|
|
||||
|
Now, I’m a bit of a nerd and also a geek (I’m told there is a discernable difference). As such, I spend a lot of time hanging around in the corners of the internet where the spelling and grammar employed would be sufficient to make one’s eyes bleed. In these online dens of linguistic depravity, however, I am very much at home. As much as I love words and their etymology, I accept that often, slang is the de facto language, and English a very close second. Continue reading Internet Slang To paraphrase Blackadder, as I am given to doing, “Bad grammar and spelling stalk the internet like two giant stalking things”. Today’s post will address a few more common errors found around the goldmine of misspelled invective that is the internet. Again, I will stress that is not an excuse to poke fun at people – just a friendly reminder of how to use the English language correctly. Are you all sitting comfortably? Then I shall begin. Continue reading Internet Spelling Errors – Part Deux Having been hanging around the internet since it was two pocket calculators joined together with coaxial cable, I have seen something of a sea change in the standard of grammar and spelling used in online forums. The proliferation of acronyms and initialisms (OMG, WTF, LOL), leet speak (1337 5P34K) and the splling used n mble fonez seem to have served a double purpose – to increase speed of communication and to kill the art of spelling stone dead. Here are a few examples of common misspellings and incorrect usage – hopefully at least one person will read them and learn how 2 spel rite. Continue reading Internet Spelling Errors There seems to be a rash of “word(s) of the year” around this time of year. Fine by me – at least I can guarantee something to write about around Christmas! This month, it falls to the Macquarie Dictionary of Australian English. You may remember that last year’s poll gave us the splendid “muffin top” to describe the fleshy bits that poke out when women try to wear skimpy lycra clothing five sizes too small for them. Continue reading It’s the Aussie’s turn To quote from one of the BBC’s finest comedies ever made, Blackadder: Blackadder: Baldrick, have you no idea what irony is? Strangely enough, Baldrick is actually correct. The word Irony also exists as an adverb meaning “consisting of or containing iron, or having iron-like properties”. |
 |
|||
|
Copyright © 2010 Word Du Jour - All Rights Reserved |
||||
