HBT dictionary...or commonly misspelled brew terms - Page 2

EvilTOJ · 10-31-2007, 07:23 AM

Lose: no longer able to find an item or idea.
Loose: your mom.

fretman124 · 10-31-2007, 07:49 AM

and I thought EAC only pertained to beer...........

**FlyingHorse** · 10-31-2007, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Yuri_Rage

carbonation (not carbonization)

And not "carbinate" or "carbination"

Also, "definate" is a big favorite around here, though it's definitely wrong.

**the_bird** · 10-31-2007, 02:13 PM

Meh... I'm going to keep using "prolly"...

On the pronunciation front, The Good Kaiser did correct me on one thing "vorlauf" = "wor-lauf".

Cheesefood · 10-31-2007, 02:18 PM

Sause, can you educate everyone on the proper use of commas?

Here's a trick on the its/it's: if you can replace is with "his", use "its".

How about people who use the word "alot" when they mean "a lot".

Finally, never end a sentence in a preposition (at, for, on, etc).

Soulive · 10-31-2007, 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Bike N Brew

And not "carbinate" or "carbination"

Also, "definate" is a big favorite around here, though it's definitely wrong.

Yeah I'd DEFINITELY agree with that one. Although not beer related, it is probably the most commonly misspelled word on any forum...

Evan! · 10-31-2007, 02:45 PM

Yuri, you are my hero. Thank you, the spelling and grammar errors around here are getting rediculous...uh...hehe...ridiculous.

That's another one. RIdiculous, not REdiculous. Just think, "ridicule", not "redicule".

Another thing that might help is if more people used Firefox v2 for their browser. It's got spelling error check built into posting text boxes like this one; spelling errors are underlined in red just like in MS Word, etc., and when you right click on it, it gives you a list of possible fixes. Not sure if IE does this because I never use it, but I know Firefox v2 does.

PseudoChef · 10-31-2007, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Yuri_Rage

siphon and syphon are both correct (no e's or f's)

Huh? No EF on HBT?

**the_bird** · 10-31-2007, 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by PseudoChef

Huh? No EF on HBT?

Given that 99.8% of the population here is male, that's probably not a bad rule...

**Orfy** · 10-31-2007, 06:39 PM

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Its weird not wierd
Its colour not color
Its favourite not favorite
Its honour not honor
Its centre not center
Its metre not meter
Its theatre not theater

No Zs no double LLs and most of all no OGs!!!
Its analyse not analyze
Its fulfil not fulfill
Its analogue not analog

No lazy spelling!
Its encylycopaedia not encylopedia
Its manoeuvre not maneuver

No CKs or Ks its que!
Its cheque not check - check means somthing completely different from cheque!

Its -ence not -enze
defence not defense
licence not license

and a few misc ones:
Computer program, television programme
Plough not plow
Tyre not tire
Draught not draft
Jewellery not Jewelry
Pyjamas not Pajamas - this is an Indian word for goodness sake! how can you americani(z)e that!
The list goes on....

Why in 'American English' has the language been twisted? Why has it changed? Responces please

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Orfy runs away..........