# I pit dieing **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [August 7, 2012, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-dieing/630787 "2012-08-07T21:45:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2012, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-dieing/630787/21 "2012-08-08T03:42:15Z")
I haven’t pedanted at all today; I’ll have to remedy that toot sweet! ---
**Author:** ![splatterpunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3be4f8/32.png) [@splatterpunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/splatterpunk)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2012, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-dieing/630787/22 "2012-08-08T04:30:51Z")
> [@Ludovic](#): > > I defiantly think you’re right, and no one is gonna tell me differnet! Don’t be rediculous. ---
**Author:** ![Antigen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2012, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-dieing/630787/23 "2012-08-08T04:35:30Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > The same definition as what? The OP didn’t specify what usage of the word he objected to. And on top of that, he did specify that dying sucks. So for all I know he’s referring to the practice of using dies instead of the end of life. > So much for the phony justification. Of course I know he’s talking about the word dying. But he stated that ‘dieing’ is not a word, and it is. I don’t get to be the pedanter very often, I’m usually the pedantee. So I wanted to take advantage of the opportunity. Ok, you got me. I should have checked whether it was a word before I used that in my argument. Blinded by rage, you see. Like **Blackberry** said, it just looks so wrong, how can someone misspell it and think it’s okay? P.S. I’m a she. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2012, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-dieing/630787/24 "2012-08-08T05:55:17Z")
> [@Alice\_The\_Goon](#): > > We should stop being pre-Madonna’s. Hey, don’t belittle my self of steam. It’s hypocrasy, i tell you! ---
**Author:** ![anya\_marie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ebca7d/32.png) [@anya\_marie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anya_marie)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2012, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-dieing/630787/25 "2012-08-08T06:14:31Z")
Where do we stand on dyeing? ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2012, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-dieing/630787/26 "2012-08-08T07:39:45Z")
> [@Antigen](#): > > P.S. I’m a she. 🙂 Sorry, not every Doper reveals their gender readily. A few make it obvious and then I have to keep up with that. Just consider it the multi-purpose form of ‘he’, like ‘mankind’, that applies to everyone. ETA: I understand the ‘blinded by rage’ thing. It’s an important part of a really good rant. ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2012, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-dieing/630787/27 "2012-08-08T12:52:32Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > I am a very good speller, and always have been, but once during a spelling test at School I completely blanked on a word, and could not figure out how to spell it. That word, after a lot of confusion, I spelled “lieing.” I knew full well that it was wrong, but was unable to come up with a better version. When I was a kid, mine was cauliflower. I spelled it “cauliflour”. Yes, I cryed in bitter frustration. ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2012, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-dieing/630787/28 "2012-08-08T12:59:16Z")
Somebody must of taken there pedant pills today. ---
**Author:** ![Freddy\_the\_Pig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a587f6/32.png) [@Freddy\_the\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freddy_the_Pig)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2012, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-dieing/630787/29 "2012-08-08T13:55:24Z")
Can somebody reign in this thread before it gets out of hand? ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2012, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-dieing/630787/30 "2012-08-08T15:25:26Z")
I think someone needs a trip down the medication isle at the supermarket. ---
**Author:** ![PlainJain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5daacb/32.png) [@PlainJain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlainJain)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2012, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-dieing/630787/31 "2012-08-08T15:41:09Z")
> [@Antigen](#): > > Because it is not a word. Dying sucks too, but at least it’s spelled properly. > > I’ve seen an increase in this abomination on the boards, and it’s making me crazy! It’s not a hard word! I dy a little every time I see it. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2012, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-dieing/630787/32 "2012-08-08T17:22:51Z")
I’ve got a close friend who’s dieing. I thought about showing him this thread, but if he saw the word “dieing”, it’d push him over the edge. ---
**Author:** ![Vita\_Beata](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a9a28c/32.png) [@Vita\_Beata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vita_Beata)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2012, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-dieing/630787/33 "2012-08-08T17:39:21Z")
I’m on you’re side! They should no better than too post such errers. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2012, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-dieing/630787/34 "2012-08-08T19:57:28Z")
I confess, that is one of my chronic errors. Luckily, I rarely need the word. ---
**Author:** ![PoorYorick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecccb3/32.png) [@PoorYorick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PoorYorick)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2012, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-dieing/630787/35 "2012-08-08T20:39:38Z")
I love English. Pedants always find some example in the OED where the misspelled word was used, which makes it legitimate. Spanish, now, is so boring, what with its consistent spelling and pronunciation. And, yes, I realize that even though I checked this over before posting, there’s sure to be a misspelling. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2012, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-dieing/630787/36 "2012-08-08T22:47:45Z")
Pedants gotta pedant, you know. 🙂 So you can all feel my pain, I have a sister who says, “Supposably.” Argh. ---
**Author:** ![Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malleus_incus_stapes/32/3293_2.png) [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2012, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-dieing/630787/37 "2012-08-08T22:58:34Z")
Ow… my… poor… brain. ---
**Author:** ![RedSwinglineOne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a9adbd/32.png) [@RedSwinglineOne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RedSwinglineOne)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2012, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-dieing/630787/38 "2012-08-08T23:10:55Z")
> [@Darth\_Panda](#): > > I think its really a mute point. When I read this, my head literally exploded. ---
**Author:** ![Daylate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9dc877/32.png) [@Daylate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daylate)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2012, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-dieing/630787/39 "2012-08-09T01:42:13Z")
You guys have got to set the breaks on this sort of thing. It’s not becoming. ---
**Author:** ![Docta\_G](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/2bfe46/32.png) [@Docta\_G](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Docta_G)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2012, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-dieing/630787/40 "2012-08-09T17:08:26Z")
“Dieing” should be in quotation marks, since you’re referring to the word itself, not the thing to which the word refers. I’m not lying. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-dieing/630787.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-dieing/630787.md?page=3)