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    Ladies and the other gender that wears tuxedos, I am not a grammar or spelling nazi. I could care less as long as I understand what the person is saying. Just wanted to establish that. I'm not perfect in either area myself!

    But, I have a friend who repeatedly spells the word weird "wierd", and then tells me I'm the one spelling it wrong. I wouldn't care if he didn't harp on me about it first. I've told him to look it up many times, but he stays firm in his belief he's spelling it right. I eventually gave up because I'm too lazy to fuss with it. I just tell him I'm spelling it wrong and that's how I like it and the matter was dropped.

    Well, that silly business had me pondering! How far would you go to prove you're right? Or are you like me and give up pretty quickly to avoid the dreaded conflict?

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    Quote Originally Posted by LunarWeaver View Post
    Ladies and the other gender that wears tuxedos, I am not a grammar or spelling nazi. I could care less as long as I understand what the person is saying. Just wanted to establish that. I'm not perfect in either area myself!

    But, I have a friend who repeatedly spells the word weird "wierd", and then tells me I'm the one spelling it wrong. I wouldn't care if he didn't harp on me about it first. I've told him to look it up many times, but he stays firm in his belief he's spelling it right. I eventually gave up because I'm too lazy to fuss with it. I just tell him I'm spelling it wrong and that's how I like it and the matter was dropped.

    Well, that silly business had me pondering! How far would you go to prove you're right? Or are you like me and give up pretty quickly to avoid the dreaded conflict?
    You spelt Nazi like nazi that's wrong Nazi has a capital N

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    I probably would've given up after getting frustrated.

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    I would have gotten out the dictionary and shoved it in his face. Yes, I am that pigheaded when I know I am right.


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    tell him to look it up in one of those joke dictionaries that doesn't have gullible in it...wait they don't make those?

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    Quote Originally Posted by demondude55 View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by LunarWeaver View Post
    Ladies and the other gender that wears tuxedos, I am not a grammar or spelling nazi. I could care less as long as I understand what the person is saying. Just wanted to establish that. I'm not perfect in either area myself!

    But, I have a friend who repeatedly spells the word weird "wierd", and then tells me I'm the one spelling it wrong. I wouldn't care if he didn't harp on me about it first. I've told him to look it up many times, but he stays firm in his belief he's spelling it right. I eventually gave up because I'm too lazy to fuss with it. I just tell him I'm spelling it wrong and that's how I like it and the matter was dropped.

    Well, that silly business had me pondering! How far would you go to prove you're right? Or are you like me and give up pretty quickly to avoid the dreaded conflict?
    You spelt Nazi like nazi that's wrong Nazi has a capital N
    And "spelt" is not a word. :P

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    I'd probably still be arguing with him. In fact, I've never known anyone that actually believes it's spelled 'wierd'.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dirufan View Post
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    Quote Originally Posted by LunarWeaver View Post
    Ladies and the other gender that wears tuxedos, I am not a grammar or spelling nazi. I could care less as long as I understand what the person is saying. Just wanted to establish that. I'm not perfect in either area myself!

    But, I have a friend who repeatedly spells the word weird "wierd", and then tells me I'm the one spelling it wrong. I wouldn't care if he didn't harp on me about it first. I've told him to look it up many times, but he stays firm in his belief he's spelling it right. I eventually gave up because I'm too lazy to fuss with it. I just tell him I'm spelling it wrong and that's how I like it and the matter was dropped.

    Well, that silly business had me pondering! How far would you go to prove you're right? Or are you like me and give up pretty quickly to avoid the dreaded conflict?
    You spelt Nazi like nazi that's wrong Nazi has a capital N
    And "spelt" is not a word. :P
    also, technically using or not using a capital is not a spelling error.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dirufan View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by demondude55 View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by LunarWeaver View Post
    Ladies and the other gender that wears tuxedos, I am not a grammar or spelling nazi. I could care less as long as I understand what the person is saying. Just wanted to establish that. I'm not perfect in either area myself!

    But, I have a friend who repeatedly spells the word weird "wierd", and then tells me I'm the one spelling it wrong. I wouldn't care if he didn't harp on me about it first. I've told him to look it up many times, but he stays firm in his belief he's spelling it right. I eventually gave up because I'm too lazy to fuss with it. I just tell him I'm spelling it wrong and that's how I like it and the matter was dropped.

    Well, that silly business had me pondering! How far would you go to prove you're right? Or are you like me and give up pretty quickly to avoid the dreaded conflict?
    You spelt Nazi like nazi that's wrong Nazi has a capital N
    And "spelt" is not a word. :P
    Actually it is a word.

    Quote Originally Posted by Merriam-Webster Online
    Main Entry: 2spelt
    Pronunciation: 'spelt
    chiefly British past and past participle of SPELL


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    i thought it was a type of wheat they used to make a special bread i ate in manitoba once...

    EDIT - sweet...no one rags on me for spelling colour colour, so i suppose i shouldn't worry about spelled being 'spelt' that way.

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    It is also that, there was two entries for it.


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    I got owned. :'(

    Though spelt is a word. :D

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    I have many friends who do also spell weird as wierd. Pretty annoying.

    Anyway, back on topic: I don't really know. Hmm, maybe if it's something that I definitely know I'll probably go all the way and be really irritating about it. Otherwise I mostly just don't care and let others get their way.

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    I would whack them in the face with DICTIONARY JUSTICE!

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    Spelt is only spelt in referring to spelt mines.

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