Post examples of "Famous people who were bad spellers " That appear on numismatic

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Jimnight
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edited February 24, 2018 9:39AM in U.S. Coin Forum

or commemorative coins.


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  • messydesk
    messydesk Posts: 20,829 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @Jimnight said:
    ... Now I can see I also have to learn how to deal with trolls.

    Is this because Lincoln wasn't in the list? ;)

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  • Jimnight
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    edited February 24, 2018 9:51AM
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    @messydesk: said

    Is it because Lincoln wasn't in the list?

    This very short link I believe says it all about Lincoln being a bad speller. Read it

    https://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/08/07/a-spelling-mistake-that-lincoln-himself-might-have-made/

  • gtstang
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    I have seen a lot of folks here use pgcs and ncg referring to the top two.
    Einstein's teachers thought he was unintelligent and challenged.

  • JRocco
    JRocco Posts: 14,277 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Sorry but to be honest I have no clue what you are asking...
    BUT
    Here is an awesome original 1575 Pope Gregory XIII Papal Medal in Copper celebrating the opening of the Holy Door
    and an 18th century restrike in bronze of another Pope Gregory XIII Jubilee celebration.



    Some coins are just plain "Interesting"
  • ricko
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    Well... I have no idea what I missed... but that Papal medal is amazing.... Cheers, RickO

  • Kkathyl
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    Thanks a lot make me look like I can’t spell potato. Haha.

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  • pocketpiececommems
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    My addition to what I missed

    Pocketpiececommemoratives

    Lafayette Grading Set
  • Jimnight
    Jimnight Posts: 10,846 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @Kkathyl said:
    Thanks a lot make me look like I can’t spell potato. Haha.

    I truly did not mean to offend you.

  • Jimnight
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    I regret taking down the thread, but I allowed certain people to get under my skin and I shouldn't have. So, after thinking about it, I decided to bring this thread back.

    Jim

  • chumley
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    Mainiacs want to know about the blue lobster claws?never seen such skinny claws....almost Trumpish

  • Jimnight
    Jimnight Posts: 10,846 ✭✭✭✭✭
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  • RogerB
    RogerB Posts: 8,852 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Prior to about 1850 nearly every literate person was a "bad speller."

  • TwoSides2aCoin
    TwoSides2aCoin Posts: 45,223 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I wanted to be a cataloguer for Heritage, but they said I needed more than four letter words to describe coins.

  • JazzmanJAB
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    Mediocrity is the new Standard.

  • Swampboy
    Swampboy Posts: 13,264 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    To quote my Irish grandma
    "My English is few (phew)"

    "Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working" Pablo Picasso

  • CCGGG
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    @RogerB said:
    Prior to about 1850 nearly every literate person was a "bad speller."

    That supports my theory that I was born 200 years late.

  • RogerB
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    edited February 24, 2018 2:23PM
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    @CCGGG said:

    @RogerB said:
    Prior to about 1850 nearly every literate person was a "bad speller."

    That supports my theory that I was born 200 years late.

    That could be it! Get 'em to change your birth certificate and you'll become a "Stella spell'a" ! ;)

  • CCGGG
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    @kiyote said:
    Poor grammar has kind of returned. I see typos on major news site pages all the time these days.

    Just read this thread.

  • BuffaloIronTail
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    Two things written on letters returned to the mailman:

    NAT HIR

    HE DED

    Pete

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    Gone but not forgotten: IGWT, Speedy, Bear, BigE, HokieFore, John Burns, Russ, TahoeDale, Dahlonega, Astrorat, Stewart Blay, Oldhoopster, Ricko, Big Moose, Cardinal, CoinsAreFun.
  • Hydrant
    Hydrant Posts: 7,773 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited February 24, 2018 5:32PM
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    Yes, Miss Laura is notorious for not knowing the difference between "THEN" and "THAN." It's somewhat annoying. But I forgive her. H-E-L-L,......compared to the stupid, creepy, low down rotten, obnoxious, petty, not to mention down right mean and sinful things that I've done, she's a saint. Live and let live.

  • Hydrant
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    By the way, does anybody else see the ELF with the hammer just to the right of Miss Laura? If it's just me, then I gotta stop hanging with my old pal Jimmy Beam. Otherwise...I'll never look at another Peace silver dollar the same. EVER! Tell me, please, It's not just me.

  • Jimnight
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    @Oil2Olay said:

    Very classy post. I would have never thought of something so creative.

  • Jimnight
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    @Hydrant said:
    By the way, does anybody else see the ELF with the hammer just to the right of Miss Laura? If it's just me, then I gotta stop hanging with my old pal Jimmy Beam. Otherwise...I'll never look at another Peace silver dollar the same. EVER! Tell me, please, It's not just me.

    After seeing that little " elf " I cleaned my eyes out with visine and took another look. Behold, he was still there with his little hammer!

  • Hydrant
    Hydrant Posts: 7,773 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited February 24, 2018 6:36PM
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    So it's not just me. BOTTOMS UP!

  • Jimnight
    Jimnight Posts: 10,846 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited February 27, 2018 7:52AM
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    Some people just like belittling others. It makes them feel more like a god, which really they could never even come close to,...an besides who am I to take away there joy... I could care less what they think, say or do.

  • JRocco
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    Hey Jimnight,
    If I had to point even my little finger at anyone for silly stuff like spelling errors, wrong use of apostrophe's, a comma vs a hyphen etc etc....
    then I would have to kick myself in the ash* every morning before I got out of bed.

    Now this thread needs another medal :)

    Some coins are just plain "Interesting"
  • drwstr123
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    @BryceM said:
    Bad spelling doesn’t bother me as much as there, their, and they’re. Its and it’s seems be be a big problem too.

    Sometimes online I can't tell if I'm being agreed or disagreed with because of spelling.

  • Hydrant
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    Hey, all the worry about spelling, proper grammar, etc. Forget it. This is really IMPORTANT!!! While I'm reading this thread, the lovely Mrs. Hydrant just brought me my dinner. Buttered corn, mashed potatos, and "TEXAS" style chicken fried steak. Mrs. HYDRANTS mom was a Texas girl. And let me tell you.....Do those gals know how to to make chicken fried steak! My mom was a Kansas girl. She thought she knew chicken fried steak.
    But it was Kansas farm girl style. Nope. Texas chicken fried steak rules. Oh yea! Mrs. Hydrant knows how to do it. Learned it from her momma. The secret? It's all in the pounding. Texas girls are just better at it than anyone else. For sure. Did I mention the gravy? Oh, YEA! TEXAS. Best looking girls. Best chicken fried steak on this or any other planet. Saturday night. Life's good on the ranch. Thank you, God!

    .P.S. I miss my mom and my mother in law. Ranch girls. Could they ever put out a spread!!!!!!

  • Jimnight
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    @JRocco

    There is no better medal in the world when it comes to understanding that man who is on it and what he went through in his life time and what he stood for.

  • ms70
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    edited February 24, 2018 10:05PM
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    @asheland said:
    To the OP:

    :D

    I haven't seen pancake bunny in years! It's real name was Oolong.

    Oolong did other objects too...

  • Jimnight
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    edited February 25, 2018 6:38PM
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    @drwstr123 said:
    Sometimes online I can't tell if I'm being agreed or disagreed with because of spelling.

    I hear what your saying... but I don't think anyone here is referring to that level of bad spelling.
    If you read what JRocco is saying in his post... that's what this thread is about.

    @JRocco said:

    If I had to point even my little finger at anyone for silly stuff like spelling errors, wrong use of apostrophe's, a comma vs a hyphen etc etc....
    then I would have to kick myself in the ash* every morning before I got out of bed.

  • BruceS
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    Spell check anyone? It must be on every device by now..

    And Im sorry, being from the north east, wth is chicken fried steak? Is it steal or chicken? Beef or poultry? Or is it mistery meat slathered in that slop you guys call gravy, lol. Jk.

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  • Jimnight
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    @BruceS said:

    Spell check anyone? It must be on every device by now..

    Spell check won't correct words that are spelled correctly but used in the wrong context, although it will correct more complex words like Numismatic. Oh well that's English for you.

    Being from the North East also, I prefer to eat Venazin no Vensin... oh hell deer meat. LOL.
    ( Venison ) ;)

  • jmlanzaf
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    @asheland said:
    To the OP:

    :D

    pancake or flour beret?

    All comments reflect the opinion of the author, even when irrefutably accurate.

  • Jimnight
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    Let's not forget:

    Winston Churchill
    Albert Einstein
    Agatha Christie
    Benjamin Franklin
    Walt Disney
    Nelson Mandela
    Leonardo Da Vinci
    Steve Jobs
    John Lennon
    Bill Gates
    Jay Leno

    The list goes on and on and on.

    I guess this thread makes it point so it can be put to sleep now.

    Thank you everyone.

            Jim
  • jmlanzaf
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    @BryceM said:
    Bad spelling doesn’t bother me as much as there, their, and they’re. Its and it’s seems be be a big problem too.

    Actually, the one that drives me even crazier is "lose" and "loose". It almost seems to me that the correct spelling of "lose" will soon be "loose" because you see it more the wrong way than the right way.

    All comments reflect the opinion of the author, even when irrefutably accurate.

  • RogerB
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    Casual spelling on-line and especially in email and text is generally accepted. Tiny letter keys and fat fingers take care of a lot of things.

    However, in formal documents - especially items from government offices where a misspelled word can alter meaning - it cannot be tolerated. Sadly, the present executive administration seems to have problems in proof-reading everything from press releases to invitations.

    Spell and grammar checking routines in software help, but the writer/editor must still be alert of errors. That is a really tough problem in hobby books where the cost of copy editing is high and there are no profits to the author.

  • marcmoish
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    @Jimnight said:

    @Oil2Olay said:

    Very classy post. I would have never thought of something so creative.

    agreed totally..actually surprised it took about 15 comments for "Laura" to be mentioned based on OP's subject line :#

  • Staircoins
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    My pet peeve is "should of" rather than "should have."

    "I should of bid more to win that coin." No, you should HAVE bid more. I shudder every time I see this.

  • mannie gray
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    @jmlanzaf said:

    @BryceM said:
    Bad spelling doesn’t bother me as much as there, their, and they’re. Its and it’s seems be be a big problem too.

    Actually, the one that drives me even crazier is "lose" and "loose". It almost seems to me that the correct spelling of "lose" will soon be "loose" because you see it more the wrong way than the right way.

    Agree x1000!!!!

  • mannie gray
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    @Staircoins said:
    My pet peeve is "should of" rather than "should have."

    "I should of bid more to win that coin." No, you should HAVE bid more. I shudder every time I see this.

    Yes, this one annoys me as well.
    In speech, it sounds like we say "should of" when we talk rapidly, but in print it looks very uneducated and amateurish.

  • Hydrant
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    @gtstang said:

    Einstein's teachers thought he was unintelligent and challenged.

    So....I have something in common with Einstein! Hmmmm.....And you know what? Them there teachers was right. In my case at least.

  • mannie gray
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    @Hydrant said:
    So it's not just me. BOTTOMS UP!

    I don't see an elf, but rather a lizard-man similar to the *Creature from the Black Lagoon" movie with a huge proboscis.
    And by the looks of another body part that I am surely imagining, he looks quite happy to see her........

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