My Spelling

[Diff-chan]

I just find it amazing that some people think proper spelling is not important in textual communication.

[flux=rad]

And while we're on the subject of contractions, know that "should of" or "could of" don't exist. They don't mean anything. It's actually supposed to be "should have" ("could have") contracted into "should've" ("could've") which sounds like "should of" ("could've"). Never, ever write that again.

Mzo, could of course be wrong.

And to actually add something to thread: download Wordweb. It's not the best dictionary or thesarus (in fact, it's pretty terrible), but it's the most convenient one I've found. It sits in your systray, and you highlight a word, then double-click wordweb to get the definition. And it seems like it'd be useful for spelling since you can just type in words, and it'll give you the closest match.

[MarkRyan]

MechDeus could learn the difference between "then" and "than".

[Curtis]

Well, shit, at least you finally admit you can't spell instead of saying "THIS ISN'T AN ESSAY!" Good for you. It's a lot easier to ignore mistakes from someone who's upfront about the fact that they can't spell. Use the "I can too! I just don't want to!" defense and people are going to give you hell for years.

[Mzo]

Mzo, could of course be wrong.

haha, screw you. You know what I meant.

[Fe 26]

No one will ever take you seriously if you can't spell. This has been the case throughout the history of all written languages. This has nothing to do with how well you did in grammar class and everything to do with how much you think of your own writing to take the time to make sure it's correct and concise. Mistakes were acceptable during the typewriter days, but now with an easy to use backspace key and readily accessible online dictionaries and spell checkers, you're just a lazy douche if you can't get it right.

Thanks, you fucking bastard.

Well, shit, at least you finally admit you can't spell instead of saying "THIS ISN'T AN ESSAY!" Good for you. It's a lot easier to ignore mistakes from someone who's upfront about the fact that they can't spell. Use the "I can too! I just don't want to!" defense and people are going to give you hell for years.

Well I really thought that was how it was at the time. But I recently tried to write something meaningful and made a ton of mistakes I normally don't make when I write something importent to me. Comp Eng classes don't really require a lot of writing, but the net does. I think being lazy online has made me forma lot of bad spelling and grammer habits.

I'd like to improve as it bothers me when I make mistakes when I'm actually trying not to.

I don't pronounce it MyNute, though. More like "minnit."

As far as contractions go, maybe you should write things out first, THEN contract them until you get the hang of it. Like, if you want to say "You're a douchebag," you can start out with "You are a douchebag." Then you can see that the apostrophe is replacing the a from "you are" to make "you're" (and not "your," which has nothing to do with anything).

And while we're on the subject of contractions, know that "should of" or "could of" don't exist. They don't mean anything. It's actually supposed to be "should have" ("could have") contracted into "should've" ("could've") which sounds like "should of" ("could've"). Never, ever write that again.

No one pronounces it MyNute, that is why the word minute is so fucked up. Everyone says "Min-it" or "Minnit" or something like that. Minute is probably a french word. Those fags are known for fucking words up to make them pretty. French is full of words with silent "e's" because they thought it would make the word pretty or some shit. Gay french people.

Thanks on the other stuff, it is bad habits like those I want to break.

[Calliander]

I say minn' - utt when referring to time and mai - noot' when referring to something small.

A dictionary or grammar checker, I need not.

Also, don't worry about IronPlant. This is one of my buddies.

[flux=rad]

No one pronounces it MyNute, that is why the word minute is so fucked up. Everyone says "Min-it" or "Minnit" or something like that. Minute is probably a french word. Those fags are known for fucking words up to make them pretty. French is full of words with silent "e's" because they thought it would make the word pretty or some shit. Gay french people.

Thanks on the other stuff, it is bad habits like those I want to break.

I'm kinda confused here, but 'Mynute' (spelled 'minute') is also a word. It's an adjective.

Edit: Mike time owned me.

[Fe 26]

=/ Why not give them to seperate spellings then? It isn't like either meaning has anything to do with the other.

[Rumpy]

No one pronounces it MyNute, that is why the word minute is so fucked up. Everyone says "Min-it" or "Minnit" or something like that. Minute is probably a french word. Those fags are known for fucking words up to make them pretty. French is full of words with silent "e's" because they thought it would make the word pretty or some shit. Gay french people.

Thanks on the other stuff, it is bad habits like those I want to break.

You just like to spell phonetically. Gotta learn the rules yo.