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AC · 07-04-2007, 10:30 PM

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Originally Posted by chris lindberg

What are some of the American ve Canadian words?

rumor - rumour
centre - center

defenseman - defenceman

AC · 07-04-2007, 10:31 PM

It's actually quite depressing how many people on this board have been using 'u' and 'r' lately.

I also hate it when people don't capitalize or punctuate their sentences at all.

chris lindberg · 07-04-2007, 10:31 PM

How about all the people who would call Gary Suter, Gary Sutter.

calf · 07-04-2007, 10:32 PM

It's popped up on the board a few times, but quite a bit in everyday language. "I seen" drives me nuts...and it's hard to resist calling the person an ignorant hick to their face.

Philly06Cup · 07-04-2007, 10:34 PM

Anyways is too a word.

The English language is organic, and everchanging. Words are added, changed, and removed all the time.

In a few years from now, perhaps "alot" will be acceptable. There are many words with multiple spellings.

"Third" used to be "thrid."

Hell, "gay" used to mean happy: doesn't really mean that anymore.

If you've tried reading Beowulf before, you'll see how much English has evolved.

FlamesAddiction · 07-04-2007, 10:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Philly06Cup

Anyways is too a word.

The English language is organic, and everchanging. Words are added, changed, and removed all the time.

In a few years from now, perhaps "alot" will be acceptable. There are many words with multiple spellings.

"Third" used to be "thrid."

Hell, "gay" used to mean happy: doesn't really mean that anymore.

If you've tried reading Beowulf before, you'll see how much English has evolved.

Yes, the English language is constantly changing, but I have yet to see any reliable dictionary state that "anyways" is accepted as a standard word.

When you think about what the word means in the context it is used, making it plural makes no sense.

CrusaderPi · 07-04-2007, 10:50 PM

I have a buddy whose working towards his doctorate in linguistics (and is married to a woman whose has her masters in linguistics and, oddly enough, computer programming) that works under the theory that the entire English language is an organic multitude of dialects. Meaning the English language doesn't really exist, their are just a bunch of regional languages (dialects) that sound vaguely similiar and are ever changing.

He's smarter then me, so it makes more sense when he tells it.

4X4 · 07-04-2007, 10:51 PM

How about your and you're?

Or lack of paragraphs?

CrusaderPi · 07-04-2007, 10:54 PM

y-o-u-r spells your
you're means you are
ur means ur an idiot.

That one I can figure out. There and their, I have no idea. (Note I didn't include "they're". That one is easy.)

Jiggy_12 · 07-04-2007, 10:55 PM

WDF instead of WTF really grinds my gears!

rockstar · 07-04-2007, 10:56 PM

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Originally Posted by CrusaderPi

Irregardless.

I apologize for using 'alot'. It's a habit, a bad one, that I haven't been able to break. I'll try harder.

Yes, please try alot harder!

And FlamesAddiction's right. Anyway, my guess would be, is just a compound word stemming from something like "Any way you look at it..."

It definitely wouldn't be "Any ways you look at it," would it?

Jiggy_12 · 07-04-2007, 10:56 PM

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Originally Posted by CrusaderPi

y-o-u-r spells your
you're means you are
ur means ur an idiot.

That one I can figure out. There and their, I have no idea. (Note I didn't include "they're". That one is easy.)

Their is possesive. "You took their ball"
There describes a place. "The ball is over there"

HelloHockeyFans · 07-04-2007, 10:57 PM

I have a few that bug me:

'Prospective' when they really mean 'perspective'.

'Artical' when they really mean 'article'.

'Too' when they really mean 'to', and vice versa.

'Then' when they really mean 'than'.

rockstar · 07-04-2007, 10:58 PM

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Originally Posted by CrusaderPi

He's smarter then me, so it makes more sense when he tells it.

The ironing is delicious!

As for "there," that implies space, as in "over there."

"Their" is possessive, belonging to someone. That is their house.

In sum, that house over there is their house.

calculoso · 07-04-2007, 10:59 PM

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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction

Yes, the English language is constantly changing, but I have yet to see any reliable dictionary state that "anyways" is accepted as a standard word.

http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/anyways

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/anyways (says it is non-standard)

calculoso · 07-04-2007, 11:00 PM

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Originally Posted by rockstar

The ironing is delicious!

Yes. Irony is delicious, isn't it?

4X4 · 07-04-2007, 11:02 PM

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Originally Posted by CrusaderPi

That one I can figure out. There and their, I have no idea. (Note I didn't include "they're". That one is easy.)

They're going there with their mother.

CrusaderPi · 07-04-2007, 11:03 PM

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Originally Posted by rockstar

The ironing is delicious!

dammit.

Oh well, at least I didn't look stupid.

Yes, I feel shame.

chris lindberg · 07-04-2007, 11:09 PM

how about prolly - this one is everywhere

Question: does ### mean quit ######ing talking?

CrusaderPi · 07-04-2007, 11:10 PM

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Originally Posted by chris lindberg

Question: does ### mean quit ######ing talking?

No, but I like it better.