Ludacris is Ludicrous

[Frimp]

rediculous.

It's "Ridiculous"....from the word "ridicule."

Got your dickshunarry out? 

[Dave Gray]

Nah, I just notice that Brian says it a lot.

And Scar Man says "your", instead of "you are".

And someone else says "know" instead of "now".

[Frimp]

Another one that I see frequently is "noone" instead of "no one"

[Brian Fein]

Nah, I just notice that Brian says it a lot.

I know, I'm bad about that.  I usually correct it when I catch it, but its force of habit.

[Denver_Bronco]

Nah, I just notice that Brian says it a lot.

Brian also says that Denver sucks, so take it with a grain of salt....

[Sunstroke]

I think my spelling and vocabulary are just fine... The area where I get lazy on these boards...is in the punctuation, particularly my old pal... the ellipsis... I tend to write like I am speaking when posting here...and I abuse the ellipse as a means to convey a pregnant pause. I shouldn't do that...but I just can't help it...my bad... 


edited in response to the first strike Scud in what will surely go down in the history books as "The Spelling Wars"

[Brian Fein]

Hey Stroke -

el·lipse   (-lps)
n.

   1. A plane curve, especially:
         1. A conic section whose plane is not parallel to the axis, base, or generatrix of the intersected cone.
         2. The locus of points for which the sum of the distances from each point to two fixed points is equal.


el·lip·sis   (-lpss)
n. pl. el·lip·ses (-sz)

   1.
         1. The omission of a word or phrase necessary for a complete syntactical construction but not necessary for understanding.
         2. An example of such omission.
   2. A mark or series of marks (... or * * *, for example) used in writing or printing to indicate an omission, especially of letters or words.


 

[Thundergod]

^^^

[YoFuggedaboutit]

Fancy Cars
The woman and the caviar
You know who we are
Cuz we be pimpin all over tha world!!!!!

[bsmooth]

Look, I'm fine with playing with words (or being lazy with editing or with spell check) on a message board, or when texting your buds or whatever, but spelling and grammar deficiencies extend to highly paid, highly educated professionals, too.  For example:

I once received an e-mail from a fellow board member (she's a highly paid professional in the financial field) at my condo association in which she stated that she was "copulating a list of items"...and I'm left with the mental image of her trying to somehow screw a list.  I'm sure she ment compile.

Another time, one of my (former) supervisors sent an e-mail to all store managers (my pre-edumacation job) saying that "mediocracy would not be tolerated."  Again, he meant mediocrity, but I'm left thinking:  he doesn't want mediocre work, but announces it by sending an e-mail with mediocre (well, flat out bad) English.

I am guessing she meant to coalate a list as this would save her from multiple paper cuts inside her vagina.

[Spider-Dan]

rediculous.

It's "Ridiculous"....from the word "ridicule."

Seconded.

[Spider-Dan]

I am guessing she meant to coalate a list as this would save her from multiple paper cuts inside her vagina.

Main Entry: col·late
Pronunciation: k&-'lAt, kä-, kO-; 'kä-", 'kO-"
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s): col·lat·ed; col·lat·ing
Etymology: back-formation from collation
1 a : to compare critically b : to collect , compare carefully in order to verify, and often to integrate or arrange in order
2 [Latin collatus, past participle] : to institute (a cleric) to a benefice
3 a : to verify the order of (printed sheets) b : to assemble in proper order; especially : to assemble (as printed sheets) in order for binding
synonym see COMPARE
- col·la·tor /-'lA-t&r, -"lA-/ noun

[Sunstroke]

As many times as I've ignored a misspelling or incorrect word usage from "most" of this board's members...and I get slapped here on one?

You've gotta be fukkin' kidding me!

[SCFinFan]

It seems as though, with all the mistakes, the spelling standards don't really mean much after all.

Oh, and 'Stroke, I feel you on the ellipsis. My bane is the comma, and the semi-colon. I can never figure out whether or not to use one or the other when it comes to how I connect two independent clauses. (i.e. Should I use the ol' conjunction-plus-comma, or go straight semi-colon... ahh, the issues of English majors.)

[jtex316]

Fancy Cars
The woman and the caviar
You know who we are
Cuz we be pimpin all over tha world!!!!!

WTF?