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darkhorse
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 Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2005 1:02 am Post subject: Forty most annoying ESL cafe misspelled words |
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hesterprynne
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| Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2005 2:06 am Post subject: yes |
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| Great post! We should all try to improve. |
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Chris_Crossley
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| Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2005 3:54 am Post subject: Compare wrong with right spellings |
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| Perhaps it would be more useful to have a comparative list made up of the correctly spelled word and typical misspellings, e.g., "accommodation" -> NOT "accomodation" or "accomadation". |
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sigmoid
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| Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2005 6:00 am Post subject: |
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| Good topic. As we all know English spelling is somewhat troublesome, but by checking your posts and using the EDIT function that is operable when you are signed in, you can go back and correct any mistakes even after you have submitted your message. |
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Chasgul
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| Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2005 8:47 am Post subject: |
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Given that we are supposed to be Teachers, I find just about any spelling mistakes irritating - especially as it shows a lack of attention to detail which can only be a reflection on the poster's attitude.
But then I'm a pedant and expect others to correct me if I make a mistake and don't take it badly or sulk when it happens. |
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VanIslander
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| Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2005 11:12 am Post subject: Re: Forty most annoying ESL cafe misspelled words |
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| darkhorse wrote: |
| 5) benefited |
There are two accepted spellings of this word: "benefitted" is also a use according to my Canadian Oxford dictionary.
There are legit differences in usage here too, though you are probably bothered by the possessive misuse of "the government doesn't know it's place."
This is a mistake but it's one made so often and in highly literate media that there's talk of it emerging as an acceptable alternative spelling; it's certainly not Dave's-specific.
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24) principal
25) principle |
Yeah. Some native speakers simply don't know the diff, though others simply have a brain cramp. You know, many of us type pretty quickly, sometimes while exhausted after work or half-sloshed before bed, and certainly with no intentions of having our quick posts proofread before getting on with other things.
Ironic.
More than half of my Korean students can get it right!
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38 ) they're, their, there
39) to, too, two |
Simple brain cramp. We all know the differences.
Sadly, some don't realize that "your" is not a phonetic equivalent to "you're" in "you're welcome" irregardless of pronounciation.
(I purposely misspelt/misspelled a couple of my own pet peeves from ESLers.  ) |
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moonraven
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| Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2005 1:59 pm Post subject: |
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| It's "regardless of" not "irregardless of". |
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basiltherat
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| Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2005 5:13 pm Post subject: |
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surprised my nightmare 'relevant' didnt appear 
basil |
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JonnytheMann
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| Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2005 6:34 pm Post subject: |
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Some people are just naturally poor spellers, but they still might be excellent teachers of English.
Also, Dave's ESL Cafe is an informal message board so I'm sure most posters proofread their writing more thoroughly when writing things that are more important.
I think that discouraged English learners can draw comfort from the fact that many English speakers misspell words because of the low phoneme-to-grapheme correspondence in English. |
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darkhorse
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hamel
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| Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2005 1:56 am Post subject: |
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| many of the teachers on the korea forum spell alot like this. didn't we learn that in high school? bugs me a lot. |
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merlin
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| Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2005 5:40 am Post subject: |
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Excellent list! Very insightful.
Looks like Im going to have to start using "rediculous" a bit more - it didn't even make the list! 
Then there's also mellineum, which was fun for a few years but I just cant find a way to stick it into conversations nowadays. Guess I'll have to try harder.
But really, we're all off duty hear anyhow. |
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dmb
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| we're all off duty hear anyhow. |
that was deliberate , right? |
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Chris_Crossley
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| Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2005 6:39 am Post subject: Forget conventional spellings - use IPA instead! |
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All misspellings can be avoided by simply replacing the spellings we use for each and every word with IPA symbols. Hence, words like "sight" and "site" would be rendered in IPA in exactly the same way.
How would it be if we all started to use IPA instead of conventional spellings? I guess that if it normally takes us one second to write something quickly, it would take us about ten times longer just to stare at the screen, especially if we are half sloshed / blotto / inebriated / intoxicated / on the point of puking, trying to make out from the IPA symbols WTF the poster is talking about! 
Try this one for size:
/he'lo/ /hau/ /a:/ /ju:/ ? /a:/ /ju:/ /fain/? /ai/ /am/ /fain/ /tu:/! /wel/ /wel/ /wel/! /ai/ /si:/ /rein/! /ai/ /mei/ /get/ /wet/!
(OK, not all letters on the conventional QWERTY keyboard can be used as "proper" IPA symbols; perhaps we ought to persuade PC manufacturers to make some changes? ) |
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dmb
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| Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2005 6:45 am Post subject: |
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| Look at the thread above on the GD forum |
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