"dont isn't even a word"

There are as many exceptions to the rule as there are examples :|

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Originally Posted by eternal essence

I always hated that people would try to tell me the rule "I before E, except after C", and in the process completely ignore the words 'weird' and 'neighbour'.

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Because they'll forget the second half of the phrase, which continues: "and when sounding like 'A' as in 'neighbor' and 'weigh'."

People are dumb, and languages changes. Whether you believe in strict adherence to grammar or you like texting and have pay-by-the-letter plan, it will happen.

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Originally Posted by Raistlin

Both of which should be capital crimes.

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I don't know if this joke was intentional or not, but regardless...

XD

I dislike the spelling of "its" to refer to the possesive. Everything else, eg: Harry's dog, the car's motor, uses apostrophe s, however "it's" only means it is, it doesnt refer to the posesion of "it". English is stupid and inconsistent.

and if "Web 2.0" can be a word then so can "alot"

I make up my own words sometimes, but I still feel you should use real words.

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Originally Posted by Zeldy

I blame my English Literature teacher last year who beat into us how we should never abbreviate in English - as in English you're marked on your use of language so to use abbreviations like "won't", "isn't" and "i'd" to think of some examples was a complete no-no.

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That was always the case with my English teachers as well; abbreviations were definitely one big no-no. :|

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Originally Posted by Chri$

"Definatley" or "Definatly". Drives me insane. :p

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Definitely. :p

Language changes and evolves, but "alot" just looks smurfing ugly so I hope it stays the same.

Also, paging Goldenboko to this thread for his use of the word "then" instead of "than"!

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Originally Posted by I'm my own MILF

I also invented the word "fetulent" once. It is a compound of fetid and feculent.

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I like to call people "agnorant" if they're displaying a combination of both ignorance and arrogance.

Language is always changing. I'm laughing at the rage towards these "new" words like they're going to destroy a perfect language. Language isn't perfect and it never was. There's nothing to corrupt!

Take it like a man! NNGH

I'm curious what context you used that in, Zeldy. How can "do not" not make sense in any "don't" context @_@;;


I made up three words for an AP Language paper one time. There should be a word for "one who lacerates", imo.

My bfff Megan, however, once asked me how you spelled "woulnt".

She said this very clearly, so I was confused by what she meant.
"Do you mean won't?"

"nonono, woulnt. Not won't."

"ummmmmm. Can you use it in a sentence?"

"I woulnt do it."

"Yeah, that's won't."

"No! it can't be!"

"no, really, it is."

"OMG, you're right! I think the reason I was confused is because [ex-friend] always would say "I want it, I want it", and that would sound like "I won't it, I won't it.", so I thought "woulnt" is what "won't" should be."

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Originally Posted by Tavrobel

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Originally Posted by eternal essence

I always hated that people would try to tell me the rule "I before E, except after C", and in the process completely ignore the words 'weird' and 'neighbour'.

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Because they'll forget the second half of the phrase, which continues: "and when sounding like 'A' as in 'neighbor' and 'weigh'."

People are dumb, and languages changes. Whether you believe in strict adherence to grammar or you like texting and have pay-by-the-letter plan, it will happen.

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Still doesn't explain 'weird'.

Herassment.


Yes, I went there.

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Originally Posted by Mo-Nercy

I like to call people "agnorant" if they're displaying a combination of both ignorance and arrogance.

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That's awesome :)

The trainee kid at my work once tried telling us that "untrustable" was a word. We told him it was unpossible. Same kid also tried convincing us that coins have corners.

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Originally Posted by Mrs Jiro

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Originally Posted by Mo-Nercy

I like to call people "agnorant" if they're displaying a combination of both ignorance and arrogance.

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That's awesome :)

The trainee kid at my work once tried telling us that "untrustable" was a word. We told him it was unpossible. Same kid also tried convincing us that coins have corners.

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Technically, coins do. The edge of the coin meeting the face of the coin would be considered a corner.

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Originally Posted by eternal essence

Still doesn't explain 'weird'.

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The exception that proves the rule.