Author Topic: Spelling that makes you cringe (Read 172171 times)

clarion · « **Reply #350 on:** 18 May, 2015, 03:55:00 pm »

And I didn't play those sort of games at public school...

hellymedic · « **Reply #351 on:** 31 May, 2015, 01:43:39 pm »

https://twitter.com/diamondgeezer/status/604989712298831872/photo/1

Bledlow · « **Reply #352 on:** 01 June, 2015, 10:40:53 am »

clarion · « **Reply #353 on:** 01 June, 2015, 01:27:04 pm »

Did @LDNOverground acknowledge this?

jsabine · « **Reply #354 on:** 01 June, 2015, 03:18:04 pm »

https://twitter.com/LDNOverground suggests not, or at least not publicly.

OTOH, the BBC, Standard, Metro and Herts Mercury have all asked if they can use the pic.

Tim Hall · « **Reply #355 on:** 02 June, 2015, 08:57:24 am »

The word for a line of people waiting to be served is "queue".
The word for a stick used in the game of snooker is "cue".
The word for a signal for action is "cue".
The Spanish word for what is "que".

Oh yes, two more. "Warranty". "Guarantee".

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #356 on:** 02 June, 2015, 09:10:25 am »

The name of a district in London, famed for its botanical gardens, is "Kew".
The word for a long, green vegetable is " cucumber".
Whereas a "cuecumber" is [NSFW]!

L CC · « **Reply #357 on:** 02 June, 2015, 09:28:59 am »

We are an engineering company. Click through:

FFS

And this town can't decide- sea or sey.

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #358 on:** 02 June, 2015, 09:31:34 am »

That could perhaps be one of the deliberate errors they supposedly put in OS maps to catch copyright infringement. Or it could be a genuine error, such as caused the French town of Montreuil, which is not by the sea, to become Montreuil-sur-Mer.

Andrij · « **Reply #359 on:** 02 June, 2015, 10:06:24 am »

Is it the River Lea or Lee?

T42 · « **Reply #360 on:** 02 June, 2015, 10:14:13 am »

Quote from: Cudzoziemiec on 02 June, 2015, 09:31:34 am

That could perhaps be one of the deliberate errors they supposedly put in OS maps to catch copyright infringement. Or it could be a genuine error, such as caused the French town of Montreuil, which is not by the sea, to become Montreuil-sur-Mer.

This was due to a ghastly plot by B&B landladies.

L CC · « **Reply #361 on:** 02 June, 2015, 10:25:35 am »

Quote from: Cudzoziemiec on 02 June, 2015, 09:31:34 am

That could perhaps be one of the deliberate errors they supposedly put in OS maps to catch copyright infringement. Or it could be a genuine error, such as caused the French town of Montreuil, which is not by the sea, to become Montreuil-sur-Mer.

Or it could be that BR mis-named the station, as per TfL above??

Bledlow · « **Reply #362 on:** 02 June, 2015, 10:26:02 am »

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Job description
About the opportunity

We are looking for someone to assist our Office Administration to proofread reports to a high standard, checking grammar, spelling and context and highlight areas of concern to the assessment team for clarification or correction. Timings are Monday, Tuesday, Thursday or Friday - This could be 3-4 hours or a full day, but will need a regular commitment of at least 1 day per week to facilitate training. Volunteers need to be aged 21 to apply for this role.

What are they looking for?

Excellent understanding of Microsoft Word. Excellent written communication skills. Excellent English grammer and spelling.

I think the sooner this organisation finds someone the better.

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #363 on:** 02 June, 2015, 10:39:14 am »

Quote from: fboab on 02 June, 2015, 10:25:35 am

Quote from: Cudzoziemiec on 02 June, 2015, 09:31:34 am
That could perhaps be one of the deliberate errors they supposedly put in OS maps to catch copyright infringement. Or it could be a genuine error, such as caused the French town of Montreuil, which is not by the sea, to become Montreuil-sur-Mer.

Or it could be that BR mis-named the station, as per TfL above??

Yes and no. When the Greater Fenland Railway Company (or whoever it was) established their station, they were traditionalists and used an older form of the town's name.

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Whittlesey, historically known as Whittlesea (as the name of the railway station is currently spelt) or Witesie, is an ancient Fenland market town around six miles (10 km) east of Peterborough in the county of Cambridgeshire in England.

According to Wikipedia, anyway.

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #364 on:** 02 June, 2015, 02:15:53 pm »

IIRC Montreuil used to be sur Mer but the coastline changed and now it isn't. A sort of anti-Dunwich.

citoyen · « **Reply #365 on:** 02 June, 2015, 07:18:24 pm »

Much like Rye.

Also Wells-not-all-that-far-really-from-the-Sea in Norfolk.

L CC · « **Reply #366 on:** 23 June, 2015, 12:48:52 pm »

FERRULE FERRULE FERRULE FERRULE.

Thanks, that's better.

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #367 on:** 23 June, 2015, 01:04:17 pm »

Ferrule cats?

T42 · « **Reply #368 on:** 23 June, 2015, 01:10:40 pm »

Great tap-dancers, I believe.

Pedaldog. · « **Reply #369 on:** 24 June, 2015, 01:04:37 am »

Dieing! http://writingexplained.org/dieing-vs-dying-difference

hellymedic · « **Reply #370 on:** 28 June, 2015, 01:57:47 pm »

Long 'Point of View' feature on Auntie about lyrics and lyricists:

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Who now remembers the name of the man who set the text for Handel's Messiah? Well, it was Charles Jenners.

No it wasn't, it was Charles Jennens.

Eeejit!

citoyen · « **Reply #371 on:** 01 July, 2015, 05:24:27 pm »

Seeing the Tinkoff-Saxo team referred to in the same sentence as team owner Oleg Tinkov... ugh!

It's not an error since the former seems to be the official spelling for UCI purposes, while the latter appears to be the more widely preferred style when referring to the man himself, but seeing the two in print so close together really makes me feel physically uncomfortable.

It's a transliteration anyway, so I feel no qualms about changing the spelling of his name to match the name of his team.

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #372 on:** 01 July, 2015, 08:03:06 pm »

In same vein, I saw yesterday Tsar Alexander in the same sentence as one of his advisers, called Aleksandr. Probably justifiable on the grounds that the tsar is a well known figure so the standard English spelling is normally used, but looks a bit silly to have the two together.

T42 · « **Reply #373 on:** 02 July, 2015, 10:57:51 am »

Currently rewatching The Killing, and noticed that all accents are suppressed in the subtitles. Thus a bloke called Høgland comes out as Hogland.

A minor point for stolidly monolingual English-speakers, maybe, but doing that to someone real in Denmark lays you open to a charge of assault.

Andrij · « **Reply #374 on:** 02 July, 2015, 11:49:15 am »

Quote from: T42 on 02 July, 2015, 10:57:51 am

Currently rewatching The Killing, and noticed that all accents are suppressed in the subtitles. Thus a bloke called Høgland comes out as Hogland.

A minor point for stolidly monolingual English-speakers, maybe, but doing that to someone real in Denmark lays you open to a charge of assault.

The Beeb has form. See moans passim on Radio3 'simplifying' names of composers.