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Post by Deleted on Dec 4, 2004 6:04:16 GMT -5
I've been meaning to make this topic for a while. Basically, post any common spelling/grammar/etc. error that you or people you know commonly make. I'll start.
to - going to somewhere too - as well two - number 2
they're - they are their - possessive there - over there
wear - wearing clothes where - over where
then - sequence of events, then this will happen than - comparing two things, this is better than that
effect - adjective or noun, describing something or using it as a sunject (effective or an effect) affect - verb, to affect something
board - a board object, like a board game or keyboard bored - being bored of something
I can't think of any more right now, but I'll post them as I think of them. This is obviously to help us not make these mistakes in our games.
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Post by Doan the Nado on Dec 4, 2004 6:14:22 GMT -5
I guess this can be considered technical help because you should strive for proper grammar in your games. In that light, I'll leave it in this forum.
You can't forget the classic your/you're:
your - possessive, showing ownership. an adjective you're - you are
Also, a note on effect/affect. Effect can be a verb meaning "to cause" (ex: The school board's new proposal effected major change in the education policy.), and affect can be a noun which is a psychological term referring to a certain aspect of an emotion. These are pretty much technicalities, and in most cases the two will be seen in the forms that William posted.
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Post by millivanilli on Dec 4, 2004 20:54:31 GMT -5
here: place hear: to listen to verbal content beat: to conquer beet: a vegetable by: from bye: farwell, goodbye buy: purchase sail: to coast, a sail from a boat. sale: sell tail: a extra (appendage?) tale: story i can't think of anymore.
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Post by Dungeon Warden on Dec 4, 2004 22:53:47 GMT -5
How about: Principal - the main thing, as in "this is the principal site for gathering RPG Maker 2 info." Principal - the head of a school Principle - a rule or law. "You should always follow the principles of good game design."
Edit by Doan - small, confusing grammar error on that first one. How ironic ;D.
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Post by qachyk on Dec 28, 2004 2:50:38 GMT -5
More on effect/affect: Don't mix up the notion of 'affecting' something and 'causing it', the latter being when you can use the word 'effect' as a verb. Basically, if you're changing something, 'affect' is the right term. If you're causing it, then it's 'effect'. Personally, I stay away from the latter usage in any event; I stick to using 'effect' as a noun. A few other things I seem to see a lot: It's maybe, not 'mabye'. It's hypocrisy, not 'hipocrasy', 'hippocracy', or anything else along those lines. A 'hippocracy' would be rule by equines. If you're going to indicate agreement, it's "Hear, hear.", not "Here, here." e.g., versus i.e., -- Some people seem to reverse these. e.g. stands for 'exempli gratia' and means 'for example'. i.e. stands for 'id est' and means 'that is'. It's is a contraction meaning "it is". Its is the possessive form. Since no on else mentioned it and it's a pet peeve of mine.
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Post by Aaron on Dec 28, 2004 13:19:28 GMT -5
How about:
Fail- not satisfactory, below standard Fell- past tense-to fall
Right- Correct, or the side that isn't left Write- to write something as communication Rite- a ceremony with a set of fixed words and actions(usually religious)
I can't think of anything else right now.
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Post by Dungeon Warden on Dec 28, 2004 20:35:54 GMT -5
How about:
Genres: Different styles of writing stories (e. g. the fantasy genre, the mystery genre, etc.) genes: The genetic building blocks of living things. jeans: A style of pants made out of denm.
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Post by qachyk on Dec 28, 2004 21:40:02 GMT -5
Another set of homonyms:
site -- a location: This is a great web site. cite -- referencing something: I can cite you some research that supports my point. sight -- vision or visual: My sight faded. or: The sight of her was shocking.
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Post by christi on Dec 30, 2004 21:31:25 GMT -5
I work for a newspaper which circulates in a county with a 40% functional illiteracy rate. I design advertisements, logos, promotional fliers, and the like... all of which must be proofread by one of five people before going to press. It's sad; the aforementioned proofreaders make the abovementioned spelling and grammatical mistakes DAILY, plus the following:
Supposedly: Presumed to be real or true without conclusive evidence. Supposively: Contrary to popular belief of the majority of my co-workers, this is not a word.
A lot: Very many, very much, a large number. Alot: See definition of "supposively." I designed an advertisement for a real estate company describing one of the houses as having "a lot of room." Upon receiving this ad back from the proofreader, I noticed that "a lot" was crossed out, and "alot" was written in it's place. When I confronted her about this, she explained to me, very condescendingly, that it would only be "a lot" if I was referring to the lot that the house was sitting on. (As in, "the house is on a lot. It has alot of room.")
Every day: Occurring or done each day. Everyday: Commonplace, ordinary. Another proofreader insists that the phrase "every day" does not exist; that "everyday" is the only acceptable way to write it. (For example, "Everyday is a new adventure," or "We come to work everyday.") We asked her if she'd say that we received a paycheck "everyweek," but she just kind of got mad and walked away after that.
RPGMFGCG... RPG Makers for Grammatically Correct Games.
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Post by qachyk on Dec 31, 2004 1:48:56 GMT -5
Actually, this reminds me, on a bit of a tangent:
If you write out all your dialogue and descriptions and such first on your computer and spell-check the document, then work off the print-out of that when entering text into RPGM2, you should be able to avoid most of the non-homonym spelling errors. (Barring typos.) That'll help with things like 'irregardless' (not a word, regardless of what you may have heard) or 'mabye'.
Some programs -- notably Word, but also others -- will do a basic grammar check as well. It's not 100% accurate, since it's very hard to programatically define English grammar, but it'll help with certain types of problems, and is particularly useful if you know your grammar isn't always the best.
But the best way to catch both of those is to have multiple people beta your game, of course. The nice thing about a community like this is you have people who can and will. (As soon as I get a max drive, I'll be one of them.)
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Post by 220hertz on Jan 24, 2005 0:44:11 GMT -5
Um, hey, just wanted to add foliage and foilage: the first being vegetation and the second being not a word at all - Perhaps it's to what degree you foil someone's plan.
There are also three whethers in the English language. The first two are obvious - whether or not the weather will clear. The third: wether is often confused with the first. But be careful not to make this mistake, because a wether, as we all know, is a castrated ram.
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Post by Tinbok on Jan 25, 2005 22:28:34 GMT -5
Sorry I'm late on this too. Aid- To help or furnish with help, support, or relief. Aide- An assistant; a helper.
I always confuse those too... hope that helps!
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Post by KingSpoom on Jan 25, 2005 22:54:02 GMT -5
I think the most commonly mispelled word is nickel... most people spell it nickle, which is wrong.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 19, 2007 20:33:10 GMT -5
If I were to say, "I heard a hermit lives in the woods to the east." Would I capitalize "east" or not?
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Post by Maindric Games © on Nov 19, 2007 21:58:42 GMT -5
No you would not. Also, the most misspelled word is misspelled. Proven. A lot = word Alot = nothing
You learn about a lot of grammer correction if you are in an international language class. As for me, I have German. Ich wiess ein bischen auf Duetsch.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 20, 2007 19:51:35 GMT -5
Thank you, Maindric!
I ran across another one:
Would I capitalize "the" in the following sentences?
"So, you came to get some help from the Master, ay?" and "Long live the Old Geezer Gangsters!"
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Post by Maindric Games © on Nov 20, 2007 20:46:18 GMT -5
I do not think so, the is not even capitalized in German. I do not think that it should be.
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Post by Neo Samurai on Nov 22, 2007 10:25:03 GMT -5
It would only be capitalized if "the" were actually a part of the name (For example, it would be The Old Geezer Gangsters instead of Old Geezer Gangsters). However, if it's just addressing the subject and nothing more, than it's not capitalized.
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Post by sigataurus on Dec 2, 2007 20:57:09 GMT -5
This isnt really to bad of a grammar thing,but it might be good to avoid misplaced modifiers.
For example"Dogs and cats are killed be 18 wheelers,roaming unleashed."
You don't want them thnking the dongs are kiilled by 18 wheelers that are chasing after the dogs.
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Post by zeikier on Feb 26, 2008 0:48:40 GMT -5
I have one that I absolutely detest:
Would/Could/Should have, and people say would/could/should "of."
That....makes my blood boil....!
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Post by vespuleth on Feb 26, 2008 23:45:01 GMT -5
you are well, not good.
where are you, not where are you at.
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