OT: Most common misused/misspelled words

[Raider Fan]

By far the most misspelled word in our language is canceled. Almost
everyone, including on-line news agencies spells it cancelled.

On RGP, people frequently misuse lose and loose.

(Yeah, it's a slow day at work!)

[Dennis B]

I have a few more:

their/there/they're
your/you're
too/to
bad beat/horrible play by myself


On Sep 18 2003 3:32PM, Raider Fan wrote:

> By far the most misspelled word in our language is canceled. Almost
> everyone, including on-line news agencies spells it cancelled.
>
> On RGP, people frequently misuse lose and loose.
>
> (Yeah, it's a slow day at work!)

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[FoxyRoxy]

On Sep 18 2003 2:32PM, Raider Fan wrote:

> By far the most misspelled word in our language is canceled. Almost
> everyone, including on-line news agencies spells it cancelled.
>
> On RGP, people frequently misuse lose and loose.
>
> (Yeah, it's a slow day at work!)

Um... Do a little homework next time. Webster:

Main Entry: 1can·cel
Pronunciation: 'kan(t)-s&l
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): -celed or -celled; -cel·ing or can·cel·ling /-s

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[Dann]

Actually, "cancelled" and "canceled" are both acceptable, though canceled
is prefered with standard American English. Look it up.


On Sep 18 2003 3:32PM, Raider Fan wrote:

> By far the most misspelled word in our language is canceled. Almost
> everyone, including on-line news agencies spells it cancelled.
>
> On RGP, people frequently misuse lose and loose.
>
> (Yeah, it's a slow day at work!)

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[Bjgkaraoke]

>raidersgotscrewed1@hotmail.com (Raider Fan)

>
>By far the most misspelled word in our language is canceled. Almost
>everyone, including on-line news agencies spells it cancelled.
>
>On RGP, people frequently misuse lose and loose.
>
>(Yeah, it's a slow day at work!)

Accommodate.

Barbara Gallamore

[Bennett Niizawa]

On Sep 18 2003 12:32PM, Raider Fan wrote:

> By far the most misspelled word in our language is canceled. Almost
> everyone, including on-line news agencies spells it cancelled.

"Canceled" is not misspelled.

I do some UI work, and since we're using so-called "standard English", we
have to make sure that "cancelled" _does not_ show up in the application.

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[Bennett Niizawa]

On Sep 18 2003 7:01AM, Sweet Melissa wrote:

> I believe the original poster said that the correct spelling is "canceled"
> and not "cancelled."

"Cancelled" is not misspelled. :-)

> "Bennett Niizawa" <beandoggerel@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:3f6a13ce$0$172$9a6e19ea@news.newshosting.com...
> > On Sep 18 2003 12:32PM, Raider Fan wrote:
> >
> > > By far the most misspelled word in our language is canceled. Almost
> > > everyone, including on-line news agencies spells it cancelled.
> >
> > "Canceled" is not misspelled.
> >
> > I do some UI work, and since we're using so-called "standard English", we
> > have to make sure that "cancelled" _does not_ show up in the application.
> >

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[patrick]

Canceled i would say is never acceptable in Europe. canceled does not
appear in my concise oxford dictioary

patrick
"Bjgkaraoke" <bjgkaraoke@aol.com> wrote in message
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> >raidersgotscrewed1@hotmail.com (Raider Fan)
>
> >
> >By far the most misspelled word in our language is canceled. Almost
> >everyone, including on-line news agencies spells it cancelled.
> >
> >On RGP, people frequently misuse lose and loose.
> >
> >(Yeah, it's a slow day at work!)
>
> Accommodate.
>
> Barbara Gallamore

[DaveM]

On 18 Sep 2003 19:50:05 GMT, "Dann" <anonymous@yahoo.com> wrote:

>Actually, "cancelled" and "canceled" are both acceptable, though canceled
>is prefered with standard American English. Look it up.

Yup. "Cancelled" is the standard British English spelling.

DaveM

[Augie Chiausa]

"Anyone" is a word, "noone" is not.

"Raider Fan" <raidersgotscrewed1@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:73ea26e5.0309181132.186e13fe@posting.google.com...
> By far the most misspelled word in our language is canceled. Almost
> everyone, including on-line news agencies spells it cancelled.
>
> On RGP, people frequently misuse lose and loose.
>
> (Yeah, it's a slow day at work!)

[ArtfulAsian]

Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer
in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is
taht the frist and lsat ltteer be at the rghit pclae. The rset can be
a total mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is
bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the
wrod as a wlohe.

[Lee Munzer]

"Raider Fan" ...
> By far the most misspelled word in our language is canceled. Almost
> everyone, including on-line news agencies spells it cancelled.

I remember being taught both were correct (were they inflected forms?).

I prefer canceled (also supersede over supercede) but in the case of
supersede and supercede I'm almost certain both are correct.

Do we prefer "all-in" or "allin"?

Cool, everything flew through OE spellcheck ("spellcheck" fails though)!

Lee (just lose by four Monday night, Baby)

[George Best]

cancelled is the British usage

"Augie Chiausa" <achiausa@bellatlantic.net> wrote in message
news:ZFsab.5486$E36.1182@nwrddc02.gnilink.net...
> "Anyone" is a word, "noone" is not.
>
> "Raider Fan" <raidersgotscrewed1@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:73ea26e5.0309181132.186e13fe@posting.google.com...
> > By far the most misspelled word in our language is canceled. Almost
> > everyone, including on-line news agencies spells it cancelled.
> >
> > On RGP, people frequently misuse lose and loose.
> >
> > (Yeah, it's a slow day at work!)
>
>

[John Harkness]

On Fri, 19 Sep 2003 01:08:09 GMT, "Augie Chiausa"
<achiausa@bellatlantic.net> wrote:

>"Anyone" is a word, "noone" is not.
>

It is if you're the former lead singer of Herman's Hermits.

John Harkness

>"Raider Fan" <raidersgotscrewed1@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>news:73ea26e5.0309181132.186e13fe@posting.google.com...
>> By far the most misspelled word in our language is canceled. Almost
>> everyone, including on-line news agencies spells it cancelled.
>>
>> On RGP, people frequently misuse lose and loose.
>>
>> (Yeah, it's a slow day at work!)
>

[Fred]

It is like nails on a blackboard when people confuse "your" and "you're". I
often see signs with apostrophes in words that are plurals. I had a mover
tell me that his teacher said to put an apostophe in all words that end in
an "s". He didn't argue with her because she had the ruler.

Fred.

P.S. If you make mistakes spelling a simple word your a looser.

"Augie Chiausa" <achiausa@bellatlantic.net> wrote in
news:ZFsab.5486$E36.1182@nwrddc02.gnilink.net:

> "Anyone" is a word, "noone" is not.
>
> "Raider Fan" <raidersgotscrewed1@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:73ea26e5.0309181132.186e13fe@posting.google.com...
>> By far the most misspelled word in our language is canceled. Almost
>> everyone, including on-line news agencies spells it cancelled.
>>
>> On RGP, people frequently misuse lose and loose.
>>
>> (Yeah, it's a slow day at work!)

[Creepshow]

peeve of mine:

commonly written "the data is"

should be the data are or the datum is.

But, with my penmenship, probably hard to discern one from the other.
Best,Gary

[MSA1213]

The word "peruse" is an interesting one.
So many people misuse it or fail to understand what it means.
How many other words are interpreted as meaning the OPPOSITE of their meaning?

marc

[Linda K Sherman]

Raider Fan wrote:
> By far the most misspelled word in our language is canceled. Almost
> everyone, including on-line news agencies spells it cancelled.

Bzzzzt. Wrong.

Either spelling is accepted.

Same with traveled/travelled and similar words.

Linda Sherman

[Asha34]

The two most common words misspelled by people who think they can spell:

supersede (usually spelled supercede)
naphtha (usually spelled naptha)

Ashley Adams

[Linda K Sherman]

Creepshow wrote:
> peeve of mine:
>
> commonly written "the data is"
>
> should be the data are or the datum is.

Prescriptivist nonsense.

Linda Sherman

[Nathan Stohler]

I heard another person on TV last night say "conversate". Who invented
this word, because I don't remember hearing it until a couple years ago.

Raider Fan wrote:
>
> By far the most misspelled word in our language is canceled. Almost
> everyone, including on-line news agencies spells it cancelled.
>
> On RGP, people frequently misuse lose and loose.
>
> (Yeah, it's a slow day at work!)

[Calahan MacCool]

Teh Itenrent rnuis ppeoels aliibty to slepl clorrtcey, but it deos not
maen taht poelpe c'nat raed the mssilleigns. Incfat, trehe was a
rcneet sdtuy taht cdeudlond taht as lnog as the frsit and lsat lreetts
are cceorrt, waht is in beeetwn wn'ot eevn solw you dwon vrey mcuh.

I didnt' believe it myself. But see how easy you read the top
paragraph? That's where we are headed with continuous online
communications. My children already have interchanged the and teh.
But then again, the Irish have been doing that for years before
computers.

Failte

"Augie Chiausa" <achiausa@bellatlantic.net> wrote in message news:<ZFsab.5486$E36.1182@nwrddc02.gnilink.net>...
> "Anyone" is a word, "noone" is not.
>
> "Raider Fan" <raidersgotscrewed1@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:73ea26e5.0309181132.186e13fe@posting.google.com...
> > By far the most misspelled word in our language is canceled. Almost
> > everyone, including on-line news agencies spells it cancelled.
> >
> > On RGP, people frequently misuse lose and loose.
> >
> > (Yeah, it's a slow day at work!)

[Nathan Stohler]

Oh yeah, "definately"...

Nathan Stohler wrote:
>
> I heard another person on TV last night say "conversate". Who invented
> this word, because I don't remember hearing it until a couple years ago.
>
> Raider Fan wrote:
> >
> > By far the most misspelled word in our language is canceled. Almost
> > everyone, including on-line news agencies spells it cancelled.
> >
> > On RGP, people frequently misuse lose and loose.
> >
> > (Yeah, it's a slow day at work!)

--
Nathan Stohler
Member of Technical Staff
Lucent Technologies, Inc.
630.979.4599
nstohler@lucent.com

[me]

I use to get a lot of red marks in papers by then and than.

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[cvbesq]

My favorite is: "he then proceeded to LOOSE all his chips...." No,
he may have been playing LOOSE but I am sure what he did was LOSE all
his chips....


"Augie Chiausa" <achiausa@bellatlantic.net> wrote in message news:<ZFsab.5486$E36.1182@nwrddc02.gnilink.net>...
> "Anyone" is a word, "noone" is not.
>
> "Raider Fan" <raidersgotscrewed1@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:73ea26e5.0309181132.186e13fe@posting.google.com...
> > By far the most misspelled word in our language is canceled. Almost
> > everyone, including on-line news agencies spells it cancelled.
> >
> > On RGP, people frequently misuse lose and loose.
> >
> > (Yeah, it's a slow day at work!)

[The Arranger]

asha34@aol.com (Asha34) wrote in message news:<20030919014219.10888.00001266@mb-m29.aol.com>...
> The two most common words misspelled by people who think they can spell:
>
> supersede (usually spelled supercede)
> naphtha (usually spelled naptha)
>
> Ashley Adams

Judgment (usually spelled judgement)

[Lee Munzer]

"MSA1213" ...
> The word "peruse" is an interesting one.
> So many people misuse it or fail to understand what it means.
> How many other words are interpreted as meaning the OPPOSITE of their
meaning?

I've noticed that... yet most who misuse "peruse" use "cursory" correctly.

Lee

[susan]

How about "worse" and "worst"?

[Linda K Sherman]

The Arranger wrote:
> asha34@aol.com (Asha34) wrote in message news:<20030919014219.10888.00001266@mb-m29.aol.com>...
>
>>The two most common words misspelled by people who think they can spell:
>>
>>supersede (usually spelled supercede)
>>naphtha (usually spelled naptha)
>>
>>Ashley Adams
>
>
> Judgment (usually spelled judgement)

Bzzzzt. Wrong.

Judgement is the standard British spelling and is an accepted variant in
American spelling.

The practice of dropping the 'e' in words like this is relatively recent
and, frankly, makes no sense whatsoever.

Linda Sherman

[QuadNines]

For a list of commonly misused words, I nominate "peruse".

[Code Monkee]

The worst misuse is "mute" instead of "moot" IMO.

"me" <None@none.com> wrote in message
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> I use to get a lot of red marks in papers by then and than.
>
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[Tom Ewall]

"Controlled" (rather than "controled") is a tricky one.

[Tom Ewall]

According to one site, "minuscule" is the most frequently misspelled word.

These are the top ten:

minuscule 68% of the time spelled otherwise
millennium 57
embarrassment 55 (embarrassing 35%)
occurrence 44 (occurring 37)
accommodate 40 (accommodation 39)
perseverance 36
supersede 35-50 (superseded 44)
noticeable 35
harass 34
inoculate 34

http://www.barnsdle.demon.co.uk/spell/error.html

[DaveM]

On 18 Sep 2003 12:32:39 -0700, raidersgotscrewed1@hotmail.com (Raider Fan)
wrote:

I nominate complimentary/complementary.

DaveM

[Fred]

A guy walks into a bar (why is it that a lot of jokes start this way) and
sits down at the bar. He thinks he hears "Good hat." Later on he is sure he
hears "That shirt really goes with your suit." He looks around and hears
"Your eyes are very nice." This time he is sure the voice is coming from
the bowl of peanuts on the bar. Just then the bartender comes over to take
his order. He says "What is the deal with these peanuts?" The bartender
says "They're complementary."

Fred.

DaveM <David@dmonaghan.fsnet.co.uk> wrote in
news:bgkmmvkiobfb73nda7snqmu6hricse4pmt@4ax.com:

> On 18 Sep 2003 12:32:39 -0700, raidersgotscrewed1@hotmail.com (Raider
> Fan) wrote:
>
> I nominate complimentary/complementary.

[Lee Munzer]

"Tom Ewall" ...
> According to one site, "minuscule" is the most frequently misspelled word.
>
> These are the top ten:
>
> minuscule 68% of the time spelled otherwise
> millennium 57
> embarrassment 55 (embarrassing 35%)
> occurrence 44 (occurring 37)
> accommodate 40 (accommodation 39)
> perseverance 36
> supersede 35-50 (superseded 44)
> noticeable 35
> harass 34
> inoculate 34

I'm surprised "exaggerate" and "commitment" missed the list.

Lee

[MSA1213]

Another very common misused expression is:

"very unique"

If it is "unique", it is "one of a kind".

Would people say that it is "very one of a kind"?

marc

[Gary Carson]

I guess that depends on how you define frequently.

On Fri, 19 Sep 2003 12:36:42 -0700, "Lee Munzer" <luckyllee@cox.net>
wrote:

>
>"Tom Ewall" ...
>> According to one site, "minuscule" is the most frequently
misspelled word.
>>
>> These are the top ten:
>>
>> minuscule 68% of the time spelled otherwise
>> millennium 57
>> embarrassment 55 (embarrassing 35%)
>> occurrence 44 (occurring 37)
>> accommodate 40 (accommodation 39)
>> perseverance 36
>> supersede 35-50 (superseded 44)
>> noticeable 35
>> harass 34
>> inoculate 34
>
>I'm surprised "exaggerate" and "commitment" missed the list.
>
>Lee
>
>

[Dont Know My Name]

"Tom Ewall" <tewall@lycos.com> wrote

> According to one site, "minuscule" is the most frequently misspelled word.
>

Statement (above) is not what the website says. For instance, if the word "minuscule"
is posted 1,000 times, being misspelled 68% of the time [680 errors], is that
more frequent than the word "too" being posted 1,000,000 times; 20% of the time
misspelled as "to" [200,000 errors]?

The website 'says', "minuscule" is misspelled a higher percentage of the time than any
other word surveyed.

To be the most frequently misspelled word, it would also have
to be a contender for the most frequently used word.

> These are the top ten:
>
> minuscule 68% of the time spelled otherwise
> millennium 57
> embarrassment 55 (embarrassing 35%)
> occurrence 44 (occurring 37)
> accommodate 40 (accommodation 39)
> perseverance 36
> supersede 35-50 (superseded 44)
> noticeable 35
> harass 34
> inoculate 34
>
> http://www.barnsdle.demon.co.uk/spell/error.html

[QuadNines]

scrchctc@aol.com (The Arranger) wrote in message news:<69247afc.0309190628.fb57b30@posting.google.com>...
>
> Judgment (usually spelled judgement)

Again, both are acceptable. I believe the Brits prefer "judgement".

Using both spellings of the word in the same book seems less
acceptable. I cannot swear to it, but I believe every 2+2 book I've
read uses both "judgment" and "judgement".

[Losers, Inc.]

On Sep 18 2003 3:32PM, Raider Fan wrote:

> By far the most misspelled word in our language is canceled. Almost
> everyone, including on-line news agencies spells it cancelled.

Language, whether written or spoken, is simply the means by which people
communicate with one another. No individual or agency has the authority
to dictate what is correct. 'Authorities' may only chronicle what has
become accepted as correct by the people, based on common usage.

At this time, the general population accepts both 'canceled' and
'cancelled.' But if, as you say, almost everyone spells it as
'cancelled,' then -- by definition -- that is the preferred spelling.

My vote for the word most commonly used in a sense that disagrees with the
dictionary definition is 'extrovert.' My Webster's dictionary says an
extrovert is a 'selfless person, more concerned with others (or the
environment) than with himself.' I have yet to meet a self-described
extrovert who meets that definition. When someone tells me they're an
'extrovert,' I know what they really mean is "I say out loud every
trivial thought that pops into my vacuous head, because I incorrectly
believe that I am endlessly fascinating to everyone around me, when in
fact they wish I would just shut the fuck up, or preferably spontaneously
combust and die an agonizing death right there in front of them."

Here are a few more ways to translate what people really mean:

People who say "I'm a people person."
Really mean: "I talk too much and I'm boring."

People who say "I tell it like it is."
Really mean: "I talk too much and I lack social skills."

People who say "I don't hide my emotions."
Really mean: "I talk too much and I'm a bitch."

People who say "I have strong opinions."
Really mean: "I talk too much and I'm too stupid to realize that
controversial issues are probably controversial because there are
compelling arguments on both sides."

People who say "No offense, but..."
Really mean: "I'm about to offend you..."

People who say "Nice catch."
Really mean: "I think this is two card guts and I'm too stupid to realize
that hand values can change on or after the flop."

People who say "online poker is rigged."
Really mean: "I am statistically illiterate, bitter, losing player."

People who say "You look fine."
Really mean: "You're kind of fat, but I've accepted that. Now pick a
frigging dress and let's go."

People who say "I'm sorry honey, I was wrong."
Really mean: "Alright you bitch, I fucking give up already. Now will you
please shut up so I can sleep?"

People who say "I am a winning player, but as soon as I cashed out I ran
bad and busted."
Really mean: "I am a loose, losing player who ran well for a while, and
now I am experiencing regression to the mean, which I understand as well
as a postgraduate nuclear physics textbook written in Cantonese."

People who say "I really like AOL."
Really mean: "Computers are scary. They gots, like, wires and stuff
inside."

People who say "That's not funny."
Really mean: "That's uncomfortably close to the truth."

If this post hurts anyone's feelings, I am sorry but I am an extrovert who
tells it like it is.

Regards,
Variable

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[Deep Throat]

On Sep 19 2003 8:42AM, Linda K Sherman wrote:

> Bzzzzt. Wrong.
>
> Judgement is the standard British spelling and is an accepted variant in
> American spelling.
>
> The practice of dropping the 'e' in words like this is relatively recent
> and, frankly, makes no sense whatsoever.
>
> Linda Sherman

I agree, while I know judgment is acceptable and the most common American
spelling, it just looks wrong.

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[Asha34]

Oh, and when people are talking about a fiscal year and say, "physical year".
I love that.

Ashley

[lvdlrs]

I love linemen who are fiscal.

Gary (mgr of GP's Fighting Fishies) Philips

Asha34 wrote:
> Oh, and when people are talking about a fiscal year and say, "physical year".
> I love that.
>
> Ashley

[Peg Smith]

In article <3f6b7e5c$0$176$9a6e19ea@news.newshosting.com>, "Losers, Inc."
<fnlosers@hotmail.com> writes:

>People who say "I really like AOL."
>Really mean: "Computers are scary. They gots, like, wires and stuff
>inside."

I love AOL. By the way, what are all those menacing "F" buttons at the top of
my keyboard?

Peg :-)

[Peg Smith]

In article <20030919193830.08204.00001130@mb-m14.aol.com>, asha34@aol.com
(Asha34) writes:

>Oh, and when people are talking about a fiscal year and say, "physical year".
>
>I love that.

How about "choirpractor"?

Peg

[jarrett40]

By far the most misused words today are the two words "have got" when
used together as in the following sentence. "We have got
to...[whatever]...." I hear
Presidents,news people, and all sorts of educated people using this
wrong.This mistake is in such common usage today I wonder if the rules
have changed.Mrs. Perry, my eighth grade English teacher must be
spinning in her grave.

jarrett40




raidersgotscrewed1@hotmail.com (Raider Fan) wrote in message news:<73ea26e5.0309181132.186e13fe@posting.google.com>...
> By far the most misspelled word in our language is canceled. Almost
> everyone, including on-line news agencies spells it cancelled.
>
> On RGP, people frequently misuse lose and loose.
>
> (Yeah, it's a slow day at work!)

[Damage_Inc]

raidersgotscrewed1@hotmail.com (Raider Fan) wrote in message news:<73ea26e5.0309181132.186e13fe@posting.google.com>...
> By far the most misspelled word in our language is canceled. Almost
> everyone, including on-line news agencies spells it cancelled.
>
> On RGP, people frequently misuse lose and loose.
>
> (Yeah, it's a slow day at work!)



Hellmuth/Hellmouth

[Donald Canton]

scrchctc@aol.com (The Arranger) wrote in message news:<69247afc.0309190628.fb57b30@posting.google.com>...
> asha34@aol.com (Asha34) wrote in message news:<20030919014219.10888.00001266@mb-m29.aol.com>...
> > The two most common words misspelled by people who think they can spell:
> >
> > supersede (usually spelled supercede)
> > naphtha (usually spelled naptha)
> >
> > Ashley Adams
>
> Judgment (usually spelled judgement)

Truly (usually spelled truely)

[Donald Canton]

"Code Monkee" <monkee@monkeebusiness.com> wrote in message news:<zvudndF0gJQWs_aiU-KYgw@giganews.com>...

> The worst misuse is "mute" instead of "moot" IMO.
>

My candidate for worst misuse is "advise" when the meaning is "advice"
(using the verb in place of the noun, as in "I need some advise").

[Robert Ladd]

"Your" instead of "you're" would get my vote for most misused.

Robert Ladd

"Peg Smith" <pegsmithnow@aol.comnojunk> wrote in message
news:20030919212431.01893.00000692@mb-m22.aol.com...
> In article <20030919193830.08204.00001130@mb-m14.aol.com>, asha34@aol.com
> (Asha34) writes:
>
> >Oh, and when people are talking about a fiscal year and say, "physical
year".
> >
> >I love that.
>
> How about "choirpractor"?
>
> Peg

[Ed Barrett]

huge & hugh. I see it often: "He made a hugh error!"

[Fred]

I once overheard a salesperson at a healthfood store say that a supplement
was good for the prostrate.

Fred.

[JD]

"Augie Chiausa" <achiausa@bellatlantic.net> wrote in message news:<ZFsab.5486$E36.1182@nwrddc02.gnilink.net>...
> "Anyone" is a word, "noone" is not.
>
> "Raider Fan" <raidersgotscrewed1@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:73ea26e5.0309181132.186e13fe@posting.google.com...
> > By far the most misspelled word in our language is canceled. Almost
> > everyone, including on-line news agencies spells it cancelled.
> >
> > On RGP, people frequently misuse lose and loose.
> >
> > (Yeah, it's a slow day at work!)

Most frequently misused: "Bad beat"

[FL Turbo]

On Sat, 20 Sep 2003 06:55:25 GMT, Fred <none@none.none> wrote:

>I once overheard a salesperson at a healthfood store say that a supplement
>was good for the prostrate.
>
>Fred.

Maybe the customer was shopping for someone who was prostrate.

[FL Turbo]

On Sat, 20 Sep 2003 05:40:14 GMT, garycarson@alumni.northwestern.edu
(Gary Carson) wrote:

>On Sat, 20 Sep 2003 05:13:41 GMT, FL Turbo <noemail@notime.com> wrote:
>
>
>>
>>Last time I checked in the dictionary (a long, long time ago) there
>>was no word such as funner; it was always more fun, or most fun.
>
>You have a dictionary with a listing for "more fun"?
>
>That sounds like a funner dictionary than mine.
>

You must have a very good attachment on your Shopvac for cleaning out
your keyboard.

The buildup of nit corpses must be something fierce.

[PeteD]

dcanton@rocketmail.com (Donald Canton) wrote in message news:<c260a017.0309191911.64966aab@posting.google.com>...
> "Code Monkee" <monkee@monkeebusiness.com> wrote in message news:<zvudndF0gJQWs_aiU-KYgw@giganews.com>...
>
> > The worst misuse is "mute" instead of "moot" IMO.
> >
>
> My candidate for worst misuse is "advise" when the meaning is "advice"
> (using the verb in place of the noun, as in "I need some advise").

Perhaps the phrase " two nations divided by a common language" rings true

[Lovable Lurkers]

Most people have trouble with there spelling when their not sure which
meaning of the word equates to which spelling. But that's neither
here nor they're.

[FJM@DM]

"susan" <sdbratt48@NOSPAMnetscape.net> wrote in message news:<QCEab.523234$uu5.86907@sccrnsc04>...
> How about "worse" and "worst"?

Once and for all, momentarily (sp) means for a moment, not in a
moment. Every time I hear the pilot announce that we will be taking
off momentarilly, I think I sure hope not.

[Lan]

Although some dictionaries disagree w/ my high school English teacher, she
insisted that "anxious" was not a substitute for "eager". And it sticks
out when I hear it.

On a similar topic of misused sayings: Why can't you have your cake and
eat it too? To tell you the truth, I could care less!

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[Asha34]

Me too. Anxious means filled with anxiety -- different from eager. Though I
must admit to feeling slightly superior when I hear otherwise educated and
articulate people use it anxious as a synonym for eager.

>Although some dictionaries disagree w/ my high school English teacher, she
>insisted that "anxious" was not a substitute for "eager". And it sticks
>out when I hear it.
>

I agree with you about this too and have pointed it out on a few occasions
(when I thought anyone else might care). Of course you can have your cake and
eat it too. In fact you have to have your cake to eat it. Of course you can't
have all of your cake and have eaten all of it as well. But the expression
makes no sense as most commonly stated.


Similarly, "the proof is in the pudding". Makes no sense. The expression
should be "the proof of the pudding is in the eating" meaning that you find out
how good something is by actually experiencing it. But lots of people go
around saying "the proof is in the pudding." Go figure.

And how about misquotes while we're at it. Two of my favorites:

"Alas poor Yorick, I knew him well." No such quote.

"Power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely." No such quote.

They should be, respectively, "Alas poor Yorich, I knew him Horatio." and
"Power tends to corrupt. Absolute power corrupts absolutely."

OK. I got it off my chest.

>On a similar topic of misused sayings: Why can't you have your cake and
>eat it too? To tell you the truth, I could care less!
>

[BillMM]

Thread is too long to check if anyone mentioned "premier" & "premiere".


On Sep 18 2003 1:32PM, Raider Fan wrote:

> By far the most misspelled word in our language is canceled. Almost
> everyone, including on-line news agencies spells it cancelled.
>
> On RGP, people frequently misuse lose and loose.
>
> (Yeah, it's a slow day at work!)

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[Lou Krieger]

How about these:
that - which
who - whom
I feel bad - I feel badly
they're - their
speak to - speak with
appraise - apprise
allready - all ready
between - among
it goes on and on..................

[Christmas Ape]

"Asha34" <asha34@aol.com> wrote in message
news:20030921204939.06150.00001718@mb-m10.aol.com...
> Me too.

"I" too.