Typical spelling mistake or ingenious irony?
May 5th 2009 02:12
Normally I don't make a big to-do about spelling and grammar mistakes on the internet, but some of them must be pointed out.
And to think that only recently I'd commented at Wordophilia that "genious" is a particularly loathsome mistake that people make. Fie, globeandmail.com!
This child genious (sic) is smarter than you. She probably spells better too.
And to think that only recently I'd commented at Wordophilia that "genious" is a particularly loathsome mistake that people make. Fie, globeandmail.com!
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Comment by Anonymous
I remember chatting to a woman formerly on Orble who was a Mensa.
She wrote better than anyone that's ever been on this site. By a long shot. She didn't even think it was anything special. She thought I wrote better than her. Even Mensa people have their blind spots, I guess.
And let me tell you I didn't go to Mensa. I was educated in the school of life. Something lost on virtual anally-retentive bloggers.
She left Orble because she found that everyone was so pretentious without any runs on the board.
All that being written? I like this blog. It makes me think about how bad my grammar is.
I expect tips.
I want to know how you tell when you need : ; - or an em dash. No-one ever seems to agree.
I know how to write. I just get very confused over grammar.
I used to be on Orble myself, but the great butcher of English, Morgan Bell, drove me off the site due to her obsession with Jon's pyjamas and his cowardice.
Signed: Me.
Comment by Irene
Grammar Matters
Interrobang
When you say that no one agrees, do you mean that no one agrees on grammar rules? Or that no one agrees with you wanting to know about them?
When I started this blog, I thought of doing posts only on grammar tips, but I think that quickly gets old. Besides, the blog is entitled Grammar Matters, which has double meaning of course, so I wanted to be able to write about related areas and not limit myself. But point taken, I do think it's time for an entry with a specific tip and examples.
PS I don't think "genious" is a typo, usually. I think it's an error most of the time because a) it's so common, and b) not many words in English end in -ius, so adding the "o" in there is an understandable mistake.