Learning English continues..

[tipsy]

 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.

[audrey]

"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

[SiD]

It's definitely lie in that context.

 

Good article on lay vs lie

 

http://blog.oxforddictionaries.com/2012/03/lie-or-lay/

[MosesIsComingLookBusy]

you forgot then and than

[audrey]

you forgot then and than

Then and than is a huuuge one, yes.

[Mr.Karizmatic]

@yoyo oh so now you know english too.... u need to staph learning languages...

[Aniky]

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.

[.KeLFOuTO!r.]

6) Ex Cetera = Et Cetra

 

Should even more precisely be "et caetera" (latin). But in French we all use "etc" instead anyway...

[tipsy]

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 

[Aniky]

Good article to read about most commonly misspelled words.

 

http://grammar.yourdictionary.com/spelling-and-word-lists/misspelled.html

[Vanaraud]

For me its troublesome to spell: quit\quiet\quite and lunch(in the air?)\(eat?)launch or was it vice versa?

[audrey]

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

[RedBaird]

When Audrey saw the chicken lay an egg, she was so stunned that she had to lie down.

[audrey]

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.

[RedBaird]

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!