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[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Spelling Nazi!!! Attention please!

Posted: 1/12/2005 5:48:03 AM EDT

It has come to my attention, through direct witness, that certain people are misusing another common word. That word is "role". This drives me crazy to read.

Example: "Do not use a bolt rifle in a CQB roll"

In this usage, that would be "role".

"Roll" is what a wheel does. A "roll" is something you put mustard and pastrami on, then eat.
A "role" is when you take a person or object, and apply it to a specific situation that is more or less defined.

Thank you.

Posted: 1/12/2005 5:49:08 AM EDT

[#1]

What roll does a bed role play in this?

Sgatr15

Posted: 1/12/2005 5:50:04 AM EDT

[#2]

Quoted:
It has come to my attention, through direct witness, that certain people are misusing anoter common word. That word is "role". Thi drives me crazy to read.

Example: "Do not use a bolt rifle in a CQB roll"

In this usage, that would be "role".

A "roll" is what a wheel does. A "roll" is something you put mustard and pastrami on, then eat.
A "role" is when you take a person or object, and apply it to a specific situation that is more or less defined.

Thank you.

Posted: 1/12/2005 5:50:41 AM EDT

[#3]

Quoted:
What roll does a bed role play in this?

Sgatr15

Posted: 1/12/2005 5:51:44 AM EDT

[#4]

Quoted:
Quoted:
It has come to my attention, through direct witness, that certain people are misusing anoter common word. That word is "role". Thi drives me crazy to read.

Example: "Do not use a bolt rifle in a CQB roll"

In this usage, that would be "role".

A "roll" is what a wheel does. A "roll" is something you put mustard and pastrami on, then eat.
A "role" is when you take a person or object, and apply it to a specific situation that is more or less defined.

Thank you.

Arrrrggggghhhh!!! Edited! I just woke up and I'm a lousy typist!

Posted: 1/12/2005 5:51:52 AM EDT

[#5]

Your loosing it.

Posted: 1/12/2005 5:52:42 AM EDT

[#6]

Quoted:

Your loosing it.

Ahhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That's one of the other ones that drive me crazy!!!!

Posted: 1/12/2005 5:52:45 AM EDT

[#7]

Quoted:
Quoted:
It has come to my attention, through direct witness, that certain people are misusing anoter common word. That word is "role". This drives me crazy to read.

Example: "Do not use a bolt rifle in a CQB roll"

In this usage, that would be "role".

A "roll" is what a wheel does. A "roll" is something you put mustard and pastrami on, then eat.
A "role" is when you take a person or object, and apply it to a specific situation that is more or less defined.

Thank you.

Posted: 1/12/2005 5:53:23 AM EDT

[#8]

Quoted:

Your loosing it.

Dont go their!

Posted: 1/12/2005 5:54:17 AM EDT

[#9]

Can you at least explain capitol and capital to me?

SGatr15

Posted: 1/12/2005 5:54:19 AM EDT

[#10]

Quoted:
What roll does a bed role play in this?

Sgatr15

Actually, that would be a bed "roll".

or you could just "role play" in bed.

Posted: 1/12/2005 5:54:32 AM EDT

[#11]

huh

Posted: 1/12/2005 5:54:43 AM EDT

[#12]

Quoted:
It has come to my attention, through direct witness, that certain people are misusing another common word. That word is "role". Thi drives me crazy to read.

Example: "Do not use a bolt rifle in a CQB roll"

In this usage, that would be "role".

A "roll" is what a wheel does. A "roll" is something you put mustard and pastrami on, then eat.
A "role" is when you take a person or object, and apply it to a specific situation that is more or less defined.

Thank you.

Posted: 1/12/2005 6:03:06 AM EDT

[#13]

Quoted:
A "roll" is what a wheel does.

By placing "A" before "roll", you are designating "roll" as a noun.
This is not, however, how you are using it.
The "A" is therefore superfluous.
You could have just said:

"roll" is what a wheel does.

Notable exception:

"A roll in the hay"

Posted: 1/12/2005 6:03:17 AM EDT

[#14]

that's not a spelling problem, it's a grammar/usage problem

Posted: 1/12/2005 6:04:33 AM EDT

[#15]

Well, pity the Spelling Nazi who is weak in grammar.

Posted: 1/12/2005 6:04:57 AM EDT

[#16]

Whoo Hoo! Typically, I make very few errors in grammar OR spelling. WTF is going on with me today? Anyway, I corrected my post!

Posted: 1/12/2005 6:06:05 AM EDT

[#17]

Quoted:
Whoo Hoo! Typically, I make very few errors in grammar OR spelling. Today, WTF? Anyway, I corrected my post!

Incomplete sentance.

SGatr15

Posted: 1/12/2005 6:06:24 AM EDT

[#18]

Quoted:
Quoted:
What roll does a bed role play in this?

Sgatr15

Actually, that would be a bed "roll".

or you could just "role play" in bed.

Or a "roll in the hay" could occur in bed, while one is "role playing" as a farmer/farmer's daughter/travelling salesman.

Posted: 1/12/2005 6:07:07 AM EDT

[#19]

Quoted:
Quoted:
Whoo Hoo! Typically, I make very few errors in grammar OR spelling. Today, WTF? Anyway, I corrected my post!

Incomplete ~~sentance.~~ sentence.

SGatr15

Posted: 1/12/2005 6:09:51 AM EDT

[#20]

Dirty boxers bug me.

Posted: 1/12/2005 7:00:08 AM EDT

[#21]

Roll and Role are both spelled correctly. You are addressing this to the wrong group. Union rules require that this complaint be ignored. Please re-address this post to the Grammer Nazis...

Posted: 1/12/2005 7:08:29 AM EDT

[#22]

And here to provide helpful pictoral references...

- When complaining about Grammar Nazis...

- When being a Grammar Nazi...

- And in the event that something is actually spelled incorrectly...

Posted: 1/12/2005 7:10:46 AM EDT

[#23]

Example: "Do not use a bolt rifle in a CQB roll". In this usage, that would be "role".

I wouldn't use it in a CQB roll either, because as you are rolling back onto your knees, the bolt handle could strike you in the face!

Posted: 1/12/2005 7:11:17 AM EDT

[#24]

Quoted:
Roll and Role are both spelled correctly. You are addressing this to the wrong group. Union rules require that this complaint be ignored. Please re-address this post to the Grammer Nazis...

GRAMMAR Nazi's.

Posted: 1/12/2005 7:11:21 AM EDT

[#25]

Quoted:
And here to provide helpful pictoral references...

[yoda]English good, you do not type. Heh heh heh.[/yoda]

Posted: 1/12/2005 7:13:46 AM EDT

[#26]

Quoted:
Whoo Hoo! Typically, I make very few errors in grammar OR spelling. WTF is going on with me today? Anyway, I corrected my post!

You need to correct it again. Since your spelling comment is directed at "certain people" (as in more than one), your subject line should read "Spelling Nazis!!!" (plural); not "Spelling Nazi!!! (singular).

Posted: 1/12/2005 7:15:07 AM EDT

[#27]

Quoted:
It has come to my attention, through direct witness, that certain people are misusing another common word. That word is "role". This drives me crazy to read.

Example: "Do not use a bolt rifle in a CQB roll"

In this usage, that would be "role".

"Roll" is what a wheel does. A "roll" is something you put mustard and pastrami on, then eat.
A "role" is when you take a person or object, and apply it to a specific situation that is more or less defined.

Thank you.

Even though you have brought this info to the ARFCOM table, it will prolly do no good due to our lose use of vocabulary.

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Spelling Nazi!!! Attention please!

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