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________________________________ From: Vinayak y <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wed, February 10, 2010 12:02:52 AM Subject: Re: nice way to combat common english mistakes :) Hey Everyone... Just thought of sharing one of my memories related to pronounciations, especially since we were in Telugu-Tamil dominated teacher school(pls no offence here)..we had this craft teacher in 7th std i believe(can't recollect her name)..she used to teach us Book Binding and she used to pronounce it as or rather I used to hear it as "Boo..Baani", beleive me for 2-3 months I was thinking it as boobaani !!! Cheers Vinayak On Thu, Feb 4, 2010 at 11:26 PM, Archana Sharma <[email protected]> wrote: Hey Nayan, > >I hope you didn't think I was picking on you, did you? > >The idea was to bring and discuss people's favourite/pet mistake. Mine being >the error in spelling "occasion" and many more. Since I already knew yours I >mentioned that. And this was because it was discussed a while ago. > >Of course, it doesn't matter even if you make mistakes and even i am guilty of >never reading what I write, until i hit the send button. And it is my >profession!!! > >I had a childhood friend who was quite anal about spellings...question or >contest him and he would immediately run to the dictionary and prove himself >right. > >A many years ago, while in a gossip session, i said, "your illicit >relationship..." and he laughed and said it is illict (pronounced as illikt) >and not ill-is-it. He had never realised there is an i before the last letter. >I protested quite confidently this time. > >And he again ran to the dictionary and was completely shocked to know that all >the while when he was reading the cover pages of Stardust, filmfare and gossip >fares, he just didn't notice the 'i'. > >This is what i meant by mistakes which may be silly but refuse to get shaken >off. > >Long mail? Well i have to make up for the lullness off late in the group, nai? > >Arch > > > > > > >On Thu, Feb 4, 2010 at 6:30 AM, Nayan Mapani <[email protected]> wrote: > >Arch- >>Very interesting attachment, well after going through the same I think that i >>always knew them all but surely I must be making a lot of mistakes while >>writing. I do not check what I write since I do not think it matters so much >>since it is informal. But it would be really interesting to know from you >>what mistakes I commit regularly! >> >> >> >> ________________________________ From: Archana Sharma <[email protected]> >>To: vaniv88-89 <[email protected]> >>Sent: Sat, 30 January, 2010 9:24:23 PM >>Subject: nice way to combat common english mistakes :) >> >> >>Dear all, >> >> >>We all make some or the other pet english mistakes. and now we will know that >>the world makes it too. And here is a link someone had posted on facebook to >>get rid of some of the mistakes we make. >> >> >>Though none of the mistakes mentioned here, i make...i do think once before >>writing weird. And occasion is not mentioned here...but i always get >>confused....is that ocassion? Oh Well. >> >> >>The most common mistake i have found in england is loose for lose (as in >>lost), and "it's" written even when they mean "its". You won't believe even >>my boss did that. >> >> >>another common mistake not mentioned here is writing her's for hers. >> >> >>Enjoy this link: And please share your own favourite mistake. I know Nayan's >>and guess what Nayan, it finds a mention in this website...but, i am afraid, >>not very kindly :( >> >> >>http://theoatmeal.com/comics/misspelling >> >> >> >> >>Archana >> >>________________________________ The INTERNET now has a personality. YOURS! See your Yahoo! Homepage. >
