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headoverheels
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my personal pet peeve
word related, of course
"supposably"
that, and "on accident" instead of "by accident"
 drives me nuts!!!
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Re: my personal pet peeve
Posted by headoverheels
word related, of course
"supposably"
that, and "on accident" instead of "by accident"
drives me nuts!!!
haha i hate that too!
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| Posted 8/17/07 4:09 PM |
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Re: my personal pet peeve
Posted by hayleyandsteve
Posted by headoverheels
word related, of course
"supposably"
that, and "on accident" instead of "by accident"
drives me nuts!!!
haha i hate that too!
or when people say "fUStrated" instead of "fRustrated"
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| Posted 8/17/07 4:09 PM |
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headoverheels
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Re: my personal pet peeve
and "axed" instead of "asked"
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| Posted 8/17/07 4:12 PM |
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Re: my personal pet peeve
Posted by headoverheels
word related, of course
"supposably"
that, and "on accident" instead of "by accident"
drives me nuts!!!
lol. My manager at my old job, and MBA says this. It drives me bonkers
It is one of many pet peeves I have.......
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| Posted 8/17/07 4:13 PM |
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joenick
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Re: my personal pet peeve
Posted by hayleyandsteve
Posted by hayleyandsteve
Posted by headoverheels
word related, of course
"supposably"
that, and "on accident" instead of "by accident"
drives me nuts!!!
haha i hate that too!
or when people say "fUStrated" instead of "fRustrated"
I have been reading all of these posts about grammar and it's correct usage, and for the most part, have disagreed. I am a former teacher and I am usually just as much of a stickler as everyone else about the usage of correct grammar. However, in posts on a message board, it doesn't really bother me at all.
However...incorrect pronunciation while having a face-to-face conversation with another adult absolutely KILLS me!!! "FUstrated" is a BIG one with me. Same for "ValentiMes's Day." 
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| Posted 8/17/07 4:14 PM |
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headoverheels
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Re: my personal pet peeve
Posted by joenick
Posted by hayleyandsteve
Posted by hayleyandsteve
Posted by headoverheels
word related, of course
"supposably"
that, and "on accident" instead of "by accident"
drives me nuts!!!
haha i hate that too!
or when people say "fUStrated" instead of "fRustrated"
I have been reading all of these posts about grammar and it's correct usage, and for the most part, have disagreed. I am a former teacher and I am usually just as much of a stickler as everyone else about the usage of correct grammar. However, in posts on a message board, it doesn't really bother me at all.
However...incorrect pronunciation while having a face-to-face conversation with another adult absolutely KILLS me!!! "FUstrated" is a BIG one with me. Same for "ValentiMes's Day."
you're right - i should have clarified. for the most part, this stuff bothers me when speaking to people in person, not when i read posts. i have made my share of spelling mistakes (too lazy to spell check). i will, however, stop reading a post if there are so many spelling errors it doesn't make any sense.
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| Posted 8/17/07 4:17 PM |
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Reese32
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Re: my personal pet peeve
Posted by headoverheels
word related, of course
"supposably"
drives me nuts!!!
This is my #1 pet peeve. I have a friend that says it all the time, and I've been biting my tongue for years.
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| Posted 8/17/07 4:33 PM |
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JP826
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Re: my personal pet peeve
None of this bothers me at all- in person or on message boards. I know what the person is trying to say, so I never really focus on how they say or spell their words. I am the most guilty of everyone here!
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| Posted 8/17/07 4:36 PM |
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Re: my personal pet peeve
Posted by headoverheels
and "axed" instead of "asked"
I HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATE THAT! people who say that have NO CLUE how dumb it makes them sound
it's like nails on a chalk board!
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| Posted 8/17/07 4:37 PM |
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Re: my personal pet peeve
Posted by hayleyandsteve
Posted by hayleyandsteve
Posted by headoverheels
word related, of course
"supposably"
that, and "on accident" instead of "by accident"
drives me nuts!!!
haha i hate that too!
or when people say "fUStrated" instead of "fRustrated"
Hee!! My boss says FLUSTRATED!!!
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| Posted 8/17/07 7:21 PM |
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Wendy
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Re: my personal pet peeve
Posted by joenick
Same for "ValentiMes's Day."
I want to KILL when I hear that one!!!!
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| Posted 8/17/07 7:22 PM |
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GioiaMia
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Re: my personal pet peeve
i had a mentor at work who said "pacific" instead of "specific"
so i became OBSESSED with saying it correctly so maybe she would catch on. . .i used it ten times a day at least - but it didnt work!
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| Posted 8/17/07 7:23 PM |
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Maathy317
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Re: my personal pet peeve
How about "Liberry" instead of "Library".
Speak English for the love of all that is holy!!!!!
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| Posted 8/17/07 7:24 PM |
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Anniegrl
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Re: my personal pet peeve
I HAAAAATE it when people say "Real-a-tor"!!!!
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| Posted 8/17/07 7:28 PM |
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jozieb0925
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Re: my personal pet peeve
It drives me nuts when people say "God bless you" quickly...it ends up sounding like God bleSH you...
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| Posted 8/17/07 7:32 PM |
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Re: my personal pet peeve
Valentimes always makes me cringe!
I work with a guy who ALWAYS says "neither" instead of "either" - drives me insane!!
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| Posted 8/17/07 7:38 PM |
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Re: my personal pet peeve
Message edited 11/10/2011 7:47:55 PM.
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| Posted 8/17/07 7:46 PM |
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headoverheels
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Re: my personal pet peeve
Posted by imthekevinofcindyandkevin
I would like to axe a guestion and make sure you are pacific in your answers please. Supposably, you can not go to the liberry on ValentiMes's Day. Is this true?
What if you went on accident? Would they liberryan get all fustrated with you?
you are just as much trouble as everyone says you are.
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klingklang77
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Re: my personal pet peeve
Posted by headoverheels
and "axed" instead of "asked"
That's interesting b/c in Middle English 'axen' and 'asken' (Note on -en endings: -en endings were used in Middle English and -an endings in Old English. -en endings can still be found in German and -an endings in Gothic German which is a dead language). In Old English the word was both 'scian' and 'csian'. As you can see they are similar. I could get into consonant shifts of the language, but I won't.
In fact Chaucer used both axen and asken in 'Canterbury Tales' to mean 'to ask'.
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'I wol aske, if it hir will be/To be my wyf' and 'Men axed hym, what sholde bifalle,'
The first sentence with ask means 'I wanted to ask' and the second 'I asked' (I think, at least in German it would mean that).
Anyway I am going to take the rest from Wikitionary, b/c they explain it best:
"The forms in "x" arose from the forms in "sk" by a linguistic process called metathesis, in which two sounds are reversed. The "x" thus represents /ks/, the flipped version of /sk/. Metathesis is a common linguistic process around the world and does not arise from a defect in speaking. Nevertheless, "ax" has become stigmatized as substandard - a fate that has befallen other words, like "ain't", that were once perfectly acceptable in literate circles."
I just find it interesting how language has changed so much... axed and asked is a good example of this, IMO. But someone can argue that someone pronounced it wrong once and now it is slang, blah blah. Still interesting b/c it once existed.
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Re: my personal pet peeve
Message edited 11/10/2011 7:48:11 PM.
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| Posted 8/17/07 7:50 PM |
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GioiaMia
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Re: my personal pet peeve
Posted by imthekevinofcindyandkevin
I would like to axe a guestion and make sure you are pacific in your answers please. Supposably, you can not go to the liberry on ValentiMes's Day. Is this true?
What if you went on accident? Would they liberryan get all fustrated with you?
heathen!!!
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| Posted 8/17/07 7:51 PM |
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DebG
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Re: my personal pet peeve
Posted by imthekevinofcindyandkevin
I would like to axe a guestion and make sure you are pacific in your answers please. Supposably, you can not go to the liberry on ValentiMes's Day. Is this true?
What if you went on accident? Would they liberryan get all fustrated with you?
Yesm the liberryan properly wood
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| Posted 8/17/07 7:54 PM |
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headoverheels
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Re: my personal pet peeve
i saw the trouble you started yesterday - everyone did!
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| Posted 8/17/07 8:02 PM |
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itkocak
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Re: my personal pet peeve
Message edited 11/10/2011 7:49:05 PM.
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