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Feb 17, 2014 00:55:14   #
lpnmajor Loc: Arkansas
 
If I said keep your friends close but I accidentally said close instead, well, I should be excused. Our language is hard enough as it is without the landmines all over the place. Want to declare marshall law and be the town martial? Be my guest, but throw the French out first thing. Our language is so full of French words that it has become déclassé to speak American.

Know anybody who is a pizza s**t or a sumb***h? Well, they're just peeps like the rest of us. When a simple language can be derailed by context, throw it down the well, well now, that's a good idea. Is it Mrs. Ms. Miss or Myth ( if you lisp )? I don't know, but I better not miss that Miss or I'm in trouble.

I know there are typo's, just as there are type a's and b's. So what? If Wii can't understand plane American, thin watt hope is their for the human races? No idea is as profound as the one we congratulate ourselves for coming up with. So all that nose is just us slapping ourselves on the back, witch is a good thing, it keeps the flem from getting stuck and causing newmonia.

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Feb 17, 2014 05:58:05   #
stan3186
 
lpnmajor wrote:
If I said keep your friends close but I accidentally said close instead, well, I should be excused. Our language is hard enough as it is without the landmines all over the place. Want to declare marshall law and be the town martial? Be my guest, but throw the French out first thing. Our language is so full of French words that it has become déclassé to speak American.

Know anybody who is a pizza s**t or a sumb***h? Well, they're just peeps like the rest of us. When a simple language can be derailed by context, throw it down the well, well now, that's a good idea. Is it Mrs. Ms. Miss or Myth ( if you lisp )? I don't know, but I better not miss that Miss or I'm in trouble.

I know there are typo's, just as there are type a's and b's. So what? If Wii can't understand plane American, thin watt hope is their for the human races? No idea is as profound as the one we congratulate ourselves for coming up with. So all that nose is just us slapping ourselves on the back, witch is a good thing, it keeps the flem from getting stuck and causing newmonia.
If I said keep your friends close but I accidental... (show quote)


I agree the language is complex. However, most of what you used as examples is because of slang talk. There is a thing called "proper English" whether American or British (which are different in many ways). If one were to use proper English instead of slang and gutter speak, you would not be so confused.

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Feb 17, 2014 07:02:02   #
lpnmajor Loc: Arkansas
 
stan3186 wrote:
I agree the language is complex. However, most of what you used as examples is because of slang talk. There is a thing called "proper English" whether American or British (which are different in many ways). If one were to use proper English instead of slang and gutter speak, you would not be so confused.


Really? Did you know that a f*ggot is a piece of wood (british) and a f*g is a cigarette (australia)? You put your groceries in the boot and when your car doesn't start, you have a look under the bonnet.

I am well aware of the kings English, however, I am an American and the king can kiss my ass. If I wish to misspell words, confuse context, syntax or pay NO tax, I will do so. If I say we're, but forget the ' and it comes out were, fed up with the spelling and sentence structure police.

Pleze dont get mad, just get reel. The brain is quite capable of discerning context no matter wut the wurds luke like. Disin sumbody because of there spelling is indicative of, lets sea, childish arrogance. :P

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Feb 17, 2014 07:23:49   #
stan3186
 
lpnmajor wrote:
Really? Did you know that a f*ggot is a piece of wood (british) and a f*g is a cigarette (australia)? You put your groceries in the boot and when your car doesn't start, you have a look under the bonnet.

I am well aware of the kings English, however, I am an American and the king can kiss my ass. If I wish to misspell words, confuse context, syntax or pay NO tax, I will do so. If I say we're, but forget the ' and it comes out were, fed up with the spelling and sentence structure police.

Pleze dont get mad, just get reel. The brain is quite capable of discerning context no matter wut the wurds luke like. Disin sumbody because of there spelling is indicative of, lets sea, childish arrogance. :P
Really? Did you know that a f*ggot is a piece of w... (show quote)


Yes, the brain is capable of discerning wrong spelling and syntax, however, it is still wrong. I am not saying everything has to be perfectly grammatically correct, but sometimes it is almost indecipherable.

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Feb 17, 2014 07:30:57   #
lpnmajor Loc: Arkansas
 
stan3186 wrote:
Yes, the brain is capable of discerning wrong spelling and syntax, however, it is still wrong. I am not saying everything has to be perfectly grammatically correct, but sometimes it is almost indecipherable.


My take would be, if you can't read it, don't worry about it. Hopefully, whoever wrote it, understood what they were trying to say. Maybe they just didn't speaka de English. :lol:

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Feb 17, 2014 07:41:21   #
stan3186
 
lpnmajor wrote:
My take would be, if you can't read it, don't worry about it. Hopefully, whoever wrote it, understood what they were trying to say. Maybe they just didn't speaka de English. :lol:


With some, I'm not sure they understood it either,
:D

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Feb 17, 2014 09:53:24   #
Unclet Loc: Amarillo, Tx
 
lpnmajor wrote:
Really? Did you know that a f*ggot is a piece of wood (british) and a f*g is a cigarette (australia)? You put your groceries in the boot and when your car doesn't start, you have a look under the bonnet.

I am well aware of the kings English, however, I am an American and the king can kiss my ass. If I wish to misspell words, confuse context, syntax or pay NO tax, I will do so. If I say we're, but forget the ' and it comes out were, fed up with the spelling and sentence structure police.

Pleze dont get mad, just get reel. The brain is quite capable of discerning context no matter wut the wurds luke like. Disin sumbody because of there spelling is indicative of, lets sea, childish arrogance. :P
Really? Did you know that a f*ggot is a piece of w... (show quote)


:thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

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Feb 17, 2014 10:31:37   #
Brian Devon
 
lpnmajor wrote:
If I said keep your friends close but I accidentally said close instead, well, I should be excused. Our language is hard enough as it is without the landmines all over the place. Want to declare marshall law and be the town martial? Be my guest, but throw the French out first thing. Our language is so full of French words that it has become déclassé to speak American.

Know anybody who is a pizza s**t or a sumb***h? Well, they're just peeps like the rest of us. When a simple language can be derailed by context, throw it down the well, well now, that's a good idea. Is it Mrs. Ms. Miss or Myth ( if you lisp )? I don't know, but I better not miss that Miss or I'm in trouble.

I know there are typo's, just as there are type a's and b's. So what? If Wii can't understand plane American, thin watt hope is their for the human races? No idea is as profound as the one we congratulate ourselves for coming up with. So all that nose is just us slapping ourselves on the back, witch is a good thing, it keeps the flem from getting stuck and causing newmonia.
If I said keep your friends close but I accidental... (show quote)




These comments are unparalyzed in this nation's history!

:-D :-D :-D

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Feb 17, 2014 10:34:44   #
lpnmajor Loc: Arkansas
 
Brian Devon wrote:
These comments are unparalyzed in this nation's history!

:-D :-D :-D


Kudrows to you! :thumbup:

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Feb 17, 2014 10:41:58   #
Brian Devon
 
lpnmajor wrote:
Kudrows to you! :thumbup:




Is that Lisa or Larry???

:thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

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Feb 17, 2014 10:46:24   #
lpnmajor Loc: Arkansas
 
Brian Devon wrote:
Is that Lisa or Larry???

:thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:


I don't have a Clooney about that.

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Feb 17, 2014 10:54:19   #
slatten49 Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas
 
Just back from a visit to Austin. When I came across this thread, I was instantly reminded of a quote by Mark Twain:

"I don't give a damn for a man that can spell a word but one way!"

Seemed appropriate. :mrgreen:

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Feb 18, 2014 10:46:14   #
Don DeHoff
 
Sex mundths ago I couldn't even spel edittor, now I are one! Thanx for the "chuckle".

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Feb 18, 2014 14:00:52   #
lpnmajor Loc: Arkansas
 
Don DeHoff wrote:
Sex mundths ago I couldn't even spel edittor, now I are one! Thanx for the "chuckle".


You are welcome. As they say in English class, " if they cain't unnerstan Anglish, let em speek german ". I think it's time for Americans to take their language back from the foreign invaders. Kay Pasta?

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Feb 18, 2014 14:24:38   #
Don DeHoff
 
Sir, you have the cart before the horse. Most all of our English language originated from other languages, with Latin being the primary one.

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