What I want to know is ...

[lionkingcmsl]

what is up with the spelling of the word "the" as "teh".

Now, an occasional misspelling I can understand, but I see it time and time again on different forums, LJ's, and in chat.

So what is with "teh"?

I know, unless I type without looking, and the occasional "teh" gets by me, you will never see anything, written by me, with "teh" purposely subsistuted for "the", except in things like this.

I'm somewhat of a grammar "Nazi". Hey, writing a book was the best English teacher I ever had. :=3

I also hate to see people use "site" for "sight" (i.e. He was a site for sore eyes., instead of He was a sight for sore eyes.)

It also bugs me when people get then and than mixed up as well as effect and affect.

Now, I'm not saying I'm perfect, because I'm not, but, as anyone who has ever followed anything I posted will know, I go back and edit anything I've done, if I can, to eliminate typos, misspellings and wrong word usage. That's the type of person I am.

It is through, not thru as some people shorten it, proper use of language do we make ourselves better understood.

Comments

[raja-laba-laba.livejournal.com]

It has developed from a common typo, and yes, it annoys me too when it's deliberate.

[raja-laba-laba.livejournal.com]

and another thing I find annoying is seeing "s" replaced by "z"

[smrgol-t-kirin.livejournal.com]

"s" to "z" is something that differs across the pond though.

Over here it's "civilization", you blokes use "civilisation" if I recall.
(OK, maybe I'm wrong on this particular word - it's late and I'm tired *grin*)

It's more on the order of dropping the "u" in words like "colour" to me, rather than ignorance.

As for "teh" It's such a common typo now that a lot of people let it go with a "screw it, they know I meant to type "the".

As an aside, I've noticed the latest version of MS Word (which we use at work) actually corrects some common typos, such as "teh" AS you are typing.
This is an "OK" feature until you have to fight the program to do something that it considers "incorrect".

[plonq.livejournal.com]

"s" to "z" is something that differs across the pond though.

Over here it's "civilization", you blokes use "civilisation" if I recall.

I think he might be referring to where it's substituted intentionally to be "ky00te" or "l337".

"me n my friendz went for teh sudz at that nu place n they gave us a free first round! free stuff rulez!!"

[raja-laba-laba.livejournal.com]

Thanks, Plonq, you basically said what i was going to. Sorry for not being clearer, Smrgol. It's not the trans-atlantic linguistics that annoy me, it as, as Plonq says, the deliberate substituation of s for z, mostly at the ends of plural words.

[mooncat.livejournal.com]

I tend to use "teh" when I'm mocking something. *shrugs*

While I am no grammar nazi, I do try to be as proper as I can be, apart from the odd typo and poorly constructed sentence. :)

[skipai.livejournal.com]

Trust me, I fear for when 'teh' becomes well used and then ends up in the Oxford English Dictionary.

Maybe that's how the language evolves by having new words come in and all that. :p

[yaochi.livejournal.com]

anyone

eliminate

Some typos needing correction

I tend to agree with you.

But folks seem to enjoy using 'teh' and 'ect' instead of 'the' and 'etc', maybe for reasons of new popular convention or hip faux rebellion

I suspect many folks have trouble with 'their' English usage when 'there' is cause to use such words 'which' sound the same but whose meanings would be-'witch' more 'than' others which do not sound the same 'then'.

there their

when win

which witch

than then

the thee

Hah Hah Hoo Hoo Hee Hee !

:)

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[the-lizard-rat.livejournal.com]

*checks out your LJ* Lupine in form, dragon at heart, here. Mind if I add you to my LJ friends list?

Lizard Rat out.
Reptilian Flavored in Albany NY

[akirafireheart.livejournal.com]

It is part of the 13375p34k thing, originating from new age videogame culture. Leet speak is quite annoying to me, hard to read, and VERY annoying.

It originated from a typo, kind of like the word pwn, which originates from own, which meaning is to dominate the scorebaords. Ex. "I just own3d that p4ck of nubs." Translated, that is "I just scored very high over that group of new players"

So yeah, with me i use teh when mocking leet speakers. Other than that, it comes out as only a typo, cause of typing speed.

[the-lizard-rat.livejournal.com]

I tend to correct teh when I type it, myself, but yeah. Sooner or later it'll enter regular use rather than just be for the l33tspeakers, as Akira mentioned. Little spellings like that, while understandable, drive me up the wall.

In addition, I have an idea for a fanfic involving LK and the Lion's Den --- zap me an IM (new AIM is Succubus Rydia) so I can clear the idea with you...

Lizard Rat out.
Getting pounded by Murphy and his Law in Albany NY

[lowen-kind.livejournal.com]

LD,

Go ahead with your fan-fic.

Surprise me. ;=3

dude, know the feeling but...

[mammallamadevil.livejournal.com]

I type too quickly and sometimes make mistakes. For about five years, I couldn't spell "loaded" to save my life. When you're earning part of the rent typing car ad copy, that's a problem!...(grin)...many people in my life that I adore dearly spell like 10 year olds...tolerance, is the key...except for people who don't know how to use apostrophes!.....(grin)

MLD

[hallan.livejournal.com]

I hear you, LK. I'm also known as a Grammar Nazi, and I tend to get twitchy when people misspell. One particular friend of mine, well-meaning though he may be, apparently could not spell or punctuate his way out of a paper bag if his IMs are any judge. Every so often I have to tell him to slow down, because his sentences have become completely and utterly incomprehensible.

Hallan

[plonq.livejournal.com]

Spelling "the" as "teh" has gone from being an innocent misspelling to a calculated affectation. I use it sparingly as a shocking attention-grabber, and usually only in a manner that is either self-depreciating, or mocking. Some examples.

Self-depreciating: I totally suck at this game. I am teh n00b when it comes to this stuff.

Mocking: PWN J00 n00b. U R TEH 5UXX0RZ!!1 LOLOLOLz!!

(Note the clever addition of multiple OLs on the end of the initial LOL, as well as the pluralizing "z" at the end, which implies that the OLs may iterate indefinitely. This somehow serves to deepen the shame of the mockee, while saving the mocker from needless typing.)

[lordstone.livejournal.com]

zOMG, U R teh n00b! Tis liek, chnging the wit teh is liek, teh Uber1337! An 1337 is teh r0cks0Rz LOLOLOLMAO!!!111oneoneeleven U R pwnzed!!1one

(I do hope you understand this is a total mockery of the 1337 generation -_- The fact that I wrote this scares me :-/. The fact that I not only know about the many usages of 'teh', but also a lot more of these bad grammar maiming techniques these people use scares me even more...)

[mortonfox.livejournal.com]

I also hate to see people use "site" for "sight"

Same here. And I cringed even more when someone did the reverse, writing "websight" instead of "website."