The Spelling, Grammar and Punctuation Thread [Merged]

[tigersnake]

The old egg slappa!

;D

ends in a T. But very good.

 

[Michael]

I had a dish called 'lapdog attack' in vietnam.

I was expecting a whole, battered, deepfried chihuahua.

I got something pretty different.

I reckon I've had a 'lapdog attack' in a bar in Bangkok

 

[tigertim]

Its "definitely" not "defiantly" or definately".

 

[Rosy]

Its "definitely" not "defiantly" or definately".

"Its" is "It's"

 

[tigertim]

"Its" is "It's"

correct

 

[scottyturnerscurse]

The implier is the pitcher, the inferer is the catcher.

 

[IanG]

The implier is the pitcher, the inferer is the catcher.

I infer, you imply.

 

[easy_tiger]

I reckon I've had a 'lapdog attack' in a bar in Bangkok

did it taste like you were licking the floor of a shearing shed, where a border collie had died?

 

[tigersnake]

did it taste like you were licking the floor of a shearing shed, where a border collie had died?

sounds tasty

 

[22nd Man]

Loose instead of lose.

Saw it in an Age article the other day.

It's so commonplace now I wouldn't be surprised if the Macquarie Dictionary rules either spelling is acceptable.

 

[evo]

Loose instead of lose.

Saw it in an Age article the other day.

It's so commonplace now I wouldn't be surprised if the Macquarie Dictionary rules either spelling is acceptable.

Yeah, I'm always really surprised by that too.It's a real under 30s thing, like "verse".

It's so common now I sometimes suspect it's a troll.

 

[easy_tiger]

one of the most misused word in the english language

Decimated.

comes from Nazis executing every tenth human in a line.

Its certainly not pleasant, but the odds are 90% in your favour.

so to say the opponent/enemy was decimated, is to say things could have been heaps worse, rather than they were absolutely catastrophic, as is the prevailing usage.

 

[Rosy]

one of the most misused word in the english language

Decimated.

comes from Nazis executing every tenth human in a line.

......

Interesting. The dictionary I read says it originated from the Romans not the Nazis.

 

[tigertim]

one of the most misused word in the english language

Decimated.

comes from Nazis executing every tenth human in a line.

Its certainly not pleasant, but the odds are 90% in your favour.

so to say the opponent/enemy was decimated, is to say things could have been heaps worse, rather than they were absolutely catastrophic, as is the prevailing usage.

I assume that over time the meaning of the word has evolved, as frequently happens with language.

 

[Willo]

one of the most misused word in the english language

Decimated.

comes from Nazis executing every tenth human in a line.

Its certainly not pleasant, but the odds are 90% in your favour.

so to say the opponent/enemy was decimated, is to say things could have been heaps worse, rather than they were absolutely catastrophic, as is the prevailing usage.

Derived from Latin in Ancient Roman times, when it was used as punishment to a large group of soldiers. Usually selected by lot, then the other 9 would beat their comrade to death

 

[Baloo]

Yeah, been around too long to be a word derived from the Nazis. If it did it would probably be something like "wirwerdeneinsinzehnauswählenunddannbiertrinkenbisdierussenankommen."

 

[poppa x]

Yeah, been around too long to be a word derived from the Nazis. If it did it would probably be something like "wirwerdeneinsinzehnauswählenunddannbiertrinkenbisdierussenankommen."

With mustard please.

 

[easy_tiger]

Interesting. The dictionary I read says it originated from the Romans not the Nazis.

Im sure the dictionary is right.

My point still stands. Decimated is only a 10% chance of a very bad outcome.

If your Adelaide, and you're given the choice between being decimated, or getting what we did to 'em.

you take Decimated every time. ;D

chronically misunderstood term, irregardless of which nasty mob thunk it up

 

[YinnarTiger]

I would never try to correct the following mistake in person because I suffer a disability that makes me mis-pronounce the word "phenomenon" 75% of the the time I try and say it. This error occurred recently in the Global Warming thread in an otherwise excellent post.

The word phenomenon is a singular noun. Phenomena is the plural of phenomenon. Phenomenons is also an acceptable plural of phenomenon. But if there is just one of them, it's only phenomenon.

 

[TT33]

I would never try to correct the following mistake in person because I suffer a disability that makes me mis-pronounce the word "phenomenon" 75% of the the time I try and say it. This error occurred recently in the Global Warming thread in an otherwise excellent post.

The word phenomenon is a singular noun. Phenomena is the plural of phenomenon. Phenomenons is also an acceptable plural of phenomenon. But if there is just one of them, it's only phenomenon.

Thanks YT that's phenonemous