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Old Aug 5th, 2005 | 10:32 AM
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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.
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Old Aug 5th, 2005 | 10:34 AM
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Tell me you didn't purposely misspell "grammar."
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Old Aug 5th, 2005 | 10:40 AM
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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.
 
Old Aug 5th, 2005 | 10:45 AM
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Hee, hee. Perhaps it is speling kween.
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Old Aug 5th, 2005 | 10:49 AM
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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?;-)
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Old Aug 5th, 2005 | 10:49 AM
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Birdie, Birdie, Birdie, "Its" should be "It's" afterall, you mean "it is"
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Old Aug 5th, 2005 | 10:51 AM
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It isn't definately.

Please stop seperate.
 
Old Aug 5th, 2005 | 10:52 AM
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Birdie, The advice/advise thing is like nails on a chalkboard to me too.

That and it's definitely NOT definately. UGH.
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Old Aug 5th, 2005 | 10:53 AM
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GO, GMTA.
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Old Aug 5th, 2005 | 10:59 AM
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seetheworld, didn't Birdie right it's?


 
Old Aug 5th, 2005 | 11:01 AM
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Speaking of nails on a chalkboard. It's ST. PETE BEACH for cryin' out loud, not St. Pete's 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!
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Old Aug 5th, 2005 | 11:04 AM
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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.
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Old Aug 5th, 2005 | 11:05 AM
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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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Old Aug 5th, 2005 | 11:07 AM
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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 ;-) ?

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Old Aug 5th, 2005 | 11:08 AM
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Don't be too hard on yourself, Birdie!!!!

I's gotta get to the store now. See ya latter alligattor
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Old Aug 5th, 2005 | 11:08 AM
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Oh Lord,

That should have been abbreviations !

I also flunked proofreading/editing class

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Old Aug 5th, 2005 | 11:10 AM
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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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Old Aug 5th, 2005 | 11:17 AM
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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!
 
Old Aug 5th, 2005 | 11:20 AM
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Tolerance is such a beautiful word.
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Old Aug 5th, 2005 | 11:32 AM
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Tiff, so is VENT!
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