Gabby Hayes appears. Yer durn tootin'!

Somehow I think a robot wrote that biographical article

("He did not come from a cowboy back round like many of us would think. ").

When they have subtitles for the hearing impaired during news broadcasts

anything can happen. It's like the Wild West. Ain't no spill chicker in that'un.