# Internet-only misspellings which drive you crazy **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 12, 2007, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-only-misspellings-which-drive-you-crazy/391866 "2007-02-12T16:52:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2007, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-only-misspellings-which-drive-you-crazy/391866/1 "2007-02-12T16:52:19Z")
A number of misspelled words only seem to show up on the Internet for some strange reason. I guess people read the misspellings by some other poster and conclude that that is the correct spelling. This was almost Pit-worthy but in the end analysis probably not. 1. “Definately” or “Definatly” for Definitely. The “i” in the correct spelling is a schwa, but schwas usually sound like u’s, or e’s…so how the hey do you get an “a” sound out of that? Do you really say “De-fin-AT-ely” in real conversation? Somehow I doubt it. 2. “Wreckless” for Reckless, as in “wreckless driving.” Well hate to tell ya but if you are driving “wrecklessly” you are probably driving very defensively, at the speed limit, properly yielding to other vehicles, etc., but of course they actually mean the opposite. 3. “Hires” for Hi-res. First time I saw this (“Hires textures”) I thought, “Why are textures for hire, and who is doing the hiring?” Hey dood you forgot something important called a “hyphen.” ---
**Author:** ![Winston\_Smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e95f7d/32.png) [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2007, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-only-misspellings-which-drive-you-crazy/391866/2 "2007-02-12T16:58:12Z")
Do you draft your posts in notepad, then C&P to the SDMB window? Um to the OP - Pr0n, instead of porn. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2007, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-only-misspellings-which-drive-you-crazy/391866/3 "2007-02-12T17:02:36Z")
Oh, I think that people who are super-l33t & roxxor won’t make those mistakes. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Carrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f0a364/32.png) [@Captain\_Carrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Carrot)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2007, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-only-misspellings-which-drive-you-crazy/391866/4 "2007-02-12T17:06:23Z")
[QUOTE=Winston Smith] Um to the OP - Pr0n, instead of porn. 😃 [/QUOTE] That’s not a misspelling so much as an alteration to avoid flagging any censors when on public networks. ---
**Author:** ![Winston\_Smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e95f7d/32.png) [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2007, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-only-misspellings-which-drive-you-crazy/391866/5 "2007-02-12T17:11:39Z")
[QUOTE=Captain Carrot] That’s not a misspelling so much as an alteration to avoid flagging any censors when on public networks. [/QUOTE] Huh. That never occurred to me. ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2007, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-only-misspellings-which-drive-you-crazy/391866/6 "2007-02-12T17:13:21Z")
r u srs? \*(are you serious?) ^^ ---
**Author:** ![According\_to\_Pliny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8e7dd6/32.png) [@According\_to\_Pliny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/According_to_Pliny)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2007, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-only-misspellings-which-drive-you-crazy/391866/7 "2007-02-12T17:15:22Z")
Have you seen heighth instead of height? People make that mistake orally all the time in the phrase heighth and width, but I’ve only seen it written on the internet. ---
**Author:** ![anamnesis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb8c5e/32.png) [@anamnesis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anamnesis)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2007, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-only-misspellings-which-drive-you-crazy/391866/8 "2007-02-12T17:15:48Z")
No doubt, the infamous “your/you’re” is a popular one which needs no introduction … however, I’ve noticed more and more lately that the tendency for them to be mixed up is bordering on the blatantly intentional, meaning, every notable use of either word is reversed. I’m starting to wonder whether there’s confusion between them or if people are just doing it to intentionally provoke a reaction. Personally, I think the phenomenon stems from poor annunciation of the two forms in American English. Many tend to say them the same way (“yore”) whereas the possessive form should be pronounced “you-er”, which results in butchered literary masterpieces such as these: “Are you guys going out for you’re birthday?” “Yeah, your going to have to come out with us!” **twitch** ---
**Author:** ![dbuzman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9de0a6/32.png) [@dbuzman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dbuzman)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2007, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-only-misspellings-which-drive-you-crazy/391866/9 "2007-02-12T17:18:16Z")
Dood instead of dude. ---
**Author:** ![elmwood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmwood/32/3060_2.png) [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2007, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-only-misspellings-which-drive-you-crazy/391866/10 "2007-02-12T17:18:39Z")
[QUOTE=John DiFool] A number of misspelled words only seem to show up on the Internet for some strange reason. [/QUOTE] This is all just an indicator of people thinking independ_a_ntly. (Yup, “independant” is a spelling that I’ve only seen online, especially in personal ads.) ---
**Author:** ![According\_to\_Pliny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8e7dd6/32.png) [@According\_to\_Pliny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/According_to_Pliny)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2007, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-only-misspellings-which-drive-you-crazy/391866/11 "2007-02-12T17:19:28Z")
The key questions is: How much unedited writing do you see in real life? Most of the writing you read off-line is in newspapers and magazines. I get maybe one handwritten note a month. So one hour at SDMB gives me many years’ worth of bad spelling examples. ---
**Author:** ![fishbicycle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aeb1de/32.png) [@fishbicycle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fishbicycle)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2007, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-only-misspellings-which-drive-you-crazy/391866/12 "2007-02-12T17:20:22Z")
Noticable / noticably. Aquire. Cue / que for “queue.” Tennie shows that have no where to the heals and souls. And are fuschia (pron: fus-CHEE-uh), or burgendy, bergundy, burgandy (take your pick). Or LaVander, or lavendar. Peak (for peek) ---
**Author:** ![Philster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/13edae/32.png) [@Philster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philster)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2007, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-only-misspellings-which-drive-you-crazy/391866/13 "2007-02-12T17:28:07Z")
“syke” instead of “psyche” drives me nuts. Also: “We should of asked for help”, instead of “We should have asked for help.” ---
**Author:** ![Antigen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2007, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-only-misspellings-which-drive-you-crazy/391866/14 "2007-02-12T17:28:17Z")
[QUOTE=anamnesis] Personally, I think the phenomenon stems from poor **annunciation** of the two forms in American English. [/QUOTE] (bolding mine) So, the words aren’t properly notified that they’re to give birth to the Christ child? 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Caridwen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c89c15/32.png) [@Caridwen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caridwen)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2007, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-only-misspellings-which-drive-you-crazy/391866/15 "2007-02-12T17:32:09Z")
[QUOTE=Winston Smith] Do you draft your posts in notepad, then C&P to the SDMB window? Um to the OP - Pr0n, instead of porn. 😃 [/QUOTE] When you use the quick reply, posts seem to be formatted that way. At least mine are. ---
**Author:** ![ragerdude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d07c76/32.png) [@ragerdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ragerdude)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2007, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-only-misspellings-which-drive-you-crazy/391866/16 "2007-02-12T17:35:37Z")
Hampsters. ---
**Author:** ![Jodi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7feea3/32.png) [@Jodi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jodi)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2007, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-only-misspellings-which-drive-you-crazy/391866/17 "2007-02-12T17:51:05Z")
“Loose” for “lose”, as in “I win! You loose!” ---
**Author:** ![Canadjun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/76d3ee/32.png) [@Canadjun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Canadjun)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2007, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-only-misspellings-which-drive-you-crazy/391866/18 "2007-02-12T18:22:45Z")
ect. instead of etc. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2007, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-only-misspellings-which-drive-you-crazy/391866/19 "2007-02-12T18:28:06Z")
“Then” instead of “than”. And visa verca. ---
**Author:** ![Autumn\_Almanac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d26b3c/32.png) [@Autumn\_Almanac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autumn_Almanac)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2007, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-only-misspellings-which-drive-you-crazy/391866/20 "2007-02-12T18:54:47Z")
Supposably. Could of. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-only-misspellings-which-drive-you-crazy/391866.md?page=2)