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Quote by Shylass
This makes me want to post in the Rage Cage, but I might be wrong.

"Dominate/dominant"

If you mean a person who is in control, they are a dominant person, and they dominate other people. They are not a dominate as a noun, it's a transitive verb (or something or other). They are a dominating dominant dominator who dominates. To be the "dominate" in a relationship isn't right! You would be the dominant (one) in the relationship. GRRRRR!


If I'm wrong, I will be so angry because it sounds so wrong to me! And now I've written so many variations of the damn word it ALL looks wrong!



I fixed it.
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I fixed it.


What did you fix where?
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What did you fix where?


The source of your aggravation.
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The source of your aggravation.


Oh lad! You were looking at a different source, then! Because the source of it is still there! If it's somebody I know, I would message them and ask about it. But it's more than one person, and I don't know any of them.


EDIT: OH DEAR GOD! I have now just found an entire thread full of it! AAAARGH! but at least the title is correct. I love you, Clum.
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I fixed it.


It's unfixable, I'm afraid. Shylass, I'm so glad you posted that rant because that bugs me too!

Another mistake I've seen a lot lately is peek and peak. If you're discreetly looking up her skirt, it's "peek"; if you're nearing climax, it's "peak."

I'm an English teacher...I could paper a wall with lists of commonly confused words!!
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It's unfixable, I'm afraid. Shylass, I'm so glad you posted that rant because that bugs me too!

Another mistake I've seen a lot lately is peek and peak. If you're discreetly looking up her skirt, it's "peek"; if you're nearing climax, it's "peak."

I'm an English teacher...I could paper a wall with lists of commonly confused words!!


I'm pretty peaked whenever I see stuff like that, and even more annoyed at myself when I use the wrong word, and I know the difference! More writing, less waffle...
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I'm pretty peaked whenever I see stuff like that, and even more annoyed at myself when I use the wrong word, and I know the difference! More writing, less waffle...


Piqued!!! It's fucking PIQUED!!!

Damn, I thought this was the Rage Cage.... Shit...



Edit: Lay, laid... constant source or annoyance for me...
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Piqued!!! It's fucking PIQUED!!!

Damn, I thought this was the Rage Cage.... Shit...



Edit: Lay, laid... constant source or annoyance for me...


Actually, lass... http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peaked I was referring to the ill-looking complexion it gives me when I am annoyed. So I am correct.

http://public.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/peaked.html
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You know what really grinds my gears? When people "abbreviate" the word until to till. I've seen it all over the place, including in the business world (restaurants, bars, etc.).

In what universe would you add and extra letter to something you are abbreviating? And don't even get me started on the missing apostrophe.

What makes it worse is that till is a word in its own right. Maybe I should move this to the farking Rage Cage!
Learn
Teach

'That'll learn him' is incorrect. Of course it should be 'that'll teach him.'
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Learn
Teach

'That'll learn him' is incorrect. Of course it should be 'that'll teach him.'



I use that on purpose, laced with sarcasm. It's a colloquialism here.


And this is still plopping me off:

Quote by Shylass
This makes me want to post in the Rage Cage, but I might be wrong.

"Dominate/dominant"

If you mean a person who is in control, they are a dominant person, and they dominate other people. They are not a dominate as a noun, it's a transitive verb (or something or other). They are a dominating dominant dominator who dominates. To be the "dominate" in a relationship isn't right! You would be the dominant (one) in the relationship. GRRRRR!


If I'm wrong, I will be so angry because it sounds so wrong to me! And now I've written so many variations of the damn word it ALL looks wrong!





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'That'll learn him' is incorrect. Of course it should be 'that'll teach him.'


this is a redneck sentence here in the states.
I am so guilty of a lot of these mistakes. That is why we have proof readers for our stories. They pick out our bad stuff and spank it soundly.
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They effing do not! They effing need washing, need picking up, and they need changing!
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Ensure, Ensured
Assure, Assured, Assurance
Insure, IInsured, nsurance

These are not interchangeable!
Quote by Shylass
This makes me want to post in the Rage Cage, but I might be wrong.

"Dominate/dominant"

If you mean a person who is in control, they are a dominant person, and they dominate other people. They are not a dominate as a noun, it's a transitive verb (or something or other). They are a dominating dominant dominator who dominates. To be the "dominate" in a relationship isn't right! You would be the dominant (one) in the relationship. GRRRRR!


If I'm wrong, I will be so angry because it sounds so wrong to me! And now I've written so many variations of the damn word it ALL looks wrong!



Halfway into reading this post, all I could think was, "Shylass strikes again! YAY! She is indomitable." smile
"There's only three tempos: slow, medium and fast. When you get between in the cracks, ain't nuthin' happenin'." Ben Webster
"Per say" instead of per se (Latin for "in itself")

I also get annoyed at the arbitrary (note, not random) use of the word "random"
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Maybe more carelessness than confusion, but I messed up "site" and "sight" in a Lush story ("the site of my wife's bald pussy" or something like that). Caught it on the last read through before posting but that was like the twelfth or so time I'd proofed it and I have no idea how I missed it on the other passes.
I'm surprised to see people haven't been raving about 'effect' vs 'affect'.

I just can't get that one right for love nor fucking money. I've had so many people explain it to me, in so many different ways....english tutors, teachers, friends, family...google.... I give up
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I'm surprised to see people haven't been raving about 'effect' vs 'affect'.

I just can't get that one right for love nor fucking money. I've had so many people explain it to me, in so many different ways....english tutors, teachers, friends, family...google.... I give up


The way that i remember them is like this........Effect 'to bring about, the outcome' Affect ' to do something, act on' ......dificult one tho
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I'm surprised to see people haven't been raving about 'effect' vs 'affect'.


I get the difference and still mess it up sometimes.
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The way that i remember them is like this........Effect 'to bring about, the outcome' Affect ' to do something, act on' ......dificult one tho


The mnemonic I was taught was "Anger Always Affects me"

In simplest terms, effect is a noun (usually), affect is a verb (mostly).
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The mnemonic I was taught was "Anger Always Affects me"

In simplest terms, effect is a noun (usually), affect is a verb (mostly).


You're "Anger Always Affects me" or is it your???




sorry it had to be done
......I'm seeing what you're being said, just like I've heard what everyone has said to me about it over the past fuck knows however many years....but I'm still drawing a blank on it.

Bizarre, really, I'm honestly not that thick. I just can't get my head around it sad
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I've had so many people explain it to me, in so many different ways....english tutors, teachers, friends, family...google.... I give up


I guess no one has been able to explain it to you effectively if it had no effect...or is it no affect? Wait, I'm getting confused now...

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I can understand people confusing discrete with discreet. What gets me though, is when you hear people say, 'I brought it for £2.' No you didn't you thick twat! You bought it!!!

I'm probably too critical but that particular one just annoys me, sorry.

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Especially for English as a second language people, it can be confusing:

cockhead vs dickhead
pussy vs wussy
fuck it vs Phuket
ain't got no vs I can haz
stick it in vs stick 'em up
head up your ass vs rimming you
going down on you vs sharing the elevator to the lobby
12 inch cock vs reality
aloud, allowed
assent, ascent
bated, baited
complement, Compliment
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