Need to vent about week end gun show

[browningautorifle]

So...a spelling mistake? What of it?

[villiers]

I´ll leave you to answer that one. I was only interested ....

[WarPig1976]

Your out in left field on this one Patrick.

[Brian Dick]

I don't think we need to go into spelling, punctuation or any of that stuff here do we? I see lots of errors from posters worldwide. English was my strong subject and I could really care less as long as I can understand what is being said. We're all on an even playing field here. As far as the OP's show experience, I worked shows for a living for many years and have seen it all. Plenty of jerks on both sides of the tables. I'll even admit to being in a bad mood sometimes and letting my mouth get ahead of my brain although I'd never abuse another's merchandise. I just step back and try to take a deep breath now when I see this stuff and remember that it's supposed to be fun. He was just having a bad day for reasons unknown to any of us. Just chalk it up to a "bad hair day", think about the decent folks out there who are in the majority and drive on.

[Aragorn243]

I don't think he was being critical about the spelling, just asking about it. There are quite a few words that are spelled differently in the US vs in England and probably more that have different meanings.

With that in mind, knives is the correct plural in the US.

And by the way, I spell phonetically for the most part and if it were not for auto correct, there would be a lot more misspelled words in my posts.

[HOOKED ON HISTORY]

And by the way, I spell phonetically for the most part and if it were not for auto correct, there would be a lot more misspelled words in my posts.

I promise not to make fun of anyone's spelling/grammar who doesn't make fun of mine.

[WarPig1976]

I spell phonetically for the most part and if it were not for auto correct, there would be a lot more misspelled words in my posts.

I shutter to think how I'd come off without auto correct.

[Seaspriter]

if it were not for auto correct, there would be a lot more misspelled words in my posts.

So True. I split my time between the US and Canada (where I am at the moment). Even between these two adjoining nations, there are some interesting differences in spelling and meaning. Canadians, like the rest of the Commonwealth, use the Oxford dictionary, whilst Americans use Webster's -- the differences can be very important. When Americans want to "table" an idea, it means to put it at the back of the room, out of contention. It means just the opposite in Canada. Or try a word like "secondment," which all the Commonwealth understands, but is foreign to Americans. Or how the Commonwealth spells "honour" versus "honor" in the U.S. . It's always worth a smile.

[Aragorn243]

I shutter to think how I'd come off without auto correct.

That is hilarious and thankfully, I speak fairly good English so my phonetic spelling is usually pretty good.

OK, what does secondment mean?

[mmppres]

wow am i thought i was only one out here who can mess up spell check