# You shouldn't be starting posts on these topics if you can't spell them correctly! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 22, 2010, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-shouldnt-be-starting-posts-on-these-topics-if-you-cant-spell-them-correctly/533296 "2010-03-22T02:45:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2010, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-shouldnt-be-starting-posts-on-these-topics-if-you-cant-spell-them-correctly/533296/21 "2010-03-22T14:10:09Z")
It’s **protein** , not protien. It’s **fluorescent** , not flourescent. The drug is **heroin** , not heroine. It’s **carburetor** , not carburator. It’s **athlete** , not athelete. It’s **Dalai Lama** , not Dali Lama. It’s **Gandhi** , not Ghandi. ---
**Author:** ![thirdwarning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecccb3/32.png) [@thirdwarning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thirdwarning)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2010, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-shouldnt-be-starting-posts-on-these-topics-if-you-cant-spell-them-correctly/533296/22 "2010-03-22T15:29:14Z")
> [@Rick](#): > > Brakes. Your car has brakes. If you break them, then they are broke, but they are still brakes. Aaand you hit one of mine. If you break them, they are broken. But yes, they are still brakes. ---
**Author:** ![armedmonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2010, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-shouldnt-be-starting-posts-on-these-topics-if-you-cant-spell-them-correctly/533296/23 "2010-03-22T16:20:55Z")
> [@eleanorigby](#): > > Where? Have pity on me–it’s Monday morning.. Nowhere. I posted that purely to screw with peoples heads. Yep, I’m a bastard. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2010, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-shouldnt-be-starting-posts-on-these-topics-if-you-cant-spell-them-correctly/533296/24 "2010-03-22T16:50:06Z")
A few years ago there was a little confusion about what o call enemy soldiers and the citizens of their country. Some said it was Iraquies, some said it was Irackies, some said it was Iraqees. I said know your enemy. ---
**Author:** ![\_Undecided\_Adrian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/eada6e/32.png) [@\_Undecided\_Adrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_Undecided_Adrian)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2010, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-shouldnt-be-starting-posts-on-these-topics-if-you-cant-spell-them-correctly/533296/25 "2010-03-22T16:58:24Z")
The spelling of Adol **f** Hitler’s given name is the only one where I’m a spelling… you know 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![KlondikeGeoff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3e96dc/32.png) [@KlondikeGeoff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KlondikeGeoff)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2010, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-shouldnt-be-starting-posts-on-these-topics-if-you-cant-spell-them-correctly/533296/26 "2010-03-22T17:11:11Z")
> [@eleanorigby](#): > > I cannot stand people who mix up “loose” and “lose”. They’re not even pronounced the same! I pretty much can’t stand any misspellings in titles, or anywhere, but I am tolerant of obvious typos (like teh etc) that others here are rabid about. YMMV. Sorry, Monday morning or not, it should be: (like “teh,” etc.) ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2010, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-shouldnt-be-starting-posts-on-these-topics-if-you-cant-spell-them-correctly/533296/27 "2010-03-22T20:10:21Z")
> [@A Monkey With a Gun](#): > > Nowhere. I posted that purely to screw with peoples heads. > > Yep, I’m a bastard. 😃 I noticed you specifically said he _violated_ it, which means he did _not_ make any grammatical mistakes. The law says he will. ---
**Author:** ![Serenata67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/serenata67/32/10646_2.png) [@Serenata67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Serenata67)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2010, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-shouldnt-be-starting-posts-on-these-topics-if-you-cant-spell-them-correctly/533296/28 "2010-03-22T20:57:19Z")
> [@Chessic\_Sense](#): > > For some reason, a majority of people seem to think that sentences starting with “I wonder how” or “I think if” are questions. > > I wonder why? That bugs me, too! Geez, did no one pay attention to punctuation day? This poorly-used punctuation pandemic is positively painful. (How’s that, **Ellen**? 😃 ) > [@Zsofia](#): > > Do NOT talk about health care reform if you don’t know how to spell “dying”. DYING. NOT **DIEING.** Jesus Christ, have you never read a book before? If that had read a book about Jesus Christ, they would know how important his dying for us was. It’s a good think our Lord Redeemer wasn’t a hair stylist. Then that book might have talked about how important his dyeing was. DIE -\> DYING. DYE -\> DYEING. Not hard to understand. ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2010, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-shouldnt-be-starting-posts-on-these-topics-if-you-cant-spell-them-correctly/533296/29 "2010-03-22T21:53:31Z")
Not this message board, but **Torte Reform**. ---
**Author:** ![Valgard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/7feea3/32.png) [@Valgard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Valgard)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2010, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-shouldnt-be-starting-posts-on-these-topics-if-you-cant-spell-them-correctly/533296/30 "2010-03-22T22:45:32Z")
Dislexia. Dysleckseeya. Oh forget it. ---
**Author:** ![Ruken](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f475e1/32.png) [@Ruken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruken)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2010, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-shouldnt-be-starting-posts-on-these-topics-if-you-cant-spell-them-correctly/533296/31 "2010-03-22T23:26:41Z")
> [@Zsofia](#): > > Do NOT talk about health care reform if you don’t know how to spell “dying”. DYING. NOT **DIEING.** Jesus Christ, have you never read a book before? Of course. What does that have to do with spelling? ---
**Author:** ![Geek\_Mecha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecae2f/32.png) [@Geek\_Mecha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geek_Mecha)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2010, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-shouldnt-be-starting-posts-on-these-topics-if-you-cant-spell-them-correctly/533296/32 "2010-03-23T00:04:17Z")
Daylight Saving Time psychology/psychiatry/psych/psyche discrete/discreet ---
**Author:** ![EmAnJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d2c977/32.png) [@EmAnJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmAnJ)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2010, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-shouldnt-be-starting-posts-on-these-topics-if-you-cant-spell-them-correctly/533296/33 "2010-03-23T00:15:11Z")
> [@Max\_the\_Immortal](#): > > In a similar vein: Lately I’ve noticed more and more subject lines as questions without question mark (e.g. “Is healthcare a right”) or even with a period (e.g. “Is healthcare a right.”). It’s starting to get on my nerves. I just did this! Oops. And you can’t edit the thread title. Bah. ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2010, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-shouldnt-be-starting-posts-on-these-topics-if-you-cant-spell-them-correctly/533296/34 "2010-03-23T00:17:55Z")
> [@Ellen\_Cherry](#): > > Should be: Anyone else have his or her own favorites? Or just “favorites.” > > Although I thought the “law” applied to making mistakes regarding the very thing you’re griping about; this is a grammar error in a spelling rant. > > — Ellen, proudly pedantic > (and alluringly alliterative) 😉 I wasn’t looking for grammar errors, just spelling ones. How can someone put dishes away in a different place every time, **Warm**? That makes no sense. 😕 ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2010, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-shouldnt-be-starting-posts-on-these-topics-if-you-cant-spell-them-correctly/533296/35 "2010-03-23T00:18:58Z")
> [@A Monkey With a Gun](#): > > Nowhere. I posted that purely to screw with peoples heads. > > Yep, I’m a bastard. 😃 Aha! Yes, you are a bastard of the first water. Damn you! \ 😉 ---
**Author:** ![BlackKnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/eb8c5e/32.png) [@BlackKnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlackKnight)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2010, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-shouldnt-be-starting-posts-on-these-topics-if-you-cant-spell-them-correctly/533296/36 "2010-03-23T00:20:30Z")
I keep trying to spell “judgment” as “judgement”. I do it 99% of the time. I even did it just now, in the previous sentence, while trying to type it correctly. I also have a tendency to try to spell “refrigerator” as “refridgerator”. I have no idea why. ---
**Author:** ![Tethered\_Kite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a5b964/32.png) [@Tethered\_Kite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tethered_Kite)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2010, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-shouldnt-be-starting-posts-on-these-topics-if-you-cant-spell-them-correctly/533296/37 "2010-03-23T00:26:23Z")
My grammar and spelling have gone all to heck since I started using the computer. Here’s a few I’ve noticed: “born and bread” “dew rag” “terrorism due to culvert operations” And my favorite - “You’re all a bunch of panty wastes!” ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2010, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-shouldnt-be-starting-posts-on-these-topics-if-you-cant-spell-them-correctly/533296/38 "2010-03-23T01:02:14Z")
> [@Tethered\_Kite](#): > > My grammar and spelling have gone all to heck since I started using the computer. > > Here’s a few I’ve noticed: > > “born and bread” > > “dew rag” > > “terrorism due to culvert operations” > > And my favorite - > > “You’re all a bunch of panty wastes!” Please report to your local center for retraining. ---
**Author:** ![thirdwarning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecccb3/32.png) [@thirdwarning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thirdwarning)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2010, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-shouldnt-be-starting-posts-on-these-topics-if-you-cant-spell-them-correctly/533296/39 "2010-03-23T02:59:11Z")
> [@BlackKnight](#): > > I keep trying to spell “judgment” as “judgement”. I do it 99% of the time. I even did it just now, in the previous sentence, while trying to type it correctly. > > I also have a tendency to try to spell “refrigerator” as “refridgerator”. I have no idea why. Judgement is at least an acceptable alternative. And I’d bet refridgerator comes from fridge. ---
**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:** [March 23, 2010, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-shouldnt-be-starting-posts-on-these-topics-if-you-cant-spell-them-correctly/533296/40 "2010-03-23T03:01:35Z")
> [@EmAnJ](#): > > I just did this! Oops. And you can’t edit the thread title. Bah. If you catch it quick enough, you can still edit a thread title by going to “edit” then “advanced.” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-shouldnt-be-starting-posts-on-these-topics-if-you-cant-spell-them-correctly/533296.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-shouldnt-be-starting-posts-on-these-topics-if-you-cant-spell-them-correctly/533296.md?page=3)