Words, Phrases, and Misspellings We Hate

[MarkB]

I can't believe nobody's mentioned horde/hoard yet. Those two are confused constantly even by people who really should know better, and it drives me nuts!

One is an army, the other a treasure, people!

Yeah, I get annoyed by that one.

Funnily enough, the write-up of the D&D Next Green Dragon notes that, in addition to material wealth, it likes to collect individuals that it has manipulated into becoming its servants, considering them just another form of treasure. So if it collected enough of them, its hoard would also be its horde.

 

[jonesy]

It's an old EN World in-joke. Many years ago some troll posted an anti-d20 rant filled with numerous grammatical errors. "My hat of d02 know no limit" is about the only part of it anyone around here remembers because it was frequently quoted in jest.

I think he knows that.

I did know. Or rather remember, since we had the photoshop thread here in 2004 that I took part in:
http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?86456-ENWorld-Photoshop-Challenge-Hate-of-d02/

This was my entry for it:
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[Herschel]

These are majorly irritating, not because they're spelled incorrectly, but because they're flat-out WRONG: plurals. Singular is the same as plural for Eladrin, Dragonborn and Drow! They aren't Eladrins, Dragonborns and Drows!

 

[Scrivener of Doom]

These are majorly irritating, not because they're spelled incorrectly, but because they're flat-out WRONG: plurals. Singular is the same as plural for Eladrin, Dragonborn and Drow! They aren't Eladrins, Dragonborns and Drows!

The same rule applies to Lego.

It's Lego. Singular. Plural. It's always just Lego.

 

[Tequila Sunrise]

The same rule applies to Lego.

It's Lego. Singular. Plural. It's always just Lego.

You just ruined my childhood.

On a more (less?) serious note, it still sounds wrong when I hear someone say 'fishes,' 'peoples' and similar plurals, but at the same time I'm glad that common usage is shifting the English language toward one less confusing quirk.

 

[Olgar Shiverstone]

You just ruined my childhood.

On a more (less?) serious note, it still sounds wrong when I hear someone say 'fishes,' 'peoples' and similar plurals, but at the same time I'm glad that common usage is shifting the English language toward one less confusing quirk.

"Maths".

Take the "s" from the Brits and slap it on Lego, and voila, you're happy!

 

[Morrus]

"Maths".

Take the "s" from the Brits and slap it on Lego, and voila, you're happy!

Funny, I was going to say "math" and "Legos", both of which sound like toddler-speak to me!

 

[Jeff Carlsen]

Actually, neither Lego nor Legos is officially correct. The correct term is either LEGO bricks or LEGO building blocks. LEGO is only the brand name, not the name of the individual blocks. That said, I'll always say Legos.

 

[Olgar Shiverstone]

Actually, neither Lego nor Legos is officially correct. The correct term is either LEGO bricks or LEGO building blocks. LEGO is only the brand name, not the name of the individual blocks. That said, I'll always say Legos.

Should't that be LEGO (R) Bricks (TM)?

 

[Morrus]

Actually, neither Lego nor Legos is officially correct. The correct term is either LEGO bricks or LEGO building blocks. LEGO is only the brand name, not the name of the individual blocks. That said, I'll always say Legos.

Fair enough! And you'll sound like a toddler to me!