What is it with certain words?

[Buchanan0204]

Why are there certain words people get completely wrong and replace it with a word that sounds nothing like it.

My sig is the perfect example. I mean, who would actually say the word "brought" in everyday life.

Another one is "it's been sitting in a draw." Come on man! A drawer!! Not an equal score at the end of a game.

While I'm not an English professor, far from it. I don't make these ridiculous mistakes.

Any other ones you see on the forums a lot? Those two are the main culprits that I've seen.

If you do any of the above, own up and explain yourself?

 

[Buchanan0204]

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=22683367&postcount=15

Haha! Top draw sir!

Every1s loud an of day

 

[Buchanan0204]

Are you telling me you actually say Draw-er for drawer? If so you are the first person I have ever known to do that.

You're kidding me right? Maybe it's slang where you come from, up here you would get really funny looks if you decided to randomly chop off the end of a word.

It is a drawer... and I say drawer. A draw is a completely different thing, and it would lead to a lot of confusion.

 

[Buchanan0204]

I've the opposite experience, I've never heard anyone call a drawer a draw. It's not like it's a silent er at the end of the word. Saying draw instead of drawer sounds real odd to me.

That's because it is.

 

[Buchanan0204]

The only thing more annoying than someone being lazy with spelling is someone being too obsessed with getting everything right. Best to go with the flow but at the same time apply a little effort.

Definitely.

 

[Buchanan0204]

Does confusing their and there bother you?




Or confusing a word for lady parts with a type of food?

The lady parts was a joke. (Do you know what that is?)

To confirm I'm well aware of the differences of they're, there and their.

Their = Belonging to someone or something.
They're = They are
There = Any other time.

I do of course make the odd mistakes when typing in a rush.

There's nothing worse than being so pedantic you have to rake through my posts to pick out a fault. The only thing worse than someone who makes these mistakes is a pedant! Which you are well known for.

 

[Buchanan0204]

But DRAW is pronounced same as DRAWER so it sounds EXACTLY like it.

So unless you're talking about spelling online, when you appear to be talking about pronunciation I have no idea what you're on about.

You must speak funny then. I certainly don't pronounce it the same and neither has anyone I've ever met or spoken to.

 

[Buchanan0204]

Most people pronounce drawer without the er, AFAIK.

Regional differences perhaps. It's the first I've heard of it. It does however explain the confusion.

 

[Buchanan0204]

If you say so

Why don't you pop over to Urban Dictonary and type the word in. It was quite clearly a joke. Like I said... something you clearly know nothing about!

 

[Buchanan0204]

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