Mis-spelling search for fb marketplace?

[colnerov]

Hi, One that amuses and annoys me is people writing 'defiantly' instead of 'definitely', It's not picked up by spellcheckers because they are both legitimate words. It just shows they don't proofread it.

Colin

 

[pedrobedro]

Hi, One that amuses and annoys me is people writing 'defiantly' instead of 'definitely', It's not picked up by spellcheckers because they are both legitimate words. It just shows they don't proofread it.

Colin

That happens when people write definately instead of definitely and spell checker steps in

 

[ajlelectronics]

That happens when people write definately instead of definitely and spell checker steps in

Yes, that one was something I was guilty of for some while, along with "proffesional" to which nobody ever extended the courtesy of telling me about.

 

[TEO]

Gumtree doesn't look for spelling issues/differences either.

Gumtree's search facility's really bad, maybe even worse since ebay bought it, the cynic in me says that it's too their (eBay's) advantage if it remains cr@p

 

[Farside]

Aah... But therein lies the problem.
Incorrect spelling and bad grammar often leads to confusion over
the intended meaning.
Such as; You're nuts or your nuts.

I helped my uncle jack off his horse, kind of thing.

 

[reb78]

The worst ones are those who were brought up through the Bliar "ejumakashun, ejumakashun, ejumakashun" years, where they were taught that standards don't matter and expression was the only thing that mattered.

Agreed. And we will suffer the after effects and consequences of that time for years to come.

 

[Burdekin]

Yes I hate when people shorten everything. Like "what's 4 dinner tonite?"

I mean what time does that actualy save? Just spell like a normal person FFS.

I also hate when people mix up their and there etc. I do judge them for this where perhaps I should not but can't help it

Or god damn American spelling. :-)
I can't criticise, my typing doesn't keep up with my thinking and I often miss out words and too lazy to proof read. The amount we write these days is crazy.

 

[Burdekin]

The world has changed, even the guy that printed this thought it was ok.

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I didn't get that at all. I had to google it and then it hit me. I wasn't seeing hydraulic reading it. Slow start to the day.

 

[purplecabbage]

What does a jcb have in common with a male Giraffe? One has Hydraulics, one has Hibollicks

What does a cabbage and a car have in common?

A cabbage is an edible vegetable
A car isn't

 

[purplecabbage]

Yes I hate when people shorten everything. Like "what's 4 dinner tonite?"

I mean what time does that actualy save? Just spell like a normal person FFS.

I also hate when people mix up their and there etc. I do judge them for this where perhaps I should not but can't help it

One example of people shortening everything is when you typed FFS. I think you need to have a word with yourself

 

[ajlelectronics]

"A couple items". A dreadful yankism which is getting more and more common.

 

[Seadog]

Not confined to the US, sadly.
Norn Ireland and Scotland use it.

 

[dave h 2]

Languages evolve over time, not so sure we would understand a word our 16/17 century ancestors said.

Word/Phrase	Meaning (using C21 terms)
Affect	Pretend falsely
Affront	Insult
Affray	Attack, disturbance, riot
Ague	Fever – particularly malaria in C17
All of a dudder	Shivering and shaking
Anon	At once
Apothecary	Druggist, Chemist, Pharmacist
Ay	Yes
Baffle	Foils the plans of
Bedlam	Madhouse
Betimes	Early, soon
Blackguard	A body of criminals or vagrants ( became Blagard – criminal)
Board	Daily provision (food and drink)
Boards	Table (made of boards)
Bolts	Shackles, fetters
Bravery	Fine clothes
Buss	Kiss
Buttery	Store room for wine, beer, casks, bottles, pewter etc
Butler	The servant in charge of the buttery, person who serves wine, beer etc
Buxom	Plump and good looking
Betwixt	Between
Caitiff	Wretch, villain
Calf Lolly	Idle simpleton
Calling	Name, station in life, profession
Carrion	Decaying flesh
Censured	Pass sentence on
Certain	Constant, reliable
Character	Handwriting
Clay brained	Speaks for itself
Coif	Linen cap for women
Cousin (or Coz)	Term used of all close kindred
Crave	Want, seek, beg
Crotchets	Whims, fancies
Cry you mercy	Beg your pardon
Cunning	Skill, knowledge, smart, devious
Cur(s)	Dog(s)
Dalliance	Flirting
Dandy Pratt	Insignificant Person
Deflaterhose	A type of men’s breeches (early C17)
Dislike	Express an aversion to
Divers	Many
Divines	Clergymen
Dizzy	Foolish
Dog Apes	Baboons
Dog- bolt	A wretch
Doom	Sentence, judgement
Falling band	Separate collar
Foppish Lout	Overdressed, ostentatious person
Forms	Reflections, ceremonies
Forsooth	In truth, indeed
Forswear	Deny, repudiate
Forsworn	Perjured
Foul	Ugly
Frieze	A thick material for coats
Fry	To a child ‘young fry’
Furnish’d	Dressed, equipped
Gentle	Well born, honourable, courteous
Gentleman	Owner of land or property earning £50 or more per year
Gentlewoman	Most usually the wife or widow of a Gentleman
Gillyflower	Fragrant flower – usually carnation, stock or wallflower,
Go your ways	Go away
God buy you	God be with you – (now Goodbye)
Good faith	In truth
Gown	A long coat worn over all clothing – often open at the front
Gruel	A cheap food made by boiling oats with water or milk
Handkercher	Handkerchief
Holds	Cells
Hose	Breeches (from Tudor – doublet and hose) – becoming stockings
House of Profession	Brothel
Hoyden	A rude or ill-bred woman or girl
Husband	Housekeeper (hence also as a verb – to look after)
Husbandry	Cultivation of the soil
Hussy	Immoral, wanton (usually preceded by little – or light – )
Huswife	Housewife
Idle	Useless and foolish (e.g. ‘in idle price’)
Imposthume	A swelling containing pus or an abcess
Jerkin	Waistcoat
League	About 3 miles
Lisp	After a foreign accent
Lunch	A meal of a hunk of bread and cheese (North English – Tudor)
Luncheon	A drink or snack in mid-morning
Lusty	Vigorous
Manchett	A loaf of best quality bread
Mardle	Gossip
Mark	The sum of 13s 4d
Mark	Pay serious attention to, take note of
Marry	To be sure of, indeed
Mauther	Girl (still used in Norfolk)
Mawkish	Derived from ‘Mawk’ an old word for maggot – nauseating, sick making, having no appetite
Mercer	Textile merchant
Mercy	Beg forgiveness
Name	Reputation
Napkin	Handkerchief
Naughty	Wicked
Neckerchief	A separate cloth around the neck and shoulders
Nice	(affectedly) fastidious, refined
Nuncheon	A drink or snack in the afternoon
Paint	Apply cosmetics
Palsie	Shaking fit, tremor, paralysis
Pantler	The servant in charge of the pantry and bread
Physic	Medicine, cure
Pick purse	Pickpocket
Place	Office, station, position of authority, safe home
Ply	To urge, work upon, persuade
Posset	Hot drink of milk curdled with wine, beer or brandy
Pox	To curse you (literally to cause you to get the pox (syphilis))
Practices	Plots, deceit, conspiracy
Prithee	I beg you
Puny	Inferior, petty, underdeveloped
Raw	Inexperienced, uncooked, uncultivated, sore or sick
Receipt	Recipe
Russet	A type of woollen cloth (also the colour)
Sack	Fortified wine
Searsed	Sifted
Shifter	Con man
Sirrah	Form of address used to inferiors or expressing contempt
Stuff	Dress material
Tapster	Person serving drink
Tarry	Wait
Tawdry	Cheap and pretentious finery
Thankee	Thank you
Troth	In truth, indeed (by my troth – truly)
Yeoman	Owner/tenant of a small property/land earning >£6 per year
Villain	Low born rustic, wicked scoundrel, lower servant
Wainscot	Wooden panelling
Whiles	While
Winsom	Attractive, handsome
Worm’s nest	Decayed fresh, a corpse
Worsted	A type of wool cloth
Wrangling	Arguing
Zounds	An oath

Is it just me? Anon was short for anon~e~mouse when was it ever "At once" ?

 

[rtcosic]

Is it just me? Anon was short for anon~e~mouse when was it ever "At once" ?

Interestingly, about one quarter or more of those words with those meanings were still used in my Northumbrian childhood. I don't use as many these days, though.

 

[Seadog]

Is it just me? Anon was short for anon~e~mouse when was it ever "At once" ?

Forever.

Actually it's soon or shortly.

 

[colnerov]

I thought that was ASAP.

 

[Farside]

"I shall see you anon."
Certainly rings a bell with me.

 

[colnerov]

"I shall see you anon."
Certainly rings a bell with me.

In that context, it means later or a time anonymous (unknown).

Isn't English a wonderful and nuanced language.

 

[Seadog]