"There are countless horrible things happening all over the world and horrible people prospering, but we must never allow them to disturb our equanimity or deflect us from our sacred duty to sabotage and annoy them whenever possible." -Auberon Waugh
Wednesday, August 12, 2020
Just spitballin' here
Admittedly, it would be nice to occasionally come across someone who knew how to spell "loose" correctly, but you've got to work with what you've got.
I can feel his (or her) pain. I have composed what I took to be a pithy comment many times, only to discover, after I had posted it, a huge clunker of a spelling error. Easy to fix on one's own blog; a mistake for the ages on someone else's.
It used to bother me to see a spelling error or grammatical error on the internet, but to protect my mental health I've had to learn to turn a blind eye to the problem. The sheer number of typos & grammos* I see every day has overwhelmed my pedantry. :)
*My personal contraction for 'grammatical errors'.
I like the idea. It would give "running with the bulls" a whole new perspective, and I can just imagine the screaming. Another idea is to invite all the bikers in Sturgis to attend some of these blue cities for an afternoon of riot street polo.
Yes, it would of been better if they had used "loose".
ReplyDeleteI can feel his (or her) pain. I have composed what I took to be a pithy comment many times, only to discover, after I had posted it, a huge clunker of a spelling error. Easy to fix on one's own blog; a mistake for the ages on someone else's.
ReplyDeleteSometimes my mistakes are for comedic purposes.
ReplyDeleteProddy Andalusians Charging Obnoxiously
ReplyDeletea mistake for the ages on someone else's
ReplyDeleteFor all its myriad faults, Disqus allows you to edit your comments on someone else's blog (if you have an account).
Oh, and this is another example of "Spiny's Law": Every popular image meme will contain at least one spelling or grammatical error.
ReplyDeleteIt used to bother me to see a spelling error or grammatical error on the internet, but to protect my mental health I've had to learn to turn a blind eye to the problem. The sheer number of typos & grammos* I see every day has overwhelmed my pedantry. :)
ReplyDelete*My personal contraction for 'grammatical errors'.
Any chance of adding frickin' laser beams to their heads?
ReplyDeleteI'm actually happy to see this use of "lose."
ReplyDeleteIt goes some way towards countering the invariable use of "loose" for "lose" I keep seeing.
Steve at the Pub: you're now President of Acronym Composition Online.
ReplyDeleteSteve S.: Yeah, I think that might be an even more common error.
I like the idea. It would give "running with the bulls" a whole new perspective, and I can just imagine the screaming. Another idea is to invite all the bikers in Sturgis to attend some of these blue cities for an afternoon of riot street polo.
ReplyDeleteWhy waste good beef? Rabbits would probably create panic in that crowd.
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