Mazrimiv Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 16 minutes ago, ThatJerkDave said: There are quite a few people who either don't know the difference between "breathe" and "breath" or autocorrect changes it to "breath" every time. It drives me insane. Cmon now, just take a deep breathe. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrILL! Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 4 hours ago, ThatJerkDave said: There are quite a few people who either don't know the difference between "breathe" and "breath" or autocorrect changes it to "breath" every time. It drives me insane. It's crazy to me how many articles, etc overlook so many blatant errors. Spellcheck won't identify these errors bcuz technically the word selections that they used were spelled correctly. Editors are either disappearing from the process or they've become really bad at their job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneTwoSixFive Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 (edited) 29 minutes ago, thrILL! said: It's crazy to me how many articles, etc overlook so many blatant errors. Spellcheck won't identify these errors bcuz technically the word selections that they used were spelled correctly. Editors are either disappearing from the process or they've become really bad at their job. The point is mute (instead of moot), is a mis-spelling i see quite often. both are words so spellcheck might miss it. The same applies with using words like sore when you mean saw (past tense of see). Again with they're, their and there. Perhaps we need a spelling bee competition (which I would certainly lose as I tend to use English spelling like 'colour' instead of the American 'color'). On a completely different subject, I just learned what the origin of "Mind your P's and Q's" was. It came from the past from rowdy british bars, when a ruckus was starting and means "mind your pints and quarts" Edited July 30 by OneTwoSixFive 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Bad Example Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 4 hours ago, OneTwoSixFive said: The point is mute (instead of moot), is a mis-spelling i see quite often. both are words so spellcheck might miss it. The same applies with using words like sore when you mean saw (past tense of see). Again with they're, their and there. Could/would/should "of" makes my f'in teeth grind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Bad Example Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 9 hours ago, ThatJerkDave said: There are quite a few people who either don't know the difference between "breathe" and "breath" or autocorrect changes it to "breath" every time. It drives me insane. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatJerkDave Posted July 31 Author Share Posted July 31 Prodigy kick *** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegas492 Posted July 31 Share Posted July 31 I'm going to re-sign myself from this conversation. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MaximusGluteus Posted August 2 Share Posted August 2 10 hours ago, HokieHigh said: I enjoy this site and support webby making his money but the drop down ads are really bugging me on mobile. Brave browser = no more ads 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eternal Posted August 3 Share Posted August 3 On 8/2/2024 at 8:03 AM, MaximusGluteus said: Brave browser = no more ads I would suggest Firefox as well. Brave = Chromium, which won't be a good thing in a short while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgbeethree Posted August 3 Share Posted August 3 Olympic dressage is so weird. How is that a thing? How did that conversation go down? "We'll hold the world's biggest and most prestigious sporting event. It'll be the ultimate testing ground for the world's athletes. What contests should we hold? We'll see who can run and swim the fastest. OK makes sense. We'll see who can jump the highest. OK makes sense. We'll see who can throw stuff the farthest. OK makes sense. We'll see who can make their horse dance the fanciest. Perfect!" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
incognito_man Posted August 3 Share Posted August 3 1 hour ago, wgbeethree said: Olympic dressage is so weird. How is that a thing? How did that conversation go down? "We'll hold the world's biggest and most prestigious sporting event. It'll be the ultimate testing ground for the world's athletes. What contests should we hold? We'll see who can run and swim the fastest. OK makes sense. We'll see who can jump the highest. OK makes sense. We'll see who can throw stuff the farthest. OK makes sense. We'll see who can make their horse dance the fanciest. Perfect!" I suspect it was probably the committee giving their social circle a platform "Alright, James, what's something you might be able to win at that we could plausibly add?" "My expensive horse can dance real good" "We'll figure it out" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatJerkDave Posted August 3 Author Share Posted August 3 I have never been a fan of the competitions that require judges, outside of boxing. And even then, when it goes to the judges, they may or may not see what I saw. But everything else makes sense. Score more points, win. Jump the highest, win. Judge my flip into the water based on a difficulty scale and how the guy from Indonesia thought that I did compared to another person who did a similar flip into the water... win? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Guy Posted August 3 Share Posted August 3 (edited) 2 hours ago, ThatJerkDave said: I have never been a fan of the competitions that require judges, outside of boxing. And even then, when it goes to the judges, they may or may not see what I saw. But everything else makes sense. Score more points, win. Jump the highest, win. Judge my flip into the water based on a difficulty scale and how the guy from Indonesia thought that I did compared to another person who did a similar flip into the water... win? I agree with this. I haven't watched a second of this Olympics and only know it's going on because of the coverage in places like ESPN.com. Being technical, most sports have judges who are human and often make critical errors which cost a person or a team a victory. I think golf is the only sport that is self-officiated until a player needs a clarification on a ruling. Somebody might be able to name another one. I thought of another one, bowling. IMO, that is not a sport though. Edited August 3 by Old Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazrimiv Posted August 3 Share Posted August 3 USWNT and Simone Biles have been the only things I've made time to watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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