Is it just me?

[5of7]

I have noticed lately that there seems to be many here, and almost everywhere else, who don't know the difference between loose and lose.

I was reading an article in Handguns magazine just yesterday and the author of the article made the same mistake....using the word loose when he meant lose. Hell, I even checked the online dictionary to be sure that I had it right in my mind.

Now this is no big deal I suppose, but when these little mistakes begin to pop up in professionally written articles, I start to wonder WTF is going on? :roll:

I know that language evolves over time, but is this just another genetic modification of Americanese? :lol:

 

[varminter22]

Agreed.

Not everyone is proficient in spelling and proper use of our language. And we can all make mistakes.

But one wonders if folks do any proof reading.

 

[MaxP]

And ultimately, the copy editor should have caught this before it went to print.......

 

[5of7]

And ultimately, the copy editor should have caught this before it went to print.......

Yeah, I thought the same thing. Or whoever handled the actual printing operation. I don't suppose they have type setters anymore do they?

 

[BlkHawk73]

I have noticed lately that there seems to be many here, and almost everywhere else, who don't know the difference between loose and lose.

I have noticed lately that there seems to be many here, and almost everywhere else, who don't know the correct area to post a thread. EX: a thread having nothing to do with revolvers, is started in the revolver section. Just pre-coffee funnin with ya.

 

[Hammerdown77]

Or "sell" and "sale". As in, "for sell".

Or seen and saw. "I seen one the other day". "I seen't it!"

Yeah, this thread is in the wrong section...

Hey, this is my THOUSANDTH POST!

 

[NormH3]

there, their and they're
your and you're

I have even seen are and our used for one another.

Not trying to be the grammar police, just observations that I have made.

 

[SteelShooter]

Had a pipe fitter who had a few handy saying to remember how things went.

"Righty Tighty and Lefty Loosey"

and \
"You lose when you spend your hard earned money on loose women, it only pays in the short term"

 

[picturerock]

How about the difference between advise and advice?

Yep, I hear you. Sometimes spellcheck can prevent spelling malpractice, but just like trigger discipline, ultimately it's up to the user not to fall into error.

I'll return my grammar Nazi uniform to the closet now....

 

[skip]

or cunnilingus and cunning linguist or is it just me..?

 

[5of7]

or cunnilingus and cunning linguist or is it just me..?

:lol: :lol: A young mans sport?

 

[Jimbo357mag]

Effect or Affect?

 

[Hammerdown77]

Effect or Affect?

That's a tough one sometimes.

How about Further vs. Farther?

And another pair that are misused by most people: Lay/Layed vs. Lie/Lied.

 

[mr surveyor]

then, than and that are often used interchangeably

oh, I still like my Ruger revolvers

 

[Stump Buster]

The two I see most misused are...

quiet vs quite

saw vs seen


The second I chalk up to regional "speaking" language. The first drives me crazy.

 

[BlkHawk73]

People using "caliber" when it should be "cartridge" or "chambering"! :x

 

[TCGuy]

That sort of thing is common on many forums and blogs. Another one that drives me crazy is "could of" (or should/would). That is supposed to be "could've," which is a contraction for "could HAVE,", not "could OF."

It's the continuing legacy of public screwels.

/rant off

 

[majorKAP]

As long as we're (where, wear, were) on the subject of language.....It's the near constant spoken error people commit when deciding whether or not to use the word "I" vs. "me" that I find irksome.

Santa brought new Red Ryders for Ralph and I. Wrong!!! Ralph and I have new Red Ryders. Correct.

Folk's think they're (there, their) being so proper. They remember some vague lesson in grade school English class when the teacher told them the correct form...but now they've forgotten it. Note now, how often you can hear it incorrectly spoken in TV and movie scripts, song lyrics, from newscasters, politicians, and all other manner of otherwise intelligent people.

Santa brought new Red Ryders for Ralph and me. Yes!

Me and him now have new Red Ryder's. Wrong!

He and I now have new Red Ryders.

Aw, what the heck. There are more important things to worry about. By the way, I didn't actually get a new Red Ryder.

 

[5of7]

I didn't expect this thread to get this much attention but since it has, how about the site/sight/cite trio? :?

 

[Olsherm]

My mother "bless her heart" not much education.We farmed and when she said to go across the field on an "angle"she said go "annigogling across there."Go figure.It didn't make her any less my mother and a fine one at that.My wife gets on to me for saying "i aint got nothing"in place of "I don't have anything"Means the same to me.LOL

 

[woodsy]

It aint you: it's them.

 

[5of7]

My mother "bless her heart" not much education.We farmed and when she said to go across the field on an "angle"she said go "annigogling across there."Go figure.It didn't make her any less my mother and a fine one at that.My wife gets on to me for saying "i aint got nothing"in place of "I don't have anything"Means the same to me.LOL

Really? Where was your Mom from? My dad was a Ky. product and he would have said "go kittywaumpus" in that situation.

Another word he used was "geiseled", which means that if someone "geizeled on to something" that they took possession of it in a way that was only semi ligament at best.

Another thing was when he got angry, he would say that he had reached a state of "pisstification", or highly POed. 8)

 

[Fox Mike]

My mother "bless her heart" not much education.We farmed and when she said to go across the field on an "angle"she said go "annigogling across there."Go figure.It didn't make her any less my mother and a fine one at that.My wife gets on to me for saying "i aint got nothing"in place of "I don't have anything"Means the same to me.LOL

Really? Where was your Mom from? My dad was a Ky. product and he would have said "go kittywaumpus" in that situation.

Another word he used was "geiseled", which means that if someone "geizeled on to something" that they took possession of it in a way that was only semi ligament at best.

Another thing was when he got angry, he would say that he had reached a state of "pisstification", or highly POed. 8)

Now your getting into 'local' speech. For instance, how far is 'a piece' and exactly where is 'yonder'? Better yet, how did this thread get into "revolvers"? :roll:

 

[5of7]

Now your getting into 'local' speech. For instance, how far is 'a piece' and exactly where is 'yonder'? Better yet, how did this thread get into "revolvers"? :roll:

Me.... :roll:

 

[Pal Val]

English is a very resilient language. Many people murder it every day, yet it comes back strong. I won't criticize anymore, simply because every time I do it, I find out later I made a misteak in my spelling.

 

[Rclark]

I find out later I made a misteak in my spelling

Now. that mistake is there forever . hah. Anyway mistakes are not a problem with me, nor using some shortcuts like BTW or LOL... We all make mistakes. It isn't a big deal to me either.

but when i see all lower case and no punctuation just one long line of words that really bugs me i dont know why but it does dont some know that i should be capitalized hey the shift key is there for a reason just a couple of my pet peeves that i have

 

[rammerjammer]

I'm with 5of7. I was raised by an English teacher and she rubbed off a bit of the grammar Nazi onto me.

 

[JWhitmore44]

Another word he used was "geiseled", which means that if someone "geizeled on to something" that they took possession of it in a way that was only semi ligament at best.

Is that the word you really wanted to use :lol:

Oh yea, I like to shoot my Rugers a lot (not alot)

Grammar and spelling were my worst subjects in school. My best subject was girls :lol:

 

[5of7]

Another word he used was "geiseled", which means that if someone "geizeled on to something" that they took possession of it in a way that was only semi ligament at best.

Is that the word you really wanted to use :lol:

Oh yea, I like to shoot my Rugers a lot (not alot)

Grammar and spelling were my worst subjects in school. My best subject was girls :lol:

that's what happens when one posts in a hurry.... 8)...God's way of keeping us humble...

 

[AGE Ranger]

there, their and they're
your and you're

I have even seen are and our used for one another.

Not trying to be the grammar police, just observations that I have made.

These are the ones that bother me the most. Most of the other mistakes doesn't stop the flow while reading. But using their instead of there I have to stop reading for a second to figure out what was meant.