Dokuga Forum
Welcome, Guest
Please Login or Register.    Lost Password?
Barbarisms
(1 viewing) 1 Guest
Go to bottom
TOPIC: Barbarisms
#37551
knifethrower
Supporter
Posts: 887
graphgraph
User Offline Click here to see the profile of this user
Barbarisms 14 Years, 2 Months ago Karma: 78
I hesitate about commenting on this, knowing I will seem hopelessly old and crotchety, but it seems as if Kagome and her friends have been wondering around feudal Japan a lot lately. They have learned to be weary of Naraku's tricks. Spell check will not tell us that Kagome et all have actually been wandering, and they have learned to be wary. Also, the earth under Kagome's feet is usually the ground, not the floor, unless it is the forest floor, and when she is inside a building, she is generally standing on the floor, not the ground. Now, excuse me while I go clean my dentures!
 
Logged Logged
  The administrator has disabled public write access.
#37563
MontiK
Supporter
Posts: 444
graphgraph
User Offline Click here to see the profile of this user
Re:Barbarisms 14 Years, 2 Months ago Karma: 42
lol yea people make some interesting spelling/word mix up booboos, I think all of us do it from time to time whether it be sleeping typing at night or just a mistake.

I'll add definitely / defiant to the list of common barbarisms
 
Logged Logged
 
[img]http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u211/ShexyMonti/MontiBannercopy.jpg?t=1236322064[/img]

^~~~~ Teensie made me a pretty Banner!!!! :D

  The administrator has disabled public write access.
#37564
WiccanMethuselah
Admin
Posts: 2277
graphgraph
User Offline Click here to see the profile of this user
Re:Barbarisms 14 Years, 2 Months ago Karma: 277
Loose/Lose - I hate that one!!

And, since I started reading IY fan fiction waayy back when, I have now accumulated over 15 different ways to write "Feudal Era." Srsly.

~~Wiccan~~
 
Logged Logged
 

\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"The foolish and the dead alone never change their opinion.\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"
- James Russell Lowell 1864


  The administrator has disabled public write access.
#37565
Danyealle-sama
Supporter
Posts: 1019
graphgraph
User Offline Click here to see the profile of this user
Re:Barbarisms 14 Years, 2 Months ago Karma: 91
though it doesn't come from stories, it comes from dealing with people that write them in the realm of disclaimers... it's know/own ... don't ask, you don't want to know ...
 
Logged Logged
 


Fun fact: All writers are crazy, to some degree. There is a reason for it -- actually making it through a novel almost requires it. If you love to read, then you\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'re continually benefitting from other people\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s craziness.-From Cracked
  The administrator has disabled public write access.
#37566
MontiK
Supporter
Posts: 444
graphgraph
User Offline Click here to see the profile of this user
Re:Barbarisms 14 Years, 2 Months ago Karma: 42
WiccanMethuselah wrote:
Loose/Lose - I hate that one!!
...I have now accumulated over 15 different ways to write "Feudal Era." Srsly.

~~Wiccan~~


Oh yea the 'futile era' xP that's one of the best.

I'll add There/their/they're and where/were/we're in there too... those always get mixed up in the most horrible ways >.<
 
Logged Logged
 
Last Edit: 2010/01/30 21:10 By MontiK.
 
[img]http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u211/ShexyMonti/MontiBannercopy.jpg?t=1236322064[/img]

^~~~~ Teensie made me a pretty Banner!!!! :D

  The administrator has disabled public write access.
#37568
CritterWhisperer
Inuyoukai
Posts: 273
graphgraph
User Offline Click here to see the profile of this user
Re:Barbarisms 14 Years, 2 Months ago Karma: 47
The first time I saw it written "futile era," I thought it was an attempt at wit, or at least sarcasm.

Don't forget (and I'm sure I've mixed these up when my brain is working faster than my fingers can type) your/you're, then/than, vile/vial, and especially to/too/two.
 
Logged Logged
 
I tagged . . . err, claimed Sesshoumaru's cute, elfin ears in the Dokuga Claiming Game
  The administrator has disabled public write access.
#37569
Danyealle-sama
Supporter
Posts: 1019
graphgraph
User Offline Click here to see the profile of this user
Re:Barbarisms 14 Years, 2 Months ago Karma: 91
there is always profit/prophet as well
 
Logged Logged
 


Fun fact: All writers are crazy, to some degree. There is a reason for it -- actually making it through a novel almost requires it. If you love to read, then you\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'re continually benefitting from other people\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s craziness.-From Cracked
  The administrator has disabled public write access.
#37570
WiccanMethuselah
Admin
Posts: 2277
graphgraph
User Offline Click here to see the profile of this user
Re:Barbarisms 14 Years, 2 Months ago Karma: 277
Ooh, ooh!!!

Don't forget "Half-breed/half-bread!"

*snerk*

~~me~~
 
Logged Logged
 

\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"The foolish and the dead alone never change their opinion.\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"
- James Russell Lowell 1864


  The administrator has disabled public write access.
#37571
laenfante
Inuyoukai
Posts: 258
graphgraph
User Offline Click here to see the profile of this user
Re:Barbarisms 14 Years, 2 Months ago Karma: 11
My favorite lately has been "bare" used instead of "bear". And the ever-popular their/there/they're confusion.
 
Logged Logged
  The administrator has disabled public write access.
#37572
knifethrower
Supporter
Posts: 887
graphgraph
User Offline Click here to see the profile of this user
Re:Barbarisms 14 Years, 2 Months ago Karma: 78
Oh, yeah! I forgot all about the futile era and half-bread! Those are good ones!
 
Logged Logged
  The administrator has disabled public write access.
#37573
SilentlyFuming
Inuyoukai
Posts: 211
graphgraph
User Offline Click here to see the profile of this user
Re:Barbarisms 14 Years, 2 Months ago Karma: 8
This one always gets on my nerves: waste/waist.
 
Logged Logged
 
Last Edit: 2010/01/30 22:21 By SilentlyFuming.
  The administrator has disabled public write access.
#37574
WiccanMethuselah
Admin
Posts: 2277
graphgraph
User Offline Click here to see the profile of this user
Re:Barbarisms 14 Years, 2 Months ago Karma: 277
And then there's whether/weather... love that one too!!

~~me~~
 
Logged Logged
 

\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"The foolish and the dead alone never change their opinion.\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"
- James Russell Lowell 1864


  The administrator has disabled public write access.
#37575
Walter205
Supporter
Posts: 920
graphgraph
User Offline Click here to see the profile of this user
Re:Barbarisms 14 Years, 2 Months ago Karma: 52
I'm really, really bad about getting were/we're mixed up. I've started seeing to/too/two mix ups more and more often.
 
Logged Logged
 
  The administrator has disabled public write access.
#37577
elley
Pup
Posts: 84
graphgraph
User Offline Click here to see the profile of this user
Re:Barbarisms 14 Years, 2 Months ago Karma: 1
I don't know if this one counts, but I can't stand it whenever I see something like, "she drug herself to her bed." The past tense of 'drag' is 'dragged.'
 
Logged Logged
  The administrator has disabled public write access.
#37579
CritterWhisperer
Inuyoukai
Posts: 273
graphgraph
User Offline Click here to see the profile of this user
Re:Barbarisms 14 Years, 2 Months ago Karma: 47
Oh, I just remembered another that drives me crazy: through/threw
 
Logged Logged
 
I tagged . . . err, claimed Sesshoumaru's cute, elfin ears in the Dokuga Claiming Game
  The administrator has disabled public write access.
#37581
AmaViarra
Shrine Girl
Posts: 629
graphgraph
User Offline Click here to see the profile of this user
Re:Barbarisms 14 Years, 2 Months ago Karma: 23
I have done most of what has been mentioned on here ^^;

Uhm, one that I see a lot is mixing up affective with effective.
 
Logged Logged
  The administrator has disabled public write access.
#37586
knifethrower
Supporter
Posts: 887
graphgraph
User Offline Click here to see the profile of this user
Re:Barbarisms 14 Years, 2 Months ago Karma: 78
I have trouble with bear and bare, and reign and rein, and many others. I really have to make sure to double check, especially when I'm tired, or inspired and writing quickly... I choose to ignore certain rules of grammar, to give stories a feeling of action and vigor, but do try to avoid barbarisms, because they are SO distracting. They can be amusing as well, though!
 
Logged Logged
  The administrator has disabled public write access.
#37592
Sessylove219
*Supporter
Posts: 403
graphgraph
User Offline Click here to see the profile of this user
Re:Barbarisms 14 Years, 2 Months ago Karma: 33
Here are a couple that drive me batty...cloths/clothes and breath/breathe. Gaah!
 
Logged Logged
 
Sessylove219 claimed Sesshoumaru\'s fundoushi in the Claim game! Hands off!
  The administrator has disabled public write access.
#37597
Danyealle-sama
Supporter
Posts: 1019
graphgraph
User Offline Click here to see the profile of this user
Re:Barbarisms 14 Years, 2 Months ago Karma: 91
there is also the old classic of know/no
 
Logged Logged
 


Fun fact: All writers are crazy, to some degree. There is a reason for it -- actually making it through a novel almost requires it. If you love to read, then you\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'re continually benefitting from other people\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s craziness.-From Cracked
  The administrator has disabled public write access.
#37599
Honey-Bee
Daiyoukai
Posts: 589
graphgraph
User Offline Click here to see the profile of this user
Re:Barbarisms 14 Years, 2 Months ago Karma: 26
There's also the mixing up of live/life. But it's not a big thing, really, as it can be quite easily overlooked. (I know it slipped by my English teacher unnoticed. XD)
 
Logged Logged
  The administrator has disabled public write access.
#37601
laenfante
Inuyoukai
Posts: 258
graphgraph
User Offline Click here to see the profile of this user
Re:Barbarisms 14 Years, 1 Month ago Karma: 11
Don't forget the infamous vile/vial...
 
Logged Logged
  The administrator has disabled public write access.
#37602
knifethrower
Supporter
Posts: 887
graphgraph
User Offline Click here to see the profile of this user
Re:Barbarisms 14 Years, 1 Month ago Karma: 78
Oh, yes! That vile vial! I've come across that one more than once!
 
Logged Logged
  The administrator has disabled public write access.
#37603
Kirai
Shikon Miko
Posts: 1154
graphgraph
User Offline Click here to see the profile of this user
Re:Barbarisms 14 Years, 1 Month ago Karma: 34
I am guilty of this one without realizing it I mix up she and he when i'm typing fast. Then there is the your/you're.
 
Logged Logged
 
I OWN SESSHOMARUS ARMOUR!! Nah nah nah nah nah nah!!

Master Pie Maker with my awesomely special Pie Crossbow



Ongoing Challenges:
Funny Edible Oneshot(not for YIMs!
I Didnt Know I Was Pregnant
Christmas Rumours
Switching Genders
Dirty Secret Challenge
Kirai\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s Neverending Title Challenge
Frozen
Past Love Challenge
  The administrator has disabled public write access.
#37605
kimakaanna
Pup
Posts: 81
graphgraph
User Offline Click here to see the profile of this user
Re:Barbarisms 14 Years, 1 Month ago Karma: 8
For some odd...very odd reason, I mix up 'at' and 'out.' Why? I have no clue, but now I read through my chaps to limit those irksome errors. My biggest peev is someone having spelling errors and here I am doing the same I am ashamed.
 
Logged Logged
 
Last Edit: 2010/01/31 15:15 By kimakaanna.
 
Kimakaanna





  The administrator has disabled public write access.
#37608
Hairann
Supporter
Posts: 1262
graphgraph
User Offline Click here to see the profile of this user
Re:Barbarisms 14 Years, 1 Month ago Karma: 54
Don't forget bath/bathe .
 
Logged Logged
 




I claimed Tenseiga`s resurrection power!
  The administrator has disabled public write access.
Go to top

INUYASHA © Rumiko Takahashi/Shogakukan • Yomiuri TV • Sunrise 2000
No money is being made from the creation or viewing of content on this site, which is strictly for personal, non-commercial use, in accordance with the copyright.