# Shepherd. Shepherd, shepherd, shepherd. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [November 6, 2007, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shepherd-shepherd-shepherd-shepherd/425420 "2007-11-06T16:44:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Fetchund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b2d939/32.png) [@Fetchund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fetchund)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2007, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shepherd-shepherd-shepherd-shepherd/425420/1 "2007-11-06T16:44:07Z")
I’ve been waiting until I’ve noticed that there are no threads with this particular spelling mistake on the boards. (I really don’t like confrontation!) But, folks, the dog is not a “shepard”. No, no, no. The “herd” part comes from Herding - you know, what they were bred for? “ard” doesn’t cut it. I believe that if you can’t even spell the darn dog’s breed correctly, you shouldn’t have one, and I won’t help or even join you in your threads. Same goes for Shih Tzu, Chihuahua and the like. Now, I know I can’t spell worth a darn, and I type even worse, but to me, spelling your dog’s breed wrong is like getting your spouse or kid’s name wrong every time. Knock it off! (Feel free to add your own “typos that matter” rants!) -Fetch, proud owner of a Pyrenean Shepherd (Not shepard) and a Border (not Boarder) Collie. ---
**Author:** ![Omegaman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e480ec/32.png) [@Omegaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omegaman)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2007, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shepherd-shepherd-shepherd-shepherd/425420/2 "2007-11-06T16:47:07Z")
[QUOTE=Fetchund] dog’s [/QUOTE] Shouldn’t that be dogs? You started it. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Dead\_Badger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/848f3c/32.png) [@Dead\_Badger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dead_Badger)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2007, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shepherd-shepherd-shepherd-shepherd/425420/3 "2007-11-06T16:48:08Z")
[Chicken CHICKEN](http://youtube.com/watch?v=yL_-1d9OSdk). ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2007, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shepherd-shepherd-shepherd-shepherd/425420/4 "2007-11-06T16:48:48Z")
[QUOTE=Omegaman] Shouldn’t that be dogs? [/QUOTE] No. ---
**Author:** ![Fetchund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b2d939/32.png) [@Fetchund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fetchund)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2007, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shepherd-shepherd-shepherd-shepherd/425420/5 "2007-11-06T16:49:25Z")
The breed of the dog? Seems possesive to me, but I NEVER said I had a grasp of apostophe use, either! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Fetchund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b2d939/32.png) [@Fetchund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fetchund)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2007, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shepherd-shepherd-shepherd-shepherd/425420/6 "2007-11-06T16:55:01Z")
[QUOTE=Dead Badger] [Chicken CHICKEN](http://youtube.com/watch?v=yL_-1d9OSdk). [/QUOTE] Thank you. That was wonderful, and I think I have been to that same presentation! ---
**Author:** ![El\_Cid\_Viscoso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/41988e/32.png) [@El\_Cid\_Viscoso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Cid_Viscoso)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2007, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shepherd-shepherd-shepherd-shepherd/425420/7 "2007-11-06T16:55:58Z")
I have a Catahoula Leopard Dog. Even the vet can’t spell it. ---
**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2007, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shepherd-shepherd-shepherd-shepherd/425420/8 "2007-11-06T16:56:32Z")
I’ll add people who think it’s funny to say “SHIT-zoo.” Hardy har har, and you know what? Grow up. Besides, it’s “SHEE tzoo.” Also, I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: if you’re going to be an atheist, learn how to spell it. a-: not -the-: god, deity -ist: believer, follower Telling people you’re an “athiest” just makes you look stoopid. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2007, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shepherd-shepherd-shepherd-shepherd/425420/9 "2007-11-06T16:56:46Z")
The one that makes me see red and pretty much stop reading a thread is breaks/brakes. I don’t really care if you confuse homonyms. GET IT RIGHT DAMN YOU. Because it’s really jarring. ---
**Author:** ![Cluricaun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2007, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shepherd-shepherd-shepherd-shepherd/425420/10 "2007-11-06T16:57:27Z")
[QUOTE=Fetchund] But, folks, the dog is not a “shepard”. No, no, no. The “herd” part comes from Herding - you know, what they were bred for? “ard” doesn’t cut it. [/QUOTE] Well then why isn’t the dog called a **Sheep** herd? Last time I looked I could not find any “Sheps”. ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2007, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shepherd-shepherd-shepherd-shepherd/425420/11 "2007-11-06T17:02:04Z")
Well…shit, Sue. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2007, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shepherd-shepherd-shepherd-shepherd/425420/12 "2007-11-06T17:03:12Z")
**Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo** > **[Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo_buffalo_Buffalo_buffalo_buffalo_buffalo_Buffalo_buffalo)** > > "Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo" is a grammatically correct sentence in English that is often presented as an example of how homonyms and homophones can be used to create complicated linguistic constructs through lexical ambiguity. It has been discussed in literature in various forms since 1967, when it appeared in Dmitri Borgmann's Beyond Language: Adventures in Word and Thought. > The sentence employs three distinct meanings of the word buffalo: > A semanticall... Unless the OP intended this reference, in which case consider me whooshed. ---
**Author:** ![Fetchund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b2d939/32.png) [@Fetchund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fetchund)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2007, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shepherd-shepherd-shepherd-shepherd/425420/13 "2007-11-06T17:10:45Z")
[QUOTE=El Cid Viscoso] I have a Catahoula Leopard Dog. Even the vet can’t spell it. [/QUOTE] Would you believe I’ve seen it spelled Cathowling Lepperd dog? (I used to work in a shelter - the dog being surrendered looked more like a beagle, to me!) No whoosh, **CalMeacham** , I hadn’t seen that one for so long I’d forgotten it. Thanks for the reminder! ---
**Author:** ![IrreverentTone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@IrreverentTone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IrreverentTone)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2007, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shepherd-shepherd-shepherd-shepherd/425420/14 "2007-11-06T17:13:09Z")
Neveah is not heaven spelled backwards. Hoard and horde do not mean the same thing. Rediculous is utterly ridiculous. ---
**Author:** ![Ogre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecb155/32.png) [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2007, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shepherd-shepherd-shepherd-shepherd/425420/15 "2007-11-06T17:14:09Z")
[QUOTE=Dead Badger] [Chicken CHICKEN](http://youtube.com/watch?v=yL_-1d9OSdk). [/QUOTE] …unless, of course, you’re James “[Super Chikan](http://www.superchikan.com/)” Johnson. ---
**Author:** ![Ca3799](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9f8e36/32.png) [@Ca3799](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ca3799)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2007, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shepherd-shepherd-shepherd-shepherd/425420/16 "2007-11-06T17:29:35Z")
I have a dasch…dachs…dahch…dash…wienie…wiene… dog! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2007, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shepherd-shepherd-shepherd-shepherd/425420/17 "2007-11-06T17:30:12Z")
I bet the OP never lived on Sheppard Avenue in Toronto… 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Kid\_A\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Kid\_A\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kid_A_1)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2007, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shepherd-shepherd-shepherd-shepherd/425420/18 "2007-11-06T17:31:53Z")
[QUOTE=Sunspace] I bet the OP never lived on Sheppard Avenue in Toronto… 🙂 [/QUOTE] As a kid it took me forever to remember how to spell it properly. That stupid dog name kept screwing me up. ---
**Author:** ![pantheon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/6bbea6/32.png) [@pantheon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pantheon)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2007, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shepherd-shepherd-shepherd-shepherd/425420/19 "2007-11-06T17:38:21Z")
[QUOTE=Fetchund] Shepherd. Shepherd, shepherd, shepherd. [/QUOTE] mushroom, _MUSHROOM_! (props to Vinyl Turnip from the closed Otto thread) ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2007, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shepherd-shepherd-shepherd-shepherd/425420/20 "2007-11-06T17:40:34Z")
[QUOTE=Anaamika] The one that makes me see red and pretty much stop reading a thread is breaks/brakes. [/QUOTE] Yep. I’ve seen that one a few times in the passed. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shepherd-shepherd-shepherd-shepherd/425420.md?page=2)