tamthebam Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 46 minutes ago, throbber said: Celtic are also hoping to sign Usero Baka... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH33 Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 I like.to.have m&s profererroles over the festive season. I've been unable to get any this year. #xmasruined 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch Stanton Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 The inability of people to correctly spell a three letter word, the latest example appearing in the Covid 19 thread. It's "no skin off my nose" not "of my nose". 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 1 hour ago, Arch Stanton said: The inability of people to correctly spell a three letter word, the latest example appearing in the Covid 19 thread. It's "no skin off my nose" not "of my nose". That's not an inability to spell - that's an inability to understand the English language. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin.Hood Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 4 minutes ago, Jacksgranda said: That's not an inability to spell - that's an inability to understand the English language. This is me 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 6 minutes ago, Jacksgranda said: That's not an inability to spell - that's an inability to understand the English language. ... or in some cases, simply proof reed following predictive text. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 6 minutes ago, Robin.Hood said: This is me 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiegoDiego Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 ... or in some cases, simply proof reed following predictive text.Sounds familiar. I'll read a post and get annoyed at an of/off or it's/its then ten minutes later make the same mistake myself by swipe texting and not proofreading before posting. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 1 minute ago, DiegoDiego said: 20 minutes ago, Hedgecutter said: ... or in some cases, simply proof reed following predictive text. Sounds familiar. I'll read a post and get annoyed at an of/off or it's/its then ten minutes later make the same mistake myself by swipe texting and not proofreading before posting. Proofreading is largely a waste of time with me. For whatever reason, I can read over it without spotting anything and then spot a mistake the second it posts up (an unusually high proportion of my posts have an edit tag). Same with emails once I see the sent product. I also have an inability to spot mistakes in MS Word, although I find that proofreading a document once in PDF form makes a significant difference. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 37 minutes ago, Robin.Hood said: This is me 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 7 minutes ago, Hedgecutter said: Proofreading is largely a waste of time with me. For whatever reason, I can read over it without spotting anything and then spot a mistake the second it posts up (an unusually high proportion of my posts have an edit tag). Same with emails once I see the sent product. I also have an inability to spot mistakes in MS Word, although I find that proofreading a document once in PDF form makes a significant difference. Same here 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonD Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 51 minutes ago, Jacksgranda said: That's not an inability to spell - that's an inability to understand the English language. Whereas writing "should of" instead of "should've" is just plain pig ignorance. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 5 minutes ago, GordonD said: Whereas writing "should of" instead of "should've" is just plain pig ignorance. As well as an inability to understand the English language, imo 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 28 minutes ago, Hedgecutter said: Proofreading is largely a waste of time with me. For whatever reason, I can read over it without spotting anything and then spot a mistake the second it posts up (an unusually high proportion of my posts have an edit tag). Same with emails once I see the sent product. I also have an inability to spot mistakes in MS Word, although I find that proofreading a document once in PDF form makes a significant difference. I've hardly ever posted anything on here without an edit which is an embarrassing habit to transfer to email and texts where you don't get the opportunity. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 As a recent example, it turned out that there was a typo in the big bold title on page one of my thesis that neither myself or the two examiners managed to spot. Unfortunately there were plenty of others for them to pick up on. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 43 minutes ago, GordonD said: Whereas writing "should of" instead of "should've" is just plain pig ignorance. I've never had much of an urge to Grammar Nazi, but when "should ov" became commonly used online I had difficulty not visualising a drooling simpleton using face-to-keyboard typing. I bet "ov" is in the dictionary now. That's the world in which we're living. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 24 minutes ago, Hedgecutter said: As a recent example, it turned out that there was a typo in the big bold title on page one of my thesis that neither myself or the two examiners managed to spot. Unfortunately there were plenty of others for them to pick up on. Rock's and Stones: how to tell them apart. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 5 minutes ago, welshbairn said: Rock's and Stones: how to tell them apart. At least they were impressed with the conciseness of the Conclusions chapter: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 23 minutes ago, welshbairn said: Rock's and Stones: how to tell them apart. The Stones were a rock band. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
velo army Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 3 hours ago, Arch Stanton said: The inability of people to correctly spell a three letter word, the latest example appearing in the Covid 19 thread. It's "no skin off my nose" not "of my nose". Reminds me of the time my pal and I were getting a huge row off of our PE teacher, Mr McFarlane (a sound cvnt, incidentally) and he was proper raging at us for being very, very late to class and disrupting the lesson. "If youse don't want to come tae class then it's no skin off ma teeth!" Actual footage of McFarlane (below left) and young Velo Army (below right). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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