Okay, Now You’re Just Ticking Me Off (Rant) Edited
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Everyone makes typos. Especially me. And I think people are too hard on bloggers who are attempting to produce incredible amounts of content, AND market their sites, sometimes for peanuts, full time if they’re chasing them down for a couple of mis-typed words.
But if you are confirming the fact that you’re a complete idiot with your words, well, um, you’re a complete idiot. How did I end up sounding like the moron? Let’s start over.
Here are a few things that offend my delicate sensibilities, because they’re confirming a lack of self-education, rather than mere inaccuracy in striking a key. Even spelling isn’t that great a test anymore in the digital age.
- You didn’t write a blog this morning. It’s called a blog post. The whole thing collectively is called a blog. I know this one is nitpicky but this is my blog POST.
- The word is reeks you silly prat, not wreaks, or reaks, or heaven forbid weeks. As in: “This article reeks of self-righteousness.”
*edit - in the comments someone found another spelling that claims wreak is correct. I’ll accept that perhaps it is spelled differently internationally. However, I’m not convinced because I never said that wreak is not a real word, which is why I provided the context. But it hasn’t been proven that it means the same thing as reek in the content I provided.
- It’s fish, not fishes. This is elementary school type stuff man.
- If you can’t back up the fact that you’re an expert at something with actual proof, stfu. Right now.
- Also, just because a person’s NOT a confirmed expert doesn’t automatically make them wrong.
- Stop Google-bashing, Scoble-bashing, any-bashing. Try an original thought, or, here’s an idea, a Real debate, about the ISSUES not the people/companies who are discussing them. So we can actually GET somewhere instead of just blowing off steam.
- If you’re going to blow off steam anyway, just tell me by the name of the post, categories, something. Don’t title the post with a phrase that will try and make me believe there’s anything else going on besides you ranting.
Okay. Now I feel better. Share your pet peeves on the “English is Your First Language? Really?” tip, below.
Tags: grammar, grammer, typo, misspelling, education, edumacayshun, colloquialisms, slang, writing, life, work
13 Comments
Michael Santucci
October 9th, 2007
at 11:20am
Okay, okay, okay, I am guilty. I cannot tell you how many times I have said mouses instead of mice. Forgive me Ms. Wahala. Now I am going to have to proof read my posts several times now. :-) Great post.
Ms. Wahala
October 9th, 2007
at 5:22pm
Hey Michael!
Im gulty too, hence the sarcasm… let’s see what’s on your blog today. Haven’t been in a Minute….
theofactor2066
October 10th, 2007
at 10:57pm
My blog post usually go through 20 revisions before I spell everything right!
Ms. Wahala
October 11th, 2007
at 7:41am
Spelling I can do. Typos are only apparent to me if I’m using Firefox (the toolbar underlines everything in red). How much proof reading I do depends on the urgency of either the story or what else I have to do that day.
dryflycaster
October 15th, 2007
at 7:18am
If perhaps, one had three different types of fish, say a bass, a trout, and a striper would they not have three fishes? ? ?
Ever Wonder ?
Dryflycaster
widepart
October 15th, 2007
at 8:50am
I hate “DE-PLANE” who the f~~k invented that word.
“disembark” anybody?
Moderator, please if you feel this comment is off topic feel free to de-submit it.
going to lay down now and de-conscious myself and maybe feel better later.
Jesse Slicer
October 15th, 2007
at 11:41am
2. The word is wreaks, as in, “I hope my post wreaks high havoc on the blogging community at large.”
Bill
October 15th, 2007
at 12:19pm
“2. The word is wreaks, as in, “I hope my post wreaks high havoc on the blogging community at large.””
No, it really is “reeks”, as in: your post reeks of “I know more than you do.”
:-)
Kathleen
October 17th, 2007
at 10:09am
Take your pick:
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/wreak
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/reek
James Camuso
October 18th, 2007
at 4:11pm
somebody is forgetting that the internet spans different countries where words are often spelled differently and are considered proper to that region. Austrailia is a very good example.
As I type I see that once again I forgot to turn on my “TINYSPELL” which notifies me of typos in any open window in real time. It bugs me when I look unprofessional exposed to the world.
Ms. Wahala
October 20th, 2007
at 4:10pm
Dry,
LOL.
Wide,
I hate that one too!
Jesse,
I actually hope not. Hence why I write under a pen name. :)
Bill,
LOL.
Kathleen,
Thought I’ll die before the free dictionary is my final authority, I take the point, and stand corrected on the spelling issue. However, my poiint was one of CONTEXT. I looked up the word before I typed this up, hence the link to the proper spelling in my country for this usage. But I didn’t honestly didn’t consider that this usage is possibly one of the words spelled differently in different countries. The last two times I saw it mispelled, it was by an American in a non-web setting in the context I used.
James,
Actually no. I’ve lived on three continents and the bulk of my clients live overseas. I looked up the word and didn’t find a different spelling or any other English speaking country that was found to be commonly acceptable (in the context I provided). It’s not a word like color vs colour where both are correct depending on where you are.
However, until I can find a reliable source that says that either reek or wreak are incorrect definitively, the way I was using it, I’ll accept that perhaps other folks are spelling it differently and correctly. :) I edited both the link and the post to make this clear.
Brian Hawkins
November 6th, 2007
at 1:08am
Here’s one that’s getting to me - it’s the use of re. You know, in email. Correct me if I’m wrong but doesn’t ‘Re:’ refer to ‘reply’? I’m finding subject lines from big time marketers using ‘Re:’ to get their advertisement filled emails opened. I expect it from spammers but these are from Big named marketers. Typos and spelling errors don’t bother me at all, probably because I’m a high school drop out :( Misuse of ‘RE:’ seems misleading. It just seems to rub me the wrong way.
Brian
Ms. Wahala
November 28th, 2007
at 4:18pm
I think re: might mean “regarding” but it’s annoying just the same.