RIDICULOUS!

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21 Sep 2006, 02:22 PM
Some Stupid Japanese Name

RIDICULOUS!

Can we sticky the proper spelling for this word on every forum. I'm by far not the spelling police, but for some reason this one word irritates the crap out of me, and people spell it wrong all over this place.
21 Sep 2006, 02:23 PM
mollipen

This post is rediculus.
21 Sep 2006, 02:35 PM
James

Screwing up rediculous is fine, as these things go. Stupid, but whatever. Apostrophe-ing a plural, on the other hand, warrants one hit to the side of the head with a tire iron. *ftang!*

James
21 Sep 2006, 02:36 PM
Advocate

I fond thes pots rediculous.
21 Sep 2006, 02:36 PM
sethsez

Haha, that's exactly what I was hoping this thread would be about when I clicked it.

"Definately" also needs to die.
21 Sep 2006, 02:39 PM
Advocate

wheres buttcheeks when you need him?
21 Sep 2006, 02:39 PM
kingoffighters

1 Attachment(s)

"You are reeedickculous!"

http://www.the-nextlevel.com/board/a...1&d=1158860370
21 Sep 2006, 04:14 PM
jonas

This is redecolis, nobody spells it wrong.
21 Sep 2006, 04:16 PM
ChaoofNee

IT IS NOT A UBS CABLE FOR FUCK'S SAKE.
THE PACKAGE SAYS "USB"!!!
21 Sep 2006, 05:29 PM
Cowutopia

ridicule + ous = ridiculous. Enlgish isn't that fucking hard, folks.
21 Sep 2006, 06:07 PM
Advocate

I hate when customers come in asking for a High Density box for their new High Density TV. Or Dignickel. Or they have a HGTV.
21 Sep 2006, 06:09 PM
Galaxia

Quote:

Originally Posted by Advocate

Or they have a HGTV.

LOL
21 Sep 2006, 06:35 PM
Advocate

Galaxia - I know I used to correct them. "Sir, HGTV is a channel. You might have a HDTV." Their response is "Yeah whatever. You guys made the damn thing." Hint: I'm asian.
21 Sep 2006, 06:50 PM
Geo

Pisses me off to no end as well.
21 Sep 2006, 07:10 PM
Frogacuda

Quote:

Originally Posted by sethsez

Haha, that's exactly what I was hoping this thread would be about when I clicked it.

"Definately" also needs to die.

I spell it "definately" all the time. Even though I know how it's spelled and I usually fix it before I post it, my brain just wants that word to be spelled like that.

My favorite is calling "Onimusha" "Oshimitsu" for some reason.
22 Sep 2006, 12:58 AM
g0zen

REDUNKALUS
22 Sep 2006, 03:43 AM
Calliander

I don't care so much about rediculous or definately.

I care a lot about loose. As in, "I hope the Yankees loose their next game."
22 Sep 2006, 03:55 AM
MarkRyan

I propose a forum filter that automatically changes "rediculous" to "recockulous."
22 Sep 2006, 03:58 AM
Opaque

Quote:

Originally Posted by g0zen

REDUNKALUS

Correction: REDONKEYLUS
22 Sep 2006, 04:20 AM
Fe 26

whats this about spelling errors? No one does that around here. No sir.
22 Sep 2006, 04:35 AM
Opaque

Quote:

Originally Posted by buttcheeks

whats this about spelling errors?

LOL
22 Sep 2006, 05:07 AM
arjue

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cowutopia

ridicule + ous = ridiculous. Enlgish isn't that fucking hard, follks.

http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/155/raycubeos2.gif
22 Sep 2006, 05:40 AM
FuryFox

I've seen so many people spell it "rediculous" that I thought it was some sort of in-joke. Or foreign thing.
22 Sep 2006, 08:47 AM
g0zen

Quote:

Originally Posted by Opaque

Correction: REDONKEYLUS

No I was right.

I spelled it phoniclly.
22 Sep 2006, 08:49 AM
Cowutopia

Quote:

Originally Posted by arjue

http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/155/raycubeos2.gif

lol. I bet you put that there you sneaky bastard.
22 Sep 2006, 09:15 AM
morphix

http://img127.imageshack.us/img127/9427/balki2uo6.jpg
Don't be ridicuhlos!
22 Sep 2006, 09:35 AM
Bacon McShig

Quote:

Originally Posted by James

Screwing up rediculous is fine, as these things go. Stupid, but whatever. Apostrophe-ing a plural, on the other hand, warrants one hit to the side of the head with a tire iron. *ftang!*

Agreed.

I'm also quite unsure how anyone that passed 2nd grade can confuse "to" with "too."

Oh, and Diff is usually a model grammatical citizen, but he always types "yea" instend of "yeah", which irks me. "Yea" is pronounced "yay", as in "yea or nay."
22 Sep 2006, 11:26 AM
Fe 26

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bacon McShig

Agreed.

I'm also quite unsure how anyone that passed 2nd grade can confuse "to" with "too."

Circling "too" in 20 different sentences isn't an adequate way to teach second graders how to write, perhaps?
22 Sep 2006, 11:42 AM
bloodyarts

This is more for comic geeks, but the gross misspelling of Rogue as "R-o-U-g-e" really irks the shit out of me.

I see this word misspelled more than any other word in the English language.
22 Sep 2006, 12:17 PM
Mzo

redonkeylips
22 Sep 2006, 12:59 PM
Bacon McShig

Quote:

Originally Posted by buttcheeks

Circling "too" in 20 different sentences isn't an adequate way to teach second graders how to write, perhaps?

I kind of find it hard to believe that anyone not knowing the difference never misused it in a written paper without being corrected throughout their entire academic career.

Are you seriously defending its misuse? It's basic-ass stuff.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mzo

redonkeylips

Budnick! Cut it out or pay the price!
22 Sep 2006, 01:10 PM
George

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mzo

redonkeylips
22 Sep 2006, 01:41 PM
Fe 26

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bacon McShig

I kind of find it hard to believe that anyone not knowing the difference never misused it in a written paper without being corrected throughout their entire academic career.

Are you seriously defending its misuse? It's basic-ass stuff.

I'm not really defending its misuse so much as I am wishing out lowd that children in grade school were taught how to write better.

But, for your first statement, yes it would pretty easy to get through school without ever using "too." From the proof reading I've done, not a lot of people write wordy sentences that require that word (but lol, I'm in MS so whatever.) I guess you could ask Melf or Flux about the writing habits of studients these days.

But that brings me to another thing I think is wrong with grade school English classes. I don't know about you, but I had a couple English teachers that did that "group" proof reading crap. Which for grade schoolers is like the blind leading the blind. Little kids that would much rather be playing or eating candy have no real business teaching each other how to write. Group reading may work in private schools or accelerated classes, but it only hurts kids in public school imo.

btw, all of this post is just opinions. There is no reason for anyone to flip out and insult my mother's dog or something.
22 Sep 2006, 01:46 PM
g0zen

Ah Jesus..Here we go..
22 Sep 2006, 01:49 PM
Brisco Bold

Quote:

Originally Posted by James

Apostrophe-ing a plural, on the other hand, warrants one hit to the side of the head with a tire iron. *ftang!*

James

I do this all the time and I fucking hate it!
22 Sep 2006, 01:52 PM
Fe 26

Quote:

Originally Posted by g0zen

Ah Jesus..Here we go..

don't you have some liquid lighting to get all lickered up on?
22 Sep 2006, 01:54 PM
g0zen

It's called 'white lightning' and if I had a steady enough supply your posts might actually start making sense.
22 Sep 2006, 01:56 PM
Fe 26

Quote:

Originally Posted by James

Apostrophe-ing a plural, on the other hand, warrants one hit to the side of the head with a tire iron. *ftang!*

James

its ok to apostrophe a plural if you stick it at the end of the word.

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handou...r/g_apost.html
22 Sep 2006, 01:56 PM
Fe 26

Quote:

Originally Posted by g0zen

It's called 'white lightning' and if I had a steady enough supply your posts might actually start making sense.

Its called all sorts of things mountain man.
22 Sep 2006, 02:31 PM
James

Quote:

Originally Posted by buttcheeks

its ok to apostrophe a plural if you stick it at the end of the word.

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handou...r/g_apost.html

"It's"

And so long as the word is possessive as well as plural, by all means,have fun.

James