Calis Beach and Fethiye Turkey Discussion Forum
General Topics => All things that have nothing to do with Turkey => Topic started by: hubblebubbles on March 23, 2010, 12:41:44 PM
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Woops just got told off for spelling Antalya wrong ~~ sorry
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ilwitaret peessant. [:o)]
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Talking about spelling the one word that I notice is spelled the wrong way on the Forum most often is
restaurant.
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Originally posted by Jacqui Harvey
Talking about spelling the one word that I notice is spelled the wrong way on the Forum most often is
restaurant.
Ware ???
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Ware?
Over their, ware all the peeps brought there properties 8)
(not sure are they brought them from)
whts up m8te?
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grt 2 c u
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Spot on Jacqui but have a butchers at your use of advise instead of advice ! x
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Originally posted by scorcher
Spot on Jacqui but have a butchers at your use of advise instead of advice ! x
I am not saying my grammar is perfect, it's not, I type very quickly and often make mistakes, we all do, I am not being critical, it's an observation. However, Scorcher, glad you are following me so closely, how touching[^]
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How nice!x
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i always have trouble with that one jacqui. maybe because it doesnt sound like it spelt.
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quote:
Originally posted by Jacqui Harvey
Talking about spelling the one word that I notice is spelled the wrong way on the Forum most often is
restaurant.
this one word I have had problems spelling all my life.
Mark
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I get really pi**t off when people say/write.'I should of', instead of, ' I should have,' & also, 'definately', instead of, ; definitely,'.
Then again, it's mostly English people, who are having trouble speaking their own language!!
Raise the bloody barricades, Gordy, here comes the flak!!
Gordy,: :): :):D ;)
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Should it not be pi**ED off?
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No shirley - shud be: pi**ed
Please remember your capitalization
(I also love those American spell checks)
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Go on yersel Gordy :).
My pet hate. People who don't even bother to try and use punctuation and/or use a "i" instead of "I".
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People who "brought" an apartment
"Chalish" and "Chalis"
People who like to be "far from the maddening crowd"
I have 533 more, I'll add later.
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I visited a pub last night that had a very nicely produced colour poster, complete with photograph, that advertized "Pie's".
Scunner, who inclines to the French form of -ize (i.e. the repugnant -ise) will probably object to my classical Oxford spelling.
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him or her "off" the telly:(
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no and know:(
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There, their & they're.
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aleays ;)
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I enjoy it when people criticize others for their "pronounciation".
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So, the question is: Is it right to correct these people for their mistakes? Is it helpful to them or mean?
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Originally posted by Highlander
him or her "off" the telly:(
Or worse him 'offof' the telly.:(
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Originally posted by bewva
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Originally posted by Highlander
him or her "off" the telly:(
Or worse him 'offof' the telly.:(
Guilty :-\ ;)
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for me it is the spelling of the following words
Calis = Chalis
Beach=Beach
Forum= Forem
8):D 8)
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i must have upset a lot of people over the years here with my spelling and grandma..lol
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That rival forem never came did it :D
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dont be too complacent mate...you know how it is round here if someone is successful selling omions everybody starts growing them.
away, wots this got to do with speeling? lol
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They come, they are boring, they go. Always been that way.
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Originally posted by Scunner
They come, they are boring, they go. Always been that way.
What? Omions?
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I must admit I get annoyed at the ones who write 'should of' instead of 'should have'. It's not evident so much on CB but it is very widespread on other forums.
Mind you I know someone who's always getting her worms mixed up. No names but on holiday she thought some reggae loving guys were rasputins. Classic!
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Originally posted by Colwyn
What? Omions?
Yes, the bringers of ominous news.
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if I were to speak the queens English, to whom would I speak?
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Queen's
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If
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If? you cant start a sentence with If?
if I were to speak the queens English you wouldnt see the puntuation marks or capital letters
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And I was taught that you can't start a sentence with 'and' or 'but'. But I didn't believe it.
I was also taught that you should never use 'because of', it should always be 'due to'. I bet they don't teach that anymore.
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Originally posted by tinkerman
If? you cant start a sentence with If?
if I were to speak the queens English you wouldnt see the puntuation marks or capital letters
Whoever told you that you cannot start a sentence with 'If'?
If you let me know I will have a word with them ;)
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I am not an expert in technical writing, but in academic writing, there is no problem starting a sentence with "if" as long as the sentence also contains an independent clause. I know of no reason why technical writing would have a problem with an introductory adverb clause, which is what "if" would introduce. Perhaps, it was a personal preferance of my instructor.
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If that's the case independent clause I've learned something today
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learnt
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These are alternative forms of the past tense and past participle of the verb learn
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These are alternative forms of the past tense and past participle of the verb learn. Learnt is more common in British English, and learned in American English
you missed a bit off
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No I didn't, I quoted the point I wished to make :D
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But more and more people in the UK are using ed rather it t. Learned, spelled, dreamed are becoming more common. Both ways are correct.
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Originally posted by stoop
But more and more people in the UK are using ed rather it t. Learned, spelled, dreamed are becoming more common. Both ways are correct.
Neither way is "correct". It is an issue of common usage and informed acceptance, not of correctitude.
P.S. I had to check that "correctitude" is in common usage and has informed acceptance.
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Originally posted by Scunner
These are alternative forms of the past tense and past participle of the verb learn
Additionally learned can be an adjective from the verb to learn as In the court jargon "my learned colleague":D
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Originally posted by Colwyn
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Originally posted by stoop
But more and more people in the UK are using ed rather it t. Learned, spelled, dreamed are becoming more common. Both ways are correct.
Neither way is "correct". It is an issue of common usage and informed acceptance, not of correctitude.
P.S. I had to check that "correctitude" is in common usage and has informed acceptance.
Wotheva ;):D
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Yeah Colwyn man, my bad innit.
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Originally posted by Scunner
Yeah Colwyn man, my bad innit.
I suspect that there is a mistake in here but, since I don't have a flying beeswax what you are talking about, I can't tell for sure.
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As an ex-English teacher Tinx is correct in everything except his spelling of preference? :D
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As an ex-English teacher I will give myself 6 out of 10 for my last post and I'll stay behind after class!
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Surely you are an ex-teacher of English Steve, rather than a teacher who is no longer English ;)
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Which of the following is correct, 'John dove into the pool'. or, 'John dived into the pool'? Is 'dove' the past sense of 'dived'?
Gordy,[?]:D
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I think the present of dove is wood pigeon
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Originally posted by SteveJ
As an ex-English teacher Tinx is correct in everything except his spelling of preference? :D
No he wasn't. He said you can't start a sentence with 'If'.
;)
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Stoop
No he didn't.....
Andy wrote "if I were to speak the queens English, to whom would I speak?"
You replied "If" indicating (to me)that you were pointing out that he had made a mistake by starting his sentence with an uncapitalised letter.
Tinx replied "You can't start a sentence with if?". He misunderstood your reply but there's a question mark at the end so he was asking a question not making a statement.
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It's easy to criticise people whose use of English is not good but to be fair it's probable that most have rarely had to write in their working lives and so are not familiar with spelling and grammar.
Sadly though, there are many, including television reporters and presenters, who do not know whether to use "I" or "me" and compound their ignorance by using "myself". As in "John and myself went to town"
I don't recall hearing this until very recent years, is it perhaps people copying what they hear?
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Gordy,
I try avoid discussions about the 'correctness' of English but sometimes I can't help myself - it's a hobby of mine.
Words have a 'shelf life' (to use a new term). Dove was the past tense (not sense) of Dive but has dropped out of popular usage to replaced by 'dived'. When words 'die' their correctness dies with them. You can use "dove" and the 'oldies' will know exactly what you mean but if you say "dove into the pool" to a teenager they will try to correct you (after they have stopped laughing).
Keith - English teacher is a title so 'ex-English teacher' is correct (at least in my book it is) :D but I take your point.
Isn't the English language facinating? What d'ya mean NO?
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wot about scottish?
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Eye halve a spelling chequer
It came with my pea sea
It plainly marques four my revue
miss steaks eye kin knot sea
Eye strike a key and type a word
and weight four it two say
Weather eye am wrong oar write
It showes me strait a weigh
As soon as a mist ache is maid
It nose bee fore two long
And eye can put the error rite
Its rare lea ever wrong
Eye have run this poem threw it
I am shore your pleased two no
Its letter perfect awl the weigh
My chequer tolled me sew
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:D
Nice one Dreamon - I understood all of that!!
:D 8):D
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Dreamon, can I halve your chequer please, as mine showes, showes as a mistake. :D
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Dreamon - Eye knead toilet ewe no that was grate :D