Spelling mistakes

Synbios

Anaidiana said:

Oceana said:

Prize: something you can win.
Price: something you must pay to obtain something.

And then there's Prise - to force open by levering (think harvesting pearls).

edit @#$&@#$@ spelling

And then there's Captain Price:

Synbios

Captain Price doesn't need soulspears. Soulspears need Captain Price.

Melodie

Flare - A sudden burning, or expanding outwards.
flair - Suave or cultured.
Flair - That was-rotten-now-healed crazy guy who must suffer the - worst- sunburn, ever.

Was trying to help a friend design a dress, and had to figure out which flare to use. I was tempted to put Flair in the dress, to be honest.

Trilliana

Oh jee THANKS @Melodie :P

Melodie

It was a very pretty dress! Just, the thought of a sore-infested purple-haired Nihilist in a dress amused me greatly.

Anatral

This has been happening a lot lately. Makes me sadface.

Apart: separate
A part: together

Please!

Tvistor

These people keep spelling 'Hail, Lord Sartan' as 'You'll never get away with this, Mhaldorian scum' and it's really starting to bug me.

Oh wait, this thread is productive. Uhm. Uh. Hrm.

Should've = Should have

I should've listened to Tvistor = I should have listened to Tvistor. (right)

I should've listened to Tvistor = I should of listened to Tvistor. (report for execution)

Lodi

Just a quick request for people to show a little understanding towards those players who are dyslexic. We struggle with spelling and grammar because of a specific learning difficulty, not through laziness or stupidity. Being dyslexic and functioning in a world entirely created with text is challenging at the best of times, please don't make it any harder for us.

Although, as an aside, Achaea has massively helped out with overcoming the vast bulk of my dyslexia. I have to give a huge thank you to Sarapis and all the admin for creating something that has helped me so much. Thanks guys!

Jurixe

If it makes you feel any better, @Lodi, I would never in a million years have guessed it. I think it's safe to say you're one of the most respected writers/content creators in Mhaldor, so honestly, I really wouldn't worry about it at all in your case.

Lodi

Thanks. Just thought I'd put this up here though, as I know I'm not the only dyslexic player. I also wanted to thank the admin for making something that's helped my writing get so good.

Iocun

Lodi said:

We struggle with spelling and grammar because of a specific learning difficulty, not through laziness or stupidity.

That sort of implies it's ok to ridicule people who misspell things because of stupidity though, but a lack of intelligence is just as much not the fault of the person as dyslexia. Laziness is the one that's distinctly different in that aspect.

Lodi

I don't think it does imply this, but sorry if it came across that way. Wasn't meant to

Iocun

No big deal, I just wanted to disagree with throwing stupidity and laziness into the same bin.

Chryenth

After all, you can't cure laziness. Lethargy and weariness, on the other hand...

Anaidiana

Shoot  versus Chute. More fun homophones. 

Krypton

Iocun said:

Lodi said:

We struggle with spelling and grammar because of a specific learning difficulty, not through laziness or stupidity.

That sort of implies it's ok to ridicule people who misspell things because of stupidity though, but a lack of intelligence is just as much not the fault of the person as dyslexia. Laziness is the one that's distinctly different in that aspect.

"Lazy" is such an ugly word. I'd much rather it be called "not giving a sh*t."

Lianca

Martial and Marshall.

Alyssea

And martial vs. marital. Seen so many mistakes with this recently.

Anaidiana

Alyssea said:

And martial vs. marital. Seen so many mistakes with this recently.

This mistake could be simple dyslexia or uneven typing (I know I personally do 'teh' and 'yuor' if I'm not paying attention).

Ellodin

suprise!  i'd like to complement you on your new dress.

Katzchen

One I thankfully don't see around Achaea, but really annoys me elsewhere is people saying 'that is so devine!'

Jiraishin

discrete vs. discreet. Forget if it was mentioned elsewhere in this thread, but it bugs me (at least when it's not a simple typo)

Iocun

Jiraishin said:

discrete vs. discreet. Forget if it was mentioned elsewhere in this thread, but it bugs me (at least when it's not a simple typo)

Oh, thanks for mentioning this, since I hadn't been aware of this difference! (Doesn't help that both terms are the same word in German: "diskret".)

Eld

@Iocun Somewhat surprising that they're the same word, given how little relation the concepts bear to each other.

Ellodin

this guy is definately the most dominate ever.

Sena

Eld said:

@Iocun Somewhat surprising that they're the same word, given how little relation the concepts bear to each other.

They used to be the same word in English too.

Eld

Sena said:

Eld said:

@Iocun Somewhat surprising that they're the same word, given how little relation the concepts bear to each other.

They used to be the same word in English too.

Fair enough. Homonyms are just weird sometimes.

Iocun

I have issues with other such English homophones which also share the same, similar-sounding translation in German. Took me quite long to get price/prize right, which are both "Preis" in German.

Adalie

As an ESL professor, I must say that I'm quite in love with this thread. I should send my students here! Haha.

Oceana

@Adalie You should make them play Achaea as an assignment! No more "dog ate my homework".

Edit: added Adalie.