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Mostly on social media. Saw one just now which was a new one on me

in a reply to an advert

"...where are you baste"

Better than the usual there their and allowed aloud.

and the floord gatez opned

I like it when they use the wrong word, but still a real word, and it changes the meaning.

For some reason the one that sticks in my mind was when somebody said you should "use Greece" when fitting a part.

Sundayjumper wrote: Fri Apr 26, 2019 12:00 pm I like it when they use the wrong word, but still a real word, and it changes the meaning.

For some reason the one that sticks in my mind was when somebody said you should "use Greece" when fitting a part.

Definitively or defiantly work well for this instead of definitely .

I’ve had to take people off my social media because of this- getting my eye twitching. I don’t understand how anyone can get something so wrong when autocorrect basically corrects most things for you. Worst I’ve seen is putting an r in can’t to give carnt, not even having the decency to put an apostrophe in either.

Follow Lotus on Twitter, that's always good for a laugh. They have a complete illiterate write their stuff.

I've seen "axe" written down instead of ask...

How much of that is autocorrect combined with not reading it before hitting send/submit/post/tweet/whatever-it-is-called-on-that-platform?

dinny_g wrote: Fri Apr 26, 2019 12:23 pm I've seen "axe" written down instead of ask...

This might be deliberate - it's an African-American'ism to say "aks" rather than the actual English word of "ask". Axe might just be a step on.

scotta wrote: Fri Apr 26, 2019 12:02 pm

Sundayjumper wrote: Fri Apr 26, 2019 12:00 pm I like it when they use the wrong word, but still a real word, and it changes the meaning.

For some reason the one that sticks in my mind was when somebody said you should "use Greece" when fitting a part.

Definitively or defiantly work well for this instead of definitely .

Defiantly this one!!

I asked someone in an email why they were being defiant ....they honestly thought they were saying "definitely"

Brought instead of bought - annoys the hell out of me for some reason

JLv3.0 wrote: Fri Apr 26, 2019 12:57 pm

dinny_g wrote: Fri Apr 26, 2019 12:23 pm I've seen "axe" written down instead of ask...

This might be deliberate - it's an African-American'ism to say "aks" rather than the actual English word of "ask". Axe might just be a step on.

Arks

Broccers wrote: Fri Apr 26, 2019 1:27 pm Brought instead of bought - annoys the hell out of me for some reason

This.

Also "could of".

Pacific instead of specific is another good one.

DeskJockey wrote: Fri Apr 26, 2019 12:36 pm How much of that is autocorrect combined with not reading it before hitting send/submit/post/tweet/whatever-it-is-called-on-that-platform?

autocorrect is a ducking nightmare.

One more...

DISCUSTING !!!!

Bad bad bad.

IIRC I saw someone write cahshey instead of cachet the other day.

ste wrote: Fri Apr 26, 2019 12:21 pm Follow Lotus on Twitter, that's always good for a laugh. They have a complete illiterate write their stuff.

It could just be how they speak in Norfolk

Wee knead a mower affective weigh of dealing with this is you.

GG. wrote: Fri Apr 26, 2019 1:48 pm Pacific instead of specific is another good one.

God, this. I found “the senior nurse has pacifically asked for x, y and z” in a notice on a ward the other day.