The word is...
EXACTLY
Can anyone tell me why the word 'exactly' has such random spellings such as:
Eggactly
Egjacly
Ekkzackly
and numerous other spellings I have found on the forums of late.
I have noticed that (and this is not a racial slur) Indians are the prime users of this word and these awful spellings.
Now I know english is not most of the posters on the forum's first language, however I find this exact same phenomenom with the journalists where I work and most of them have English degrees.
So is it because you just cannot be bothered to spell the word correctly, or you are just saying it as you spell it and do you not realise its incorrect?
Don't start me on the the awful spelling and grammar of local press.... yes and that includes the Peninsula...
In fact there was an appeal for info from two Brit expats relocating to Qatar. I just couldn't answer. The spelling was so awful.... just read like illiterate morons and sure they will be on a big salary.
Xena, it's just for FUN sometimes..It doesn't meant that we don't know the spelling..Actually it would be really hard for you to understand INDIAN TERMINOLOGY..:))
so that's it! Somebody claimed that Indians spell a word as it is pronounced. Still, it could have been better if they spell it correctly. =)
Those people are either too bloody lazy or just trying to be clever..
Xena it does...
Type out eggjactly in word ...it will show red underline...right click it ...it shows correct spelling ...simble... that was supposed to mean ...simple ;)
Spell check only works if it understands what the word MIGHT be....
It doesn't get spellings like "eggjactly"
Xena its similar to the interchanging of the "P" with "B" joke...on QL
Like Bebsi, Batrol, Beoble, etc instead of Pepsi, Patrol & People....
But if the guys at your press is doing this wrong spelling then they not only dont know to spell but are also obviously stupid cause its their job to spell check ...which can easily be done in Microsoft Word.... Word also corrects on the run...while typing so it makes no sense to me that they dont use these tools...
Or maybe they are copy-pasting from QL....lol
I personally know a stupid guy who spell checks in AutoCAD...lol AutoCAD of all the softwares....lol
Blimey! This has been bugging me too, I thought people just got the spelling wrong.
do not forget "acktshoolly" :)
Xena its emphasizing a particular regional accent ...
The accent is from some movie...some comedy dialogue... for which the response is pronounced by the hero/comedian as Eggjactly... and not exactly.
There is a spell check ...so most of the mispronunciation is mostly implied.... unless the guy doesnt know what a spell check is...
another similar recent dialouge is "aall izz well" instead of "all is well" ...its said by Amir Khan in Hindi Movie - "3Idiots".
Eso es exactamente lo que te digo, exacto
In Spanish is almost identical to exactly..
Xena it's an Indian thing.. Will be hard to explain :P
Xena, any comments on this?
http://www.qatarliving.com/node/1278364
Xena - I'am waiting......tick tick tick....
Its been a hectic few weeks, and it doesn't seem to be letting up:-) But you know me... never happy unless I am a busy bee:-)
Thats bad...I hope you get out out of this mode soon. Have a treat for you. 'am dying to deliver. :)
it is that I 'might like' in mind, FU.... cause if you tell me, the way I feel right now, I will forget...:-(
Make it fast darling...I know what you 'might' like.
isn't keeping me awake so I can guarentee you, anything else will make me fall asleep where I sit or stand... I am able to keep my eyes open by posting the inane cr*p I am posting right now:-)
Definately soon though:-)
You could be up for a drink for example.
its humour to some...that it.
to something... actually, its the tiredness that got me irritated when I saw the word 'exactly' mispelt for the 10th time this week...
What could I possibly be up too, please enlighten me:-)
aneehs living or dead..........check your CAPS LOCK please!
i'm on a health kick at the moment, so sadly no fries :(
QATAR LIVING....DICTIONARY PLEASE!!!
Xena - Are you up to something?
:-) see my signature....
hmm...
Lucky that I havent seen this raping of word "Exactly" till now.
i just cooked some eggactly. needed a tad more bebber though.
I don't understand texacly why some people are good in spelling.
I thought it's a new word.. :(
The bird...
exact! (varianta Ro) :)
Lat. exactus
people do it for conveying emphasis to a certain aspect..thats my best guess. If they dont know the spelling then the reason is pretty obvious.