Weird just goes to show that "i before e, except after c" is a load of bull.
Weird just goes to show that "i before e, except after c" is a load of bull.
There is no signature here. Move along.
I did that with my dad over the word 'marvellous.' (in the English spelling) I was so sure it had two ls and my dad said it had only had one. I was so sure I made a monetary bet on it, which I never do.Originally Posted by The Summoner of Leviathan
Quite a pyrrhic victory, considering they are both right(1 'l' is the US spelling)
"I work in one of those humble call centres... Apparently, what we're doing at the moment is 'sprinkling our magic along the way'. It's a call centre, not Hogwarts." ~ Caroline Garlick, Ayrshire, BBC News Magazine
I spell it wrong :.(
I get defensive and try to prove things when I know I'm right AND the argument means enough to me. =D
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That's why weird is so weird.
I was going to make that pun, my uncle mentioned that to me once >=(That's why weird is so weird.
Why "weird" is spelled "weird" is because the word "weird" is a weird word. That's all the reason you should need to convince somebody that "weird" is spelled "weird," the word "weird" is weird itself and thus immune to the weird rules of spelling.
(If he doesn't go for it, tell him to type "wierd" in MS Word and wait for the spell check to kick in.)
Now that I have the update of Firefox that checks every word I type with a CURSED American spell-checker, I have started getting confused about even the most simple of words even in day to day life. The differences between English and American English are so subtle it is often hard for my mind to pick out which is the right spelling at a glance. For instance is "Argument" "ArguEment" in British-English?
This is not helpful days before going into an honours course of Psychology.
P.S. "Honours" came out red-lined
Seriously though, spelling is not the topic to be discussed.
I'm very vehement. I don't really like other people telling me things that I know are wrong, and that they continue to believe in.
I always think I'm the one to reform their erring ways.
Happy Birthday to Me
% Lisa sits on the couch reading the magazine "Wired" when Homer comes in and
% takes it from her, thinking it is the magazine "Weird".
Homer: Heh-heh-heh. I love their hilarious send-ups of hit movies.
Lisa: Dad, it's not--
Homer:
"Gigabyte"! [laughs] They've done it again. Gigabyte. Wait, this isn't "Weird"! [looks at cover] Why, there's no magazine *called* "Weird", is there?
Lisa: [takes magazine] This is *"Wired"*. It's about computers and technology.
[Homer stares]
I would've got a dictionary myself and showed it to him. I then would've humiliated him by asking all the people around me how to spell weird. Show that bastard who's boss.
*couldn't care less
there was a picture here
For something like grammar or spelling, I don't really care. BUT I can't stand misuse of these things '
Like, when people say your stupid, or you're clothes, stuff like that, it gets on my nerves. I mean come on, we learned that in like, first grade!
First Grade Grammar Lesson Review:
You're = you are
Your = posessive. shows ownership.
Speaking of clothes and your/you're...
i would of got the dictionairy and showed him the word weird, then ask him to look up wierd himself, and for a final point of proof id tell him to type wierd in google and youll see the first senence saying "Did you mean weird?" lol
If I was like Cloud I don't think I would have taken that test.
Changed to stop Jessweeee♪ from going insane. Is that better?
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If I'm right and the person won't accept it, then it doesn't bother me much. I'll just let them wallow in ignorance.
Edit: Not saying that I won't try to explain things but sometimes people just don't want to trust when someone else is right.
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