I guess it's a combination of typos and people not knowing. I just saw a hilarious set of tweets by people saying they hate Hippocrates....
Mal: We're still flying. Simon: That's not much. Mal: It's enough.
'Serenity'
Natter 70: Hookers and Blow
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Jesse - May 28, 2012 3:50:03 pm PDT #7258 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
tommyrot - May 28, 2012 3:51:06 pm PDT #7259 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
No one answered my question about that...
I don't remember--what was the question?
Tom Scola - May 28, 2012 3:56:44 pm PDT #7260 of 30001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
I have a pro Flickr account, and I can see the referrals for people viewing my photos. Yesterday I got a hit because some googled “Tom Scola Brooklyn”. I have a stalker! I’m a little worried it might be a potential employer, but otherwise, I’m OK with it.
Amy - May 28, 2012 3:57:54 pm PDT #7261 of 30001
Because books.
Lose/loose is really common, but I see all kinds of stuff in fic especially. "By afternoon, there was an unsettling feeling in his stomach," for instance, when they mean unsettled. And "more suiting words come to mind," instead of suitable.
§ ita § - May 28, 2012 3:58:55 pm PDT #7262 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I don't remember--what was the question?
About what I felt like was a prevalence of lose/loose errors-hard typo to spot, or not knowing the correct spelling? (I'm not trying to make a big deal of your typo--it just reminded me that I'd asked yesterday or so). And I did get one answer, so that's rude of me.
§ ita § - May 28, 2012 3:59:58 pm PDT #7263 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I see all kinds of stuff in fic especially
I see "get chocked up" often enough that I wonder if it's what they think is the correct spelling too.
Sophia Brooks - May 28, 2012 4:01:37 pm PDT #7264 of 30001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
I once read the term "gestational fortitude" instead of "intestinal fortitude" in a fanfic-- referring to Chuck Bass. Of course it was a GODAWFUL AU of The Blue Lagoon.
SuziQ - May 28, 2012 4:02:37 pm PDT #7265 of 30001
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
I just came across a box full of stuff from my maternal grandfather's time in the service. There are also a bunch of newspaper clippings about a Senator. I have no idea how this guy is connected to our family, but there are enough references to him in the box that I'll need to ask my cousins. So many cool things in that box. I think my favorite is a wedding invitation from 1898. Again, no idea who the bride and groom are, but still...cool.
Sheryl - May 28, 2012 4:04:26 pm PDT #7266 of 30001
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
Am back from Balticon. Had a great time. Sleepy now.
tommyrot - May 28, 2012 4:06:09 pm PDT #7267 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
About what I felt like was a prevalence of lose/loose errors-hard typo to spot, or not knowing the correct spelling? (I'm not trying to make a big deal of your typo--it just reminded me that I'd asked yesterday or so). And I did get one answer, so that's rude of me.
Argh! I know the difference. Oops.