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ITT: We complain about common errors and misconceptions

MKRMKR Registered User regular
edited April 2007 in Social Entropy++
"I could care less" is contradictory. Stop it.

Go.

one of those newsed letters - a blue sky
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  • The GeekThe Geek Oh-Two Crew, Omeganaut Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited March 2007
    That's one that has always bothered me as well.

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  • QuadropheniaQuadrophenia Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    I third that.

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  • MenaceMenace regular
    edited March 2007
    Literally

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  • Skull ManSkull Man RIP KUSU Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    oh god I hate I could care less

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  • TankHammerTankHammer Atlanta Ghostbuster Atlanta, GARegistered User regular
    edited March 2007
    Yea, its rediculus.

    I also don't like to hear people who put in the effort to try and quote something, but don't put in enough to quote it properly.

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  • RighteRighte Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    "intensive purposes"

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  • FCDFCD Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    "it's" is the contraction of "it" and "is"

    "its" is the possessive form of "it"

    GET IT RIGHT, FUCKERS!

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  • DirtyDirtyVagrantDirtyDirtyVagrant Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    "Irregardless"

    They're, there, and their.

    You're and your.

    Its and it's (the apostrophe is not a denotation of possession. God damn.)

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  • mcpmcp Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    Righte wrote: »
    "intensive purposes"
    hahaha.

    "it's a doggy dog world"

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  • Skull ManSkull Man RIP KUSU Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    This is worse than the time I got anally raped and then had to go to the hospital.

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  • Sir Red of the MantiSir Red of the Manti Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    There -> Location
    They're -> They Are (Contraction)
    Their -> Possessive

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  • ChicoBlueChicoBlue Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    People around here use "borrow" wrong.

    "Borrow me a pencil."
    "I was going to borrow you that book."

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  • tsplittertsplitter Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    im not ever going to stop saying sammich

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  • TankHammerTankHammer Atlanta Ghostbuster Atlanta, GARegistered User regular
    edited March 2007
    "Through the courtesy of Fred's two feet" is the line everyone mumbles through in the Finstone's theme. So there it is, you know what it is now.

    Also people who throw "basically" and "essentially" in front of every other sentence when they're explaining things. I mean good God, we get it, this is a summary of events.

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  • RuckusRuckus Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    ChicoBlue wrote: »
    People around here use "borrow" wrong.

    "Borrow me a pencil."
    "I was going to borrow you that book."

    Borrow them your foot in their ass.

    Or lend they you're feet in there rectum.

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  • MenaceMenace regular
    edited March 2007
    "I seen him at the mall"

    saw, god dammit, SAW!

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  • JordynJordyn Really, Commander? Probing Uranus. Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    rediculus

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  • ThaoxThaox Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    "I once was really buff but now it's turned into fat."

    I hear this shit from people at the gym. Your muscle will never turn into fat. Ok? Fat will never turn into muscle. Two different fucking tissues.

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  • RuckusRuckus Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    Orientated.

    Technically, it's a word which has the same meaning as "Oriented", but fuck it just sounds wrong

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  • DefenderDefender Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    MKR wrote: »
    "I could care less" is contradictory. Stop it.

    Go.

    That's not contradictory.

    Generally, the person means "I could not care less," but it isn't contradictory.

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  • Lord DaveLord Dave Grief Causer Bitch Free ZoneRegistered User regular
    edited March 2007
    "I could care less" is supposed to be sarcastic.
    People just forget and use it to mean "I couldn't care less".

    EDIT: Well hello there Defender. Your posting is so fast!

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  • AneurhythmiaAneurhythmia Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    mcp wrote: »
    Righte wrote: »
    "intensive purposes"
    hahaha.

    "it's a doggy dog world"
    Snoop%20Dogg014.jpg

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  • DefenderDefender Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    Ruckus wrote: »
    Orientated.

    Technically, it's a word which has the same meaning as "Oriented", but fuck it just sounds wrong

    Irregardless of that, it's still a valid word.

    Oh shi-

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  • MenaceMenace regular
    edited March 2007
    Presentate

    People seem to say this in reference to them giving a presentation quite a bit

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  • LednehLedneh shinesquawk Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    YOU FUCKING TOOLS

    IT'S SPELLED "MORALE" NOT "MORAL"

    AGHGHGHGHGHGHG

    (edit) Oh lordy, fonts

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  • The GeekThe Geek Oh-Two Crew, Omeganaut Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited March 2007
    Jordyn wrote: »
    rediculus

    I'm glad I'm not the only one who saw that.


    Words that cause me to cringe when I hear them mispronounced:

    deputy
    wash
    Antarctica
    picture
    sherbet
    familiar

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  • MKRMKR Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    Capitalizing Every Word In A Sentence Makes My Eyes bleed

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  • DefenderDefender Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    Lord Dave wrote: »
    "I could care less" is supposed to be sarcastic.
    People just forget and use it to mean "I couldn't care less".

    EDIT: Well hello there Defender. Your posting is so fast!

    y hulo thar
    buttseks?

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  • Skull ManSkull Man RIP KUSU Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    how about people being confronted with the idea of dying, or "their own morality"

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  • Lord DaveLord Dave Grief Causer Bitch Free ZoneRegistered User regular
    edited March 2007
    No thanx u.

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  • DefenderDefender Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    The Geek wrote: »
    Jordyn wrote: »
    rediculus

    I'm glad I'm not the only one who saw that.


    Words that cause me to cringe when I hear them mispronounced:

    deputy
    wash
    Antarctica
    picture
    sherbet
    familiar

    NUKE YA LURR

    EDIT: Especially when it's the goddamn fucking President doing it.

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  • ChicoBlueChicoBlue Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    When I was in high school a lot of people would say "presentating."

    "Are we presentating our projects to the class today?"

    Edit: Oh snap. It's more widespread than I thought.

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  • Lord DaveLord Dave Grief Causer Bitch Free ZoneRegistered User regular
    edited March 2007
    I hate when people type "common" as a contraction of "come on".
    You can't do that!

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  • MKRMKR Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    Defender wrote: »
    MKR wrote: »
    "I could care less" is contradictory. Stop it.

    Go.

    That's not contradictory.

    Generally, the person means "I could not care less," but it isn't contradictory.

    I meant in the common context, but you're right.

    I meant when used like "I could care less about what you're saying you tool."

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  • MenaceMenace regular
    edited March 2007
    Lord Dave wrote: »
    I hate when people type "common" as a contraction of "come on".
    You can't do that!

    C'mon

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  • RabidDeathMooseRabidDeathMoose Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    FCD wrote: »
    "it's" is the contraction of "it" and "is"

    "its" is the possessive form of "it"

    GET IT RIGHT, FUCKERS!

    Don't stop there, it's not difficult to make sure that while typing a word you believe to be correct, take the extra half a second and make sure what you're typing is what you mean to type.

    "Your" vs "You're"

    "There" vs "Their" vs "They're"

    etc etc

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  • DefenderDefender Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    Hey LD, um...what's with that sig?

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  • ChicoBlueChicoBlue Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    Exscape.

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  • Lord DaveLord Dave Grief Causer Bitch Free ZoneRegistered User regular
    edited March 2007
    Menace wrote: »
    Lord Dave wrote: »
    I hate when people type "common" as a contraction of "come on".
    You can't do that!

    C'mon

    Exactly.

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  • mcpmcp Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    Missour-uh.

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