Loosing? Learn the English language, people!

ffs

The evidence from the OED doesn't support your theory that "imbed" is just a spelling mistake that caught on. The spellings embed and imbed have coexisted since the word was first used in the late 18th century. The first recorded use in the OED is "imbed":

1778 WHITEHURST Inquiry Earth xii. 90 Marine exuviæ found imbedded near the tops of mountains.

"Embed" doesn't appear until 16 years later:

1794R. J. SULIVANView Nat. I. viii. 62 Calcareous substances are in general found where flints are embedded.

That said, it's always "embed" for me, on the rare occasions when I actually use this word...

Please >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Count yourself lucky as to not feel the wrath of my nerg.

This thread has given me an aneurysm.

It's all my hates in one place.

"as asposed to..."

"waisting my money"

Creativity!

http://www.lfgss.com/thread93333.html

"arks" instead of "ask".

'texes'

"arks" instead of "ask".

Or aksed(pronounced axed)

Why *are *adults speaking like toddlers all of a sudden? I know language is fluid and changes over time but it seems like there's a serious regression into infant-hood going on.

Today, it's 'pacifically,' that's making my piss boil.

I'm having issues with unnecessary apostrophes, used to mark a plural.

Why did someone at work send an email with "session's" in the title? I had to drive 80 miles to find a forest into which I could shout CUNT without offending anyone.

This is on a par with people typing questions and omitting the question mark at the end. That signifies an ignorant laziness which should never be tolerated.

Expresso

I axed for 2 expresso's and got a smack in the face

I dunno.. if I went into a cafe with an axe I'd expect top notch service..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oik6qbPDi88

Expresso

There might be a reason for this. The French spell it like that, so many French cafes in the UK may follow suit.

It's still wrong, wherever you are of course, but the explanation might help alleviate the discomfort you feel when seeing that word.

I'm sure all the French don't spell it with an X. They just have their share of idiots too.

I dunno.. if I went into a cafe with an axe I'd expect top notch service..

There might be an opportunity there to add some notches to your axe.

I axed for 2 expresso's and got a smack in the face

Trolling fail. You could have put that into a question without a question mark.

Expresso

There might be a reason for this. The French spell it like that, so many French cafes in the UK may follow suit.

It's still wrong, wherever you are of course, but the explanation might help alleviate the discomfort you feel when seeing that word.

It's only 'espresso' because in Italian the 'x' of the original prefix is elided into 's' (Italian has elided many of its original double or triple consonants), and this is reflected in the spelling. Depending on which language you are using, 'expresso' may be perfectly correct unless there is a dominant usage of the Italian loan word.

I'm having issues with unnecessary apostrophes, used to mark a plural.

Why did someone at work send an email with "session's" in the title? I had to drive 80 miles to find a forest into which I could shout CUNT without offending anyone.

This is on a par with people typing questions and omitting the question mark at the end. That signifies an ignorant laziness which should never be tolerated.
^ Thank God!

The misuse of apostrophes bothers me far more than it should. I judge people who don't bother with them, don't learn where to stick them or sprinkle them too liberally, in both my personal and professional lives.

I realise that probably definitely makes me sound like a bitch (after all, no one is perfect, there are far worse crimes etc. etc.) but I can't help it. It's a deal breaker.

^ Thank God!

The misuse of apostrophes bothers me far more than it should. I judge people who don't bother with them, don't learn where to stick them or sprinkle them too liberally, in both my personal and professional lives.

The thing that does it for me is that they have intentionally added them where none are required.
I can understand leaving them out, as it's easily explained by laziness. But to actively ADD the extra character is something so perverse, so vile, nebulous and despicable that I must continuously distance myself from these parasites who lay claim to the genus of Human.

This is on a par with people typing questions and omitting the question mark at the end.

Do you think there is an underlying reason for disliking this.

The thing that does it for me is that they have intentionally added them where none are required.
I can understand leaving them out, as it's easily explained by laziness. But to actively ADD the extra character is something so perverse, so vile, nebulous and despicable that I must continuously distance myself from these parasites who lay claim to the genus of Human.

I don't know about laziness--that's probably a factor in some cases, but most people who make that mistake simply don't understand the rules for apostrophes (let alone other, more basic rules about singular and plural, for instance).

There are some people who must think that spellings like 'im' for "I'm" constitute evidence of a kind of avantgarde attitude, but they're in a small minority.

I don't know about laziness--that's probably a factor in some cases, but most people who make that mistake simply don't understand the rules for apostrophes (let alone other, more basic rules about singular and plural, for instance).

You could argue (though I'm not suggesting they have the same implications when not adhered to) that much like the highway code, not understanding is no excuse. "Have you considered grammar training!" ;)

Of course we all makes mistakes, and I for one frequently look up the spelling of words to double check them. I think what offends me most is when people who 'should know better' make these basic errors. I'm working in a school at the moment and it's startling how many of the teachers and administration staff struggle to write correctly.

I suspect auto-correction on our computers and smartphones is making people lazy.

Modern life makes most people lazy, not just fecking auto correct software.

I think it paralyses many people and/or makes us crazy.

Too much choice. Too much information. Too many updates and means of communication. (Too many hours spent on this damn forum!)

There might be a reason for this. The French spell it like that, so many French cafes in the UK may follow suit.

It's still wrong, wherever you are of course, but the explanation might help alleviate the discomfort you feel when seeing that word.

Thanks for the esplanation.