Hey Nayan, I hope you didn't think I was picking on you, did you?
The idea was to bring and discuss people's favourite/pet mistake. Mine being the error in spelling "occasion" and many more. Since I already knew yours I mentioned that. And this was because it was discussed a while ago. Of course, it doesn't matter even if you make mistakes and even i am guilty of never reading what I write, until i hit the send button. And it is my profession!!! I had a childhood friend who was quite anal about spellings...question or contest him and he would immediately run to the dictionary and prove himself right. A many years ago, while in a gossip session, i said, "your illicit relationship..." and he laughed and said it is illict (pronounced as illikt) and not ill-is-it. He had never realised there is an i before the last letter. I protested quite confidently this time. And he again ran to the dictionary and was completely shocked to know that all the while when he was reading the cover pages of Stardust, filmfare and gossip fares, he just didn't notice the 'i'. This is what i meant by mistakes which may be silly but refuse to get shaken off. Long mail? Well i have to make up for the lullness off late in the group, nai? Arch On Thu, Feb 4, 2010 at 6:30 AM, Nayan Mapani <[email protected]> wrote: > Arch- > Very interesting attachment, well after going through the same I think that > i always knew them all but surely I must be making a lot of mistakes while > writing. I do not check what I write since I do not think it matters so much > since it is informal. But it would be really interesting to know from you > what mistakes I commit regularly! > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Archana Sharma <[email protected]> > *To:* vaniv88-89 <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Sat, 30 January, 2010 9:24:23 PM > *Subject:* nice way to combat common english mistakes :) > > Dear all, > > We all make some or the other pet english mistakes. and now we will know > that the world makes it too. And here is a link someone had posted on > facebook to get rid of some of the mistakes we make. > > Though none of the mistakes mentioned here, i make...i do think once before > writing weird. And occasion is not mentioned here...but i always get > confused....is that ocassion? Oh Well. > > The most common mistake i have found in england is loose for lose (as in > lost), and "it's" written even when they mean "its". You won't believe even > my boss did that. > > another common mistake not mentioned here is writing her's for hers. > > Enjoy this link: And please share your own favourite mistake. I know > Nayan's and guess what Nayan, it finds a mention in this website...but, i am > afraid, not very kindly :( > > http://theoatmeal.com/comics/misspelling > > > Archana > > ------------------------------ > The INTERNET now has a personality. YOURS! See your Yahoo! > Homepage<http://in.rd.yahoo.com/tagline_yyi_1/*http://in.yahoo.com/> > . >
