EVAR isn't a word

dullard

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I'm always bothered when so many people here use 'evar' instead of 'ever'. It seems like it is the most misspelled word on this forum. More importantly: why do those people always have to make it all capital letters to point out their misspelled word? Is it an inside joke or something that I missed out on? A quick search shows that 5 out of 8 people misspelling 'ever' in their thread title used extra capital letters.

Evan is my middle name and it looks so close to 'Evar' that it hits me wrong sometimes.

This is the stupidest rant EVAR!
 

DiamondJ

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Originally posted by: Fausto1
"TEH" bugs me more, personally.

I'm glad someone else besides me thinks so. I haven't been a member more than about a month and it has been driving me CRAZY!
 

Spooner

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i believe it's a take on the Comic Book Guy character in simpsons


....best ......... post...... EVAR!
 

DeafeningSilence

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It is a strange phenomenon called "Monkey see, monkey do."

Someone else titled a thread "[Superlative]. [Noun]. EVAR." I need to, also.

Someone else decided that "uber" would be a cool thing to say. I need to, also.

Etc, etc, etc.
 

MichaelD

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I like "evar." I know it's a misspelling of "ever." But, it adds emphasis...kinda like a pirate yelling "ARRRRRRRRRRR!"
 

GroundZero

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it is showing the lack of intelligence of the writer.
it is akin to writing "ebonics" not a real language, just something that
uneducated fools use to try and look cool in front of their idiot friends.
 

Jzero

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Originally posted by: GroundZero
it is showing the lack of intelligence of the writer.
it is akin to writing "ebonics" not a real language, just something that
uneducated fools use to try and look cool in front of their idiot friends.

I guess you have never used a slang term in your life, eh?
 

thawolfman

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Originally posted by: Jzero
Originally posted by: GroundZero
it is showing the lack of intelligence of the writer.
it is akin to writing "ebonics" not a real language, just something that
uneducated fools use to try and look cool in front of their idiot friends.

I guess you have never used a slang term in your life, eh?

NEVARRRRR....oh....wait

;)
 

CraigRT

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Originally posted by: Jzero
Originally posted by: GroundZero
it is showing the lack of intelligence of the writer.
it is akin to writing "ebonics" not a real language, just something that
uneducated fools use to try and look cool in front of their idiot friends.

I guess you have never used a slang term in your life, eh?

yeah, like it's some sort of sin.

people don't do it to be cool for fck sakes..

why do we do it? hell i have no freaking idea... who cares. :D
 

GroundZero

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a slang term is different than the misspelling of a common word.

teh and evar are not slang...
 

Ketteringo

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Originally posted by: MichaelD
I like "evar." I know it's a misspelling of "ever." But, it adds emphasis...kinda like a pirate yelling "ARRRRRRRRRRR!"

Avast ye heaties! Thar she blows!

We be pirates, eh?

PS - Pirates of the Carribean, summer 2003, jonny (jhonny?) depp........ it will be the best pirate movie EVAR!!!!!!!!
 

Entity

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Originally posted by: GroundZero
it is showing the lack of intelligence of the writer.
it is akin to writing "ebonics" not a real language, just something that
uneducated fools use to try and look cool in front of their idiot friends.
You don't know much about linguistics, do you? Ebonics is a dialect, not something that people use to "look cool" in front of their friends. It is no different, from a linguistic perspective, to the elitist-sounding Boston Brahman dialect or the distinct Brooklyn Dialect.

Rob
 

Jzero

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Originally posted by: GroundZero
a slang term is different than the misspelling of a common word.

teh and evar are not slang...

On TEH INTARWEB, they just so happen to be. Slang words often come from misspellings or mispronunciations of real, common words. Why should printed word on the Internet be exempt?