Pet peeve of mine. (spelling)

Darrin · 09-01-2008, 01:27

Why is it so many people nowadays spell the present participle (I think) of the word whine wrong? There's only one "G" in the stupid word, ok? It's WHINING!!!

I know, I'm whining about people spelling "whining" wrong. But it's to the point that I saw it misspelled in a newspaper as well.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/whine
http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/whine

Notice the "ing" spelling? There's only one "G" in there. No "E".

Just a mild mannered rant.

Mark · 09-01-2008, 01:37

Only one 'G'? I don't get you. Are you sure you're not getting confused with...

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/whinge

Pheebs · 09-01-2008, 09:18

I'm probably guilty for spelling this wrong... it's just one of those silly English words which I get muddled with!

I think the word "definitely" bugs me! All my kiddie winklies would spell it "definately" which drove me bonkers!

Bless em!

kaiowas · 09-01-2008, 09:30

As Mark said are you sure you've got the right word? Is 'whinge' not used over there hence the source of confusion?

Will · 09-01-2008, 11:34

Baad speelling realy anoys me lotts. :mad:

BBx · 09-01-2008, 13:19

There are certain words I just can't spell.. or when I do I really have to concentrate..

Parallel
Picadilly

Other than that I was top speller in my year 5 class, so much so that on a friday afternoon when the teacher was giving out the spellings for the weekend I said 'They're too easy' and he said come up to the front of the class and I had to recite them all with my back against the blackboard... I got them all right (of course

) so he had to create two spelling groups... oops!!

BB x

Belmit · 09-01-2008, 14:03

Some that mildly annoy me:

'Separate' spelled 'seperate'.

'Collage' when writing about 'college'.

Which reminds me... 'writting'. Seen that a lot.

And when people say 'excetra' instead of 'et cetera'.

I say they annoy me, it's only the last one that's like fingernails down a blackboard. No doubt it'll be used so often by so many that it'll eventually become a recognised alternative in its own right... excetra, excetra...

SidewinderINC · 09-01-2008, 14:05

One that annoys me is 'definite' being spelt 'definate'

Haly · 09-01-2008, 14:09

I'm a complete spelling nazi

Always been able to spell most words as most of the time, I see them in my head if that makes any sense. When I was a kid, I loved taking spelling tests. I did one once as a sponsored thingy for Comic Relief and enjoyed every second of it because I got to show off to people

For a recent job interview (that I got the job

) I had to take an attention to detail test that was a page full of grammatical and spelling errors, I didn't miss a single one. I like to think it's the one thing I can do well......I'm not sure if picking holes is a great skill though

killerkebab · 09-01-2008, 14:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by Belmit

I say they annoy me, it's only the last one that's like fingernails down a blackboard. No doubt it'll be used so often by so many that it'll eventually become a recognised alternative in its own right... excetra, excetra...

If only we pronounced latin properly, 'excetra' wouldn't even exist

But then someone would end up spelling it 'etketera'

09-01-2008, 01:27	#1
Darrin Dirteh Kitteh Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Hiding out in Mormon Country Posts: 1,629	Pet peeve of mine. (spelling) Why is it so many people nowadays spell the present participle (I think) of the word whine wrong? There's only one "G" in the stupid word, ok? It's WHINING!!! I know, I'm whining about people spelling "whining" wrong. But it's to the point that I saw it misspelled in a newspaper as well. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/whine http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/whine Notice the "ing" spelling? There's only one "G" in there. No "E". Just a mild mannered rant. __________________ A bullet may have your name on it, but shrapnel is addressed "to whom it may concern".

09-01-2008, 01:37	#2
Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	Only one 'G'? I don't get you. Are you sure you're not getting confused with... http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/whinge Last edited by Mark; 09-01-2008 at 11:10.

09-01-2008, 09:18	#3
Pheebs Deep Throat Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 6,512	I'm probably guilty for spelling this wrong... it's just one of those silly English words which I get muddled with! I think the word "definitely" bugs me! All my kiddie winklies would spell it "definately" which drove me bonkers! Bless em! __________________ http://www.spiffingdesigns.co.uk

09-01-2008, 09:30	#4
kaiowas The Stig Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Fightertown USA Posts: 1,458	As Mark said are you sure you've got the right word? Is 'whinge' not used over there hence the source of confusion? __________________ Anal Fish Porn

09-01-2008, 11:34	#5
Will BBx woz 'ere :P Join Date: Jan 1970 Posts: 2,147,487,208	Baad speelling realy anoys me lotts. :mad: __________________ *No No!*

09-01-2008, 13:19	#6
BBx Reverse SuBo Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: London Posts: 8,673	There are certain words I just can't spell.. or when I do I really have to concentrate.. Parallel Picadilly Other than that I was top speller in my year 5 class, so much so that on a friday afternoon when the teacher was giving out the spellings for the weekend I said 'They're too easy' and he said come up to the front of the class and I had to recite them all with my back against the blackboard... I got them all right (of course ) so he had to create two spelling groups... oops!! BB x

09-01-2008, 14:03	#7
Belmit The Mouse King of Denmark Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: The Winchester Posts: 6,476	Some that mildly annoy me: 'Separate' spelled 'seperate'. 'Collage' when writing about 'college'. Which reminds me... 'writting'. Seen that a lot. And when people say 'excetra' instead of 'et cetera'. I say they annoy me, it's only the last one that's like fingernails down a blackboard. No doubt it'll be used so often by so many that it'll eventually become a recognised alternative in its own right... excetra, excetra... __________________

09-01-2008, 14:05	#8
SidewinderINC Joey Tempest Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Gravesend. Posts: 2,751	One that annoys me is 'definite' being spelt 'definate' __________________ No Sig.

09-01-2008, 14:09	#9
Haly Do you want to hide in my box? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 14,941	I'm a complete spelling nazi Always been able to spell most words as most of the time, I see them in my head if that makes any sense. When I was a kid, I loved taking spelling tests. I did one once as a sponsored thingy for Comic Relief and enjoyed every second of it because I got to show off to people For a recent job interview (that I got the job ) I had to take an attention to detail test that was a page full of grammatical and spelling errors, I didn't miss a single one. I like to think it's the one thing I can do well......I'm not sure if picking holes is a great skill though __________________ Halycopter

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