Can we stop calling regular cigs "Analogs"?

[zoiDman]

Not really a grammar thing, but my new favorite pet peeve is when I'm watching a television show and someone says " I'm weary about crossing that river." or "shes a tough competitor and one to be weary of."

Weary is tired.

Leery is the word you're looking for folks!

How can you be tired of something that you've never done? The last example is insulting to the speaker as well as the person they're referring too.

Man do I have the Thread for You!

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/general-e-smoking-discussion/511488-pet-peeves.html

 

[LimeFox]

Not really a grammar thing, but my new favorite pet peeve is when I'm watching a television show and someone says " I'm weary about crossing that river." or "shes a tough competitor and one to be weary of."

Weary is tired.

Leery is the word you're looking for folks!

I believe the word they're looking for (and possibly saying) is "wary".

 

[Atchafalaya]

You guys make fun of us Grammarians...but you know, we didn't ask to be this way. I see the Zoid, running around mocking me with his seemingly random use of CAPS. The fact of it is, we are OCD about grammar. I wish I could turn it off, I really do! I have to use tricks like the ones in this blog:

http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2010/04/alot-is-better-than-you-at-everything.html

I read stuff like this, just to keep my tortuously tenuous grip on sanity.

Its not easy.

This is so funny!

 

[Penn]

I believe the word they're looking for (and possibly saying) is "wary".

I'm glad someone else caught that too.

 

[Buggainok]

You guys make fun of us Grammarians...but you know, we didn't ask to be this way. I see the Zoid, running around mocking me with his seemingly random use of CAPS. The fact of it is, we are OCD about grammar. I wish I could turn it off, I really do! I have to use tricks like the ones in this blog:

http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2010/04/alot-is-better-than-you-at-everything.html

I read stuff like this, just to keep my tortuously tenuous grip on sanity.

Its not easy.

Love that blog. And she's written a book, too.

Here is one of my favorite cartoons:

 

[meanckz]

IMHO ... call it what you want...so long the person you talk to understands the terms you are using and you aren't just using those terms to make yourself feel superior or smarter then the other person

 

[Penn]

You guys make fun of us Grammarians...but you know, we didn't ask to be this way. I see the Zoid, running around mocking me with his seemingly random use of CAPS. The fact of it is, we are OCD about grammar. I wish I could turn it off, I really do! I have to use tricks like the ones in this blog:

http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2010/04/alot-is-better-than-you-at-everything.html

I read stuff like this, just to keep my tortuously tenuous grip on sanity.

Its not easy.

I may not be perfect with grammar, punctuation and spelling usage but I agree. It can be torment to read what random internet people type.

 

[EddardinWinter]

I may not be perfect with grammar, punctuation and spelling usage but I agree. It can be torment to read what random internet people type.

Just think of them as eagles.

It is amazingly effective.

 

[Robino1]

Self deleting because I thought about it and it is too far off topic, really.

Shaddup to those that are going to say 'Short drive' or 'Too late'. . I already know I'm nuts.

 

[zoiDman]

Self deleting because I thought about it and it is too far off topic, really.

Shaddup to those that are going to say 'Short drive' or 'Too late'. . I already know I'm nuts.

"Nuts" or "NUTz" ???

 

[Atchafalaya]

Love that blog. And she's written a book, too.

Here is one of my favorite cartoons:

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I just got done checking out her site and it's GREAT! Too funny. Good stuff.

 

[Atchafalaya]

"Your" for "You're" ???

You're, Your...........either is better than Yer. lol!

 

[ScottP]

Spelling should almost be a no brainer since every modern browser has a built in spell check. Grammar and punctuation are still a big problem. My own personal battle is with the Swype keyboard on my tablet often deciding I wanted a completely different word. The worst of which it nearly always enters "our" when I try to Swype "or".

By the way if spelling and grammar really bother you, I would suggest never playing MMO type video game. The spelling in those is so bad anyway and when you add leet speak on top of that it can drive an OCD Spelling person insane.

 

[Robino1]

"Your" for "You're" ???

Nope and there are a lot of people that do that mistake!

 

[zoiDman]

Nope and there are a lot of people that do that mistake!

It Does seem to be a Common Mistake.

 

[klynnn]

I like the term. Analogue old school, digital new school. I don't know why someone would worry themselves about what you call anything.

 

[Elendil]

I was only hoping to perhaps consolidate the specious logic to a single thread.

Been here for 5 years. Good luck with that goal…….

 

[Robino1]

Been here for 5 years. Good luck with that goal…….

Can you imagine all the work it would entail to consolidate all the threads that were duplicates?

 

[Sundodger]

My wurst was the worst on the grill, but it could have been worse without one.

And no, analog just isn't going away, just to stay on topic.

 

[spaky]

Been here for 5 years. Good luck with that goal…….

Well maybe there is hope that they might stop getting called analogs. If there's one thing I've learned in all my time here, it's that Elendil is always wrong.