Frequently Misspelled Words on FR (Vanity)

April 11, 2012 | Me

[rightwingintelligentsia]

For no reason in particular, I thought it would be helpful (or irritating, depending upon your point of view) to post a list of words that are commonly misspelled or improperly used on FreeRepublic.

Feel free to add any of your own.

I realize that this will open me up to greater scrutiny of the orthographic composition of my own future posts, but alas; so be it.

Aid = help vs. Aide=assistant (as in “an aide to Congressman Frank”)

Anointed (NOT “annointed”)

Border (as in the line between U.S. and Mexico) (NOT “boarder” as in the guy who gets a bedroom in your house and dinner for a fee)

Gauge (NOT “gage”)

Huge (NOT “hugh”—yes, I know it’s a running joke, but FReepers still misspell it accidentally.)

Loose = opposite of tight. Most of the time, FReepers mean to type “lose.”

Martial Law (NOT “Marshall Law”)

Tenet (as in “principle”) (NOT “tenant”)

Existence (NOT “existence”)

Existent (NOT “existant”) Remember: “The ‘a’ in existent is nonexistent.”

Poll (as in “survey”) (NOT “pole” as in a stripper's primary accessory)

Principal vs. Principle: Principal = 1) First, or highest in rank; 2) Head guy (or gal) in a school; 3) Main portion of money in finance, e.g. principal of a loan.

Principle = Moral rule

Your vs. You’re:

Your = possessive. "Your mother doesn’t approve of your spelling skills."

You’re = Contraction of “you are” "You’re not likely to pass English."

[rightwingintelligentsia]

My inner Spelling Nazi made me do it.

[Elderberry]

series
beeber
stuned
hugh

for a few

[Revolting cat!]

Misspelled? I say misunderstood. ‘boarder’ is not ‘border’, ‘you’re’ i.e. “you are” is not ‘your’, etc.

[gundog]

Just following orders, eh? I’m afraid you’re in a very series trouble, FRiend.

[berkley]

rein in spending....NOT reign, which means to rule.

[brivette]

Hile! Himmler!

[cotton1706]

Existence (NOT “existence”)

Going forward, I’ll be sure to always capitalize this one!

[evets]

Are you series?

[vacuumbob]

think your wright. hehehhe
Just me....

[berkley]

rein in spending....NOT reign, which means to rule.

[houeto]

My inner Spelling Nazi made me do it.

10-4.

Now, please do the 'existence' thing one more time just to make sure that I have it right.

[warsaw44]

You forgot ‘ alot ‘.

I see it used on FR a lot.

[Dr. Sivana]

Might I add “moot point” instead of “mute point”?

[cripplecreek]

[Navy Patriot]

This is series and hugh.

[Keith in Iowa]

First world problem...

Your inner spelling Nazi needs to be charged with culture war crimes and tried in The Hague.

[Revolting cat!]

Rain on spending!

[evets]

Loose = opposite of tight. Most of the time, FReepers mean to type “lose.”

[Revolting cat!]

‘nekkid’ not ‘naked’.

[humblegunner]

Existence (NOT “existence”)

Ohhhh...kay.

[bcsco]

Isn’t this the reason for the spell check when posting? As well as the [Spell] button just below the Tagline window? That little squiggly red line that appears below some words has a purpose...

[raccoonradio]

>>Principal vs. Principle

On the Mary Tyler Moore show, Mary once answered a co-workers question about the spelling by mentioning the mnemonic device: “The Principal is your pal, p-a-l...”

[Malsua]

I see ridiculous misspelled a lot. It’s usually ridiculous. My English teach said ‘You get red in your face for misspelling ridiculous with red in it!”

[fatnotlazy]

Guilty as charged. I was once a secretary and in those days, I had impeccable spelling and grammar. Had to or I’d be fired. Now I’m sloppy. Even worse, I don’t proofread as I should, and that makes for some really gawd-awful, unintelligible posts.

[FourPeas]

i nevere new sutch anne od speling rool wuz inn Existence!

[raccoonradio]

oops! I’m a fine one to talk. Correction: co-worker’s (forgot apostrophe, fast typing fingers)

[Joe 6-pack]

Confusion often arises from the fact that martial law is enforced by a provost marshal.

[Navy Patriot]

Highl Hitlear

[Magic Fingers]

“Speach” vs. speech
“Whimp” vs. wimp
“Noone” vs. no one

[Hot Tabasco]

NOT “boarder” as in the guy who gets a bedroom in your house and dinner for a fee)

A "boarder" would also be the person who smacks you upsida yo head with a "board" for being such a spelling nazi.......

[cynwoody]

Hildabeast vs Hildebeest, when referring to the Secretary of State. The latter is correct, being derived from wildebeest, aka gnu, an unclean beast with cloven hooves.

[absolootezer0]

Might I add “moot point” instead of “mute point”?

"mute point" any time a democrat opens their mouth and you reach for the remote to turn off the volume?

[AnAmericanAbroad]

It's OK. I'm an English teacher, and most mistakes I've encountered here (or anywhere else) are easily made, especially if people are keyboarding in a hurry. It's only the REALLY bad and glaring examples that make me mutter to myself .

[luvbach1]

Pundit not pundant.

[blondee123]

I frequent a college sports forum & am amazed how many college students don,t know how to use (there - their- they,re) & ( your & you,re)! I see it here, but much less often.

[Revolting cat!]

‘nookieleer’!

[InvisibleChurch]

thanks, dad

[Larry Lucido]

I agree, we need to tow the line on this one!

(That’s what you do with a line, right? You tow it.)

j/k

[ken in texas]

Excellent points. I have to go take a shower and clean my beeber. Let us know if all turns out OK. /smile

[ALPAPilot]

Guilty - I used plane instead of plain last month - and I should know better: embarrassing.

[Zuben Elgenubi]

Clymer, not a$$hole.

[old school]

Damn! Your life must REALLY suck!

[Revolting cat!]

Should Ron Jeremy be hanged or hung?

[sportutegrl]

Potatoe for potato.

[QT3.14]

I stunned by the number of folks that can’t spail correctly.

[rightwingintelligentsia]

I just wanted to make sure you were all paying attention.

You get a gold star for the day, followed by the requisite whack on the knuckles.

[dsrtsage]

ask (Not aks)...oops wrong forum

[CatherineofAragon]

“Could of/would of” instead of “could have/would have.”

Okay, question, please. For days FR has been timing out like crazy for me. It took me seven tries to get my posts and four tries to get to this thread. Anyone else?

[Nervous Tick]

>> My inner Spelling Nazi made me do it.

Correct spelling and useage is so restraining; like being caught in a vice, it is!

But good on you for trying.

If this lesson doesn’t work, next time you can take a different tact.

:-)