Synonyms

[Guest nl5xsk1]

This should most likely be under one of the "things that piss me off" thread, but it's become so prevalent I've escalated it to its own thread.

 

How come there's been such a brutal decline in posters using accurate words? Here being used instead of hear. Or their, there, and they're being used interchangably. Those are the two biggest ones that pop in my mind, but I'm sure that there are others.

 

I understand that there are occasional mistakes, but it seems like every thread is being over-run with people using the wrong words.

 

Didn't we all learn this shit in like 3rd grade?!?

[The Dames 0]

Spelling and grammatical errors are a big pet peeve with me...which is ironic because I make so many of them in my Diatribes if anyone has noticed. Hey, you try writing 12 pages of material at 1 in the morning and have it come out perfectly.

 

The word synonym reminds me of a funny story.

 

This was a few years ago at my college, RPI and I was playing NWO/WCW Revenge while talking to a friend of mine, the poster known as Riots Bloodlust here. We were talking about synonyms...and I meant to say Antonym...but I forgot what it was.

 

Dames: "What's the opposite of Synonym? Assynym?"

 

Nick DIES of laughter.

 

I also meant to say Gary Wolfe, Pitball One of ECW, but ended up saying "Gary One" and that caused even more laughter.

 

From there we made a stable consisting of the Steiners and Fit Finlay.

 

Rick Steiner - now known as "Gary One, the Syssynm"

Scott Steiner - now known as "Assynum"

Fit Finlay in pink tights- now known as the "Homo Nymph".

 

What can I say...we were young and stupid.

 

Dames

[Guest Zack Malibu]

I also meant to say Gary Wolfe, Pitball One of ECW, but ended up saying "Gary One" and that caused even more laughter.

Nevermind the Diatribes...explain making a mistake while talking about making mistakes, at 12:45 in the afternoon!

 

Let's see you cover THAT one up, Damesy.

[The Dames 0]

Um....I meant Pitbull One.

 

Next thing you know, I'll be talking about Pitfall, the old school Atari Game.

 

Dames

[Guest Zack Malibu]

Um....I meant Pitbull One.

 

Next thing you know, I'll be talking about Pitfall, the old school Atari Game.

 

Dames

But will Pitbull play Pitfall at a Pitstop?

 

Betcha can't type it three times fast without flubbing it .

[The Dames 0]

I couldn't read it one time without flubbing it in my MIND.

 

Dames

[Guest Fook_Hing_Ho]

Not to be a killjoy, but a synonym is a word that can be substituted to in the place of another and retain the same meaning. Eg. "gigantic" and "huge".

 

What you mean is a homonym - a word that sounds the same as another but has a different meaning. Eg. "sea" and "see".

[Guest subliminal_animal]

Synonyms, How do people not know these things?

That was funny.

[The Dames 0]

English is one fucked language, isn't it.

 

Dames

[Guest KanadianKrusty]

Congratulations Dames and Zack, you nearly made me shit myself in laughter, and that's hard to do.

[Guest Zack Malibu]

Congratulations Dames and Zack, you nearly made me shit myself in laughter, and that's hard to do.

Should I really be thanked for you staining your drawers? If I shit myself, the last thing I'd be doing is thanking the guy that caused it.

[Guest The Flying Dutchman]

Dictionary.com

 

here  (hîr)

 

adv.

1.  At or in this place: Stop here for a rest.

2.  At this time; now: We'll adjourn the meeting here and discuss remaining issues after lunch.

3.  At or on this point, detail, or item: Here I must disagree.

4.  In the present life or condition.

5.  To this place; hither: Come here, please.

 

adj.

1.  Used especially for emphasis after the demonstrative pronoun this or these, or after a noun modified by the demonstrative adjective this or these: This tire here is flat.

2.  Nonstandard. Used for emphasis between the demonstrative adjective this or these and a noun: This here tire is flat.

 

interj.

Used to respond to a roll call, attract attention, command an animal, or rebuke, admonish, or concur.

 

n.

1.  This place: “It would be difficult from here, with the certainty of armed gunmen inside, to bring him out alive” (Howard Kaplan).

2.  The present time or state: We are living in the here and can only speculate about the hereafter.

 

hear  (hîr)

v. heard, (hûrd) hear·ing, hears

 

v. tr.

1.  To perceive (sound) by the ear: Can you hear the signal?

2.  To learn by hearing; be told by others: I heard she got married.

 

3.

    A.  To listen to attentively: Hear what I have to tell you.

    B.  To listen to in an official, professional, or formal capacity: heard the last witness in the afternoon.

    C.  To listen to and consider favorably: Lord, hear my prayer!

    D.  To attend or participate in: hear Mass.

 

v. intr.

1.  To be capable of perceiving sound.

2.  To receive news or information; learn: I heard about your accident.

3.  To consider, permit, or consent to something. Used only in the negative: I won't hear of your going!

 

there  (thâr)

 

adv.

1.  At or in that place: sit over there.

2.  To, into, or toward that place: wouldn't go there again.

3.  At that stage, moment, or point: Stop there before you make any more mistakes.

4.  In that matter: I can't agree with him there.

 

pron.

1.  Used to introduce a clause or sentence: There are numerous items. There must be another exit.

2.  Used to indicate an unspecified person in direct address: Hello there.

 

adj.

1.  Used especially for emphasis after the demonstrative pronoun that or those, or after a noun modified by the demonstrative adjective that or those: That person there ought to know the directions to town.

2.  Nonstandard. Used for emphasis between a demonstrative adjective meaning “that” or “those” and a noun: No one is sitting at that there table. Them there beans ought to be picked.

 

n.

That place or point: stopped and went on from there.

 

interj.

Used to express feelings such as relief, satisfaction, sympathy, or anger: There, now I can have some peace!

 

their  (thâr)

 

adj. The possessive form of they.

1.  Used as a modifier before a noun: their accomplishments; their home town.

2.  Usage Problem. His, her, or its: “It is fatal for anyone who writes to think of their sex” (Virginia Woolf). See Usage Note at he. See Usage Note at they.

 

they're  (thâr)

 

Contraction of they are.

[Guest Kingpk]

And, once again:

 

IT'S F-E-U-D NOT F-U-E-D!!!!

 

But I admit I ALWAYS mix up "its" and "it's". "Its" is possesive (its hands) and "it's" is short for "it is" (it's damn hot outside). Gotta remember that.

[LaParkaYourCar 0]

And, once again:

 

IT'S F-E-U-D NOT F-U-E-D!!!!

 

But I admit I ALWAYS mix up "its" and "it's". "Its" is possesive (its hands) and "it's" is short for "it is" (it's damn hot outside). Gotta remember that.

All you have to do to remember that is to remind yourself that "it's" the opposite of usual possessive grammar laws.

 

Usually you use an apostrophe for possessive, but with "it" you do it the other way around.

[Guest godthedog]

How come there's been such a brutal decline in posters using accurate words?

Not to be a killjoy, but a synonym is a word that can be substituted to in the place of another and retain the same meaning.

oh the irony.

[Guest KanadianKrusty]

IT'S F-E-U-D NOT F-U-E-D!!!!

While we're at it, it's B-E-N-O-I-T, not B-E-N-I-O-T god dammit.

[Guest nl5xsk1]

EDIT: Forget it, nothing to say here.

[Guest Spaceman Spiff]

Also, it's "couldn't care less", not "could care less".

 

I also notice when who/whom are used incorrectly.

[Guest Choken One]

I've been one of the most outlandish violators of the Language.

 

Let's face it fellas; English is the hardest language in the world mainly because we give ourselfs too many damn options...

[Guest The Superstar]

Let's face it fellas; English is the hardest language in the world mainly because we give ourselfs too many damn options...

[Guest Choken One]

just glad that didn't go over EVERYONE's head...

[Guest The ChriZa]

My absolute biggest pet peeve is never typed wrong, but said wrong almost every time.

 

What is the word that defines how tall something is?

 

That's right! Height!

 

SO WHY DOES EVERYONE PRONOUNCE IT "HEIGHTH"?!?!?!?!

THERE IS NO SUCH FUCKING WORD!!!!!!!!!

[Guest MarvinisaLunatic]

This is especially funny considering nl5xsk1 went on a rant about using the wrong words and then used the wrong word in his topic title.

 

And "could care less" is actually correct if you actually could care less about something. Most people can care less about things so "couldn't care less" is probably used wrong most often.

[Guest The Czech Republic]

My absolute biggest pet peeve is never typed wrong, but said wrong almost every time.

 

What is the word that defines how tall something is?

 

That's right! Height!

 

SO WHY DOES EVERYONE PRONOUNCE IT "HEIGHTH"?!?!?!?!

THERE IS NO SUCH FUCKING WORD!!!!!!!!!

I maysure people's heighth as they excape acrost the street.

[LaParkaYourCar 0]

Hey if you have multiple personalities then "ourselfs" might be accurate.

[Guest The ChriZa]

I also hate it when people have no concept of past-tense verbs.

 

For example, "I spitted on the sidewalk."

Or "I hitted a home run."

 

Anyone who talks like that can eated my balls.

[Guest The Czech Republic]

May I suggest the death penalty for repeated usage of "stoled"? "I stoled a car."

[Guest The ChriZa]

May I suggest the death penalty for repeated usage of "stoled"? "I stoled a car."

I think repeated usage merits repeated death. Kill the fuck, revive him, and repeat as many times as possible. If this proves impossible, I'm sure he has friends to take it out on.

[LaParkaYourCar 0]

If there were a death penalty for bad grammar I would be dead 1000 times over.

 

That reminds me of a little pet peeve of mine. Anyone who writes "a 1000" instead of "a thousand". Saying "a 1000" is pretty much saying "a one thousand"

[Guest Spaceman Spiff]

And "could care less" is actually correct if you actually could care less about something. Most people can care less about things so "couldn't care less" is probably used wrong most often.

I guess that's technically correct, but usually it's used in the case where a person *couldn't* care less about something (i.e. "I couldn't care less about the Steph/Sable match at Vengeance."). Saying "could care less" means (to me) you still care about the subject matter, which usually isn't the case. Otherwise, why say it?

 

And I've never heard anybody pronounce it "heighth".