Irregardless

[mc1]

Originally Posted by tbeltrans

I am reasonably sure that last sentence made perfect sense to ... somebody.

Tony

I'd like to think George and Charles Merriam would be proud. Also, get yourself a dictionary, my good fellow man.

But to translate:

Don't be a fool, with all your nonsense, or you'll end up stabbed and running around counterclockwise.

Very sage advice, IMO.

[tbeltrans]

Originally Posted by Slothead56

The whole thing is a mute point...

I love it! So if I "unmute" the point, I will be able to hear it.

Joking aside, we do, unfortunately, often see that in forum posts instead of the correct "moot".

Tony

[steelvibe]

Gullible is not a word either

[Slothead56]

Originally Posted by steelvibe

Gullible is not a word either

I don’t believe you.

[cmd612]

Originally Posted by Haasome

I would refudiate that notion.

Never heard that one, but I kind of like it.

Originally Posted by Mr. Jelly

I just got a letter from my doctor's office stating that CKIN is at 10:30 am. Go ahead and look that up. My confidence is high.

You're going to be on the radio in Montreal at 10:30? Excellent!

Originally Posted by mc1

So don't be a gubbins, with all your taradiddles, or you'll end up snickersneed and running around in widdershins.

A past participle of "snickersnee?" What are they teaching in schools these days? In my day it was a noun.

Originally Posted by RP

My grammatical pet peeve is less/fewer, but nobody except me seems to care about that either....

Oh, I'm with you on that one.

[Jim Owen]

Originally Posted by Haasome

It’s been thought to be associated with the feudal social system that developed in Europe in the 8th century, but lacks significant proof.

He’s hornswoggling you. It’s origin is far more recent, by a noted American wordsmith.

[steelvibe]

Originally Posted by Slothead56

I don’t believe you.

touch'e

[David Eastwood]

Originally Posted by M19

How much less, Dave? Litterally 50% less?

42% less, of course.

Now, where's my towel?

[mc1]

Originally Posted by steelvibe

Gullible is not a word either

What about Gulliver's "Gullible Travels"?

[mc1]

Originally Posted by cmd612

A past participle of "snickersnee?" What are they teaching in schools these days? In my day it was a noun.

If we use it enough, it'd be in the dictionary someday.

[mc1]

Originally Posted by tbeltrans

I love it! So if I "unmute" the point, I will be able to hear it.

Joking aside, we do, unfortunately, often see that in forum posts instead of the correct "moot".

Tony

To be serious here, just for a moment, I often misspell words for their homophones (sounds the same but is spelled differently). I am a terrible speller, and have lived with the ridicule and shame of that for all my life. I actually try and spell things phonetically (fonetikly), which is very unsuccessful. Without a dictionary, spell correct, or google, I'd be lost.

So even though I know the difference between your and you're, and their, there, and they're, I can write (right?) them incorrectly.

People often think spelling is a sign of intelligence, which it is, but not the only one.

[MartinGibsonFan]

Originally Posted by tbeltrans

I love it! So if I "unmute" the point, I will be able to hear it.

Joking aside, we do, unfortunately, often see that in forum posts instead of the correct "moot".

Tony

Definitions for Mute and Moot are 100% identical.

The only difference is the pronunciation.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/word...y/moot-or-mute

J

[mc1]

Originally Posted by MartinGibsonFan

Definitions for Mute and Moot are 100% identical.

The only difference is the pronunciation.

J

GuildTaylorFan, that's funny write their!

[David Eastwood]

Originally Posted by mc1

People often think spelling is a sign of intelligence, which it is, but not the only one.

Can't fault folks for having spelling challenges - many very smart people have trouble with it - but ignoring the ever-present speelchucker seems at best a bit lazy. Its their too help ewe.

[Brucebubs]

Originally Posted by MartinGibsonFan

Definitions for Mute and Moot are 100% identical.

The only difference is the pronunciation.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/word...y/moot-or-mute

J

A moot is that ring of water thingy that circumnavigates Canadian castles, you know, with a draw bridge eh.