I can't take it anymore. (meaning, sentence, quote, words)
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This one is easy to misspell. Prize is with a 'z' so therefore surprize must have a 'z' also.
This is truly one word that I intentionally misspell when I am writing personal emails. Have been doing it since I was a teenager (in rebellion!), with no intentions of changing.
However, I will spell it 'surprise' when writing on a forum. I don't want to look stupid to the whole world... only those that know me well.
This one is easy to misspell. Prize is with a 'z' so therefore surprize must have a 'z' also.
In a town where I used to live, there was a sign in front of a small business, announcing that they would design an, "advertizing campaign", for other businesses in the area.
I suspect that not many people took them up on this offer, because the last time that I drove through that town, the, "advertizing", company had disappeared.
In a town where I used to live, there was a sign in front of a small business, announcing that they would design an, "advertizing campaign", for other businesses in the area.
I suspect that not many people took them up on this offer, because the last time that I drove through that town, the, "advertizing", company had disappeared.
Both "advertizing" and "advertising" are bona fide spellings - apparently the z is used more in America. I live in Canada and am definitely more used to the latter, but I've seen both spellings used by Americans and Brits!
Both "advertizing" and "advertising" are bona fide spellings - apparently the z is used more in America. I live in Canada and am definitely more used to the latter, but I've seen both spellings used by Americans and Brits!
Well, most folks nowadays seem to think that the two words, "a lot", have been condensed into one non-word, "alot".
Does the reality that many people place that error in their writing somehow make that usage correct?
My Merriam-Webster Dictionary (published in the early '60s) does not list, "advertize", nor does my Encarta World English Dictionary, which was published in 1999. The Merriam-Webster is my old reliable reference source, but when I want to see if usage has changed since the '60s, I consult Encarta.
Also, because Encarta lists variations from one English-speaking country to another, I find it interesting to see the sometimes-different spellings listed in that book. However, Encarta does not seem to recognize, "advertizing", as a spelling from any English-speaking country.
You may well be correct about this being a valid/acceptable spelling, but, in my 65 years, the only instances when I have ever seen, "advertizing", were...on the aforementioned sign and in your post.
Would anyone else care to chime in on this question?
Last edited by Retriever; 04-14-2013 at 09:26 AM..
Both "advertizing" and "advertising" are bona fide spellings - apparently the z is used more in America. I live in Canada and am definitely more used to the latter, but I've seen both spellings used by Americans and Brits!
I have to say, after I posted about surprise/surprize, I had to go back and look it up. I thought, is that one of those alternate Brit spellings? So many times I can't remember how to spell a word, because I've read many, many British novels, and not all of them had Americanized (Americanised?) spelling, depending on the edition.
Well, most folks nowadays seem to think that the two words, "a lot", have been condensed into one non-word, "alot".
Does the reality that many people place that error in their writing somehow make that usage correct?
My Merriam-Webster Dictionary (published in the early '60s) does not list, "advertize", nor does my Encarta World English Dictionary, which was published in 1999. The Merriam-Webster is my old reliable reference source, but when I want to see if usage has changed since the '60s, I consult Encarta.
Also, because Encarta lists variations from one English-speaking country to another, I find it interesting to see the sometimes-different spellings listed in that book. However, Encarta does not seem to recognize, "advertizing", as a spelling from any English-speaking country.
You may well be correct about this being a valid/acceptable spelling, but, in my 65 years, the only instances when I have ever seen, "advertizing", were...on the aforementioned sign and in your post.
Would anyone else care to chime in on this question?
Retriever, that would actually be a relief! I remember when moving over here (to North America from England) being quite shocked to see that "z" popping up and my father groaning "so THAT's how they spell it over here..." lol. I was mildy chastised when I used my "s" spelling at work once, when dealing with an ad agency, no less!
I agree with you that it's painful when useage evolves into correctness. Irregardless, alot of words your seeing 2day are coruptions of good words and I really, in this case, could care less!
Hmm. I wonder if "inflammable" was one of those words, as it means the same as flammable. "Irregardless" is in the dictionary although it does list it as incorrect. It needs to stay that way.
Retriever, that would actually be a relief! I remember when moving over here (to North America from England) being quite shocked to see that "z" popping up and my father groaning "so THAT's how they spell it over here..." lol. I was mildy chastised when I used my "s" spelling at work once, when dealing with an ad agency, no less!
I agree with you that it's painful when useage evolves into correctness. Irregardless, alot of words your seeing 2day are coruptions of good words and I really, in this case, could care less!
Hmm. I wonder if "inflammable" was one of those words, as it means the same as flammable. "Irregardless" is in the dictionary although it does list it as incorrect. It needs to stay that way.
Lol, good lad! But you missed 3 more. That entire sentence should have been red (and read!)
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... only those that know me well. 
- apparently the z is used more in America. I live in Canada and am definitely more used to the latter, but I've seen both spellings used by Americans and Brits!
