Burning down the house!

[Bryan Nuss]

I received an e-mail today from the Wood Worker's Book Club as follows:
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From: Wood Worker's Book Club (wwbc@email.mbs01.net)
To:
Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2005 1:02 PM
Subject: Add Flare to Your Favorite Projects!
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[Christopher Pine]

I get a blank screen.

[Bryan Nuss]

Sorry about that ... I hadn't intended to include the link. I edited it out.

They obviously don't have a "flare" for English!

[Dan Gill]

I wondered if anyone else would notice that. I am a technical writer by trade, and it is almost impossible for me to turn off the little editor in my head. It's a curse, especially in these times when knowledge of English is in such steep decline. It makes me sad to see professional publications written so poorly.

[Ted Shrader]

Dan -

The "flare" - "flair" you don't see much and there are others in the same category. However, there are a few that have become pet peeves . . . . Some of the worst ones: than, then there, their, they're you're, your to, too, two using an apostrophe after a word followed by an "s" to indicate plural not possesive and there are othersI have made my share of mistakes, but I try to keep the easy ones to a minimum.

Ted

[Jim Dunn]

inglish isnot my bst langage iether

[Randy Moore]

inglish isnot my bst langage iether
Ain't mine . I butcher more than I should

[Rob Littleton]

hang on a minute...................

Who said that English is the language of this great land?????

AMERICAN is what is spoken out here. I am English and people tell me I have an accent. NO!!!! If I spoke American, I would have an accent, I speak ENGLISH, YOU have the accent.

In regards to the "butchered" in the previous post, the American English is just that............

Don't take me serious please, Im just messing. When I do this lecture when someone tells me I have an accent, I get a giggle from recipient........hope you guys giggle and dont shoot me :-)

[Michael Perata]

There are in excess of 400 distinct languages spoken or written in the United States, and Americanized English has embraced a part of each spoken/written language.

Remember - the words Geronimo, tsunami, barbecue and hasta la vista, baby undoubtedly were never spoken by his/her majesty - yet we use them everyday as if they are part of our language, and these and many, many more non-English words are!

[Arnie Grammon]

Dan -

The "flare" - "flair" you don't see much and there are others in the same category. However, there are a few that have become pet peeves . . . . Some of the worst ones:

than, then
there, their, they're
you're, your
to, too, two
using an apostrophe after a word followed by an "s" to indicate plural not possesive
and there are others

Ted
Than their our too moor two ad too you're pet peave's:

Accept and except
Here and hear

:) ;)

Arnie

[Ned Bulken]

Owed to the Spelling Checker

I have a spelling checker It came with my PC
It plane lee marks four my revue
Miss steaks aye can knot sea.

Eye ran this poem threw it,
Your sure reel glad two no.
Its vary polished in it's weigh
My checker tolled me sew.

A checker is a bless sing,
It freeze yew lodes of thyme.
It helps me right awl stiles two reed,
And aides me when aye rime.

Each frays come posed up on my screen
Eye trussed too bee a joule
The checker pour o'er every word
To cheque sum spelling rule.

Be fore a veiling checkers
Hour spelling mite decline,
And if were lacks or have a laps,
We wood be maid to wine.

Butt now bee cause my spelling
Is checked with such grate flare,
Their are know faults with in my cite,
Of non eye am a wear.

Now spelling does knot phase me,
It does knot bring a tier.
My pay purrs awl due glad den
With wrapped words fare as hear.

To rite with care is quite a feet
Of witch won should be proud.
And wee mussed dew the best wee can,
Sew flaws are knot aloud.

Sow ewe can sea why aye dew prays
Such soft ware four pea seas.
And why I brake in two averse
By righting want too pleas.

-anonymous


Just had to share that, enjoy!:D

[Ted Shrader]

Than their our too moor two ad too you're pet peave's:

Accept and except - Yep! Add "affect" and "effect", too.
Here and hear

:) ;)

ArnieArine -

Your write. :) ;) :)

Ted