Lying Liars - A 10sec Spelling Lesson

bugula · Jan 3, 2002

I see "liar", "liars", "lied", and "lying" misspelled on a daily basis here and wanted to point out the correct spelling of this word and its tenses:

If someone is telling you an untruth, you would call them a liar.

If multiple people are telling you untruths, you would call them liars.

If someone lied to you in the past, you would say they were a lying bastard.

This public service announcement has been brought to you by the letter L and the number 6.

Edited because UBB Code sucks.

[ January 03, 2002: Message edited by: bugula ]

mookystains · Jan 3, 2002

nicely said.

Blaine · Jan 3, 2002

While we're on the topic (a little hypocracy as I am not a poor speller, I simply don't care to stop and read what I'm typing *I type very quickly and error-full <IMG SRC="smilies/smile.gif" border="0">*)

You do not loose your keys, your mind, your football game or chicken.

You LOSE them.

Loose is a thing that happens to shoelaces and girls.

Thank you.

the_move · Jan 3, 2002

How informative!

And now in German, please! <IMG SRC="smilies/glee.gif" border="0"> <IMG SRC="smilies/glee.gif" border="0"> <IMG SRC="smilies/glee.gif" border="0">

RevQuixo · Jan 3, 2002

While we are on pet peeves let's get the your and you're thing sorted out.

If you possess something it is your item.

"Is that your chicken?"

However, if someone likens you to another person/thing one whould use the contraction you're...as in:

"You're a jerk."

They both sound the same in spoken use, but one shows ownership (your) and the other is a contraction for you are (you're).

Next up...it's and its

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RevQuixo · Jan 3, 2002

Originally posted by Blaine:
<STRONG>While we're on the topic (a little hypocracy as I am not a poor speller, I simply don't care to stop and read what I'm typing *I type very quickly and error-full <IMG SRC="smilies/smile.gif" border="0">*)

You do not loose your keys, your mind, your football game or chicken.

You LOSE them.

Loose is a thing that happens to shoelaces and girls.

Thank you.</STRONG>

and slots <IMG SRC="smilies/wink.gif" border="0">

Briggs · Jan 3, 2002

Originally posted by RevQuixo:
<STRONG>While we are are on pet peeves let's get the your and you're thing sorted out.

If you possess something it is your item.

"Is that your chicken?"

[ January 03, 2002: Message edited by: RevQuixo ]</STRONG>

Unless you live in the South and the item is owned by more than one person. Then it is y'all's

"Is that y'all's Daddy in the Liquor store?"

By the way, y'all's is the only non proper noun in the english language with two apostropies.

Verbatum · Jan 3, 2002

"Guyses". Ooooooo I hate that one! "Costed" too.

Briggs · Jan 3, 2002

I am willing to let anybody spell words however they want as long as they put "MVS" or "AES" in the freaking subject of the wanted / selling sections and eBay.

GregN · Jan 3, 2002

I love intentional misspellings.

I mean let's face it..

What can make a point like SNK Engrish?
How can you forget phrases like..

Victoly
"I am not insane. I've just been evily re-programmed."

And slang..

ownz j00!
warez
d00d

the list goes on..

Besides..

What makes you a champion of the english language anyway..

Lighten up d00d.

[ January 03, 2002: Message edited by: GregN. ]

Jackal · Jan 3, 2002

This is more of a grammar issue than spelling, but I'll present it right here:

"I could care less". That's not right... this sentence means you care somewhat. Yet people use it this way too often.

"I could not care less" is what you should say, since it means you don't give a damn.

One that I <IMG SRC="smilies/mad.gif" border="0">HATE <IMG SRC="smilies/mad.gif" border="0"> is "Tooken". It's "taken" for frick's sake.

One-Eyed Willy · Jan 3, 2002

I could write pages on this subject, but to keep from going insane, I refrain from dwelling too much on misspellings, unless they're funny. Plus there are a lot of people for whom English is not a first language who are doing their best to communicate here.

Though, I'm an editor. I catch misspellings for a living and can't really ignore them...but I do my best, and try to set a good example. <IMG SRC="smilies/smile.gif" border="0">

evil wasabi · Jan 3, 2002

and this is for the dumbasses:

two is the number 2

too means also

and to is used to express action

you know who this is directed at

Lying Liars - A 10sec Spelling Lesson

bugula

Member,

mookystains

Chairman Kaga sez, "Dakis-san's the one who's goin

Blaine

Hinako's Cook

the_move

,

RevQuixo

Rugal's Panther

RevQuixo

Rugal's Panther

Briggs

I'm getting too old for this shit...,

Verbatum

Rugal's Panther

Briggs

I'm getting too old for this shit...,

GregN

aka The Grinch

Jackal

SouthTown StreetSweeper

One-Eyed Willy

Marked Wolf

evil wasabi

The Jongmaster