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1. Commemorative.
All glory is fleeting.
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  • SilverEagles92SilverEagles92 Posts: 6,787 ✭
    2. Nickle
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  • johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 29,257 ✭✭✭✭✭
    nickel or nickle. i think its either or. any other opinions ?
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  • DoubleEagle59DoubleEagle59 Posts: 8,378 ✭✭✭✭✭
    there, their and they're.

    a little OT, but these drive me nuts when "they're" used incorrectly.
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  • DentuckDentuck Posts: 3,824 ✭✭✭
    LOL! Even before opening this thread, my first thought was Commemorative.

    I've seen it spelled Commerative with disturbing frequency --- even in advertisements, and on business cards!

    An easy enough mistake to make, if you're typing quickly.

  • airplanenutairplanenut Posts: 22,390 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Any word that ends in "s" that does or does not require an apostrophe.
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  • 19Lyds19Lyds Posts: 26,492 ✭✭✭✭
    smoe.
    I decided to change calling the bathroom the John and renamed it the Jim. I feel so much better saying I went to the Jim this morning.



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  • ShamikaShamika Posts: 18,785 ✭✭✭✭


    << <i>there, their and they're.

    a little OT, but these drive me nuts when "they're" used incorrectly. >>



    Amen!
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  • WalmannWalmann Posts: 2,806 ✭


    << <i>there, their and they're.

    a little OT, but these drive me nuts when "they're" used incorrectly. >>



    As well as your being used for you're, and to for too.
  • ConstantineConstantine Posts: 2,369 ✭✭✭
    YES, the your/you're misuse drives me nuts but I get it every day in emails at work too.
  • GFourDriverGFourDriver Posts: 2,366 ✭
    <<<there, their and they're.

    a little OT, but these drive me nuts when "they're" used incorrectly.>>>


    Ditto!
  • wheatguywheatguy Posts: 359 ✭
    I also can't stand it when people don't capitalize he first letter of a sentence.
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  • DoubleEagle59DoubleEagle59 Posts: 8,378 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>I also can't stand it when people don't capitalize he first letter of a sentence. >>



    Thanks, I just noticed that.image

    I never do that when I'm writing a paper, but I must admit, I'm quite often guilty of that here!
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  • lcoopielcoopie Posts: 8,873 ✭✭✭✭✭
    that's easy
    drek
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  • BECOKABECOKA Posts: 16,961 ✭✭✭
    Does it really matter if you know what they meant to say? image
  • 19Lyds19Lyds Posts: 26,492 ✭✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>there, their and they're.

    a little OT, but these drive me nuts when "they're" used incorrectly. >>



    Amen! >>



    On many occasions, I find myself yousing the wrong form of there, their and they're. Lots of times, its simply subconsious typing memory kicking in, other times its that fricking keyboard bug which I cannot seem to shake.

    I've learned over the years to understand that most folks suffer from the same problems as I do and I try to not be too overly critical.
    I decided to change calling the bathroom the John and renamed it the Jim. I feel so much better saying I went to the Jim this morning.



    The name is LEE!
  • PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 46,860 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>there, their and they're.

    a little OT, but these drive me nuts when "they're" used incorrectly. >>



    As well as your being used for you're, and to for too. >>




    Don't forget to, too, two and its, it's.




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  • wheatguywheatguy Posts: 359 ✭
    Not many use this, but when people do it drives me crazy.

    R u buying tat coin? it lookz rly nice. image
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    Dahelanega
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  • wheatguywheatguy Posts: 359 ✭


    << <i> Thanks, I just noticed that. I never do that when I'm writing a paper, but I must admit, I'm quite often guilty of that here! >>



    I'm sure you know this but it wasn't specifically aimed at you-although I did notice you did it. image
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  • dohdoh Posts: 6,457 ✭✭✭


    << <i>nickel or nickle. i think its either or. any other opinions ? >>


    Nickel. Always.



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  • DNADaveDNADave Posts: 7,307 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Feutchwanger

    did I get it right? don't ask me to say it.
  • pmacpmac Posts: 3,189 ✭✭✭
    to, too, two
    Paul
  • ambro51ambro51 Posts: 13,949 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I think teh.


    if your fingers fly over the keyboard...........its so amazing how often teh shows up.

    oh yeah and nickel image
  • DennisHDennisH Posts: 14,011 ✭✭✭✭✭
    -- there, their, and they're (people seem to be clueless about these)
    -- your and you're (people seem to be clueless about these)
    -- then and than (people seem to be clueless about these)
    -- congrads (the word is congrats... as in congratulations, not congradulations)
    -- anything that ends with a S that does not need an apostrophe because it's only a freaking plural, not a posessive or a contraction
    -- advise and advice (advise it what you do; advice is what you give)
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  • BaleyBaley Posts: 22,663 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Loose as in "loose" some money

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  • PTVETTERPTVETTER Posts: 6,028 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I make all these mis takes and moreimage

    and proud of it. keep Them comming
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  • BBNBBN Posts: 3,761 ✭✭✭


    << <i>smoe. >>



    Got that right. This was what I was thinking. A search will bring it up a bunch. For some reason I don't see this on other message boards.

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    they can't take are coins image

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  • airplanenutairplanenut Posts: 22,390 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i><<<there, their and they're.

    a little OT, but these drive me nuts when "they're" used incorrectly.>>>


    Ditto! >>

    I hate that, to!



    << <i>

    << <i>nickel or nickle. i think its either or. any other opinions ? >>


    Nickel. Always. >>

    Unless you check a dictionary such as M-W. But I digress.



    << <i>smoe >>

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  • sumnomsumnom Posts: 5,963 ✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i><<<there, their and they're.

    a little OT, but these drive me nuts when "they're" used incorrectly.>>>


    Ditto! >>

    I hate that, to!



    << <i>

    << <i>nickel or nickle. i think its either or. any other opinions ? >>


    Nickel. Always. >>

    Unless you check a dictionary such as M-W. But I digress.



    << <i>smoe >>

    Old remnant of the Open Forum. >>



    What does "I hate that, to!" mean?
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  • dohdoh Posts: 6,457 ✭✭✭


    << <i><< nickel or nickle. i think its either or. any other opinions ? >>

    Nickel. Always. >>

    Unless you check a dictionary such as M-W. But I digress. >>



    "Nickle" (referring to nickel) isn't even in the Oxford English Dictionary and if it's not in the OED, it's not a word...despite what the good people at Merriam Webster might think.
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  • CaptHenwayCaptHenway Posts: 32,760 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>LOL! Even before opening this thread, my first thought was Commemorative.

    I've seen it spelled Commerative with disturbing frequency --- even in advertisements, and on business cards!

    An easy enough mistake to make, if you're typing quickly. >>



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    << <i>Loose as in "loose" some money >>



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    ... but where are these people when it comes to bidding on my auctions? They're notably absent... image
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  • MarkInDavisMarkInDavis Posts: 1,723 ✭✭✭✭
    "than" which is misspelled "then".
    image Respectfully, Mark
  • yellowkidyellowkid Posts: 5,486 ✭


    << <i>Does it really matter if you know what they meant to say? image >>



    I think that it does matter, we should aspire to correct spelling and proper grammar whenever we put a pen to paper, or finger to keyboard. I think when we relax our rules, we step out onto that slippery slope, and run the chance of being the woman I spoke to at the bank earlier today who said that "these ones" were more expensive.image

    edited to correct my punctuation mistakes.image
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    "of" as opposed to "have" ... or ... "was" instead of "were"



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    <<<counterfit >>>>

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    Some posters do not know the difference between "ad" and "add".

    I remember one poster referring to a Coin World Add?????
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    The difference in meaning and use of the words: "effect" and "affect". Many posters cannot grasp it.
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  • jsfjsf Posts: 1,889
    we all can make some pretty bad typos, you know I often mention needing a proof and edit person. When I was a tech writer, I had the luxury of having one or two at my disposal. It was great. Typos can cause you to have to reread something several times to even get an idea of what the writer is trying to say. It's super-frustrating, isn't it?

    As far as not capitalizing the first letter in some of my sentences, it's an intentional, offhand salute to the 08 ASE 07 reverse error. You know, the lower case u vs. the upper case U? Sometimes my brain remembers to skip that first cap, sometimes it goes on and types like it's supposed to.

    The 'then' and 'than' misuse drives me, too. I'm not good enough at teaching proper English to know how to teach someone to correct these errors. Someone help me, please. To myself, it's like thinking along a timeline. An 'if, then' sort of deal. IF this happens, THEN the next thing will follow.

    As far as 'than' goes, I'd rather have an orange THAN an apple. You see, there's no timeline involved, just a selection of one item over another. However, if I've got to eat both, I might want to eat the apple, THEN the orange. See the difference in usage?

    Heck, I don't know, someone help!

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