mrpotatoheadd
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posted on January 17, 2001 04:36:24 PM
It's LOSING not LOOSING if you are trying (for example) to say:
When eBay raises their fees, I'm losing money.
lose : to cease to have in possession, as through accident
loose : not tight
OK- I feel better now. Back to your regularly scheduled program.
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jadejim
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posted on January 17, 2001 04:41:07 PM
Thanks so much!! This is one that gets to me as well and I have tried may darndest to ignore it but always makes me grit my teeth!!
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Shoshanah
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posted on January 17, 2001 04:43:01 PM
Mr.P. That is just amazing! Thank you! Out of all the things I should be unable to remember, this is the one thing I have battled with, ever since I started to learn English, back in France. And it NEVER left....
lose lose lose
loose loose loose
louse louse louse.....OK Got it, I think...
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Gosh Shosh!
http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/rifkah/
http://www.oldandsold.com/index.htm
Type rifkah in "GO" box, checkmark the "user" circle, hit GO...
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snowydays
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posted on January 17, 2001 04:58:05 PM
"Alot" gets to me, there is no such word as "alot" it is a lot. You see it 20 times a day over in the Round Table, where did these people go to school that they did not learn this? Also, what is up with "I bidded on your auction?" Those are my personal pet peeves that I see A LOT.
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snowyegret
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posted on January 17, 2001 05:00:37 PM
The noose was loose,
so he didn't lose his life.
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KamikazeKat
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posted on January 17, 2001 05:00:42 PM
One that gets to me is "congradulations" instead of "congratulations"
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mrpotatoheadd
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posted on January 17, 2001 05:04:14 PM
Ok- just one more ( I promise  )...
privilege
not...
priviledge
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motive8
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posted on January 17, 2001 05:06:59 PM
oh who doest now that? i did real gud in english, so word's lyke that wear never difikult!
Just kidding, my mother was an English teacher, so at the risk of sounding conceited, I'll say I speak English well. If I make mistakes, they're just typos due to typing too fast!
BTW, there's nothing worse than reading an auction listing that sounds like an uneducated 5 year old wrote it!
Shoshanah, parelz-vous français? Moi je pense que l'anglais est plus difficile d'apprendre que le français. Les deux a trop d'exceptions, mais il y a moins en français. Moi, j'ai appris le français au Québec.
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ExecutiveGirl
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posted on January 17, 2001 05:08:05 PM
How about:
Accept and except
I see these every single day used incorrectly.
I just went to an auction that said:
"Payment must be received within 10 days after auction ends or loose the right to purchase the item . We except check or money order."
[ edited by ExecutiveGirl on Jan 17, 2001 05:11 PM ]
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twinsoft
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posted on January 17, 2001 05:08:29 PM
Hey, don't loose your temper.
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snowydays
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posted on January 17, 2001 05:09:00 PM
ooooh Congradulations gets to me also, I got an email from a Powerseller the other day, in the subject line it said "Congradulations", it was also in huge red letters at the top of the email. What moron would send an email like that out? And you just know that they have been doing that for a long, long time.
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sharkbaby
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posted on January 17, 2001 05:15:00 PM
Ok, I just MUST chime in before this thread gets nuked!
HOW hard is it to know the difference between "than" and "then" and also...
there, they're, and their
Geez! back when I was educated those were basics and, really, not at all difficult to learn!
Oh, oh, oh, and the difference between plural and possessive!!!
Whew! Got that off my chest!
Ok, thanks for listening! shark
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Noshill
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posted on January 17, 2001 05:27:16 PM
can not = cannot
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motive8
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posted on January 17, 2001 05:28:36 PM
Lot's of good reason to own this rare addition book, it will a real nice edition to you're collection. Do not bid if your not serious. Hi bidder must provide responce in three day's.
What? I didn't do nothin' wrong!
Yeah, that's another one, double negatives, just like in math, a double negative makes a positive.
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eventer
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posted on January 17, 2001 05:32:20 PM
It's BID not "bidded".
I BID on the item, I didn't "bidded" on it.
Also, if you "bided" on an item, I assume you used the Watch feature & waited until near the end.
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ExecutiveGirl
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posted on January 17, 2001 05:35:52 PM
My last feedback reads:
Praise: Very nice dress and super fast shipping. Thanks muchly!+++++
Muchly??
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tapatti
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posted on January 17, 2001 05:36:17 PM
Ok, I'll chime in too.
Web SITES
Job SITES
Construction SITES
NOT Web SIGHTS or Web SIGHT.
Thank you for your support.
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georgeviscomi
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posted on January 17, 2001 05:39:09 PM
Im glad your back.
I'm glad you're back.
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motive8
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posted on January 17, 2001 05:47:03 PM
Let's not forget "excellant" or "xcellant" instead of excellent
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jenniphant
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posted on January 17, 2001 05:48:04 PM
Allow me to add my vent...
It's either "regardless" or "irrespective". There's no such word as IRREGARDLESS.
The word is "nuclear" - not NUCULAR.
And lastly - The official form of government in the United States is a REPUBLIC - NOT a Democracy. (So stop fussing about eBay and PayPal. The voices of the common man were never meant to be heard in the first place.)
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eventer
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posted on January 17, 2001 05:55:40 PM
Irregardless of what you might think, jenniphant, "irregardless" IS a word.
Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary:
ir-re-gard-less, adv {prob. blen of irrespective and regardless] nonstand: REGARDLESS
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ExecutiveGirl
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posted on January 17, 2001 05:55:45 PM
Emails I've received:
1) You were aware of me being severly ill and unable to go out for a money order.
2) I definitely intend to pay you-I am not a deed beat.
Another thing that drives me crazy is emails written like this:
I C U have 2 of these dresses 4 sale. How much 4 both of them + shipping? Thank U.
WHERE on earth do these people learn to write?
[ edited by ExecutiveGirl on Jan 17, 2001 05:57 PM ]
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brie49
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posted on January 17, 2001 05:55:58 PM
Thank you, thank you all!
Not wanting to be pretentious, I've kept my mouth shut about the poor English skills used on AW by some. I'm not the wisest of them all, we all make mistakes, but improper English grinds on me like fingernails on a blackboard. I'm talking simple words used in plain everyday language that people slaughter repetively that gripes me.
I can forgive those attempting to use the $5 words, at least they are trying to improve their vocabulary.
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Glenda
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posted on January 17, 2001 05:56:09 PM
If you can't say something nice, just hold your tongue.
(not tounge)
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KamikazeKat
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posted on January 17, 2001 05:56:40 PM
Is a deed beat one who takes a deed to a piece of property and beats it into the ground?
As always, it's been your pleasure
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eventer
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posted on January 17, 2001 06:02:28 PM
that people slaughter repetively that gripes me.
Or repetitively
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brie49
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posted on January 17, 2001 06:04:27 PM
Typo eventer - lol
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amy
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posted on January 17, 2001 06:05:14 PM
I was frauded.
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sharkbaby
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posted on January 17, 2001 06:05:17 PM
I find the simple fact that the word IRREGARDLESS is in the dictionary now (I looked it up in my Websters and it was there!) offensive! I can only speculate that it was included because the word, although it ISN'T a word!!, was used so much they felt compelled to add it.
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ExecutiveGirl
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posted on January 17, 2001 06:05:45 PM
And, a few of my feedbacks:
Praise: Thanks for a good pesentation and good purchase.
Praise: great to do business with-fast shippment-rates an A-thanks!!!
Praise: excelent transaction would deal with again
Praise: Quick turnaround, nice mercandise, recommend this eBayer!
Praise: very pleased with quality of product and service. Highly Recomend! A ++++++++
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