Does this ever happen to you?

[fingersman]

I don't know if this happens to you guys but sometimes it happens to me, and I want to know what it's called and if any of you guys and girls experience it.

Ok confused ?? I'll explain.

A while back on AIM I was saying hi to BF and I was typing in how art thou and I couldn't remember how to spell thou. I strained my brain and no matter what I did I couldn't remember how to spell that one simple word. This isn't the first time it's happened and I just want to know how many of you experience this problem, I know most of my friends do.

So does this happen to guys often..come on now don't be shy. ;)
Remember all you could lose is your fingers. :D

[Neo]

Sometimes I'll be writing along and I'll get to a word that I've had no trouble spelling in the past but for some reason is now giving me problems.

[BreakABone]

Well that happens to me all the time..And all my friends..I just feel dumb when I ask someone how to spell it..They tell you..And you are like that's it...ARGH

You know what else gets annoying..When you spell a word.. You look at the word and no matter how you look at it..It llooks wrong.. so you ask someones and they tell you it's right but it still looks wrong

[Angrist]

Originally posted by BreakABone
You know what else gets annoying..When you spell a word.. You look at the word and no matter how you look at it..It llooks wrong.. so you ask someones and they tell you it's right but it still looks wrong That sounds familiar :D

Fingerman's story doesn't. :unsure:


I don't know if you have to deal with these problems as Americans but it's sometimes hard to remember a simple word in a foreign language. Like you're speaking French or English and you just can't remember the word. And then somebody else has to correct you and you're like 'of course :rolleyes:'.

[Drunk Hobbit]

That used to happen to me all the time. Words such as "what" and "was". Then with some words I would repeat them so much they would lose all meaning and it was all just very weird...

[Gamer]

Lol, used to happen to me all the time while writing, now it happens when im talking too...:eek:

[Joeiss]

Fingersman, it is called crack. Now get off it!

j/k.

That happens to me sometimes, but not often. The worst is when it is a little word, like thou. Hell, up until now I thought it was spelled though.

*runs away*

[LoudHowardZERO]

Aii tha tome!

[fingersman]

Originally posted by Joeiss
Fingersman, it is called crack. Now get off it!

j/k.

That happens to me sometimes, but not often. The worst is when it is a little word, like thou. Hell, up until now I thought it was spelled though.

*runs away*



I'm not on crack...I think.:unsure:

[Mechadragon]

Yeah that happens to me sometimes.....its always some stupid word too like cheeze :eek: whoops....cheese

[marionette]

sometimes if i look at a word over and over again, the spelling look all weird, and doesn't make sense although it is spelled right

[GameKinG]

That happens all the time. But most of the time it happens when Im trying to think of a word to say in real life.

[TheGrimReaper]

I cahnge the order of the first letter, for example:

Can you spease pass the palt?

[surfin4lifer]

I once forgot how to spell the. I don't know why but I could not spell it for the life of me.

[Blackmane]

I dunno about not being able to spell words, but I have had problems with thinking a word looks wrong after looking at it for a long time. Its really weird how that happens. I just make sure I don't look at my own writing a lot.

[designated_GM3R]

I've [sadly] encountered both problems. Another problem is having a word that is at the tip of your tongue, but your mind is blank and you have no recollection of what the word is... you can't even describe the goddamn word.

[Happydude]

on occasion i forget how to spell antidisestablishmenteryism (sp:unsure: ):D

[D-realJos]

That happens to me a lot. :(

Many times I couldn't remember how to spell "until"
I just couldn't remember if it's one L, or 2. I knew at one point how to spell it, but somewhere along the line, I question myself because it seem kinda lacking without two L(s).... just looks funny with only one.

And since it first started, it continued for a few months before I finally got it embedded in my head again.

It took that long because everytime I tried to remember what's the correct way to spell it, I remember the back and forth arguments in my head about whether it was one L or two. So it constantly created doubt in my mind.

But now I got it... at least, I think I do. :unsure:

*chants to self*

One L...
1 comes before 2 ...
1 comes before 2, first comes, first serves...
One L.... One L...
one before two....one before two, one before two...
One L still looks funny as hell...
oh sh!t, I've done it again...
And here comes the doubt...here comes the doubt..
Which one is it.... one L or two, one L or two...one L or two

[Revival]

Correct spelling: antidisestablishmentarianism.

The word antidisestablishmentarianism is over two thousand years old!

The English language has been around in one form or another for about a thousand years. That may seem like a long time, but, as languages go, that's not very long at all. Other languages were around long before english, and most of the words we use today come from one of those other, older, languages.

English gets most of its roots, suffixes and prefixes from two main languages: Greek and Latin. The root and pretty much all of the prefixes and suffixes of antidisestablishmentarianism come from Latin. Most of the words and word parts that we use for numbers come from Greek, like the prefix "dek" or "dec," which means ten (a decade is a period of ten years; a decathelon is a sports event which combines ten different sports; December used to be the tenth month of the year before some guys in ancient Rome added August and July to honor their Caesars, Augustus and Julius). Other languages which we have "stolen" words or word fragments from include Germanic (from a part of Europe which today includes Germany, Hungary, and a few other countries) and Arabic.

If you had grown up a hundred years ago, one of the things you'd probably have to learn in school is Latin (if you got to go to school at all!). This would allow you to read what some people still consider the "important" books of human history in the language in which they were written. It would also help you recognize some of the most important roots, prefixes and suffixes which we still use.

[Happydude]

Originally posted by Shooter
Correct spelling: antidisestablishmentarianism.

The word antidisestablishmentarianism is over two thousand years old!

The English language has been around in one form or another for about a thousand years. That may seem like a long time, but, as languages go, that's not very long at all. Other languages were around long before english, and most of the words we use today come from one of those other, older, languages.

English gets most of its roots, suffixes and prefixes from two main languages: Greek and Latin. The root and pretty much all of the prefixes and suffixes of antidisestablishmentarianism come from Latin. Most of the words and word parts that we use for numbers come from Greek, like the prefix "dek" or "dec," which means ten (a decade is a period of ten years; a decathelon is a sports event which combines ten different sports; December used to be the tenth month of the year before some guys in ancient Rome added August and July to honor their Caesars, Augustus and Julius). Other languages which we have "stolen" words or word fragments from include Germanic (from a part of Europe which today includes Germany, Hungary, and a few other countries) and Arabic.

If you had grown up a hundred years ago, one of the things you'd probably have to learn in school is Latin (if you got to go to school at all!). This would allow you to read what some people still consider the "important" books of human history in the language in which they were written. It would also help you recognize some of the most important roots, prefixes and suffixes which we still use.


quite you!:p

[Revival]

Do you mean "quiet you?" ;) :D

[Happydude]

ERRRR!!!!!:unsure:


ill kiil you!!!!!





umm....i meant(sp) kill:unsure: :D

[Revival]

Meant is spelt correct.. GT also has a spell check you know :p

[Happydude]

*mutters*

stupid shooter thinks he knows everyting, well ill show him who knows what...

[fingersman]

And you should have a " ' " in between the I and the two L's. :D

[Happydude]

*picks up A-Bomb remote*

*sees big red button in the middle*

what does this button do?:confused:

*pushes button*

*looks up*

*sees something falling*

*runs like hell*


:D

[Ric]

Thankyou fingersman for sheading lihght on this subject and bringing it out into the open. Up to now I have been afraid to admit that it has happend to me as I did not wish to sound like a moron but now I know I am not the only one I am happy.

[Happydude]

Originally posted by Ric
I am happy.



no...i am happy:rolleyes:


look at my name for crying out loud!:rolleyes:

[Revival]

Originally posted by happydude666




no...i am happy:rolleyes:


look at my name for crying out loud!:rolleyes:
You're a FLAMING happy dude.. look at your avatar :D

[C.H]

Originally posted by fingersman
I don't know if this happens to you guys but sometimes it happens to me, and I want to know what it's called and if any of you guys and girls experience it.

Ok confused ?? I'll explain.

A while back on AIM I was saying hi to BF and I was typing in how art thou and I couldn't remember how to spell thou. I strained my brain and no matter what I did I couldn't remember how to spell that one simple word. This isn't the first time it's happened and I just want to know how many of you experience this problem, I know most of my friends do.

So does this happen to guys often..come on now don't be shy. ;)
Remember all you could lose is your fingers. :D

Thank god i'm not the only one, yes i have that problem sometimes. My mind just goes blank and i can't remember how to spell a simple word. It's very annoying.

[fingersman]

Well actually Ric and C.H I don't actually have that problem......so everyone that has it is has a brain tumor. :p j/k


But seriously I'm glad that I'm not the only one that this happens too. :D Now I wonder why Xantar hasn't replied to this....you guys think he doesn't have this problem??:D

[Revival]

I think most everyone has this problem sometimes.

[BreakABone]

There are few things certain in life:
Life
Death
Taxes
And spelling errors....

Hmm I guess that is

[Revival]

Originally posted by BreakABone
There are few things certain in life:
Life
Death
Taxes
And spelling errors....

Hmm I guess that is
A more complete list :lol:

[Bizzyman]

maybe u all have some sort of brain tumors...:eek:

[Revival]

Originally posted by Bizzyman
maybe u all have some sort of brain tumors...:eek:
Do you mean brain freeze?