tipsy Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 Few words and phrases that too many folks say incorrectly 1) Supposably = Supposedly 2) For all intensive purposes = For all intents and purposes 3) Irregardless = Regardless 4) I could care less . = I couldn't care less. 5) Expresso = Espresso 6) Ex Cetera = Et Cetra 7) I seen it . = I saw it 8) of umpost importance = of utmost importance 9) I need to lay down = I need to lie down. Feel free to correct me if I am wrong with posting. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audrey Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 "Lay" sounds better to me than "lie" here, because lie means something else too. Laying/lying, I'll never get over it. I have no idea though, always got straights A's in English, but don't know the rules of it, always went by feeling 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiD Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 It's definitely lie in that context. Good article on lay vs lie http://blog.oxforddictionaries.com/2012/03/lie-or-lay/ 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MosesIsComingLookBusy Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 you forgot then and than 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audrey Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 you forgot then and than Then and than is a huuuge one, yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Karizmatic Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 @yoyo oh so now you know english too.... u need to staph learning languages... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aniky Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 U forgot like couple of the most obvious ones such as: than - then there - their probably - propably your - you're Could probably go on with it, but that's what I'm pulling out of my head at this point. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.KeLFOuTO!r. Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 6) Ex Cetera = Et Cetra Should even more precisely be "et caetera" (latin). But in French we all use "etc" instead anyway... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tipsy Posted May 11, 2015 Author Share Posted May 11, 2015 It would be wrong to say you forgot this or that as I intended to provide limited information . I will be posting more here and everyone is welcome to provide his/her side of information. P.S. : For a sec. got hit with thought of changing topic title to "Grammar Nazi" haha 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aniky Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 Good article to read about most commonly misspelled words. http://grammar.yourdictionary.com/spelling-and-word-lists/misspelled.html 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanaraud Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 For me its troublesome to spell: quit\quiet\quite and lunch(in the air?)\(eat?)launch or was it vice versa? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audrey Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 For me its troublesome to spell: quit\quiet\quite and lunch(in the air?)\(eat?)launch or was it vice versa? Imma try quit - to quit something as in to quit smoking, quit drinking, quit gaming, quit your job quiet - opposite of loud: "It's so quiet in here that you can hear your own heartbeat." quite - I think proper synonym would be "enough": "That's quite a good job." (mkay I don't know good example for this one) Lunch - a meal Launch - to launch something in the air, yes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leader RedBaird Posted May 12, 2015 Leader Share Posted May 12, 2015 When Audrey saw the chicken lay an egg, she was so stunned that she had to lie down. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audrey Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 When Audrey saw the chicken lay an egg, she was so stunned that she had to lie down. Good! It was all lies, they were all lying. And now you lie too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leader RedBaird Posted May 12, 2015 Leader Share Posted May 12, 2015 For me its troublesome to spell: quit\quiet\quite and lunch(in the air?)\(eat?)launch or was it vice versa? NASA launched Vanaraud in a rocket to the Moon, where he had a nice lunch of green cheese. He was quite satisfied with his peaceful and quiet visit, but it was soon time to board his rocket and quit the moon. So sad that he had to quit his job to ride the rocketship. Good! It was all lies, they were all lying. And now you lie too. Don't lay that on me! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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