You spelled a word wrong! Allow me to point that out to all.

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In this thread:
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=187256

NinjaChick posted:

To which Buck the Diver replied:

No thoughts on the OP, no opinion on the topic posted. Just an entire post to point out a spelling error. “Perhaps you mean”? “Rant on my dear”? What a tool. Here’s an idea for the spelling police: If you know what the word is and it’s obviously a typo/misspelling, ignore it and move on. Her meaning was clear, and your correction of her spelling struck me as

**Main Entry: ri·dic·u·lous **
Pronunciation: r&-'di-ky&-l&s
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin ridiculosus (from ridiculum jest, from neuter of ridiculus) or ridiculus, literally, laughable, from ridEre to laugh
Date: 1550
: arousing or deserving ridicule : ABSURD, PREPOSTEROUS
synonym see LAUGHABLE

  • ri·dic·u·lous·ly adverb
  • ri·dic·u·lous·ness noun

and

Entry Word: indecorous
Function: adjective
Text: not conforming with accepted standards of propriety or good taste <they regarded argument in public as indecorous>
Synonyms improper, indecent, indelicate, malodorous, ridiculous, rough, unbecoming, undecorous, ungodly, unseemly, untoward
Related Word inappropriate, incorrect, unbefitting, unfit, unfitting; immodest, inelegant, undignified; coarse, gross, loose, offensive, shameful, tasteless, vulgar; discourteous, ill-mannered, impolite, rude, uncivil; irregular, unlawful
Idioms in bad form
You spelling police really get on my nerves. Who died and left you in charge of proofreading people’s posts? It is beyond rude. I hope to hell you have better sense when you’re in a real life conversation and you don’t go around correcting usage and pronunciation for people. Ass.

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Bob. His name was Bob.

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Well, I have to admit,

that this doesn’t make much sense, either…

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Heh Heh, you said “tool”. That’s my favorite insult evah!
[sub]And I totally concur with the OP. It’s one thing to point out an error if it’s the jump off for a good joke, but being pedantic for pendanticry’s (is that a word? Quick, someone correct me!) sake is definitely toolish.[/sub]

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Well, then that’s that. :slight_smile:

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Pedantry.

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It’s a nice way to trip up a discussion. ‘Buck the Diver’ obviously feels witty and powerful for doing so.

“Ha ha! I caught a mistake in your argument! Ok, it was only a typo! But watch now as I discredit you!!!”

Nothing a kick to the crotch and a cup of STFU couldn’t cure…

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Well, I did ask…

:smiley:

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Yeah, I think the spelling / grammar / thread police are all bitter people who know they can’t contribute with something intellectually substantial, so instead they grade others’ posts like a second grade teacher. And then they say foolishly arrogant things like “Rant on, my dear,” in an effort to establish some sort of superiority. And it’s frustrating not because it works, but because you just know they don’t realize that it’s not working; they are oblivious to the fact that they’re pathetic and boring.

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maybe Buck should use his vastly superior spelling skills to go to dictionary.com and spell out the word “hypocrite” in the search window and see if he can apply the definition to anyone he knows…unless of course he has never made a spelling error.

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Bravo Zette!!

What an assclown.

I strategy is to load my posts with so many grammitical errors and spelling mistakes, that the human versions of “Linguo the Grammar Robot” explode and send their heads shooting off into the sky- thus leaving my posts alone.

Yeah, that’s it. . .

:stuck_out_tongue:

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I strategy

Surely you mean “My strategy”. Rant on, my little friend. Rant on.

:wink:

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Heh heh heh- another victim of my clever Linguo defense. . . Yeahm that’s the ticket. . .

:cool:

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Rant On
Rant Off
Dear Ranter

.l… :slight_smile: …l. spelling police!

Every freakin’ time I post here I just KNOW they’re going to get me.
I finally bookmarked Dictionary.com JUST to check spelling when I post here.
Typos are typos, minkia man.

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Nooooooo! :frowning:

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Poor Bob. Was it a peaceful exit or did he suffer?

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He died of too much pie. Still, pie gooooooooood.

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Grammar corrections and spelling corrections are fine, as far as I’m concered. But doing it rudely, as in this instance, was unacceptable. I hope he realizes there are nicer ways to correct someone. After all, he may have meant it in a friendly way, and just come off a bit short.

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Paging Zenster, Paging Zenster…

Hopefully Zenster will pull his head out of his ass for a second and read this thread.
Here’s hoping.

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Nonsense.
If it doesn’t add to the topic at hand, then leave it.