The commonest typos on forums and the annoyance of Predictive Text.

[JulesV]

This is meant to be a light hearted thread. I KNOW that typos don't really matter in the grand scheme of things.
I make so many errors myself. But in my defence they are mostly just typos, not genuine spelling mistakes.
Predictive text plays a big part too - very annoying!!



The following sentences contain the commonest of the usual errors
#I cannot bare it
#Your in the wrong!
#Reign it in.
#Its going to scratch you with its sharp claws
#It's going to scratch you with it's sharp claws.



There are other notorious types of errors, can anyone name them?
Does predictive text bother you?

[Syl]

I probably do all of the above.

On tablet (like now) predictive text drives me mad. If I didn't reread and amend every post none would make any sense at all.

[magica]

I probably do all of the above.  

On tablet (like now) predictive text drives me mad. If I didn't reread and amend every post none would make any sense at all.

Me too Syl. It changes from when I send it too. So have to edit my posts so much. I thought I had taken it off, but there it is, bloody nuisance.

[HoratioTarr]

"He was hung for murder"

No, he was HANGED for murder!

[magica]

He might have been well hung though lol

[JulesV]

He might have been well hung though lol

You're on a roll today, lady!  



Some more errors I've observed frequently >>
# I need to go buy some milk, bread, cheese, ect, ect.
# I went passed the post office
# She should of known
# to/too are mixed up nonstop, every hour of every day, lmao




Even respected editorials make glaring typos post proof-read, so there's hope for all of us mere mortals. 
I mean ...  I've just read about a bridge & groom walking down the aisle.
I also saw a man's mistress called his mattress - gloriously Freudian if ya ask me!

[Original Quill]

He might have been well hung though lol

Would it be proper to say: 'He was hanged for being hung like a bull? I mean, if they were jealous?

[JulesV]

Not the sort of thing you'd say in a place of worship, Quill.


These also get mixed up often:
of /off
there / their/ they're


Personally I struggle with:
corporate / co-operate
weild/wield
receipt/reciept

As soon as I try alternatives to the original spelling, suddenly both options look just as wrong as each other - so annoying!!

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