fuddy duddy alert

[BillConnerFASTC]

I know grammar and literacy are generally in decline and acceptably so by the majority it seems, and I'm not going to reverse it, but please, when referring to the path that serves rows of seats, it's an aisle, not an isle. An isle is an island or peninsula, especially small ones. An aisle by internet definition is "a passage between rows of seats in a building such as a church or theater, an airplane, or a train" and by code definition "an unenclosed exit access component that defines and provides a path of egress travel".

I've given up on architects and builders, who get this wrong more than people here, but please theatre people ought to get this one right.

Back to mourning the loss of literacy in private.

 

[derekleffew]

Ain't homophones grand?

(Since he started it), how about:

yoke vs. yolk
cord vs. chord
border vs. boarder
douser vs. dowser
palette vs. pallet

Others?

(Note: bulb/lamp, podium/lectern, base/socket are a different type of fauz pax: https://www.controlbooth.com/threads/interchangeability-of-terms.21787/ .)

 

[JD]

Do you know how many Emails and letters I have written that contain a sentence along the lines of this one?:
"Shure, 5 pm will be fine."
(One of the hazards of the industry.)

 

[BillConnerFASTC]

I do get upset when the principal confuses lectern with podium, dais, platform and stage.

And I do get caught by auto-correct - especially names.

 

[derekleffew]

I do get upset when the principal confuses ...

How about when the principle does it?

 

[JohnD]

Dear Fuddy Duddy,
Might I suggest you relax and have a Nutty Buddy, you'll feel better soon.
Just like when life gives you lelmons, have a martini with a twist.
I do wonder if Arnold Schwarzenegger has ever considered buying a private island somewhere and calling it Isle BeBack.

 

[rsmentele]

Do you know how many Emails and letters I have written that contain a sentence along the lines of this one?:
"Shure, 5 pm will be fine."

I do the same thing!!!

 

[JonCarter]

A bit late to this discussion, but I'm in agreement with Bill and most of the others who've posted. We're (or at least you're) in the communication business, and as such should not only use proper terminology when speaking and writing, but set an example for the younger members of the community. My pet peeve is the terrible misuse of the English language by many newscasters and weathercasters on television. Newspaper writers are not quite so bad, but then, only us old farts read the newspapers anyway.

And I heartily second the comments re: "auto-complete", which is all too often not "auto-correct" but "auto-incorrect"!

 

[BillConnerFASTC]

Don't get me started on effect vs affect.

 

[JohnD]

I was astounded by how many times that "senario" is used at prosoundweb. About as bad as "for all intensive purposes".

Oh well, Say Lavee and carpe my diem*.

*not to be confused with "crap per diem".

 

[sk8rsdad]

About as bad as "for all intensive purposes".

Defiantly!!!

 

[dbaxter]

Don't get me started on effect vs affect.

Well, they could use "impact" as a verb instead. Drives me nuts.

 

[thatactorguy]

Enjoying the conversation Not much need for me to step in with my own suggestions, so I'll just sit isley by...

 

[RonHebbard]

Enjoying the conversation Not much need for me to step in with my own suggestions, so I'll just sit isley by...

@thatactorguy How are the Isley brothers these days and what was that huge hit they had again? I recall it being released on the "Quality Records" label, at least that's the label it was on here in Canada at the time.
Toodleoo!
Ron Hebbard.

 

[StradivariusBone]

I was going to post a joke about "duck" tape, but then I happened to do a quick Google search and learned myself something-

Today I found out Duct tape was originally named “Duck” tape and originally only came in green, not silver.

As to why it was originally called “Duck” tape by the soldiers isn’t entirely known. It is commonly thought that because it was green and shed water, like a duck, the soldiers took to calling the tape “Duck” tape...

So how did “Duck” tape eventually come to be known as “Duct” tape and be sold primarily silver in color instead of army green? When the soldiers of WWII came home, they brought “Duck” tape with them... Some manufacture then got the bright idea to start selling it as a means to connect heating and air conditioning ducts...

Ironically, researchers at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Environmental Energy Division concluded that you should never use Duct tape to seal ducts. Their tests showed that under typical duct conditions, duct tape becomes brittle and will fail quickly. Duct tape also can catch on fire or just smolder and produce toxic smoke.

Better just stick to gaph tape for my duck work....

 

[MRW Lights]

 

[thatactorguy]

@thatactorguy How are the Isley brothers these days and what was that huge hit they had again? I recall it being released on the "Quality Records" label, at least that's the label it was on here in Canada at the time.
Toodleoo!
Ron Hebbard.

Lord, last time I saw them on an album, I think it was K-tel...

No disrespect to the Isley Brothers- they were a powerhouse back in the day!

 

[thatactorguy]

Better just stick to gaph tape for my duck work....

"Hey, give me that really neat black cloth duct tape." "You mean this $15 roll of GAFFER'S TAPE???" Ugh...

Oh, and farther vs. further. Goodness people, the giveaway as to which one to use is in the first syllable of FARther!

 

[RonHebbard]

Lord, last time I saw them on an album, I think it was K-tel...

No disrespect to the Isley Brothers- they were a powerhouse back in the day!

@thatactorguy It's just came to me at 4:02 a.m. my time: "Twist and shout" was the name of their biggest hit, here in Canada at least.
Toodleoo!
Ron Hebbard.

 

[JohnD]

@thatactorguy It's just came to me at 4:02 a.m. my time: "Twist and shout" was the name of their biggest hit, here in Canada at least.
Toodleoo!
Ron Hebbard.

Isn't it amazing what things pop up in your memory, I hadn't thought of them for decades, but all of a sudden I remembered my high school locker combinations.