Lit FYI: Little known facts about "CongraDulations". Chey, don't open this.

[KillerMuffin]

Lit FYI: Little known facts about "CongraDulations". Chey, don't open this.

Okay folks, here's the skinny.

One of Cheyenne's biggest pet peeves around these parts is the misspelling of congratulations.

So we like to make her feel special and we spell it "Congradulations."



If you get a chance, quote "Pour Some Sugar On Me Lyrics" at Indigo.Rose. She gets them stuck in her head and it drives her nuts.

We so aim to please around here!

Hey, while we're at it, any other harmless pet peeves we can all accomodate our fellow Lit'sters with?

 

[Mia62]

Re: Lit FYI: Little known facts about "CongraDulations". Chey, don't open this.

Hey, while we're at it, any other harmless pet peeves we can all accomodate our fellow Lit'sters with?

I think we need a daily minimum of 5 Goodbye, Literotica, you are so mean to me threads. DCL and PC will love you all for it.

 

[Gilly Bean]

my big ones are when people make up words and think they are real. Irregardless is a big one.

 

[CelestialBody]

 

[amelia]

i know that words like "prolly" and "pervy" bother a few people around here. I won't mention any names.


marxist

 

[curious2c]

Only thing that gets me...those posts with just a . or a ------. What the hell? oops...damn, I wasn't going to mention that.

 

[Mia62]

my big ones are when people make up words and think they are real. Irregardless is a big one.

Sorry but this is a real word.

irregardless
SYLLABICATION: ir·re·gard·less
PRONUNCIATION: AUDIO: r-gärdls KEY
ADVERB: Nonstandard Regardless.
ETYMOLOGY: Probably blend of irrespective and regardless.
USAGE NOTE: Irregardless is a word that many mistakenly believe to be correct usage in formal style, when in fact it is used chiefly in nonstandard speech or casual writing. Coined in the United States in the early 20th century, it has met with a blizzard of condemnation for being an improper yoking of irrespective and regardless and for the logical absurdity of combining the negative ir– prefix and –less suffix in a single term. Although one might reasonably argue that it is no different from words with redundant affixes like debone and unravel, it has been considered a blunder for decades and will probably continue to be so.

 

[cymbidia]

KillerMuffin just loves it when everyone calls her "Muffie". All the time.

CB loves it when you stoutly proclaim that women belong barefoot and pregnant--in the kitchen. Make it your sig line and you'll have a friend in her for life.

RisiaSkye and Lavy would love you to help them remember that smoking is bad for one's health.

Who else...?

 

[Mia62]

cym and WriterDom are the GBs biggest fans of 'nilla sex. ;-)

 

[T.J. Jackson]

Irregardless

Grrrrrr, it's not a word.


That's my biggest pet peeve too. Thanks Gilly.

 

[Mia62]

Grrrrrr, it's not a word.


That's my biggest pet peeve too. Thanks Gilly.

Wrong...see my above post.

 

[Gilly Bean]

Sorry but this is a real word.

irregardless
SYLLABICATION: ir·re·gard·less
PRONUNCIATION: AUDIO: r-gärdls KEY
ADVERB: Nonstandard Regardless.
ETYMOLOGY: Probably blend of irrespective and regardless.
USAGE NOTE: Irregardless is a word that many mistakenly believe to be correct usage in formal style, when in fact it is used chiefly in nonstandard speech or casual writing. Coined in the United States in the early 20th century, it has met with a blizzard of condemnation for being an improper yoking of irrespective and regardless and for the logical absurdity of combining the negative ir– prefix and –less suffix in a single term. Although one might reasonably argue that it is no different from words with redundant affixes like debone and unravel, it has been considered a blunder for decades and will probably continue to be so.

Read the usage note again. It was coined, namely by people with bad grammar. It's not proper english in any language.

 

[Mia62]

BUT it made it into the dictionary.

Sooo...irregardless of its usage...it is an accepted word. ;-)

 

[curious2c]

I have issues with cocks, I don't like them in my pussy...


*CB waits patiently for some male to come along and give her a hell of a ride...*

OOPS! Excuse me CB. Heh I wasn't looking where I was going.

 

[cymbidia]

cym and WriterDom are the GBs biggest fans of 'nilla sex. ;-)

I know who you are, darlin'.
Don't start fucking with me!

 

[marksgirl]

BUT it made it into the dictionary.

Sooo...irregardless of its usage...it is an accepted word. ;-)

Just like "ain't" *lol*

 

[lilminx]

my big ones are when people make up words and think they are real. Irregardless is a big one.

Ugh- "conversate" is another awful one.

Also, use the write spelling for your words, please.

 

[Lancecastor]

Bitch tits aka ManBoobs.

 

[curious2c]

Irregardless, I ain't bin conversating or speling lately. Prolly congraTulations are in order fur me then huh?

 

[Mia62]

I know who you are, darlin'.
Don't start fucking with me!

Whattttt??? <innocent look>

I was just playing along... ;-)

 

[marksgirl]

Irregardless, I ain't bin conversating or speling lately. Prolly congraTulations are in order fur me then huh?

Smart ass.

 

[Lekov]

aint', irreguardless...not proper, but often used. Just because it's in a dictionary doesn't make it proper for formal writing. Doesn't bother me in chat boards and such, but I hate seeing it in writing/fiction/essays, except when used in a quotation as a direct line of speach.

 

[CoolidgEffect]

Seems Congradulations has been used in 440 posts and that includes people quoting it.

Currently there are 3,972,086 posts on the board.

So congradulations has been used in 0.01% of the posts.

Seems like a genuine problem.

Of course people have used the word Masterbation 493 times.

 

[sweet soft kiss]

People who use the wrong form of a word. Just because to, too and two sound alike they aren't. It's the same thing for by, bye and buy and course I have to continually remind myself to use "of course".

 

[CelestialBody]