geogphotos Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 (edited) On Alamy there are 10,912 images for 'Rooves' - no such word in the English language Edited October 3, 2020 by geogphotos 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiskerke Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 3 hours ago, geogphotos said: On Alamy there are 10,912 images for 'Rooves' - no such word in the English language It's even worse: sometimes clients use it too. 😁 wim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meanderingemu Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 4 minutes ago, wiskerke said: It's even worse: sometimes clients use it too. 😁 wim which is what should count. however i only found one search using it this year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiskerke Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 Hmm I'm seeing 2. Which is not that many, I must admit. wim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meanderingemu Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 2 minutes ago, wiskerke said: Hmm I'm seeing 2. Which is not that many, I must admit. wim ah yes, didn't see the second one within the grooves one. but it does remain a fact that you could get an advantage for more common misspelling or misuse of words. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mitchell Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 (edited) "Rooves" is an old/archaic alternate plural of roof. My mother was British, and she used to say "rooves", so I find it coming out of my mouth as well. I often put "rooves" in my keywords along with "roofs", thinking that I'm not the only old-fashioned person left out there. "Roofs is the plural of roof in all varieties of English. Rooves is an old secondary form, and it still appears occasionally by analogy with other irregular plurals such as hooves, but it is not common enough to be considered standard." Edited October 3, 2020 by John Mitchell 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Robinson Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 5 hours ago, geogphotos said: On Alamy there are 10,912 images for 'Rooves' - no such word in the English language It's fallen out of use a bit but it's still a word. There are 47,531 results for 'sulphur' - I wouldn't want to go through and change them all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Bell Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 (edited) Spelings to cheque. Hmmmm!🙄 Allan Edited October 4, 2020 by Allan Bell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geogphotos Posted October 4, 2020 Author Share Posted October 4, 2020 (edited) Okay thanks I stand corrected about what is correct! A frequent typo I make is 'feild' and I am in good company: A feild of dandelions. Contributor: National Geographic Image Collection / Alamy Stock Photo Image ID: BCE9F2 Edited October 4, 2020 by geogphotos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geogphotos Posted October 4, 2020 Author Share Posted October 4, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, Allan Bell said: Spelings to cheque. Hmmmm!🙄 Allan It were deliberite honnest Alan Edited October 4, 2020 by geogphotos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 I'm no spelling expert but there seems to be a LOT of illiteracy about where people have failed to get the basics right. Your and you're is a big one, misused by a good 50% of people I encounter in typed form. Alot is another one, then peculiarities like people saying "draw" instead of drawer... as if draw is singular for the item making up a chest of drawers. 17 hours ago, Phil Robinson said: It's fallen out of use a bit but it's still a word. There are 47,531 results for 'sulphur' - I wouldn't want to go through and change them all. Sulphur is the correct British English though? I had to google it to see if I was having a silly moment and in terms of muscle memory typing "sulfur" feels wrong and in fact has just been autocorrected to the ph version. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Standfast Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 (edited) I'll bet there are 23 less instances of rooves tomorrow. Just a guess.... Edited October 4, 2020 by Mr Standfast Typo of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geogphotos Posted October 4, 2020 Author Share Posted October 4, 2020 A misspelling is not a problem as long as the correct spelling is also included. To me sulphur is correct and I would have to remember to include sulfer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 16 minutes ago, geogphotos said: sulfer Sulfur. I'll get my coat. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geogphotos Posted October 4, 2020 Author Share Posted October 4, 2020 12 minutes ago, spacecadet said: Sulfur. I'll get my coat. goat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 (edited) 🤩 12 minutes ago, geogphotos said: goat? Hope I haven't got yours. Edited October 4, 2020 by spacecadet 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Woods Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 (edited) I have a spelling checker It came with my PC It highlights for my review Mistakes I cannot sea. I ran this poem thru it I'm sure your pleased to no Its letter perfect in it's weigh My chequer tolled me sew. Edited October 4, 2020 by Colin Woods 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meanderingemu Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 55 minutes ago, Colin Woods said: I have a spelling checker It came with my PC It highlights for my review Mistakes I cannot sea. I ran this poem thru it I'm sure your pleased to no Its letter perfect in it's weigh My chequer tolled me sew. you should have ran it true it, living in Québec 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Richmond Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 Reminds me my early days training 16+ youngsters on Word; in the days of the recently introduced wavy red underlining for spelling errors. On two occasions I watched trainees take a report strewn with spelling errors and carefully correct each one... ,,,,by adding the errors to the dictionary. At least the wavy lines disappeared 😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betty LaRue Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, John Richmond said: Reminds me my early days training 16+ youngsters on Word; in the days of the recently introduced wavy red underlining for spelling errors. On two occasions I watched trainees take a report strewn with spelling errors and carefully correct each one... ,,,,by adding the errors to the dictionary. At least the wavy lines disappeared 😀 I did that way back. Only to words like a family name, or deliberate “funny” words I would use in an email to a friend or family. Like dum-dum, (Dummy) idjit (idiot) and stuff like that. Usually words to describe me because of dumb things I did.If I thought I’d use them again, I added them to the dictionary. Edited October 4, 2020 by Betty LaRue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Robinson Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 On 04/10/2020 at 16:30, Cal said: I'm no spelling expert but there seems to be a LOT of illiteracy about where people have failed to get the basics right. Your and you're is a big one, misused by a good 50% of people I encounter in typed form. Alot is another one, then peculiarities like people saying "draw" instead of drawer... as if draw is singular for the item making up a chest of drawers. Sulphur is the correct British English though? I had to google it to see if I was having a silly moment and in terms of muscle memory typing "sulfur" feels wrong and in fact has just been autocorrected to the ph version. It was decreed a few years ago by the chemistry gods - whoever they are - that the official spelling should be with an F, even in British English. In much the same way that it was decided that Pluto has been demoted from a planet to a cartoon dog. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Robinson Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 On 04/10/2020 at 16:35, Mr Standfast said: I'll bet there are 23 less instances of rooves tomorrow. Just a guess.... 'fewer' (sorry, I couldn't resist) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Morrison Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 A recent sale of a local landmark happened only because I'd also included an incorrect - but obvious - misspelling. It's important to spell correctly in tags and captions... but even poor spellers have $$$ to spend! The correct spelling returned 611 pix... the incorrect spelling just 34... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geogphotos Posted October 6, 2020 Author Share Posted October 6, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, John Morrison said: A recent sale of a local landmark happened only because I'd also included an incorrect - but obvious - misspelling. It's important to spell correctly in tags and captions... but even poor spellers have $$$ to spend! The correct spelling returned 611 pix... the incorrect spelling just 34... Yes including an obvious and known misspelling can make sense - though Alamy doesn't encourage it. But not having the correct/mainstream spelling of an important 'Tag' is what constitutes the problem - when we make mistakes without realising and end up burying our pics unintentionally. For example, I often misspell Italy through careless typing - it comes out as Itlay. Also I seem to mess up 'environment' quite often. So I have to watch those. In starting the thread I thought that people might share common errors so that we could check our own. Edit) 540 come up on Alamy for "Itlay not italy". Might be worth checking in AIM if you have any. Edited October 6, 2020 by geogphotos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geogphotos Posted October 6, 2020 Author Share Posted October 6, 2020 'enviroment' not 'environment' = 33,208 images Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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