to post this spelling correction? LOSE to mean the loss of something

The thing that I find irrationally irritating is when people think "thank you" is one word. I don't know why that one bothers me more than other common errors.

I’m with you OP, I hate bad spelling. Also bad grammar and bad command of language in general.
Once went past a tanning salon which had the cost of a session displayed in the window followed by the phrase
’You get what you pay for’. I think whoever wrote that thought it was a compliment of the service instead of the exact opposite! Always makes me laugh when I think of that.

The problem is is that it looks like it rhymes with Hose. 🤷🏻‍♀️

It is so irritating to read anything that has these far too common mistakes in as you have to keep doing a mental stop-and-check while you translate what they actually meant.

I know that there are people who are dyslexic or have other processing problems who can't help it, but for everyone else, if you don't want to be judged as being a bit dim, then bloody well learn the correct usage!

@thecatdidit when using it in this context I always spell it nob, not sure if it's right, the irony eh🙂

Thanks to pp I have learnt about Muphry's Law. I had not heard of it.

@Bearwithi you might be a nob, but you probably meant that you are a knob.
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Apologies if this bugbear has been mentioned already but brought and bought?!? What the actual fuck, they mean different things, I've just encountered it on another thread so have come here to irrationally vent😂
I have been known to ask where did you bring it to? Fucking hell what a nob I am, 😂

I agree it's unlikely employers wouldn't interview someone just because of this, but if you have huge numbers of people applying for a job then you are looking for any reason to put applications in the 'don't interview' pile. Personally, my main concern would be that the applicant didn't take the time to go back and check over their application because my area of work needs people to be meticulous.

You're ambitious, OP.

People can't even spell 'to' anymore. One of the first few words we learned to spell at school, if not before.

They randomly add an extra o if it's at the end of a sentence. Or whenever else they feel like it.

A helpful tip, for those who may not know, is that most tech has some form of dictionary check. Can use it both when you’re typing or on other people’s posts.

I agree completely. I hate bad spelling and grammar. I must admit I have not seen the loose/lose one before but no doubt I will see it all the time now 😹
For me the worst one is bored of instead of bored with, that really annoys me. Especially when I see it in a book, I mean really, if you an author you should know better!
Obviously if you are dyslexic that is a completely different matter

Its an easy one to do as a typo because autocorrect doesn't pick up on it.

And my dyslexic DD can't see a difference in the words even though she knows there is a difference.

She just loves threads and comments that make out she is stupid for getting it wrong. 🙁

Need one for allowed v aloud

It is distracting.

How about que instead of cue? I find that’s the worst one as I then have Manuel shouting in my head.

Thank you so much for this post. Until I came onto Mumsnet, I'd never actually seen this spelled incorrectly but - my goodness - it's ubiquitous on here. Baffling!

I cant vote because you used the phrase 'no shade' which is unreasonable

But yes I agree with you. I also dont agree that people shouldnt correct others spelling and grammar on forums (dont bother raising my lack of apostrophes, I dont use them) because then no one learns.

One that bugs me is, "Me and DP are doing/going..." It's "DP and I".

Thanks OP. I see this all the time and it drives me mad. It’s so ridiculous to claim mistakes like this have anything to do with privilege. My dad was from an immigrant background and left school at 16. He wrote perfectly, probably because he read a lot. The problem is people no longer read books. Reading is the best way to absorb the English language.

And there, thanks to auto-incorrect and/or fat fingers, I too fell victim to Muphry's Law

Now, whilst that almost certainly was a monumental (see what I did there?!) cock-up from the past, I think you could potentially (tenuously) argue that they were correct - if they saw it more that they were being forced to release their loved one to the afterlife, rather than focusing on their own loss?!

It's a curse of our moden times that so many people routinely play fast and lose with spelling and grammar.

I don't even think it's somethinthat f most people actively chose to do.

tbh I rarely see misspellings nowadays since phones have auto-suggest etc. The internet in the mid 2000s or so would increase your bloodpressure though if you don't like bad spelling

This is very often mistaught in schools, unfortunately, if my students' experience is anything to go by. I think we need a whole series of public service announcements, ideally.

I spend a lot of my time explaining this to people (I'm an English/MFL tutor) and I'm going to steal your "I had to lay down" example – love it!