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April 22, 2014, 07:51:59 PM
#68
Definitely is a word that people can never seem to spell.
Luckily this forum has a built in spell correct! Cheesy
But it's a hard word for some reason.

Built in spell check? Definitely is a word many people tend to fuck up colossally and in many ways. Defiantly, definately, definatly etc.
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April 18, 2014, 07:03:52 PM
#67
Definitely is a word that people can never seem to spell.
Luckily this forum has a built in spell correct! Cheesy
But it's a hard word for some reason.
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April 18, 2014, 02:57:39 PM
#66
Definitely is a word that people can never seem to spell.
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April 18, 2014, 12:00:36 PM
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We've gone way too far into the whole "everyone is special, you can do anything, my child is infallible" etc etc stage. Then we wonder why they turn out to be a bunch of rude, self-entitled fucking assholes that don't want to work, can't support themselves, and blame everyone else but themselves when anything goes wrong.
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April 17, 2014, 03:33:41 PM
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It also doesn't help that teachers don't give two shits anymore, they're more worried about getting their salaries jacked up via unions, and even the ones who do give two shits are powerless because parents treat their kids like demi-gods and believe they can do no wrong.
Haha exactly. And that's the reason I'll slap my own kids.

Naa, but seriously tho, kids need to be raised knowing they're not always right. Can't defend them "OH MY GOD, DID YOU GET AN F ON YOUR TEST? IT MUST BE THE TEACHER'S FAULT, YOU'RE MY LITTLE GENIUS" and run to the school and shout at the people in charge.
Seems to happen too much nowadays.
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April 17, 2014, 08:48:03 AM
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It also doesn't help that teachers don't give two shits anymore, they're more worried about getting their salaries jacked up via unions, and even the ones who do give two shits are powerless because parents treat their kids like demi-gods and believe they can do no wrong.
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April 16, 2014, 08:45:01 PM
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Oh yes, oh yes. Things are getting so sloppy when it comes to language nowadays, and it's mainly because of the internet, languages being mixed and integrated with each other etc. In my own country there are on a daily basis several examples of spelling and grammar errors in newspapers, commercials, movie subtitles, even in the websites of the leading political parties in the country. It's a shame.
Making mistakes in your second language is one thing, but your mother tongue? That's just laziness!
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April 16, 2014, 08:40:57 PM
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Fun fact, about the word advice ( you're correct about the use of advise ) but a common mistake is also people talking about "an advice", which technically is wrong as it should be "a piece of advice", or something alike. Smiley

Oh man I hate that one to. "The guys from the server team gave me an advice" uhhh no they didn't bro. They really didn't. They may have given you advice, or an idea, but they did not give you "an advice."

Another annoying one "... can/will/may/going to/etc + speak to that"

This is another business thing, I feel like lately in every meeting, presentation, and conference call, there are always at least three people who say "I can speak to that" or "Okay let's let John speak to the capacity issues we have been having." Right. He should go speak to the capacity issues. Because that makes sense.

(what they really mean is basically "to talk about/discuss.")
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April 16, 2014, 08:31:32 PM
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Ah. Well I know the difference between advice and advise, I just didn't understand what the error you were referring to was just from "please advice". Smiley

Advise, if I remember correctly, is an adverb. It should be used like "Please advise me." It has become acceptable to leave off the object if it is obvious from context (in this case obviously you mean please advise ME.)

The hold thing annoys me too but it is obvious that it's an intentional error.

Another annoying thing is everyone saying butthurt every 20 seconds on the board. "OMG stop being butthurt, oh now you're butthurt, all the butthurt xyzcoin miners... etc. It was funny like the first... 2... times. Maybe. Now it's just annoying and every 12-yr-old on the forum reveals that they are ... well 12 years old, by throwing it around in every other post.
Fun fact, about the word advice ( you're correct about the use of advise ) but a common mistake is also people talking about "an advice", which technically is wrong as it should be "a piece of advice", or something alike. Smiley
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April 16, 2014, 08:29:27 PM
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Ah. Well I know the difference between advice and advise, I just didn't understand what the error you were referring to was just from "please advice". Smiley

Advise, if I remember correctly, is an adverb. It should be used like "Please advise me." It has become acceptable to leave off the object if it is obvious from context (in this case obviously you mean please advise ME.)

The hold thing annoys me too but it is obvious that it's an intentional error.

Another annoying thing is everyone saying butthurt every 20 seconds on the board. "OMG stop being butthurt, oh now you're butthurt, all the butthurt xyzcoin miners... etc. It was funny like the first... 2... times. Maybe. Now it's just annoying and every 12-yr-old on the forum reveals that they are ... well 12 years old, by throwing it around in every other post.
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April 16, 2014, 06:28:59 PM
#58
I'm gonna be honest here I still don't get the joke with the picture. 'To Loose Bitcoins' ?

Oh and I forgot, another one that drives me crazy is when people write "please advice" in an email.
What when who why would someone write "please advice"? In what context?

I'm not complaining about them using the phrase, but rather that they stupidly write ADVICE instead of ADVISE. It has become so common I think some people think this is correct, ie it may not even be a type-o in many cases.

It's very commonly in business emails. For example: "We still have not received the updated software that was due on April 10th. Please advise.." or "We cannot complete the schedule until we receive your availability, please advise" etc. (Only the dumbasses write please 'advice.')
Ah. Well I know the difference between advice and advise, I just didn't understand what the error you were referring to was just from "please advice". Smiley
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April 16, 2014, 05:41:29 PM
#57
How do you all feel about mistakes by intent?

Like hodl is "the thing" to say nowadays instead of hold?

I enjoy coding and the last thing I would want is keywords changing syntax every few months.

But this is happening with written language.

Please advice. Cheesy



Like already posted above this one -   loose and hodl is not the same case.

But Smiley perhaps loose will became anothe Bitcointalk meme.

I do not mind, I am not English native speaking so I haven't got any grammar mania or something like that Tongue



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April 16, 2014, 05:37:51 PM
#56
How do you all feel about mistakes by intent?

Like hodl is "the thing" to say nowadays instead of hold?

I enjoy coding and the last thing I would want is keywords changing syntax every few months.

But this is happening with written language.

Please advice. Cheesy



Hodl is funny and just a joke. It's like bitcointalk's own meme. I guess it's similar to 4chan's sauce vs source and other such purposely done misspellings that have entered into their own respective lexicons.

Per se vs per say/ persay is done a lot too.
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April 16, 2014, 05:24:45 PM
#55
How do you all feel about mistakes by intent?

Like hodl is "the thing" to say nowadays instead of hold?

I enjoy coding and the last thing I would want is keywords changing syntax every few months.

But this is happening with written language.

Please advice. Cheesy

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April 16, 2014, 04:19:27 PM
#54
I'm gonna be honest here I still don't get the joke with the picture. 'To Loose Bitcoins' ?

Oh and I forgot, another one that drives me crazy is when people write "please advice" in an email.
What when who why would someone write "please advice"? In what context?

I'm not complaining about them using the phrase, but rather that they stupidly write ADVICE instead of ADVISE. It has become so common I think some people think this is correct, ie it may not even be a type-o in many cases.

It's very commonly in business emails. For example: "We still have not received the updated software that was due on April 10th. Please advise.." or "We cannot complete the schedule until we receive your availability, please advise" etc. (Only the dumbasses write please 'advice.')
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April 16, 2014, 03:27:58 PM
#53
I'm gonna be honest here I still don't get the joke with the picture. 'To Loose Bitcoins' ?

Oh and I forgot, another one that drives me crazy is when people write "please advice" in an email.
What when who why would someone write "please advice"? In what context?
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April 16, 2014, 03:00:58 PM
#52
I'm gonna be honest here I still don't get the joke with the picture. 'To Loose Bitcoins' ?

Oh and I forgot, another one that drives me crazy is when people write "please advice" in an email.
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April 16, 2014, 02:54:06 PM
#51
I'm sorry I don't get it, Loosing Bitcoin means what? A guy with a bitcoin cutout on his face sitting in a staircase?

Sounds good to me!

Oh sorry Smiley I told English isn't my native.
I meant "To Loose Bitcoin" Smiley

Just edited in a post above.
Smiley Nice one.
Ah alright that's better. Smiley
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April 16, 2014, 02:53:12 PM
#50
I'm sorry I don't get it, Loosing Bitcoin means what? A guy with a bitcoin cutout on his face sitting in a staircase?

Sounds good to me!

Oh sorry Smiley I told English isn't my native.
I meant "To Loose Bitcoin" Smiley

Just edited in a post above.
Smiley Nice one.
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April 16, 2014, 02:41:37 PM
#49
Well English is not my native, but I know that there is a huge difference between lose and loose.

And I already see people above are posting some loose/lose word games Tongue
And just a though came through my mind:

You can be too loose and lose your BTC

And maybe we can create a definition of "Loosing Bitcoins"

Loosing Bitcoin means:

I'm sorry I don't get it, Loosing Bitcoin means what? A guy with a bitcoin cutout on his face sitting in a staircase?

Sounds good to me!
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