Most annoying spelling mistake.

OK I know this is a poker forum and not a discussion of the English language but I just wanted to point out one thing. And even if one person out there learns from this then this thread would have served its purpose:

When you pluralise words ending in "y" please could you make sure that you get rid of the "y" and add "-ies" to the end?

EG

lady becomes ladies
lorry becomes lorries
fly becomes flies

I may be up my own fat arse here and you can call me a pedantic arsewipe if you wish but I just want to do my small bit in trying to halt the abuse of the English Language that occasionally occurs on these forums.

I later plan to do a thread on the constant abuse and misuse of the apostrophe.

OK, call me what you will.

wtf is a lorry ?

Lol, made up words ftw!

Down with the slangs, get over it, it's a new age we have new dictionaries now.

"Lorry" is a British term for heavy and medium types of, what you would call, "trucks".

English version of Truck

"freerole" by far wins this.

IT'S NOT A FREE ROLE, YOU'RE NOT STARRING IN A BROADWAY MUSICAL FOR FREE OR SOMETHING.

alien lol and turnip you just seem bored

unless u run into turkeys

Hi all,
You should have mentioned your from england as americans now think your an ass because you spelt it arse.
I'd like to know what the singular version of sheep is please, or is it the same and why? eg:
There are many sheep in that field.
There is only one sheep in that field. (is this correct and if so why does everything else have a plural?)

The worse spelling mistake is done on purpose during an online poker game...Phuck!

Tony

Sheep is the singular. The plural is sheepies. Haven't you been reading this thread?

Unless they are really cool sheep - then they are sheepsters.

Oops, my bad, sorries (as in several apologies)

Tony

Right, and if one is shy, it would be sheepish, but it the whole flock is shy, they would be sheepishies...or is it sheepiesish? This language thing is confusies (multiple confusions).

lol, AG and arkadiy you guys really dont know what a lorry is?

Search google images!!

Just me again, in america they refer to lorries as either "trucks" or "semi" (not going into the plural of semi) In england referring to a semi would probably be associated with houses eg: semi-detached
I learnt a lot very quickly when first moving to america especially with cuss/swear words, the first time I used the term wanker was very wierd as everyone just looked at me like a was crazy, later my wife asked what it was. Americans do not use the term bollocks either, strange really as they seem very advanced in the art of cussing/swearing.
I can cuss/swear pretty good at times but I still can't manage to string a whole sentence together the way the americans do, great people.

Few other terms of difference:

Pants in england are underwear in america
Pants in america are trousers in england
Fag in england is cigarette
Fag in america is gay
Tramp in england is hobo in america
Tramp in america is a hooker (no not football, prostitute)
Biscuit in england is cookie in america
Biscuit in america is bread in england (or similar)

You simply change i to y and add es. semyes. Or maybe going backwards you change the i to y and subtract es, therefore the plural of "semi" is "my".

Don't forget,

Crisps in England are potato chips in America,
Chips in England are Fries in America,

Oh yes, I forgot to mention. The rule only applies if there is a consonant before the "y".

Otherwise you just add an "s".

Oops

This is not directed toward anyone so don't take this personally...but this thread reminded me of an old joke...about the Texan who goes to Oxford. He's wandering around one day (lost) and approaches a professorial looking guy. He says, "Excuse me sir, but could you tell me where the library's at?" The professor says, "First of all, young man, we here at OXFORD, do not end our sentences in a preposition!" Without missing a beat, the Texan replies, "Pardon me. What I meant to say is...could you tell me where the library's at A**HOLE?"

Laughing and learning at the same time.

LOL at all of you!!!!

I don't know about you guys and "ladys" but when I just typed in ladies wrong back there either my browser automatically underlined it in red, aka "spell check" or it was cardchat doing it. Either way. I haven't the slightest idea why people are spelling things wrong all the time when there is spell check built in. Maybe its just Mozilla? Who knows. Give it a try.

My pet peeve is when someone says.....YOUR an idiot or YOUR stupid....I just laugh at them.

Please dont forget the proper use of no, know. ..to, two and two....I could go on and on ...one and won...you get the idea....this makes me crazy!!

boots in England are trunks in America
gardens in England are yards in America
loos in England are bathrooms in America
bins in England are trashcans in America
jumpers in England are sweaters in America (and this one can get an Englishman in big trouble over here cause jumpers in America are dresses lol)

You know, I started a thread about misspellings a while back and it turned out to be not as nice as this one. WTF? I might take it a liitle bit personally.

I look at Webster as a book of suggested spellings. If you can't think of at least two ways to spell a word, you need to work on your creativity.

When in doubt, just add a "u" to the word like the Brits do.

I have a spelling checker -
It came with my PC.
It plane lee marks four my revue
Miss steaks aye can knot sea.
Eye ran this poem threw it,
Your sure reel glad two no.
Its vary polished in it's weigh,
My checker tolled me sew.
A checker is a bless sing,
It freeze yew lodes of thyme.
It helps me right awl stiles two reed,
And aides me when aye rime.
To rite with care is quite a feet
Of witch won should be proud.
And wee mussed dew the best wee can,
Sew flaws are knot aloud.
And now bee cause my spelling
Is checked with such grate flare,
Their are know faults with in my cite,
Of nun eye am a wear.
Each frays come posed up on my screen
Eye trussed to bee a joule
The checker poured o'er every word
To cheque sum spelling rule.
That's why aye brake in two averse
By righting wants too pleas.
Sow now ewe sea why aye dew prays
Such soft wear for pea seas

Spelling is one thing, but writing in poetic form up there is obviously another. I guess there's no program to help the "impaired" about that. BTW, too overdone IMO.

Your opinion is noted.

Websters is, of course, considered anathema outside of the US. I've seen newspaper style guides that specifically forbid its use. Sooooo many z's where there should be an s... and that's just the beginning! *sigh*

semi-detached?
so... it's attached?

this is a duplex, right?

After my wife just explained this to me yes semi-detached in england (meaning only one side of your house is connected to the neighbour's house) is a duplex in america.
Ok now that little red line comes up under the words ok, america, and neighbours, all spelt correctly I thought, damn spelt has a red line under it too, what's wrong with that??? I give up

Tony