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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: chief1983 on February 02, 2009, 03:00:58 pm

Title: What the heck is wrong with 'alright'?
Post by: chief1983 on February 02, 2009, 03:00:58 pm: I noticed a stupid emoticon replacing 'alright'. It's common enough you can leave it alone, you damn grammar nazis.
Title: Re: What the heck is wrong with 'alright'?
Post by: Jeff Vader on February 02, 2009, 03:04:49 pm: Noticed it too. Could we also have a picture of a cannon replacing the word "cannon", because people often misspell "canon" as "cannon".

As for the word "alright", you can't stop us if we use "awright".
Title: Re: What the heck is wrong with 'alright'?
Post by: Angelus on February 02, 2009, 03:06:36 pm: Quote from: Lobo on February 02, 2009, 03:04:49 pm
Noticed it too. Could we also have a picture of a cannon replacing the word "cannon", because people often misspell "canon" as "cannon".

As for the word "alright", you can't stop us if we use "awright".

What's the chance that 'awright' is going to be replaced with the alright emoticon?
Title: Re: What the heck is wrong with 'alright'?
Post by: redsniper on February 02, 2009, 03:09:47 pm: alot of turrents are alright

EDIT: what the FRAK admins, you got rid of the 'turrent' smiley in favor of correcting minor grammatical errors?!?!?!
I WASN'T EXPECTING THE GRAMMAR INQUISITION!

EDITER: Oooooooh, so it only catches turrent by itself. In that case, I request that you change things so that it accepts 'turrents' as well, alright? I'd like that alot.
Title: Re: What the heck is wrong with 'alright'?
Post by: Angelus on February 02, 2009, 03:11:27 pm: Quote from: redsniper on February 02, 2009, 03:09:47 pm
alot of turrents are alright

alright, can it. I dislike these emoticons alot.
Title: Re: What the heck is wrong with 'alright'?
Post by: Rick James on February 02, 2009, 03:14:43 pm: Alas, poor Yorick...a man of infinite jest, I knew him alot.

Seriously, the alright one is annoying. And I'm all for the "cannon" as misspelling of "canon", but what about legitimate uses for the word "cannon"?
Title: Re: What the heck is wrong with 'alright'?
Post by: iamzack on February 02, 2009, 03:16:36 pm: alright is typically used differently than all right would be.
Title: Re: What the heck is wrong with 'alright'?
Post by: Flipside on February 02, 2009, 03:17:57 pm: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/alright
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alright
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/alright

It's in the Dictionary.
Title: Re: What the heck is wrong with 'alright'?
Post by: StarSlayer on February 02, 2009, 04:05:48 pm: that ain't nice :P
Title: Re: What the heck is wrong with 'alright'?
Post by: SadisticSid on February 02, 2009, 04:09:01 pm: 'All right' is the term deemed correct in academia. However to suggest that the abbreviated form is incorrect outside of this context (informal forum? hmmm....) is prudish especially as I remember it being told its use about 50:50 in print... in 1999. The debate about this word - it is a word, no longer a misspelling - started in the 1890s. Some things never change. ^_^
Title: Re: What the heck is wrong with 'alright'?
Post by: redsniper on February 02, 2009, 04:26:51 pm: The real question is, how far will this go? Will the admins start favoring British spellings of words? If I type 'color' or 'center' will I have a condescending smiley mocking me because of my nationality. We cannot allow this! The HLP Administration is clearly in possession of and planning to use Filters of Pedantic Correction (FPCs). Therefore, we have no choice but to invade the control room and effect a regime change. Subspatial claymore mines be damned!

:rolleyes::p
Title: Re: What the heck is wrong with 'alright'?
Post by: Flipside on February 02, 2009, 04:34:24 pm: I agree, All right isn't wrong, but neither is the common spelling, regardless of what Firefox's dictionary says.
Title: Re: What the heck is wrong with 'alright'?
Post by: redsniper on February 02, 2009, 04:36:23 pm: Also, we'll just filter dodge. Alot.
Title: Re: What the heck is wrong with 'alright'?
Post by: Kie99 on February 02, 2009, 04:58:53 pm: We have to spell it "all right" ? Alright then.
Title: Re: What the heck is wrong with 'alright'?
Post by: iamzack on February 02, 2009, 05:02:27 pm: Okay, let's just kill everyone.
Title: Re: What the heck is wrong with 'alright'?
Post by: Ford Prefect on February 02, 2009, 05:09:03 pm: It's going to become an acceptable term whether or not the grammar nazis like it. Language is more powerful than people with a hard-on for rules.
Title: Re: What the heck is wrong with 'alright'?
Post by: Galemp on February 02, 2009, 05:22:17 pm: Turrent, I can understand. We can be sticklers about that. But alright? Seriously? I think it's a poor decision. Change it back.
Title: Re: What the heck is wrong with 'alright'?
Post by: Dark RevenantX on February 02, 2009, 05:28:54 pm: turr�ent al�ot alri�ght

Can we end this please?
Title: Re: What the heck is wrong with 'alright'?
Post by: Nuclear1 on February 02, 2009, 06:28:02 pm: Silly HLP Admins and your turrents.
Title: Re: What the heck is wrong with 'alright'?
Post by: Polpolion on February 02, 2009, 06:33:38 pm: To be honest, these signs are more annoying than the misspellings.
Title: Re: What the heck is wrong with 'alright'?
Post by: General Battuta on February 02, 2009, 06:37:47 pm: Just keep the turret one?
Title: Re: What the heck is wrong with 'alright'?
Post by: iamzack on February 02, 2009, 07:10:28 pm: RRRRFRGHH
Title: Re: What the heck is wrong with 'alright'?
Post by: Bob-san on February 02, 2009, 07:13:36 pm: What I dislike is how commonly used spellings are being made fun of. I can understand "turrent", but I can't understand "alot" or "alright".
Title: Re: What the heck is wrong with 'alright'?
Post by: Rian on February 02, 2009, 07:24:40 pm: “A_lot” is definitely incorrect, in that it’s not in any official dictionary I’m aware of. “Al_right” does have a dictionary entry, as a variant (casual, non-standard) spelling. My vote would be to go with the dictionaries on this one, since in my view such humiliation tactics should be reserved for particularly egregious errors and not those that are somewhat debatable.
Title: Re: What the heck is wrong with 'alright'?
Post by: Talon 1024 on February 02, 2009, 07:36:17 pm: Quote from: Bob-san on February 02, 2009, 07:13:36 pm
What I dislike is how commonly used spellings are being made fun of. I can understand "turrent", but I can't understand "alot" or "alright".

Ugh, agreed. This whole stupid mix-up thing has made me so mad.
Title: Re: What the heck is wrong with 'alright'?
Post by: blackhole on February 02, 2009, 07:45:05 pm: Is this HLP Admin Stupidity month or something?
Title: Re: What the heck is wrong with 'alright'?
Post by: Nuke on February 02, 2009, 08:16:02 pm: you know there re distinct differneces between american english and brittish english, for example us americans misspel lots of stuff. but making fun of it is racist or something.
Title: Re: What the heck is wrong with 'alright'?
Post by: Ghostavo on February 02, 2009, 09:27:55 pm: I can already see this year's April First's prank...
Title: Re: What the heck is wrong with 'alright'?
Post by: Dark RevenantX on February 02, 2009, 09:46:01 pm: Only problem was it happened on 2/1/09 instead of 4/1/09
Title: Re: What the heck is wrong with 'alright'?
Post by: achtung on February 02, 2009, 10:31:50 pm: It's an inquisition!

alright! alot!

I'm special!

I know I yelled alot there, alright?
Title: Re: What the heck is wrong with 'alright'?
Post by: redsniper on February 02, 2009, 11:17:09 pm: alright alright alright alright
I think it's safe to say that this has been considered a bad move.
Title: Re: What the heck is wrong with 'alright'?
Post by: Goober5000 on February 03, 2009, 01:28:33 am: Learn to spell.
Title: Re: What the heck is wrong with 'alright'?
Post by: karajorma on February 03, 2009, 05:01:30 am: The single word version is a widely used colloquialism. For instance (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alright). While you can argue that it is incorrect in formal writing, it's ridiculous to ban it in an informal one.
Title: Re: What the heck is wrong with 'alright'?
Post by: Fury on February 03, 2009, 05:24:27 am: Quote from: Goober5000 on February 03, 2009, 01:28:33 am
Learn to spell.
/casts Time Stop
/casts Earthquake on Goober
/casts Wall of Flame on Goober
/casts Ice Storm on Goober
/casts some snacks and coke and enjoys the show

Yay, I can spell! :p