No, it's just that guitar building is a really bad influence on your spelling abilities! Guitar builders also type your for you're, and waste for waist, among many other things.
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| Author: | murrmac [ Tue Jul 17, 2012 1:51 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Is "heal" now the accepted US spelling for "heel" ? |
Just wondering, no trolling intent ... I have seen so many posts from US builders who refer to the "heal" , where formerly it would have been the "heel", that it occurred to me that it may well have become accepted usage in the US , just like "honor" as opposed to UK "honour" ... |
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| Author: | WaddyThomson [ Tue Jul 17, 2012 2:16 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Is "heal" now the accepted US spelling for "heel" ? |
No, it's just that guitar building is a really bad influence on your spelling abilities! Guitar builders also type your for you're, and waste for waist, among many other things.
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| Author: | Marcus [ Tue Jul 17, 2012 2:32 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Is "heal" now the accepted US spelling for "heel" ? |
I see the same problem in a car forum I frequent. It's "brakes", not "breaks"! |
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| Author: | Don Williams [ Tue Jul 17, 2012 2:42 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Is "heal" now the accepted US spelling for "heel" ? |
Grammatical and spelling issues abound on forums. One has to learn to ignore those things and look for the content. Hard as at may be for some of us. A pet peeve of mine is when people use "to" instead of "too". Just as long as you use the word "speeling" instead of "spelling" like our beloved forum leader. Right Lance? 
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| Author: | Alexandru Marian [ Tue Jul 17, 2012 3:15 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Is "heal" now the accepted US spelling for "heel" ? |
Breaks - that's a good one! Somewhat reminds me of a local one that irks me a lot. In Romanian we have "pup" for kiss. Some halfbraines trying to be cool are writing it like it would be spelled in English: "poop" (the word is often used in greetings) Nice. |
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| Author: | John Arnold [ Tue Jul 17, 2012 3:40 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Is "heal" now the accepted US spelling for "heel" ? |
Quote: Guitar builders also type your for you're, and waste for waist, among many other things. My pet peeves: Ware instead of wear (e.g. playware). Guage instead of gauge. Effect instead of affect. In most cases, effect is a noun and affect is a verb. Momento instead of memento. Momento is not an English word. "It's" for the possessive. "It's" is a contraction that means "it is". The possessive form is "its"....no apostrophe. Before I was introduced to Internet forums, I had no idea so many of us were literally challenged. Most of this is sixth grade level grammar. ' |
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| Author: | Tom West [ Tue Jul 17, 2012 3:43 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Is "heal" now the accepted US spelling for "heel" ? |
When was the last time someone failed to pass on to the next grade in school. Not sure about elsewhere but locally it does not happen......................!!! DUH....!! Show up and your good. Tom |
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| Author: | Tony_in_NYC [ Tue Jul 17, 2012 4:15 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Is "heal" now the accepted US spelling for "heel" ? |
Man oh man. I have been wanting to say something about "heal" blocks for so long, not to mention the other simple grammatical mistakes that go on each day. I am not a grammar Nazi in general, but when adults say things like, "I seen that before" it makes me nutty! There, their, and they're are three words that are not interchangeable. Your and you're are also not interchangeable. Come on people! The world thinks we are idiots as it is! Lets not prove them right! Seriously, this is middle school grammar! I swear that I felt a weight (or should I have said "wait") lift from my shoulders when I wrote that! People, the little red dotted line under your words does not mean the computer is impressed by your grammar and spelling. It means you made a mistake. Right click and fix it!! One more things: Definitely does not contain the letter "a" so please knock it off! |
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| Author: | RustySP [ Tue Jul 17, 2012 4:46 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Is "heal" now the accepted US spelling for "heel" ? |
So its "gauge"?? I always speled it gage. I must be one of them litrally chalenged. |
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| Author: | charliewood [ Tue Jul 17, 2012 4:58 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Is "heal" now the accepted US spelling for "heel" ? |
[quote="Tony_in_NYC"] There, their, and their are three words that are not interchangeable. [quote] Actually thats 3 words - but two individual words, one used twice Tony  I think you meant there their and they'reI have a few peeves about spelling from time to time on the forums myself Cheers Charliewood |
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| Author: | Tony_in_NYC [ Tue Jul 17, 2012 4:59 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Is "heal" now the accepted US spelling for "heel" ? |
Dammit!!! |
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| Author: | WudWerkr [ Tue Jul 17, 2012 5:10 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Is |
Tony_in_NYC wrote: Dammit!!! Shouldnt that be " Damnknit"  Ya gotta learn " typonease " |
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| Author: | Tony_in_NYC [ Tue Jul 17, 2012 5:11 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Is "heal" now the accepted US spelling for "heel" ? |
If the iPhone doesn't fix it, it must be correct! |
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| Author: | Stuart Gort [ Tue Jul 17, 2012 5:13 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Is "heal" now the accepted US spelling for "heel" ? |
The classic of all time is snidely calling someone a genias. I saw that a few days ago. |
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| Author: | Marcus [ Tue Jul 17, 2012 5:13 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Is |
Tony_in_NYC wrote: If the iPhone doesn't fix it, it must be correct! You missed your queue. I think this is the part where you commit Hara-Kiri. |
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| Author: | Stuart Gort [ Tue Jul 17, 2012 5:17 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Is |
Tony_in_NYC wrote: Dammit!!! There, their, they're, Tony. Dont take it to bad. I could care less. |
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| Author: | Bryan Bear [ Tue Jul 17, 2012 5:19 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Is "heal" now the accepted US spelling for "heel" ? |
I have to admit that when I type on internet fora, I rarely bother to look over my grammar as carefully as I do in real life. I tend to type as if I were speaking, often tripping up on homminyms. I suppose I should go back and notice, but. . . Many people get defensive when these types of threads come about, but I see them as good reminders. I got busted out on "heel" on another forum a while back, I'm glad I did too. Many of you will love this site: http://public.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/errors.html#errors |
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| Author: | Herr Dalbergia [ Tue Jul 17, 2012 5:37 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Is "heal" now the accepted US spelling for "heel" ? |
....but we not native english speakers, with our school english get some more....free room, yes??? please??? cheers, alex |
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| Author: | Tony_in_NYC [ Tue Jul 17, 2012 5:42 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Is |
Zlurgh wrote: Tony_in_NYC wrote: Dammit!!! There, their, they're, Tony. Dont take it to bad. I could care less. Good one Stu! How much less by the way? |
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| Author: | Don Williams [ Tue Jul 17, 2012 5:45 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Is "heal" now the accepted US spelling for "heel" ? |
Tom West wrote: When was the last time someone failed to pass on to the next grade in school. Not sure about elsewhere but locally it does not happen......................!!! DUH....!! Show up and your good. Tom I think that's "Show up and you're good." lol |
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| Author: | DennisK [ Tue Jul 17, 2012 6:00 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Is "heal" now the accepted US spelling for "heel" ? |
| So many good ones in this thread. Don't forget who's/whose. I draw the line at nitpicking over who/whom, since I still have trouble with that one myself, plus it often sounds overly formal even if you do use it correctly. ANOTHER OF THE MOST ANNOYING THINGS IS SPEAKING IN ALL CAPS. I try to keep my English correct most of the time, but over the years I've come to appreciate how resilient the language is to grammar and spelling errors. I mean, if you can correct someone's language, doesn't that mean they got the message across anyway? It's only a problem when you misunderstand because of an error. And look at the l337 speak and lol speak dialects... hideous, and yet quite readable. Human brains amaze me with their adaptability and natural language processing abilities. |
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| Author: | WudWerkr [ Tue Jul 17, 2012 6:04 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Is |
Marcus wrote: Tony_in_NYC wrote: If the iPhone doesn't fix it, it must be correct! You missed your queue. I think this is the part where you commit Hara-Kiri. This is America and its Harry Carry 
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| Author: | John Arnold [ Tue Jul 17, 2012 6:05 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Is "heal" now the accepted US spelling for "heel" ? |
Quote: I could care less. Fractured cliches are another peeve of mine. All they do is corrupt the meaning. It's supposed to be "I couldn't care less" - because I have no interest. "I could care less" means there is some interest. Another one: Quote: Road to hoe. The correct saying is "row to hoe". |
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| Author: | Joe Beaver [ Tue Jul 17, 2012 6:28 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Is "heal" now the accepted US spelling for "heel" ? |
Why yes, heal is perfectly acceptable. When I see someone write, ‘I gots to make a new heal block for my gitar’, I imagine him performing some mystical cantation that will block all bad things from happening. Perhaps reaching right to the gitar's sole, oh wait, is that a fish?. Anyway, most of us in the US can always use a little heal blocking from time to time. |
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| Author: | Stuart Gort [ Tue Jul 17, 2012 6:50 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Is |
Tony_in_NYC wrote: Zlurgh wrote: Tony_in_NYC wrote: Dammit!!! There, their, they're, Tony. Dont take it to bad. I could care less. Good one Stu! How much less by the way? Since the statement neither qualifies or quantifies my concern, technically I could care infinitely less. |
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