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> Pedants' Paradise, Spelling and Grammar Notes and Queries
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post Mar 19 2011, 10:11 PM
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QUOTE(Celeste @ Mar 19 2011, 07:30 PM) *


Why does that need its own paragraph?


Sorry, but this is pedants' paradise! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blush.gif)
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post Mar 19 2011, 10:52 PM
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post Mar 19 2011, 10:59 PM
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I'm listening to a re-run of Pick of the Pops on iPlayer at the moment. 1972, so naturally enough, there's some Slade playing at the moment.

Singing 'Look Wot You Dun'.

Discuss.

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post Mar 19 2011, 11:04 PM
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QUOTE(ilovemycello @ Mar 19 2011, 11:11 PM) *

QUOTE(Celeste @ Mar 19 2011, 07:30 PM) *


Why does that need its own paragraph?


Sorry, but this is pedants' paradise! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blush.gif)

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post Mar 19 2011, 11:15 PM
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Ditto !
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post Mar 19 2011, 11:16 PM
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I went back and edited my post... I stupidly put an apostrophe in 'its'.
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post Mar 19 2011, 11:19 PM
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QUOTE(Celeste @ Mar 19 2011, 11:16 PM) *

I went back and edited my post... I stupidly put an apostrophe in 'its'.


Ah well, stuff happens (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Let's discuss Slade record names...as well as Look Wot You Dun, we have Skweeze Me Pleeze Me, My Frend Stan and Mama Weer All Crazee Now (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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post Mar 20 2011, 12:08 AM
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QUOTE(Celeste @ Mar 19 2011, 11:16 PM) *

I went back and edited my post... I stupidly put an apostrophe in 'its'.

Ah. ok. Honesty ! (no, I didn't mean honestly!) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) Honest.
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post Mar 24 2011, 11:15 AM
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QUOTE(cambiata @ Mar 24 2011, 09:33 AM) *

I almost put this in the scream thread - arghhhh!

I keep seeing definately when is should be definitely. Other spelling mistakes don't bother me at all - only that one. Maybe because it is such a strong word and used a lot.

Sorry if it has already been mentioned on this thread. I haven't read it all (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)



It's sitting there right on the first page of this thread.
Eye definately sore it their!
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post Mar 24 2011, 01:46 PM
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Totally agree, cambiata - drives me nuts!

It's not as if we PRONOUNCE the word 'definATEly'.

Argh, argh and ARGH.

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post Mar 24 2011, 02:48 PM
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QUOTE(Cyrilla @ Mar 24 2011, 01:46 PM) *

Totally agree, cambiata - drives me nuts!

It's not as if we PRONOUNCE the word 'definATEly'.

Argh, argh and ARGH.

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But then we don't pronounce it definitely, either... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ph34r.gif)
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post Mar 24 2011, 03:21 PM
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QUOTE(Czerny @ Mar 24 2011, 02:48 PM) *

But then we don't pronounce it definitely, either... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ph34r.gif)


As soon as we play that card, we leave ourselves open to the counter-argument....

Beauchamp is pronounced Beecham
Trottiscliffe is pronounced Trosley
Menzies is pronounced Mingis

And I won't tell you what it's like when a Scotsman grabs your hand, shakes it and says "Farquhar" in your face!


Just because it isn't pronounced exactly as it's apparently spelled proves not a lot...

Sorry - I'm being more than a bit of a pedant myself now :-)

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post Mar 24 2011, 03:31 PM
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QUOTE(Czerny @ Mar 24 2011, 02:48 PM) *

QUOTE(Cyrilla @ Mar 24 2011, 01:46 PM) *

Totally agree, cambiata - drives me nuts!

It's not as if we PRONOUNCE the word 'definATEly'.

Argh, argh and ARGH.

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But then we don't pronounce it definitely, either... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ph34r.gif)


Oh, don't be difficult for the sake of it, Czerny, please. I'm on a short fuse today..

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post Mar 24 2011, 03:33 PM
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QUOTE(Cyrilla @ Mar 24 2011, 03:31 PM) *

QUOTE(Czerny @ Mar 24 2011, 02:48 PM) *

But then we don't pronounce it definitely, either... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ph34r.gif)


Oh, don't be difficult for the sake of it, Czerny, please. I'm on a short fuse today..


I'm not aware that Czerny is pronounced kerzerny either, but that's how it looks to me :-)
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post Mar 24 2011, 03:45 PM
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This thread is nothing like Paradise as I imagine it.
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