[not OT] Learn your damn homophones

megadawgmaniac

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Bare with me as I type this: Sit back, loose you're cares of the world for a moment and enjoy this tutorial. Its a handy guide on how to choose the right word.

AA - sticky?
 

Sutterkane

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captain said:
i don't think lose/loose are homophones...<span style="font-weight: bold;">witch</span> makes me wonder how people can still screw them up.
a 10 post guy uses witch instead of which in a homophone thread...is he doing a "sea what i did hear" or did he legitimately screw up to?

If it were anybody with over 200 posts I'd think the former, but it's a tough call. I wont too think that though.
 

thelaw

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when people mispronounce "especially" by saying "expecially or ectspecially." It drives me crazy.

Other terrible ones:

Espressois said"expresso."
Specificallyis said"pacifically."

Even though it is a word, irregardless is also terrible.

Wow what a ghey rant but it still pisses me off.
 

coleman62

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But while reading the end notes at the very bottom her name was a hyperlink. Clicked it and it shows her twitter account. I dunno how to use twitter if pictures can be viewed or I would link them.
 

mstateglfr

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thelaw said:
Even though it is a word, irregardless is also terrible.
Except it isnt.

Dictionaries recognize it as a nonstandard word and recommend you to not use it. Merriam Webster online actually says- use regardless instead.

Only mental midgets, my coworker being one, use such a word.

And ive never read that it is, but it seems like a double negative since the prefix and suffix are used to show a negative when added to other words. That one is for a linguist to figure out i guess...or message boarders.
 

mstateglfr

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3 decades on this earth and i am just hearing about this? Oh, i am going to be obsessed with seeing who else knows about this injustice!

...or should it just be justice? Since the 'in-' doesnt actually matter!!