word association game!
Come to think of it Velocity is the name of a major band. Not exactly misspelled but a play on words. LOL!!
But as it pertains to the speed of a bullet you are right it's Velosity.
Actually it's pronounced the same.
But as it pertains to the speed of a bullet you are right it's Velosity.
Actually it's pronounced the same.
I looked that up because I'd never heard of the other spelling. It wasn't in the dictionary. Only the "velocity" spelling is. Are you saying that the band spells it "Velosity"?
All these pretend spellings are going to ruin our collective knowledge. Shortly after "The Santa Clause" came out a few years ago, a customer asked me to type something or her in which she had written "Santa Clause is coming." She didn't know that one is a name and the other is a legal contract, and the movie was using a play on words and was about a legal contract.
I hesitate when I correct someone's spelling because it seems people get more offended about that than any other mistake. I could say, "You wore two different shoes" and they'd be merely embarrassed. I could say, if I knew, "You are using rocket science wrong in your references to it", and someone would say, "Well, I'm dumb anyway." Most of my spelling mistakes are typographical errors, and it seems that others want me to believe that their mistakes are, too, and not worth mentioning, so why did I intrude? Do people not realize that mistakes like that can change meaning and cause problems?
It's not that I mention it a lot, but I notice it. What surprises me is, having been in many classrooms as a substitute teacher, how often the teacher has a sign up with a misspelled word. There is a high school, mind you, that had a sign in the hallway, of all places, and although the word wasn't misspelled, it was the wrong word. Anyone reading the sign would have figured that out. I guess they didn't read. If any sign with a misspelled word was in a high school classroom, I'd sometimes have a game with the students to see who could find a misspelled word on the wall the quickest. That way, I could pretend it was something the regular teacher planned. Maybe someone would mention it to her later.
All these pretend spellings are going to ruin our collective knowledge. Shortly after "The Santa Clause" came out a few years ago, a customer asked me to type something or her in which she had written "Santa Clause is coming." She didn't know that one is a name and the other is a legal contract, and the movie was using a play on words and was about a legal contract.
I hesitate when I correct someone's spelling because it seems people get more offended about that than any other mistake. I could say, "You wore two different shoes" and they'd be merely embarrassed. I could say, if I knew, "You are using rocket science wrong in your references to it", and someone would say, "Well, I'm dumb anyway." Most of my spelling mistakes are typographical errors, and it seems that others want me to believe that their mistakes are, too, and not worth mentioning, so why did I intrude? Do people not realize that mistakes like that can change meaning and cause problems?
It's not that I mention it a lot, but I notice it. What surprises me is, having been in many classrooms as a substitute teacher, how often the teacher has a sign up with a misspelled word. There is a high school, mind you, that had a sign in the hallway, of all places, and although the word wasn't misspelled, it was the wrong word. Anyone reading the sign would have figured that out. I guess they didn't read. If any sign with a misspelled word was in a high school classroom, I'd sometimes have a game with the students to see who could find a misspelled word on the wall the quickest. That way, I could pretend it was something the regular teacher planned. Maybe someone would mention it to her later.
Yes now I am confused. LOL!! Google it Sandra Sue. I'm sure the name is there.
And they are Volatile!! They be Rockers!!
GEICO
And they are Volatile!! They be Rockers!!
GEICO
The name may be there, but they have obviously altered the spelling, kind of like a play on words, but invented spelling. I did not recognize the spelling you gave because it is not standard (in the dictionary).
insurance
Who would have thought I'd like this game so much? I am not a game player. I like serious discussions like how to make mystery shopping better.
insurance
Who would have thought I'd like this game so much? I am not a game player. I like serious discussions like how to make mystery shopping better.
are we having any repeats of words. I know I did a word a while back and a gizmo popped up and said "you have repeated a word" LOL!!
HARTFORD (love that big buck) LOL!!
HARTFORD (love that big buck) LOL!!
I'm cursed with not only having been a teacher, but having an almost photographic memory for spelling + having been an English major in college. Thus misspelling drives me right up the wall. Shall I go on about the quality of education today compared to 50 years ago. No.
Velocity is always correctly spelled with a "c". I don't recognize misspelled words in band names, either, billie. Oops, what do we do with "Beatles?" OK, one exception.
Googling a word and finding it on the internet doesn't mean it's correct. EVERYTHING is on the internet, all the wonderful stuff, but also superstition, misinformation, pseudo-science, hate-mongering and semi-literacy. Don't forget that Wikipedia articles can be changed, and are changed, by anyone. This is the 21st Century concept of an encyclopedia.
GEICO isn't a word, but an acronym. Government Employees Insurance Company. You've lost 2 points, billie. 2 points for SS.
Whew! Now I feel better.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/25/2008 03:26AM by sneakers.
Velocity is always correctly spelled with a "c". I don't recognize misspelled words in band names, either, billie. Oops, what do we do with "Beatles?" OK, one exception.
Googling a word and finding it on the internet doesn't mean it's correct. EVERYTHING is on the internet, all the wonderful stuff, but also superstition, misinformation, pseudo-science, hate-mongering and semi-literacy. Don't forget that Wikipedia articles can be changed, and are changed, by anyone. This is the 21st Century concept of an encyclopedia.
GEICO isn't a word, but an acronym. Government Employees Insurance Company. You've lost 2 points, billie. 2 points for SS.
Whew! Now I feel better.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/25/2008 03:26AM by sneakers.
As it happens I am a retired Federal Employee sneakers. Worked for the Feds for nearly 30 years til' I retired. And I had Geico insurance for my car that many years ago and still have the insurance. Geico is an insurance company..don't you see the ads on TV. We have home owners through Geico under Travelers Insurance.
And there is a Band called Velosity. My husband owns a recording studio Sneakers. There are many band names. I didn't have to Google the name as they have been in my husbands studio recording sessions.
You need to take your teachers hat off sneakers.
Maine
And there is a Band called Velosity. My husband owns a recording studio Sneakers. There are many band names. I didn't have to Google the name as they have been in my husbands studio recording sessions.
You need to take your teachers hat off sneakers.
Maine
I dropped put of school and flunked english.
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dominion
I stayed in school, but flunked math (Geometry). I took it again, and had two math courses in college. Still didn't get it until my children were growing up.
I stayed in school, but flunked math (Geometry). I took it again, and had two math courses in college. Still didn't get it until my children were growing up.
I stayed in school too. Didn't flunk anything. I graduated college with a Bachelors Degree in Nursing.
I had a couple of English classes and Math classes. Didn't like either one very much. LOL!! But I really did enjoy History.
Monticello
I had a couple of English classes and Math classes. Didn't like either one very much. LOL!! But I really did enjoy History.
Monticello
Actually none of this was true. I just had to address the issue.
Edison
Edison
billienicolosi Wrote:
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And I had Geico insurance for my
> car that many years ago and still have the
> insurance. Geico is an insurance company..don't
> you see the ads on TV.
I have GEICO auto too. It's still an acronym. Velosity is still not in any dictionary, not even the OED. This is a word game; my teacher's hat stays on
Watson
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/25/2008 07:45PM by sneakers.
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And I had Geico insurance for my
> car that many years ago and still have the
> insurance. Geico is an insurance company..don't
> you see the ads on TV.
I have GEICO auto too. It's still an acronym. Velosity is still not in any dictionary, not even the OED. This is a word game; my teacher's hat stays on
Watson
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/25/2008 07:45PM by sneakers.
I don't know where we're going with these words as some are seeming to come out of nowhere, such as "Sherlock". What prompted that one? I don't mind, as long as I know what is going on.
Are acronymns taboo in a word association game? Is a band name, for example, taboo if we don't know about the band and have never heard about it, or do we count it if someone can prove it is a band? If we do, can we also count Dan Quayle's spelling of "tomato" because everybody knows what it is? Who's keeping score, anyway? What do we do to someone (he, he) if that person uses a word that doesn't exist or one that is out of order? We don't really have rules here, do we? Well, maybe the "one word at a time" rule because it says "word association" not "words".
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Are acronymns taboo in a word association game? Is a band name, for example, taboo if we don't know about the band and have never heard about it, or do we count it if someone can prove it is a band? If we do, can we also count Dan Quayle's spelling of "tomato" because everybody knows what it is? Who's keeping score, anyway? What do we do to someone (he, he) if that person uses a word that doesn't exist or one that is out of order? We don't really have rules here, do we? Well, maybe the "one word at a time" rule because it says "word association" not "words".
binoculars
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