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| Zorndyke Diglot Senior Member Germany Joined 6958 days ago 374 posts - 382 votes  Speaks: German*, English Studies: Czech | Message 9 of 47 26 April 2007 at 1:38pm | IP Logged | |||||
Hehe, I made that one wrong for years, always thinking "definately" was the proper spelling. 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| johntothea Senior Member United States Joined 6628 days ago 193 posts - 192 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish, Russian, Norwegian, Polish, French | Message 10 of 47 26 April 2007 at 2:44pm | IP Logged | |||||
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Oh my god, Im SO sorry that I did that. I must have not been thinking...
I do correct myself all the time, so I guess I just didn't notice at the time. 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| leosmith Senior Member United States Joined 6550 days ago 2365 posts - 3804 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Tagalog | Message 11 of 47 26 April 2007 at 9:22pm | IP Logged | |||||
In the words of Bruce Lee, "Why did you kill my teacher? Why, why, why, why, why?!" 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
 Hencke Tetraglot Moderator Spain Joined 6894 days ago 2340 posts - 2444 votes Speaks: Swedish*, Finnish, EnglishC2, Spanish Studies: Mandarin Personal Language Map | Message 12 of 47 27 April 2007 at 11:32am | IP Logged | |||||
This might just be one of those points where non-natives are at an advantage in relation to native speakers. We had to learn these things more formally, and had to rely on the rules initially.
Absolutely. Seeing "to" instead of "too" drives me mad, and I see it all the time. "definately" is irritating too, as are many of the others mentioned above. 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| Cando Newbie Joined 6424 days ago 12 posts - 12 votes Speaks: English* | Message 13 of 47 27 April 2007 at 12:30pm | IP Logged | |||||
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Hi, I used to get stuck on such things, but my English teacher gave me a very simple guide to follow…
"You’re" is a contraction of "you are." If you’ve written, "you’re" try substituting "you are." If it doesn’t work, the correct word is "your" This isn’t intended for anyone here, but just a useful guide that can be passed on to the unknowing. Steve. 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| furrykef Senior Member United States furrykef.com/ Joined 6472 days ago 681 posts - 862 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish, Japanese, Latin, Italian | Message 14 of 47 02 May 2007 at 10:25am | IP Logged | |||||
What's funny is that when I encounter "you're" used incorrectly, my mind begins re-reading the sentence, substituting "you are" for "you're". Yet it doesn't do this when it's used correctly. I have no idea why I do that! (Well, actually I do: because my mind thinks it's funny. Now that I don't understand. ;)) By the way, one of my favorite expressions on the internet is "your a moron" (and the like). It always gives me a laugh to see such things written in all seriousness. - Kef 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| johntothea Senior Member United States Joined 6628 days ago 193 posts - 192 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish, Russian, Norwegian, Polish, French | Message 15 of 47 02 May 2007 at 5:54pm | IP Logged | |||||
Those are priceless! 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| burntgorilla Senior Member United Kingdom Joined 6444 days ago 202 posts - 206 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish, Danish | Message 16 of 47 03 May 2007 at 3:35pm | IP Logged | |||||
Misplaced apostrophes annoy me as well. But we all make mistakes. I'm particularly bad when typing an essay or something. Even when I know that what I have written is incorrect, I still type it. 1 person has voted this message useful |
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