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<blockquote data-quote="jeffh" data-source="post: 6187204" data-attributes="member: 2642"><p>I used to sig ones I noticed a lot on other posts here. Some that I remember doing that with or at least being tempted to: <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Saying "loose" (the opposite of "tight") when you obviously mean "lose" (the opposite of "win" or "gain"). Just one of the many editing problems that made me stop trying to understand the very promising Final Fantasy Zero project, for one thing. (Though the main one was that I couldn't figure out how you generate a character's ability scores - and the fact that they change names from one page to the next sure didn't help.)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Confusing "breath" with "breathe" (e.g. writing "I can't breath")</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Using the non-word "boni" instead of "bonuses" was popular for a while. Thankfully, this one seems to have faded back into well-deserved obscurity.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">"For all intensive purposes". I don't know why the fact that it makes <strong>no sense</strong> doesn't tip people off that they're using this incorrectly. The correct phrase is "for all intents and purposes".</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">"Effect" and "affect"</li> </ul><p>There's probably a lot more, but I can't think of them off the top of my head.</p><p></p><p>Oh, and people who insist that it's wrong to use singular "they" for a person whose gender is unknown or irrelevant. Some of these incorrect "corrections" are just as annoying as any actual mistake. This usage has been accepted for centuries and can be found in some of the greatest writers in the history of the English language. There is absolutely nothing wrong with it except that some people have an irrational bug up their butt about it. I'm avoiding it wherever possible in Fantasy Infinity, but that's only because I know it does annoy a lot of people; but I'm not going to sweat it if the occasional singular "they" makes it in.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jeffh, post: 6187204, member: 2642"] I used to sig ones I noticed a lot on other posts here. Some that I remember doing that with or at least being tempted to:[LIST] [*]Saying "loose" (the opposite of "tight") when you obviously mean "lose" (the opposite of "win" or "gain"). Just one of the many editing problems that made me stop trying to understand the very promising Final Fantasy Zero project, for one thing. (Though the main one was that I couldn't figure out how you generate a character's ability scores - and the fact that they change names from one page to the next sure didn't help.) [*]Confusing "breath" with "breathe" (e.g. writing "I can't breath") [*]Using the non-word "boni" instead of "bonuses" was popular for a while. Thankfully, this one seems to have faded back into well-deserved obscurity. [*]"For all intensive purposes". I don't know why the fact that it makes [B]no sense[/B] doesn't tip people off that they're using this incorrectly. The correct phrase is "for all intents and purposes". [*]"Effect" and "affect" [/LIST] There's probably a lot more, but I can't think of them off the top of my head. Oh, and people who insist that it's wrong to use singular "they" for a person whose gender is unknown or irrelevant. Some of these incorrect "corrections" are just as annoying as any actual mistake. This usage has been accepted for centuries and can be found in some of the greatest writers in the history of the English language. There is absolutely nothing wrong with it except that some people have an irrational bug up their butt about it. I'm avoiding it wherever possible in Fantasy Infinity, but that's only because I know it does annoy a lot of people; but I'm not going to sweat it if the occasional singular "they" makes it in. [/QUOTE]
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