[EuropeBetterThanAmerica]

harmon/kardon wrong
harman/kardon right!!

Brabas wrong
Brabus right!!

Ipod wrong
iPod right

Add yours!

[Atheist]

EuropeBetterThanAmerica wrong
EuropeWorseThanAmerica right

[BRussell]

Misspellings don't usually give me headaches, but here are a few correct spellings that do:

dilemma
restaurant
medieval
rhythm

They should be spelled
dilemna
restaraunt
mideval
rythym

Uh OK those don't really look right either. Those are words that should only be spoken and never spelled.

[Atheist]

^ why the 'n' in dilemma?

[el chupacabra]

i dont lyk you're naim. it sounds arrogent and cheesy

[Dakar the Fourth]

Originally Posted by BRussell 

Misspellings don't usually give me headaches, but here are a few correct spellings that do:

dilemma
restaurant
medieval
rhythm

They should be spelled
dilemna
restaraunt
mideval
rythym

Uh OK those don't really look right either. Those are words that should only be spoken and never spelled.

However decided how to spell rhythm should die. (or be raised from the dead and killed again)

[analogika]

Originally Posted by Atheist 

^ why the 'n' in dilemma?

Thpeetch impendiment.

And it should be mediaeval. Everything else just looks *wrong*.

[BRussell]

Originally Posted by Atheist 

^ why the 'n' in dilemma?

I believe it's from the greek mn, like in condemn.

[turtle777]

666
777

-t

[besson3c]

What is the 777 in your nickname supposed to be turtle777?

P.S. I like you.

[turtle777]

Originally Posted by besson3c 

What is the 777 in your nickname supposed to be turtle777?

P.S. I like you.

It's the sum of all good

-t

[reader50]

There is a complementary image, shouldn't be too hard to find.

[rickey939]

goricky wrong!!
gorickey right!!

[Luca Rescigno]

Lose/loose. They are two different words, with different spellings, pronunciations, and meanings. How can you possibly mix them up unless you're a retard?

Typical example: "Hold onto your possessions tightly. Be careful not to loose them!" UGH. Idiots.

That's probably the most annoying and widespread one, but there are many others.

Its/it's
Your/you're
Effect/affect

[::maroma::]

Could care less. WRONG
Couldn't care less. RIGHT

[Shaddim]

there
their
they're

[analogue SPRINKLES]

Looser when they mean Loser
Alot

[@pplejaxkz]

Originally Posted by Shaddim 

there
their
they're

I second this. I see this so much and it's basic English skills.

[Randman]

your instead of you're

[torsoboy]

putting apostrophe s ('s) at the end of words where it shouldn't be...

"My cat's love dog food."
"Beach's On Location" - actual name of a business

[starman]

colour

[turtle777]

Originally Posted by starman 

colour

Pff, that reminds me of some reports coming from my company's headquarter in Germany.

They wanted Headcount for Blue Color and White Color workers.

*sigh*

I felt ashamed of being a German at that moment.

-t

[Oisín]

^ That’s magnificent!

Originally Posted by BRussell 

I believe it's from the greek mn, like in condemn.

Nope. The -λημμα part in Greek has never been an -mn-. It did, however, start out as a -bm- originally (-ma being in essence the same ending as in πρόβλη-μα proble-ma, etc.).

The -mn- in ‘condemn’, on the other hand, has always been an -mn-, though ‘condemn’ is Latin (con-, an intensifier, and damnare, to damn or damage), not Greek.

harmon/kardon wrong
harman/kardon right!!

Brabas wrong
Brabus right!!

I have never seen any of these words before (excluding ‘wrong’ and ‘right’).

[Visnaut]

No, medieval should be spelled exactly how we already spell those two syllables: mid-evil

[angelmb]

Originally Posted by Oisín 

I have never seen any of these words before (excluding ‘wrong’ and ‘right’).

[angelmb]

I guess this also counts as misspelling…

hey turtle, you are gonna to like this one

Ogilvy Budapest -David Ogilvy 'was' the father of advertisement so to speak- created this campaign for WWF… cute huh?




has an issue though…



apostrophe is wrong !!

[turtle777]

Is cute.

But the options should be

"Save"
"Save for sure"



-t

[red rocket]

I always thought they should have called it karman/hardon, instead.

[BRussell]

Originally Posted by Oisín 

Nope. The -λημμα part in Greek has never been an -mn-. It did, however, start out as a -bm- originally (-ma being in essence the same ending as in πρόβλη-μα proble-ma, etc.).

The -mn- in ‘condemn’, on the other hand, has always been an -mn-, though ‘condemn’ is Latin (con-, an intensifier, and damnare, to damn or damage), not Greek.

I was thinking of the mn in mnemonic, which I believe is Greek origin, and assumed (wrongly, apparently) that all 'mn' s are Greek. That doesn't really make sense anyway, because the mn in condemn is pronounced as 'm' and the mn in mnemonic is pronounced 'n.'

Could of = WRONG!
Could have = right.

aluminum = wrong
aluminium = right - think about it - other elements in the periodic table end with ium, why shouldn't this one?

55 miles an hour = WRONG!
55 miles per hour = right

I feel nauseous = WRONG! Unless you are actually causing other people to become nauseated.
I feel nauseated = right. Unfortunately, dictionaries are updating this and I'm losing this one.

I can't believe nobody has mentioned MAC/Mac yet.

Any noun turned into a verb. I heard this in a meeting once: "Hey Bob, can you action me that item?"

[turtle777]

Originally Posted by hayesk 

Any noun turned into a verb. I heard this in a meeting once: "Hey Bob, can you action me that item?"

Stop spamming ?

-t

[analogika]

Originally Posted by hayesk 

aluminum = wrong
aluminium = right - think about it - other elements in the periodic table end with ium, why shouldn't this one?

WRONG.

Despite appearances, "aluminum" is etymologically correct.
Aluminium - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[analogika]

Originally Posted by hayesk 

Verbed nouns. I heard this in a meeting once: "Hey Bob, can you action me that item?"

Fixed.

[turtle777]

Originally Posted by hayesk 

Verbinated nouns. I heard this in a meeting once: "Hey Bob, can you action me that item?"

Originally Posted by analogika 

Fixed.

Fixed for good.

-t

[Oisín]

55 miles an hour = WRONG!
55 miles per hour = right

There’s nothing wrong about that. The ‘an’ version is actually a lot ‘Englisher’ (meaning it’s been around in English a lot longer) than the ‘per’ version, the latter being a later Latin loan.

Would you also object to ‘twice a year’, ‘three days a week’, etc.?

[Luca Rescigno]

Originally Posted by hayesk 

aluminum = wrong
aluminium = right - think about it - other elements in the periodic table end with ium, why shouldn't this one?

Simply a difference in spelling between the UK and the US.

Also, the element was originally named aluminum. It was changed shortly after to aluminium to match the other elements, but neither one is "right" or "wrong."

As long as we're at it, there are (at least) two other elements that have different spellings (both of which are accepted):

Sulfur vs. Sulphur
Cesium vs. Caesium

[turtle777]

Ha, Oisin is right, as always when it comes to language matters.

I think the reason why "miles an hour" just doesn't sound right is that "miles per hour" has been so ingrained in the english language, hence the abbreviation mph.

-t

[analogika]

Originally Posted by Luca Rescigno 

Simply a difference in spelling between the UK and the US.

Also, the element was originally named aluminum. It was changed shortly after to aluminium to match the other elements, but neither one is "right" or "wrong."

Actually, "aluminum" is right*er*, since it follows the Latin root.

[Luca Rescigno]

Does it bother anyone else when people use redundant words after acronyms?

ATM Machine (Automatic Teller Machine Machine?)
GPL License (GNU Public License License?)
PIN Number (Personal Identification Number?)

Turns out there's actually a redundant acronym to describe this: RAS Syndrome (Recursive Acronym Syndrome Syndrome)

[Atheist]

And then we have my favorite peeve:

Revert back

I go nuts when I see that.

Or how about a Mass Exodus ... (Mass Mass Exit)

[turtle777]

Green grass and blue sky, anyone ?

-t

[cwosigns]

Originally Posted by turtle777 

Green grass and blue sky, anyone ?

-t

Seriously? Grass isn't always green and the sky isn't always blue (from our earthly vantage point, anyway).

[turtle777]

Originally Posted by cwosigns 

Seriously? Grass isn't always green and the sky isn't always blue (from our earthly vantage point, anyway).

Seriously ?

*sigh*

-t

Originally Posted by Oisín 

There’s nothing wrong about that. The ‘an’ version is actually a lot ‘Englisher’ (meaning it’s been around in English a lot longer) than the ‘per’ version, the latter being a later Latin loan.

Would you also object to ‘twice a year’, ‘three days a week’, etc.?

Yes, I would object to that. It just doesn't flow for me. It sounds like a short form of "twice in a year" or "55 miles in an hour."

[cybergoober]

Originally Posted by Luca Rescigno 

Does it bother anyone else when people use redundant words after acronyms?

ATM Machine (Automatic Teller Machine Machine?)
GPL License (GNU Public License License?)
PIN Number (Personal Identification Number?)

Turns out there's actually a redundant acronym to describe this: RAS Syndrome (Recursive Acronym Syndrome Syndrome)

Mmmmm. Tuna fish

edit:
When I work at one of the local military bases, I see signs posted telling people "Don't forget your CAC card".
I asked a guy there what was with the redundancy, but he didn't seem to get it.
So I asked, "Can you use your CAC card with your PIN number at the ATM machine to get some cash money so you can buy some tuna fish?"
He still didn't get it.

edit2: also -

Originally Posted by Dakar the Fourth 

However decided how to spell rhythm should die. (or be raised from the dead and killed again)

[Oisín]

Originally Posted by hayesk 

Yes, I would object to that. It just doesn't flow for me. It sounds like a short form of "twice in a year" or "55 miles in an hour."

I’m not entirely sure here, but I would guess it probably is either that, or a remnant of older genitive forms.

[Randman]

Added bonus

Exactly right

Closed fist

Future potential

Inner core

Money-back guarantee

Seeing the sights

True fact

Revert back

Safe haven

Prior history

Young children

Time period

Sum total

End result

Temper tantrum

Ferryboat

Free gift

Bare naked

Combined total

Unique individual

Potential hazard

Joint cooperation

[Oisín]

Originally Posted by Randman 

Added bonus

As opposed to an already expected, ‘regular’ bonus.

Exactly right

As opposed to almost right, or fairly right. ‘Right’ is not necessarily a black-or-white word.

Money-back guarantee

I don’t see the redundancy here. ‘Money-back’ and ‘guarantee’ are not synonyms at all. Or were you referring to the fact that, taken literally, stores that offer money-back guarantees are vowing to give every customer that buys something their money back?

Seeing the sights

Again, no redundancy. ‘The sights’ is a specific term meaning things of interest to visitors in a certain place, and there is no reason the word should not be paired with the verb ‘to see’.

Young children

As opposed to older children, obviously. There’s a difference between a three-year-old and a nine-year-old.

End result

As opposed to a midterm or mid-progress result.

Potential hazard

?

Hazards can be actual just as well as they can be potential.

[Randman]

Originally Posted by Oisín 

As opposed to an already expected, ‘regular’ bonus.



As opposed to almost right, or fairly right. ‘Right’ is not necessarily a black-or-white word.



I don’t see the redundancy here. ‘Money-back’ and ‘guarantee’ are not synonyms at all. Or were you referring to the fact that, taken literally, stores that offer money-back guarantees are vowing to give every customer that buys something their money back?



Again, no redundancy. ‘The sights’ is a specific term meaning things of interest to visitors in a certain place, and there is no reason the word should not be paired with the verb ‘to see’.



As opposed to older children, obviously. There’s a difference between a three-year-old and a nine-year-old.



As opposed to a midterm or mid-progress result.



?

Hazards can be actual just as well as they can be potential.

All of them are indeed superfluous redundancies. Some may more more commonly used but that doesn't make them any less silly.

[Luca Rescigno]

Originally Posted by Randman 

All of them are indeed superfluous redundancies. Some may more more commonly used but that doesn't make them any less silly.

I respectfully disagree. Have to agree with Oisin here... the terms you listed are mostly clarifications, as he said. Those terms might be misused on some occasions, but I don't think they're "silly" as you put it.

And hey, here's one that bothers me. People who use "literally" wrong. "It literally blew my mind!" is something you'd never be able to say except in the afterlife