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I've started a list of brew terms (and other words, for that matter) that constantly get butchered here. Post further suggestions below, and I'll edit them into this post.
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aerate / aeration (not aeriate / aeriation)
a lot (not alot)
barley (not barly or barely)
beer gas (a mix of roughly 75% nitrogen and 25% carbon dioxide, not pure nitrogen)
are: a verb, as in: "We are homebrewers."
our: plural possessive, as in: "We love our beer."
chute: a channel, as in: "The laundry chute might lead to another dimension."
shoot: a small, immature plant, as in: "My hop shoots are beginning to grow like crazy!"
desert: a hot, dry place
dessert: what you're always tempted to order after a good dinner
its: possessive form of it, indicates ownership
it's: short for "it is"
lose: opposite of win
loose: opposite of tight
their: possessive form of them, indicates ownership
there: a place, anywhere but here
they're: short for "they are"
to: function word used to denote movement, purpose, or possession
too: same as also
two: the number between one and three
whole: not broken, intact
hole: an opening
your: possessive form of you, indicates ownership
you're: short for "you are"
yore: long ago
Miscellaneous tips:
Thread titles are impossible to edit unless you're a moderator. Always read them a few times before pushing the submit button.
If there's a mistake in your signature, you look dumb every time you post something.
txt spk is rly tuf 2 read - plz avoid it
Choosing a poor font style, size, and color can make things unreadable much in the same way lack of punctuation and capitalization can make this somewhat simple idea difficult to comprehend, ya dig?!
HBT dictionary...or commonly misspelled brew terms
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