Someone tell Radcliffe to button his shirt. All that hair is distracting.

the rule is also broken by:
neighbor
leisure
seizure

I love that they are driving him crazy

lol they put hacienda and concierge up there as if they're English.

also, I always want to spell weird "wierd" because phonetically I think ERD makes a better match for the sound than IRD the way most people pronounce it.

>> ^mgittle:

lol they put hacienda and concierge up there as if they're English.
also, I always want to spell weird "wierd" because phonetically I think ERD makes a better match for the sound than IRD the way most people pronounce it.


Weird, as in we (the two of us) and bird (the feathered things). Do you ever want to spell it berd?

Speaking of berds I have a heron that comes to my garden and eats the ghoti out of my pond!

@robbersdog49

No, there's something about "BI" that is different from "BE" for me, the way I form my words. The "BI" comes more from the back roof of my mouth, whereas "BE" comes more from the center. I like boids better...a little Jersey accent.

laughter daughter. tomb bomb tome foam. I'm a grammar/spelling nazi, but that's just because convention prevents confusion...not because I have any illusions that it all makes sense.

As you can see, however, I love overusing ellipses because I type how I talk/think, and they work better than hideous semicolons everywhere. I also care little for proper capitalization when typing informally.

A grammar/spelling nazi? I recommend another good dose of Fry!

http://videosift.com/video/Stephen-Fry-kinetic-typography-Language

*science! lol

Adding video to channels (Science) - requested by Fusionaut.

>> ^mgittle:

lol they put hacienda and concierge up there as if they're English.

They may not be English in origin, but they are still English words. If you're going to discount every loanword, you're not going to have much left.

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@xxovercastxx

True, but the "i before e" thing has been around since the 1800s, so I'd bet there were fewer loaner words at the time.

@robbersdog49

Yes, I share most of his views. There's a difference between knowing and not caring and using words incorrectly out of ignorance. As someone (possibly on sift) said recently, these conventions are the difference between saying stuff like, "I helped my uncle Jack off a horse" and "I helped my uncle jack off a horse". One capital letter is all you need to get wrong to possibly confuse the hell out of someone. Did you help your uncle kill or masturbate a horse? Possibly important info.

I saw a sign today that said "Welcome hockey fan's!" Hockey fan's what?

Taco Bell is full of signs that say "WHY PAY MORE!". That sentence is a question.

These are things done out of ignorance/laziness. They're understandable and forgivable. I notice them being wrong, so it's slightly annoying and I'd fix it if I had the chance, but whatever. Purposely enjoying and playing with language is highly enjoyable. I change nouns into verbs all the time. On the other hand, sounding like an idiot in an email can cost you a job, etc. It's usually obvious which is the case (ignorance or being playful) and I always prefer the action done from a position of knowledge rather than ignorance.

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