wrong spelling

[low_delta]

I keep seeing words that people misspell, not due to typos, but because they don't know what the words really are. I'd like to fill them in, but I don't want to embarrass them. They shouldn't be embarrassed, because they're words that aren't commonly seen in print, or at least often enough to be compared to what we hear.

Words like "pique." Have you ever had your interest peaked? No, you haven't. Piqued maybe. "Pique" is an interesting word to me, because as far as I can tell, it's only ever used in two contexts. To pique your interest or curiosity, and, rarely, "a fit of pique."

How about people who pour over a newspaper or a book? I always feel like asking them what they are pouring. It's "pore." I don't really know why, though.

One word that I didn't learn for a long time was "rapport." Like, building a rapport with someone. In my mind, I was never sure how to spell it, but it was definitely different. So different, that when I saw "rapport" in print, I didn't connect it. I though "rapport" (pronounced phonetically) was something else.

So that's the sort of thing I saw in journals today. Except in one case may have been humorously intended. *shrug*

Comments

[vwip.livejournal.com]

One that annoys me is when people use 'it didn't phase me at all'. Sure, 'phase' in this sense is a recognised variant spelling of 'faze', but 'faze' is the primary spelling for this meaning, and 'phase' has a different primary meaning ('phase one', 'phase two') so I'd prefer to see that spelling left for that meaning.

[low-delta.livejournal.com]

Oh yeah. That's a good one.

[mummm.livejournal.com]

I'm, most likely, one of the poor spellers to whom you refer. I always have been a lousy speller. If it's me driving you crazy with my mistakes... I apologize! I use spell check but I am sure it does not always catch my errors.

The English language just has way too many "peaks, peeks, piques, and pour, poor, pores"!

[low-delta.livejournal.com]

Naw, I'm not talking about typos or common misspellings, I'm talking about obscure ones. And I'm not talking about being annoyed by them either. Just wanting to help people. :-)

[mummm.livejournal.com]

Well feel free to let me know if I screw up! (My English teachers certainly did!)

:-)

And I did find your post to be informative! :-)

[emschin.livejournal.com]

I love the word "pique". I think I need to look it up in the dictionary. A fit of pique, and pique your interest, don't seem to come together in meaning. Now you've piqued MY interest!

[tequilasunset.livejournal.com]

If you ever see any misspells, typos in my journal, would you please point these out to me? I want to know.

At times I'm extra stressed and this is when my dyslexia jumps in.

And. Well. You know.

[low-delta.livejournal.com]

You want me to point out words you've gotten wrong, when you're extra stressed?

[tequilasunset.livejournal.com]

Damn right.

It's... my not knowing that there are errors which have caused me much 'distress'. After the fact.

[low-delta.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure I know what you mean. Do you just mean that it bothers you to find out later that you've made a mistake?

[tequilasunset.livejournal.com]

It's the feeling of knowing that a mistake I've made was left to linger for who knows how long? I have no problem with my making mistakes. It's my not knowing and if I'm not aware of a mistake
I've made, I cannot go back and correct it.

[low-delta.livejournal.com]

I hate it when I make a mistake and nobody tells me. And later on I realize it. And wonder how many others I made where nobody mentioned it. The worst, though, is when I'm talking to someone, maybe trying to convice them of something, and they're giving me this WTF look. And later on, I relize I totally had something wrong, and that's why they were giving me that look, but they didn't tell me I had that wrong.

Anyway... If I see something blatant, I might say something, but generally, spelling and such is not a big enough thing to warrant a mention.

[tequilasunset.livejournal.com]

I hear ya. :)

[rivendweller.livejournal.com]

Please tell me if I use a word wrong or misspell it. You won't hurt my feelings. I really, really want to know, and I will thank you for it.

One problem I have is that I read words and then try to speak them, without knowing how they are pronounced. It is embarrassing sometimes when I get it wrong.

[low-delta.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't be embarrassed about it. The ones I'm talking about are very common mistakes. Most of the more-common ones, people will just assume are garden-variety typos.

[shoo.livejournal.com]

You won't hurt my feelings, I know my grammar and spelling are crap.

I didn't pay attention in English class. I should have never passed high school.

This is one huge reason why it is hard for me to post. I know there are people that go crazy reading my mistakes. I've been told off many times before...but I learn from it.

[low-delta.livejournal.com]

People who go crazy shouldn't be reading journals! Like I said above, I don't worry much about general spelling or grammar (and it's not like I don't make mistakes). It's only those semi-obscure words that I want to point out to people.

[shoo.livejournal.com]

ok, well you still have my permission to point them out to me...I would really appreciate it...;)

[kingseyeland.livejournal.com]

I keep finding "would of" in freshman papers.

I "would of" gone to the beach, but I had no swimwear.

[low-delta.livejournal.com]

Ooh yeah. That one makes me cringe. It seems to be just the kids who use that one.

[specificocean.livejournal.com]

Ever seen a piqueinese?

[low-delta.livejournal.com]

Let me know if you find one, and I'll take a pique.

[ravengirl.livejournal.com]

*giggle*