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Its advice not advise
I am so sorry. I had to do it. Advice is the noun, advise is the verb. I guess it's just a pet peeve because I am certainly not the grammer queen. I realize that we are all typing fast and that email and the internet have their own language. This particular misusage, however, occurs quite often on this site.
Call this a troll if you must. Dis me all you want. It had to be said. |
Tell me you didn't purposely misspell "grammar."
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Birdie..you are correct...the GRAMMER queen you are not...now if you learn to spell "grammar" perhaps you will be crowned and will be able to ask for advise.
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Hee, hee. Perhaps it is speling kween.
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I thought the Grammer queen was Kelsey's wife.
It's bothered me for a while also because my degree was in English. Now, did you just want the sandwich or the combo for $1.59 extra?;-) |
Birdie, Birdie, Birdie, "Its" should be "It's" afterall, you mean "it is" :D :D
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It isn't definately.
Please stop seperate. |
Birdie, The advice/advise thing is like nails on a chalkboard to me too.
That and it's definitely NOT definately. UGH. |
GO, GMTA. :)
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seetheworld, didn't Birdie right it's?
:-D |
Speaking of nails on a chalkboard. It's <b>ST. PETE BEACH</b> for cryin' out loud, <i>not</i> St. Pete'<b>s</b> Beach...although it may sometimes resemble what his beach might look like. LOL
And there's a lot of lightning in FL and NOT lightening! OMG that felt good! :D |
OO, Do you have any idea how many people on Carib board insist on calling my favorite island St. John's? It's ST JOHN in the USVI. St. John's is in Newfoundland for God's sake!!
You're right...that did feel good. :D |
Seetheworld was exactly right. I may have spelled it correctly in the body of the post but the title is "way more" important and should have been correct.
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Another grammar queen here. Although I certainly flunked punctuation class.
And without spell check here I find myself with my dictionary close at hand. Definitely seems to be at the top of the list Your and you're it's and its' separate and seperate I could go on, but it's enough to make us question all those old spelling tips we learned ;-) We could then go on to the new *text msg* appreviations that truly send me over the edge. How do u feel about that language ;-) ? Marion |
:D Don't be too hard on yourself, Birdie!!!!
I's gotta get to the store now. See ya latter alligattor ;) |
Oh Lord,
That should have been abbreviations ! I also flunked proofreading/editing class :-) Marion |
Well, while we're at it - it's Niagara not Niagra. Even the Black Eyed Peas spelled it wrong in their "Don't Phunk with My Heart" video!
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I'm a foodie as well as a Fodorite, so this is from my foodie side: using marinade when it should be marinate! |
Tolerance is such a beautiful word.
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Tiff, so is VENT! :)
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I've been looking for a place to rant about my pet peeve. It's VOILA! NOT WOLA!!!! Thanks, I feel better now.
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It isn't Becco's or Beccos, the restaurant in Becco.
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I just got a resume from someone who adviced me that
"references refurbished apon request" and that she has tons of "hans on" experience. |
Well I have been scolded on the board for misuse of site and sight (i.e., site-seeing is not correct although in theory makes sense to me).
Birdie, I do not think you're a troll but I *do* find it downright hysterical that you made a type both in your title and in your post -ROTFLOL (included especially for those of you who do not care for internet abbreviations!). :-) |
typo :-(
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Happy to produce the laugh of the day.
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Somebody working in a medical office told me, a typist issued a referral to a specialist - therapist. In her "interpretation" it was typed as 2 words: "the rapist".
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It's "bare arms" not "bear arms" unless one is talking of particularly hirsute arms
It's "their car", not "there car" It' "hair" that sits atop one's head, not "here" Oh, aghhh! This is going to make me start drinking early today to take away the pain! LOL! |
Don't you HATE those typoes?!!!!
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Faina - I work in a mental health clinic and we often talk about "Psycho the Rapist" - we have a number of psycho the rapists working here.
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No, you're wrong, you must mean typees!!!
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bugswife and Faina: I started my message before reading your hilarious posts: ROFLOL!
ROFLOL! ROFLOL! |
Birdie, as an editor, I was particularly cheered by this thread and the kind-spirited responses you have evoked. It's good to know that we do still value correct grammar and spelling, and that we also understand that mistakes are merely opportunities to learn. Bless you and all your kind.
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Potato, potatoes. typo, typoes?
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bugswife, naw thaz sum funee stuff!
Birdie, you get the good sport award for putting up with us! If u kant reed un right, git hukd on fonx |
Hello, my name is LoveItaly and I am a terrible typist. I also confess to hitting the "post" button before using the "edit" button. I have an excuse, I hardly ever typed until I started using a computer. That is my excuse and I am sticking with it, LOL. Cheers!
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Here is a Seattle one...it is Pike Place Market. NOT Pike's!
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I have some pet peeves to:
One: People who use "to" when they mean "too". To: People who use "to" when they mean "two". |
Yes, Birdie, you do get the "good sport award", lol!
We should write Fodors and suggest that they charge us a little more for a spell check feature ;) I'll start passing the cup (just ignore the coffee)... ((C)) |
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