"dont isn't even a word"

Embarrassingly, attempting to correct someone's grammar on Facebook by saying "don't is 'do not' you meant dont'" for other people to then say "what? dont isn't even a word" made me realize that I had made up my own word. In my head, "don't" reads as "do not", and so it isn't always applicable or make sense in some sentences! but how embarrassing!

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. This is how 'dont' came about, as "don't" = DO NOT.

Have you ever made up a word and been so adamant it exists? I blame my teacher! How embarrassing though, to try to correct someone and say something wrong yourself..

I once "made up" the word investigatory and it turns out it was a word and I'd used it accurately. Go figure.

I also prefer writing scarey to scary. I don't know why. It just sits better with me!

I'm still in denial about "alot". "Alot" SHOULD BE A WORD.

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Originally Posted by No.78

I'm still in denial about "alot". "Alot" SHOULD BE A WORD.

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it will be soon enough joining it's sister 'aplenty'. Use aplenty in the meantime.

When I was a kid, it took me a long time before it finally got through to me that the word was 'separate' not 'seperate'.

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Originally Posted by No.78

I'm still in denial about "alot". "Alot" SHOULD BE A WORD.

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I really dislike how eventhough, alot, and, atleast aren't words.

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

Hating the whole alot thing, everyone types it and it drives me insane because

IT'S NEVER GOING TO HAPPEN

Just saying.

Mo-Nercy, remember separate has "a rat" in it ;D my Graphic Products taught us that. Odd.

Never make up words. Stay true to the dictionary and Windows Word. Always.

Please, dont is a perfectly cromulent word.

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Originally Posted by Captain Maxx Power

Please, dont is a perfectly cromulent word.

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You have embiggened this thread, good sir.

I've never constricated a word in my life.

Many of these examples have already undergone semantic bleaching (the process by which the original meanings are no longer applied to the term in certain contexts) and some are already beginning to undergo morphological reduction. Phonetic erosion is next, and then eventually obligatorification. Soon alot and "a lot" will be interchangeable. The former may completely eclipse the use of the latter eventually. Grammaticalisation is a natural linguistic process.

EMBRACE CHANGE.

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Originally Posted by Ouch!

EMBRACE CHANGE.

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Here's a new word for you:

NO :D

You all are horrible, horrible people. "Alot," "alright," and "definately" ARE NOT WORDS AND SHOULD NEVER BE WORDS.

Would it really be the end of the world if they were?

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Originally Posted by Ouch!

Many of these examples have already undergone semantic bleaching (the process by which the original meanings are no longer applied to the term in certain contexts) and some are already beginning to undergo morphological reduction. Phonetic erosion is next, and then eventually obligatorification. Soon alot and "a lot" will be interchangeable. The former may completely eclipse the use of the latter eventually. Grammaticalisation is a natural linguistic process.

EMBRACE CHANGE.

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Language should never evolve through ignorance. :colbert:

>>> I wonder who invented all these grammatical rules..:luca:

I invented the word orbgorbular, but it was mostly just to entertain a friend of mine while he was tripping on robotussin.

(I sorta wish I was making this up)

What's with the word "aluminum" anyway? Come join us, America, in the civilized world of "aluminium."

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Originally Posted by Ouch!

Many of these examples have already undergone semantic bleaching (the process by which the original meanings are no longer applied to the term in certain contexts) and some are already beginning to undergo morphological reduction. Phonetic erosion is next, and then eventually obligatorification. Soon alot and "a lot" will be interchangeable. The former may completely eclipse the use of the latter eventually. Grammaticalisation is a natural linguistic process.

EMBRACE CHANGE.

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Language should never evolve through ignorance. :colbert:

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We likely wouldn't be speaking English if that were the case xD

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Originally Posted by Zeldy

Embarrassingly, attempting to correct someone's grammar on Facebook by saying "don't is 'do not' you meant dont'" for other people to then say "what? dont isn't even a word" made me realize that I had made up my own word. In my head, "don't" reads as "do not", and so it isn't always applicable or make sense in some sentences! but how embarrassing!

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. This is how 'dont' came about, as "don't" = DO NOT.

Have you ever made up a word and been so adamant it exists? I blame my teacher! How embarrassing though, to try to correct someone and say something wrong yourself..

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wth, dont is a word. its in the dictionary, whoever told you it isnt a word is a fool, its a simple and widely used contracture of do not

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Originally Posted by NorthernChaosGod

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Originally Posted by Ouch!

Many of these examples have already undergone semantic bleaching (the process by which the original meanings are no longer applied to the term in certain contexts) and some are already beginning to undergo morphological reduction. Phonetic erosion is next, and then eventually obligatorification. Soon alot and "a lot" will be interchangeable. The former may completely eclipse the use of the latter eventually. Grammaticalisation is a natural linguistic process.

EMBRACE CHANGE.

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Language should never evolve through ignorance. :colbert:

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Language has always evolved in this manner.

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Originally Posted by black orb

>>> I wonder who invented all these grammatical rules..:luca:

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Nobody invented them. They were observed in action over long periods of time.

For many, many years I was absolutely adamant that the word was "glavanized" not "galvanized".

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

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Originally Posted by Zeldy

Embarrassingly, attempting to correct someone's grammar on Facebook by saying "don't is 'do not' you meant dont'" for other people to then say "what? dont isn't even a word" made me realize that I had made up my own word. In my head, "don't" reads as "do not", and so it isn't always applicable or make sense in some sentences! but how embarrassing!

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. This is how 'dont' came about, as "don't" = DO NOT.

Have you ever made up a word and been so adamant it exists? I blame my teacher! How embarrassing though, to try to correct someone and say something wrong yourself..

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wth, dont is a word. its in the dictionary, whoever told you it isnt a word is a fool, its a simple and widely used contracture of do not

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do not = don't. dont has no apostrophe. I searched it ... it actually doesn't exist.

Why's everyone crying over "alot"? you can say "a lot".

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Originally Posted by Zeldy

do not = don't. dont has no apostrophe. I searched it ... it actually doesn't exist.

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Out of curiosity, I googled "dont," and found this which made me laugh a lot.

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Originally Posted by Ouch!

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Originally Posted by NorthernChaosGod

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Originally Posted by Ouch!

Many of these examples have already undergone semantic bleaching (the process by which the original meanings are no longer applied to the term in certain contexts) and some are already beginning to undergo morphological reduction. Phonetic erosion is next, and then eventually obligatorification. Soon alot and "a lot" will be interchangeable. The former may completely eclipse the use of the latter eventually. Grammaticalisation is a natural linguistic process.

EMBRACE CHANGE.

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Language should never evolve through ignorance. :colbert:

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Language has always evolved in this manner.

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I bet you think someone can be nauseous instead of nauseated then. :colbert:

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Originally Posted by Raistlin

You all are horrible, horrible people. "Alot," "alright," and "definately" ARE NOT WORDS AND SHOULD NEVER BE WORDS.

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Stick in the mud. :doublecolbert:

Spelling historically evolved in the absence of readily available, standardized dictionaries. There's modernly less and less excuse for being wrong. You supporters of ignorance probably don't have a problem with people saying they "could care less" or misusing of semi-colons either. Both of which should be capital crimes.

I just remembered one time in high school when I thought "debauchel" (or something similarly nonexistent) was a word; I was thinking of "debacle" and for some reason I was confusing it with the spelling of "debauchery."

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'.

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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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 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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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.

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Originally Posted by NorthernChaosGod

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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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Yeah, that's what we thought he meant! Then explained it that way to him, and he was like, "Nah, that's the edge. I'm talking about, you know, the actual corner."

Maybe he was British. Some British coins have corners. :p

Or Australian.

Long live the 50 cent piece.

I'm in Australia. After our first attempt at explanation got shot down, we assumed he meant the 50c coin. Nope. He was talking about a $2 coin, apparently.

Go figure.

I didn't make this nor invent the word - my brother did, and his friend made the poster -

http://i44.:bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou:/xegbnm.jpg

[strike]warning: has a swear-word in it.[/strike]

modified the swear word yay

I keep trying to make eveyone say shoop. As in, the singular for sheep. That'd be awesome, and it makes sense too if you think of it like 'one goose, many geese' then it's only logical to have 'one shoop, many sheep'.

And it's fun to say :p

My friend and I had a running joke that Horsi should be the plural for Horse. We used it as a joke in a script once...

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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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Yeah, that's what we thought he meant! Then explained it that way to him, and he was like, "Nah, that's the edge. I'm talking about, you know, the actual corner."

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Oh, that guy is smurfed then.

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I keep trying to make eveyone say shoop. As in, the singular for sheep. That'd be awesome, and it makes sense too if you think of it like 'one goose, many geese' then it's only logical to have 'one shoop, many sheep'.

And it's fun to say :p

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That would just make This song seem very strange. :confused:

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Originally Posted by Jiro

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

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I keep trying to make eveyone say shoop. As in, the singular for sheep. That'd be awesome, and it makes sense too if you think of it like 'one goose, many geese' then it's only logical to have 'one shoop, many sheep'.

And it's fun to say :p

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That would just make This song seem very awesome. :confused:

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Fixed :D