Common Misspellings: A guide to help you look good!

[Stick66]

(Purposely in the most popular section of the forum.)

For whatever reason, many people nowadays seem to spell certain commonly used words incorrectly. You know, those words that are very common in everyday conversation and even some that are well-used in online poker verbage. Here's a little help & clarity for those who want to tighten up their spelling and their online image:

Correct Spelling - Short Meaning - Usage

There - a place - "I play there."
Their - belongs to them - "I play at their site."
They're - "They are" - "They're playing now."

Your - belongs to you - "I like your game."
You're - "You are" - "You're really nice."

Deuce - the "2" card - "The river was a deuce."

Withdrawal - the act of taking out - "My withdrawal is complete."

Site - a place - "I play at their site."
Sight - regarding seeing - "She was a lovely sight."



(My spelling isn't always perfect, but I will add more as they come up. Staff: Feel free to add to this main post as you see fit and please consider for a sticky. Others can add posts to this, also. But be sure to use your dictionary. I did!)

 

[Emperor IX]

You -referring to other person - as in "you"
U - a freakin' letter.

 

[robwhufc]

Night - The time of day following daytime.
Knight - a soldier in olden times.

Shoe - what you wear on your feet.
Shoo - what you say to an animal to make it go away

 

[Crummy]

Freeroll - A free tournament by a poker site or host
freroolll - I have no freaking clue?

i - Just a short line with a dot on the top of it.
I - Refering to ones self

tonite - An explosive compound
tonight - After 8:00pm!

 

[bubbasbestbabe]

Here- this place now
Hear- what you do with your ears

 

[Tammy]

OMG, I would so +rep you Stick if I could.

 

[Effexor]

Lose - The opposite of winning
Loose - The opposite of tight

 

[buckster436]

this is hilarious<did i spell that rite,,lol, great thread,+Rep. buck

 

[Stick66]

Rite - a religious ceremony
Right - correct or good
Right - opposite of left
Right - a just claim

 

[Stick66]

Too - a measure - "He bluffs too much."
To - used with action - "He likes to bluff."
Two - the number 2

 

[Egon Towst]

Have you heard about the trainee wizard ?

While trying to remember how his spell was spelt, for he gave the wrong spiel for a spell.

 

[aliengenius]

Too - a measure - "He bluffs too much."
To - used with action - "He likes to bluff."
Two - the number 2

Also,

Too: also- "I too enjoy poker"
to: "He goes to the store"

 

[joosebuck]

Lose - The opposite of winning
Loose - The opposite of tight

grr i was going to do this one. so sick of seeing "WOW WHAT A LOOSER"

 

[vanquish]

Joose: See above
Juice: Nutritious drink filled with vitamins

 

[joosebuck]

you forgot the most important one:

Juicee - hawt ex-pornstar turned moderator

 

[Stick66]

Then - at that time - "Then I played some cash games."
Than - used in comparison - "I like pokerstars better than Full Tilt."

 

[Stick66]

No one - nobody - "No one reads this."
Noone - Peter Noone from the 60's British band, "Herman's Hermits"

 

[jayneseo]

Ridiculous - absurd

Rediculous - problem with you fireman that you should have checked out by a doctor

 

[skoldpadda]

Rediculous - problem with you fireman that you should have checked out by a doctor

Beefcake...BEEFCAKE!!

 

[blankoblanco]

Definitely - Yes! Right on! Totally!
Definately - NO. WHY THE HELL CAN 85% OF PEOPLE ON EARTH NOT SPELL THIS WORD RIGHT? IS THIS A CURSE FROM THE DEVIL HIMSELF?!

 

[DaveE]

Knew...as in "I knew he was going to call".

New...as in "I'm new to the world of spelling".

I'm not even going to touch hyphons .

 

[lebleb]

lol I love reading the posts of stupid people. Of course they will be to stupid to read this post.

 

[jayneseo]

lol I love reading the posts of stupid people. Of course they will be too stupid to read this post.

Irony

 

[protoskull]

I realise a lot of regulars have contributed to this post so this might not be a popular opinion and the thread has become a lot more humorous as it has proceeded, which improves it somewhat. However, to be honest, who is here to learn how to spell?

Pedantic, self-indulgent and unnecessary.

An off-topic thread at best.

 

[crancko]

No one - nobody - "No one reads this."
Noone - Peter Noone from the 60's British band, "Herman's Hermits"

Ahhh! Thanks