bubblewrap
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posted on September 24, 2002 04:18:05 PM
Advice - NOUN: Opinion about what could or should be done about a situation or problem.
Advise - VERB: To offer advice to; counsel.
I see these two words used incorrectly on here all the time and it drives me nuts! Usually the word 'advise' is used in place of the correct word 'advice'. I'm no genius and I'm sure I make spelling and grammatical errors on here all the time but this one was just getting under my skin and I had to post a message about it.
*Pulls on fire-retardent underwear*
Thank you.
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bear1949
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posted on September 24, 2002 04:46:01 PM
You must have been or are a English teacher. I used to drive my Ex wife (an english teacher) crazy when I mispronounced a couple of words.
Example: Siren (like the noise made by an ambulance) I would pronounce it "sireene)
OR would refer to English peas as Little Green Peas
Not that I ever did it on purpose....
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bubblewrap
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posted on September 24, 2002 04:53:56 PM
LOL...sireene...sounds like the way the Beverly Hill Billys might say it...as in "Lets take a dip in the seement(cement) pond."
No I'm not, nor have I ever been an English teacher. Just easily annoyed I guess.
[ edited by bubblewrap on Sep 24, 2002 04:54 PM ]
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bubblewrap
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posted on September 24, 2002 04:55:50 PM
And sorry bear1949, I didnt mean to imply you were a hill billy 
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NearTheSea
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posted on September 24, 2002 04:58:42 PM
Lots of misspelled stuff here, and it doesn't really bother me, only when.......
its repeated over and over
like
ridiculus being spelled rediculus
ok ya'll started it, headed off to the seement pond, cuz I hear a sireene
edited to say: I am not calling anyone a hillbilly or anything, HEY I lived in OK and TX for a time
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[ edited by NearTheSea on Sep 24, 2002 05:00 PM ]
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slabholder
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posted on September 24, 2002 05:11:34 PM
*Pulls on fire-retardent underwear*
Retardent?
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bear1949
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posted on September 24, 2002 05:12:40 PM
Don't worry about the Hill Billy comment. I didn't get a nick name like Bear by being thin skinned.
Actually I thought of it more as a red neck way of speach. (and no I'm not a red neck)
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bubblewrap
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posted on September 24, 2002 05:18:28 PM
slabholder: retardant - used to slow or retard the spread of a fire...because I figured I was going to get flamed for my post.
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kiara
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posted on September 24, 2002 05:23:20 PM
ridiculus or ridiculous?
The one I notice most often is loose when it should be lose.
[ edited by kiara on Sep 24, 2002 05:25 PM ]
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NearTheSea
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posted on September 24, 2002 05:28:17 PM
kiara LOL!!
did I misspell my most annoying misspelled word?
lous or lus, ok which is it? LOL!
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kiara
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posted on September 24, 2002 07:01:41 PM
I think it is lous.
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classicrock000
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posted on September 24, 2002 07:06:37 PM
Id like to give my advice,but it would sound
RIDICKOULUS
[ edited by classicrock000 on Sep 24, 2002 07:08 PM ]
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NearTheSea
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posted on September 24, 2002 07:14:49 PM
kiara! but would that then be pronounced
louse? LOL!
classicrock, ah come on, let it out, whats your advise, ah I mean advice? LOL!
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bubblewrap
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posted on September 24, 2002 07:18:03 PM
Oh no...what have I started here??? lol
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sparkz
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posted on September 24, 2002 07:30:05 PM
I heard their was a thread over here about spelling. I guess everyone is entitled to there opinion.
The light at the end of the tunnel will turn out to be an oncoming train.
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tomwiii
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posted on September 25, 2002 02:45:01 AM
NTM: their opinion? 
http://www.sparedollar.com?ref=260
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cougarls88
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posted on September 25, 2002 05:04:28 AM
Did you loose your mind or something?
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sanmar
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posted on September 25, 2002 10:19:15 AM
I would take this opportunity to advise you not to give advice.
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mrspock
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posted on September 26, 2002 06:45:58 AM
hey ,Im married to one of them there english professors but I'm learnen her to talk right
spock here......
Live long and Prosper
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toolhound
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posted on September 26, 2002 08:06:43 AM
WHO CARES???
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zoomin
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posted on September 26, 2002 08:17:24 AM
yeh. Who cares anyway?
is it really impotent?
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aintrichyet
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posted on September 26, 2002 02:14:59 PM
zoomin: it IS impotent! ... i used to be a proofreader/editor for a big crossword and word puzzle company .... spelling is such an important factor in ebay selling ... but i just wanted to add that my favorite word i ever ran across is floccinauccinihilipilification ... this is something that happens often on ebay ...
it means: The act or action of estimating or evalutating something as being worthless or useless.
Marcia/Ohio
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tooltimes
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posted on September 26, 2002 02:23:36 PM
It's not on either the dictionary.com or webster.com web sites.
Poll: How many do the crossword puzzle in the paper almost every day? I do.
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aintrichyet
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posted on September 26, 2002 02:24:43 PM
Oooooooh... i thought of another cool word i learned in my crossword puzzle editing years ... apropos for ebay items, or AW too-long threads ...
defenestration: ... the act of throwing something or someone out of the window.
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mrbusinessman
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posted on September 26, 2002 02:30:19 PM
High all. Just thought I'd putt in my too sense worth two.
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twinsoft
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posted on September 26, 2002 02:31:59 PM
Loose/lose.
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kiara
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posted on September 26, 2002 02:49:03 PM
Crocheted is not crotched. Someone on ebay is selling Victoria Secret Crotched swimwear.
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aintrichyet
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posted on September 26, 2002 02:59:05 PM
re tooltime: floccinauccinihilipilification
Q. What does "floccinaucinihilipilification" mean?
A. It means "the estimation of something as worthless."
But it is usually used only as an example of a very long word, sometimes held to be the longest. The Oxford English Dictionary labels it "humorous" and gives the following citations for it:
I loved him for nothing so much as his floccinaucinihilipilification of money.
--William Shenstone, Letters
They must be taken with an air of contempt, a floccinaucinihilipilification of all that can gratify the outward man.
--Sir Walter Scott, Journal
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usually
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posted on September 26, 2002 05:12:36 PM
Anyone who comes hear will here good advice.
Being right is nice, being obnoxiously right can cost one friends.
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mlecher
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posted on September 27, 2002 05:46:52 AM
floccinaucinihilipilification
Okay, where is the pronunciation guide? Need to take a deep breath for that word...
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A Man will spend $2.00 for a $1.00 item he needs.
A Woman will spend $1.00 for a $2.00 item she doesn't need.
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