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Aside from all the peeves mentioned, another one that drives me nuts is 'cloth' instead of 'clothe'. I just get this visual of somebody dressed in ragged cloths instead of actual clothes.
On another message board I frequent, there's a poster who ALWAYS adds the extra 'o' to the word to. Her posts read "If you want too go too (a certain location, where giving details would identify which board I'm discussing)." I know it's not a typo, since all of her posts have this issue.Last edited by Sonoma; 03-12-2013, 03:44 AM.That is so full of suck Dyson doesn't know how they did it - shankyknitter
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Quoth Sonoma View PostOn another message board I frequent, there's a poster who ALWAYS adds the extra 'o' to the word to. Her posts read "If you want to go too (a certain location, where giving details would identify which board I'm discussing)." I know it's not a typo, since all of her posts have this issue.
And I just heard another of my pet peeves on an episode of Castle. Would've went. Ugh.Last edited by siskaren; 03-11-2013, 09:30 PM.
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Quoth Sapphire Silk View PostOr like where and were.
Don't get me started. The errors I see in the news are getting to be far too frequent. It's like there are editors anymore.
Specifically, according to the article, it was going to feature lepers.
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Quoth Shalom View PostFor Americans:
semibreve = whole note
minim = half note
crotchet = quarter note
quaver = eighth note
demiquaver = sixteenth note
My pet peeve in the grammar area is the placement of the word "only."
Example: Given a choice, I'd only eat steak. vs Given a choice, I'd eat only steak.
In the first sentence, what else might I do with the steak...use it to make a dress a la Lady Gaga?
I try to let most things go by, especially when it's on a discussion board, as we are here to vent, and are not writing for professional journals.
If I'm writing a serious article, though, I do try to use proper grammar and spelling.Everything will be ok in the end. If it's not ok, it's not the end.
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Quoth dalesys View PostOn lose/loose... My daughter's friend had a tat on his arm: "Born to loose"... he wasn't into archery. At least they didn't double the "o" in to.
The artist wanted to laugh and the gaggle of girls looked confused. It was a funny sad moment.
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Quoth Shalom View PostFor Americans:
semibreve = whole note = 𝅝
minim = half note = 𝅗𝅥 (no idea what font contains those. I don't have one here either.)
crotchet = quarter note = ♩
quaver = eighth note = ♪
demiquaver = sixteenth note = ♬
You do not call a 32nd note a demidemiquaver, it's a demisemiquaver.
And if you want to go further it's a hemidemisemiquaver.....and a semi hemidemisemiquaver....The best professors are mad scientists! -Zoom
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Quoth siskaren View PostAnd I just heard another of my pet peeves on an episode of Castle. Would've went. Ugh.
I tend to give more leeway to dialogue on film/tv/plays etc, because speech does not follow strict grammar rules.
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Quoth Chromatix View PostIn my experience, breves are written as a semibreve flanked by pairs of vertical lines. And a "slur" that joins two notes of the same pitch is called a tie - so the two semibreves would be tied together to become equivalent to a breve.
Bizarrely enough, a lot of recent successful musicians are unable to read musical notation. They use modern "pattern" software instead, or play by ear, or just make it up as they go along.
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Quoth siskaren View PostYep, would've gone.
When in doubt, I try to substitute a different verb in the same tense and see how it sounds. Try for the irregulars to really see if it sounds wonky.
I would have was? ("to be" = been)...
I would have blew? ("to blow" - blown)...
I would have did? ("to do" = done) ...
I would have flew? ("to fly" = flown)...
I would have rang? ("to ring" = rung)
/end literary PSASorry, my cow died so I don't need your bull
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Quoth EvilEmpryss View PostI would have did? ("to do" = done) ...
Quoth Shalom View PostUnder which someone wrote:
"[sic]"
More examples of obvious errors I have often seen...
"Lightening" (as in color) used to mean "Lightning" (the natural phenomenon) -- Link here. This one even became the name of a video game ("Thunder Force IV" on the Mega Drive/Genesis was renamed "Lightening Force" in the US)
"Hung" (on a wall) vs "Hanged" ("...by the neck until dead"). Similarly, "pled" vs "pleaded" (the latter refers to a plea offered in court, while the former generally does not)"For a musician, the SNES sound engine is like using Crayola Crayons. Nobuo Uematsu used Crayola Crayons to paint the Sistine Chapel." - Jeremy Jahns (re: "Dancing Mad")
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