Words you have trouble understanding in other countries (and vice versa)

[HomerThompson]

There was that one time about 15 years ago I made a typo and spelled it with an ‘r’...

I remember the Chief, the most stable genius, debacle. God I feel old now.

 

[Caesar]

I used to always get stationary/stationery wrong, until someone taught me the ‘e is for envelope’ trick.

 

[Shell]

I remember the Chief, the most stable genius, debacle. God I feel old now.

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What is this...

 

[Shell]

I used to always get stationary/stationery wrong, until someone taught me the ‘e is for envelope’ trick.

The Principal is your pal.

The other one is the other one.

 

[HomerThompson]

I remember the Chief, the most stable genius, debacle. God I feel old now.

Bahahahahaha - great autocorrect for c.h.i.r.f. there

 

[Shell]

Business was another one.

I pronounce the dumb word in my head as bus Y ness to get the spelling correct.

 

[Shell]

Ha all we need now is someone to chuck up a Youtube of those nerds in the states competing in those spelling championships, make us all feel like dummies.


Those kids are crazy how they can spell all those words..

 

[HomerThompson]

The Principal is your pal.

The other one is the other one.

It would be nightmare to write a sentence about the ethics involved in the head of a school writing a letter while standing still....

 

[HomerThompson]

Also sentence/sentance

 

[HomerThompson]

I should be working but this is more fun

 

[Shell]

Just quit your job, become a bum like I did

 

[HomerThompson]

Just quit your job, become a bum like I did

Giving it some serious consideration, I tells ya

 

[Shell]

Hey I may be smiling now... in 4/5 months it may not be as rosy..

 

[iluvparis]

What about words you find difficult to spell- even seemingly easy ones.

It took me years to finally get restaurant correct- just getting that u in the right spot.

Omg that is my one too shell!...lets fk ;

 

[iluvparis]

Isnt English the dumbest language- in terms of spelling rules, etc. They can change at the drop of a hat compared to other languages.

What about German where you have to work out if a table is male or female.

 

[Caesar]

What about German where you have to work out if a table is male or female.

I think it was Mark Twain who observed that that in German a young lady has no gender, but a turnip is feminine.

 

[Scotland]

What about German where you have to work out if a table is male or female.

The man. Masculine.
The boy. Masculine.
The woman. Feminine.

The girl. Neutral.

Fick dich, Deutschland.

 

[JackOutback]

Also sentence/sentance

The most common mistake I see, often from newspapers with trained journalists, is sneak ‘peak’.

On topic, my young daughter says pacifically when she means specifically. And she won’t let me correct her.

 

[HomerThompson]

The most common mistake I see, often from newspapers with trained journalists, is sneak ‘peak’.

On topic, my young daughter says pacifically when she means specifically. And she won’t let me correct her.

Reminds me of 'for all intensive purposes'

 

[Cruyff14]

Reminds me of 'for all intensive purposes'

I hole-hardedly agree, but allow me to play doubles advocate here for a moment. For all intensive purposes I think you are wrong. In an age where false morals are a diamond dozen, true virtues are a blessing in the skies. We often put our false morality on a petal stool like a bunch of pre-Madonnas, but you all seem to be taking something very valuable for granite. So I ask of you to mustard up all the strength you can because it is a doggy dog world out there. Although there is some merit to what you are saying it seems like you have a huge ship on your shoulder. In your argument you seem to throw everything in but the kids Nsync, and even though you are having a feel day with this I am here to bring you back into reality. I have a sick sense when it comes to these types of things. It is almost spooky, because I cannot turn a blonde eye to these glaring flaws in your rhetoric. I have zero taller ants when it comes to people spouting out hate in the name of moral righteousness. You just need to remember what comes around is all around, and when supply and command fails you will be the first to go. Make my words, when you get down to brass stacks it doesn't take rocket appliances to get two birds stoned at once. It's clear who makes the pants in this relationship, and sometimes you just have to swallow your prize and accept the facts. You might have to come to this conclusion through denial and error but I swear on my mother's mating name that when you put the petal to the medal you will pass with flying carpets like it’s a peach of cake.

 

[Richard Cranium]

I used to always get stationary/stationery wrong, until someone taught me the ‘e is for envelope’ trick.

I'm not sure I even knew that stationery was a word till I read this. Thank you, Caeser.

 

[IKnowtheDog]

THE

 

[Shell]

THE

 

[Billy ray]

Sorry

i just cannot pronounce it so i dont bother saying it

 

[radiojake]

Only realised recently after a friend called me out on it, that I've been saying Vietmanese, instead of Vietnamese

Have said Vietnam correct all this time so no idea why I switch the n and m

Now that I'm aware of it i have to have a quick pause before i say it otherwise i still revert to the wrong way